ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the various forms of synchronization used for both digital and analog devices, as well as current methods for maintaining sync between media types. The standard method of interlocking audio, video and film transports makes use of a code that was developed by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). In productions using timecode, it's important that the readout display be directly related to the actual elapsed time of a program, particularly when dealing with the exacting time requirements of broadcasting. MIDI timecode (MTC) was developed to allow electronic musicians, project studios, video facilities and virtually all other production environments to cost-effectively and easily translate timecode into time-stamped messages that can be transmitted over MIDI data lines. When analog media devices are synced together, connections will need to be made between each transport and the synchronizer. These include lines for the LTC timecode reproduce track and the control interface.
