A software feature where the DAW will create a new clock based on incoming SMPTE timecodetime code to enable recording to the DAW from an ATR. The result is that the sample rate of the DAW will vary continuously, effectively speeding up and slowing down to track the timecodetime code variations. Continuous sync requires dedicated hardware, and may not be available on all DAWS. For example, ProTools™ has a feature for continuous sync which is necessary when syncing continuously to an ATR while recording on any digital machine as the SMPTE timecodetime code-based clock is not guaranteed to be at the precise sampling rate. The ProTools Slave Driver™ does the sample rate conversion in the ProTools hardware so that the audio quality of the digital data isn’t compromised.