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In a modern DAW such as Studio One, both types can be safely and reliably used side-by-side. Native processing adds flexibility to the system. A hardware DSP based system has a clearly defined but also clearly limited amount of processing power. In a world of powerful CPUs and low-latency audio interfaces, the biggest advantage of DSP-powered audio interfaces is the quality of their effects plug-ins. Is there still an advantage in using a DSP-powered audio interfaces? There’s no impact on audio timing thanks to the dynamic latency compensation in Studio One.

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The higher the Dropout Protection, the lower the update rate on these meters. These are temporarily disabled as well when used in the low-latency monitoring signal chain because of their added latency.Īre there any side-effects of using high dropout protection settings?īesides the obvious performance improvements, using high Dropout Protection settings leads to some latency or lag on level metering or any other real-time audio displays such as spectrum or loudness meters, as well as gain reduction meters. What about DSP powered plug-ins (like UAD Apollo) or outbound effects connected through Pipeline ? In addition, Pipeline effects, analyzer-type plug-ins and FX Chains which incorporate Splitters are excluded as well.Īlso keep in mind that due to their CPU load, some CPU-hungry plug-ins may cause CPU spikes when used at the lowest available buffer setting. Plug-ins with higher latency are no longer audible on the monitoring path.

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Only plug-ins that add less than 3ms latency to the audio path can be used in the software low-latency monitoring signal chain. You need to keep in mind that different plug-ins have different latencies. Low-latency monitoring still needs to be activated by clicking the “Z” button on the respective output channel(s).Ĭan I use all my plug-ins in the low-latency software monitoring path? The mode is set in the Audio>Processing preferences panel (“Use native low latency monitoring instead of onboard DSP”). Blue stands for low-latency hardware monitoring, Green for low-latency software monitoring. In the Studio One mixer, a small “Z” at the bottom of the output channel fader indicates the availability and type of monitoring. How do I know the difference between hardware (DSP) monitoring and software (native) monitoring?

However, if your recording and production setup and environment changes, it may make sense to adjust audio processing settings. Ideally, you only need to set these parameters once to find the best settings for your specific system.

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So, while it’s possible to load more plug-ins and virtual instruments, the CPU and processing limits are still set by the available CPU performance, quality of drivers and audio I/O hardware used.ĭo I need to adjust the Audio Processing Setup for every new song or recording session?Īudio Processing Setup parameters are globally stored. While overall CPU load and likelihood of audio dropouts are significantly reduced, the total amount of data that needs to be processed is still the same. With Dropout Protection set to “Minimum” and low latency monitoring for instruments unchecked, the audio engine works nearly the same as before but with added stability.īasically, yes. With Studio One 5, the user has control over multiple latency levels: standard-latency audio processing, independent Dropout Protection to avoid audio dropouts and low-latency monitoring for virtual instruments. No, it’s an extension to the original audio engine but it doesn’t replace it.

Does the latency management replace the original audio engine?

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