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ST:
Although it is possible to sync all the zones, it is not as reliable as the previous versions for the following reasons:-

1) wasapi only works for limited number of zones. This is the same as previous version. I have had experimented up to 54 zones and MC23 was still able to stay in sync. This including 52 zones with third party convolution engine SIR2. The only limit appears to be the i7 7700 processor which was touching the max. I was using direct sound for all except for the main zone which was Mytek’s ASIO.

2) The inability of real time adjust link timing is regressive. It is hard to sync manually as all the speakers are in the same room and need to be adjusted for distance delay.

3) MC23 is already capable of starting all zones simultaneously except at the beginning of the first track. In MC24, it takes about few seconds but they all start in sync. This is a plus for MC24.

4) MC24 no longer self sync when it goes out of sync.  In MC23, if I were to make forced stop and change tracks, sometimes it will go out of sync but usually after a few seconds MC23 will pause and resync itself. This doesn’t happen in MC24.

4) somehow, I believe MC24 is making its in adjustment even if I have perfectly synced all the zones. I think it is deliberated compensate the delay in the convolution engine making the system goes out of sync with convolution. 

5) please reconsider the changes in MC24 regarding zone syncing, MC23 is in my opinion the best for zones although it requires initial manual adjustment. Or at least , have an option to have synch as per MC23. JRiver was the only non pro player that could do this complex job but MC24 changed all that.  I am now stuck with MC23.

dtblair:
ZoneSync only works w/ PCM audio.  DSF and SACD iso files only play noise. 

ST:

Is it possible to have Zone sync to synchronize in the same way as MC23. I have tried to get the same reliability as in MC23 but MC24 seemed to drift despite starting at the same time. Is it possible to provide an option whether to sync the zones to DLNA or not?  I am now using the MC23.

astromo:
As reported here:
MC24 Zone Switch Using Zone Group
I'm getting a bust with a Zone Link/Sync to an IdPi and with the build development between early May and now, there's been no obvious change that I can see or comment.

Making note of things here just in case the original thread is slipping under the radar with all the other stuff going on in the MC world. Cheers..  ;)

ADDENDUM:
I'm also seeing that the Zone Sync Link is not being retained when I shut down MC. I just had to shutdown my No. 1 rig and when I rebooted, the Link that I'd set up between two functioning zones associated with the PC (S/PDIF Optical and USB) had broken.

For reasons explained in the link to the Id board, I'm looking to set up the system so that it can be easily used by a person with limited technical knowledge of how my hardware / software is configured and needs to be used. ZoneSync offers (as per the "brochure") a good way of facilitating that end.

leof:
It seems that the sync-functionality has a subtle bug when playback position is moved forwards or backwards using the playback slider. In detail a big synchronization problem occurs (I have observed a mismatch of up to a minute) when the playback position is moved back by the user just shortly before the end of the current track is reached. Two things are happening then:
1.   Despite of the fact that the user intended to go back in the track that is currently playing MC24 moves on and starts the playback of the next track in the list.
2.   The playback of the next track is not synchronal any more however as usually has a mismatch of a few seconds but it can be as bad as a minute.
The occurence of the mismatch is very deterministic although the amount of delay is different. I have used the settings recommended in this thread. The behavior can be observed in both cases where the two zones are setup on two different computers with separate audio device or the two zones are setup on the same computer where each zone controls it’s own audio device.

Does anyone have an idea concerning better settings?
Is there a chance to get a bugfix for this problem if it cannot be solved by a proper configuration?

Thank you in advance!

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