# Difference between general block and sync block

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difference-between-general-block-and-sync-block/231625>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [August 20, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difference-between-general-block-and-sync-block/231625 "2014-08-20T01:25:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difference-between-general-block-and-sync-block/231625/1 "2014-08-20T01:25:35Z")

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Hello!

What is the difference between a general block 1: 1 and a sync block?

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**Author:** ![Carlos\_Alberto\_Ruiz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@Carlos\_Alberto\_Ruiz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Carlos_Alberto_Ruiz)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2014, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difference-between-general-block-and-sync-block/231625/2 "2014-08-20T10:09:57Z")

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Carlos,

this is explained in great detail on the wiki, both in the old and new  
tutorial section  
([http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki/Guided\_Tutorials/](http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki/Guided_Tutorials/)).

M