MicroLag
by Rob Jackson
Sample-accurate delay for time alignment and micro-delay work
Sep 11, 202611 minWatch on YouTube ↗
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- 1:09The vocal doubling case, set up against a second live take
- 4:08Dialling delay in samples, with the millisecond readout following
- 4:43Range up to around 44,000 samples, and the 44.1 and 48 kHz presets
- 5:17Saving and loading settings through the Files app
- 6:28Doubled vocal at 128 samples against the same take undelayed
- 7:04Other uses: phase issues, DI against amp, two mics on one source
What it does
A delay set in an exact number of samples rather than in beats or milliseconds, reaching roughly one second at 48 kHz. The plugin reports the resulting delay in milliseconds for the host sample rate, offers coarse and fine dials plus presets for 44.1 and 48 kHz, and toggles smoothly between the delayed signal and dry bypass. Settings save to the Files app.
In the demo
Jade puts it on a duplicate vocal in Logic Pro and offsets the copy by 128 samples to thicken the part, comparing it against a second take sung live. She strips the other effects off both tracks so the shift is audible on its own, then lists the alignment uses: phase problems, DI against amp, close mic against overhead, plugin latency.
Worth knowing
It is a single-purpose utility with no feedback, filtering or modulation. Anyone wanting an audible echo needs a conventional delay instead.
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