Recording a Click for Low Latency mode in PT8LE

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Hi - I recently did a recording where a click was required - and was shocked when PT 8 wouldnt allow the click plug in to be used in Low Latency. It didnt seem possible to use any plug in - so we were forced to record parts with no monitoring - and I couldnt seem to set up a recorded click track - even though I created a bus for it on a separate audio track. cant find any help in the manual.
 
i've never encountered this..

what exactly happens? is there an error msg or anything?
 
Hi -there's no error message - just a box that tells you you cant use plug ins in Low latency mode.
But after a bit of research (couldnt find it in the pT manual )I figured out how to bus the click in from from an auxiliary channel to record it - worked fine. It also seemed to work with other plug ins too - but Ive yet to try sending a live track to an auxilary with reverb on it...be good to know if anyone else does this...
 
ok, i just looked it up...

i used pro tools every day and i didn't know there was a 'low latency mode' option....

try turning it off, and under options just set your buffer setting as low as you can without errors.


If you don't get any problems, the latency should be low enough to be acceptable, AND you'll be able to use whatever plugins you like :)


i can't say for sure, but i guess low latency mode is there for the event when you have a session with loads of plugs and you wana do an overdub.

Instead of manually disabling all your plugs,,,u just flick low latency on to get the take done.
I'm surprised they didn't make an exception for the 'click' plug though......hmmm
hope that helps.
 
Yep thats how I ran this session - and I agree, its one thing to do a vocal track in a small room with no verb, but then having to do the take with no monitoring of your own sound in the mix in order to keep the click seems just silly. I lowered the buffer to nothing and still had some latency - so we did the takes 'dry' - in low latency , which affected the singers performance - that will have to be re -recorded.

But afterward, too late to benefit this session unfortunately - I made an auxiliary track for the click - sent it to an audio track and recorded the click onto it. I never use click usually so this was a new experience for me. Seemed to work and sync up as well as the original click. Having a recorded click means you can run low latency -

I tried a similar thing bussing reverb to the master fader from an auxiliary track with one track recording - and it worked in low latency mode -I didnt get the message coming up.
 
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