Live 4 and latency? Ableton please answer!!!

toktok · Post by **toktok** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:13 pm

just curious, since live will add vst/au instruments, along with all the plugs that can be used. ofcourse the new sampler, drum machine..and so forth... will latency be compensated? a simple yes or no will do....otherwise it seems that it could be a disaster for true live performance..

toktok · Post by **toktok** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:15 pm

sorry by latency i meant, internally, so that tracks(audio-midi) line up with all possible effects?

muzza23 · Post by **muzza23** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:38 am

yes yes yes yes yes i was just gonna ask this!! not to have plugin latency compensation seems pretty silly with the new MIDI engine, being able to run synths and new cool stuff but will latency would kinda defeat the purpose wouldn't it? but i spose we should wait for confirmation anyway

Ti-Groove · Post by **Ti-Groove** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:50 am

Yes this is also my Question!I like the latency compensation of Cubase SX a lot...otherwise the use of some Plugins (with audiable Latency)would make not much sense.

Ti-Groove

toktok · Post by **toktok** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 2:46 pm

any official word?

Ableton Headquarters · Post by **Ableton Headquarters** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:49 pm

Ableton Live will not have latency compensation in version 4.

Give us a break guys. We have given you a lot of new shit in Ableton 3 and 4 within one year. So give it a rest. We will add ADC when we can bother our selves he he he

But seriously one thing at a time guys. Ableton doesnt have ADC. If it did it would be advertised within the first paragraph of Live 4 announcement.

I understand it is a much needed implementation that definitely makes a huge difference to the GEL of a mix....quite amazing actually when one turns it on or off in a Cubase SX song.

The ableton guys will get around to this. But lets give them a chance to release 4 and maybe even take a holiday for giving us the best DAW available....even if it doesnt have ADC

raapie · Post by **raapie** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 9:29 am

I hope everyone agrees that latency compensation is needed for some plugins which just need extensive processing. Plugins like SIR (free impulse reverb), and those lovely iZotope plugins need it.

I can understand that it might take some serious redesign. Since Live is becomming more like a DAW it might be a very useful consideration for Ableton.

Now I've Nuendo 2.2 stable running on my machines I can confirm that working with this compesation is really fantastic.