Reference Manual

317 Live Audio Effect Reference
Since hardware effects introduce latency that Live cannot automatically detect, you can manu-
ally compensate for any delays by adjusting the Hardware Latency slider. The button 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 la-
tency 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 finer control, so even in cases when you’re working with analog devices,
you may want to ”fine tune” your latency in samples in order to achieve the lowest possible la-
tency. In this case, be sure to switch back to milliseconds before changing your sample rate.
Note: If the Delay Compensation option (page 235) is unchecked in the Options menu, the
Hardware Latency slider is disabled.
For instructions on how to accurately set up latency compensation for your hardware, please see
the ”Driver Error Compensation” lesson.
22.14 Filter Delay
The Filter Delay Effect.
(Note: the Filter Delay effect is not available in the Intro and Lite Editions.)
The Filter Delay provides three independent delay lines, each preceded by linked lowpass
and highpass filters. This allows applying delay to only certain input signal frequencies, as de-