Complex sentence: Although this process consumes a very small interval, the majority of latency issues arise from the data being handed off by several layers of software, particularly elaborate in current Windows audio platforms and much less so in Apple's OS X and most Linux operating systems.
Split into simpler sentences: Although this process consumes a very small interval, it can have a culmulative effect if the data is handed off by several layers of software. Latency can be a particular problem in current Windows audio platforms, but is much less so in Apple's OS X and most Linux operating systems.