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CHAPTER 23. LIVE INSTRUMENT REFERENCE 387
next to this slider allows you to set your latency compensation amount in either milliseconds
or samples. If your external device connects to Live via a digital connection, you will
want to adjust your latency settings in samples, which ensures that the number of samples
you specify will be retained even when changing the sample rate. If your external device
connects to Live via an analog connection, you will want to adjust your latency settings
in milliseconds, which ensures that the amount of time you specify will be retained when
changing the sample rate. Note that adjusting in samples gives you ner control, so even in
cases when you're working with analog devices, you may want to ne tune your latency in
samples in order to achieve the lowest possible latency. In this case, be sure to switch back
to milliseconds before changing your sample rate. Any latency introduced by devices within
Live will be compensated for automatically, so the slider will be disabled when using the
External Instrument Device to route internally. Latency adjustments when routing to ReWire
devices will probably not be necessary, as most ReWire-enabled programs also compensate
automatically. But if you feel that something is off in the timing of your set, try adjusting
this slider.
Note: If the Delay Compensation option is unchecked in the Options menu, the Hardware
Latency slider is disabled.
For more detailed information about routing scenarios with the External Instrument device,
please see the Routing and I/O chapter.
23.6 Impulse
The Impulse Instrument.
Impulse is a drum sampler with complex modulation capabilities. The eight drum samples