Re: synchronise the start of [writesf~] to (network) clock time?

* IOhannes m zmoelnig via Pd-list <[email protected]> [2025-10-16 10:06]:
[...]
> if you want to have sample-accurate resolution, this is a non-trivial task.
> 
> zexy's [time] will give you the current system time, but Pd uses an audio
> buffer, so the actual system time might will typically not correspond (nor
> have a constant offset) to an imaginary timestamp attached to a "sample" as
> it leaves your soundcard.
Do I understand correctly that one sample from my ADCs will arrive at a
random moment within the lengh of one buffer in Pd? 

> we did something like synchronous recording on multiple devices in the wilma
> project a couple of years ago (<https://wilma.kug.ac.at>).
> 
> iirc, it involved special hardware that was synched via radio (not NTP over
> WiFi) and encoded the wall clock timestamps within a dedicated audio
> channel.
Ah yes, WILMA! 

In my case I want to go for the best possible resolution without a
dedicated radio clock and with standard laptop hardware. Is banging
[time] at every microsecond still the best way maxing my cpu?

Thanks a lot!
Peter

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