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SMPTE Question

SMPTE Question:

Setup: 8192 Output RPU driving the rig as the master, GIO running client, ION running backup.

Show Control Gateway for the SMPTE input. Also transmitting MIDI to Watchout.

Occasionally, the time code will not trigger a cue that is at the beginning of the track. For example, song 4 starts at 00:40:00:00 from sound. I've set my time to 00:40:00:05 (to give it a bit to recognize we are receiving code). Sometimes the cue will take, other times it won't. I have tried recreating the issue, but it seems completely inconsistent.

Any thoughts?

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    Generally it is best to allow at least 5-10 seconds for your desk clock to resync. I have a similar setup on a show at the moment with MTC from sound. The desk log was showing on average two seconds to resync to the new time code so was always missing the top of each scene (03:00:00:00). We moved the timestamp to the end of the last scene as opposed to the top of the current scene and all has been well since then. This may not work in your scenario if there is a gap between tracks?

    Dan
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    Generally it is best to allow at least 5-10 seconds for your desk clock to resync. I have a similar setup on a show at the moment with MTC from sound. The desk log was showing on average two seconds to resync to the new time code so was always missing the top of each scene (03:00:00:00). We moved the timestamp to the end of the last scene as opposed to the top of the current scene and all has been well since then. This may not work in your scenario if there is a gap between tracks?

    Dan
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