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Manufacturer Model SMPTE Jam Sync Freewheeling MTC/MMC Special Features Price
Aardvark Sync DA-Word Clock Distribution Amp No No No N/N Generates word clock from AES/EBU; 6 word clock outputs; supports Digidesign 256 superclock $845
Aardvark AardSync II No No No N/N Ultra low-jitter master clock, 96 kHz, 4 WC, 2x WC, 256 ; AES/EBU; video blackburst lock $1,795
Apogee Big Ben No No No N/N Apogee's C777 clock technology; format conversion; X-FireWire expansion card; X-Video expansion card; termination sensing $1,495
Brainstorm SR-26 Yes Yes Yes Y/Y Distributes 2 inputs to 6 outputs; refresh, reshape, amplify time code $549
Brainstorm SR-3R Yes Yes Yes N/N Repairs and generates time code, video reference, or internal $699
Brainstorm SR-15+ Distripalyzer Yes Yes Yes N/N SMPTE analyzer, distributor, reshaper, error printer; video reference $1,599
Brainstorm SA-1 Yes No No N/N Displays time code format, position; prints error list $949
Brainstorm SR-8000 Yes Yes Yes N/Y Remote control for up to 8 machines; MIDI, 9-pin 100 locators; shuttle; track arming $1,999
Digidesign SYNC I/O Yes Yes Yes Chases LTC directly Low-jitter clock design; word clock I/O up to 192 kHz accurate; supports industry-standard pull-up/pull-down rates for film/video; 9-pin dual device control $2,095
JLCooper PPS-2 Yes Yes Yes Y/N Allows MIDI clock sequencers like Triton Kurzweil to sync to recorders/tape HD; software, firmware options [available] $170
JLCooper Datasync 2 Yes Yes Yes Y/Y ADAT sync to MIDI time code or MIDI clock $300
LA Audio CLK-D4 No No No N/N Word clock/super clock distribution $259
LA Audio CLK-C4 No No No N/N Word clock/super clock conversion and distribution, with output format select $339
LA Audio CLK-G4 No No No N/N Word clock/super clock generator; ultra low jitter (better than 50ps) $339
Lucid GENx6-96 No No No N/N Sample clock source that also functions as a 1x6 clock distribution amplifier; select word/superclock format per output $729
Lucid SSG192 No No No N/N Sync source up to 192 kHz. Supports word, superclock, AES11, and video sync in and out simultaneously. $1,499
Rosendahl MIF3 Yes Yes Yes Y/N Reclocks LTC for stable output from MTC input; LTC stationary frame output for MTC full frame $638
Rosendahl LIF Yes Yes Yes Y/Y Generates LTC, MTC from LANC-embedded code; positional LTC and MTC full/MMC locate in jog/shuttle $825
Rosendahl BIF Yes Yes Yes Y/Y Positional LTC and MTC full/MMC locate in jog/shuttle; LTC and MTC gen from bi-phase signals $878
Rosendahl WIF2 Yes Yes Yes Y/N Word clock/superclock out from LTC or video input; film/video pull up/down; MTC out for VITC jog/shuttle $878
Rosendahl Nanoclocks No No No N/N Master word clock generator/distributor w/12 word clock outputs, 2 transformer-isolated inputs; 44.1-192 kHz and superclock $1,330
Rosendahl Nanosync V3 Yes No No N/N Low-jitter master clock generator; S/PDIF, AES, (6) word/super clock outputs; (4) video outputs; video sync generator $1,599
Manufacturer Model SMPTE Jam Sync Freewheeling MTC/MMC Special Features Price

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