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-<p>  
+<p>

   In the days of analog tape recording, the routing of monitor signals was
   In the days of analog tape recording, the routing of monitor signals was

-  performed with relays and other analog audio switching devices.  Digital 
-  recorders have the same feature, but may impart some 
+  performed with relays and other analog audio switching devices.  Digital
+  recorders have the same feature, but may impart some

   <a
   <a

-  href="/synchronization/latency-and-latency-compensation/"><dfn>latency</dfn></a> 
-  (delay) between the time you make a noise and the time that you hear it 
+  href="@@latency-and-latency-compensation"><dfn>latency</dfn></a>
+  (delay) between the time a noise is made and the time that it will

   come back from the recorder.
 </p>
 <p>
   come back from the recorder.
 </p>
 <p>

-  The latency of <em>any</em> conversion from analog to digital and back to 
-  analog is about 1.5&ndash;2&nbsp;ms. Some musicians claim that even the 
-  basic <abbr title="Analog to Digital to Analog">A/D/A</abbr> conversion 
-  time is objectionable. However even acoustic instruments such as the piano 
+  The latency of <em>any</em> conversion from analog to digital and back to
+  analog is about 1.5&ndash;2&nbsp;ms. Some musicians claim that even the
+  basic <abbr title="Analog to Digital to Analog">A/D/A</abbr> conversion
+  time is objectionable. However even acoustic instruments such as the piano

   can have approximately 3&nbsp;ms of latency, due to the time the sound
   can have approximately 3&nbsp;ms of latency, due to the time the sound

-  takes to travel from the instrument to the musician's ears. Latency below 
+  takes to travel from the instrument to the musician's ears. Latency below

   5&nbsp;ms should be suitable for a professional recording setup. Because
   5&nbsp;ms should be suitable for a professional recording setup. Because

-  2&nbsp;ms are already used in the A/D/A process, you must use extremely low 
-  <dfn>buffer sizes</dfn> in your workstation <abbr title="Input/Output">I/O</abbr> 
-  setup to keep the overall latency below 5ms. Not all 
-  <a href="/setting-up-your-system/the-right-computer-system-for-digital-audio/">computer audio systems</a> 
+  2&nbsp;ms are already used in the A/D/A process, extremely low
+  <dfn>buffer sizes</dfn> must be used in the workstation <abbr title="Input/Output">I/O</abbr>
+  setup to keep the overall latency below 5ms. Not all
+  <a href="@@the-right-computer-system-for-digital-audio">computer audio systems</a>

   are able to work reliably at such low buffer sizes.
 </p>
 <p>
   For this reason it is sometimes best to route the monitor signal
   through an external mixing console while recording, an approach taken by
   are able to work reliably at such low buffer sizes.
 </p>
 <p>
   For this reason it is sometimes best to route the monitor signal
   through an external mixing console while recording, an approach taken by

-  most if not all professional recording studios. Many computer I/O devices 
+  most if not all professional recording studios. Many computer I/O devices

   have a hardware mixer built in which can route the monitor signal "around"
   have a hardware mixer built in which can route the monitor signal "around"

-  the computer, avoiding the systemlatency.<br>
-  In either case, the monitoring hardware may be digital or analog.  And in 
-  the digital case you will still have the A-D-A conversion latency of
+  the computer, avoiding the system latency.
+</p>
+<p>
+  In either case, the monitoring hardware may be digital or analog. And in
+  the digital case there will still be the A-D-A conversion latency of

   1&ndash;2&nbsp;ms.
 </p>
 
   1&ndash;2&nbsp;ms.
 </p>