CHAPTER 14

Synchronization

CHAPTER CONTENTS

SMPTE/EBU Timecode

Recording Timecode

Machine Synchronizers

Digital Audio Synchronization

Requirements for Digital Audio Synchronization

Digital Audio Signal Synchronization

Sample Clock Jitter and Effects on Sound Quality

MIDI and Synchronization

Introduction to MIDI Synchronization

Music-Related Timing Data

MIDI Time Code

Synchronization for DAW Applications and Devices

DAW Video Sync

In this chapter, the basics of timecode and synchronization are discussed. In the days of analog recording, the need for synchronization of audio signals was not obvious, whereas it has always been an issue for video systems. This was because analog audio recordings were not divided up into samples, blocks, or frames ...

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