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# AVAudioConverterPrimeMethod

Options for the prime method property.

```
enum AVAudioConverterPrimeMethod
```

## Overview

For more information, see [`AVAudioConverterPrimeInfo`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioConverterPrimeInfo).

## Topics

### Options

[`AVAudioConverterPrimeMethod.pre`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioConverterPrimeMethod/pre)

An option to prime with leading and trailing input frames.

[`AVAudioConverterPrimeMethod.normal`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioConverterPrimeMethod/normal)

An option to prime with trailing (zero latency) frames where the converter assumes the leading frames are silence.

[`AVAudioConverterPrimeMethod.none`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioConverterPrimeMethod/none)

An option to prime the converter assumes leading and trailing frames are silence.


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