120th AES Convention - Paris, France - Dates: Saturday May 20 - Tuesday May 23, 2006 - Porte de Versailles

Registration
Exhibition
Calendar
4 Day Planner
Paper Sessions
Workshops
Tutorials
Exhibitor Seminars
Application Seminars
Student Program
Special Events
Technical Tours
Heyser Lecture
Tech Comm Mtgs
Standards Mtgs
Hotel Reservation
Presenters

AES Paris 2006


Home | Technical Program | Exhibition | Visitors | Students | Press
 

Last Updated: 20060405, mei

Sunday, May 21, 11:00 — 13:00

T8 - LATENCY IN AUDIO: FUNDAMENTALS

Presenter:
Kevin Gross, Cirrus Logic - USA

Abstract:
Latency or group delay is a measure of time delay experienced by a signal passing through a system. Latency is increasingly recognized as an important performance metric for digital audio systems. Audio professionals accustomed to analog equipment may not be wholly familiar with latency's characteristics and effect on system performance.

What causes latency? What does latency sound like? When is latency an important consideration? How much latency is too much? Is lower latency always better? What can be done to mitigate latency?

This tutorial will cover the fundamentals of latency; will draw on literature and experience of live-sound engineers, and use live demonstrations to address these questions.

   
  (C) 2006, Audio Engineering Society, Inc.