Accuracy of Ticks and Timers

[user_fm]

Hello,
Just decided to check whether it makes sense to replace Timer component (the green one used for trigger delays) by Ruby delay.
So the first question - does both ways has the same accuracy?

Checking this in schematic I've detected that 1 ms delay leads to much higher delay (depending on set latency/buffer size of ASIO).
(schematic attached)

Concerning accuracy of Ruby timing: If it is really accurate, then with a period of 1 second the time of incoming trigger in the schematics hould be changed with each new trigger only in "integer area", but actually there is variance also in ms (up to 20ms).
So is it true, that Ruby timer with 0.001 step will provide ticking with 1ms period? or there will be something like this:.....!....!..!......!..!...!.... ?

[chackl]

Well i also posted a question about that and the reply i got was verry simple:

If you do something with grenn Triggers it is not accurate. It will be only accurate if you do it within ruby modules.

[user_fm]

Thanks, chackl

That's terrible.

[support]

Indeed, it is that simple: Ruby values and MIDI use the new event system to pass values, everything else uses the trigger system as before.

So you need to keep time critical elements within MIDI or Ruby Value sections of schematic to preserve timing accuracy. Not everything needs this kind of accuracy so those sections will probably be quite small though there's nothing to stop you doing everything in Ruby using the events system if you want to.

I've attached an adjusted version of your schematic that keeps everything in the events system. As you can see, the timing difference is preserved extremely well.

[trogluddite]

Thanks, support, that's just the kind of example I've been looking for to get this clear in my head.

[Tronic]

Clock Accuracy
If you have any of the DirectSound or ASIO primitives in your schematic and these are switched on
then the clock will automatically switch to run in sync with the audio processing. You can then schedule
events to occur with sample precise timing within any audio frame.

but this is also valid for the vst?

[support]

Yes Tronic, it uses the callback from the audio host in that case.

[Tronic]

thx support.