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compressor "Lookahead" option - does it cause the ovearall l
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:52 pm
by praecox
how it works? is it causes the delay of the track where the compressor plugin is active?
or it is compensated by the system without a problems?
thnx
j
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:00 pm
by Khazul
No it exploit Abes quantum wormhole technology to look into the future.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:05 pm
by praecox
cool, thnx a lot!
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:17 pm
by mr.adl
Ableton has automatic latency compensation, so don´t worry about delay on tracks where you use the compressor in lookahead
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:53 pm
by davec1
No it exploit Abes quantum wormhole technology to look into the future.
actually, they're working on that, it says so in the manual (forgot what page exactly).
In the words of Melodyne-Man: "then it struck me that what would be impossible in theory might just work in practice."
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:25 pm
by praecox
ok, i'm asking it just because it sounds like different "feel" of the track when it's on/off..
and what is a difference if compressor looks 1 ms or 10 ms "backward"? could you explain it?
cheers
j
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:19 pm
by Khazul
Well it easy to explain - if you knew the furture Im sure you would do thing a little different
As the plugin knows whats coming when on look ahead modes then it can react way quicker to level changes and that is the point of the look ahead.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:38 pm
by laird
Instead of using a compressor, just keep your mouse on the volume slider.
make a handy little hash mark somewhere on the volume meter, using a sharpie and your computer monitor.
now, whenever the volume goes above that mark, turn the slider down.
How fast can you react? That's the attack time (or 10msec backwards in your terms... this means it takes you 10msec between the time the volume goes above the threshold before you actually turn down the volume)
Computers are so sensitive, they can react instantly, or even prematurely!!
premature isn't always better, mind you, no matter what your friends say.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:25 am
by praecox
thnx a lot for your help guys.
ok, so if the compressor reacts 10 ms earier for the incoming signal then the rest of the tracks must be 10 ms delayed, am i right? is it how it's working?
j
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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:04 pm
by mlostekk
praecox wrote:thnx a lot for your help guys.
ok, so if the compressor reacts 10 ms earier for the incoming signal then the rest of the tracks must be 10 ms delayed, am i right? is it how it's working?
j
actually, thats a good question. is the rest of the track delayed by 10ms and the compressor works in realtime?
Re: compressor "Lookahead" option - does it cause the
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:45 pm
by Dragonbreath
To be able to read 10ms into the future, the playback is delayed by 10ms. Depending on the cirumcstance ableton can sometime compensate for this. Somethings ableton cant compensate. For example, live monitoring with a lookahead. It also causes issues with automation since its not compensated. It used to cause issues with parrallel chains, but I think that might of been fixed with live 9