Does Neutral EQ add latency?

Zero Latency, Exact Curve, and Linear Phase in Neutral EQ: what each does, its latency, and when to use it.

When should I use Linear Phase in Neutral EQ?

Zero Latency, Exact Curve, and Linear Phase in Neutral EQ: what each does, its latency, and when to use it.

Modes

Mode, in the top bar, chooses how the curve is applied. Each entry shows its latency at your session’s sample rate, and your DAW compensates for it.

Mode	Latency	Use it for
Zero Latency	None	Recording and live playing. The curve holds the analog shape to the top of the audio range, within the bound in the specifications.
Exact Curve	About 7 ms at 44.1 kHz	Mixing, when you want the shape and phase of an analog EQ at every sample rate.
Linear Phase	Longer, set by Resolution	Mastering, when you want no phase shift at all.

Under Linear Phase, Resolution trades latency for low-frequency precision: a longer setting resolves low frequencies more exactly and adds more delay. Each band also gets a Phase choice: Linear keeps its timing untouched, and Natural gives it the timing of an analog filter with no pre-ringing. A low shelf can stay linear while the bells above it stay natural.

Mode and Resolution are setup choices, not automation, because changing them changes the plugin’s latency.