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Glen, The problem you're having (slipping audio tracks vs. SMPTE) I have never seen. The other symptom (changing from external to internal) I have seen and it may be related to your slipping problem. I have found that the Studio 16 software seems to "auto sense" where the SMPTE time code is. That is, if you have it set to use internal time code but you have time code coming in the time code input on the back, it switches to external time code. Likewise, if you have it set to external time code, but none is coming in (or it thinks none is coming in) it switches to internal time code. I have observed this more switching from external to internal, but that is due to the way I tend to use it in my setup. Also, make sure that in preferences you have "Lock On" selected. This is sort of a chase sync mode where it constantly adjust the timing of long samples to match the incoming time code. I have never seen this slipping problem and I use this all the time. Somebody else suggested to make sure that you're time code was synched correctly to the source you're trying to sync to (VCR?Multi Track Rec?) and I would reiterate that suggestion. It may be that you're other source is the one slipping. In my case, I record my time code on the eighth track of my multi-track recorder and use the output of that track as my source there-after. Because it's recorded on the tape, it has to be in sync with all the other tracks on the tape, and the Sunrize always stays in sync with it. By the way, how long are you talking about? I always work in time frames from 1 Minute to about 6 Minutes as my main interests are music videos with a few commercials on the side. I've never attempted any synchronizations longer than about 6 minutes. Incidentally, my video is all digitized and played back through a PAR/TBC IV combo synchronized through the SMPTE on the Sunrize. Hope This Helps You, Terry Tabor