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H/W insert delay compensation issues with RME converters
I have an RME Fireface 802 audio interface and an RME Adat converter connected to it that I am using with PT 12.7 on Win10. I am trying to set up my gear so that I can use H/W fx with PT but how this works is a mystery to me.
First of all, a general question: Should Pro Tools, if ADC is enabled, account for the roundtrip delays of my converters? And here's my problem: Sometimes PT seems to do exactly that, and sometimes not. I measured the delay I get from sending audio out of the Fireface and back in again using the method described in the user manual. And the measurements yielded some pretty weird results, depending on the buffer size I was using (at 44.1k): buffer 64: delay 131 samples buffer 128: delay 259 samples buffer 256: delay 3 samples buffer 512: delay 3 samples buffer 1024: delay 3 samples Testing the Adat I/Os, I seemed to get a constant delay of 75 samples. Does this make any sense? And how am I supposed to set up H/W insert delay now? Do I need to use a specific setting for each buffer size??? What a drag. |
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Re: H/W insert delay compensation issues with RME converters
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know this - with PT 11.3.2 the H/W Insert Dly amounts were 44 - .02ms, 48 - .02 ms, 88 - .01 ms, 96 - .01, 176 - between .11 & .12 so unusable, 192 - Spot On - NO Delay Needed PT 12.5.511 were 44 - .02, 48 .02, 88 - .01, 96 - .23. 176 & 192 SPOT ON - No Dleay Needed PT 12.6 were 44 - 3.65, 48 - 5.35, 88 - .01, 96 - .23, 176 & 192 - Both SPOT ON - this is weird - very different PT 12.6.1 were 44 - same as above EXCEPT 88 - 1.45, 176 & 192 - between 1.33 and 1.34 - Both NO Good as they are IN between so, you are not alone .. cheers john
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Macmini M1 8/512 -OS 12.3.1 and PT2022.4 Logic Pro X 10.7.4 RME BabyFace Pro Macbook Pro july 2014 2.5ghz 16gb ram 512gb SSD - OS11.6.5 - PT 2021.3 Logic Pro X 10.7.4 RME BabyFace Pro |
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Re: H/W insert delay compensation issues with RME converters
John, looking at your measurements it seems you found that the delay amounts in your system are changing depending on sample frequency (and PT version) but not depending on audio buffer size. Is that correct?
That would be more or less what I would expect. It would mean I have to enter specific H/W insert delay amounts for each sample frequency I use. What I found, though, is that the delay amount changes depending on buffer size as well. And that doesn't make any sense to me, because Pro Tools should take into account buffer size as it calculates H/W insert delays. Also, I would like to have an explanation why the delay first increases as I go from buffer 64 to 128 and then becomes a constant 3 samples as I go to higher buffer sizes. |
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Re: H/W insert delay compensation issues with RME converters
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and i have asked the question of why they keep changing and have not been given an answer yet ...
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Macmini M1 8/512 -OS 12.3.1 and PT2022.4 Logic Pro X 10.7.4 RME BabyFace Pro Macbook Pro july 2014 2.5ghz 16gb ram 512gb SSD - OS11.6.5 - PT 2021.3 Logic Pro X 10.7.4 RME BabyFace Pro |
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Re: H/W insert delay compensation issues with RME converters
Yes, I'd be interested in knowing if in your system H/W insert delay changes with buffer size.
In the meantime, I did some testing with Cubase. It should basically work the same way, except in Cubase there is a ping tool to measure H/W insert latency. What I found is that using the I/Os of the Fireface converter I get a latency of 3 samples across all buffer sizes. This is the value I need to enter in the respective field (very much the same as in PT). Using the I/Os of the Adat converter I get a constant 74 samples of delay. So what PT should do but apparently does not is take into account the full software latency including audio buffer size. The values entered in H/W insert delay setup should stay the same across all buffer sizes. |
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Re: H/W insert delay compensation issues with RME converters
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i can see the ADAT being more than the analog I/O .. and yes it should be exactly the same over all Buffer sizes ... cheers john
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Macmini M1 8/512 -OS 12.3.1 and PT2022.4 Logic Pro X 10.7.4 RME BabyFace Pro Macbook Pro july 2014 2.5ghz 16gb ram 512gb SSD - OS11.6.5 - PT 2021.3 Logic Pro X 10.7.4 RME BabyFace Pro |
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Re: H/W insert delay compensation issues with RME converters
So you took some measurements? And latency was the same over all buffer sizes? Then something in my system is wrong... or maybe generally on the Windows side with this PT version.
I haven't been working with PT for long, but I also do get the impression that it works best with Avid hardware. Some of the programming is just really sloppy. If you work with Avid converters you don't need to worry about the latency they introduce because the values are programmed into PT. |
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Re: H/W insert delay compensation issues with RME converters
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i am going to write something up on this and submit it to the powers above .. you are not alone !!! i am on a MAC .. and am tired of this crap just give us a Ping PLease
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Re: H/W insert delay compensation issues with RME converters
Hi,
Avid knows about this issue. I have the exact same issue with buffer sizes 128 and lower. 256 and higher everything is fine. And it is not just on H/W inserts, it is on recording audio as well. It started in PT12.6 and i reported it in october and Avid have confirmed this is a bug. But they have it on low priority because not enough people have reported it. I was on the phone with someone at Avid a couple of days ago and then it was just me who still had reported this issue. I have RME as well, but I´m not sure if it is just RME users that are affected or maybe a lot of others using 3:rd party hardware? If you start a support case maybe they will put this on higher priority. Quote:
Markus
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Re: H/W insert delay compensation issues with RME converters
I started a thread along similar lines a few weeks ago - there are a bunch of ideascale links inside it. Avid may well listen!
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=387958
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