[LAU] SMPTE timecode?

[Paul Davis]

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Rick Green <rtg at aapsc.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010, Paul Davis wrote:
>> if you really mean MMC here, then you're making a mistake - MMC
>> doesn't offer way to ensure sync. MTC does.
>>
>  I think they work together?  MTC is the timeline, which I'd have to lay
> down while recording, and MMC is the transport command stream, which would
> be used during post, including 'Locate to [MTC value]' commands.
>
>  Am I understanding that much correctly?

yes, that's correct. but you can also use each one independently, too
(both in theory, and in general practice, and specifically with
Ardour).

--p