Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Random thought on HDR latency compensation
From: Jarno Seppanen (jams_AT_cs.tut.fi)
Date: Fri Apr 21 2000 - 18:33:10 EEST
Paul Barton-Davis <pbd_AT_Op.Net> writes:
> OTOH, all
> compressors that I know of keep a history of recent input, which as
> far as I understand what you're describing is pretty much the same
> thing.
>
> Again, however, this has absolutely no effect on latency in any way
> whatsoever.
There is a delay in the *signal* path of any compressor that uses "lookahead"
RMS estimation.
Apply this to just one track and it will go out-of-phase wrt the other tracks.
I don't know whether this is "latency" or not but it will ruin your phases.
-- -Jarno
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