Comment by MomsAVoxell
4 days ago
Actually, it is very common - the DAW is usually used as the master clock to external devices such as drum machines, sequencers and synths with onboard arpeggiators/sequencers, and the DAW is itself commonly synced to the high end clocks in a decent quality audio interface, which do not have as much jitter these days as most folks seem to think. Even in the 90’s, this was a feature of many audio interface and DAW rigs. Bangalter was not known for having cheap gear.
> audio interface, which do not have as much jitter these days
But it's not about audio jitter.
Anyway, like I said, too much speculation in this thread.
It’s about MIDI jitter, and if the MIDI clock is locked to the audio clock, its going to be pretty darn good.
That's a big "if". And then there is the jitter induced by the gear receiving the clock. Many drum machines are bad there. See https://innerclocksystems.com/litmus/
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