Latency
Check the delay between playing and hearing, and reduce it in the settings. Useful when you play a connected guitar.
Check the delay#
Audio Output in the left panel shows the total delay between playing a note and hearing it.
A “≥” in front of the number means the input device didn’t report its own delay, so the real figure is larger. The pedalboard’s top strip also shows a latency figure, but that covers only the output side.
See the breakdownNew in 1.1.0#
The Audio tab of shows what the delay is made of.
- Processing latency (base): the time to process one block of sound
- Output latency (output): the time taken on the output device’s side
- Engine latency (board and limiter): the time taken by the pedalboard and the output safeguard
- Estimated total: an estimate of these plus the input device’s share
Engine latency (board and limiter) is counted from the board of the track under the cursor. Only compressor pedals add delay, so removing or bypassing a compressor shortens it. The input device’s delay is shown in the input section of the same tab.
Use a smaller bufferNew in 1.1.0#
Setting Audio buffer to Low latency roughly halves Processing latency (base).
It’s on the Audio tab of , with Low latency and Standard to choose from. Low latency is used at first. The tone doesn’t change.
When delay matters#
Delay matters when you connect a guitar and play it through the pedalboard.
Play through the pedalboard explains how to play your guitar through Tonograph.