Constrain Delay Compensation

To prevent additional latency when you play a VST instrument in real time or record live audio, you can activate Constrain Delay Compensation. This minimizes the latency effects of the delay compensation while maintaining the sound of the mix as well as possible.

Constrain Delay Compensation is available on the Project window toolbar and in the Transport zone. You can also find it as a menu item in the MixConsole on the Functions Menu.

If you activate Constrain Delay Compensation for instrument channels, record-enabled audio track channels, group channels, and output channels, the following happens:

  • For VST 3 plug-ins that feature a Live button, and for third-party VST 3 plug-ins that feature a low latency mode, activating Constrain Delay Compensation activates the Live button or the low latency mode for that particular plug-in. For details about the included plug-ins that feature a Live button, see the separate document Plug-in Reference.

  • For VST plug-ins that have no low latency mode, activating Constrain Delay Compensation turns off that plug-in.

Note

VST plug-ins that are activated for FX channels are disregarded.

After recording or using a VST instrument, deactivate Constrain Delay Compensation again, in order to restore full delay compensation.