So I had a weird latency issue which was not fixed by the automatic delay compensation of studio one. However, I was able to fix it by changing my workflow a little bit. However, would have loved to keep my workflow as is. The solution also did not make much sense to me
Below is a summarized description of the situation:
System Specs:
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (1st Gen), 44100 sample rate / 192 buffer size
- Windows 10 64 bit
- Intel i5-10600 @ base of 3.30GHZ with boost up to 4.5
- 2x 8gb DDR4 ram
Situation:
- All tracks routed to several busses
- Busses routed to mixbus
- Mixbus router to main out
- Moderate compressor usage (Fabfilter pro c2) for general compression and sidechaining of pads and bass
- Most channels Fabfilter Pro-Q3 EQ in zero latency mode
- Put fabfilter Pro-L on mixbus (limiter)
- Introduced quite some latency (ca. 60ms)
- All previously created sidechaining out of ryhtm (kick in sidechain not matching main kick, both midi signals)
- Issue does not occur with Pro-L limited disabled on mixbus
- Issue does not occur with Fabfilter Pro-c2 or Pro-q3
- Issue also doesn't occur when using Studio one stock limiter on mixbus
- Changing sample rate, buffer or resolution does nothing
Solution
- Moved fabfilter pro-L limiter to main-out (master) channel
- No more weird timing in side chaining
Basically the Fabfilter Pro-L limiter introduced too much delay on the signal chain and was not being compensated, however it was compensated on the main out for some reason.
Thank you in advance for your replies and advices!
Cheers!
