| Option Category | # # PORTAUDIO OPTIONS # |
| Description | This option lets you set the latency in seconds that the portaudio sound system will use. The higher the latency, the more delay will be introduced. |
| Full Command | -pa_latency <float> |
| Alt. Command | none |
| Reverse Command | none |
| Example | mame64 pacman -sound portaudio -pa_api MME -pa_latency 0.5 |
| mame.ini Command | pa_latency |
| Command Default | 0 |
| Argument Format | <float> |