Apogee Symphony Desktop User’s Guide
Direct Monitoring
Direct Monitoring, aka Low Latency Mixing - When the processing demands of your session
require a higher Buffer setting that causes disruptive latency, Direct monitoring lets performers hear
themselves through a separate mixer running on hardware DSP and controlled in Desktop Control
software. The Direct mixer avoids the latency-inducing round trip through the DAW. To avoid double
monitoring, the DAW must be configured so incoming audio to be recorded is NOT monitored through
the DAW.
● Pros - Low latency and maximum plugin power - the DAW IO Buffer may be set to its
maximum value for the greatest number of native plugins without an effect on latency. Latency
remains virtually non-existent through the direct monitoring mixer.
● Cons - With many audio interface systems, it’s necessary to toggle between your DAW
window and a separate direct monitoring mixer app. Adding non-destructive plugins while
Direct monitoring can become unwieldy. Apogee’s proprietary DualPath monitoring workflow,
described here, addresses these disadvantages, so you benefit from the advantages without
suffering the disadvantages.
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