Waves Software Audio Processor DLA - Manual (Page 2)

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The DLA plug-in
I NTRODUCTION
The DLA Plug-Ins are small TDM utility plug-ins that delay the audio passing
through. This is not the delay effect used as an echo generator. It is a handy tool
for applying short delays for a few useful applications.
DLA consists of 8 different plug-in components.
2 Straightforward delay for time adjustment.
3 Fixed delays or Plug-In specific delay compensation components.
3 Cross-feed delay components.
This short guide will describe each of the different DLA components.
T IME ADJUSTERS
Some digital audio processors use “lookahead” to perform their application thus
delaying the signal by the lookahead length. When such a plug-in is used on an
audio track, the track’s time alignment is offset. Some Audio application can
automatically compensate for this slide other’s can’t. In a TDM multitrack project
such an offset can cause phase shifting and comb filtering, or just an annoying
latency when the delay is longer. To fix the issue, delaying the other tracks by the
same amount aligns the time of all tracks.
Waves has many plug-ins with “Lookahead” and some go as far a 8240 samples
on 44.1Khz audio, which is about 187ms. This is enough to slide the track away
from the rest of the playback. You can open a DLA plug-in with 8240 samples on
the other tracks to align playback back to sample accuracy.
DLA, DLA Plus
The DLA and DLA Plus components are similar in that they allow you to select a
preset or specify the required delay manually.
DLA