System and method for providing device with integrated time code generator, transmitter, and reader with interruptible feedback monitoring and talkback

A method of transmitting a time code signal, comprising:

• transmitting an audio signal to an audio recorder, wherein the audio signal includes a plurality of digital samples;
• recording the audio signal with the audio recorder;
• transmitting the audio signal from the audio recorder to a time code device;
• generating a first time code signal including a plurality of bits using the time code device;
• generating a data stream by superimposing the first time code signal onto the audio signal using the time code device, wherein each bit of the time code signal replaces a bit of a different digital sample of the audio signal;
• transmitting the data stream to a first external device;
• and
• recreating the first time code signal in the first external device by identifying and isolating the bits of the first time code signal from the data stream.

A method of transmitting a time code signal, comprising:

• providing an audio signal including a plurality of digital samples;
• providing a time code signal including a plurality of bits;
• and
• generating a data stream including the time code signal superimposed on the audio signal, wherein each bit of the time code signal replaces a bit of a different digital sample of the audio signal.

A time code generating device, comprising:

• a signal input for receiving an audio signal;
• a time code generator for generating a time code signal;
• and
• a signal output coupled to the signal input and time code generator for transmitting a data stream including the time code signal superimposed on the audio signal, wherein each bit of the time code signal replaces a bit of a different digital sample of the audio signal.