The Satellite has a simple, yet sophisticated direct monitor system, which provides zero latency monitoring of audio captured by the microphone.
What is Latency, and what is Zero Latency?
Latency is the delay time between record and playback that is inherent to computer software when recording and monitoring simultaneously. Simply stated, when recording, the computer software needs to recognize the input signal, crunch a bunch of numbers and then send the signal through to the output. Depending on several factors like the speed of your computer, the amount of tracks you’ve recorded, and whether or not you’re using the effects in the software, this can take a few to several milliseconds. Even a delay of several milliseconds can sometimes make it hard for a musician to play on time or may be distracting when recording. To solve this problem, the Satellite lets you monitor the microphone signal directly on the headphones without making the round-trip in and out of the computer. As a result you hear the input with no latency.
MONITOR ON/OFF Switch
To enable the Direct Monitor, set the MONITOR switch to the ON position. If you plan to use direct monitoring on the Satellite, disable software monitoring for the armed (input) tracks.
You may want to turn the Direct Monitor switch off when listening back to your audio during a mixing session, or if you want to only hear the captured audio after it has gone through your computer software effects. To turn the Direct Monitor off, move the MONITOR switch on the front of the Satellite to the OFF position, you will hear only the playback from your computer software, with no input signal.
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