In many applications, such as in propeller aircraft, the dominating noise is periodic. Successful reduction of the periodic noise components can be achieved by using an Active Noise Control (ANC) system based on feedforward techniques. In this paper, a comparison between the performance of single--reference (single-tacho) and multiple--reference (twin-tacho) feedforward control systems is presented. The comparison is made for two different flight conditions, both with and without synchronized propellers. The evaluation results show that a multiple--reference controller provides better performance than a single--reference controller when a slight deviation exists in the propeller synchronization.