Owner`s manual

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MTC Settings
The fourth option is
MTC Settings…
Selecting this option will bring up a
window that allows you to change the settings that affect Layla24’s
performance reading MTC.
MTC stands for MIDI Time Code. Because of the somewhat coarse
resolution of MIDI Time Code, and its ability to exhibit “wow and flutter”
(fluctuations in timing and consistency), the sync signal may sometimes
stray from optimal. The Layla24 driver will automatically correct for these
inconsistencies. When and how these corrections are made is configurable.
The
Tolerance
setting lets you select how far you want to allow the
synchronization to stray before a correction is made. Many times, if left
alone, the sync may correct itself by first straying in one direction and then
going back the other way. If the tolerance is set too low, Layla24 will
correct the synchronization too frequently. This produces frequent jumps to
correct the clock, introducing jitter. If the tolerance is too high, the
synchronization will shift too far before a correction is made, which will
also yield unsatisfactory results.
The
Damping
setting lets you configure how quickly the corrections
described above take place. Once Layla24 has determined that a correction
is needed, a low damping level will effect the correction rapidly. A high
level of damping causes the correction to occur in a more gradual nature.