Synchronization

• On Clock and Time
• Latency and Latency-Compensation
  • Sources of Latency
    • Sound propagation through the air {#sound-propagation}
    • Digital-to-Analog and Analog-to-Digital conversion {#dac-adc}
    • Digital Signal Processing {#dsp}
    • Computer I/O Architecture {#io-arch}
  • The Latency Chain {#latency-chain}
  • Low Latency Use Cases {#ll-use-cases}
    • Playing virtual instruments
    • Software audio monitoring {#software-monitoring}
    • Live effects {#live-fx}
    • Live mixing
  • Latency compensation
  • Latency Compensation And Clock Sync
  • Calibrating JACK Latency
• Timecode Generators and Slaves
  • Ardour Timecode Configuration {#tc-configuration}
  • Ardour Timecode Generator Configuration {#tc-gen-configuration}
    • MTC Generator {#mtc-gen}
    • LTC Generator {#ltc-gen}
  • Ardour Slave Configuration {#slave-config}
    • Clock Sync Lock
    • MIDI Clock
    • LTC—Linear Timecode {#ltc}
    • MTC—MIDI Timecode {#midi-timecode}
    • JACK Transport
• Overview of all Timecode related settings
  • Timecode Settings {#tc-settings}
  • Transport Preferences {#transports-prefs}
  • MIDI Preferences {#midi-prefs}
• Transport Masters
  • Selecting a Transport Master {#selecting-transport-master}
  • Keeping Track of Sync
  • Additional Options
  • Adding and Removing Custom Transport Masters {#add-remove-custom-masters}
• Preferences
  • General {#preferences-general .clear}
  • Appearance {#preferences-appearance}
    • Recorder {#preferences-appearance-recorder}
    • Editor {#preferences-appearance-editor}
    • Waveform {#preferences-appearance-waveform}
    • Mixer {#preferences-appearance-mixer}
    • Application Bar {#preferences-appearance-application-bar}
    • Size and Scale {#preferences-appearance-size-and-scale}
    • Colors {#preferences-appearance-colors}
    • Quirks {#preferences-appearance-quirks}
    • Translation {#preferences-appearance-translation}
    • Regions {#preferences-appearance-regions}
  • Editor {#preferences-editor}
    • Snap {#preferences-editor-snap}
    • Modifiers {#preferences-editor-modifiers}
  • MIDI {#preferences-midi}
    • MIDI Port Config {#preferences-midi-port-config}
  • Transport {#preferences-transport}
    • Chase {#preferences-transport-chase}
    • Generate {#preferences-transport-generate}
  • Plugins {#preferences-plugins}
    • GUI {#preferences-plugins-gui}
    • VST {#preferences-plugins-vst}
    • Audio Unit {#preferences-plugins-audio_unit}
  • Monitoring {#preferences-monitoring}
  • Signal Flow {#preferences-signal_flow}
  • Metronome {#preferences-metronome}
  • Control Surfaces {#preferences-control_surfaces}
  • Metering {#preferences-metering}
  • Performance {#preferences-performance}
  • Video {#preferences-video}
  • Triggering {#preferences-triggering}
• Session Properties
  • Timecode {#properties-timecode}
  • Sync {#properties-sync}
  • Fades {#properties-fade}
  • Media {#properties-media}
  • Locations {#properties-locations}
  • Filenames {#properties-filenames}
  • Monitoring {#properties-monitoring}
  • Meterbridge {#properties-meterbridge}
  • MIDI {#properties-midi}
  • Misc {#properties-misc}