FULL BOAR 4 and SMPTE 30 problems

Hi to everyone
I'm on tour with a Full Boar 4 (latest release) and a Catalyst V.5 on a new MacPro. I've programmed a show on a single cue list which is triggered by SMPTE 30 signal. I' using the built-in SMPTE input. On stage there are two mac book pro (a MAIN and a SPARE connected to a switch) that send audio sequences and timecode to lights (GM2 system) and video (FullBoar4) and a teleprompter system. Well, everything it's ok during the rehearsals, when we use the only MAIN to send audio sequences. When we connect the SPARE, my timecode, and only my timecode sometimes doesn't start or starts with a delay or with some impossible count like ( -8:-2:-30:-17 ) ( 60:85:30:05 ) . This is a big problem 'cause I've got several video built in sync with the songs. We have tested everything, cables (two XLR, a main and a spare) signal, timecode volume (O db), but nothing to do.
The only solution for now, is that we don't connect the SPARE during the show, but this is not a correct solution.
Next tuesday I'll try with a USB widget and I hope I can solve.

Is there anyone that can give me any suggestion to understand or solve this problem?

Thanks a lot

Paco


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  • Hi to everybody
    Sorry for my delay to the answer.
    Finally it seems to be solved. The problem was the switch radial where are connected the 2 Macbook Pro that play sequences.
    We have found a latency of 60 frames between Main and Spare when dj starts or stop sequences. The Main stop but the Spare is still working...and when the Main starts, the Spare starts before.....!!!!
    We've solved disconnecting Spare timecode from the Radial switch.....
    Thanks to everybody

    Paco
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  • Hi to everybody
    Sorry for my delay to the answer.
    Finally it seems to be solved. The problem was the switch radial where are connected the 2 Macbook Pro that play sequences.
    We have found a latency of 60 frames between Main and Spare when dj starts or stop sequences. The Main stop but the Spare is still working...and when the Main starts, the Spare starts before.....!!!!
    We've solved disconnecting Spare timecode from the Radial switch.....
    Thanks to everybody

    Paco
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