Specifications

Chapter 42: TimeAdjuster 243
Chapter 42: TimeAdjuster
TimeAdjuster is a time-processing plug-in that
is available in TDM and RTAS formats.
The TimeAdjuster plug-in is an efficient way to
compensate for DSP or host-based processing
delays in your Pro Tools system.
Use the TimeAdjuster plug-in for any of the fol-
lowing:
• Delay compensation
•Gain compensation (+/– 24dB)
• Phase inversion for correcting out-of-phase
signals
There are three versions of the TimeAdjuster
plug-in, each of which supports different sample
delay ranges:
Short Supports a maximum delay of 256 samples
at all sample rates.
Medium Supports a maximum delay of 2048
samples at all sample rates.
Long Supports a maximum delay of 8192 sam-
ples at all sample rates.
TimeAdjuster Controls
The TimeAdjuster plug-in provides the follow-
ing controls:
Phase Invert This controls inverts the phase (po-
larity) of the input signal. While most Avid
plug-ins supply a phase invert button of their
own, some third-party plug-ins may not. Phase
inversion is also useful for performing delay
compensation by tuning unknown delay factors
by ear (see “Using TimeAdjuster for Manual De-
lay Compensation” on page 244).
Gain Provides up to 24 dB of positive or negative
gain adjustment. This control is useful for alter-
ing the gain of a signal by a large amount in real
time. For example, when you are working with
audio signals that are extremely low level, you
may want to adjust the channel gain to a reason-
able working range so that a fader is positioned
at its optimum travel position. Use the Gain
control to make a wide range of gain adjustment
in real time without having to permanently pro-
cess the audio files, as you would with an Audio-
Suite plug-in.
TimeAdjuster plug-in
For more information on Delay Compensa-
tion and Time Adjuster, see the Pro Tools
Reference Guide.