On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:52:38 +0000
Fons Adriaensen <fons@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 09:28:39AM -0400, Joe Hartley wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:17:29 +0200
> > Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@email-addr-hidden-dsl.net> wrote:
> >
> > > For professional hard disc recording OTOH it's
> > > completely irrelevant as long as you aren't doing software monitoring
> > > with your onboard audio for "Professional audio".
> >
> > Isn't it important when overdubbing?
>
> Not if you listen to a mix of the reproduced trakcs and the direct
> sound (line in) of your instrument. Almost all soundcards allow this,
> otherwise use a simple analog mixer for monitoring.
>
> The recorderd track is offset to compensate for latency, Ardour
> will do this automagically.
>
> High latency will be a problem if the new track is a software
> instrument. But then it's a problem even when just playing
> along with other musicians, and not specific to overdubbing.
Thanks, Fons. I'm a bit embarrassed at misunderstanding this for so long,
but every day I learn something new is a day not wasted!
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