Since sound is a mechanical perturbation in a fluid, it travels at
comparatively slow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound">speed</a>
of about 340 m/s. As a consequence, your acoustic guitar or piano has a
- latency of about 1–2 ms, due to the propagation time of the sound
+ latency of about 1–2 ms, due to the propagation time of the sound
between your instrument and your ear.
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<h3>Digital-to-Analog and Analog-to-Digital conversion</h3>
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In many other cases, such as playback, recording, overdubbing, mixing,
mastering, etc. latency is not important, since it can easily be
- compensated for.<br />
+ compensated for.<br>
To explain that statement: During mixing or mastering you don't care
if it takes 10ms or 100ms between the instant you press the play button
and sound coming from the speaker. The same is true when recording with a count in.
<li>Adjust the playback and capture levels in your mixer.</li>
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