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# The <sync> element | MusicXML 4.0


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# The <sync> element


Parent element:
    
        
        <listening>


The <sync> element specifies the style that a score following application should use the synchronize an accompaniment with a performer. If this element is not included in a score, default synchronization depends on the application.


## Content


Always empty.


## Attributes

| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| type | sync-type | Yes | Specifies the style that a score following application should use to synchronize an accompaniment with a performer. |
| latency | milliseconds | No | Specifies a latency time in milliseconds that the listening application should expect from the performer. |
| player | IDREF | No | Restricts the element to apply to a single <player>. |
| time-only | time-only | No | Restricts the element to apply to a set of times through a repeated section. |


## Examples


This element is used in the following examples:


<sync>