DCtoDaylight;325102 Wrote: 
> 
> A problem -can- arise, if the two clocks are not at exactly the same
> frequency.  As you might guess, if the buffer in the interface isn't
> large enough, you could overflow or underflow it.  As a result you
> either need a large buffer (which has been done, memory is cheap!) or
> you end up skipping or adding samples as required.  There are
> potentially audible consequences if the latter technique is used.

Solving the problem with a buffer is not straightforward.  The read and
write clocks will never be at exactly the same frequency (and won't be
constant either), but they are at the same nominal frequency.

The problem is akin to having a bucket half-full of water, with a tap
filling it from the top, and then trying to adjust a tap at the bottom
such that the bucket neither overflows or runs dry.  In a practical
sense you will never be able to achieve it without regular
intervention.


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