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User's Guide , G5 B$ j, S4 Y
DIGI 96/8 PRO
0 P6 i$ W7 F# B/ r' ?PCI Bus Audio Card0 p* x8 |+ b- E9 u5 g
2 / 8 Channels Stereo / ADAT® Interface
2 w; n9 d9 d: N8 j24 Bit / 96 kHz Digital Audio$ _( ]0 L/ C+ n: _# e! C/ ], |/ m
32-96 kHz Sample Rate
: Y0 Z8 G2 R% q+ r. y1 j% N Y24 Bit / 96 kHz Analog Audio; ]. l. Y: O' {) d
Board Rev. 1.2, Hardware version 000' V$ X6 h2 x: `0 A2 ^- h- V
24 Bit / 96 kHz ü
( S' u8 R$ [ IZLM®
* H! @* H0 b* ]8 cSyncAlign®2 a' p: {- X# {( U2 g0 X2 ~ l Z6 N
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 2& S9 M2 R- ?' w( f, | ~# N
Contents
) _( l! g. P: Y) z5 B9 I/ a1 Introduction............................................................ 33 p K( P6 n& p' n1 p/ A \
2 Package Contents .................................................. 38 T; f6 D: O% `7 W
3 System Requirements............................................ 3 y$ D7 \' x ~0 y3 J/ E
4 Brief Description and Characteristics................... 35 X7 Z+ s T2 F
5 Technical Specifications
$ x* p* X# a5 D9 |0 z5 N+ Y5.1 Digital.................................................................... 4
5 F& g) g8 x& |: p5.2 Analog................................................................... 4
' m: }: E3 W+ y5.3 Digital Interface..................................................... 4
6 Y U- [8 b# x! r, w5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution/Bits per Sample......... 4
3 ?6 ~# Q% w5 y; s4 k( Z3 d6 Hardware Installation............................................. 56 Y# |8 ~0 i* X. r- Y' R1 `
7 Software Installation: g2 b* v9 M+ T5 y3 b+ r0 k/ L
7.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................... 5
c( L3 Q6 |- m" f8 T7.2 Windows NT.......................................................... 5
& S, x3 W2 K1 ]7.3 Windows 2000/XP ................................................. 6
: I$ t6 h0 H. d7.4 Driver Deinstallation .............................................. 6
* g) N" ~+ m; ?$ V9 n2 X7.5 Linux/Unix ............................................................. 6/ a. B, w( X8 I8 L
8 Operation and Usage
R" {( H4 j2 Q. c) K% L8.1 External Connectors .............................................. 73 ~9 A8 O+ g+ d/ M
8.2 Internal Connectors ............................................... 7# Z9 J2 `- o9 m4 U
8.3 Playback (Windows MME)..................................... 8
7 X& W7 q; p4 y; ?* P8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME) ........................ 9- h) P% R3 T% c! ~% p$ l
8.5 Record while Play ................................................10
+ [/ K- Y8 s9 G5 ^/ F/ E8.6 DVD Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME................10' w2 }! S0 e5 c0 j0 l- }% _! J
8.7 Low Latency under MME......................................11
8 k$ B7 G2 g+ i7 k9 Configuring the DIGI 96/8 PRO$ K8 ~" G8 B: F5 O$ q
9.1 General................................................................12
5 u& A$ F4 i) ]- B9.2 Force Adat ...........................................................14
: d7 x) G- h) F) j. X% F+ f0 R7 ]$ [# L+ }9.3 Analog Output ......................................................14, @6 W5 c/ O9 x* s) x+ z
9.4 Tab 'Mode' ...........................................................15
. O' g- q! B! ]! K0 s9.5 Boot Option ADAT................................................150 {# p0 d7 I* U) V+ N4 H. U
9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization ............................16
, g/ l0 s3 ]2 R& z4 m& B; e10 Using more than one DIGI 96/8 PRO....................17
% j( u, c- s; ]3 s7 ]7 ]11 Special Features of the Digital Output.................185 M9 J9 B2 F( z
12 Notes on the ADAT Interface ................................19
/ o! a& K) e- D' [/ ]" h8 ?: F13 Multiclient Operation. e+ s* X; W3 g
13.1 General ..............................................................19
8 [2 ]& |4 S$ o- X( i2 |$ p) T! D13.2 Multichannel DirectSound...................................20
P5 B& x! X$ k6 g4 n- N! X14 Operation under ASIO 2.0) E" _5 ^" l" M6 K3 c1 G5 l
14.1 General ..............................................................21
( R# ]: B, |. i5 _14.2 Buffer Size - Latency..........................................222 T9 v+ C) W( y- ?7 q
14.3 Known Problems ................................................22 @( B2 s; u* L: A7 u8 P' f
15 Operation under GSIF, |# W1 j2 i) ^* P6 _- K* i
15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................23 F* T4 j- x- s) x
15.2 Windows 2000/XP ..............................................23
?2 `) K5 k) K; h+ {6 Y3 a* w( q16 Hotline – Troubleshooting' D. H. I {* U# n
16.1 General ..............................................................24
* m0 n; f5 q& Y5 a: Y9 J7 v16.2 Installation..........................................................25: c0 D' x `5 r0 L% w
17 DIGICheck..............................................................26
4 z5 t2 Z4 {/ {, Y* H/ A- j18 TECH INFO ............................................................26
0 G! U- o7 r o- @* ?19 Warranty ................................................................27! l* m; _- F* B# w! n$ R$ C: j4 @
20 Appendix ...............................................................27
" F% R' H6 f4 a8 d21 Diagrams................................................................28
/ r2 g# J3 j) v4 V% q# m7 z0 c' d( g! KUser's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 3
/ O/ w8 D0 Y) W% m, C3 W) L1. Introduction
5 \7 A2 Q$ |, O9 N( d& aThank you for choosing the RME DIGI96/8 PRO. This card is capable of transferring! ]+ }7 c/ @! J: L
digital and analog audio data directly from DAT, Sampler or other sources to your computer.8 {: e0 D' X; g& h) S
Installation is simple, even for the inexperienced user, thanks to latest Plug & Play technology
. \! c& r1 |) B( K; M" Nand full interrupt-sharing. Numerous unique features and a well thought-out configuration dialog$ L/ }. S+ V7 Z4 B* F
have turned the DIGI96 series into a renowned and accepted industry standard.5 O% d: B0 [8 M( g* h. I+ i, N! N
Drivers for Windows (95/98, NT, 2000, XP) and MacOS (> 8.6) allow a problem-free, comfortable2 l" A: N, B2 k$ y
and powerful usage on computer systems with PCI bus technology. Drivers for Unix, Linux: l ?. N7 {6 @# O4 k0 |
and Solaris are also available (see chapter 7.5). With this the DIGI96 series is supported* ~: s1 ]+ e1 L% @2 H
by a variety of Operating Systems like no other digital audio card.$ G( u( d3 R) v y5 l2 |3 `6 l/ d
Our Hi-Performance philosophy guarantees full system performance in all possible functions
T1 w* S @9 R1 T$ J- u& \not carried out by the driver (the computer´s CPU), but carried out by the DIGI96 series hardware.5 s8 U2 V! X( K& @' A o
2. Package Contents C: `$ E# ^1 c
Please ensure that all the following parts are included in DIGI96/8 PRO’s packaging box:
- j6 Y* }7 l! @! i· PCI card DIGI96/8 PRO
, O. b) u% V% O/ G- w( D1 f· Quick Info guide3 f/ J2 p7 }5 y4 l2 b/ D6 r* s
· RME Driver CD
. n* f- Y8 ?; G8 W6 ]+ Q· Adapter cable (D-type - XLR/Phono)) R9 c% K4 _, s0 Q" F; [! G* i
· Internal cable (2 core)
. v: ]2 A- A: u5 b6 B3. System Requirements* u" `( _5 ^# a5 u! j9 F+ \/ V- n
· Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Linux or MacOS' t0 }- l+ l9 x/ Y6 I9 O% G/ E
· A free PCI bus slot' h. P& W6 S! u# h7 f
Additional system requirements such as CPU, memory etc. depend on the software being used
+ K0 d4 e! f e+ K) zfor recording, playing and editing the audio data.2 |4 t- j& U& X8 u3 F# R6 r+ L. j
4. Brief Description and Characteristics* G L2 F4 `9 B+ x- I% t
· All settings can be changed in real-time, all output options even in playback mode5 ~2 {1 B' B g0 i' l% x7 S
· Separate record- and playback circuits; complete master mode
2 C, z7 c. c/ g0 p+ B· Enhanced Full Duplex: Different sample rates at input and output possible
) B, V/ Q/ W9 ?· Mixed mode: ADAT in - SPDIF out and vice versa
' h$ }5 Q3 T5 n r- T% W0 r· Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
& c/ P6 k4 Y$ ^ q· Unsurpassed Bitclock-PLL (audio synchronization) in ADAT mode
) c9 [4 ` K5 a& A l· Optional Word Clock Module (WCM) provides word clock input and output' i/ x7 e0 ^4 Q r) m9 @7 a
· Track Marker Support: Supports CD/DAT Start-IDs and read out of CD subcode
/ G* Q' a, e# k! V· Comes with DIGICheck: the ultimate measurement, analysis and test tool# v# E2 b0 \- r3 @* q
· ADAT tracks routeable to analog output
1 n/ k4 X! o/ _4 u! _· Enhanced Zero Latency Monitoring: hardware bypass per track, controlled by Punch-I/O; _# k+ h/ P& P6 ]- K
· SyncAlign guarantees sample aligned and never swapping channels- W9 Y# q, e1 P# R$ W/ f4 V! h
· Full interrupt-sharing; t7 |& y6 m/ H, b7 T7 D
· Windows driver with Pentium optimization (quad times memory transfer)( @9 h9 X0 d/ `& Q! q: Y# p
· 32 bit memory transfer and fast 128 kB SRAM guarantee very low system load
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' {5 A, ?+ U; v0 a1 H* J; Q7 k5. Technical Specifications4 t+ [! x. n& A+ b9 T0 H& J# f5 Y
5.1 Digital
8 O3 T' F9 K7 C {* s. c. \· Ultra-low jitter SPDIF: < 1 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)
* e0 b7 @- V. f, p) [3 j· Ultra-low jitter ADAT: < 2 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)
' f8 E P& Q$ h/ m· Input PLL ensures zero dropout, even at more than 40 ns jitter8 ?( a6 J& I: b: v
· Bitclock PLL for trouble-free varispeed in ADAT mode
9 t) M5 } M3 c) T/ F. N7 W3 z· High-sensitivity input stage (< 0.2 Vss input level)
5 A" K" O3 b. X" |· Output voltage 0.8V (phono), 3.5V (XLR)
+ [. | }, Z* B. f· Supported sample rates: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)
+ ^. [8 M$ @. p! u# S· Supports all known formats mono/stereo from 16 to 24 bit
: ~& l- P) q% ^6 r+ A· Supports all known multi channel formats from 16 to 24 bit
) p9 P5 k9 v% p7 ]5.2 Analog
! [6 k! U" F; l· Analog output fixed +10 / +4 / -2 / -8 dBu @ 0 dBFS, and variable (fader)
. v* H. Y: d& |, N· Dynamic range output: 108 dB (RMS unweighted, unmuted), 112 dBA5 W; v! @9 x2 ?3 i: h* ^
· THD+N output: -100 dB / 0.001%: S U5 E2 V2 l# D5 e' Q
· Frequency response DA, -0.1 dB: 20 Hz - 20.8 kHz (sf 44,1 kHz)
! ]2 V4 R7 N7 y6 S: t7 Z· Frequency response DA, -0.5 dB: 10 Hz - 44 kHz (sf 96 kHz)- }2 ` @5 w: T0 N8 X* G& X
· Sample rates playback: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)
( ?) v" G2 U( c3 y3 k7 d( S· Ouput impedance: 75 Ohm
/ O/ E1 _0 g+ f2 [# {$ i· Channel separation: > 110 dB
! I1 h) q. N7 q$ ]0 H5.3 Digital Interface
: X0 |1 n/ S2 j3 L# @# \ ~ f· Inputs and outputs ground-free transformer coupled
: p8 K) a! W5 ~- ?$ j3 y: o1 p- d, S· Connectors: optical (TOSLINK), coaxial (phono), XLR, internal (CD-ROM/Sync-In, Sync-2 }9 f! c% j1 k, n$ X& O. | _( j
Out)
9 P% e4 W7 g* E; a/ a· Formats: SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer/Professional), ADAT optical
' j, T. g2 i7 \! y, j9 W& m: }5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution / Bits per Sample0 m( a, `) q4 w w5 O
· 16 bit 2 bytes (stereo 4 bytes) (*)+ M1 l% G6 M9 t M @+ X1 X
· 20 bit 3 bytes MSB (stereo 6 bytes) H1 n% D! e- t, x7 Q3 Z: ]
· 20 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
4 H8 P B( [$ R5 X5 f: ?; x· 24 bit 3 bytes (stereo 6 bytes)# D3 }- C/ y( k H" v5 R$ R
· 24 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)5 d; }/ L- p! e9 c7 f) s
· 32 bit 4 bytes (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
6 A0 k. ?6 c: q( R. i1 o0 L. n uAll the above formats are also available in Multi-Device mode (4 x stereo = 8 channels). The
4 J- ?& H& W8 @7 H$ ?' {Channel Interleave mode (1 x 8) provides the following resolutions:; S% E; \. ~5 i8 }7 N! S
· 16 bit 16 bytes (*)
* z0 Q$ q! j5 F; X! B! F· 24 bit 24 bytes
* o8 M* \3 L7 a0 G5 Y1 m/ d· 24 bit 32 bytes (*)
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6. Hardware Installation
1 o8 ?5 x; u7 j( @9 }$ oImportant: Switch off the computer and remove the power cable from the power supply before- @( ^& {5 g1 W
fitting the DIGI96/8 PRO. Inserting and removing the card while the computer is in* j& Q9 O u8 h/ l
operation will more than likely lead to irreparable damage to the mainboard!( ^4 c$ s4 [1 O3 ~9 y" R$ @% D6 s, M$ U
1. Disconnect the power cord and all other cables from the computer
' R1 s* A! G3 W0 Y8 D- q( f2 A T- {# V2. Remove the computer's housing; further information on how to do this can be obtained from
- z. @- f- m1 g3 Eyour computer´s instruction manual
' D- I2 Y( Y3 O7 t) G) c8 A$ c3. Important: Before removing the DIGI96/8 PRO from its protective bag, discharge any: }/ g% ^& T6 v8 t
static in your body by touching the metal chassis of the PC. r; d8 j* m% p7 ^% v7 f+ z* \
4. Insert DIGI96/8 PRO firmly into a free PCI slot, press and fasten the screw.
# a$ v, C5 e& s5. Replace the computer's housing and tighten the screws.
; Z* L& j. O8 I) C6. Reconnect the power cable and all other cables/connections.
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7.1 Windows 95/98/SE/ME, b& [$ u* n& o! ?8 u7 a X
After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation), and the computer2 W: N' z* v7 _# O
has been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its ‘Add# g- e: |8 ?4 L* I, E
New Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further7 _ z. c" d, y. _. j) j& B ]
instructions which appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory
9 R" d- g5 W9 J4 ~+ A V' EDIGI96 W9x on the RME Driver CD.
2 {( y: {' u$ G+ `/ zWindows will install the DIGI driver, and will register the card in the system as a new audio; {8 p+ C4 B, [9 j0 I
device. The computer should now be re-booted.
5 @8 W: S4 g+ v& g" ~2 [/ CUnfortunately, in seldom cases, the path to the CD-ROM (i.e. its drive-letter) has to be typed( A, X: S6 Z* }$ m6 K; c7 _" S
in again during the copy process.
( J8 R. n. x' R0 J2 qAll cards of the DIGI96 series are quickly and easily configured through the Settings dialog of9 N" l% i5 B0 u% Y: q v
the DIGI96 driver. The Settings dialog is started in three different ways:
' i) ?3 C/ G4 M+ K) e· by clicking on the DIGI icon in the Taskbar's system tray3 {8 Q( ^1 [3 g& a1 d9 @
· by starting the 'Digi96' link from the Desktop
. o2 ~/ R7 m$ S' \& ?* A· via ‘shortcut key’ as defined in the 'Digi96' link (default: Ctrl-Num2)8 _: v; {/ F8 w( m$ l
7.2 Windows NT3 {2 N; u4 x! D. a
As automatic hardware recognition has not been implemented in Windows NT 4.0 the drivers4 z8 i9 d8 E& l. }" {
have to be installed ‘by hand’.! E2 o$ w# J7 T) R
After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation) and Windows NT
4 O1 I- x- k$ F, F- z. Phas been booted, insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Register the new device
) d4 J/ A, C6 H/ ]* [+ n+ i6 {by starting >Control Panel /Multimedia /Devices /Audio Devices /Add<. Change to the CD's2 x1 K; ]) F ]. O! W
directory to nt in the CD-ROM. Windows NT will now install the driver. The RME Settings dialog# F$ o$ d* t# }* o) e# D: G
will open automatically.% Y0 R$ ?; E% B
A click on ‘OK’ finishes the installation. After a reboot the DIGI symbol will show up in the
! f) E7 _ T" U. j6 ]: hsystray of the taskbar. The DIGITray tool will be loaded automatically each time when booting
" [1 x$ W7 m( d# CNT.
6 T/ {# `+ Y" D! T8 c4 F6 [) \2 s7 RA left mouse click on the DIGI symbol starts the 'Settings' dialog. The NT driver supports any0 A( q- c4 u3 D: y' M
combination of up to three RME cards. The driver is installed only once for all cards in the system.: @, x" m+ ?5 S$ ^& h9 @
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7.3 Windows 2000/XP1 r4 `9 O" S, h3 L8 G* }% M$ m p1 ]
After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation), and the computer- o$ _! i- q7 L: x, T6 l
has been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its$ L- a4 B/ K/ Q; u. {5 X
‘Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further instructions* s$ i1 y8 q! `
which appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory
6 v0 v9 s! S2 q3 k6 cDIGI96 W2k on the RME Driver CD.
6 I, ]3 z! Z. A2 z' ]) J8 s+ nWindows will install the DIGI96 driver, and will register the card in the system as a new audio/ H, v/ F3 t/ P
device. The card now ready for use.! U# R" V% u4 w5 K$ A( X7 d j f) `
All cards of the DIGI96 series can be easily configured using the RME DIGI Settings dialog.1 l q0 \& z) k; h) P5 \2 N
The panel 'Settings' can be opened
}* [' e$ N0 G3 T/ d3 N· by clicking on the DIGI icon in the Taskbar's system tray
4 {( _5 a. r X: B/ `, h& uIn case the warning messages 'Digital signature not found', 'Do not install driver', 'not certified
% C: Q% V; |8 t+ M; |driver' or similar come up: Don't listen to Microsoft, listen to us and continue with the installation. g- ]! y+ @) M7 B9 L. b
7.4 Deinstalling the Drivers/ P3 g- @! t% T# }9 O$ C& l: S
A deinstallation of the DIGI96 series driver files is not necessary – and not supported by Windows0 _3 u# Q! R! y! k
anyway. Thanks to full Plug & Play support, the driver files will not be loaded after the$ E/ Z6 f! j3 |7 a$ q. }
hardware has been removed. If desired these files can then be deleted manually.
6 S/ g% s* T( Q7 Z( y( J% _Unfortunately Windows Plug & Play methods do not cover the additional autorun entries of the7 ?9 \. M: V+ E. u; o
Settings dialog, and the registering of the ASIO driver. Those entries can be removed from the
/ A% ~ P- I/ {5 [8 F d6 zregistry through a software deinstallation request. This request can be found (like all deinstallation
5 O7 E) z' Q$ Tentries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'DIGI96 Link and Tray Autostart', or
+ M1 b) \, q& V9 \8 w'RME DIGI32, DIGI96 and Hammerfall Series'.
# {) r5 e6 S; Z/ h$ o5 s& v- o$ {7.5 Linux/Unix
: L% h& x# B* i& E5 [3 TDrivers for Linux, Unix and Solaris are available at 4Front Technology. Information:
5 q a& f6 Q* d6 ?3 Zhttp://www.opensound.com
: w* y7 `% o# lAnother source of (free) drivers is the ALSA project:0 p( {6 o; _- ~# y
http://www.alsa-project.org; M2 T' K; ?1 ]% p+ p
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- y0 A) n, I8 ^' p; ~8. Operation and Usage1 q0 K. C) x S6 H" ~+ F
8.1 External Connectors" X" w( P s' T9 k7 X
The DIGI96/8 PRO has 3 external inputs and outputs. The current input is activated! b+ L4 A3 K! R: a4 J7 B8 c
through 'Settings', available by a click on the DIGI symbol in the Taskbar's system tray. The
5 G' W9 o' U' h2 m9 k, P# Z% ^card accepts all commonly used digital sources as well as SPDIF and AES/EBU. Channel status4 k: q* D& F6 a+ s7 q- j
and copy protection are ignored.
- S- B# A5 J- v; k$ g7 g) D/ A }Use the supplied breakout
0 }- w. V+ R8 t/ P4 \4 W3 X7 b3 qcable to connect
7 M3 C- p$ e( S7 }coaxial (SPDIF) or XLR
$ l" `4 D6 {5 z% k(AES/EBU) devices. A" G5 r7 o% a' _
The red phono socket of8 B' w; w# y. ]
the breakout cable is the2 y& O/ j ^) M2 U0 ~+ \
SPDIF output, the white$ m: N) g8 V' ?: ], A+ k
one is the SPDIF input.; ^, M) Y( Q `' j- Q; p
The ground-free design," a4 \) F6 y/ S8 b
with transformers for; _7 T$ t5 P; F5 p
digital inputs and outputs,
- J, P% @; Y7 J; n Loffers a problem-free connection of all devices along with perfect hum rejection.- p4 _0 A# u8 P4 m" s h+ A2 p
All outputs are driven in parallel, therefore carrying identical signals. In the simplest situation,/ o! V! G: w: L( W) W7 @6 O# ~
connect 3 devices at the outputs and use the card as a splitter (distribution 1 to 3).5 {$ v4 F5 g# v& e# e5 K1 ^& `; l% U
A ¼" TRS (stereo) jack provides a 2-channel unbalanced analog output. The analog output is
: K* N% b. N2 f3 f; edirectly driven from the digital output. A superior 24 bit DAC, followed by a low impedance
6 q- z' P& \& e6 s4 mdriver stage, allows the connection of stereo headphones. The analog output level can be
$ e Y- o3 N# a1 U# s0 Wchanged coarse (± 12 dB) with the ‘Level’ switch at the bracket, and fine via the RME DIGI) M; O, v! v# A h# {" t
Settings dialog. Two faders allow to change the output level from 0 dB down to -78 dB. A special
6 i: F$ L$ _0 r: Q) [mute circuit reduces noise when switching the computer on and off.2 j ~( H9 v( \1 b. b% G
8.2 Internal Connectors/ F' F+ k& v% m2 k/ m6 J1 Q5 Y5 w* r
The DIGI96/8 PRO has one internal digital input and output, provided by 2-pin connectors
: t* u. p1 Z9 N! Z- W9 m8 pon the board. The internal input ST3, labelled CD IN / Sync In, can be connected to an ?2 [ V0 N0 g
internal CD-ROM drive having a digital audio output (advantage: the built in CD-ROM drive is/ Z7 s, \4 `- U" z; O% Q. N
sufficient for digital recording and the need for external cabling does not arise). Or it can be
! y* m, Z0 ]/ D* _- p+ v7 E4 Sconnected with the internal output of another DIGI96 series card (synchronizing multiple cards),
; n; ?* t0 l! E3 o. ^) M. Q" O- b. Jor an AEB4/8-I. The latter is possible because the internal input accepts both SPDIF and ADAT$ k1 V0 }0 s2 i: @0 ~' ?
format.
, |0 `4 Y7 {9 q! ^1 g# rThe internal output ST4, labelled Sync Out, provides a copy of the current external output
, l% y' r7 _+ a# Csignal, no matter if SPDIF or ADAT. Besides connecting a AEB4/8-O for an output of up to 87 S/ y$ U S% s1 x4 T" q
analog channels, the internal loopback proves to be a useful application. Use the supplied two: @7 }3 C# j1 U; H
pin cable to connect Sync In and Sync Out, set the card to Clock Mode 'Master' and selectal) A4 a1 j8 D' H. p& L, u# M
'Internal' as input. Now the output signal shows up directly at the card's input. This allows you to
. K* F0 n! o4 S \; y/ Qrecord the playback signal, or to display the playback signals with our DIGICheck software.
- q1 m: f/ t( h1 H1 w9 wThe two connectors ST6 and ST7 provide a connection to the optional Word Clock Module1 R! w" s5 B/ u8 w' }1 L6 `
WCM. ST7 is also needed when connecting a AEB4/8-I. See the manuals of these products for4 Z' P6 {) G3 l$ ]! v1 @6 \6 e
more information.
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, R2 j5 n7 D) r* C- j: g, m8.3 Playback (Windows MME)% A0 ? B2 B. S
DIGI96/8 PRO can play back audio data only in supported formats (sample rate, bit resolution).$ Q% Y% R6 m$ L7 j# u$ e8 @! F5 d0 v
Otherwise an error message appears (for example at 22 kHz and 8 bit).* k: U! A. \8 ]
In the audio application being used, DIGI96/8 PRO must be selected as the output device. This" C* T5 _+ |" @
can often be found in the Options, Preferences or Settings menus under Playback Device, Audio
! x, E; h1 I3 }) c; U9 sDevices, Audio etc. Only a few programs exclusively use Windows' Preferred Playback
& e3 m- w3 v+ ADevice. This setting can be changed in >Control Panel /Multimedia /Audio<. We recommend
* s1 N: d( o. \% W! o* U# {using 24-bit resolution for playback to use the DIGI96 series fullest potential.
7 F: T( E- I9 K4 fWe strongly recommend switching all system sounds off (via >Control Panel /Sounds<). Also
9 }# I( b& U& h% l9 K; ?+ k3 @DIGI96/8 PRO should not be the Preferred Device for playback, as this could cause loss2 Y- }; T6 w6 J+ m. z$ G
of synchronization and unwanted noises. If you feel you cannot do without system sounds, you
! b4 M* m( o9 ?4 Y: r2 vshould consider buying a cheap Blaster clone and select this as Preferred Device in >Control" o+ d* Q% p7 r1 D
Panel /Multimedia /Audio<.! S( Z9 N0 t+ D
The RME Driver CD includes step by step instructions for configuring many popular audio applications.
: ~3 F8 q! E1 JStart setup.htm or setup2.htm (in the rmeaudio.webtechinfo directory).
% @9 d- c! X0 @5 L* DThe screenshot to the
% Q! v, H4 n5 N. d3 tright shows a typical4 B% j( P! G4 I8 t6 b8 ~) s
configuration dialog as& h& M6 C7 Z) ` a$ c! v/ K
displayed by a (stereo)7 X- a3 D* w+ x4 W
wave editor. In ADAT
# f2 |4 {& v5 E+ Bmode a playback is done
, [+ {$ p4 F& K! I7 [+ p' _) D; P' musing the currently" f- S' v: ~4 p; c9 S
chosen stereo pair. In
& o. e% K! K" tSPDIF mode playback
0 _& Z0 y2 d5 \6 G; P3 [always uses channels4 \& \- x9 q5 R) q
1+2.. m( t; X. G- O" n. i
Increasing the number
- ^% r, h) s( s4 [% P# tand/or size of audio& i. ~: [- `9 H" O, X
buffers may prevent the0 M9 N4 ~' G) e4 `. [9 O3 j$ R
audio signal from breaking+ q( c% X) X8 y0 ^% s; s
up, but also increases
& H {/ ~7 L: @latency i.e. output is: u, _7 a5 l; l6 t h, T# {
delayed. For synchronized& D1 }. n' o& ~; q# H- c: D/ H3 N/ z
playback of audio
# M s) R1 H7 @- Uand MIDI, be sure to( N9 U: B! k v$ S/ v. V, b: _5 n3 L/ F" T
activate the checkbox ‘Get position from audio driver’. Even at higher buffer settings in a mixed; `; @, e0 z& S0 B5 ~
Audio/MIDI environment, sync problems will not arise because the DIGI96/8 PRO always/ e- m) o+ J2 S4 d
reports the current play position correctly (even while recording - essential for chase lock synchronization).
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6 x& {7 e3 T! G5 V' s9 i8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME)
2 t; ~% w, W# U& zUnlike analog soundcards, which produce empty wave files (or noise) when no input signal is/ h. I- g6 [/ o' P8 O
present, digital I/O cards always need a valid input signal to start recording (this includes the
- W3 V0 a* K& |3 fcorrect sample frequency as well).: c& ]1 `( Q7 [
To take this into account, RME has included three unique features in the DIGI96 series: an+ C+ _. P" Y$ L" ?
error LED for the active digital input in use, a comprehensive I/O signal status display (showing
: y$ c( m9 x4 {! [% A1 \sample frequency, lock and format) in the Settings dialog, and the protective Check Input function.
( k; }: x2 I! w* m9 O# v FThe error LED indicates whether the card gets power and a valid digital input signal. Whenever- E0 K0 d! o( q! M
an error occurs (wrong input, invalid data, signal transmitting device delivers nothing), the LED. F- W; v, I& P' e/ U$ s
will light red. As soon as a valid input signal is present the LED will turn off. The display of the' y# K ^7 M! A, o' `0 j' h8 m
sample frequency (see chapter 9, picture Settings) in the Status display offers a similar function.
8 j9 o* ]1 \7 H: ?! |4 tIf no sample frequency can be recognized ‘Out Of Range’ will be shown, in case of an error
+ R5 u' |% A2 ^& k% idetection ‘No Lock’.! |2 r6 {1 @8 O
If a 48 kHz signal is fed to the input and the application is set to 44.1 kHz, Check Input stops& _* L5 O% _: b1 Z
the system from recording. This prevents faulty takes, which often go unnoticed until later on in+ F L/ }+ b" Q- d$ C. a
the production. Such tracks appear to have the wrong playback rate - the audio quality as such
* o. ]6 U/ B& }1 \( k7 zis not affected. 'Check Input' may be switched off for vari-speed purposes.
2 n9 f2 i; q% x0 r# D( \Therefore configuring the software to perform a digital recording is child´s play. After selecting
" ?+ ]6 Q* @/ x/ `5 B) ^9 P N$ ]" Ythe required input DIGI96/8 PRO displays the current sample frequency. This parameter
- B# a$ |5 h4 t0 d0 F3 w$ P: Kcan then be changed in the application’s audio attributes (or similar) dialog.
3 k1 m5 N/ Z# A- i9 [The screenshot to the right shows a typical dialog
+ T2 z+ [5 u. o. y9 |3 i1 Jused for changing basic parameters such as- H6 R C0 j; B Z8 x
sample frequency and resolution in an audio; d: P' @1 J* I6 D/ J$ E, L, d
application.) e! n# T, e' g) P/ f
Any bit resolution can be selected, providing it is! n/ Q2 h( ]7 M& R1 Q: K9 ?0 [8 I
supported by both the audio hardware and the8 ~+ B, C6 w7 c. \- r' q
software. Even if the input signal is 24 bit, the9 j6 ~' Q5 M" l
application can still be set to record at 16-bit8 A, @ s1 a& S7 x) l
resolution. The lower 8 bits (and therefore any
w; V' I$ E, y2 J$ U$ Isignals about 96dB below maximum level) are% Q8 F3 E, s P0 m& ^. u8 ]2 \
lost entirely. On the other hand, there is nothing, ]9 H( W$ T k, U
to gain from recording a 16-bit signal at 24-bit
, H* e+ S4 f6 F" Tresolution - this would only waste precious space* ~* X. b0 T. g/ S
on the hard disk.+ F) g# j1 g9 @* k
It often makes sense to monitor the input signal or send it directly to the output. The DIGI96
- I5 K, H% D' p" v) c2 G5 o' Xseries includes a useful input monitor function, which can be set in the RME DIGI Settings! m5 `9 ?7 N( i+ [. m# Y
(Output/Automatic). Activating Record or Pause in the application causes the input signal to be# K$ @* d5 x$ f, D
passed directly to the digital and analog output. However, some applications block monitoring
0 d: J z2 r8 A: o2 k4 H7 Iby constantly activating playback, even if the played back track is empty. This is often required
+ J* b" G; O/ `by programs to ensure that timing and punch I/O will work correctly.
0 K) D5 T% ^, E1 H \0 gCurrently two solutions exist which enable real-time monitoring even when playback is active.
7 T; C! z8 f: o5 S6 S: M3 i' ^- yOur ZLM (Zero Latency Monitoring) technology allows monitoring in Punch I/O mode - with this
& A* X9 {/ B( |! k) X/ x1 F4 i6 xthe card behaves like a tape machine. This method has been implemented in all versions of
$ p0 f4 l7 U x, \, c* g6 qSamplitude (by SEK’D), and can be activated using the global track option 'Hardware monitoring
4 Q P# Y+ r% o2 k+ t$ v0 G! oduring Punch'.
+ e; k8 O6 J; d: y+ W5 j l/ hThe other solution is to use our ASIO 2.0 drivers with a ASIO 2.0 compatible program. When W+ f$ H D/ C3 A9 l
'ASIO Direct Monitoring' has been switched on, the input signal is routed in real-time to the
2 {5 K0 ]6 O0 w! Aoutput whenever record is started.5 v$ ?- ~: X- C/ y5 q$ _) }/ z
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8.5 Record while Play4 O2 |- F0 P, D# _2 k. ^
DIGI96/8 PRO allows the playback of audio data during the recording of further audio4 y+ W, B4 D/ n, N; `& [9 p' d
data, even at different sample frequencies. This feature, known as Enhanced Full Duplex or
/ g2 H( x9 h+ ~4 @& [& G6 X" LRecord while play, is a must for multitrack harddisk recording, but it has to be supported by the
& D$ g: {! i8 G+ b6 ~9 P9 S9 U! c- Xrecording software.
5 B/ ~9 t+ ?/ k8 d8.6 DVD-Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME( v9 d; ?2 C2 }1 s( I$ D
When using popular DVD software player like WinDVD and PowerDVD, their audio data stream
& E2 D2 X# ^- Qcan be send to any AC-3/DTS capable receiver, using the DIGI96 series' SPDIF output. For this% w: P7 s0 y# C2 R+ ]# g
to work the DIGI96 output wave device has to be selected in 'Control Panel/Sounds and Multimedia/
; a, B$ _1 u" d9 ~/ E1 {' rAudio'. Also check 'use preferred device only'.
% j6 z- l/ a% X j' v) Y4 n0 WYou will notice that the DVD software's audio properties now allow to use 'SPDIF Out' or to
" E8 R8 P, a# Y/ o1 Y( e. e'activate SPDIF output'. When selecting these, the software will transfer the non-decoded digital# Q% v8 Q/ \. S4 O& K5 H0 C8 L
multichannel data stream using the RME card.' h7 C* E3 b6 [# U2 P& q" w- v
This 'SPDIF' signal sounds like chopped noise at highest level. Therefore check 'Non-audio' in- h7 E5 l, j3 S$ J5 Y- [& G
the card's Settings dialog, to prevent most SPDIF receivers from accepting the signal, and to
. q0 y; b) j" wprevent any attached equipment from being damaged.
9 O1 W+ \- r5 g" e/ {% zSetting the card to be used as system playback device is against common sense, as professional$ A0 |2 o R- {7 A$ K* u7 k0 v8 b
cards are not specialized to play back system sounds, and shouldn't be disturbed by5 m) [$ Z, u. E: O1 A+ A% K/ l
system events. To prevent this, be sure to re-assign this setting after usage, or to disable any% ^4 p3 m, J& f) E6 K6 v) w
system sounds (tab Sounds, scheme 'No audio').
1 P$ {! @5 a7 q: P! W K# oNote: The DVD player will be synced backwards from the RME card. This means when using/ p( ^5 c6 J& h6 c- D4 C) y3 i$ j
AutoSync and/or word clock, the playback speed and pitch follows the incoming clock signal.
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8.7 Low Latency under MME (Buffer Size Adjustment)+ g9 J: Q9 J9 p
Using Windows 95 or 98 the MME buffer size was nothing to worry about. Latencies below 462 T: [$ z5 v) c) o- H, y4 W
ms were not possible. Meanwhile both computers and operating system have become much5 F( ^( q& l: x; q( w+ x& _5 D
more powerful, and since Windows ME/2000/XP latencies far lower can be used. SAWStudio" f8 a& f+ Y: S
and Sonar allowed to use such low settings from the start. Sequoia was updated in version N/ _/ R+ i. Y4 |6 d. ^
5.91, WaveLab in version 3.04./ p0 T- i5 I( U
In the Settings dialog the MME buffersize (in fact the DMA buffer size) is set with the same
1 c' [1 g6 _. T/ j. p g! Q4 s% Kbuttons as the ASIO buffer size. Please note that this setting only defines the buffer size of the
- t" W2 a, e5 E7 q) \: p l( @hardware. The true and effective latency is configured within the MME application!$ H! ~5 b U9 M4 H' m6 d
Attention: the DMA buffers must not be larger than the application's buffers. This case can7 e0 ~3 u( X4 N2 \% }$ a
happen unnoticed when using ASIO and MME at the same time (multiclient) and setting* Q+ n0 h9 W7 M8 X7 U2 y. {
MODE to 2048 (46 ms), while the buffers in the MME application are still set for a lower latency.
+ w* }" s+ O7 ePlayback will be stuttering and audio will be distorted.
5 I. | s& W( J6 D* }( |, vExample: when you set the DIGI96 to 2048 you can't use 1024 in any program. But setting the5 F) [7 |9 w+ V4 u: S6 ~7 ?" l
card's MME buffer to 256 allows to use 512 and all higher values within the MME software.
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9. Configuring the DIGI96/8 PRO
$ N& N2 h! ]- {! ?0 J/ V9.1 General3 }9 n7 N" U; k& k) M) |$ r' g
The hardware of the DIGI96 series includes a number of helpful, well thought-of, practical functions
. v. E1 b: r v& L! {3 n! l+ L. Vand options, which allow you to configure the behaviour of the card to suit many different
$ `7 u( ^: z# _requirements. Through ‘Settings’ you will gain access to:
u. K% X- w2 I7 M# F7 \1 F· Input selection
0 O# r9 ]. X: f- R· Output operation
; C3 M5 q A: I6 I. A& m% e· Output Channel Status) J5 g/ y9 L% p. ` ~
· Synchronization behaviour2 m/ {2 D. |4 e6 y( @9 |: I: K! {
· Input and output status display
5 k( H" y( B5 z$ y9 A/ GThe display of the current input frequency and format is updated every 0.5 seconds. When, ?1 h* |) O$ f
choosing an input with a signal including errors or without any input signal the statement ‘No
2 W# T/ f* D) P9 K) [8 JLock’ appears, in vari-speed operation or with sample frequencies widely out of tune ‘Out of+ C0 G Y# F4 a& m w3 Z
Range’ is shown. If the current signal has SPDIF or AES/EBU format then 'Stereo' is displayed,7 g7 Z" `5 P. J& x
with ADAT format ‘ADAT' is shown.
8 [ V! {4 X" G3 [; OThe three states of the output
3 M d& B5 S" sselected through the choicebox8 t4 a: @2 H/ Y& J
‘Output’ control the monitoring
7 e( d0 x8 k D; \6 o; Ubehaviour of the card.5 }1 [5 ~7 @0 C
‘Automatic’ sets the normal
) A% c2 }) f# \ l" {mode where the input signal
6 j0 L1 H# j" V: @reaches the output only whilst! I1 j" g' L7 c7 }' Z3 A
recording. In this mode, when+ O, Z' p% j; g: S7 E- u& n
starting a recording, feedback* g0 G( |0 ~$ D& y2 h
occurs very often when using% N- ~1 D- D$ q* S* e
digital mixing desks. ‘Play only’" ^( b& T$ D6 f2 |4 {9 Z
solves this problem by making u q/ _& N9 K& d- _ R% M6 I* M
sure that the input signal is never
# D& c4 y' F5 Z3 L( ^8 |passed to the output.
; `$ y0 k) t' ?After selecting ‘Input’, the input
9 d' q' J" o, X) e1 q: r( Osignal appears at the output0 J! J! Z; I$ U. W
whenever playback is not active.: j9 s! H5 O# I: {& @4 P v
DIGI96/8 PRO saves a6 w. D0 o# H9 s$ Z
continual record standby mode4 w; w* n9 D. R) @! |
and can switch itself to monitoring
" M6 ]/ P7 w) S5 T. D1 c6 U6 }without active software. As" U" O' t& N, W6 `7 A" G1 n @$ m& M
switching between the inputs is+ L) f" h0 g& a) D, J- b; S
carried out in realtime, stepping2 | R* N: k) i; h3 J
through the inputs gives a fast
: t! S& ? U) m. a) H- K. ncheck of the incoming signals.8 t3 T1 q/ j8 t% `
Settings should not be changed during playback or record if it can be avoided, as this can cause' i' i* C' W% n2 G
unwanted noises. Also, please note that even in 'Stop' mode, several programs keep the
- |- v) B3 W- V9 P2 erecording and playback devices open, which means that any new settings might not be applied
! M+ h, c8 @0 k+ ]7 [5 X( K Simmediately.
9 }+ }& f7 Q7 d" _Specific information about the right choice of the output's Channel Status (output format Consumer8 R7 u. {; G9 ]7 J# A" _
/ Professional) can be found in chapter 11.8 C0 R. ~* ]9 e& u
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Input- t" ]! s' q! S" g7 F' Z* R
Defines the current input. Under W9x an additional option called Autoselect can be selected.; V" C7 E& R( ~
When active, the digital inputs will be changed automatically until a valid input signal is detected.' x+ x/ [4 L# u* p2 J, V
Stereo Devices (W2k only) g6 k$ X9 V2 v5 Y& q
SyncAlign operates fully automated and should be kept active all the time. Only in case the
" T0 y6 z, w+ u7 e, ?# Wstereo devices must operate completetely independent, deactivating this setting may be necessary., Y5 G; k ]0 C( c, i) h/ S# o
Safe Mode
8 r8 q& N+ U% d9 P: a/ z8 L" kCheck Input verifies the current input signal against the settings in the record program. When' m% [- Z) @/ R
de-activated a recording will always be allowed, even with non-valid input signals.' E0 n8 \' H; U% r4 @, O3 U& V! i7 O
W9x only: 'Disable DS' deactivates the DirectSound support of the driver (see chapter 13.2).
% ]" `. a3 H1 K2 Q7 i* q( \: c: qOutput$ x& b% y6 f3 c0 [$ T- I
With ‘Automatic’ active, the input signal reaches the output only whilst recording. ‘Play only’6 V( N! ] x, K \3 E
prevents the input signal from being passed to the output. After selecting ‘Input’, the input signal3 Z& y I& Q3 o( p; |5 o$ A$ r- y
appears at the output whenever playback is not active./ z A7 q0 S" |8 b; O
Output Format
5 s, B( f* Q w/ p6 h4 I'Automatic' sets the output to 2-channel SPDIF or 8-channel ADAT mode, according to the
7 \4 v; b, E1 m" K) icurrent use of the card's devices. Select 'Force Adat' to constantly have the output operating in
3 E }4 B) y8 {$ I# }ADAT mode. 'A/S Conv.' forces the card's output into stereo operation.6 n5 O; K4 J4 U4 [% T1 b
Specific information about 'Professional', 'Emphasis' and 'Non-Audio' can be found in chapter
. y0 u/ H4 O6 E11.' D2 Y& B$ d! C+ v1 E# v3 x
Analog Output
" E$ f0 D$ ]$ | r1 P6 r4 [0 Y3 u, bTrack
9 f0 Q" o& J6 e& G+ \. }8 sDefines, which of the four channel pairs is sent to the analog output.
* b/ k/ Q2 T. C+ A/ a# X: P( wAttenuation
- ~6 X1 ?, E1 ]% f; yAttenuation of the analog output level in steps of 6 dB.
) p9 w* M: t# j9 x+ c9 |4 UVolume3 v; D3 O' O# S1 s
Attenuation of the analog output level via fader. With 'Couple' activated, both faders move
7 y3 F' L5 E, w7 ^' d5 l6 R9 t4 ^simultaneously.
5 r2 V" V8 l0 B& x$ u/ g0 [Clock Mode* a6 C1 l! F! o+ v) G' l% d5 B) M& y* y
The card can be configured to use the selected input (AutoSync), a word clock signal (Word
9 v) `) H( D Q4 M9 xClock), or its internal clock (Master) as clock source.- U4 C7 a# g6 J; |1 s* n$ ]/ V
Status Displays
+ w' ~) C; j( VThe displays at the bottom of the dialog box give precise information about the current status of( w; w2 z3 ]3 \, M
the card like format of input and output signal, sample rate at input and output, or current clock
; D! p9 F8 ]$ P! Fmode.
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: T* }- w$ B- {$ V# o, ~1 s+ d9.2 Force Adat
: r* C4 @% l- RThe function 'Force Adat' is a mighty feature of the DIGI96/8 series. It forces the digital output
! J# b' n6 `8 W$ k' t7 R8 S1 b7 p$ hinto ADAT mode (i.e. 8-channel operation).3 y9 p$ q$ N$ I2 X* A; M1 |: c
When using a 'normal' 2-track program to play a stereo file, you're not only able to send the
' N; u; t+ ^" g5 a' Qdata to any SPDIF device, but also to any other ADAT interface! Just activate 'Force Adat' and5 V: m) w4 O0 d* {# m8 s: V
choose the stereo pair that corresponds to the channels you want the data being transfered to; C5 U; t8 `3 t0 l$ n
(for example DIGI96/8 PRO (3+4)).4 X) n& Z: }; J( s; t
When 'Force Adat' is activated, more than one 2-channel (stereo) program can access the
. Y" A: X1 p) s& N; J* Y: C+ aADAT interface simultaneously (see chapter 12).
9 T( e H3 U: \" g! A& s8 GIf the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode, activate the switch ‘Force Adat'
! t+ c |0 n. ~& {! [/ nin the RME DIGI Settings dialog.
! r3 W* {+ ?2 e& N" m, ^ G; vWhen using ASIO and only one stereo output bus, activated 'Force ADAT' causes the output
. l M- U+ U9 b1 hto operate in ADAT format (see chapter 13).
+ g% k/ `& r L+ C' Q* M: J% WWhen the DIGI is set to pass-through operation (constant monitoring of the input signal by
! H4 p- G a) a9 |selecting 'Input' mode) it turns into a real-time SPDIF to/from ADAT converter, processed by; t7 P/ ?" }4 E, R, T# \* E' b! R
the hardware without any additional software. Activated 'Force Adat' allows you to use the card
- p, E. r: D' }; f( cas a format converter from SPDIF to ADAT. The stereo signal at the input is copied to all 4
2 s1 o" F L! u7 ]% P& t$ ]$ r* Ystereo pairs of the output. The option 'A/S Conv.' forces the card's output into stereo operation.0 r8 o: _4 I/ E/ ]
Then the card works as format converter from ADAT to SPDIF. Use the 'Track' buttons to
8 Q8 z: v! Y4 E0 O7 b' Fdefine which one of the 4 stereo input pairs will be routed to the SPDIF output.
& \' y* z* S s$ U$ F& _1 v9.3 Analog Output3 {$ d3 j2 v. Q, u4 T
Whenever the card's output operates in ADAT format, the 2-channel analog output will play
: L$ w9 Y8 k) U5 L' gback one of the four stereo pairs. The desired pair can be selected in the 'Track' field of the/ V# T$ a( `( r! |
Settings dialog. In SPDIF (stereo) mode the Track selection has no functionality.) R2 T7 K1 p3 S+ u3 s
The analog output level can be set coarse (four 6 dB steps) or fine using the faders in the field
8 j2 d' i; I+ \1 p1 K- V$ p# ~'Volume'. Both methods operate simultaneously and with digital precision. The shown damping5 j+ V1 l6 P5 L0 |! P; r% C# ^
values are exactly the ones used. The used technique avoids changes in frequency response
) P, [1 u' S# Y l. X7 J3 ?$ }' a$ h( hand distortion. Only the dynamic range will decrease at higher dampings, as the noise level of
$ Q9 l! j+ b% J) w4 wthe analog output stage remains unchanged.! w: O- a6 o7 G3 [
Additionally the analog output level can be changed coarse (± 12 dB) with the ‘Level’ switch at
" k5 V6 ~5 ]" ?+ d0 _. Wthe bracket, between +10 dBu and –2 dBu.
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3 n9 L1 s; Z# N" Q9 \9.4 Tab 'Mode'
) o# e( b( t' CThe Buffer Size value can be set in the RME DIGI Settings dialog, tab 'Mode'. This setting determines
+ f$ F# z1 M1 c) Q( ^/ ~8 nthe latency (the delay) between the audio application and the DIGI96 series, as well& R f0 \3 v) `8 r3 m H2 N; u9 N5 p
as general system stability. The higher the value, the more tracks can be recorded and played
C$ l% k4 J% Q. M& Oback simultaneously, and the longer the system takes to react.+ L0 U/ z& ~; j2 H9 V
In RME DIGI Settings, tab 'Mode', 4 different buffer sizes are available: 256 (6 ms), 512 (11& u: N: T8 z. S& U* b* A* U1 A
ms), 1024 (23 ms), 2048 (46 ms). As the real latency depends on the used sample rate, the
) `; F2 N& [* ^" {/ }# j7 @& z* kvalues are different for different sample rates:
7 ^, ~, Q/ D+ g8 o1 I/ V h. oChoice Buffer size Resolution 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 88.2 kHz 96 kHz
) ^: W2 j" Z! m$ X( a46 ms/16 bit 2048 s 16 bit 46.4 ms 42.7 ms 23.2 ms 21.3 ms! f8 k0 R: D6 N- T
23 ms/32 bit 1024 s 32 bit 23.2 ms 21.3 ms 11.6 ms 10.7 ms; J2 Z* C' X- M# N( t
11 ms/16 bit 512 s 16 bit 11.6 ms 10.7 ms 5.8 ms 5.3 ms
. q0 m9 a8 y( a T6 ms/32 bit 256 s 32 bit 5.8 ms 5.3 ms 2.9 ms 2.7 ms% x; L4 ]7 A, b8 h8 ?3 H
The stated latency describes only one way. The complete path through the computer (record0 U- Z( o: o+ O" t
plus playback, monitoring) gives double values.
5 c: ?. Y( h* _- r: P0 qThe setting of the buffer size affects all formats.9 [0 z: m3 ~0 Z3 C
MME: Defines lowest possible latency. The current latency and bit resolution is set in the MME+ Q+ S3 L; ~) j6 O+ w8 F5 q) i
application.7 o8 T8 ~1 j6 F. O0 K7 l9 G
ASIO: Sets current latency. Defines the effective interface resolution to 16 or 32 bit.% I$ K$ v- J# m$ q0 ]! X3 e
GSIF: Sets current latency and locks the current interface resolution to 16 or 32 bit. In Gigastudio's
; B3 ?3 \6 E, b5 w1 DHardware Settings the same (and only this) resolution will be displayed, either 24 (32) or
* v: t) H) o% R16 bit.
* w1 Z o0 z7 J5 {1 j; |2 W9.5 Boot-Option ADAT+ m f F" h p: |/ Q1 z1 K
The jumper JP4, labelled 'Boot ADAT', configures the card's state between power-on of the7 K- m( \) B3 x1 A3 w1 g
computer and completed boot of the OS. The card is shipped with the jumper set, thus starting2 Y ^! L$ w- Y
in ADAT mode. This option was introduced because several external devices, especially digital6 H+ W1 ~3 b4 g7 \4 F
mixing desks like Yamaha's 01V or Spirit's 328 will produce noise when an SPDIF signal is; g3 Q- I3 r. d
present at their ADAT input.8 C8 S% r" V9 N8 X" |; E
The other way round will normally not cause any problem, as most SPDIF and AES/EBU input
, Y1 b7 C# ?( T5 [% T" Pcircuits recognize 'wrong' formats, and automatically mute the digital audio signal. To start the
# A; U7 x" U/ A$ `5 n' B, Gcard in SPDIF mode simply pull off jumper JP4.
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% r6 e0 R. q l' G/ x# x9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization
5 q4 m/ k2 j/ [" i$ [In the digital world, all devices are either the 'Master' (clock source) or a 'Slave' synchronized to
7 d! O( V8 S/ V7 }. C7 y( Athe master. Whenever several devices are linked within a system, there must always be a single
6 m/ A0 ~# A! qmaster. The DIGI96 series includes a very user-friendly intelligent clock control, which" S. P5 ]. s- n1 t1 ^
handles the clock switching between master and slave on its own. Click on 'AutoSync' to activate
^9 G9 d; S6 t' Dthis mode.! z& ^, P0 J, |* {* ~4 R1 P
In AutoSync mode, the card constantly scans for a valid input signal at the active input. As8 o. x8 N- b+ X/ P& y% }; c4 |
soon as this matches the current playback sample rate, the card switches from the internal
/ @3 R; U; `! i( X2 t Z$ C: nquartz (display 'Clock Master') to the clock generated from the input signal (display 'Clock Slave').
7 C% Y9 C: F# R# FThis allows on-the-fly recording, even during playback, without having to synchronize the
7 v: m% \+ Q. d$ hcard to the input signal first. It also allows immediate playback at any sample rate without having1 c! }% P7 ~$ Y8 f; r( r* k
to reconfigure the card.2 l& |" h. m7 ~! t- p1 K% n# M6 v" {
'AutoSync’ guarantees a fault-free function of the modes Record, Record while Play and while
: |+ F, }( J6 i1 U8 }using more than one card (see chapter 10). In certain cases however, e.g. when the inputs and
" G5 k2 o) [; u( u0 y/ q' Poutputs of a DAT machine are connected directly to the DIGI96/8 PRO, AutoSync causes* z1 t! D& h$ r' n6 C) I; `8 r1 m
feedback in the digital carrier, so synchronization breaks down. To remedy this, switch the# L2 X3 `8 j: I1 Y$ `( r! W
card's clock mode over to 'Master'.5 Q3 v0 d5 `5 G% b
Due to the outstanding clock control and PLL a synchronization of the output signal to the input2 e2 Z& [% F5 M! X. b( u
signal is not only possible at identical sample rates, but also at double/half sample rates.! U1 i& A$ B. Q- I
AutoSync allows multiple cards to be easily synchronized by applying one input signal to all
) O4 m: J1 Q( b& Q5 v: `1 _; h1 ~inputs simultaneously (see chapter 10).: ]6 U; p+ J6 D; w# K
Thanks to the described AutoSync technology and a lightning fast PLL the DIGI96 Series is not( S+ d& A4 E3 F D: k7 |, G
only capable of handling standard frequencies, but also any sample rate between 25 and 105
( ?0 B3 r; j. B# a+ F# tkHz. The digital input serves as synchronization source. Please note that at the start of a record
- Z; D* Z3 W8 Q4 S: Q3 t1 m4 Por playback a valid sample frequency (32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz)
' d; z; m$ F% Q; ]+ khas to be fed. When started the sample frequency can be pitched to whatever is needed," ?; L$ s! w8 `. {- @
DIGI96/8 PRO will follow theses changes immediately.
H8 u s, M* qWhen using the optional Word Clock Module (clock mode 'Word Clock') the word clock input8 s% v7 _/ c1 s4 X# R9 J; a6 F
can serve as synchronization source. In vari-speed operation any sample frequency between- [2 s0 q. a! U Y) Z
25 kHz and 105 kHz is allowed.
. p5 b, ^9 [0 ?- r; z3 [Only one device can be master in a digital system! When DIGI96/8 PRO operates in clock+ i. x \+ n* o4 G" z+ _* c" \3 b
mode 'Master', all other devices have to be 'Slave'.& o4 L, C& h- [2 P5 @
More information on these subjects can be found in the HTML document 'sync96.htm', located
$ q0 F* \* l- win the directory rmeaudio.webenglishtechinfo on the RME Driver CD, or on our web site.
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& V8 H! E8 b- |' \" Y10. Using more than one DIGI96/8 PRO
; h( x3 H* b$ r$ v0 G& OAll our drivers can communicate simultaneously with all the cards registered in the system. The8 r/ z. Q4 {. _( u5 E
driver marks them with different numbers after the device's name, like ‘DIGI96/8 PRO In (1)’.3 E) f/ I9 D1 E, j
Thanks to our AutoSync technology multiple cards can be synchronized easily by applying one
8 w9 k% W( _/ A" x) ?input signal to all inputs simultaneously.
1 D9 c$ d( |# H; d: hIn order to connect more than one DIGI96/8 PRO to a digital mixing desk they must all6 b: y$ A3 P h+ k8 o
get the same clock(ed input signal). This is easy to achieve: just connect at least one input of4 Z! F* J) u Z/ \# w8 `7 }
each card to one output of the mixing desk.- t8 B0 Z/ D; X8 b- ^1 ]: S" {! ~
Example 1: All DIGI's digital inputs are connected to other devices synced to the word clock% h: p4 U; R0 y9 T$ {
net.
" T9 [. f8 N: h8 w* f- w2 MActivate the corresponding input of each card in its Settings dialog, and activate the mode AutoSync& D B9 E5 t, `% i; H8 U6 k* U
at all cards.9 g" M& ?! {; n$ _8 L, n- P6 {
Example 2: Only the outputs of the DIGIs are connected to other devices.( M5 H ?4 _) j2 p7 \6 j! J% }
Connect the internal Sync-Out of the master card to the Sync-In (CD-ROM) of the second card,$ N" A; k2 Q* \+ _. I- g
activate its internal input and AutoSync mode. Next connect the third card in the same way,
! S2 x0 p( I* ffrom the second's card Sync-Out to the third's card Sync-In. Configure this card like the second( l1 b" ^9 @7 u
one. The necessary 2-wire cables are the ones supplied with the DIGI cards. Of course this' f$ Q: J. C/ _7 k$ } V* i5 u
method is also operational with the external connectors, like optical or coaxial, as long as the
( c1 L' H' B# l+ lcorresponding input is activated. V1 r. ?# i L. m
A convenient alternative is the test mode of the optional Word Clock Module WCM.0 I$ [' ^- |7 I' m, @+ i
Please note when using more than one card plus the word clock output that only one card/ ^( q' ?/ ^4 ~
can be master!
2 {3 Y8 y# @" s- D' ^5 u% B- _4 X |Example 3: All DIGIs are correctly connected to the Word Clock Module." O' E+ ]1 f' O3 X
Activate the test mode by pushing the test switch, so the red LED lights up. Next activate the& m) U0 B8 w$ q6 D2 z% ?, W
mode 'Word Clock' in all card's settings dialogs. Now all cards should show 'Word Clock' in the
$ t: o: [1 @* Tthird line of 'Output Status'.3 J+ }) j! V8 S; w8 J$ w. g5 r3 {8 j
After activating the test mode all internally connected cards are immediately synchronized, in8 v; G, W- C+ n; f' T
case clock mode 'Word Clock' was activated in all settings dialogs.
, O+ k$ w8 b- ~: {7 F, e% C( l+ o8 dMore information on this subject can be found in the HTML document 'sync96.htm', located in4 g# R. ^ r' a6 q0 n& u
the directory rmeaudio.webenglishtechinfo on the RME Driver CD, or on our web site.& `5 S6 C" t3 N3 N
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) N- {* [4 V: D; ]" q0 s2 f11. Special Features of the Digital Output6 m( x) A' n) g& ]! H
Apart from the audio data itself, digital audio signals in SPDIF or AES/EBU format include a
( \9 G( o n; O4 t1 bheader containing Channel Status information. False Channel Status is a common cause of. c# E# }2 h* ?$ [2 n# |
malfunction. The DIGI96 series ignores the received header and creates a totally new one for
: d9 S0 Y5 X) K A) @+ P# Z2 D) Xthe output signal.
q3 b! v1 g+ {Note that in record or monitor modes, set emphasis bits will disappear. Recordings originally
/ F: G. O8 D. h. S5 kdone with emphasis should always be played back with the emphasis bit set!0 O0 ~" A; m& t% g& t
This can be done by selecting the ‘Emphasis’ switch in the Settings dialogue. The changes in
5 j7 z1 O1 y' _& ~3 r$ I5 Qsound caused by this setting can be monitored in real-time at the analog output jack. At 64,
1 ~/ R! C' C5 N0 _0 w% M88.2 and 96 kHz sample rate the analog output does not support De-Emphasis, so no change in
+ w T0 e9 i9 R, i/ _: u! b/ Xsound will be audible.
; y7 h3 Z6 t" t) U9 d' GThe DIGI96 series' new output header is optimized for largest compatibility with other digital
+ l: B1 m. {2 j* h0 H" xdevices:( Q0 C* [; Z% s; d4 Q* y
· 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, depending on the current sample rate
5 W: ]( Y* L8 E. p· Audio use, Non-Audio
( @0 ~/ i$ n# I# ]· No copyright, copy permitted3 @7 n+ Y* p7 A3 c
· Format Consumer or Professional
* y V1 K- F7 x, b, R7 p* Z, o· Category General, generation not indicated
$ t* V. n/ S; b3 K· 2-Channel, No Emphasis or 50/15 µs
0 K3 d; Y4 \( |' O; U( V· Aux bits audio use& p* `3 \ ~6 o7 H, Q* v5 z
Note that most consumer-orientated equipment (with optical or phono SPDIF inputs) will
/ c' v; o% }& G. f5 T& K' v# ?3 Y2 q$ ?only accept signals in ‘Consumer’ format!$ Z9 e& s1 X% u: H; p
The status 'Professional' should always be activated when using AES/EBU format (when the) [6 v0 S" O- r* w' q, L
XLR connectors are used).2 z- u( H/ c1 }, u- q8 L
The audio bit in the header can be set to 'Non-Audio'. This is necessary when Dolby AC-3 encoded$ i$ n; ?( Q8 w- d T) v
data is sent to external decoders (surround-sound receivers, television sets etc. with AC-; l+ R0 F" T7 N( z. v2 @& K1 d, ]
3 digital inputs), as these decoders would otherwise not recognize the data as AC-3., g; @8 ~$ O5 f" `- ]6 q- @' U
When playing back in multi channel mode (using the optical ADAT interface) the XLR and
' R1 V' B5 ~2 {* Scoaxial connectors will be turned off. This prevents sound disturbance by the ADAT signal fed
* L* ~+ B( T# }/ I- [4 yto SPDIF or AES/EBU inputs.
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12. Notes on the ADAT Interface5 K7 p6 o$ T# A7 W- \
DIGI96/8 PRO comes with two different driver methods in one driver. Using channel
& j3 a" r/ h8 d) ^interleave there is only one device, the software in use divides the channels into 8 mono tracks.4 M3 Q; p7 S# R3 R4 X% V( w6 y6 E
Because this easy to handle 'Windows native' method is not widely used the DIGI96/8
: G% m6 {3 ]8 \4 e x, w! Y3 jPRO also supports Multi-Device operation. The driver routes the 8 tracks in 4 stereo devices.
/ d2 p1 p6 T4 s! v: tThese 4 stereo devices can be used by nearly any software to record or playback more than 2
& ~8 {/ [' y* ]0 g. Achannels simultaneously, making DIGI96/8 PRO compatible to a wide range of already# p' a/ T/ k& R
existing software.5 F2 c' d9 P& [. z* V& E& H
DIGI96/8 PRO includes an intelligent hardware controller for ease of use. Whenever
! Q: M1 i: f3 r! ^$ {! Pmore than 2 channels are used, no matter with record, playback or both, the card switches into
( W; y: v4 I L( I1 s, EADAT mode. Whenever an ADAT signal is present at the optical input the settings dialog of the' ^4 o& u4 q0 e1 X, t- k9 l9 F2 j; c
DIGI96/8 PRO indicates ‘ADAT 44,1 kHz' or 'ADAT 48 kHz'. If now the output function is- B; F. d: n' p# c7 @
set to ‘Input’ while AutoSync is active the card's output changes to ADAT mode to allow input
$ B. n0 B! X8 P- t% Z* g7 M4 r' wmonitoring of up to 8 channels. The analog output allows you to listen to any of the four stereo
N8 }- }1 [4 R; f# l0 S. Vpairs. The desired pair can be selected in the 'Track' field of the Settings dialogue.
5 Z% s6 K; Z! G+ y6 dIf the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode activate the switch ‘Force Adat' in
8 a& h( y8 r% e4 Ythe Settings dialog.
0 P0 @* O5 K% y, F3 C& ?( Z0 \When using a 'normal' 2 track program to play or record a stereo file, you're not only able to
$ p# B9 N! `7 wsend the data to any SPDIF device but also to any other ADAT interface! Just activate 'Force
; G5 ~2 g& c* R3 SAdat' and choose the stereo pair that corresponds to the desired channels (for example
" I) ]' m% D& W# b* ~$ w' EDIGI96/8 PRO (3+4)). i# ~4 ?- d0 [2 O. [
In SPDIF mode it doesn't matter which stereo device is being used.$ Z: q4 N5 ?. H+ j0 | |
13. Multiclient Operation
6 C6 c! g) Z3 _/ B; G/ s13.1 General
, `3 y: G% u9 F, w( F# ^The DIGI96/8 series supports multiclient operation. That means more than one program can be& M. ]' K' B# ?
used at the same time. But this mode is only available as long as certain rules are followed. For3 ^4 s, ?, w: M. O
a flawless multiclient operation with multiple programs the below guidelines have to be followed( K- C. t- W0 [- m# o# R6 f! I
precisely.4 M& V6 T$ _* J
Rule 1: Multiclient operation always requires the activation of Force Adat!
8 Z4 }/ ~' I- ]- ^. JAfter an activation of Force Adat all 4 output pairs can be used freely. You can use 4 different
: C/ {/ k0 L4 U' p! J6 u7 J/ AMME programs, or two stereo pairs under ASIO, one under GSIF and one under MME – any
/ D) c' y2 j6 L# [; kcombination is allowed.
/ x) j8 T5 t1 b% j; lRule 2: Multiclient operation always requires identical sample rates and bit resolutions!; F! `& ]- e' Q5 n
It is not possible to run one program at 44.1 kHz and another one at 48 kHz. Also it's not possible
% y9 N' G" e2 A8 ^4 tto run one program in 16 bit and another one in 24 (32) bit resolution. Please note that the
1 M: f G& z3 Hselected latency (Mode) also sets the bit resolution for GSIF and ASIO!
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& {" @/ X2 |; R/ hRule 3: It is not possible to use the same channels with different programs simultaneously.
8 l5 o' g8 x8 t t# {If for example Cubase uses channels 1/2 (default in Cubase, Master bus), this output pair can't* L; U) v( c( @+ Y
be used in Gigasampler/Studio (default) nor under MME.
5 Q6 o3 j+ h+ W2 ?9 ?; t( {13.2 Multi Channel Direct Sound (Win 9x only)
1 _. W% v7 Y# }( @The Windows 95/98 driver of the DIGI96 series supports DirectSound. Due to compatibility
, E+ H/ ?6 S: L& B# a# @0 ~reasons DirectSound is de-activated by default. To activate the DirectSound support un-check
" o8 ?5 k2 R1 h/ W, v' y7 ~'Disable DS' in the Settings dialog.* s) @- y2 I( | b N8 g4 a
Additionally the driver offers multi-device DirectSound. This mode is not officially supported by
" B$ h* z) t+ o+ ~6 LWindows 95/98, but works perfectly for example with BPM-Studio. In this mode# a4 n9 Q$ Y! D4 `) G8 w1 D
DS/ASIO/MME/GSIF can be used simultaneously, as long as different channels are assigned to
5 C! F. D+ R# }- ?1 B$ g* leach driver format. Only the combination ASIO/MME is not supported.
$ `! t$ q! v# r# {6 \1 uThe multi-device mode for DirectSound requires 'Force ADAT' to be set in the Settings dialog!
% `: s3 r0 V$ a- g: \The DIGI96 series requires identical formats when used in multi-client operation! All programs
" ^/ B+ S. B* a! Jsimultaneously accessing the DIGI MUST use the same sample rate and bit resolution. k, k2 F4 ]( h
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14. Operation under ASIO 2.0
, A+ i: w2 D$ a, y" g14.1 General8 Z9 S/ y# X9 y. { {
As Steinberg is the inventor of ASIO we have chosen Steinberg's Cubase VST as example on( F* |' N3 C1 n
how to use and setup our cards in ASIO operation.2 }$ B8 Q: N. z* |- L5 n
Our ASIO driver supports any
6 {. p( t) g; H0 L. ^# Y! Ecombination of cards from the
/ w4 T5 W& `0 BDIGI96 series. Important: Multiple
' r4 Z8 \+ ?5 `% `$ D3 fcards MUST be synchronized
4 @1 d4 y! |- I$ R/ D$ W. w( Uamong themselves! This+ `8 q. I& f8 C5 B! D
may be done by using the/ ]+ ^" v4 B& A1 E
input signal (having a common) Z7 _2 S8 l; u! q
clock source, for example a1 d6 f) X; x1 K' S2 \
digital mixing desk), several1 D2 M# S0 \3 s, o% I! f
synchronized ADATs or the- M7 z/ v8 _+ i0 @/ c! |' F
RME Word Clock Module.
7 w0 p1 ]6 Y' l# J" vStart the ASIO application, go, `" O& S. n4 T# ]) x. Z
to ASIO/System and choose
* N2 G3 Y8 w. S3 |# o* a. [the device 'ASIO DIGI96 Series'.: X% a. O$ ]4 P4 R
The button 'ASIO system9 `. j1 Y$ U! Q/ I8 C) T ?
control' directly starts the Settings
$ ~ }; h- [! L7 \ n3 t- p. Xdialog of the DIGI96
; G3 a0 W% O7 h" H: z, v+ b3 I) Jseries (see chapter 9).$ e& n: e0 V, }
Switching between SPDIF (2 channel) and ADAT (8 channel) is done in a very easy and convenient
' m9 |: D+ V Y! ~$ Sway.1 j7 a0 R! p" O/ B- n
Playback: When using more than 2 tracks (Master bus plus at least one other) the card switches! S" j& ?, n4 j g/ B
into ADAT mode. Simply activate 'Force Adat' in the settings dialog in case the ADAT
y' J0 y. p. X* A+ F: Oformat is desired when playing back only 2 tracks.# V3 Z/ M, u6 [1 l5 ?
Record: The card automatically recognizes ADAT or SPDIF signals and immediately switches
$ a8 e" ~8 I0 G( N! h- ^& X5 sinto the corresponding mode. It doesn't matter how many inputs are activated. When more than/ y% u$ u+ M2 y' p3 p
one input is active and a SPDIF signal is present at the input this (stereo) signal will be routed6 F7 K# [ X* E. G m9 [
to input 1+2.
0 x+ o" K! h( _) U4 LMixed Mode: Because of the extended ASIO driver concept it is possible to record from a1 h7 ^, C5 \7 B
SPDIF source while playing back in ADAT format and vice versa (Mixed Mode). Under certain
% b$ b" A6 ^9 N( g8 o! T7 {4 xconfigurations sync problems might occur, which make it neccessary to use an external word
6 U8 r" f3 ^# D7 \clock for all participating devices." W& |) ~- j$ W0 j* l1 J
The Enhanced Zero Latency mode of the DIGI96 series enables the 'ASIO Direct Monitoring'
( n/ H+ [% d2 S5 p+ \feature of the ASIO 2.0 standard to be used. Please note that in this mode neither routing nor
( {9 ?0 k( C& r! Q4 K+ Bpan are supported so the input signals will only be routed to the same output channel. Other
( n" P/ B5 P4 w! i% QVST mixer settings have no effect.0 V* y L+ m% i$ z+ l/ c
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: k# v u. b4 p3 p, q1 d14.2 Buffer Size - Latency( C3 q+ q, ~# _! g$ r: ^
The Buffer Size value in the RME DIGI Settings dialog determines the latency (in this case the
0 V2 h6 x# R6 ?% W' Ydelay) between the audio application and the DIGI96 series as well as general system stability.4 W2 ~0 x( C2 C) W( `6 Y9 r- ~
The higher the value, the more tracks can be recorded and played back simultaneously, and3 e" l& I; J$ B
the longer the system takes to react.
9 U3 d, B) Y/ P) C j! _7 `; UThe indicated bit resolution is independent from the chosen bit resolution in Cubase. Selecting. U- {# M1 Y; B E- C- I
16 bit in the driver and 24 bit in Cubase will cause Cubase to record 16 bit data and 8 bit zeroes.2 N' y' k; d- g1 S! K
Selecting 24 bit in the driver and 16 bit in Cubase, the bits 17 to 24 get lost (which only# M% o6 C/ |1 k, A
matters if they included information at all).* i3 e; x6 ] H' P% E
Please note that the latency setting describes only one way. The complete path through the
- K, l" f( A c& U% ccomputer (record plus playback, monitoring) gives double values.
, q# Y& N$ N, i0 GMore information on how to set up the latency under ASIO can be found in chapter 9.4, Tab
v$ n& f3 z4 B$ p; y'Mode'.5 ?0 w ` [1 T; b
14.3 Known problems
5 S- K$ u5 Y, f4 e# i6 \/ U) N9 j# ]In case the used computer has no sufficient CPU-power and/or sufficient PCI-bus transfer rates,
9 a) A2 c( l3 ^then drop outs, crackling and noise will appear. We also recommend to deactivate all PlugIns& D4 v" t, B8 p# I q% y, s# O
to verify that these are not the reason for such effects.# ?% i1 D/ v, ~9 L
Unfortunately some newer UltraATA66 and UltraATA100 hard disk controller (also Raid controller)8 @ l; R D7 E
seem to violate against the PCI specs. To achieve the highest throughput they hog the PCI
E* W; w n9 t) B- r, f5 Ybus, even in their default setting. Thus when working with low latencies heavy drop outs (clicks)" j1 |; \- [6 f
are heard. Try to solve this problem by changing the default setting of the controller (for example
' I: ~8 d; A) W7 @2 `) M# Fby reducing the 'PCI Bus Utilization').8 k" ]4 L$ }; L6 C3 q1 ?" W7 T
Another typical source of trouble is wrong synchronization. ASIO does not support asynchronous
+ F% E' p' ]7 H' R' O. ]operation. This means input and output signal must not only have the same sample frequency,
0 M* v0 E9 y3 X& ?but must also be 'in sync' for error-free Full Duplex operation.
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15. Operation under GSIF (Gigasampler Interface)
8 F+ T! {+ v* M' j15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME
+ E& [% S9 d9 |; qThe GSIF interface of the DIGI96 series Windows 98/SE/ME driver allows direct operation with8 k9 ?, y L0 D
Gigasampler and Gigastudio, with up to 8 channels, 96kHz and 24bit. Additionally the driver
& J. ]* X/ n- K5 U( Csupports multi-client operation. For example ASIO can use channels 1/2 and Gigastudio (with& R* M: ?7 E8 v9 e% d( l4 t
GSIF) channels 3/4 simultaneously, and so on.: \5 U* a/ X& w) f
In case more than 2 channels shall be used under GSIF, activate 'Force ADAT' in the Settings/ [1 P5 z' E6 |) S
dialog before starting the software.
% T$ P7 N' [6 b9 YGigasampler/Studio requires a lot of the computer’s calculation power. An optimum performance
2 Q L/ _7 [" b \is achieved with a stand-alone GSIF PC. Else we recommend not to use the DIGI96 ASIO
: d, A% ^/ r$ Z8 Ndriver, but the ASIO Multimedia driver. It can be set to much higher latencies (i.e. 750 ms),. A% f) g. r9 t' p9 {+ ^& @5 Z
thus providing a problem-free simultaneous operation of ASIO and Gigastudio. Gigastudio itself
0 Q" b$ l' y$ Q- Y3 Vwill still work at a very low latency.9 H @: M! d! \( k, n% E! ?) f
The DIGI96 series requires identical formats when used in multi-client operation! All programs
u! j S4 o* q' H2 Esimultaneously accessing the hardware MUST use the same sample rate and bit) Y+ o& C6 u2 o" G$ g
resolution. Otherwise de-tuned sound or no sound at all will be heared.
6 c+ x5 F g, |8 vAdditional simultaneous operation of GSIF and ASIO requires to use different channels. As: v; p/ l A3 `" l
Cubase VST always uses tracks 1/2 these tracks must not be activated in Gigastudio/Sampler.
% V5 U8 C9 x6 i' m9 B, ]The tracks activated under GSIF have to be de-activated in ASIO.
% u. o/ I, P( V5 \Please note that the ASIO Multimedia driver will use the maximum bit resolution by default. If( X( @1 Y: q4 h* e; \! A/ N, t
the bit resolution of Gigasampler/Studio and other programs do not match, audio output will be% b! M) q0 J# k$ u
stopped, until the settings match and a reset is initiated ('Reset Devices' or software restart)./ S/ }9 ]# m! u/ M. o
15.2 Windows 2000/XP& m$ Z0 R1 Y! u5 @8 X+ u2 T
Basically as under Windows 9x. Differences: GSIF under W2k/XP uses a modified interface,8 p& v9 E' u4 _* U
which needs interrupts (similar to ASIO). Therefore the user can now set and change the latency$ o$ [, i/ j# D/ v9 Q& L+ G& R+ y& ?' ?
(under W9x latency was fixed inside Gigastudio). However, when using the Hammerfall4 L/ I( C6 {" B# k% r
DSP, the latency is always the same as the one selected for ASIO operation. This can cause j! h: M5 R4 x
performance problems on slower machines when using GSIF and ASIO at the same time.
. [$ B7 v$ ^' c, y. {Please note that the W2k/XP driver fully supports multiclient operation, including the combination- X& E+ b4 P4 Y+ K9 n, D# Z7 K2 @5 \
MME/ASIO. So for example Cubase, Gigastudio and Sonar can be used simultaneously,: e, G- l5 x# q* l
provided each of these programs uses its own audio channels exclusively. Please also note
' k" ?; \- O: I, m" s$ Uthat Gigastudio is running unexpectedly in the background (thus blocking its assigned audio
: j' K1 j# e! V9 A& Ychannels), as soon as the Gigastudio MIDI ports are used – even when Gigastudio itself hasn't
: p# H- [ I7 ?* abeen started.. g- F; C+ u; N1 G: d0 [
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 24
$ Y; q) i/ [$ o8 R2 S. b$ p16. Hotline - Troubleshooting
$ r4 W! ^" N6 @16.1 General
7 F! f, S1 b- U2 D& WThe newest information can always be found on our website www.rme-audio.com, section FAQ,9 _& j6 V% s8 z3 G2 ^, k5 P: [
Latest Additions.7 _. b0 Z# j2 L, W& l
Playback works but recording doesn´t:
( D' z5 j* b" J" i" o· Check that a valid input signal is at hand. In this case the Error LED on the hardware turns
" V$ f" K( H5 ]+ m2 [off, and the current sample frequency is shown under 'Settings'.
+ S4 y3 q/ P; u* H7 t- ^- l· If you are sure that a valid signal is being sent but the LED is still red, then check the currently
* w0 D, C8 W5 h& ^4 \* E$ ~selected input in the Settings dialogue.
2 F" @: p G3 N6 Q# F· Check whether the DIGI96/8 PRO has been selected as recording device in the audio" L7 o8 t0 s9 O% T( X
application.0 s7 Q8 }% f2 U) p# |' E2 G0 n. D6 u
· Check whether the sample frequency set in the audio application (‘Recording properties’ or$ Y' s9 O# }( ^' u7 F0 V @) U
similar) matches the input signal.' I; l* X1 W+ S2 g2 j0 n
· Check that there is no loop cabling present. If so set 'Clock Mode' to 'Master'." i' w1 U; H. Y2 v# u' d
The input signal cannot be monitored in real-time2 \0 A2 |8 a+ @' G* c+ o
· Monitoring has not been enabled (for example 'Global disable' in Cubase).- R E* K, h0 @ y, L
Only the playback signal, but not the record (input) signal is present at the output( ]( J6 p7 S) F: G. _! L9 W
· The DIGI96 series has no hardware mixer. Therefore while playback is running only the
7 M3 l7 m& w4 j8 iplayback signal is present at the output. The mixing of record and playback signal has to be
5 m2 l8 r* [0 q6 p. N% cdone in the software (for example deactivate Cubase's 'ASIO Direct Monitoring').0 z3 F" {6 A! {+ `* S
The SPDIF output does not work# C% U6 M4 A* c/ {
· The output operates in ADAT Mode, see Output Status Display. This may be caused by
( q2 l+ _# L# ^+ W8 ?7 qForce Adat being activated, an activation of more than the first (1/2) Master output busses in
& z E/ \2 h8 H4 PCubase, or when 'Max I/O' (under Hardware & Driver) wasn't set to 2 in Logic.' b3 s0 d. D" B; U7 H% e
Low Latency ASIO operation under Windows 2000/XP on single CPU systems:
9 v( x) Y- {8 c2 X# U· To use ASIO at lowest latencies under Windows 2000/XP even when only having one CPU,
8 H. b( v8 \, X0 I# Ethe system performance has to be optimized for background tasks. Go to Control Panel/
: s, j" ^3 H; e. L( P% D8 cSystem/Advanced/Performance Options. Change the default 'Applications' to 'Background- K5 O O% @9 Y, Z4 }: {
tasks'. The lowest usable latency will drop from 23 ms to around 3 ms. This is no issue/ P- s9 g* ~8 _6 n) E( v
when using dual CPU systems.* t" T, o7 n; `# r* y0 W
The recording or the playback is disturbed by crackling:: Y/ X& | ]. x- S
· Increase the quantity and size of the buffers in the software being used.
! v! w4 y1 f5 y5 W) w5 F T- G· Use a different cable (coaxial or optical) to cross-check them for defects.
, b# N% }) x U0 N- \8 g/ t: M8 |· Check that there is no loop cabling present. If so set 'Clock Mode' to 'Master'.
' K: q/ \, _' g2 e1 `· In case of loop cabling with an ADAT we recommend to use the ADAT as master (Int) and
( A- ^; F6 R% r/ S% d6 Lthe DIGI as slave (AutoSync).; y8 s y% N1 D8 B% E& i
· Increase the buffer size of the hard disk cache (example: from 64 kB to 256 kB).& s. |# ?5 w/ b1 l& Q- F+ F
· Activate Busmaster mode for the hard disks. Windows: Device Manager, double-click on9 h" B h3 w3 D: S! H' D) ?8 F3 S
‘Disk drives’, then on the required hard disk(s). Select ‘DMA’ in the Properties dialog.
) J& M1 { U8 Q1 PUser's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 250 Y. u" M, Y! x6 { i
Cubase seems to work, but no signal shows up at the output of the DIGI96- R0 C4 F4 \+ V9 I+ t K4 o, x' X
· This can also happen with Logic or other programs. Most propably Gigasampler/Gigastudio
- m& a1 o& X0 W+ x8 Ehas been installed. Programs like Cubase then use the newly installed Gigastudio MIDIPorts,2 R% F' _! x% K2 v% G& \2 A: E+ x
thus activating GSIF on the audio channels which are set inside Gigastudio (default:, F2 f8 @+ ]* }$ B0 e7 W7 e! t
1/2). As a result ASIO (also 1/2) is blocked. This effect vanishes as soon as the Gigastudio9 ~* R6 K/ `' O% M
ports are deactivated in Cubase' Setup MME.& }- ^4 I) M1 d
16.2 Installation! x4 A" m( }0 Y% Y: O7 }
More information on installation problems (which fortunately are very seldom, thanks to Plug
) _- R: o0 j$ \: \and Play), can be found in the Tech Info 'Installation problems', located in the directory* c; t6 E6 x# \+ X) H. x/ i* e
rmeaudio.webtechinfo on the RME Driver CD.
/ ~* R! p( {3 e3 oThe card is normally found in the Device Manager (>Settings/Control Panel/System<), in the
& I: S/ m& |! J8 s5 T8 Wcategory 'Sound-, Video- and Gamecontroller'. A double click on 'DIGI96/8 PRO' starts the6 A/ M+ {6 I4 o
properties dialog. Choosing 'Resources' shows Interrupt and Memory Range.7 C6 j. ^1 Z s
The newest information on hardware problems can always be found on our website www.rmeaudio.
4 K7 }# a4 c; q( @com, section FAQ, Hardware Alert: about incompatible hardware.
4 O- V8 r9 }6 L% zThe dialog 'New hardware component found’ does not appear:
0 O l6 x' k1 D8 H# O· Is the Error LED of the DIGI96/8 PRO lit when no cable is connected to the optical
5 o( i- Y. u' |: g9 k) @input? If not, the card is either defect or not sitting properly in the slot.
7 [: _; @9 D) B, mWhen the card and the driver have been properly installed but no playback is possible:7 v% T0 ?6 I& y1 c. a2 K
· Check that the DIGI96/8 PRO appears correctly in the Device Manager. If the device6 h1 E2 ^$ v0 v! G! n( L
'DIGI96/8 PRO' is marked with a yellow exclamation mark then either an address conflict or
; t2 `; l7 f9 W- g) \7 |an IRQ conflict is present.( w3 H P9 q- D- K( q% b
· If no yellow exclamation mark is present check the 'Resources' tab." G# x8 W' `7 V" E9 k& A% H0 y
· Check that the DIGI96/8 PRO has been set as ‘transmitting device’ in the software.9 _" a t7 j) T+ \
Also check the settings under >Settings /Control Panel /Multimedia /Advanced<. Here the; u' U* L. V s: ^$ r; T" a
DIGI96/8 PRO must appear as an audio device when it´s been correctly installed, and
/ z0 I; d- s1 Z( i6 J' q5 ccan be set as the Preferred Device under 'Audio'.+ \! j- C2 I M- C( y
The computer crashes whenever the DIGI96/8 PRO is accessed:
. f+ S4 ?; @% l9 D- O· If your graphics board is an older Matrox Mystique or uses a ‘968’ S3 chip, there could be a
6 E0 K' n" h' o1 Qmemory allocation error. Change the memory area allocated to the DIGI9652 (via
I4 H) x& T) ^Control Panel /System /Device Manager /DIGI968 PAD /Properties /Resources /Change
7 e% Y0 L6 b4 y# \0 BSetting) to below the area used by the graphics board (e.g. D0000000 - D0FFFFFF). Detailed
, R! F1 p! @; E+ R- ]+ ainformation on this subject can be found in rmeaudio.webtechinfoinstall.htm on the5 D! V! M3 w2 u D
RME Driver CD.
1 m {; |& a- a( e. x* GUser's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 26, j" B E N$ B9 ?
17. DIGICheck: Analysis, Test and Measurements using the DIGI96 series/ b# d& ]4 P; C6 }$ a4 ]5 H& w
The DIGI96 series from RME is accompanied by a world wide unique software tool: DIGICheck,
+ l+ s1 H* j. W* `the incredible utility for test, measure and analysis of the digital audio data stream.: j3 k3 N* r2 y& T' i
DIGICheck is based on functions of our well-known DAM-1, the Digital Audio Monitor. This! O( C% y& _# P l/ f
device uses a built-in DSP for its calculations. Therefore DIGICheck is not able to realize all the
% H( J& g: n4 Z2 ~' j" jfunctions of the DAM-1. Additionally, the DAM-1 works perfectly in the background while DIGICheck& o0 l" t! H1 Q& l: V/ I; J
will cause a certain CPU load.
9 ?* k0 z, O1 g' o3 J0 _5 ~DIGICheck also includes test routines from our research lab and our production site. Thus you
; T) l7 x/ f; C: p" xare able for the first time to run a detailed function and performance test with your own audio. W( \9 V& b% ~, e, K
card in your own computer, like it isn't possible with any other test tool.
& l. W/ n/ j4 \Although the DIGICheck software is fairly self-explanatory, it still includes a comprehensive+ Q# |3 U q a* ]) Y' T/ d6 y2 X% p
online help. A detailed description of all functions and the technical background is also available
) E2 u" F, t( o) A) {in HTML format (digich.htm, in the techinfo directory on the RME Drivers CD or from our7 a/ _# D. f6 u- _4 J5 f+ _. ]
website). The following is a short summary of the available functions:
y! C/ X9 u. q1 {# a- `· Level Meter. High precision 24-bit resolution, 2/8 channels. Application examples: Peak
5 f, G" O* {* \& m( F+ M, ylevel measurement, RMS level measurement, Over detection, phase correlation measurement,
7 N0 G( u0 a, j4 t7 W8 ldynamic range and signal-to-noise ratios, RMS to peak difference (loudness), long! a8 j/ L R3 d; Y- H* g3 Q9 Y+ x
term peak measurement, input check% c5 q) ^, W9 \; i+ j
· Channel Status Display. Shows the channel status information contained in the digital0 ~- w5 R9 X# a5 O& O
audio data stream. Sample rate measurement3 u* Y0 i+ m" z7 v, l. u3 l, h/ V
· Bit Statistics. Shows the true resolution of audio signals as well as errors and DC offset
3 E! X0 E" O4 S& I4 x: v2 u· Performance Test. Measurement of the PCI-bus data transfer
1 ~( _% b- }4 _2 V· Memory Test. Tests the on board SRAM and the entire data path in the PC7 I) r% e% k$ S+ M
To install DIGICheck, go to the DIGICheck directory on the RME Drivers CD and run setup.( y# w# E. w, O) _
exe. Follow the instructions prompted on the screen.4 @2 E. r+ I9 H7 b- E5 P
18. TECH INFO
1 l* a+ Z/ }" lRME provides more information on the TECH INFO pages in the web (http://www.rmeaudio.6 a0 X9 e2 V! Z8 ^" D l
com/techinfo/index.htm), and in the directory rmeaudio.webtechinfo on the RME6 \- _/ _2 h+ Z& }9 v* N
Driver CD. Here are some examples of available Tech Infos:; q6 [) h% t: F( A$ }
Synchronization II (DIGI96 series)
& U2 U% L" U3 IDigital audio synchronization: technical background, problems) ?; o( C# A3 ~7 |0 \2 o m9 I9 D# J
Installation Problems: c; a. f/ @- W8 ~* R4 x$ ]7 z
..and their solutions9 {" s. M5 o4 P! Y; G8 S
List of Driver Updates
; p0 X: S6 S" F/ d0 q [Lists all driver updates and the changes in them9 `4 _2 s) t- N3 H& @9 o$ {% L
Configuration of Samplitude, Cubase, Logic, Cakewalk 7.0, Sonar and SAWPlus32 using the5 a- {& m' j) w3 Z* Z: s! K; X
DIGI96 series. Step by step instructions
4 m+ Q, k: A5 @2 F A, D: ZDIGICheck: Analysis, tests and measurements with the DIGI96 series( @* x; I7 [$ N+ ^' T: T6 d- `7 z3 ^
A description of DIGICheck, including technical basics.
" l6 X" ^/ U* z. V/ }& S9 `( Y- YTMS (Track Marker Support)! j3 ]; W% ~7 k1 k
Description of the TMS technology to transfer CD- and DAT information.
8 F( ^ Z9 l4 }User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 27
/ H f) k9 R- F( D- L6 w. X- g19. Warranty
5 J& k# | a2 s$ |! yEach individual DIGI96/8 PRO undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete4 W2 J" X" s) c8 b
test in a PC environment at RME before shipping. This may cause very slight signs of wear on; X$ r# j: k9 R4 ?
the contacts (if the card looks like it was used one time before - it was). The usage of high grade
' }! q6 U/ u* {6 U$ pcomponents allows us to offer a full two year warranty. We accept a copy of the sales receipt0 e, T% z9 u' P: a! F K* f
as valid warranty legitimation.$ T0 m: t) V- V4 z8 { D
RME’s replacement service within this period is handled by the retailer. If you suspect that your$ A! C7 ]9 @$ [: y3 \* K5 y1 _
card is faulty, please contact your local retailer. The warranty does not cover damage caused
" {) ]/ D( D# a6 ]by improper installation or maltreatment - replacement or repair in such cases can only be carried m3 ^$ U1 P! \+ R
out at the owner’s expense.
5 ^5 k1 O; ]" _" t, z3 m- ^RME does not accept claims for damages of any kind, especially consequential damage. Liability
1 q! y8 L; S9 V& W8 f' h0 f4 Cis limited to the value of the DIGI96/8 PRO. The general terms of business drawn up# r8 e. ]" I) {0 g0 {2 c$ v
by Synthax OHG apply at all times.
' E5 [: o& X( _/ b$ V20. Appendix+ t, |$ w- N# y8 r3 J7 O
RME news, driver updates and further product information are available on our website:
5 Z5 n$ c# K8 K, z* n" I! B2 uhttp://www.rme-audio.com
# g! P$ f2 u- I1 f. d1 _If you prefer to read the information off-line, you can load a complete copy of the RME website4 ~9 l T& v: g3 _% G
from the RME Driver CD (in the rmeaudio.web directory) into your browser.
' Y0 T" g7 R: sDistributor in Germany:. _ a* |: | k7 N0 j
Synthax Audio AG, Am Pfanderling 62, D-85778 Haimhausen, Tel.: (49) 08133 / 91810 J* F# O. I4 A6 x9 z' I
Manufacturer:& f/ e# i/ s9 M- `; a
IMM Elektronik, Leipziger Str. 27, D-09648 Mittweida& T0 m( f) T, Z9 v2 X! X
Trademarks
) v; I) g! _8 x. Y1 {& }$ [1 ~All trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. RME, DIGI96,
. | X; I+ D5 Y/ j$ W" |% ~SyncAlign, DIGICheck and ZLM are registered trademarks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions., O. H2 n, G6 w- J9 X' `2 ?+ R
SyncCheck is a trademark of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions. Alesis and ADAT are registered
0 |6 A% d2 a3 h* m1 ttrademarks of Alesis Corp. ADAT optical is a trademark of Alesis Corp. Microsoft, Windows,) X: x. ?! ^; {3 B! k/ G
Windows 98/NT/2000/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Apple and MacOS are registered) \# Q6 I9 r* T6 Q5 t- s
trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Cubase and VST are registered trademarks of Steinberg8 B2 \- ?: u$ R+ W h; k1 A
Soft- und Hardware GmbH. ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH. emagic4 J9 ]" V; G( E; m! j. w0 O6 l0 X
and Logic Audio are registered trademarks of emagic Soft- und Hardware GmbH. Pentium% j4 v Z3 b. a% F% T7 w! `9 D7 w
is a registered trademark of Intel Corp.6 |* M5 h& H6 `8 k/ j4 K
Copyright Ó Matthias Carstens, 5/2002. Version 1.9
5 |* \ ]( X# U' d" p# n" m6 SCurrent driver version: W98: 4.96, NT 3.86, W2k/XP: 2.06 K7 ~ J3 H7 n* {- J% q
This manual applies to board revision 1.2, hardware version 000.
; i4 V( b0 n _5 LAlthough the contents of this User’s Guide have been thoroughly checked for errors, RME can not guarantee that it is correct
! d' b" n! H+ ?% v4 o6 a# j( cthroughout. RME does not accept responsibility for any misleading or incorrect information within this guide. Lending or
( q) F4 m3 a+ j4 `$ L, u* _copying any part of the guide or the RME drivers CD, or any commercial exploitation of these media without express written
$ B2 c5 a1 E8 [5 c4 g3 Mpermission from RME Intelligent Audio Solutions is prohibited. RME reserves the right to change specifications at any time
" ?: {" K8 ]6 K9 m# iwithout notice.
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Analog output: Pin assignment of the TRS jack0 g% Z( T4 t6 G
The analog output is accessible" l. _* h# g0 w$ U F2 B' j
through a stereo ¼" TRS jack. This
; _, K9 B2 O5 O9 yallows a direct connection of headphones: W8 W5 O0 B2 ?! m
at the output. In case the output, W$ K& p- L2 B0 H8 N
should operate as line out an adapter5 a. g7 l! r( y. p+ c: s
TRS plug to RCA phono plugs, or TRS; ]3 u+ I" I) D
plug to TS plugs is required.) [) g7 g) e* d0 C( T
The pin assignment follows international' X5 w. s9 y# u. J5 l6 \
standards. The left channel is connected, n: a, `: f- q: a
to the tip, the right channel to
" r) k9 {5 c& r) }4 Sthe ring of the TRS jack/plug.! B s8 M2 e- t: E3 H( a
Pin assignment of the jumpers next to the D-type connector$ E/ M) F* i8 K, p2 f* c2 t4 @
The optional jumpers (not fitted, not9 A: ?& x: A m: r& i1 A
supplied) next to the D-type connector& M; C1 \2 e: ?
allow an internal cabling, for example when
: g7 r6 d" _4 Qthe XLR input and output jacks shall be& E) V/ ~# {8 s) Q) z4 F
build into the PC housing, so that the
0 O& Y8 Q) t( o' dsupplied cable adapter is no longer needed.
7 C* V4 q- i% H" L- _. @) LWhen using a 10 wire computer flat7 ?7 A% l B1 u
cable with the appropriate connector the
2 L) N: O4 C/ [0 n0 Q: ]$ Y" Lconnection between XLR jacks and card: U+ ~" B5 L1 v% ^. X$ d. P1 g/ I
will be removable./ h; B2 M* r% X. u
The pins are numbered as shown in the
' L; D4 C/ ^3 i/ v# y& I% ?: Idiagram. For a better overview the table( z; O+ y8 m Y0 D5 Y4 n/ d' w
lists the pin assignment sorted by numbers
% p# n5 e( X$ Sand names.
5 E1 ~: e# {# \. r. u! z. S- YPin number Name Name Pin number$ O8 \5 O, ?, l4 x! r
1 SPDIF Out - AES In + 7
2 W6 K: b& R" I! \8 U5 n2 GND AES In - 10
5 O7 B$ ~4 K' ?3 L3 SPDIF In - SPDIF In - 3
* t6 V" q1 k, f1 ]4 SPDIF Out + SPDIF In + 6/ v: s; i- E, x. p% C4 H
5 AES Out + AES Out+ 51 S, |3 B. U M( U3 A' ^; W
6 SPDIF In + AES Out - 8
) M& {( u" R5 q0 M. [% }2 W7 AES In + SPDIF Out + 4: _. w& Y7 T3 R5 {
8 AES Out - SPDIF Out - 1- j; S) y; G4 l7 G( j3 F) `
9 NC NC 9
4 N6 t0 [7 e: V/ V0 A10 AES In - GND 22 w& B! \5 j% v, a, {2 n6 J
Pin assignment of the XLR/RCA Cable's D-type connector$ M4 l2 ?& `! p5 Z( f9 D b
Pin Name Pin Name Pin Name. D& C0 f# Q2 f2 ]
1 GND 4 AES Out + 7 SPDIF In -( P& u2 B, a- l; h
2 SPDIF Out + 5 AES In + 8 AES Out -5 G0 r" q& [! w/ M" H! \
3 SPDIF In + 6 SPDIF Out - 9 AES In -9 V) L0 A; y$ m6 l. A
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 29
( G, @3 |& X2 e- nBlock diagram
2 B- y, p& o% H/ r3 a, DUser's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 30& T! F$ b6 Y% S1 I" H+ y
CE! R. e: m y5 c0 ]1 f
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Directive
6 u* J# {3 v3 [6 Y7 s' ]on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility f H5 U8 V$ v. ? C/ P7 M1 A
(EMVG) according to EN 55022 class B and EN50082-1., T1 R6 e# C5 ~+ T, I
FCC Compliance Statement
, N# H* G {" V. ]$ M9 [Certified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device according to subpart J or part
6 f* g. m) b# N4 v15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected.
$ d; Y$ @5 B( `# V% s2 C SFCC Warning1 R" Y& ]( W' ^& V! A
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,/ v7 X3 R; b% n4 S- Z7 n
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
! D% A1 A3 b( }; ^0 Qagainst harmful interference in a residential installation.) ^% L8 j6 K0 m( S8 B( {$ q
This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:1 T; o" p% `0 L% g% W1 v, R
1. This device may not cause harmful interference5 T9 W/ m/ B' o# R+ e
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause) O$ O+ J3 C( x8 G0 z- k
undesired operation. D& r; q! O4 O4 m' H
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
) Y( e, _/ ~* A; L" hequipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
# T/ t' P, Q, I1 V' `3 X0 fby turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
8 m' g2 k8 M$ qinterference by one or more of the following measures:* W6 R+ ]: @% Q
· Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna! b- J/ @6 A& s
· Increase the seperation between the equipment and receiver7 f5 `+ q7 P0 T) I/ `
· Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is& p2 g# n; ]# `4 I6 a7 \, }. T) |
connected5 t' l" U" w2 M n9 V( t# R
· Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
4 v2 L7 D1 m% }8 @! i2 _In order for an installation of this product to maintain compliance with the limits for a Class B
( r+ q6 z: ~3 c5 C9 C3 Idevice, shielded cables must be used for the connection of any devices external to this product. |
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