Delay Compensation on Master?

[JazzyJ]

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if it matters if there is a samples delay on the master buss?

For example, none of my tracks have any samples delay but if I put Ozone 4 on the master buss then I can see 400 and something samples of delay.

Will this make any difference as all of the tracks will be delayed by the same amount no? Or will I benefit from using ATA Mellowmuse?

Also what about instrument tracks? Do they always show with a 10 samples delay?

Any advice would be cool, thanks.

[Stig Eliassen]

Master faders aren't compensated for by the ADC engine. Latency doesn't matter during mixing, but will throw you off during recording. So, just don't use plugins with much latency in the recording process, and you'll be fine.

[JazzyJ]

Master faders aren't compensated for by the ADC engine. Latency doesn't matter during mixing, but will throw you off during recording. So, just don't use plugins with much latency in the recording process, and you'll be fine.

Brilliant, that's music to my ears!

What about software synths?

Both my superior Drummer and Xpand! have 10 samples delay on them.

[Stig Eliassen]

What about software synths?

Both my superior Drummer and Xpand! have 10 samples delay on them.

10 samples is the norm here. DB-33, Velvet and Boom all report 10 samples to the ADC engine.