Chapter 9 Tutorial: SMPTE Time Code

Time code recorded onto an analog audio or video cue track is known as longitudinal time code (LTC). LTC encodes a biphase time code signal onto the analog audio or cue track in the form of a modulated square wave at a bit rate of 2400 bits/second.

Do It Yourself Tutorial: SMPTE Time Code
  1. Download the SMPTE Time Code zip file, which contains the mp3 audio file for this tutorial. Or listen to the file by clicking on the link below.
  2. Make sure that your monitor volume control is turned down! SMPTE Time Code isn’t musical, quiet or particularly pleasing!
  3. Just so you’ll know what it sounds like, listen to the MP3 file of SMPTE code.