Avid Pro Tools | Sync X Precision Master Clock
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Keep your Pro Tools system and connected devices in syncno matter how complex your setup. Pro Tools | Sync X serves as the backbone of modern audio post production, providing reliable low-jitter clocking and near sample-accurate lock with frame edge alignment. It's a critical component for dubbing, ADR, Foley, and other precision workflows and a must-have in every room of your facility that requires audio sync to picture.
The ultimate sync for post
Leveraging the patented DigiSerial Port technology connection to Pro Tools | HDX or HD Native, Sync X enables precise sync between audio sample position and video frame edge. In multi-operator mixing environments, where dialogue, music, and sound effects are handled by separate systems, that means all of your audio and video devices will sync and play at precisely the exact same spot you intended. Every time you press play or record.
Sync up all your devices
With support for all industry-standard clock sources (including Word Clock, Loop Sync, and AES3), positional reference formats (including LTC, Serial Timecode, and Bi-Phase/Tach), SD and HD reference formats, and pull-up/pull-down rates for film and video, Sync X is an easy fit into any studio environment. Plus, six Word Clock outputs make syncing to Pro Tools interfaces and devices easy.
Cut costs with the built-in video reference generator
No need to rely on video reference from an external device. Sync X provides an onboard video reference generator with four outputs to distribute signals to other peripherals, cutting complexity and costs. If you already have an external video reference generator, Sync X can receive video reference too, with automatic format detection.
Streamline dual operator workflows
Sync X enables each Satellite-linked Pro Tools system to sync in tandem to support multi-operator mixing environments, where dialogue, music, and sound effects are handled by separate systems. This eliminates any possible drift to maintain near sample-accurate lock to frame edge.
Control Sync X and other devices from Pro Tools
From configuring your audio clock and video reference sources, to selecting pull down rates and fine-tuning device speeds, all Sync X settings can be controlled directly in Pro Tools Ultimate. It also offers a 9-pin connection, enabling you to control other devices from Pro Tools, like a video deck.
Exceptional quality and reliability
Designed to shine in the most mission critical environments, Sync X consistently delivers the tight frame edge sync you need with unwavering accuracy. And its high-fidelity, low-jitter clock preserves the quality of your signals for pristine audio capture and playback.
Keep cool when production gets hot
Temperature fluctuations can affect a device's pitch. With a temperature-compensated oscillator, Sync X always provides reliable clocking-even as temperatures vary-maintaining frequency accuracy to within 1 part per million over its rated temperature range to keep things pitch perfect. And it can be racked up with other gear without fear that the heat will cause it to drift.
Specifications
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSAvid-qualified macOS or Windows computer
Pro Tools | HDX or HD Native system
SAMPLE RATES
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz
VIDEO REFERENCE
Video Reference I/O
1 x BNC input
2 x BNC outputs
Video Reference Generator
4 x BNC outputs
Video Reference Format Support
Sync X supports the following HD/SD formats when using the internal or an external video reference generator, with automatic format detection:
NTSC
PAL
Slow PAL - 23.976
Slow PAL - 24
720p - 23.976
720p - 24
720p - 25
720p - 29.97
720p - 30
720p - 50
720p - 59.94
720p - 60
1080i - 47.95/1080psf - 23.976
1080i - 48/1080psf - 24
1080i - 50/1080psf - 25
1080i - 59.94/1080psf - 29.97
1080i - 60/1080psf - 30
1080p - 23.976
1080p - 24
1080p - 25
1080p - 29.97
1080p - 30
1080p - 50*
1080p - 59.94*
1080p - 60*
• Format not supported for internal video reference generation.
CLOCK REFERENCE AND VIDEO / AUDIO TIMECODE POSITIONAL REFERENCE
Word Clock I/O1 x BNC input
6 x BNC outputs
10 MHz/AES3id Input
1 x BNC
AES3id Output
1 x BNC
AES3 I/O
1 x DB25 port
Loop Sync I/O
1 x BNC input
1 x BNC output
Video Reference I/O
1 x BNC input
2 x BNC outputs
LTC I/O
1 x XLRF input
1 x XLRM output
GPIO, Bi-Phase / Tach, Pilot
1 x DB25 port (specific cables required for different applications)
MIDI Output
1 x DB9 port
MEASUREMENTS
Average Long-Term Jitter72 ps
Measured at 1 ms interval as specified in AES-12id-2020. Jitter will vary slightly based on sample rate and video reference format.
Clock Accuracy
+ 1 ppm
Drift with Temperature Variation
+ 1 ppm over -4°-158° F (-20° - 70° C)
ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Host Connection1 x DigiSerial Port (Mini DIN 8-pin)
Machine Control
1 x DB9 port
Front Panel Display
2 OLEDs (256 x 64) to display reference info, audio sample rate, timecode, and other details
Navigational buttons (6)
ID button (to easily identify the unit in a rack)
Status LEDs (3)
Form Factor
Rackmount (1U)
Includes
- Pro Tools | Sync X interface- Power cable
- Serial cable
- BNC cables (2)
- MIDI breakout cable
- Rackmount screws and desktop feet
- Registration card
- Documentation (Warranty card, Health & Safety Guide, Regulatory & Safety Sheet)
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