Latency-compensation is a human-made method that measures and offsets delay introduced by processing, buffering, or transmission, defined by a measured delay value, a compensation offset, and a target synchronization point. It persists through algorithms, configuration parameters, and documentation that are copied across audio workstations, live sound systems, and communication protocols. [formal: compensatio latentationis | substrate: mind | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.12]
Accepted ontology entry
latency-compensation
Latency-compensation is a human-made method that measures and offsets delay introduced by processing, buffering, or transmission, defined by a measured delay value, a compensation offset, and a target synchronization point. It persists thr…
Definition
Why it is in scope
a human-made technique for audio systems that adjusts timing to counteract signal delay, built to persist as a design pattern in software and hardware specifications
Names and aliases
- latency-compensationen · CANONICAL
Relations from this entry
- cmr9uz3vv00elhcxfruyltnd4DEPENDS_ON →
Latency-compensation requires measuring the delay it seeks to offset; without a measurement of latency, the compensation cannot be computed or applied, so remove measurement and compensation stops operating.
- buffer-sizeDEPENDS_ON →
Latency compensation in audio systems operates by adjusting buffer size to accommodate timing variations. Remove buffer-size as a parameter and the latency compensation mechanism ceases to function — there is no buffer size to adjust.
- cmsnjnfiz045k1q13gl0t111pINSTANCE_OF →
Latency-compensation is a specific type of alignment — it aligns audio streams by compensating for timing differences between them. Law 9: specific→general. 'Latency-compensation is a kind of alignment' passes the competent-speaker test.
Relations to this entry
- audio-buffer← SERVES
An audio buffer is built for the sake of latency compensation — it manages timing variations in audio streams to compensate for jitter and latency. The audio buffer serves the latency compensation function.
Record identity
- Created
- Aug 18, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC
- Content hash
- d5d4fa39e697b64dbbc8abfb28c66afc416a4793f8fe7134b2144794a97ea202