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<blockquote data-quote="Per SÃ¸vik" data-source="post: 105937" data-attributes="member: 1285">Latency and multitrack recording with overdubbing.I will not argue against the advantage of having low latency, but low latency is not a prerequisite for doing multitrack recording and overdubbing. Solid performance and consistent latency, however, are important factors.In any studio setting where overdubbing and multiple takes are being performed, post take alignment is needed no matter how small the latency is, and if the latency is consistent, this task should be automated. In most daws, post take automatic alignment is available, it is only a matter of turning it on and specifying the correct latency, thus the need for consistent latency so that it can be calculated accurately.Latency in recording is only a problem when attempting to monitor current take from daw, and since latency in some form is always going to be present even when spending fortunes on high-speed, low latency interfaces, the practice of monitoring takes through daw is a flawed one.Set up to have rock solid recording performance with no drop-outs and consistent round trip latency, do live monitoring straight through the desk.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Per SÃ¸vik, post: 105937, member: 1285"] Latency and multitrack recording with overdubbing. I will not argue against the advantage of having low latency, but low latency is not a prerequisite for doing multitrack recording and overdubbing. Solid performance and consistent latency, however, are important factors. In any studio setting where overdubbing and multiple takes are being performed, post take alignment is needed no matter how small the latency is, and if the latency is consistent, this task should be automated. In most daws, post take automatic alignment is available, it is only a matter of turning it on and specifying the correct latency, thus the need for consistent latency so that it can be calculated accurately. Latency in recording is only a problem when attempting to monitor current take from daw, and since latency in some form is always going to be present even when spending fortunes on high-speed, low latency interfaces, the practice of monitoring takes through daw is a flawed one. Set up to have rock solid recording performance with no drop-outs and consistent round trip latency, do live monitoring straight through the desk. [/QUOTE]

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