Digital Audio & Sync       Every digital audio recorder needs to be able to connect to other digital recorders, digital mixers, effects devices, video decks and sequencers. There are three categories of sync to understand - Sample/Word Clock, Time Code and Machine Control.     Sample/Word Clock       In order for two digital devices to share digital audio paths, Word Clock or a high-resolution Word Clock needs to be connected between them. This connection insures that the Sample Clocks of both devices run at exactly the same speed. If they don't, you can experience audio "pops" and "clicks". When connecting two digital recorders together, poor Word Clock sync could even result in positional drift between the two devices. The HDR24/96 is one of the best in the business when it comes to sync. It can lock to Word Clock found in audio production studios, or video Black-burst (NTSC or PAL) in post and broadcast facilities. The HDR24/96 can be the Master clock source or the Slave, depending on your set-up.     Time Code       Sample Clock controls the playback speed of devices. Time Code controls when devices play. "I want all machines to start at 2 minutes and 3 seconds into the song." If you have two devices, running at the same clock speed, that start at the exact same time, you have perfect sync. The HDR24/96 can generate or slave to all flavors of SMPTE Time Code (LTC) and MIDI Time Code (MTC), the MIDI equivalent of SMPTE.   Midi Machine Control (MMC)       Finally, there's another type of sync - really macro. Pressing PLAY or other transport controls of a MIDI device controls the HDR24/96 - and vice-versa. Scrub/Shuttle too. Tracks can be armed remotely, punched in and out and the HDR24/96 can be auto-located. It's all standard equipment on the HDR24/96.
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