loopback test shows negative latency

using MacBook Pro M1 and an apogee Scarlett 212 interface:


I am sending a few sine wave pops out the main out left, and patching that directly to input 2, recording the pops on another track, then zooming in and comparing the two


the looped back track shows up *earlier than the source track, and they are exactly out of phase


how could that be? I don't think I have any latency correction going on, buffer set to 256

MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on Sep 23, 2023 7:12 PM

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Posted on Sep 24, 2023 2:06 AM

• A sine wave is not suitable for determining the latency. Use an impulse instead.

• If you really found "negative latency", you would win a Nobel Prize in physics.

• Reasons for your claim, besides the use of non-suitable audio source for comparison, could be: activated low-latency mode, latency-compensation, plugins and more.

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Sep 24, 2023 2:06 AM in response to aslfkdjoknglskdy

• A sine wave is not suitable for determining the latency. Use an impulse instead.

• If you really found "negative latency", you would win a Nobel Prize in physics.

• Reasons for your claim, besides the use of non-suitable audio source for comparison, could be: activated low-latency mode, latency-compensation, plugins and more.

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