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User's Guide
+ I' }% W7 h6 x* ~0 y* \9 R1 H. s$ tDIGI 96/8 PRO
) c S+ @5 L0 ~/ ]% G# uPCI Bus Audio Card( Z6 d ]2 n/ J, g, c; S
2 / 8 Channels Stereo / ADAT® Interface# }- ?7 ~$ n3 U! T
24 Bit / 96 kHz Digital Audio* b3 ~1 e* V3 y j
32-96 kHz Sample Rate
9 u: K9 s, h. N4 ]7 v7 f24 Bit / 96 kHz Analog Audio
9 }: P/ K/ `+ e1 C* e8 p+ A: M+ HBoard Rev. 1.2, Hardware version 000: H# k/ y/ `3 ~
24 Bit / 96 kHz ü
0 k( g- C! f+ n0 v2 U: VZLM®& D2 f+ m. u1 \* r- p2 a
SyncAlign®9 a: r$ T- K0 d+ p
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 2
& M" V) ^' m: ?4 m2 tContents2 d, n! p- M# d. d
1 Introduction............................................................ 38 ?9 I: W- K6 H+ ]4 j$ {
2 Package Contents .................................................. 3
: h& B+ P. S) A8 G5 j3 System Requirements............................................ 3. H9 r, H( I1 \* H( g: g9 @7 F
4 Brief Description and Characteristics................... 3) \, _! k& J# J' }( l
5 Technical Specifications6 K& m/ x2 L; C1 o5 g$ L6 f
5.1 Digital.................................................................... 40 A+ e7 `/ t- S+ o+ A( S
5.2 Analog................................................................... 4" d/ X) s- R" t4 x! c7 d
5.3 Digital Interface..................................................... 46 W) L2 d& j7 E% U
5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution/Bits per Sample......... 4# ]+ l3 _& M* w+ x; m: | G
6 Hardware Installation............................................. 5
8 J$ h0 }5 T6 }7 K: Q8 M+ t* d7 Software Installation+ v5 g7 h. ?8 V5 i( o
7.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................... 5
6 X1 i) C: T, Y" r& [! _7.2 Windows NT.......................................................... 5* ` O/ O- g2 ~6 R, K/ ^, V. m
7.3 Windows 2000/XP ................................................. 6
' E' r/ i! i) Y' U0 e7.4 Driver Deinstallation .............................................. 6/ E! b/ C( A* [. v
7.5 Linux/Unix ............................................................. 6
) q) _, j" ^4 X: u" c6 z {& Z3 p8 Operation and Usage
7 b( B4 j" W* g. w8.1 External Connectors .............................................. 7
' E! k2 v- y8 W- {' q1 @0 \5 F+ E7 l8.2 Internal Connectors ............................................... 7
* j* H% p; e, ]% o" u& s- j8.3 Playback (Windows MME)..................................... 8$ X. B/ y9 I- a5 |9 z) d" Y3 {
8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME) ........................ 9
4 }! \6 ^1 `' Y4 B7 t8.5 Record while Play ................................................10- {; W/ d1 D, h) E5 P
8.6 DVD Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME................10
/ I( E" Z! j$ N* P; ]8.7 Low Latency under MME......................................11
5 e+ B" L# d/ g, f* q9 Configuring the DIGI 96/8 PRO! `1 G% W7 a& S: S; z* x
9.1 General................................................................120 t7 L7 {$ T! x' e4 ?5 W" E
9.2 Force Adat ...........................................................14/ K( r, M0 ?) s" `8 B
9.3 Analog Output ......................................................14
. U. J3 Q# N3 A% s9.4 Tab 'Mode' ...........................................................15' z9 ]( r3 x+ W T0 O* T2 A b, d/ z
9.5 Boot Option ADAT................................................15$ K+ y |% @8 J5 W' _+ `
9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization ............................16
- s5 W) [* y' D$ ~9 K10 Using more than one DIGI 96/8 PRO....................17
- Z" h0 e0 ^& Z+ l11 Special Features of the Digital Output.................18# W6 c2 t" r9 L0 J. R, p1 T
12 Notes on the ADAT Interface ................................195 y7 m. o1 `- l& M9 H* O+ s) m) g+ @
13 Multiclient Operation
" P. p. E1 @. R4 q13.1 General ..............................................................19
! i( H1 h n3 u c# Y) r i: R$ r13.2 Multichannel DirectSound...................................20% { f' c- {7 Q2 A3 m+ q# d
14 Operation under ASIO 2.03 B! b/ Y2 _8 S A
14.1 General ..............................................................215 s% Q' M5 r; z( d$ y( p; h
14.2 Buffer Size - Latency..........................................226 K& F* E+ Y$ {
14.3 Known Problems ................................................22
2 B6 Q S2 I" G) j+ i15 Operation under GSIF. k) d: ?. U. g+ h% Y/ B- `
15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................23# N8 g8 P, G0 | X3 ~0 ~
15.2 Windows 2000/XP ..............................................23. Q2 x$ H8 _/ F# y- @0 _
16 Hotline – Troubleshooting. U3 X( j) W, s1 w" q
16.1 General ..............................................................249 e0 t9 O- G* `' s& K% a
16.2 Installation..........................................................25
2 B' Z3 G$ N8 t4 M% _. w6 j17 DIGICheck..............................................................26
8 |' c* P6 k! s2 f18 TECH INFO ............................................................26
% s2 v( f- x" f- y0 K19 Warranty ................................................................27) r2 A# L: [0 B4 p
20 Appendix ...............................................................279 Q1 r* ^6 l0 g( j" \* d1 _
21 Diagrams................................................................289 j: e2 [% f1 S" N, g
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 3& H/ g* j1 h( c- a9 |) d5 @
1. Introduction
+ @' h: [# i4 K Y7 g1 v) a1 {+ _7 eThank you for choosing the RME DIGI96/8 PRO. This card is capable of transferring
& y+ ~, V% ?& o. v. u7 \( vdigital and analog audio data directly from DAT, Sampler or other sources to your computer.
7 ^2 v# o0 H% ^" t/ [Installation is simple, even for the inexperienced user, thanks to latest Plug & Play technology5 n n3 R( Q# `7 I
and full interrupt-sharing. Numerous unique features and a well thought-out configuration dialog: X r! N5 O% u; e
have turned the DIGI96 series into a renowned and accepted industry standard.
5 N5 ]' L3 H; z% L0 i0 CDrivers for Windows (95/98, NT, 2000, XP) and MacOS (> 8.6) allow a problem-free, comfortable6 m0 x3 a) Q. s3 y5 m: x$ ]* o
and powerful usage on computer systems with PCI bus technology. Drivers for Unix, Linux
' Q. D9 F. a$ @. `5 B* s0 q/ k4 Gand Solaris are also available (see chapter 7.5). With this the DIGI96 series is supported
0 B/ X" E' u2 o) X+ k% Uby a variety of Operating Systems like no other digital audio card.% P2 E; ?# N: D! [- B
Our Hi-Performance philosophy guarantees full system performance in all possible functions
( f4 v8 Q+ T0 T; s7 Gnot carried out by the driver (the computer´s CPU), but carried out by the DIGI96 series hardware.
1 [2 {+ D/ X7 y/ m& ?6 I+ b. i2. Package Contents
8 H$ s0 C# O& _4 U! u. X- | {% hPlease ensure that all the following parts are included in DIGI96/8 PRO’s packaging box:
* W7 M5 c6 ~! @, K, M/ ?2 I7 l· PCI card DIGI96/8 PRO9 W9 q' H3 U& c7 b) o" i% ~6 C& d8 a
· Quick Info guide
( u& l- P+ ~- n1 i4 h· RME Driver CD- J- _; t& ]2 l9 k
· Adapter cable (D-type - XLR/Phono). f8 ^! {3 c J$ j& M
· Internal cable (2 core)
2 u d, W$ j: J9 T( m/ v3. System Requirements# T3 X$ Q$ ?# x. a. O
· Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Linux or MacOS. h- e+ Z1 U' f3 H! ~
· A free PCI bus slot
* N0 D# q# l JAdditional system requirements such as CPU, memory etc. depend on the software being used
9 E% W7 J! k7 Y& ?3 t/ l9 Ufor recording, playing and editing the audio data.
, H9 v f- c/ `; ~! w# b Z4. Brief Description and Characteristics
( q: E& u, [- a· All settings can be changed in real-time, all output options even in playback mode7 w6 s$ V! t5 P* A% N+ f- g
· Separate record- and playback circuits; complete master mode( t9 D, K- f1 ]' A
· Enhanced Full Duplex: Different sample rates at input and output possible4 h3 X3 m1 A9 W$ Q$ D
· Mixed mode: ADAT in - SPDIF out and vice versa! l- d, q# W6 C6 E/ i
· Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
1 q& H$ C* n A3 K6 h· Unsurpassed Bitclock-PLL (audio synchronization) in ADAT mode5 E; v; |0 w% |7 z+ V
· Optional Word Clock Module (WCM) provides word clock input and output
, G f0 r& b' F, L. R· Track Marker Support: Supports CD/DAT Start-IDs and read out of CD subcode
+ ~0 ?7 S8 L1 Q w· Comes with DIGICheck: the ultimate measurement, analysis and test tool
; S# @! N4 L+ D$ x$ q D! L· ADAT tracks routeable to analog output1 {& h4 w: ^* L$ z }$ z- B& N
· Enhanced Zero Latency Monitoring: hardware bypass per track, controlled by Punch-I/O
$ W5 z3 s+ y0 i M· SyncAlign guarantees sample aligned and never swapping channels7 A4 f& l2 t3 p3 ^
· Full interrupt-sharing, Z1 V) x. i( E. v3 ~& B
· Windows driver with Pentium optimization (quad times memory transfer)
# j8 m* D, [1 U, W: Y! R- V7 W· 32 bit memory transfer and fast 128 kB SRAM guarantee very low system load
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) y& f9 j* v# V! [7 _5. Technical Specifications
# Y) ]% U, E: G( s2 g! @3 [5.1 Digital
) J7 H0 k3 P: p1 I) q b) {2 e# S· Ultra-low jitter SPDIF: < 1 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)
! ~/ R* S" r$ a, G" r# |· Ultra-low jitter ADAT: < 2 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)& V) ^9 A. t$ C
· Input PLL ensures zero dropout, even at more than 40 ns jitter0 e* r _) N4 {9 s
· Bitclock PLL for trouble-free varispeed in ADAT mode' i9 l4 }" z# b# z
· High-sensitivity input stage (< 0.2 Vss input level)
, `+ {3 E( V2 g! T6 D# ^- S% m· Output voltage 0.8V (phono), 3.5V (XLR)/ x6 [" K, v3 M2 W/ n0 @
· Supported sample rates: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock) M9 \5 Z- K7 x& c+ Z/ x2 F3 ^6 ?
· Supports all known formats mono/stereo from 16 to 24 bit
- z. M1 N( p' P4 c6 p· Supports all known multi channel formats from 16 to 24 bit: y% D& x- w( h% o9 L
5.2 Analog
: Z& J" I0 l$ \; u& ^6 ^7 T· Analog output fixed +10 / +4 / -2 / -8 dBu @ 0 dBFS, and variable (fader)
$ n3 j9 T" y8 W, b" C· Dynamic range output: 108 dB (RMS unweighted, unmuted), 112 dBA
# a7 o( ~0 R4 w+ V( V# _; N· THD+N output: -100 dB / 0.001%
6 C' M, g/ ]( Z0 l/ j2 T4 {· Frequency response DA, -0.1 dB: 20 Hz - 20.8 kHz (sf 44,1 kHz)
% K/ ~) l5 z- @9 N9 R· Frequency response DA, -0.5 dB: 10 Hz - 44 kHz (sf 96 kHz)! r* E& N+ l/ C- K6 U0 n& w+ t. k- R b
· Sample rates playback: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)0 i; P( e5 f8 E4 k
· Ouput impedance: 75 Ohm
* z$ ?" s5 ^, r1 t% c" G· Channel separation: > 110 dB+ l. z- k/ z c. k6 G
5.3 Digital Interface
; {1 r3 Y- R1 G+ f1 |7 H5 s/ W. r· Inputs and outputs ground-free transformer coupled
6 |) M8 S3 h( J8 u3 N% ~3 O· Connectors: optical (TOSLINK), coaxial (phono), XLR, internal (CD-ROM/Sync-In, Sync-
6 k1 c6 }: u. [$ L6 o1 @8 ]- J+ f+ iOut)
- D- `$ ]5 J5 B( W2 B· Formats: SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer/Professional), ADAT optical
, F) ?$ t3 u: ]) k; y5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution / Bits per Sample( r+ m4 [2 ^ P: O+ e' X3 Y
· 16 bit 2 bytes (stereo 4 bytes) (*)
8 s4 Z. P4 v& l# U8 ]9 v· 20 bit 3 bytes MSB (stereo 6 bytes)$ F$ ~# b. |6 y1 u. c
· 20 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
, D) a2 I4 Y: B$ N" F· 24 bit 3 bytes (stereo 6 bytes)9 u$ Z& T) ~, L. p& f' g) M7 H \
· 24 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
/ S% H/ H9 \ B6 f, \+ _· 32 bit 4 bytes (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
" ~6 r8 {! S2 q( j3 T' nAll the above formats are also available in Multi-Device mode (4 x stereo = 8 channels). The
0 ^0 S/ E: ^& i$ ?Channel Interleave mode (1 x 8) provides the following resolutions:
) b* o6 V$ Z' m% f6 _& I· 16 bit 16 bytes (*)
, O( ?! g' ~% M1 }* l. s8 O· 24 bit 24 bytes
4 `* b4 T" j# V1 }4 C8 n' [· 24 bit 32 bytes (*)- v9 q% _+ `/ |
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$ J$ E9 i4 S, Y) Z6. Hardware Installation
+ V- u n; I! W/ z/ s+ T! Q5 c0 MImportant: Switch off the computer and remove the power cable from the power supply before
; c# E2 I* X6 H* V3 L- \. Sfitting the DIGI96/8 PRO. Inserting and removing the card while the computer is in
. P Q" i* k3 Moperation will more than likely lead to irreparable damage to the mainboard!
( w" t4 v3 n8 r0 H& M" O9 |1. Disconnect the power cord and all other cables from the computer* ]# p. f! l% F: v! f8 L
2. Remove the computer's housing; further information on how to do this can be obtained from1 w5 G% ]4 q* s$ s8 D7 O
your computer´s instruction manual
' r+ z5 |" s) g- Z8 |- B" h3. Important: Before removing the DIGI96/8 PRO from its protective bag, discharge any$ V: _# z5 \) F" b" N" R9 F! [6 i
static in your body by touching the metal chassis of the PC.
4 D0 Y+ _ m6 `6 [7 l, m9 ?4. Insert DIGI96/8 PRO firmly into a free PCI slot, press and fasten the screw.
5 b! i5 z [9 e( t5. Replace the computer's housing and tighten the screws.& X8 j ~2 D, c1 U1 a L7 n
6. Reconnect the power cable and all other cables/connections.
. F7 u$ p* {* X7. Software Installation
+ v3 K" t) ^$ M" c7.1 Windows 95/98/SE/ME
# f; p( o6 {. MAfter the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation), and the computer3 N; _ G4 w3 l6 H( d) |4 X j
has been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its ‘Add
# P! ]& T/ `# E9 Z3 mNew Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further8 C7 V1 a9 d; T8 R2 R& j
instructions which appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory& _$ }8 l8 U5 \
DIGI96 W9x on the RME Driver CD.
0 Y2 w" M0 `/ K) k' j8 oWindows will install the DIGI driver, and will register the card in the system as a new audio
5 ]( Z6 G, V. |! }9 Udevice. The computer should now be re-booted.
8 ]) S! J" e9 x t' ?7 fUnfortunately, in seldom cases, the path to the CD-ROM (i.e. its drive-letter) has to be typed+ g" {+ a3 G+ O1 {
in again during the copy process.
; j4 u4 u% {7 R3 O$ KAll cards of the DIGI96 series are quickly and easily configured through the Settings dialog of( b( S# f, k" I, {$ ^4 c+ S0 \4 W: h
the DIGI96 driver. The Settings dialog is started in three different ways:3 f# r$ b+ n5 q7 r
· by clicking on the DIGI icon in the Taskbar's system tray
0 H* r- p$ J- d K8 q· by starting the 'Digi96' link from the Desktop
- J. \5 ?( ^# \9 _· via ‘shortcut key’ as defined in the 'Digi96' link (default: Ctrl-Num2)
0 e6 N. @7 |5 N! B' d7.2 Windows NT
8 R! d9 ^7 E- K6 {7 LAs automatic hardware recognition has not been implemented in Windows NT 4.0 the drivers8 F0 ?+ F" U$ Z, J, J
have to be installed ‘by hand’.
# ~' o' z$ c, s9 QAfter the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation) and Windows NT5 F1 c* K. P/ q+ |1 r
has been booted, insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Register the new device6 e9 @0 s) x" m5 P! o m- R; B; v- r
by starting >Control Panel /Multimedia /Devices /Audio Devices /Add<. Change to the CD's
0 |, `4 a7 J7 _- sdirectory to nt in the CD-ROM. Windows NT will now install the driver. The RME Settings dialog1 q T! J" W) }5 A6 E1 h" ^6 W; ]
will open automatically.
9 X. c, G$ m5 z( \/ KA click on ‘OK’ finishes the installation. After a reboot the DIGI symbol will show up in the4 m! @# b! A# }$ G) B2 E' `9 }
systray of the taskbar. The DIGITray tool will be loaded automatically each time when booting
2 z. W5 ?) X; M; s! r# n- ?" NNT.7 k/ p* c6 I# L$ V8 K7 n5 _
A left mouse click on the DIGI symbol starts the 'Settings' dialog. The NT driver supports any2 {( B5 e' n- i/ B) H3 A1 I
combination of up to three RME cards. The driver is installed only once for all cards in the system.9 L4 Z& {1 |) @: K8 W% r
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+ p+ e9 B/ c( o+ F1 t7.3 Windows 2000/XP
8 h9 f' n! y( \- P! o* V% @After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation), and the computer
1 }. O0 \2 l/ r* Khas been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its+ h0 p; S' f0 Y% U/ ^
‘Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further instructions
1 r# I1 R( l- P4 Iwhich appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory& M7 W& C9 l* @! K: ` \
DIGI96 W2k on the RME Driver CD.
N' P* ]: {5 F( Y+ C/ OWindows will install the DIGI96 driver, and will register the card in the system as a new audio
- i; y- F, j* P7 Ddevice. The card now ready for use.
! {( \: {7 A* z! n& E& kAll cards of the DIGI96 series can be easily configured using the RME DIGI Settings dialog.
. H3 {7 P% P/ [0 l8 C+ _' `* {The panel 'Settings' can be opened' r+ G9 j% S; d( P
· by clicking on the DIGI icon in the Taskbar's system tray& ]0 J3 L& H7 F6 N4 W9 c5 ~0 D8 c9 p
In case the warning messages 'Digital signature not found', 'Do not install driver', 'not certified; J3 Y* b B0 Q( H, d
driver' or similar come up: Don't listen to Microsoft, listen to us and continue with the installation.
4 m1 E% L8 c+ Z0 @7 F7.4 Deinstalling the Drivers3 H6 I. X, c( q; W% j1 a
A deinstallation of the DIGI96 series driver files is not necessary – and not supported by Windows" \! R& j; C3 X# e! z
anyway. Thanks to full Plug & Play support, the driver files will not be loaded after the5 {& y- S' f; \1 s8 U
hardware has been removed. If desired these files can then be deleted manually.7 q7 w' }$ P! n+ l7 ?) h
Unfortunately Windows Plug & Play methods do not cover the additional autorun entries of the/ h4 K4 W' @9 m
Settings dialog, and the registering of the ASIO driver. Those entries can be removed from the
) A3 d# Y; p8 n0 F' M8 v: Oregistry through a software deinstallation request. This request can be found (like all deinstallation! u/ e" t% _1 U. t
entries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'DIGI96 Link and Tray Autostart', or
' k, ?$ T* \- Q1 r" H% l; S'RME DIGI32, DIGI96 and Hammerfall Series'.+ l1 ~$ j( m7 S0 G( O2 r$ u; Z
7.5 Linux/Unix
8 F' ~; y9 Y* S- hDrivers for Linux, Unix and Solaris are available at 4Front Technology. Information:
8 n8 J. G3 r! B+ t( {http://www.opensound.com
$ L2 N ~: F, d5 F/ e) j. mAnother source of (free) drivers is the ALSA project:& X) n! P1 m8 Z$ c, s# t! x
http://www.alsa-project.org
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; P8 ], X1 k& t+ C7 T8. Operation and Usage! A8 u& e2 b( ~8 @/ t% X
8.1 External Connectors
' `3 x9 m6 I R1 ^. RThe DIGI96/8 PRO has 3 external inputs and outputs. The current input is activated( x! v5 w& Q% ?2 B! M3 R' X& `
through 'Settings', available by a click on the DIGI symbol in the Taskbar's system tray. The
1 X7 y: o: R- W; b; ~% vcard accepts all commonly used digital sources as well as SPDIF and AES/EBU. Channel status
' Q% Z5 _( b- E5 M8 z+ F; U( a) Z; Sand copy protection are ignored.
% S; m* l5 ~! Q6 w) {8 y9 RUse the supplied breakout
" I/ F/ n g) Z, a' ucable to connect
6 ~) T! m; u% Bcoaxial (SPDIF) or XLR, Y N! D& C) ^! y4 H" |
(AES/EBU) devices.
$ ^9 z H i4 v6 h% C3 eThe red phono socket of
5 [' B+ z$ M3 k. ^' Gthe breakout cable is the
& \: {5 Y' f F/ `& F# NSPDIF output, the white
u& d: S8 \" x4 ?+ W; N9 d5 mone is the SPDIF input.
8 h5 _$ Q' E1 ^" QThe ground-free design,$ A; C: X- ~. E3 V9 \
with transformers for
. E/ J7 u3 M6 D$ u$ Q' y! rdigital inputs and outputs,8 {4 X- N5 m2 |" `
offers a problem-free connection of all devices along with perfect hum rejection.
; n) |; e( z3 i6 j$ i9 B/ u) rAll outputs are driven in parallel, therefore carrying identical signals. In the simplest situation, X; i' p) c( H" F+ m7 l. j
connect 3 devices at the outputs and use the card as a splitter (distribution 1 to 3).
" _% _% `' e% ^ ~$ J% YA ¼" TRS (stereo) jack provides a 2-channel unbalanced analog output. The analog output is
" M- {$ S) H! R4 ?+ |5 J! Mdirectly driven from the digital output. A superior 24 bit DAC, followed by a low impedance
' r9 x" F& p; @6 k$ }7 ~. r6 ~driver stage, allows the connection of stereo headphones. The analog output level can be& B6 [) C/ z8 M3 d
changed coarse (± 12 dB) with the ‘Level’ switch at the bracket, and fine via the RME DIGI. L7 I3 d0 V3 ~8 Q1 [
Settings dialog. Two faders allow to change the output level from 0 dB down to -78 dB. A special
% J: U( d9 J: V2 K: Y2 y, L+ }mute circuit reduces noise when switching the computer on and off.
3 x f$ k! F' o2 l! B$ o8.2 Internal Connectors
' u5 [" J8 A% QThe DIGI96/8 PRO has one internal digital input and output, provided by 2-pin connectors+ s0 G# J7 r, A2 v. e9 m
on the board. The internal input ST3, labelled CD IN / Sync In, can be connected to an
% N0 M* S0 g/ r6 w ?internal CD-ROM drive having a digital audio output (advantage: the built in CD-ROM drive is4 j8 v) ], g4 @9 {( X3 I% W
sufficient for digital recording and the need for external cabling does not arise). Or it can be0 n9 [5 X$ u" u4 E" L6 O+ U
connected with the internal output of another DIGI96 series card (synchronizing multiple cards),3 }5 ?: [: p- J- z
or an AEB4/8-I. The latter is possible because the internal input accepts both SPDIF and ADAT
" h9 q* _6 S, B" e/ t2 yformat.: w D9 G4 n. J y3 ^
The internal output ST4, labelled Sync Out, provides a copy of the current external output4 k0 w1 Z- A0 _
signal, no matter if SPDIF or ADAT. Besides connecting a AEB4/8-O for an output of up to 8/ B5 z( b$ _' X4 O- {& o6 q8 q0 `
analog channels, the internal loopback proves to be a useful application. Use the supplied two# J" ]4 S5 m5 _. t* \ o
pin cable to connect Sync In and Sync Out, set the card to Clock Mode 'Master' and selectal
5 F4 [* D1 ?$ u& Q& m) \) h/ S'Internal' as input. Now the output signal shows up directly at the card's input. This allows you to" ?8 |: j6 `+ m. H
record the playback signal, or to display the playback signals with our DIGICheck software.
" U9 p+ j; H. p' R5 vThe two connectors ST6 and ST7 provide a connection to the optional Word Clock Module
2 x' ` K9 j' ~4 u) d% PWCM. ST7 is also needed when connecting a AEB4/8-I. See the manuals of these products for
- \6 I/ k. X. ymore information.
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8.3 Playback (Windows MME)
$ d" }+ ?4 T8 FDIGI96/8 PRO can play back audio data only in supported formats (sample rate, bit resolution).
1 ]$ C* M: \' _5 d# h \Otherwise an error message appears (for example at 22 kHz and 8 bit).$ K' v8 Q# t( J5 ]4 {. ]
In the audio application being used, DIGI96/8 PRO must be selected as the output device. This% D" G% f2 }$ m, i: P! s$ Z
can often be found in the Options, Preferences or Settings menus under Playback Device, Audio
! ?5 {& i) \: v/ t3 N8 Y: ^0 oDevices, Audio etc. Only a few programs exclusively use Windows' Preferred Playback
* P, ^' i; ^; O& `/ IDevice. This setting can be changed in >Control Panel /Multimedia /Audio<. We recommend: e( P# z/ U) n0 L F
using 24-bit resolution for playback to use the DIGI96 series fullest potential.4 V* E1 @. o; r! [. S2 U& u
We strongly recommend switching all system sounds off (via >Control Panel /Sounds<). Also
# V Y% N4 x* TDIGI96/8 PRO should not be the Preferred Device for playback, as this could cause loss9 S8 \! H$ }# E$ Y0 Y# p
of synchronization and unwanted noises. If you feel you cannot do without system sounds, you
a, W5 J* R% `3 C! Pshould consider buying a cheap Blaster clone and select this as Preferred Device in >Control
6 m r6 F/ Q5 i2 i% A4 xPanel /Multimedia /Audio<.
" i4 H1 c4 e/ g2 L' E8 k: EThe RME Driver CD includes step by step instructions for configuring many popular audio applications.
# p: I& ]4 ]# dStart setup.htm or setup2.htm (in the rmeaudio.webtechinfo directory).
% v/ v* i" U! m- u% C$ K* o m& Z7 YThe screenshot to the: ~6 r5 m* j- j
right shows a typical
- R. q" b9 f1 c6 pconfiguration dialog as
" E! N3 n5 I, h+ I/ o; Xdisplayed by a (stereo)) X) n; ?6 R8 {: i2 U
wave editor. In ADAT; W1 q# [* s7 @
mode a playback is done
4 g7 v, o: I0 q* R- z+ b) K" Busing the currently
& p. C* x) E1 u; Fchosen stereo pair. In' N* [2 P8 k* x5 Q3 W/ c
SPDIF mode playback
% W$ J9 L+ J4 k, l1 c7 ]5 Lalways uses channels3 X8 v: a$ q" x2 \7 v
1+2.+ F! t7 Z0 N# T# s' O, Y
Increasing the number
+ n+ \: }( M, ]0 z: ~and/or size of audio4 m! Y9 i7 E+ J
buffers may prevent the. k& n4 Z% a9 K6 |1 Y* C: y
audio signal from breaking* \- `3 p$ n9 S7 r, C3 N
up, but also increases2 f- c6 z9 H; j+ w
latency i.e. output is3 q( x2 h& l+ d$ b( t! J
delayed. For synchronized
! o4 [( g+ \# k) z4 D7 pplayback of audio
% T8 d3 q( ]3 F# c2 dand MIDI, be sure to
; ?9 g7 D7 p& W6 R3 {1 q4 Oactivate the checkbox ‘Get position from audio driver’. Even at higher buffer settings in a mixed
9 R2 K+ x. x# WAudio/MIDI environment, sync problems will not arise because the DIGI96/8 PRO always
/ g5 W1 f% O% kreports the current play position correctly (even while recording - essential for chase lock synchronization).* j$ v, |/ l3 c' j
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8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME)( M9 F' y' A2 Y: T' ~4 @# \9 W
Unlike analog soundcards, which produce empty wave files (or noise) when no input signal is
. I) f. }3 r! `8 ?5 apresent, digital I/O cards always need a valid input signal to start recording (this includes the
6 M+ r9 i" E7 F9 }' p! N9 [" V) l# a2 `correct sample frequency as well)." s: F$ `8 ?; G! E
To take this into account, RME has included three unique features in the DIGI96 series: an$ ~) Z& ~) n: u6 N- x, ?" Q2 x* g
error LED for the active digital input in use, a comprehensive I/O signal status display (showing
4 J, b/ x: R; O% u4 x! s8 [) usample frequency, lock and format) in the Settings dialog, and the protective Check Input function.
& l" j. [2 \2 u/ X, u, e& o4 JThe error LED indicates whether the card gets power and a valid digital input signal. Whenever
' C. f1 z# |1 ?+ K1 `an error occurs (wrong input, invalid data, signal transmitting device delivers nothing), the LED
# _! c+ o/ g+ mwill light red. As soon as a valid input signal is present the LED will turn off. The display of the J8 @$ _2 u# B
sample frequency (see chapter 9, picture Settings) in the Status display offers a similar function.
; h! i5 ]8 F! ]. Y. z" K1 x0 u) eIf no sample frequency can be recognized ‘Out Of Range’ will be shown, in case of an error
- G2 S' g6 G5 F S P" bdetection ‘No Lock’.
7 n% g7 n9 ]. i. ?+ U& u6 oIf a 48 kHz signal is fed to the input and the application is set to 44.1 kHz, Check Input stops
, t3 a n: M1 ?! X1 n; b: mthe system from recording. This prevents faulty takes, which often go unnoticed until later on in4 s) z' f6 I$ E/ W. v
the production. Such tracks appear to have the wrong playback rate - the audio quality as such: {$ Q& Z9 F" t$ D
is not affected. 'Check Input' may be switched off for vari-speed purposes.% I3 S _0 k* ]7 I0 |* M" W% R8 Q
Therefore configuring the software to perform a digital recording is child´s play. After selecting9 y5 \2 S' I9 E; v; |" d' y
the required input DIGI96/8 PRO displays the current sample frequency. This parameter O3 {: j9 {2 \& w" n. r) v
can then be changed in the application’s audio attributes (or similar) dialog.; I2 ^8 l Q+ q6 f0 e
The screenshot to the right shows a typical dialog1 {/ ^9 O& o/ j; C( [
used for changing basic parameters such as
2 \) l; G1 n S, u* F" {, hsample frequency and resolution in an audio: g6 c5 M7 B$ n6 B' B6 N
application.
* p# Q3 C j; h5 m" ~! kAny bit resolution can be selected, providing it is
6 \* I9 X/ R7 e# Bsupported by both the audio hardware and the* f; G* T" H; s( j7 k
software. Even if the input signal is 24 bit, the
2 h1 H7 b. }- ]8 x3 g; rapplication can still be set to record at 16-bit: V) I7 }2 s/ d4 J9 S2 q0 s7 p4 c
resolution. The lower 8 bits (and therefore any
1 l. S( i/ [9 H3 J4 Ssignals about 96dB below maximum level) are
: E: X+ K; n; slost entirely. On the other hand, there is nothing; t+ W9 I& r2 }" K
to gain from recording a 16-bit signal at 24-bit
8 C0 S& F, O: I7 _resolution - this would only waste precious space5 U' y. u7 i* Q+ h ?1 i; u
on the hard disk.
4 R. J: ~! O8 l3 V ]+ R/ XIt often makes sense to monitor the input signal or send it directly to the output. The DIGI96% E0 T8 c2 |) p% d" }
series includes a useful input monitor function, which can be set in the RME DIGI Settings* T3 |, {% j6 m% X
(Output/Automatic). Activating Record or Pause in the application causes the input signal to be
/ z) z) G( W) Spassed directly to the digital and analog output. However, some applications block monitoring
* T: I- X: @, C/ Tby constantly activating playback, even if the played back track is empty. This is often required
/ h: f0 A( z Q H [$ \6 m, u* _by programs to ensure that timing and punch I/O will work correctly./ {' `/ o* R4 [4 U7 @5 n) l4 X* m
Currently two solutions exist which enable real-time monitoring even when playback is active.2 l; l k( y' j; w
Our ZLM (Zero Latency Monitoring) technology allows monitoring in Punch I/O mode - with this; A( C2 D7 N% X0 I
the card behaves like a tape machine. This method has been implemented in all versions of; }3 r4 g7 |$ z; H4 K! J
Samplitude (by SEK’D), and can be activated using the global track option 'Hardware monitoring$ x* Y4 y3 I9 Z! w
during Punch'./ c6 o& @' r* u; d9 Y; V
The other solution is to use our ASIO 2.0 drivers with a ASIO 2.0 compatible program. When4 _0 f; b! g% b/ ?
'ASIO Direct Monitoring' has been switched on, the input signal is routed in real-time to the
# P) B, e. U$ Uoutput whenever record is started.
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# w5 {5 c' \3 |* }8.5 Record while Play
0 ]7 Q- @& K: k7 O2 }DIGI96/8 PRO allows the playback of audio data during the recording of further audio
, Q) j% l3 \4 h" F, g2 \, Fdata, even at different sample frequencies. This feature, known as Enhanced Full Duplex or" l% t* S; L- A0 B$ O- N
Record while play, is a must for multitrack harddisk recording, but it has to be supported by the
9 @0 s5 O# D; [6 p- erecording software.
+ ^+ V* x# {- C) A/ f# {8.6 DVD-Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME/ W9 _0 Z" x: A
When using popular DVD software player like WinDVD and PowerDVD, their audio data stream
; t9 K0 o% b6 O2 h/ F2 H; Y# l. ccan be send to any AC-3/DTS capable receiver, using the DIGI96 series' SPDIF output. For this
) L+ y O0 |8 C/ ^! Eto work the DIGI96 output wave device has to be selected in 'Control Panel/Sounds and Multimedia/% a" w* |$ {# n. h Y1 |
Audio'. Also check 'use preferred device only'.8 @4 ^% ]/ s9 x2 k/ `1 A
You will notice that the DVD software's audio properties now allow to use 'SPDIF Out' or to$ U# u }+ B6 N" p: p" q
'activate SPDIF output'. When selecting these, the software will transfer the non-decoded digital4 Q+ F* T: r3 J% t2 f$ b9 N7 N
multichannel data stream using the RME card.
5 A( p8 G: o, T9 ZThis 'SPDIF' signal sounds like chopped noise at highest level. Therefore check 'Non-audio' in
0 W" S* r" `4 F5 Q. `! \& S% ~the card's Settings dialog, to prevent most SPDIF receivers from accepting the signal, and to
3 J8 N$ ]# M t5 Tprevent any attached equipment from being damaged.0 p8 j) h6 _9 k1 B4 \! |
Setting the card to be used as system playback device is against common sense, as professional# c k9 L/ Y$ S! C% I6 l W6 p
cards are not specialized to play back system sounds, and shouldn't be disturbed by) D0 \6 |2 r9 N5 X0 F# l0 \ f& g! l
system events. To prevent this, be sure to re-assign this setting after usage, or to disable any
: L, q2 u' g, Y+ u, Rsystem sounds (tab Sounds, scheme 'No audio').+ G5 V. U0 P( n( p1 Y3 m' {/ z: H" |1 K
Note: The DVD player will be synced backwards from the RME card. This means when using. M) G: J, \* {5 S# U% R
AutoSync and/or word clock, the playback speed and pitch follows the incoming clock signal.' x2 g$ _" V! W$ _- V
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8.7 Low Latency under MME (Buffer Size Adjustment)
1 e: d# ~: \- r% l# T! uUsing Windows 95 or 98 the MME buffer size was nothing to worry about. Latencies below 46
' s3 w$ m$ F4 r7 f- h) ]% S& Vms were not possible. Meanwhile both computers and operating system have become much+ p7 X, h" `* u8 H
more powerful, and since Windows ME/2000/XP latencies far lower can be used. SAWStudio+ I6 I& g5 _0 L/ t: U" j6 D% h
and Sonar allowed to use such low settings from the start. Sequoia was updated in version5 u. _0 ^5 @% K( H* t6 d( I* i
5.91, WaveLab in version 3.04.5 D) k, i( Q" \, p1 b$ r6 ?
In the Settings dialog the MME buffersize (in fact the DMA buffer size) is set with the same; U! }0 v; @: e; i+ h) r4 S$ w+ q
buttons as the ASIO buffer size. Please note that this setting only defines the buffer size of the
7 d, W n/ ?3 }! Nhardware. The true and effective latency is configured within the MME application!+ g4 |, \: |$ ^* H m* t/ w
Attention: the DMA buffers must not be larger than the application's buffers. This case can1 u3 i) R# H' t" e2 o' n
happen unnoticed when using ASIO and MME at the same time (multiclient) and setting1 U( }9 y3 _0 O) l+ Z# w- j
MODE to 2048 (46 ms), while the buffers in the MME application are still set for a lower latency.
' f! X! \& @, v* ?: [! YPlayback will be stuttering and audio will be distorted.- z7 A0 L2 N7 P: Q+ X
Example: when you set the DIGI96 to 2048 you can't use 1024 in any program. But setting the- g( { n+ |- ?7 k: E% F
card's MME buffer to 256 allows to use 512 and all higher values within the MME software.- R7 W" a5 i* A- M, [4 _8 f5 T6 K
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9. Configuring the DIGI96/8 PRO0 o2 V, p) u7 l# m- Q! V
9.1 General6 V9 N$ j" O. `' g: `+ s+ k( N" @$ |
The hardware of the DIGI96 series includes a number of helpful, well thought-of, practical functions7 C3 r: M# V- D* M7 `3 j
and options, which allow you to configure the behaviour of the card to suit many different4 L( T# V4 s& H' T0 P( E
requirements. Through ‘Settings’ you will gain access to:, s2 j$ r% g: F Q
· Input selection
: y" X; L3 }1 _( f0 {! w: ]· Output operation$ {9 r3 x. |: i4 w& J
· Output Channel Status
$ f4 t" H# A) F· Synchronization behaviour5 O3 h$ o0 `: B2 i, ?$ ^& M1 q
· Input and output status display
6 F9 Z- \/ F0 XThe display of the current input frequency and format is updated every 0.5 seconds. When' G: `! Z' M& [6 f1 n
choosing an input with a signal including errors or without any input signal the statement ‘No4 j! R/ A: m' W! y6 J
Lock’ appears, in vari-speed operation or with sample frequencies widely out of tune ‘Out of% g6 M$ ?, h- q' x
Range’ is shown. If the current signal has SPDIF or AES/EBU format then 'Stereo' is displayed,
/ ], P. e8 t& k- swith ADAT format ‘ADAT' is shown.$ _4 x' u( `0 F g5 F4 W9 Z
The three states of the output4 T/ x7 u& r9 t I) Z8 G. r
selected through the choicebox$ [8 W) U& T/ {: V
‘Output’ control the monitoring
. ?# S) L6 t9 k+ I/ \" Mbehaviour of the card.4 J8 G) N( g. p, g% @
‘Automatic’ sets the normal
5 l1 l; o* G( V8 |7 ?mode where the input signal
: m+ T/ ]; @# M5 e5 U7 X! C% greaches the output only whilst
" F/ P/ P6 W$ M) E6 K* }0 N7 yrecording. In this mode, when
( C+ _8 A" f M. E( sstarting a recording, feedback
9 Z0 e7 i# _' xoccurs very often when using
& A! w# J: U% f3 l5 Bdigital mixing desks. ‘Play only’; ?* `- V3 O R& m& w, _1 [$ S
solves this problem by making
* z& w- d; V3 c4 Lsure that the input signal is never
9 Q8 V% Z! o9 wpassed to the output.
7 ^) f. t$ {: uAfter selecting ‘Input’, the input
5 h8 P x, u4 o+ \4 u+ @$ Rsignal appears at the output7 N. o) n: A$ o
whenever playback is not active.
" H8 [2 t, D' f: E; t4 MDIGI96/8 PRO saves a
6 S4 n. z$ S9 S# _continual record standby mode0 B- _2 U: A* h8 b
and can switch itself to monitoring
: y% {* O: a5 }without active software. As' Z3 u# F& Q& _2 [/ \9 o
switching between the inputs is. G; m, c1 V; y
carried out in realtime, stepping+ _# @- R, M4 O" q4 e! H; l3 w
through the inputs gives a fast
5 L3 W2 c! p, g/ M5 r* m2 a! Echeck of the incoming signals.
* J- x: ]1 o+ `9 z/ a( Y1 VSettings should not be changed during playback or record if it can be avoided, as this can cause
. n' l0 j, t3 }2 l) Eunwanted noises. Also, please note that even in 'Stop' mode, several programs keep the2 `4 r+ K0 Y: |( j: i
recording and playback devices open, which means that any new settings might not be applied! Q: H3 y+ D. h
immediately.
) j) p* K+ _) C, F7 |# hSpecific information about the right choice of the output's Channel Status (output format Consumer: P; Z9 d: T/ T- I; o, \
/ Professional) can be found in chapter 11.; j4 O+ W$ s) _- @
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# w# L% M: w8 X% Y" T, vInput
# N. q$ e- h- O( h% g- F L4 bDefines the current input. Under W9x an additional option called Autoselect can be selected.
* R" ~6 n2 ~3 N" c* bWhen active, the digital inputs will be changed automatically until a valid input signal is detected.5 u# v) h1 ?8 w" t: Q l
Stereo Devices (W2k only)
" K/ j# ]+ q2 u VSyncAlign operates fully automated and should be kept active all the time. Only in case the l$ {3 `( H. l, y6 e8 I# c- F
stereo devices must operate completetely independent, deactivating this setting may be necessary.
& [8 J2 Y a, Z* c: O( d) e. h" x( ZSafe Mode" @. { R4 N) |7 z/ e0 t P
Check Input verifies the current input signal against the settings in the record program. When
* I7 R( p. `# c( {$ z: l! r/ Qde-activated a recording will always be allowed, even with non-valid input signals.
. P% K" T# C/ Y/ V3 ^W9x only: 'Disable DS' deactivates the DirectSound support of the driver (see chapter 13.2).
# V3 x& U* P3 g# l7 `Output F2 _9 M. z9 @1 p. C/ C: l. F& p
With ‘Automatic’ active, the input signal reaches the output only whilst recording. ‘Play only’
* s5 P; t# ?# M6 Nprevents the input signal from being passed to the output. After selecting ‘Input’, the input signal
" N& H0 I0 M# Q$ N, `appears at the output whenever playback is not active.
: e+ d) E2 x/ o, q" aOutput Format8 o' \. k, H9 e6 ]' ~; ~
'Automatic' sets the output to 2-channel SPDIF or 8-channel ADAT mode, according to the1 U* M* p X p
current use of the card's devices. Select 'Force Adat' to constantly have the output operating in
. z7 Y, Y: }2 d2 z1 S, T& v& nADAT mode. 'A/S Conv.' forces the card's output into stereo operation.
0 y% I( T# M% T# E& w0 w2 k/ @Specific information about 'Professional', 'Emphasis' and 'Non-Audio' can be found in chapter
4 C' ^, c# {/ P. R0 a [4 T8 {11.
+ m& R q6 _ X/ w/ w F4 MAnalog Output
" c) L( f! }3 @* hTrack9 `5 ?$ Y! v4 j: i
Defines, which of the four channel pairs is sent to the analog output.
, i/ n+ m9 T6 xAttenuation
4 _5 j& f) w8 F# ~% CAttenuation of the analog output level in steps of 6 dB.; ^* R# N e3 v; q( r O$ h4 E0 t
Volume' ?* o4 E1 `# C8 Z* k z5 y
Attenuation of the analog output level via fader. With 'Couple' activated, both faders move
( m& j; V3 F: ^. p4 Fsimultaneously.
" v0 f9 n7 z* Y. w& MClock Mode/ w/ m1 s3 `. K5 ~; V+ L5 J1 J. T
The card can be configured to use the selected input (AutoSync), a word clock signal (Word" b: M; {) C" i* g6 k3 [* E1 r
Clock), or its internal clock (Master) as clock source.
. i; _: [: I- E" [# B; ~9 t, ^' qStatus Displays
( j7 `4 I8 r ?The displays at the bottom of the dialog box give precise information about the current status of9 |5 O8 |* a8 |& J7 E
the card like format of input and output signal, sample rate at input and output, or current clock( `2 Q3 d! q5 T
mode.. C) V# u, Y1 X" [" W' u: I, N& p! L
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9.2 Force Adat
0 l- }$ k, z: e) {6 `The function 'Force Adat' is a mighty feature of the DIGI96/8 series. It forces the digital output1 S1 ?0 f# h( b! a$ T
into ADAT mode (i.e. 8-channel operation).
: n) N' L1 n. B' _" `When using a 'normal' 2-track program to play a stereo file, you're not only able to send the
& B: V! a) x4 |: I$ |: adata to any SPDIF device, but also to any other ADAT interface! Just activate 'Force Adat' and
) ?/ S! F; `9 B6 Q/ R0 L' pchoose the stereo pair that corresponds to the channels you want the data being transfered to
5 P b- |- {6 @3 _( y(for example DIGI96/8 PRO (3+4)).2 [2 W9 S* T* F8 S7 X- q$ v
When 'Force Adat' is activated, more than one 2-channel (stereo) program can access the( U& m: S0 c2 M3 g- H
ADAT interface simultaneously (see chapter 12)." ?. T6 s4 E: R1 m5 \
If the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode, activate the switch ‘Force Adat'- _) L5 A1 _* n! j
in the RME DIGI Settings dialog.
4 n. J# f2 }% o: BWhen using ASIO and only one stereo output bus, activated 'Force ADAT' causes the output4 I1 y( F- }- P8 n9 J! p
to operate in ADAT format (see chapter 13).
. g4 y" T. @. C; u1 ?7 J6 BWhen the DIGI is set to pass-through operation (constant monitoring of the input signal by1 }$ k) W* @0 g
selecting 'Input' mode) it turns into a real-time SPDIF to/from ADAT converter, processed by. M7 n6 I; D8 z e- ^4 E
the hardware without any additional software. Activated 'Force Adat' allows you to use the card$ I& V4 Z* m$ p/ |! m9 p- }
as a format converter from SPDIF to ADAT. The stereo signal at the input is copied to all 4
& v1 M$ `: v+ W, U! i9 e' ostereo pairs of the output. The option 'A/S Conv.' forces the card's output into stereo operation.
E0 f" n/ D$ Y# q+ m0 |Then the card works as format converter from ADAT to SPDIF. Use the 'Track' buttons to$ Q0 }* v4 o/ a1 x% y8 m; g X
define which one of the 4 stereo input pairs will be routed to the SPDIF output.
/ o0 t% {& ~1 ?0 ]2 z9 n9.3 Analog Output
5 W2 C9 x3 Y5 Y$ d: Q% tWhenever the card's output operates in ADAT format, the 2-channel analog output will play G, i' l7 x- i" f! l$ `; Z1 {
back one of the four stereo pairs. The desired pair can be selected in the 'Track' field of the
$ L b5 E5 [2 K2 e% K2 g+ O ~Settings dialog. In SPDIF (stereo) mode the Track selection has no functionality.
4 t8 d$ L, _/ I" mThe analog output level can be set coarse (four 6 dB steps) or fine using the faders in the field2 N! i6 r0 e8 {3 n" A! ^3 |* b! g
'Volume'. Both methods operate simultaneously and with digital precision. The shown damping. b6 `+ V7 \- f" t5 y( P8 G2 p
values are exactly the ones used. The used technique avoids changes in frequency response
" e: J9 T) M# N2 s3 ]& w. h: \and distortion. Only the dynamic range will decrease at higher dampings, as the noise level of- B' @2 G0 }1 F9 X4 o& [9 O
the analog output stage remains unchanged.
" I: f" D. Y4 n% a& [Additionally the analog output level can be changed coarse (± 12 dB) with the ‘Level’ switch at, w3 h+ k% t7 ~! S# ]
the bracket, between +10 dBu and –2 dBu.& a3 ]' [# ?) j: B Q6 ?
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5 W7 l; U$ G* `; i& A) w6 C9.4 Tab 'Mode'3 e% u( Y3 b) o* x
The Buffer Size value can be set in the RME DIGI Settings dialog, tab 'Mode'. This setting determines- S% y% L P* W
the latency (the delay) between the audio application and the DIGI96 series, as well- J; ~3 z1 [+ V
as general system stability. The higher the value, the more tracks can be recorded and played# D0 f* C& [) p4 E/ f% L
back simultaneously, and the longer the system takes to react.
7 i# f0 R" e |$ q# e7 p$ p QIn RME DIGI Settings, tab 'Mode', 4 different buffer sizes are available: 256 (6 ms), 512 (11
5 }# F; ?2 i9 d y* V7 c! P/ R; Yms), 1024 (23 ms), 2048 (46 ms). As the real latency depends on the used sample rate, the( {9 O" ]; \; @
values are different for different sample rates:
& d2 {8 ]5 Q" z, F! zChoice Buffer size Resolution 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 88.2 kHz 96 kHz+ S: l$ b7 i, P
46 ms/16 bit 2048 s 16 bit 46.4 ms 42.7 ms 23.2 ms 21.3 ms: |# K6 `4 N: P) u9 e e
23 ms/32 bit 1024 s 32 bit 23.2 ms 21.3 ms 11.6 ms 10.7 ms4 F& t) @0 H3 i
11 ms/16 bit 512 s 16 bit 11.6 ms 10.7 ms 5.8 ms 5.3 ms
. u* z0 ^1 m, t& d- e$ m; z. Z6 ms/32 bit 256 s 32 bit 5.8 ms 5.3 ms 2.9 ms 2.7 ms
6 N. n( E; t! GThe stated latency describes only one way. The complete path through the computer (record( z1 F, M- _# b. O4 \/ F
plus playback, monitoring) gives double values.
- I5 B- J' |5 e% DThe setting of the buffer size affects all formats.$ \ W* t) N- q3 l. ]
MME: Defines lowest possible latency. The current latency and bit resolution is set in the MME
& j$ n) B' b. y/ K2 A' qapplication.
& n1 V4 n) n0 A) T* n7 DASIO: Sets current latency. Defines the effective interface resolution to 16 or 32 bit.
0 D- p- I, E! C" g& u; t) F3 UGSIF: Sets current latency and locks the current interface resolution to 16 or 32 bit. In Gigastudio's
" P0 H3 C8 U. z8 N. J9 BHardware Settings the same (and only this) resolution will be displayed, either 24 (32) or
, |" ^' b9 B1 U r; b16 bit.! Q( f3 E3 j, J6 p; {* _; e
9.5 Boot-Option ADAT
. _9 O3 F6 w6 m" M% q7 KThe jumper JP4, labelled 'Boot ADAT', configures the card's state between power-on of the5 [" }; f: C( U( f9 I
computer and completed boot of the OS. The card is shipped with the jumper set, thus starting
- F9 A, O) h$ qin ADAT mode. This option was introduced because several external devices, especially digital0 ?8 A- r, ?( U! `9 i1 K
mixing desks like Yamaha's 01V or Spirit's 328 will produce noise when an SPDIF signal is
# T; d% {* |) N* f* J; J, g1 R3 tpresent at their ADAT input.' M0 j- G! l/ L2 Q: _. z$ B
The other way round will normally not cause any problem, as most SPDIF and AES/EBU input
2 t8 w* t; c) e/ {5 h' {circuits recognize 'wrong' formats, and automatically mute the digital audio signal. To start the
/ C7 U; |: u; }1 H) T, \6 qcard in SPDIF mode simply pull off jumper JP4., G. D1 h, [$ ~, P' j% q: F
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4 L$ r7 ~5 |, ~' h0 {8 o9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization
+ v O% h9 O, C2 K! ]# P+ e* P: rIn the digital world, all devices are either the 'Master' (clock source) or a 'Slave' synchronized to
d' Q: d C: B- a/ B# C3 Vthe master. Whenever several devices are linked within a system, there must always be a single! s$ v2 }8 f0 B5 }! k- Q
master. The DIGI96 series includes a very user-friendly intelligent clock control, which
) S" g% m3 y7 s; ]3 O. E+ bhandles the clock switching between master and slave on its own. Click on 'AutoSync' to activate
2 S$ J6 f" [! {0 ]1 jthis mode.
7 ]1 l! k9 b6 F0 }4 m/ fIn AutoSync mode, the card constantly scans for a valid input signal at the active input. As
& O. H* k: ?( y6 Esoon as this matches the current playback sample rate, the card switches from the internal2 n& N) o H- g7 t p
quartz (display 'Clock Master') to the clock generated from the input signal (display 'Clock Slave').
9 t) d" l1 u; B6 N; zThis allows on-the-fly recording, even during playback, without having to synchronize the4 e& l2 w; I8 I5 }; z/ M6 p) v
card to the input signal first. It also allows immediate playback at any sample rate without having
- O% O! s/ v0 i% B0 \to reconfigure the card.6 ?; O" ^) n+ N( c4 F
'AutoSync’ guarantees a fault-free function of the modes Record, Record while Play and while
! X" f8 a8 s' d8 m# b$ k0 jusing more than one card (see chapter 10). In certain cases however, e.g. when the inputs and
5 ]: }% u& t8 ]! m* I- @$ r4 [7 Koutputs of a DAT machine are connected directly to the DIGI96/8 PRO, AutoSync causes
, K% o1 D2 b3 c5 r K' x( O" Z/ z0 Ofeedback in the digital carrier, so synchronization breaks down. To remedy this, switch the9 c" ~4 j K% U: C
card's clock mode over to 'Master'.
# G I: b& U- x1 MDue to the outstanding clock control and PLL a synchronization of the output signal to the input+ r4 H% M E9 j5 D
signal is not only possible at identical sample rates, but also at double/half sample rates.
+ v5 U# B P1 \' KAutoSync allows multiple cards to be easily synchronized by applying one input signal to all
/ i' f. T& d$ f+ v: t% Binputs simultaneously (see chapter 10).
4 }, _9 J6 _( L* VThanks to the described AutoSync technology and a lightning fast PLL the DIGI96 Series is not2 B c1 b7 X$ E! m' @( N
only capable of handling standard frequencies, but also any sample rate between 25 and 105: ?* p0 l+ p; B6 ~# \
kHz. The digital input serves as synchronization source. Please note that at the start of a record
" ~' H/ v7 u* M6 y8 ^' cor playback a valid sample frequency (32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz)' k) u% B# J, ]+ Q" ]
has to be fed. When started the sample frequency can be pitched to whatever is needed,
- X1 ^7 C5 p/ Y) w% f" u) ODIGI96/8 PRO will follow theses changes immediately." Y& m. l. y$ A
When using the optional Word Clock Module (clock mode 'Word Clock') the word clock input
8 f! S( u+ ]; K6 ?4 Ccan serve as synchronization source. In vari-speed operation any sample frequency between
- w( Q% f0 C+ w! l( @& ]( P25 kHz and 105 kHz is allowed.7 x3 B" s/ b, E7 E# }" A$ i) {
Only one device can be master in a digital system! When DIGI96/8 PRO operates in clock
( I- J( r+ y8 n$ d& t1 o( Vmode 'Master', all other devices have to be 'Slave'.
( V3 {2 e# i0 sMore information on these subjects can be found in the HTML document 'sync96.htm', located$ l: j5 n; R9 d' j# n) z
in the directory rmeaudio.webenglishtechinfo on the RME Driver CD, or on our web site. M5 e' n) a6 J( t7 X( {& U8 d1 U3 z
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10. Using more than one DIGI96/8 PRO
u8 G) W' N: V P6 ZAll our drivers can communicate simultaneously with all the cards registered in the system. The0 g1 X, N& {7 R* z1 |
driver marks them with different numbers after the device's name, like ‘DIGI96/8 PRO In (1)’.
9 y+ [' K+ M5 y* t% `9 sThanks to our AutoSync technology multiple cards can be synchronized easily by applying one
; }0 {9 k. b7 F6 ?$ b: qinput signal to all inputs simultaneously.
1 R. {$ a/ b" h* w) jIn order to connect more than one DIGI96/8 PRO to a digital mixing desk they must all5 C4 ]9 b/ {& b8 x
get the same clock(ed input signal). This is easy to achieve: just connect at least one input of/ y( \( r1 R4 O) a4 s" w& p7 y3 n
each card to one output of the mixing desk.
: _" @+ l8 B2 D$ @! s! S3 }Example 1: All DIGI's digital inputs are connected to other devices synced to the word clock+ |5 D5 l6 I, H6 Y+ W' }
net.
( b+ Z G1 l$ }0 FActivate the corresponding input of each card in its Settings dialog, and activate the mode AutoSync3 Z) k; J; F4 J. q* v6 X
at all cards.
7 p0 L8 Y4 O4 I# C* PExample 2: Only the outputs of the DIGIs are connected to other devices." s/ \* a" u: ^1 Y5 d
Connect the internal Sync-Out of the master card to the Sync-In (CD-ROM) of the second card,
; }/ \) p2 g& Qactivate its internal input and AutoSync mode. Next connect the third card in the same way,
: z0 g5 @" G+ L- i/ w! a; l2 n# \. {from the second's card Sync-Out to the third's card Sync-In. Configure this card like the second
9 ]5 T s1 R# ? r/ w6 Mone. The necessary 2-wire cables are the ones supplied with the DIGI cards. Of course this8 E. ^9 G+ \" K* H% u S+ v/ G) Y
method is also operational with the external connectors, like optical or coaxial, as long as the
/ H- S4 H6 i9 u0 N9 ^! a6 rcorresponding input is activated.0 Q7 E& h' `; { }) [3 O- z
A convenient alternative is the test mode of the optional Word Clock Module WCM.; l- M) r9 e W$ `( Y- y; K+ a
Please note when using more than one card plus the word clock output that only one card
) u8 `' E" S% N4 xcan be master!
9 p. W# L5 Y4 ?9 KExample 3: All DIGIs are correctly connected to the Word Clock Module.0 `4 ]" m. l+ q8 ~4 G9 Z
Activate the test mode by pushing the test switch, so the red LED lights up. Next activate the! d2 T( g2 l; w3 c6 E. X6 \( Q& S& D
mode 'Word Clock' in all card's settings dialogs. Now all cards should show 'Word Clock' in the7 I7 p$ w; _; `3 G6 _
third line of 'Output Status'.
; i7 U2 p3 k- L6 m4 Z$ P3 }3 ^After activating the test mode all internally connected cards are immediately synchronized, in
7 W8 r- m5 U1 T0 t6 s4 [8 scase clock mode 'Word Clock' was activated in all settings dialogs.
& o) l% h% z! C% UMore information on this subject can be found in the HTML document 'sync96.htm', located in0 f5 e$ J' e5 T+ s% i' N
the directory rmeaudio.webenglishtechinfo on the RME Driver CD, or on our web site.# i: p! e) p' n/ p/ y2 g) _6 y$ o
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11. Special Features of the Digital Output; c% o7 O$ }. O
Apart from the audio data itself, digital audio signals in SPDIF or AES/EBU format include a
1 P* Y: B7 Y' K$ G: f1 Mheader containing Channel Status information. False Channel Status is a common cause of
/ R% R: z& t9 f, I, i8 Emalfunction. The DIGI96 series ignores the received header and creates a totally new one for
1 {" s, p# B. B. V l+ Dthe output signal.
3 [7 |3 P1 c; i% `Note that in record or monitor modes, set emphasis bits will disappear. Recordings originally
0 Z+ L2 D7 {" }( \- fdone with emphasis should always be played back with the emphasis bit set!% M$ d, y0 a( H7 ]+ W
This can be done by selecting the ‘Emphasis’ switch in the Settings dialogue. The changes in. C) A' }9 V, \7 F
sound caused by this setting can be monitored in real-time at the analog output jack. At 64,4 Z5 c6 d+ R8 {) z# x: [5 m
88.2 and 96 kHz sample rate the analog output does not support De-Emphasis, so no change in
& j1 z2 D- _/ v# ~- ?$ v6 d; W: W; isound will be audible. W+ d; z+ h4 E; ~- y
The DIGI96 series' new output header is optimized for largest compatibility with other digital
( B8 Q2 H8 I. [& M' b M: c6 e* j/ gdevices:2 p0 w5 s5 J( k+ r5 I, M: w' g
· 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, depending on the current sample rate
% E* Y- f# ]- A2 n, J· Audio use, Non-Audio& g# n" v! k# J
· No copyright, copy permitted) i5 ^% Q8 Z# g( H
· Format Consumer or Professional
9 \7 r: v& F& o4 g. \% l, P· Category General, generation not indicated% Q3 {$ V/ Y$ q7 C- r/ J
· 2-Channel, No Emphasis or 50/15 µs3 W% G$ @2 x0 H
· Aux bits audio use
4 }5 [5 V, L, k/ S0 @Note that most consumer-orientated equipment (with optical or phono SPDIF inputs) will* O5 S* ^2 h) M" c) O5 e! s: [
only accept signals in ‘Consumer’ format!
6 m2 y$ K8 \6 P* S' SThe status 'Professional' should always be activated when using AES/EBU format (when the9 K. w, i" G% G- w
XLR connectors are used).- G' I3 c% B( _* i
The audio bit in the header can be set to 'Non-Audio'. This is necessary when Dolby AC-3 encoded
0 `& F2 s0 P' Odata is sent to external decoders (surround-sound receivers, television sets etc. with AC-
% ^! E# ?; i; y( b4 T3 digital inputs), as these decoders would otherwise not recognize the data as AC-3.1 S1 C+ C9 \) [- X2 f) H9 T! a
When playing back in multi channel mode (using the optical ADAT interface) the XLR and
: O/ B+ G' ]2 c+ `coaxial connectors will be turned off. This prevents sound disturbance by the ADAT signal fed
+ @! U: J: d4 Ito SPDIF or AES/EBU inputs.- n- C3 O1 I4 u& p3 Z% ]# j
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5 |. y9 V- M8 F; G* U7 w7 f12. Notes on the ADAT Interface2 K8 T$ ]* `- C1 F4 p0 L
DIGI96/8 PRO comes with two different driver methods in one driver. Using channel
5 @3 S" y: T8 h: o5 r% ~- Yinterleave there is only one device, the software in use divides the channels into 8 mono tracks.
A( X6 F2 e7 n2 C/ T zBecause this easy to handle 'Windows native' method is not widely used the DIGI96/8! q2 M" H2 E7 J9 w" I" r
PRO also supports Multi-Device operation. The driver routes the 8 tracks in 4 stereo devices.* v, {3 j1 J, T t0 l
These 4 stereo devices can be used by nearly any software to record or playback more than 2% A( A# b' P2 e2 O5 G& n
channels simultaneously, making DIGI96/8 PRO compatible to a wide range of already
0 d/ h* A. K. z* u# L4 K2 M: a" X1 p0 vexisting software.
3 U+ |5 v. \: {3 c, b% Z! ADIGI96/8 PRO includes an intelligent hardware controller for ease of use. Whenever
) _+ u3 j' v; J$ R8 I$ k' bmore than 2 channels are used, no matter with record, playback or both, the card switches into6 M7 j( o/ v, x) b% T
ADAT mode. Whenever an ADAT signal is present at the optical input the settings dialog of the+ k: W$ t4 U7 d; b3 ^$ C: i* S/ y
DIGI96/8 PRO indicates ‘ADAT 44,1 kHz' or 'ADAT 48 kHz'. If now the output function is( Q. u: e3 @$ b W6 s8 i4 Q( O8 Z
set to ‘Input’ while AutoSync is active the card's output changes to ADAT mode to allow input
" d E. x5 h1 J& C- o8 y5 Omonitoring of up to 8 channels. The analog output allows you to listen to any of the four stereo
7 _5 \, e) ^4 O' x, x6 opairs. The desired pair can be selected in the 'Track' field of the Settings dialogue.
* o0 y6 i+ Y* d: P1 x3 CIf the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode activate the switch ‘Force Adat' in
) C/ _' L8 F: O0 r9 }, n6 |the Settings dialog.
# e. E8 J9 m. }3 J0 T' x! u- FWhen using a 'normal' 2 track program to play or record a stereo file, you're not only able to' E5 u8 c5 V3 ^: P* c
send the data to any SPDIF device but also to any other ADAT interface! Just activate 'Force A l( u% e E* q5 T" j% u6 Q
Adat' and choose the stereo pair that corresponds to the desired channels (for example" _5 Z b" Z: }
DIGI96/8 PRO (3+4)).
( q# i' C. X9 d6 y$ tIn SPDIF mode it doesn't matter which stereo device is being used.* e% b \2 s' x6 ]
13. Multiclient Operation
1 f' V% f M+ p* E) l% p0 G13.1 General
, f2 W# _1 f1 G* v& {, o8 Q3 BThe DIGI96/8 series supports multiclient operation. That means more than one program can be
|+ w2 ^& k: M9 G K! i6 dused at the same time. But this mode is only available as long as certain rules are followed. For+ P. j, z" i: d: j$ b5 n/ X2 O
a flawless multiclient operation with multiple programs the below guidelines have to be followed
1 z& q: n# J5 ]% ]+ {/ H0 {$ ]precisely.( j7 L9 h( X. l w. }' S
Rule 1: Multiclient operation always requires the activation of Force Adat!
# K1 T' b; y; V, @2 @; ]( pAfter an activation of Force Adat all 4 output pairs can be used freely. You can use 4 different: z5 J7 D, v L' J9 R
MME programs, or two stereo pairs under ASIO, one under GSIF and one under MME – any
' L$ f2 Q: P1 `/ H! Hcombination is allowed.
% X: d, c; ?* O$ K& l. {: bRule 2: Multiclient operation always requires identical sample rates and bit resolutions!: ?. ~! f0 _, f5 ?* Y
It is not possible to run one program at 44.1 kHz and another one at 48 kHz. Also it's not possible$ N( l% t6 B* i. S8 X
to run one program in 16 bit and another one in 24 (32) bit resolution. Please note that the, O8 c( a& w$ N6 O
selected latency (Mode) also sets the bit resolution for GSIF and ASIO!
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Rule 3: It is not possible to use the same channels with different programs simultaneously.
( u5 I7 o( `5 o: JIf for example Cubase uses channels 1/2 (default in Cubase, Master bus), this output pair can't
. \) G' M5 P* J8 w( Rbe used in Gigasampler/Studio (default) nor under MME.+ f* K3 C% N' {" `
13.2 Multi Channel Direct Sound (Win 9x only)
# _7 N+ H2 n, F8 w% iThe Windows 95/98 driver of the DIGI96 series supports DirectSound. Due to compatibility8 A$ R8 C2 ~" s* q/ |
reasons DirectSound is de-activated by default. To activate the DirectSound support un-check3 x: f O9 K0 `1 e1 Y* H
'Disable DS' in the Settings dialog.3 D! B! Z) f/ _, O0 ?2 t1 L
Additionally the driver offers multi-device DirectSound. This mode is not officially supported by
) |0 g6 i$ V% |8 Y$ \% BWindows 95/98, but works perfectly for example with BPM-Studio. In this mode6 k+ L0 r: e5 s1 ~
DS/ASIO/MME/GSIF can be used simultaneously, as long as different channels are assigned to6 v' a! U3 x& D5 T& b' J, g: o
each driver format. Only the combination ASIO/MME is not supported. ^; p0 y0 U3 l" j+ x% P2 S) X
The multi-device mode for DirectSound requires 'Force ADAT' to be set in the Settings dialog!
" b V6 g+ y% i, \1 t4 L5 b5 cThe DIGI96 series requires identical formats when used in multi-client operation! All programs6 [, ?2 `2 w9 K: V. e1 c
simultaneously accessing the DIGI MUST use the same sample rate and bit resolution.
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14. Operation under ASIO 2.0
0 `/ N: A5 A n: L* {14.1 General
& T; U* }, b; lAs Steinberg is the inventor of ASIO we have chosen Steinberg's Cubase VST as example on: ~9 U. D/ s/ \- H
how to use and setup our cards in ASIO operation.; \% _* J% I9 \# e& K4 V: m0 R: y$ _
Our ASIO driver supports any
1 x' d8 J5 M. hcombination of cards from the
% d0 ^: l& D& o. w; F( n) F6 G" h$ bDIGI96 series. Important: Multiple
, K$ L9 v; a' H4 q5 u- Xcards MUST be synchronized
, s, ^7 ~6 A- F$ V- Tamong themselves! This% ~, }- e1 {2 \# Z, o% t2 H' x( U
may be done by using the
( m* `0 n$ a( P8 ~2 y. Cinput signal (having a common
: E# Q& r( Z2 y4 h/ w6 M6 Sclock source, for example a$ s1 [5 I) `! f1 Z! A- ~
digital mixing desk), several8 O; I2 h# W! n: b. P3 T0 U
synchronized ADATs or the3 V' f0 ^$ n* @7 f( g/ F& e) E, C
RME Word Clock Module.
( C2 {: }+ V. i; M/ k3 SStart the ASIO application, go
" t, Z/ _& s# f# A8 t3 Yto ASIO/System and choose
9 P9 `8 q: l/ L7 w) ], l- E* Gthe device 'ASIO DIGI96 Series'.& ]" d3 K: v1 }3 G w+ _6 J7 O
The button 'ASIO system" P8 M' w5 {+ A& P9 j- l* z( S/ L
control' directly starts the Settings
, U5 |1 o% ^8 B, U. q: j" _dialog of the DIGI96
b+ c+ n* i6 Y$ e5 {) Bseries (see chapter 9)./ n5 ?3 S* r- E1 m8 {. H
Switching between SPDIF (2 channel) and ADAT (8 channel) is done in a very easy and convenient
7 t& k- m+ I# m: away.' { q8 o" h E$ K. j
Playback: When using more than 2 tracks (Master bus plus at least one other) the card switches
: l! G, y) Z8 I+ B3 E8 einto ADAT mode. Simply activate 'Force Adat' in the settings dialog in case the ADAT$ y0 r/ g7 J a. a) F# k
format is desired when playing back only 2 tracks.
$ e( h! Z# H( n/ [5 uRecord: The card automatically recognizes ADAT or SPDIF signals and immediately switches
/ O( _9 O7 n1 Dinto the corresponding mode. It doesn't matter how many inputs are activated. When more than, o) p7 }1 z5 r" U+ B A
one input is active and a SPDIF signal is present at the input this (stereo) signal will be routed4 x6 M( q- W) t" H
to input 1+2.8 p v7 v! e! K( U% W, ?
Mixed Mode: Because of the extended ASIO driver concept it is possible to record from a
. ?) r8 u/ j2 K- l# qSPDIF source while playing back in ADAT format and vice versa (Mixed Mode). Under certain
; p) @ H. x1 @+ k4 [" Lconfigurations sync problems might occur, which make it neccessary to use an external word6 A: p: S- `2 r5 t0 f
clock for all participating devices." k4 \9 S4 Q' ^2 J$ V( d% v
The Enhanced Zero Latency mode of the DIGI96 series enables the 'ASIO Direct Monitoring'
( M- u/ E, Q; Q5 Y6 Z: n, ]% v; nfeature of the ASIO 2.0 standard to be used. Please note that in this mode neither routing nor
& r2 K- \; t; @' Hpan are supported so the input signals will only be routed to the same output channel. Other0 n: N/ H3 s% J' [6 @
VST mixer settings have no effect.. `, q" M5 L! X, h3 ]
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14.2 Buffer Size - Latency
' s0 M- b$ Q( u6 W# jThe Buffer Size value in the RME DIGI Settings dialog determines the latency (in this case the- T' D" }* q7 i$ w
delay) between the audio application and the DIGI96 series as well as general system stability.
0 \) C9 X5 w% g+ f9 ?! fThe higher the value, the more tracks can be recorded and played back simultaneously, and
! v3 o2 \* t4 f: r4 K2 B- [the longer the system takes to react.
( u8 C* P% T. TThe indicated bit resolution is independent from the chosen bit resolution in Cubase. Selecting
- H5 V7 e) j' k8 y! l! e) S16 bit in the driver and 24 bit in Cubase will cause Cubase to record 16 bit data and 8 bit zeroes.; O0 J3 e0 j$ }) `6 \
Selecting 24 bit in the driver and 16 bit in Cubase, the bits 17 to 24 get lost (which only; c: @* C1 {$ C" C$ L3 R L
matters if they included information at all).
( ^" g L% b5 r `) LPlease note that the latency setting describes only one way. The complete path through the2 F9 a: b i$ Q! W
computer (record plus playback, monitoring) gives double values.
& d. c2 |/ w. c5 \0 h" LMore information on how to set up the latency under ASIO can be found in chapter 9.4, Tab
G$ X2 U+ M+ q1 T. I% D4 q'Mode'.4 j2 M- z- ^( h
14.3 Known problems
7 S# n V. L! r; p* e3 b% rIn case the used computer has no sufficient CPU-power and/or sufficient PCI-bus transfer rates,- \ T8 q: `; \. F+ q" Y7 b" S& p! |
then drop outs, crackling and noise will appear. We also recommend to deactivate all PlugIns: X4 y$ }7 g9 u$ _+ \* l/ f. x
to verify that these are not the reason for such effects.) \0 [9 Z2 g+ d D
Unfortunately some newer UltraATA66 and UltraATA100 hard disk controller (also Raid controller)
: `5 t ^$ }5 D; o" d4 o9 @" U# Fseem to violate against the PCI specs. To achieve the highest throughput they hog the PCI$ P) ^' f6 j s
bus, even in their default setting. Thus when working with low latencies heavy drop outs (clicks)
* I8 x) b, x+ care heard. Try to solve this problem by changing the default setting of the controller (for example$ Q( S; F7 B5 i" {4 |$ f
by reducing the 'PCI Bus Utilization').
, J* { Z( Z$ {. ?Another typical source of trouble is wrong synchronization. ASIO does not support asynchronous
) t& U" g) M+ n+ e6 @operation. This means input and output signal must not only have the same sample frequency,2 `4 O! ~2 E) O+ X! T$ M& b
but must also be 'in sync' for error-free Full Duplex operation.1 n B' M) k! y$ s! v
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15. Operation under GSIF (Gigasampler Interface)0 f. W( O% W, I! [8 `. L
15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME3 J- _- Z* x' W; G
The GSIF interface of the DIGI96 series Windows 98/SE/ME driver allows direct operation with
4 F& u* u1 X' b y1 p/ H6 T3 g6 CGigasampler and Gigastudio, with up to 8 channels, 96kHz and 24bit. Additionally the driver; [& E% K2 E2 X4 t# ^; b( y
supports multi-client operation. For example ASIO can use channels 1/2 and Gigastudio (with6 s0 R7 z" d+ D- ^7 T
GSIF) channels 3/4 simultaneously, and so on. [2 U B! c4 @0 z/ F
In case more than 2 channels shall be used under GSIF, activate 'Force ADAT' in the Settings& I( W# n1 E+ { d. Q9 k# b7 F
dialog before starting the software.
7 `, g( _4 k3 f+ E8 m7 FGigasampler/Studio requires a lot of the computer’s calculation power. An optimum performance
/ L T$ W- Y0 q3 L& \3 Uis achieved with a stand-alone GSIF PC. Else we recommend not to use the DIGI96 ASIO z6 J! e9 w" G {( w e2 |
driver, but the ASIO Multimedia driver. It can be set to much higher latencies (i.e. 750 ms),* U3 s R* v$ P
thus providing a problem-free simultaneous operation of ASIO and Gigastudio. Gigastudio itself
- z! ~& }/ o5 t. `0 a$ D# Gwill still work at a very low latency.
3 g0 v% X/ I' V5 Z9 d. TThe DIGI96 series requires identical formats when used in multi-client operation! All programs- q" s: a* v2 m* c, _, X G! W
simultaneously accessing the hardware MUST use the same sample rate and bit9 e$ `7 w! F6 E
resolution. Otherwise de-tuned sound or no sound at all will be heared.+ |2 W7 }: i7 x
Additional simultaneous operation of GSIF and ASIO requires to use different channels. As
6 _: D( b8 D; ?+ ]* h* c$ p, YCubase VST always uses tracks 1/2 these tracks must not be activated in Gigastudio/Sampler.: I/ i# Q; B' ]% y
The tracks activated under GSIF have to be de-activated in ASIO.6 Q1 v3 H; n: E6 g
Please note that the ASIO Multimedia driver will use the maximum bit resolution by default. If
' n9 c3 |9 S: @8 p) t2 Jthe bit resolution of Gigasampler/Studio and other programs do not match, audio output will be
) D# T, [+ v' u% X, Xstopped, until the settings match and a reset is initiated ('Reset Devices' or software restart).
% ]2 q% z( p( e0 H15.2 Windows 2000/XP2 r' G, _6 q7 k8 [" I6 ?7 P
Basically as under Windows 9x. Differences: GSIF under W2k/XP uses a modified interface,
g7 g& N- {* q# j8 h4 ywhich needs interrupts (similar to ASIO). Therefore the user can now set and change the latency0 g) t4 C3 V- f2 V: z
(under W9x latency was fixed inside Gigastudio). However, when using the Hammerfall/ i$ W( p* {1 n0 W
DSP, the latency is always the same as the one selected for ASIO operation. This can cause
$ \2 R( @2 ^6 N { eperformance problems on slower machines when using GSIF and ASIO at the same time.* Q1 X( }2 F! O& C2 W# V
Please note that the W2k/XP driver fully supports multiclient operation, including the combination+ n! f$ W: d2 ?/ H) U% N
MME/ASIO. So for example Cubase, Gigastudio and Sonar can be used simultaneously,
$ Q3 \2 J2 o* h( M4 lprovided each of these programs uses its own audio channels exclusively. Please also note; s C% ?) d7 G9 w
that Gigastudio is running unexpectedly in the background (thus blocking its assigned audio6 o4 F. J5 r& X
channels), as soon as the Gigastudio MIDI ports are used – even when Gigastudio itself hasn't# X8 h; H3 ?, K5 e7 |9 P
been started.
6 z5 U4 d, _1 w# ^User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 24
$ n& k% C; H7 j* F16. Hotline - Troubleshooting
' p$ z! t! T' H: o4 z1 [$ C N5 C) @16.1 General5 B9 a! X a3 @8 w# P
The newest information can always be found on our website www.rme-audio.com, section FAQ,( B- s* m1 t; C0 L
Latest Additions.
9 c6 o, M9 k) O/ uPlayback works but recording doesn´t: C2 M* B( x6 @0 N1 ^
· Check that a valid input signal is at hand. In this case the Error LED on the hardware turns4 M9 K! H$ D4 M0 Y3 n$ S; t
off, and the current sample frequency is shown under 'Settings'.
8 j" C7 A' l* L· If you are sure that a valid signal is being sent but the LED is still red, then check the currently& M5 ~* H9 E( s
selected input in the Settings dialogue.3 `2 ~7 z+ S& Y& }
· Check whether the DIGI96/8 PRO has been selected as recording device in the audio
3 e. W) p/ W$ ?1 tapplication." E+ ^5 r- U A! v4 r8 W
· Check whether the sample frequency set in the audio application (‘Recording properties’ or7 U! m: `7 u- k2 q0 Y0 d! O
similar) matches the input signal.
8 J9 n3 `+ p6 `, K s· Check that there is no loop cabling present. If so set 'Clock Mode' to 'Master'.) A8 e8 a! D. ~3 o2 o
The input signal cannot be monitored in real-time
- k$ T+ H# l2 m. T) R· Monitoring has not been enabled (for example 'Global disable' in Cubase).
' _) D1 I$ n& c( b, H6 mOnly the playback signal, but not the record (input) signal is present at the output
# G$ I7 [! F" Y) w5 u· The DIGI96 series has no hardware mixer. Therefore while playback is running only the2 N/ n; x0 Q# T/ ^0 M0 o9 R
playback signal is present at the output. The mixing of record and playback signal has to be
# D9 g$ R! R# M$ v, @done in the software (for example deactivate Cubase's 'ASIO Direct Monitoring').
% l, }; Z* ^* `- OThe SPDIF output does not work& q# M) A" m8 E. a
· The output operates in ADAT Mode, see Output Status Display. This may be caused by# \; n8 n Y" ?
Force Adat being activated, an activation of more than the first (1/2) Master output busses in
, D( s X# @2 E; v$ H0 r8 v+ ACubase, or when 'Max I/O' (under Hardware & Driver) wasn't set to 2 in Logic.
) J5 } f8 L6 Q5 d5 u+ A8 WLow Latency ASIO operation under Windows 2000/XP on single CPU systems:$ ]/ E$ g- D2 z1 I+ d8 ^
· To use ASIO at lowest latencies under Windows 2000/XP even when only having one CPU,. [# j# r" k% ]3 |5 O* Q
the system performance has to be optimized for background tasks. Go to Control Panel/2 a O6 g* C* d, v% g# A7 ?9 Y5 ~
System/Advanced/Performance Options. Change the default 'Applications' to 'Background1 E* u! }9 L" @8 N4 v" B2 Q, Y
tasks'. The lowest usable latency will drop from 23 ms to around 3 ms. This is no issue
9 K6 y, V% E( I3 |. uwhen using dual CPU systems.& p/ N& E; q) z' }
The recording or the playback is disturbed by crackling:
, V5 ~6 u" w* [6 A: K% D· Increase the quantity and size of the buffers in the software being used.2 {) Y8 @& z# U+ o
· Use a different cable (coaxial or optical) to cross-check them for defects.
9 Q: A7 W# r" h! W5 ?9 U! s( m$ ]& o· Check that there is no loop cabling present. If so set 'Clock Mode' to 'Master'.
0 `3 Q( J) E" i( {· In case of loop cabling with an ADAT we recommend to use the ADAT as master (Int) and, V+ T4 F6 ^1 X) I$ ]
the DIGI as slave (AutoSync).
- |6 `+ p. w3 \· Increase the buffer size of the hard disk cache (example: from 64 kB to 256 kB).$ Q5 L' H4 f3 D8 ?" g
· Activate Busmaster mode for the hard disks. Windows: Device Manager, double-click on
+ _. a4 _' k& M! M‘Disk drives’, then on the required hard disk(s). Select ‘DMA’ in the Properties dialog.5 v* b5 T' b, S0 v; d/ x2 O
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 25
4 T8 {% S* E9 j% e" H* G( d5 BCubase seems to work, but no signal shows up at the output of the DIGI96! H; Z+ i, a R
· This can also happen with Logic or other programs. Most propably Gigasampler/Gigastudio8 k: i; q; `. \) |
has been installed. Programs like Cubase then use the newly installed Gigastudio MIDIPorts,( L+ h L8 O" ~* M
thus activating GSIF on the audio channels which are set inside Gigastudio (default:
0 E: q, @, Y2 b8 Z6 V$ @& U. ?1/2). As a result ASIO (also 1/2) is blocked. This effect vanishes as soon as the Gigastudio
! s+ l' n7 z! Q" I3 t$ k6 o3 Zports are deactivated in Cubase' Setup MME.* M" t0 q3 U- M' M! O$ V
16.2 Installation
1 ?# j- L4 Z$ k7 XMore information on installation problems (which fortunately are very seldom, thanks to Plug
2 y; S; J7 M0 m& a$ h5 Z% W1 fand Play), can be found in the Tech Info 'Installation problems', located in the directory
6 L" s# g8 V3 @$ S" Qrmeaudio.webtechinfo on the RME Driver CD.
! K, R N1 l. E4 z i- h# xThe card is normally found in the Device Manager (>Settings/Control Panel/System<), in the
; ^$ C, o, m/ N' p) \6 Pcategory 'Sound-, Video- and Gamecontroller'. A double click on 'DIGI96/8 PRO' starts the# V& _- H8 U$ t* k+ @6 I+ j
properties dialog. Choosing 'Resources' shows Interrupt and Memory Range.
- g f. U1 U0 D* CThe newest information on hardware problems can always be found on our website www.rmeaudio.
* G, G- D- |* E, i6 z( d, vcom, section FAQ, Hardware Alert: about incompatible hardware.* R2 l& x0 G" y! ]# d' N ~
The dialog 'New hardware component found’ does not appear:5 E7 Y' p( x g# _& s
· Is the Error LED of the DIGI96/8 PRO lit when no cable is connected to the optical
. f6 @$ [" ?5 R% ^input? If not, the card is either defect or not sitting properly in the slot.
- n2 \# t1 |9 H) e8 cWhen the card and the driver have been properly installed but no playback is possible:8 E; X. p/ m7 j: l& Z( y4 T
· Check that the DIGI96/8 PRO appears correctly in the Device Manager. If the device& X# Q6 u( Z- Q4 c
'DIGI96/8 PRO' is marked with a yellow exclamation mark then either an address conflict or
1 }+ e7 Q, Y0 h8 L- z5 C% fan IRQ conflict is present.4 M0 e: }+ S. d* [: l+ }6 p- s
· If no yellow exclamation mark is present check the 'Resources' tab.
+ z. w9 w- q. t, o5 H- a) F+ d% q· Check that the DIGI96/8 PRO has been set as ‘transmitting device’ in the software., G& b9 W& X( r5 `& w) J
Also check the settings under >Settings /Control Panel /Multimedia /Advanced<. Here the6 V5 u1 v) L+ d e2 Y5 W
DIGI96/8 PRO must appear as an audio device when it´s been correctly installed, and
% Z. c1 J6 ~' |; I Ccan be set as the Preferred Device under 'Audio'.. O4 N0 |9 T3 z; `/ x$ m+ u
The computer crashes whenever the DIGI96/8 PRO is accessed:
4 @! B# k9 q5 c: _$ q4 K· If your graphics board is an older Matrox Mystique or uses a ‘968’ S3 chip, there could be a
* X$ z, ]8 C5 hmemory allocation error. Change the memory area allocated to the DIGI9652 (via( B/ H2 r, g7 O. j/ Q. {
Control Panel /System /Device Manager /DIGI968 PAD /Properties /Resources /Change0 Q% C+ U. l1 q" P( t
Setting) to below the area used by the graphics board (e.g. D0000000 - D0FFFFFF). Detailed0 N: c& ]& m2 H! y2 f
information on this subject can be found in rmeaudio.webtechinfoinstall.htm on the1 Z4 ^/ j1 ]9 a! V
RME Driver CD., D3 z. Z! R5 A- C
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17. DIGICheck: Analysis, Test and Measurements using the DIGI96 series
' F$ p+ t* Q e! G+ @; oThe DIGI96 series from RME is accompanied by a world wide unique software tool: DIGICheck,
" ]3 A1 _' [6 Y- V: F; [, othe incredible utility for test, measure and analysis of the digital audio data stream.9 L0 @) d% f( [4 }2 q9 n) f* U& V
DIGICheck is based on functions of our well-known DAM-1, the Digital Audio Monitor. This2 j+ e6 b+ L9 S* t7 `
device uses a built-in DSP for its calculations. Therefore DIGICheck is not able to realize all the
( I) O3 f1 z! ~( d/ i" Efunctions of the DAM-1. Additionally, the DAM-1 works perfectly in the background while DIGICheck9 b3 M: r& i4 J: f/ ~+ _3 u
will cause a certain CPU load.9 b4 z8 v! a8 }, b$ t
DIGICheck also includes test routines from our research lab and our production site. Thus you
" Z( ^! B& i v' R/ vare able for the first time to run a detailed function and performance test with your own audio
c5 f+ t& M- N; Lcard in your own computer, like it isn't possible with any other test tool.& r" r1 c1 n7 y7 }$ X$ n
Although the DIGICheck software is fairly self-explanatory, it still includes a comprehensive
5 V* t: O8 n0 xonline help. A detailed description of all functions and the technical background is also available/ o! R2 U/ D$ t$ X
in HTML format (digich.htm, in the techinfo directory on the RME Drivers CD or from our
9 w- C, F/ B' R' \+ _3 Nwebsite). The following is a short summary of the available functions:
5 S% h3 e H5 X" {% f* t· Level Meter. High precision 24-bit resolution, 2/8 channels. Application examples: Peak8 [/ e6 N G, L
level measurement, RMS level measurement, Over detection, phase correlation measurement,
8 U+ Y7 j; j- }8 h9 ddynamic range and signal-to-noise ratios, RMS to peak difference (loudness), long
! e5 W$ p6 [/ j$ q1 Bterm peak measurement, input check8 K) o' j( G4 ?, K: A+ F
· Channel Status Display. Shows the channel status information contained in the digital
" Q8 Y" M K+ P) naudio data stream. Sample rate measurement
1 E( d' q# g D( n5 b( v· Bit Statistics. Shows the true resolution of audio signals as well as errors and DC offset
* G+ m- [; v% ~" ?· Performance Test. Measurement of the PCI-bus data transfer
1 [3 `3 q8 x5 Z· Memory Test. Tests the on board SRAM and the entire data path in the PC9 H! G+ ^6 [+ x, H0 U- z6 K; @
To install DIGICheck, go to the DIGICheck directory on the RME Drivers CD and run setup., u' @4 {( }3 Q! o$ M0 S/ s
exe. Follow the instructions prompted on the screen.
/ P) A! a% {1 N! j; N+ r18. TECH INFO
$ z# ~$ T$ B0 Q+ XRME provides more information on the TECH INFO pages in the web (http://www.rmeaudio.( ?- `3 C# Y! ^% C7 e
com/techinfo/index.htm), and in the directory rmeaudio.webtechinfo on the RME
, H8 Q+ Z$ J4 r% h: W! HDriver CD. Here are some examples of available Tech Infos:1 a. t- J$ X) W- z6 ]3 ^
Synchronization II (DIGI96 series)6 p+ J9 `6 @) e; w) U5 u( P
Digital audio synchronization: technical background, problems& x" r5 i+ `/ Y
Installation Problems& y7 r4 P. H# L& Z
..and their solutions
* \8 S, \. P3 i' n* j. KList of Driver Updates
0 o4 d0 H. _/ O# `5 mLists all driver updates and the changes in them
& V5 U5 k+ B) p" v; k! s! DConfiguration of Samplitude, Cubase, Logic, Cakewalk 7.0, Sonar and SAWPlus32 using the# }* d* b" Q+ o3 v4 F/ G/ x6 X% e
DIGI96 series. Step by step instructions
, C" L( T6 _- K+ X5 @. kDIGICheck: Analysis, tests and measurements with the DIGI96 series
' q J0 Y6 o' H' I# i! G! WA description of DIGICheck, including technical basics.
: J( g2 b) l8 L; x/ I" cTMS (Track Marker Support)
5 G- Q$ c- U7 o1 iDescription of the TMS technology to transfer CD- and DAT information.; [4 ~2 \' S1 u$ c: n
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3 H( ?3 D' e0 B( v19. Warranty. T* R: `5 d* l( |$ K& Q
Each individual DIGI96/8 PRO undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete8 k* r7 `& O+ V8 Q
test in a PC environment at RME before shipping. This may cause very slight signs of wear on
8 a" P5 L/ C7 d& \. F/ n. ?: Jthe contacts (if the card looks like it was used one time before - it was). The usage of high grade, l" Z) s) J( t
components allows us to offer a full two year warranty. We accept a copy of the sales receipt
7 `2 n* [2 g" {: V0 Das valid warranty legitimation.; p4 t- L7 o6 z, ]
RME’s replacement service within this period is handled by the retailer. If you suspect that your: K& o1 H6 J" s0 Q7 X0 U
card is faulty, please contact your local retailer. The warranty does not cover damage caused/ ?! m2 Q- j1 T7 `, D% h
by improper installation or maltreatment - replacement or repair in such cases can only be carried7 Y p, ^" P I- { x9 _
out at the owner’s expense.. T+ P$ X9 z( W% a2 k
RME does not accept claims for damages of any kind, especially consequential damage. Liability
# n" ]) Z( {& r9 m0 Kis limited to the value of the DIGI96/8 PRO. The general terms of business drawn up$ k$ Q. A+ W y6 t' L
by Synthax OHG apply at all times.
2 s! B( E; ^& v/ G8 U20. Appendix, K, P+ k( B( ~: Z; V8 l/ L
RME news, driver updates and further product information are available on our website:1 F; k2 Q( ^; v4 [# c) I
http://www.rme-audio.com \" @" j( g8 ~& ^
If you prefer to read the information off-line, you can load a complete copy of the RME website
# Z/ C9 w0 v" e) H4 w6 Ofrom the RME Driver CD (in the rmeaudio.web directory) into your browser.
4 O6 R s5 X4 [! n( f4 N+ Z# W2 ~Distributor in Germany:9 R$ \" e4 Z$ G- g$ {
Synthax Audio AG, Am Pfanderling 62, D-85778 Haimhausen, Tel.: (49) 08133 / 918104 z. Q# n& e, D& J
Manufacturer:
* o7 S' d6 n( d& w6 h# y2 N5 XIMM Elektronik, Leipziger Str. 27, D-09648 Mittweida
, w, j3 _. m" V1 r j! E) D, p# ?. dTrademarks
, V6 U% g2 j! ]# zAll trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. RME, DIGI96,+ `/ U9 H+ f( l: G
SyncAlign, DIGICheck and ZLM are registered trademarks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions.% S9 u2 {/ C( k& C4 U6 m( ~: a
SyncCheck is a trademark of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions. Alesis and ADAT are registered& X3 f% X' u0 x% L
trademarks of Alesis Corp. ADAT optical is a trademark of Alesis Corp. Microsoft, Windows,, g5 w5 e3 i6 }% ?
Windows 98/NT/2000/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Apple and MacOS are registered0 n! H3 y4 T* x0 ~
trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Cubase and VST are registered trademarks of Steinberg: c: {2 U" N! C2 o( k3 ?- @# L) Y
Soft- und Hardware GmbH. ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH. emagic
8 N% _( y' Y" O. W" pand Logic Audio are registered trademarks of emagic Soft- und Hardware GmbH. Pentium
& m! B: g) c; `8 u& ~ Pis a registered trademark of Intel Corp.
) v( i: U5 Z1 ^' a2 |( tCopyright Ó Matthias Carstens, 5/2002. Version 1.9! u! ^; P' Q' _1 c1 q5 R( \
Current driver version: W98: 4.96, NT 3.86, W2k/XP: 2.06 X4 y& H3 L6 D- y5 U0 U6 ]
This manual applies to board revision 1.2, hardware version 000.7 i' U/ C" K- J2 p
Although the contents of this User’s Guide have been thoroughly checked for errors, RME can not guarantee that it is correct
9 }- C5 O1 u; s; e7 c5 {# jthroughout. RME does not accept responsibility for any misleading or incorrect information within this guide. Lending or
* c! T v) ^8 |+ Xcopying any part of the guide or the RME drivers CD, or any commercial exploitation of these media without express written
5 d' H. N- ]; m1 Jpermission from RME Intelligent Audio Solutions is prohibited. RME reserves the right to change specifications at any time& _( {+ k2 v' C- j0 J
without notice.: ? Y( |5 Q. S) N& `) y
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7 |; q9 W5 [3 S/ H6 b$ dAnalog output: Pin assignment of the TRS jack
7 R0 C$ h+ j( @6 _2 G$ \The analog output is accessible2 h7 q) ?) y9 f
through a stereo ¼" TRS jack. This
: U3 W" l; }$ o O r8 h- G% ]allows a direct connection of headphones/ \1 B2 v8 H" `- v
at the output. In case the output* _+ \- [2 `: Z9 Q: O
should operate as line out an adapter5 j) O7 l" h" y6 A
TRS plug to RCA phono plugs, or TRS% d& n. U3 R$ t/ V' [5 ?, w" k
plug to TS plugs is required.0 m- `2 J# Z1 i4 B8 j
The pin assignment follows international2 Q. ~& n% J7 s6 ?) F3 r
standards. The left channel is connected0 G( N$ p- D! [! D
to the tip, the right channel to
" P5 M+ S0 P" H7 e: a; ythe ring of the TRS jack/plug.! q5 y4 P6 l- ^+ Y
Pin assignment of the jumpers next to the D-type connector
! `, f* i% |: ~+ Y1 I! UThe optional jumpers (not fitted, not
9 g# [. u9 v \5 {* c4 f" Dsupplied) next to the D-type connector
3 J, p1 Q: w: [allow an internal cabling, for example when
/ i; G9 K" n+ `. |the XLR input and output jacks shall be
5 U8 r/ U8 d' d! Nbuild into the PC housing, so that the
G- t& }+ ~3 E2 ?supplied cable adapter is no longer needed.. p7 G, K3 O2 Y5 h9 E) D, `# r# j/ T& d/ B
When using a 10 wire computer flat& t6 [4 W2 _2 f3 k
cable with the appropriate connector the/ p& L; `% J( \; \" T
connection between XLR jacks and card
/ p, \. P e9 p/ Z9 d1 b- vwill be removable.8 g% V$ R4 W. e
The pins are numbered as shown in the+ l; q6 b f8 l+ i
diagram. For a better overview the table
7 R. k( M2 Y5 Z% k% elists the pin assignment sorted by numbers0 j3 ^; h" A7 N# V, g a1 ^
and names. U7 O/ y: w) e8 P6 Z6 P9 g. _9 B
Pin number Name Name Pin number
V5 z9 f, S# @6 _1 SPDIF Out - AES In + 73 i5 D9 v7 L6 @- |6 @
2 GND AES In - 10: Y- c& f7 k; ?0 A
3 SPDIF In - SPDIF In - 3
E9 C4 n1 H/ U& G4 SPDIF Out + SPDIF In + 6
0 B0 v; f; H" N( C8 X' z7 s5 AES Out + AES Out+ 5
% i! i% |/ [6 Q4 l8 L/ S$ C' A# @6 SPDIF In + AES Out - 8/ u; N" R& s+ {5 C
7 AES In + SPDIF Out + 4! V0 r* m, m H; h
8 AES Out - SPDIF Out - 1& K8 o2 P& ^! _. |
9 NC NC 9$ J% I8 k* U6 W% m1 R+ q
10 AES In - GND 2: W' R Q. q6 a
Pin assignment of the XLR/RCA Cable's D-type connector
! b$ z( k8 a) |* u# K% MPin Name Pin Name Pin Name
, q9 A6 T0 U" \4 Z& [1 GND 4 AES Out + 7 SPDIF In -
2 _3 C& K8 [2 y4 I2 C2 SPDIF Out + 5 AES In + 8 AES Out -
+ c f5 B( g; K+ q: S0 n. F& |3 SPDIF In + 6 SPDIF Out - 9 AES In -8 b3 z2 Y$ `: A0 D9 G6 Q# A% G
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+ s, n7 j9 X. W5 R7 qBlock diagram' P2 e0 I" Q9 l' R- y
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 30
3 B }( d0 z7 T$ v, u( X) z. u7 mCE
) Z8 _: D% Y1 A: J% E" vThis device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Directive# g6 r! V; @- M7 X8 u4 |& Q, C
on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility
1 e: b$ [% C2 @, u5 u7 o* ](EMVG) according to EN 55022 class B and EN50082-1./ Y+ T8 \! `4 ^5 f
FCC Compliance Statement5 ^- M8 b- B8 K) l+ [& k
Certified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device according to subpart J or part- x% i7 d i8 ~! X1 V( ]2 R7 X
15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected.+ ^/ \- n8 Y$ ]9 f
FCC Warning
, l6 d5 q3 `$ [: c" j' K7 d4 z, p0 vThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,6 m- Q& r8 L. m3 o" N6 v
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
, h2 {" ^% l0 u8 t1 Dagainst harmful interference in a residential installation.
x9 G+ w$ I$ z3 I e# m; R- FThis device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:! m' o/ r; B+ a4 d4 C$ ^
1. This device may not cause harmful interference
9 `: c5 f2 L3 }7 o6 l; B2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause) p- ` c9 Y8 h; Y
undesired operation. X8 ?( a$ j% t) Z) I
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
2 I1 V' T- G2 s9 o+ M! Tequipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined6 i, g3 f- ~9 d* ?6 O9 t+ B* o2 V
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
( G' w9 ^$ N, r6 N5 J# uinterference by one or more of the following measures:. r1 Y, X& V/ P; B
· Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna3 _/ w; A: ^# a
· Increase the seperation between the equipment and receiver
4 }6 W0 A8 H. F3 N. i' s; h8 I0 D· Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
8 J4 A5 Z" Q& h5 y$ Xconnected3 _. V7 b) k7 x
· Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
( \0 |0 V/ h4 I/ e; J9 PIn order for an installation of this product to maintain compliance with the limits for a Class B
4 S' Z* o7 J* x. Q4 Y4 A s& xdevice, shielded cables must be used for the connection of any devices external to this product. |
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