Locking audio is a step that determines a slight variation to the output sample rate in order to correct a/v sync problems that can occur when editing NTSC or DV clips with unlocked audio.
I think there is a way to disable it from within Kino, but it seems to be a safe thing to just leave on.
Sorry amnesia, I guess I got confused which machine you were talking about and went off on a tangent.
An interesting comment about the locking "penality" was found here (http:// www.kinodv. org/dcforum/ dcforum? az=show_ topic&forum= 101&topic_ id=3341& mesg_id= 3341):
Locking audio is a step that determines a slight variation to the output sample rate in order to correct a/v sync problems that can occur when editing NTSC or DV clips with unlocked audio.
I think there is a way to disable it from within Kino, but it seems to be a safe thing to just leave on.