MOTU Traveler-mk3 User Manual page 69

Synchronizing digital audio connections
If you have devices connected to the Traveler-mk3
digital inputs (optical, S/PDIF or AES/EBU), you
need to be concerned with the synchronization of
the Traveler-mk3's digital audio clock with other
devices connected to it digitally (if any). For
example, if you have a digital mixer connected to
the Traveler-mk3 via an ADAT optical light pipe
cable, you need to make sure that their audio clocks
are phase-locked. For details, see "Choosing a
clock source for optical connections" on page 21
and "Making sync connections" on page 26. If you
don't have any digital audio devices connected to
the Traveler-mk3, digital audio phase-lock does
not apply to you.
Resolving to time code (with no synchronizer)
If your host audio software supports Core Audio's
sample-accurate positioning protocol, or if it
supports MIDI Time Code (MTC) sync, then it can
resolve to the Traveler-mk3's built-in time code
synchronization feature. To resolve your
Traveler-mk3 directly to SMPTE time code with no
additional synchronization devices, use the setup
shown in "Syncing to SMPTE time code" on
page 28.
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