The result? Round-trip latency dropped to as low as on compatible interfaces, versus the typical 10–15 ms of competing DAWs in the same price bracket.
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| DAW (Version) | Buffer Size | Round-Trip Latency (RTL) | Crackle-Free Track Count (w/ 5 plugins) | |---------------|-------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------| | Samplitude Pro X2 (w/ Low Latency 2016) | 64 samples | 4.2 ms | 24 | | Cubase Pro 8.5 | 64 samples | 9.7 ms | 16 | | Ableton Live 9.7 | 64 samples | 11.3 ms | 14 | | Pro Tools 12 | 64 samples (HD Native) | 6.8 ms | 28 (with HDX) | | Reaper 5.3 | 64 samples | 8.9 ms | 22 | magix low latency 2016
One of the biggest causes of latency is Plugin Delay Compensation (PDC). If you put a heavy limiter or look-ahead compressor on your master bus, the DAW has to delay everything else to line up the timing. The result