Using MultiSource LTC in ProTools?

[Richard Spangenberg]

How does one use LTC time code captured on an audio track from several multi-track audio sources. These include several digitral video cameras and several multi-track digital audio recorders.

Seems LTC is not supported? Works in Avid but not ProTools. Hmmm.
Has anyone done this and how was it done?

Rick

[HD2]

You need an LTC to midi timecode converter like this.

[Greg Malcangi]

Not quite sure what you mean by multisource LTC. PT will only lock to a single timecode positional reference.

The usual method of doing this is with a Sync IO or Sync HD peripheral. You'll find info on this in the PT manual.

G

[fakir_cz]

Originally Posted by Greg Malcangi

The usual method of doing this is with a Sync IO or Sync HD peripheral.

Yep, but according to many sources the poor man's method (LTC/MTC coverter) works too, which is a good thing. There are many situations where getting an HD system just for the LTC I/O via the Sync HD interface would be an expensive overkill. It's good to know that i.e. RME HDSP interfaces with the TCO daughter card can extract Word Clock from a video signal and can convert incoming LTC to MTC internally (in both directions).