Hi Sweetbeats
I saw this comment and pic of yours...
"Yeah. See pic below. I think mine have been modified with chase-lock sync capability...maybe. Both of mine have the 15-pin DSUB connector on the front...clearly not factory. Not sure yet what they're for."
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This looks like an attempt to wire up the recorder controls for SMPTE control. My Akai mg1214 has this on the front as standard.
From the Akai Brochure...
" A synchronizer jack allows for quick and easy connection of the MG1214 to almost every popular SMPTE synchronizer for synchronous recording with other audio or video machines."
You can synchronize two of these (Akai mg1214) via a separate synchronizer. You can't just plug one into each other and expect them to lock together. It won't work.
If this modification of yours on the Akai1212 has been done right you may be able to lock it together with another Akai mg1214 or even lock it with a Protools rig.