Auto Time Adjuster

Auto Time Adjuster (ATA) is an RTAS plug-in for Pro Tools LE/M-Powered, designed to aid workflow when using plug-ins that generate significant latency. Currently to compensate for plugin latency you have to either move individual audio tracks backwards/forwards, or use the included Time Adjuster plugin to manually fix the delay of each track in turn. One plug-in change can mean a lot of tweaks are necessary, and the process needs to be repeated for every plug-in change you make.

Auto Time Adjuster uses an audio pulse (or ping) to automatically calculate and compensate for the insert latency of your audio and aux tracks with the click of a button. When you add or remove a plugin all you need to do is click the ping button on the master ATA to calculate all current latency and synchronise your tracks, even when using hardware inserts. As ATA measures the actual latency of each track in your mix it provides the tightest timing possible. Most native ADC systems rely on the latency values reported by the plugins themselves, and not all plug-ins accurately report the actual delay they are adding to your tracks. ATA requires specific routing when using audio sends, see the pdf manual and the following tutorials for details. The example sessions illustrate the concepts further.

Support material

Example ProTools sessions
v1.3 Manual

Video Tutorials

ATA and UAD2

Auto Time Adjuster is currently bundled with UAD plug-in installers v5.2.0 and above, and authorizes automatically when a UAD2 card is present, no license purchase is necessary. UAD2 users can use the latest version on this page simply by downloading and installing. For more info on using the ATA with UAD plugins, please see the section in the ATA manual and check out Universal Audio's website here.