Keep your Pro Tools system and connected devices all in sync and running smoothly–no matter how complex your setup. Pro Tools | Sync X serves as the backbone of any audio post or large music production, providing reliable low-jitter clocking, sample-accurate lock to timecode, and precision frame edge alignment.
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.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Avid-qualified macOS or Windows computer (get the details)
Pro Tools | HDX or HD Native system
SAMPLE RATES
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz
VIDEO REFERENCE
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/O
1 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 Jitter
72 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 -4º–158º F (-20º ~ 70º C)
Host Connection
1 x DigiSerial Port (Mini DIN 8-pin)
Machine Control
1 x DB9 port
Front Panel Display
Form Factor
Rackmount (1U)
WHAT’S INCLUDED
