Solid State Logic 82S6MC120A manual Cubase SX/4 + Nuendo 2/3/4, Logic Pro, Digital Performer 4/5

4.4 Guidelines for Plug-in Delay Compensation				The location of the settings for the PDC option within some
When Duende PCIe plug-i ns are used, the audio data to be
processed by Duende PCIe is sent to the Duende PCIe DSP				common host applications is as follows:
engine by the host application. The audio is then processed by				Cubase SX/4 + Nuendo 2/3/4:
the DSPs and sent back to the host application.
This transfer of au dio data	produces latency (delay) in the			Always on unless the ‘Constrain Delay Compensation’ feature
audio signal being processed. Latency time is dependant on				is used to disable delay compensation on individual plug-ins:
the samp le rate, type of plug-in(s) l		oaded and the audi o		‘Devices Menu>Plug-in Information>Use Delay Compensation’
interface buffer setting.				Logic Pro:
If this latency is not com pensated, the processed audio will				‘Preferences>Audio>General’
arrive la te in relation to the unproces		sed audio. The more		Digital Performer 4/5:
processing that takes place on a particular signal, the later it				‘Setup menu>Configure Audio System>Configure Stu dio
will arrive back in the host.				Settings...’
Most host ap plications automat ically com pensate for t his				Ableton Live:
latency by simply turning on the Plug-in Delay Compensation
(PDC) or s imilar, usually found in the appli			cations	‘Options>Delay Compensation’
preferences. Some hosts e	ven provide full pl		ug-in del ay	Important: Delay compensation is fully automatic and requires
compensation thro ughout the enti re signal path, incl uding				no user intervention when Duende PCIe plug-ins are used in
sends, groups, and buses.				hosts that support full Plug-in Delay Compensation.

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