[Ardour-Users] Plugin Latency Compensation

[Mark Greenwood]

It's just occurs to me I've got my terminology wrong... forget the use 
of the term 'insert'... I was forgetting that Ardour is very different 
from Cubase in this respect. What I'm talking about is simply using 
Plugins on tracks, my question has nothing to do with inserts in the 
Ardour sense of the word at all.

Sorry,

Mark

Mark Greenwood wrote:
> I know that Ardour is capable of compensating for the latency of a 
> plugin used as an insert, if that plugin reports its latency correctly. 
> But as a former Cubase user I've become highly neurotic about losing 
> sync due to using plugins (Cubase is notoriously rubbish in this 
> respect, even though VST plugins are supposed to report their latency). 
> My sense of timing is good, but often my imagination plays tricks on 
> me.... So far I've been very impressed with the way Ardour handles 
> inserts but now I'm starting to mix some tracks I have a few questions 
> which I hope the list can answer. I'm using Ardour 2.3.
>
> 1) Is there a list of which plugins report latency correctly?
> 2) Can I get any information out of Ardour when I install a plugin as an 
> insert as to whether it has reported its latency?
> 3) Does a send (sending to a bus with an insert) add any latency to a 
> track and if so does Ardour compensate for it?
> 4) When does Ardour calculate the latency? Some plugins latency changes 
> as you adjust their parameters - does Ardour handle this?
> 5) What if I'm using Ardour as Jack time master and running Hydrogen. If 
> I install inserts on tracks will Hydrogen remain in sync?
>
> That's a lot of questions I know. Any information will be welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark.
>
>
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