Session Modes

Session Modes control how audio and video playback is synchronized between the Studio and Guests during a review session. Each mode optimizes for different workflow needs - from sample-accurate playback to real-time collaboration.

Mix Mode

Mix Mode is our default mode -- where sessions start automatically. The Studio hears and sees content without any delay, just as they would when not using SyncDNA. Guests on the session see and hear media at full sample and frame accuracy after a short delay, and at the same time as one another.

Screening Mode

Screening Mode is much like Mix Mode, except the Studio now hears and sees media content at the same time as the Guests on the session. This is helpful in particular for longer review playbacks as it allows the Studio to observe client reactions to media in real time, just as they would in a physical studio together.

Live Edit

Live Edit prioritizes low latency over sample accuracy when playing back media. It removes virtually all playback delay in the same way that video conferencing technology connects people at near real time speeds. This mode is particularly useful when editing small sections of content collaboratively, where fast iteration is preferred over sample accuracy. Typically users will flip out of Live Edit when the edit is complete, to Screening Mode for a final playback at full resolution before finalizing a change.

Isolate

This mode fully disconnects the DAW transport and SyncDNA playback engine from the guests on the session, allowing the Studio to work independently without the Guests watching/hearing what they are doing. This is useful, for example, if the studio needs to troubleshoot some issue without being disturbed, and without disturbing Guests.