I usually use TDM/HD for mixing

but while recording, if I must use an external on an LE system
I'll commit to audio and then bump to the original position by sight

yes
" ... annoying and time consuming ... "
I often do it the same way even on TDM/HD
these and other habits were form way back in the beginning of DAW's
and have served me well

I know this is not the answer you want to hear.

Hey Digger,

Kev is right, ultimately. At the end of the day, you will want to bounce your tracks through the outboard gear, then line them up by sight.

However, a quick and dirty trick you can use (I use it regularly) while getting settings down is the following:

Set your hardware buffer size to 1024 samples. Pick the track you want to run through outboard hardware. Select all of the regions on that track, go to the "Edit" menu, and select "Shift." Shift earlier by 2048 samples. This won't perfectly compensate, but it will be close enough to do what you need to do.

Hope that helps.

Jed

Thanks Jed and Kev,

In a utopian world I guess I was hoping there would be some other answers but I sort of knew I was f@#$ed with LE as far as using externals was concerned.

Thanks for taking the time to answer , cheers ! !

Rob

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Hi

Have you considered using Powercore or UAD-1. You can use the VST2RTAS wrappers from fxpansion, have access to loads of quality reverbs and compressors, and get delay compensation via their compensation plug ins.

Amazingly, the waves series of plug ins do not do a compensation variety for the APA devices...... come on waves!

Rhydian

I actually already have 2 UAD cards but I also have some nifty outboard gear I wouldn't mind seemlessly using! Thanks for the suggestion, cheers!