[...] > UST *has* to be platform specific. Is it milliseconds? microseconds? > processor cycles? There is no global definition of a UST. I think SGI invented UST/MSC sync for the dmedia library. Perhaps these links might be useful: http://www.lurkertech.com/lg/time/intro.html http://www.khronos.org/openml/ The quality of the available clock depends on the hardware of course. UST is a signed 64 bit integer with nanosecond resolution (and some min. accuracy and max. drift). --ms ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe