UAD-1 + Protools + smpte online = nervous breakdown
Hi all,
well, I've run int an interesting problem that straddles the boundary between computer recording and ye olde analogue domain: I am running protools 6.9 on my G5 through both an Apogee Rosetta 800 and a Digi 002, chasing smpte from my trusty old MCI jh-110 1-inch 8 track, online obviously, and wanting to use the UAD-2 card that I've used on digital only projects with such pleasure in the past, but have run into a problem.
For those unfamiliar with the UAD-1 and it's RTAS port, it is Universal Audio's fancy VST plug-in card, which has a wrapper made by fxpansion that allows it to be used as an RTAS plug in protools. Unfortunately, protools cannot seemlessly correct for the latency like the native apps can, so they include a plug called Delay-comp that nudges all the other non-lugged-in tracks back to match up with the delayed tracks that the plug-ins are on. whew.
So, my problem is that once I've corrected the latency in protools and all of the tracks are aligned, they are now all slightly delayed from the tracks on tape! So, short of physically dragging all of the tracks in protools back until they match-up, which I'm pretty sure would break my time-code reference, has anyone ever had this problem and solved it? Or heard about anyone havng it and solving it? Or like a good challenge and feel like working with me on solvling it for the greater good of mankind and my own sanity? I know that if anyone can do it it's the folks on this board. Thanks for the help in advance.