Re: [Hampshire] ntpd vs. ptpd

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Author: James Courtier-Dutton
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] ntpd vs. ptpd
On 25 January 2012 10:14, Jacqui Caren <jacqui.caren@???> wrote:
> On 25/01/2012 09:43, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
>>
>> If you expand the system to 7.1, the time sync problem is vital.
>> So long as I can get the mini-PC system clock accurate, the inaccuracy
>> of the sound card clock can be corrected.
>
>
> Forgive my stating what sounds like the obvious but...
> Your issue then is not that all systems are "real time" time synced but they
> all play the media at the same rate. The latter is a lot simpler than the
> prior.
>


Yes, the correct audio sample should be played at the same instance on
all speakers.
I don't think "same rate" is enough, although of course it helps.

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