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User's Guide
2 L. m" p3 N( m5 @& NDIGI 96/8 PRO
f) J: G1 t/ Q/ k! L' L# e0 z% w; xPCI Bus Audio Card0 E3 C% ?' K: n+ D K
2 / 8 Channels Stereo / ADAT® Interface9 Z" S2 B- Q2 l- _" Z3 u. |$ o
24 Bit / 96 kHz Digital Audio% Q" ]2 [2 t6 t! Z. J, Q
32-96 kHz Sample Rate
# D# R5 B8 _$ x0 _" ~$ m8 Z24 Bit / 96 kHz Analog Audio
0 P0 r1 S0 N) j hBoard Rev. 1.2, Hardware version 000
6 Z7 e, n4 G; }8 v24 Bit / 96 kHz ü
/ O8 f$ u% Y$ C4 j& JZLM®
" {: ^. r2 B/ s: \SyncAlign®
. u D* N7 t7 o8 DUser's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 2
7 I1 I/ f1 @* g) A0 I' hContents
; ` R$ r& Q- H# N9 D1 Introduction............................................................ 3
! E6 a1 u, ~5 n$ g$ H2 Package Contents .................................................. 3
6 ?" X) v2 y, D3 System Requirements............................................ 3
3 c; c- P" |, d, E9 Q* |4 Brief Description and Characteristics................... 3
) j' T, T8 V# O ^: m9 _5 Technical Specifications
: }( v4 @: v. z4 @. ?2 q! R! q5.1 Digital.................................................................... 4
/ p1 e, D5 |5 ?! F1 G, ^$ {( K4 ^. ~8 _5.2 Analog................................................................... 4
; F" P7 D! K/ e4 r9 s. T! S5.3 Digital Interface..................................................... 4
3 m# q+ L/ D% A9 D5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution/Bits per Sample......... 4: D/ Y. V! \; w" M: P. B
6 Hardware Installation............................................. 51 \( Y' P; U: R R9 X
7 Software Installation
, Q3 X% D6 ]# m4 t- k# r! b1 H7.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................... 5% N# b1 q, d& `
7.2 Windows NT.......................................................... 5
9 a0 B4 M9 G4 n7.3 Windows 2000/XP ................................................. 6$ J) A2 E3 d. h% Q; p
7.4 Driver Deinstallation .............................................. 6; X& B: |4 U6 U+ E; l9 v
7.5 Linux/Unix ............................................................. 6
/ P; M$ Y9 s& ] m; O. y8 Operation and Usage
5 }! m' ?: n( e- [% i- ~8.1 External Connectors .............................................. 7
) f5 y+ I6 b8 Y1 T" k1 S8.2 Internal Connectors ............................................... 74 M( ]8 u: F& }1 n" r6 F: u+ B) k
8.3 Playback (Windows MME)..................................... 8/ P7 `& y+ K0 h
8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME) ........................ 9 M3 Q5 J, u" p" \. y. _- F
8.5 Record while Play ................................................10$ a. A) c& t" {6 d4 ~
8.6 DVD Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME................10
7 E9 T7 j4 {- H1 J, v* ~! o8.7 Low Latency under MME......................................11/ P: a5 `0 E) E4 |& {8 L
9 Configuring the DIGI 96/8 PRO3 t/ P- I* t( u. q2 s
9.1 General................................................................123 c; A( q4 u$ P1 h
9.2 Force Adat ...........................................................14* D( d1 k, U ]
9.3 Analog Output ......................................................14, ^6 [& r) G$ y3 @) H
9.4 Tab 'Mode' ...........................................................15$ n) L# c% \7 G5 U* Q
9.5 Boot Option ADAT................................................15" \# e A, |3 O. L
9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization ............................16& D" ]9 V& J# C$ G% _1 a
10 Using more than one DIGI 96/8 PRO....................17 _, `, _8 b0 D0 k+ |& R. n
11 Special Features of the Digital Output.................18
) F+ @' |/ G& Y7 Z% G& S; w+ ~12 Notes on the ADAT Interface ................................19
2 }9 e( G# b1 W% d# O3 K* w2 D13 Multiclient Operation
- b: A$ [( X4 r( Z7 o* ?13.1 General ..............................................................19
' m3 t* J' `. @13.2 Multichannel DirectSound...................................20 G j5 c" \' F' E3 Z: M6 v
14 Operation under ASIO 2.06 a! x3 _9 q" u% x' t3 v
14.1 General ..............................................................21
$ ]! K4 q% \+ W0 }$ v14.2 Buffer Size - Latency..........................................22
: j/ Z) q, B. U: r: U( b14.3 Known Problems ................................................22
+ X' J0 D9 K. `( X6 G15 Operation under GSIF3 E/ Y |6 }3 a# n0 A4 D. b3 }
15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................23( _2 D2 W3 S: A/ R3 r& W' h0 j# m
15.2 Windows 2000/XP ..............................................23 k5 ~7 p$ x9 }* r8 Y9 V/ Q
16 Hotline – Troubleshooting
% C1 F9 q l2 E9 ~16.1 General ..............................................................24% S2 t4 E. s0 B. f) X! W
16.2 Installation..........................................................250 Y6 B/ x5 l$ U" e6 Q
17 DIGICheck..............................................................264 o" z6 N/ K# z6 b. O/ j
18 TECH INFO ............................................................26
. f) C) T5 }, @( w( l. D$ e19 Warranty ................................................................27
! ]% ^; A( m8 ?8 {# G; R20 Appendix ...............................................................27
/ V3 m. @ ?+ n$ s, B6 R/ e' f21 Diagrams................................................................28% n5 |( S9 y: ^! n' S) d* N
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 3
# g0 ?' _; }' w: _0 Y `' H3 i' v. P1. Introduction
) ?' F* v* X D8 {5 pThank you for choosing the RME DIGI96/8 PRO. This card is capable of transferring
0 t8 V, c5 q+ a8 a" mdigital and analog audio data directly from DAT, Sampler or other sources to your computer.
* V) t! J8 u4 [8 jInstallation is simple, even for the inexperienced user, thanks to latest Plug & Play technology* n8 a ~9 A% X0 g
and full interrupt-sharing. Numerous unique features and a well thought-out configuration dialog3 d4 O0 u6 @! m
have turned the DIGI96 series into a renowned and accepted industry standard.* V% A0 d8 f7 I7 [3 ~
Drivers for Windows (95/98, NT, 2000, XP) and MacOS (> 8.6) allow a problem-free, comfortable+ k' G1 X0 j( L6 ?1 w
and powerful usage on computer systems with PCI bus technology. Drivers for Unix, Linux
% h+ d$ p5 B" w6 D/ a6 @/ @: Oand Solaris are also available (see chapter 7.5). With this the DIGI96 series is supported
& [2 n7 U* A, E6 R W) aby a variety of Operating Systems like no other digital audio card.. e9 I: q/ A; B2 A
Our Hi-Performance philosophy guarantees full system performance in all possible functions
7 ]; \# T: q+ V" cnot carried out by the driver (the computer´s CPU), but carried out by the DIGI96 series hardware.
4 [1 R! y: Y0 R2. Package Contents' n. n9 K/ |" m$ B5 y
Please ensure that all the following parts are included in DIGI96/8 PRO’s packaging box:' h, U/ u( {5 g" u; Z+ u8 S# [3 H
· PCI card DIGI96/8 PRO) {- S" Z* F6 f& V) r* [
· Quick Info guide
0 _* A @5 f& |· RME Driver CD
Z: z# c- q) h5 }· Adapter cable (D-type - XLR/Phono)
8 ^& ~' B! V( p1 {* e9 N7 ^· Internal cable (2 core)/ @- M7 ^" M. n% ]
3. System Requirements
$ w$ y( p; o# D4 o, q/ y, y· Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Linux or MacOS5 p- Z) x" v7 b0 X% }- T
· A free PCI bus slot3 t3 W1 P2 o9 A
Additional system requirements such as CPU, memory etc. depend on the software being used/ z# I% y% q& W. X4 J! U' D
for recording, playing and editing the audio data.
2 u' o+ C8 M# d8 M/ s! @4. Brief Description and Characteristics
5 ]) Y/ u. _$ W* i7 U3 d· All settings can be changed in real-time, all output options even in playback mode0 {7 _, @: n) X/ b+ A6 v. o
· Separate record- and playback circuits; complete master mode
1 L% u; S0 b C% C' x· Enhanced Full Duplex: Different sample rates at input and output possible9 ]4 K) V3 B& U# n
· Mixed mode: ADAT in - SPDIF out and vice versa/ U7 Q2 r# N% B4 {' u( J4 b
· Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control2 ~6 Y1 P1 O- j+ x
· Unsurpassed Bitclock-PLL (audio synchronization) in ADAT mode
3 ]) W2 ?3 X0 F· Optional Word Clock Module (WCM) provides word clock input and output2 d& ^( r( o% w' ?1 c, T; e7 ?6 V
· Track Marker Support: Supports CD/DAT Start-IDs and read out of CD subcode
5 `# z: Y. [4 g. m· Comes with DIGICheck: the ultimate measurement, analysis and test tool( P! Q- j, b, q+ S+ Z1 d
· ADAT tracks routeable to analog output& t0 p/ ^( L/ ^9 }. J. z" G
· Enhanced Zero Latency Monitoring: hardware bypass per track, controlled by Punch-I/O
* J- M6 g5 ^: i" Q/ E- i |/ q· SyncAlign guarantees sample aligned and never swapping channels; P5 Z# Z. T2 A+ D( Q2 B. [ i& Z, N) c
· Full interrupt-sharing
! a0 ?* @2 D3 H; i# S; c· Windows driver with Pentium optimization (quad times memory transfer)5 }& Y: ~9 u: w' c5 y
· 32 bit memory transfer and fast 128 kB SRAM guarantee very low system load
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- G& i& I# t Y" ^( S! }5. Technical Specifications t. |. G* Q' a+ T, T. p% l8 K
5.1 Digital
9 x0 i8 [" c# u1 Q& I7 N8 x; J9 a· Ultra-low jitter SPDIF: < 1 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)
+ `3 z0 B. X& O) f N2 |· Ultra-low jitter ADAT: < 2 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)5 G5 B5 R3 v& p; u- J+ f% U
· Input PLL ensures zero dropout, even at more than 40 ns jitter: ], Y1 T% Y; F2 F4 L
· Bitclock PLL for trouble-free varispeed in ADAT mode
! } r3 ~& S/ I$ C; B· High-sensitivity input stage (< 0.2 Vss input level)
) U, ^0 m L1 A" [, H· Output voltage 0.8V (phono), 3.5V (XLR)
# L0 H# ~2 O& S; Z· Supported sample rates: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)4 E2 k7 P T" r
· Supports all known formats mono/stereo from 16 to 24 bit$ X2 o4 P. t+ f( m
· Supports all known multi channel formats from 16 to 24 bit
& C$ C3 h3 P' ]' x+ w K/ c4 V+ q9 i5.2 Analog) Q/ j* d6 H3 j8 r N o, U+ Y
· Analog output fixed +10 / +4 / -2 / -8 dBu @ 0 dBFS, and variable (fader)1 c* L O0 o$ k1 L
· Dynamic range output: 108 dB (RMS unweighted, unmuted), 112 dBA
' L( \2 n% }! _6 R" h· THD+N output: -100 dB / 0.001%
1 F0 n8 ]4 I1 [% a5 @, f. k( Y- C· Frequency response DA, -0.1 dB: 20 Hz - 20.8 kHz (sf 44,1 kHz)
: x' h! W) j7 ]% p2 p· Frequency response DA, -0.5 dB: 10 Hz - 44 kHz (sf 96 kHz)9 X3 }( x9 e2 l$ ]$ _, f
· Sample rates playback: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)* Q4 l- ? z# ]( ~2 i
· Ouput impedance: 75 Ohm
2 s, ~9 z1 O: r& I, h2 |· Channel separation: > 110 dB0 U4 v z7 G* ~+ w
5.3 Digital Interface
8 c% l8 q# E$ H/ I4 {· Inputs and outputs ground-free transformer coupled. Q6 T1 z. w( _/ R
· Connectors: optical (TOSLINK), coaxial (phono), XLR, internal (CD-ROM/Sync-In, Sync-# {5 ]/ C( V% B* _* w4 i8 e
Out)+ a! M5 O0 j! i4 x4 ~ S0 s0 p9 F
· Formats: SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer/Professional), ADAT optical
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· 16 bit 2 bytes (stereo 4 bytes) (*)
& q9 m/ L7 s8 d, L. N· 20 bit 3 bytes MSB (stereo 6 bytes)6 `) o! x* _1 Z* h
· 20 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
0 Y) h h3 `% Y6 g4 D· 24 bit 3 bytes (stereo 6 bytes), u, Y" l8 |: r- G8 ^
· 24 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
* ^" n1 N1 v* o D: i: t· 32 bit 4 bytes (stereo 8 bytes) (*), V2 I& L. Y% j8 |
All the above formats are also available in Multi-Device mode (4 x stereo = 8 channels). The
% X; _, v1 q- ^) G1 y% V* fChannel Interleave mode (1 x 8) provides the following resolutions:
! U6 E: f6 s3 a v7 ?· 16 bit 16 bytes (*)2 C. X6 e: u8 M9 h& S- Q
· 24 bit 24 bytes
* D8 l( Y- g' v1 @/ z7 N· 24 bit 32 bytes (*)0 \% F/ z7 h! @( j
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6. Hardware Installation
8 l; z/ k7 J% q. g8 H3 bImportant: Switch off the computer and remove the power cable from the power supply before
/ Y0 p$ Y G' i- W1 V1 A" Zfitting the DIGI96/8 PRO. Inserting and removing the card while the computer is in
' Z5 n/ f6 w2 T1 Noperation will more than likely lead to irreparable damage to the mainboard!6 E$ C* {9 Z/ S( E% N$ u
1. Disconnect the power cord and all other cables from the computer
' @6 `0 P1 h; {; c7 {2. Remove the computer's housing; further information on how to do this can be obtained from7 \$ u" d' `1 a, X& d8 p5 S& V- \
your computer´s instruction manual4 J# ~# c+ h; W% T) k: r7 i
3. Important: Before removing the DIGI96/8 PRO from its protective bag, discharge any
$ n7 D5 V. F: A* l, N$ \static in your body by touching the metal chassis of the PC.
" J2 z6 _. N2 X# V2 G9 I9 |4. Insert DIGI96/8 PRO firmly into a free PCI slot, press and fasten the screw., Z% O" B# T, N
5. Replace the computer's housing and tighten the screws.
* X2 }; S$ `# A- P- u$ a+ P5 @6. Reconnect the power cable and all other cables/connections.# j6 V7 \; p# `4 G& k- R0 p
7. Software Installation( d9 ]9 v! Q* C" E0 t* ^, L0 W8 w& L
7.1 Windows 95/98/SE/ME: f$ w1 N! `; Q% j
After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation), and the computer
6 ~# R. i+ Z uhas been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its ‘Add) U% i- @ a {
New Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further$ F+ m$ P0 ?, O4 u8 c# K. k
instructions which appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory
7 X! P! b0 j) uDIGI96 W9x on the RME Driver CD.
/ [1 c# ~; M8 E* Y. o; GWindows will install the DIGI driver, and will register the card in the system as a new audio
, T! v/ r3 i: B& udevice. The computer should now be re-booted.
" y; l! U4 O' m9 bUnfortunately, in seldom cases, the path to the CD-ROM (i.e. its drive-letter) has to be typed) [, e- }% q/ |' I/ m' K' ]
in again during the copy process.: N5 H2 H2 e8 ?* B, e) R( K* P
All cards of the DIGI96 series are quickly and easily configured through the Settings dialog of, L! H. D5 S7 e0 K
the DIGI96 driver. The Settings dialog is started in three different ways:
& D- x4 x$ N2 \· by clicking on the DIGI icon in the Taskbar's system tray
9 B9 i% Q! p* E0 S' @3 a. Q+ C· by starting the 'Digi96' link from the Desktop$ l; j8 n8 s' V* C
· via ‘shortcut key’ as defined in the 'Digi96' link (default: Ctrl-Num2); c7 j% Z* f+ v# r2 s5 }
7.2 Windows NT
2 S- Z w& ?7 a( M( jAs automatic hardware recognition has not been implemented in Windows NT 4.0 the drivers& ]& t5 q9 o2 ?+ j8 V2 n
have to be installed ‘by hand’.
0 H1 T" w3 `/ R& {% t7 i b# L4 fAfter the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation) and Windows NT
" ^) C/ N1 \* J% T# [! v4 N" a/ dhas been booted, insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Register the new device) }: {& B- W( S+ p7 W" Q
by starting >Control Panel /Multimedia /Devices /Audio Devices /Add<. Change to the CD's
1 e" f2 L% V( g, wdirectory to nt in the CD-ROM. Windows NT will now install the driver. The RME Settings dialog# c6 P9 a, y Y. b0 p3 l$ _
will open automatically.) h$ c( C, q/ W" ?
A click on ‘OK’ finishes the installation. After a reboot the DIGI symbol will show up in the
7 o2 W! _8 r2 Psystray of the taskbar. The DIGITray tool will be loaded automatically each time when booting4 \1 L+ s) Y& C, R" o. u
NT.: d0 s+ K; X) \: v
A left mouse click on the DIGI symbol starts the 'Settings' dialog. The NT driver supports any) r$ \& m, S4 U! z) z
combination of up to three RME cards. The driver is installed only once for all cards in the system.
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7.3 Windows 2000/XP
, @ ]4 k5 u/ s" V: I% C+ K+ ?After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation), and the computer
( r5 H* H( {2 P+ c8 i6 E- j& Vhas been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its
1 C- l: J: F$ b- c, K$ M# X: ~. e‘Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further instructions/ q+ K" I) T; S: _' t1 }
which appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory
! d( B5 m) [ j1 ~ bDIGI96 W2k on the RME Driver CD.% d& V/ A. m1 q( Q. _
Windows will install the DIGI96 driver, and will register the card in the system as a new audio& k. A8 R: q: m- _* N
device. The card now ready for use.
$ }' y: b( w: X: K1 X3 l# ^7 FAll cards of the DIGI96 series can be easily configured using the RME DIGI Settings dialog.
- G0 E, I% t0 @7 ~8 l& dThe panel 'Settings' can be opened
& A6 `: U7 ]8 ~, m5 T· by clicking on the DIGI icon in the Taskbar's system tray
6 R6 g4 s% `4 U! x8 ?) Z. QIn case the warning messages 'Digital signature not found', 'Do not install driver', 'not certified
3 V* _$ B* b9 [- Z& e& x/ I: |driver' or similar come up: Don't listen to Microsoft, listen to us and continue with the installation.
4 B$ w& g" g5 Z5 i2 g7.4 Deinstalling the Drivers% T; |# r' i2 F* g
A deinstallation of the DIGI96 series driver files is not necessary – and not supported by Windows% U: {" o# F; D+ @: S, N. o
anyway. Thanks to full Plug & Play support, the driver files will not be loaded after the. d9 S+ D" u7 c. w a
hardware has been removed. If desired these files can then be deleted manually.6 v( D# }, x7 W* F4 M7 R
Unfortunately Windows Plug & Play methods do not cover the additional autorun entries of the
$ Z& z) N) b7 b( f. CSettings dialog, and the registering of the ASIO driver. Those entries can be removed from the$ V5 I# p! G& u2 P. W
registry through a software deinstallation request. This request can be found (like all deinstallation
- t* l* o9 g. y$ o2 lentries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'DIGI96 Link and Tray Autostart', or: Y" q t! H/ B. r
'RME DIGI32, DIGI96 and Hammerfall Series'.
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Drivers for Linux, Unix and Solaris are available at 4Front Technology. Information:
( _( U8 p1 Z2 q# B; phttp://www.opensound.com- z( L" x7 {" d( C
Another source of (free) drivers is the ALSA project:
: @9 E2 W8 Z) l8 f% jhttp://www.alsa-project.org5 ?7 O9 g* f' N
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/ n4 K) e: J' B% R R$ C: l- l8. Operation and Usage1 E( n. Q" k. i7 o
8.1 External Connectors
9 A( g) {* X4 S$ a1 F; |6 \The DIGI96/8 PRO has 3 external inputs and outputs. The current input is activated* V; \* _0 V3 d a+ ^+ d9 l
through 'Settings', available by a click on the DIGI symbol in the Taskbar's system tray. The6 L+ f1 a1 @0 n0 S, j% }! g
card accepts all commonly used digital sources as well as SPDIF and AES/EBU. Channel status* N8 u ~5 R0 k" b8 t3 j) ?
and copy protection are ignored.5 X4 K: P; q0 [; v0 y! }1 K# R
Use the supplied breakout5 Y; U2 g" _$ {0 l
cable to connect
' b% Y$ V, ?; U9 M! Zcoaxial (SPDIF) or XLR" v9 `5 o( n% C+ I8 e' A
(AES/EBU) devices.5 r4 y1 e: {9 [0 ?" R
The red phono socket of
4 q9 O; J1 c$ P* V/ Pthe breakout cable is the
6 q Y" a8 H( @SPDIF output, the white% z w5 Q V) t2 U
one is the SPDIF input.' z$ l; T7 r8 f. W- ?/ \0 {* [
The ground-free design,
1 _. X- k7 Z. X3 n3 Q. xwith transformers for
$ l* [1 b, J# ]. D/ D+ e7 ddigital inputs and outputs,( @0 ~ M" @: h" n& F
offers a problem-free connection of all devices along with perfect hum rejection.! ]- V* P/ W; L- y/ h
All outputs are driven in parallel, therefore carrying identical signals. In the simplest situation,
. |9 y- [( f; r* | Uconnect 3 devices at the outputs and use the card as a splitter (distribution 1 to 3).
$ I9 Q. z, U. T4 S4 w1 e% EA ¼" TRS (stereo) jack provides a 2-channel unbalanced analog output. The analog output is- }5 ~8 p' ^. H: _. ^2 I
directly driven from the digital output. A superior 24 bit DAC, followed by a low impedance
, k/ Y; Y3 @. [% qdriver stage, allows the connection of stereo headphones. The analog output level can be
+ O& n0 o' a$ B1 m' _changed coarse (± 12 dB) with the ‘Level’ switch at the bracket, and fine via the RME DIGI
8 A b) Y+ |: a4 R8 D, [ }8 BSettings dialog. Two faders allow to change the output level from 0 dB down to -78 dB. A special
/ o; |. w9 q/ d; }8 o/ Omute circuit reduces noise when switching the computer on and off.
# h% y2 L! e( D! P2 O) O8.2 Internal Connectors
7 X3 z6 R) L3 I% S% JThe DIGI96/8 PRO has one internal digital input and output, provided by 2-pin connectors) R: [+ U1 c- q: p
on the board. The internal input ST3, labelled CD IN / Sync In, can be connected to an# B, j0 J# S2 m4 w# `* C4 g' K6 f5 s$ O6 I
internal CD-ROM drive having a digital audio output (advantage: the built in CD-ROM drive is
# V! Y+ B- X& E2 S9 u1 y: usufficient for digital recording and the need for external cabling does not arise). Or it can be
" v8 L Z. ~7 J7 B# Pconnected with the internal output of another DIGI96 series card (synchronizing multiple cards),1 O6 _( a8 y$ z" D5 g5 C
or an AEB4/8-I. The latter is possible because the internal input accepts both SPDIF and ADAT
9 x( h5 B; L/ U; G- A( o5 Gformat.
0 D, i2 v9 }% }4 L1 Z% E- c: N8 HThe internal output ST4, labelled Sync Out, provides a copy of the current external output; J7 I: @# ~. V! F @8 c9 G- D! V1 `
signal, no matter if SPDIF or ADAT. Besides connecting a AEB4/8-O for an output of up to 8
^# f Y5 I; c6 E! t5 L( H0 sanalog channels, the internal loopback proves to be a useful application. Use the supplied two' u1 b/ z7 q6 {" |1 w$ H1 ]2 V+ X
pin cable to connect Sync In and Sync Out, set the card to Clock Mode 'Master' and selectal
5 e, ~2 O" z9 i) m; i! O'Internal' as input. Now the output signal shows up directly at the card's input. This allows you to. H9 N$ d& l: u8 `3 m
record the playback signal, or to display the playback signals with our DIGICheck software.# ]* D$ J- [ I9 ~! R# ~4 j
The two connectors ST6 and ST7 provide a connection to the optional Word Clock Module, j/ E, R) u) H3 B1 q# O
WCM. ST7 is also needed when connecting a AEB4/8-I. See the manuals of these products for. d! y1 \( j: L
more information.. j$ s- K3 Z q/ f
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7 y4 d4 n8 |$ W7 ~/ B- `: G- K2 d8.3 Playback (Windows MME)) `# y4 m d" R, ]% r
DIGI96/8 PRO can play back audio data only in supported formats (sample rate, bit resolution).
( s7 }9 _) B8 O- B! K9 c2 ZOtherwise an error message appears (for example at 22 kHz and 8 bit).. N- [ Z g: G) m. R9 V7 s
In the audio application being used, DIGI96/8 PRO must be selected as the output device. This
# H% X6 V p/ C% V! U% K% mcan often be found in the Options, Preferences or Settings menus under Playback Device, Audio6 {$ G$ f& |7 l( v/ ?
Devices, Audio etc. Only a few programs exclusively use Windows' Preferred Playback1 R7 U' u! s$ q p5 }; C Q7 L
Device. This setting can be changed in >Control Panel /Multimedia /Audio<. We recommend
9 o3 X: M3 G& q4 `6 h6 Rusing 24-bit resolution for playback to use the DIGI96 series fullest potential.
) B, E6 Q v- p" v/ v& W I3 rWe strongly recommend switching all system sounds off (via >Control Panel /Sounds<). Also
0 H1 L- Q; L2 G1 F) f6 D- ~, a- MDIGI96/8 PRO should not be the Preferred Device for playback, as this could cause loss* V. v* l" t* Y4 C1 D0 ^
of synchronization and unwanted noises. If you feel you cannot do without system sounds, you. |$ ^. V/ m. ~# C5 {$ U
should consider buying a cheap Blaster clone and select this as Preferred Device in >Control' w3 B4 A# u6 h* ?9 \
Panel /Multimedia /Audio<.9 c" h1 J+ {7 V8 k3 w
The RME Driver CD includes step by step instructions for configuring many popular audio applications.
- X# k. z1 `- u7 F7 j HStart setup.htm or setup2.htm (in the rmeaudio.webtechinfo directory).
8 B$ t- P! @, Q9 K% F$ l- v BThe screenshot to the
1 n7 x% |( E4 S, yright shows a typical" m: V8 ]3 w) I1 ]( }: W4 s4 z: [
configuration dialog as
$ H& c6 t! _* Ldisplayed by a (stereo)
5 `) r: W! f1 r5 E$ e* @wave editor. In ADAT
4 ?9 ]2 d6 q( kmode a playback is done
: J" y$ H% @0 Ousing the currently
$ {% t) w' g1 C( |) Q' Xchosen stereo pair. In
0 f9 L5 G: K+ t6 B8 T6 e5 T FSPDIF mode playback
5 B' @! B x/ [8 ~- x nalways uses channels7 p- y" \$ i! c6 o$ \8 O
1+2.
: Y& O4 B' ~( V, {* m( L8 m# HIncreasing the number
% P9 ~; K. @ R' fand/or size of audio
3 T: W. v2 y2 O) b4 Ebuffers may prevent the
/ j- v: h& h6 `; U% J) y- caudio signal from breaking
+ Z1 @. Y6 j; ~, X# \3 ]up, but also increases' q5 M1 W. b$ q4 C
latency i.e. output is
) M( F" ]! M' D) E4 b; J3 R* rdelayed. For synchronized1 F& {. a3 |8 z3 Y6 C S
playback of audio0 I+ w& V2 G/ C( ~
and MIDI, be sure to
7 K- K3 A& K. c9 m0 ^( r& ^6 aactivate the checkbox ‘Get position from audio driver’. Even at higher buffer settings in a mixed% J/ t$ U; r9 t
Audio/MIDI environment, sync problems will not arise because the DIGI96/8 PRO always
7 P" [% b, a) X, T: r" q. areports the current play position correctly (even while recording - essential for chase lock synchronization).
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8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME)2 [" d% `- M3 Q2 g' y6 c
Unlike analog soundcards, which produce empty wave files (or noise) when no input signal is/ E- Y% n9 t6 \* j) g$ x
present, digital I/O cards always need a valid input signal to start recording (this includes the* |8 y' o/ X" g, K
correct sample frequency as well).2 |2 D3 U5 Z2 @# n
To take this into account, RME has included three unique features in the DIGI96 series: an8 R% g5 H& ?. r9 Q
error LED for the active digital input in use, a comprehensive I/O signal status display (showing
5 d6 s" q# U3 k- J4 f( \sample frequency, lock and format) in the Settings dialog, and the protective Check Input function.
: J% A, U" F: ~+ ]The error LED indicates whether the card gets power and a valid digital input signal. Whenever$ \% C% M( O8 }
an error occurs (wrong input, invalid data, signal transmitting device delivers nothing), the LED
2 E5 l' Z9 F0 i9 @+ Dwill light red. As soon as a valid input signal is present the LED will turn off. The display of the$ d; [8 @' n; V6 Z* ? i, i/ m. U3 r
sample frequency (see chapter 9, picture Settings) in the Status display offers a similar function.& V+ i! C* j7 T# _$ C3 v( W
If no sample frequency can be recognized ‘Out Of Range’ will be shown, in case of an error6 B) T$ |' H3 b0 U! y% ~+ l
detection ‘No Lock’.% y* q, Q1 f. f% q
If a 48 kHz signal is fed to the input and the application is set to 44.1 kHz, Check Input stops
! I& M4 y" {& A# Z$ Ythe system from recording. This prevents faulty takes, which often go unnoticed until later on in
9 X# L- N) V! H X" x7 {9 athe production. Such tracks appear to have the wrong playback rate - the audio quality as such
; R( a" ]7 I3 v1 `$ C: Lis not affected. 'Check Input' may be switched off for vari-speed purposes.. M6 d; b* ?8 F9 k& D+ \1 t2 _
Therefore configuring the software to perform a digital recording is child´s play. After selecting
7 m+ u. o* H! {) {) ythe required input DIGI96/8 PRO displays the current sample frequency. This parameter
R, Y" G) m, g) g$ Zcan then be changed in the application’s audio attributes (or similar) dialog.
) H! h, i8 r0 NThe screenshot to the right shows a typical dialog
5 }5 j+ e6 f/ [/ }. s0 y: cused for changing basic parameters such as
( q6 g q" n/ C5 p- X6 Csample frequency and resolution in an audio
) Z, [" q. o# N) rapplication.6 b' Y6 Q; F, }' D- E4 W% |
Any bit resolution can be selected, providing it is
$ O% R; e) h) n7 {. [( {supported by both the audio hardware and the+ M5 D: X. v, w! E- x- J+ r
software. Even if the input signal is 24 bit, the
: K) H" N* @: S9 _1 q# L0 ~. l4 Rapplication can still be set to record at 16-bit6 _* U" d7 z+ R1 j
resolution. The lower 8 bits (and therefore any8 U7 d# O6 d# N& ~
signals about 96dB below maximum level) are
$ V0 u5 H T0 R _lost entirely. On the other hand, there is nothing; L4 E: ~$ j: [# f- l6 |9 C5 g
to gain from recording a 16-bit signal at 24-bit+ q9 f; H3 I' Q$ n% n
resolution - this would only waste precious space) H2 j9 F0 e% r5 g% d0 |% k
on the hard disk.( U3 `& n$ p6 e$ X' R
It often makes sense to monitor the input signal or send it directly to the output. The DIGI96
1 P- ^% q; _: z* C% |; bseries includes a useful input monitor function, which can be set in the RME DIGI Settings3 A% Q: F3 s$ D* c# r# m1 d8 T' q
(Output/Automatic). Activating Record or Pause in the application causes the input signal to be
* X+ L8 ?' n( I* X9 H( r6 P& f {passed directly to the digital and analog output. However, some applications block monitoring
" o! r: q, C+ l4 R9 ~& Lby constantly activating playback, even if the played back track is empty. This is often required
, S1 S6 }/ _2 w5 r& cby programs to ensure that timing and punch I/O will work correctly.7 U- Z, R- L+ S7 ]) D7 `* x2 W
Currently two solutions exist which enable real-time monitoring even when playback is active.
{+ [6 h9 u) z8 t& p3 B- IOur ZLM (Zero Latency Monitoring) technology allows monitoring in Punch I/O mode - with this
3 I: L" {6 Q9 u2 J0 A& zthe card behaves like a tape machine. This method has been implemented in all versions of
: h0 Y9 K: u1 H, O+ j) p5 ZSamplitude (by SEK’D), and can be activated using the global track option 'Hardware monitoring( m! W4 D, e& A5 m2 j! J* ~( |" J) t
during Punch'.7 I' `0 M s+ ~3 r* T8 [ Y
The other solution is to use our ASIO 2.0 drivers with a ASIO 2.0 compatible program. When
9 y: Q7 c7 A. O' a% L8 C. `( p'ASIO Direct Monitoring' has been switched on, the input signal is routed in real-time to the* K0 O. @9 i& r2 [5 o# _1 J& O
output whenever record is started.
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; D( I/ |% s g1 [) C8 `+ T8.5 Record while Play2 {# m3 o( y1 p
DIGI96/8 PRO allows the playback of audio data during the recording of further audio( k2 g& x: p% b/ K# S
data, even at different sample frequencies. This feature, known as Enhanced Full Duplex or
& |- W' s6 q+ FRecord while play, is a must for multitrack harddisk recording, but it has to be supported by the
. \5 J) r* f1 X5 y- R/ Rrecording software.
5 U# f, t3 c: c7 b Z8.6 DVD-Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME
' F* L; e$ ^' S9 l7 Y2 L( |When using popular DVD software player like WinDVD and PowerDVD, their audio data stream7 i L/ h4 Q/ N6 G# ^. I
can be send to any AC-3/DTS capable receiver, using the DIGI96 series' SPDIF output. For this' r7 x: o7 Z% W
to work the DIGI96 output wave device has to be selected in 'Control Panel/Sounds and Multimedia/
8 y) \# o7 i# i X4 A8 [Audio'. Also check 'use preferred device only'.
4 ]% y5 b! V8 hYou will notice that the DVD software's audio properties now allow to use 'SPDIF Out' or to/ {% N* U& A) a# E$ _
'activate SPDIF output'. When selecting these, the software will transfer the non-decoded digital
& r; z y6 b7 y* F) b& bmultichannel data stream using the RME card.' I$ N+ w. P$ ]3 { G: |
This 'SPDIF' signal sounds like chopped noise at highest level. Therefore check 'Non-audio' in
4 E* X+ @" B; B2 s: I# wthe card's Settings dialog, to prevent most SPDIF receivers from accepting the signal, and to
* k+ T4 i! k8 A* r& V% Uprevent any attached equipment from being damaged.
& S( }. b5 W% o( n# K9 P+ J$ g7 _Setting the card to be used as system playback device is against common sense, as professional c8 z& h# }3 j: @) U
cards are not specialized to play back system sounds, and shouldn't be disturbed by7 p7 ~. N: ?2 W5 K+ D8 ]
system events. To prevent this, be sure to re-assign this setting after usage, or to disable any6 C$ a1 W- d- E
system sounds (tab Sounds, scheme 'No audio').
7 N4 x7 ~/ t, k7 @- qNote: The DVD player will be synced backwards from the RME card. This means when using% z' E3 y( {. j. ^" H+ b
AutoSync and/or word clock, the playback speed and pitch follows the incoming clock signal.* g7 w# Y3 F: A6 P5 K' e
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8.7 Low Latency under MME (Buffer Size Adjustment)
. G0 H/ a9 A- f# F( yUsing Windows 95 or 98 the MME buffer size was nothing to worry about. Latencies below 46- W/ k, E: D. j# \: C7 g9 |6 t
ms were not possible. Meanwhile both computers and operating system have become much
% I8 l( O+ [, J! ]$ Z. S3 @% umore powerful, and since Windows ME/2000/XP latencies far lower can be used. SAWStudio+ f7 p5 Z; [) p9 s! `
and Sonar allowed to use such low settings from the start. Sequoia was updated in version
9 l: J) y- X' b, z l! p5.91, WaveLab in version 3.04.) `+ w O7 B* U4 K2 }
In the Settings dialog the MME buffersize (in fact the DMA buffer size) is set with the same
( K1 _2 D1 D' u' Zbuttons as the ASIO buffer size. Please note that this setting only defines the buffer size of the' P; j# N. r6 I) n, t0 l' w
hardware. The true and effective latency is configured within the MME application!4 e2 v' Q: S0 i. G6 E
Attention: the DMA buffers must not be larger than the application's buffers. This case can' }# B0 `) b3 [+ o! O- {
happen unnoticed when using ASIO and MME at the same time (multiclient) and setting
9 C7 p; {5 s$ k. G# X) q' ZMODE to 2048 (46 ms), while the buffers in the MME application are still set for a lower latency.7 W% |1 n! E- i+ e4 l6 Z. |5 _
Playback will be stuttering and audio will be distorted.# A: R- p2 F7 @4 {9 I- I2 P
Example: when you set the DIGI96 to 2048 you can't use 1024 in any program. But setting the
' G7 j; b. a. ^2 Rcard's MME buffer to 256 allows to use 512 and all higher values within the MME software.: u* z9 G8 w1 `
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9. Configuring the DIGI96/8 PRO- W% B. A# M. K, l* A w) M( [% p8 M
9.1 General
! E; R5 |/ ~4 L+ P& z$ l; y4 ]The hardware of the DIGI96 series includes a number of helpful, well thought-of, practical functions
. O# M) \8 x# z6 {and options, which allow you to configure the behaviour of the card to suit many different
- F& B# t( U& @6 g( trequirements. Through ‘Settings’ you will gain access to:
& g3 E$ J+ Y* ^9 v4 \· Input selection. W k( q, n5 g( L0 L
· Output operation; P2 C8 J: R& v9 M) W+ [
· Output Channel Status3 W6 q, s+ z! [# G0 z+ Z* k, w) O
· Synchronization behaviour% q/ F @$ @1 x' O" r7 [7 z
· Input and output status display
! ^) A% J! d* S- K4 {7 QThe display of the current input frequency and format is updated every 0.5 seconds. When
7 @( \5 E% D4 k+ ~! Vchoosing an input with a signal including errors or without any input signal the statement ‘No! N {5 ~+ e& q; E4 w) a4 ?7 ]
Lock’ appears, in vari-speed operation or with sample frequencies widely out of tune ‘Out of
1 ]* K1 a* {7 n, \ sRange’ is shown. If the current signal has SPDIF or AES/EBU format then 'Stereo' is displayed,9 ?- q3 `# u' w# r9 z" R8 A* Z+ h
with ADAT format ‘ADAT' is shown.
: ~$ g% r5 s+ \1 S! c) GThe three states of the output- E7 R$ C& p: N$ H) S& X( D& q
selected through the choicebox
# k0 |2 ^& f. F‘Output’ control the monitoring7 I, E0 u" Z+ U+ E' W
behaviour of the card.
. C- V( T$ ~7 \& f2 Y8 t$ _2 k‘Automatic’ sets the normal
9 h4 N7 V5 `3 g. @mode where the input signal
! f) M# W1 [' z; g4 \reaches the output only whilst) d9 e+ J% B4 a( E2 I) m
recording. In this mode, when
- B2 R0 v) ?' Sstarting a recording, feedback
: ] T* w$ W/ l& R$ \( Noccurs very often when using$ n8 W# [/ j" t: x7 A
digital mixing desks. ‘Play only’
& c6 }; i5 @- l3 a( A$ F$ Bsolves this problem by making
! c! J+ c* O5 A8 x1 a4 }2 z) psure that the input signal is never
3 U3 k0 W2 M- `, B& P* a" L- qpassed to the output.
1 {+ `( d: M- c& h# W4 uAfter selecting ‘Input’, the input" Q* p/ B: Z1 h) ]4 Z' q& w
signal appears at the output
! }- Q1 A; W% l; fwhenever playback is not active.9 ]. o4 q( p/ U9 i7 H
DIGI96/8 PRO saves a, S/ u. Q5 \" \7 B* z/ K5 c/ ]
continual record standby mode
+ G t0 t1 Y9 u1 x, X1 r. _and can switch itself to monitoring
+ E1 `4 r. K' ?' W4 n4 S* Hwithout active software. As
$ h/ {& c9 ?- [ ^switching between the inputs is
# p4 n% p1 q3 B( y/ R) Fcarried out in realtime, stepping/ E# O6 S) O, V5 h
through the inputs gives a fast
9 R0 i; x' B' I% Y- z! F. Ycheck of the incoming signals.& i, }, c9 L: m6 s
Settings should not be changed during playback or record if it can be avoided, as this can cause
+ x# f1 C7 Q, D- T4 C+ i8 ~unwanted noises. Also, please note that even in 'Stop' mode, several programs keep the7 m' a8 Q0 O. o, ]1 {
recording and playback devices open, which means that any new settings might not be applied' [9 u1 ^* h* f4 b. f, M
immediately.
0 u1 ~4 f3 f/ ]; mSpecific information about the right choice of the output's Channel Status (output format Consumer$ H' m' ^2 c8 C: L0 @4 K
/ Professional) can be found in chapter 11.+ _. Z/ r9 R2 s" _) A5 j
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) o* y5 S; N3 sInput
% V6 f2 l# P% `) f( X W- `Defines the current input. Under W9x an additional option called Autoselect can be selected.
+ u5 ^! K- u% ~# D/ e. p, qWhen active, the digital inputs will be changed automatically until a valid input signal is detected.
- W# f( u) E: a' C' E5 a: Q M# [Stereo Devices (W2k only)
% ]# `( V& M* P$ lSyncAlign operates fully automated and should be kept active all the time. Only in case the
: h& s: t7 L( m3 U9 sstereo devices must operate completetely independent, deactivating this setting may be necessary. u. t: S# a, G1 H2 D
Safe Mode
: C0 G, c* i6 W4 k1 RCheck Input verifies the current input signal against the settings in the record program. When
0 W" {+ W$ c. x. K. ]0 P% z, Gde-activated a recording will always be allowed, even with non-valid input signals.% t9 J9 K! J* k
W9x only: 'Disable DS' deactivates the DirectSound support of the driver (see chapter 13.2).
. m' n1 z |# R ^Output
0 `6 _ U( t0 T$ @8 Y$ tWith ‘Automatic’ active, the input signal reaches the output only whilst recording. ‘Play only’6 c/ Z6 Q5 E6 r
prevents the input signal from being passed to the output. After selecting ‘Input’, the input signal& e5 W8 S. _1 n" ]. Z" F. c; L
appears at the output whenever playback is not active.
3 h) a0 p; d9 wOutput Format' G: n6 i7 t" @( I7 Q/ a; ?
'Automatic' sets the output to 2-channel SPDIF or 8-channel ADAT mode, according to the, T; l- D$ j S, f
current use of the card's devices. Select 'Force Adat' to constantly have the output operating in+ z; C3 o- ]* O
ADAT mode. 'A/S Conv.' forces the card's output into stereo operation.
" a. V: a( Z8 s: n; T* U. ?, zSpecific information about 'Professional', 'Emphasis' and 'Non-Audio' can be found in chapter
@4 f+ B( d; r11.
1 o) n5 H$ V& B* l# R8 B6 }" aAnalog Output
% r3 y3 |& N' C0 ITrack
$ F' {) v9 ^4 T: J mDefines, which of the four channel pairs is sent to the analog output.
W0 ?0 w5 }" h. Z4 O& q2 K* MAttenuation
' U, v+ m" h1 g2 }Attenuation of the analog output level in steps of 6 dB.8 y1 J7 k/ O& p
Volume4 B6 P5 m4 U( l; J' r R7 U; R
Attenuation of the analog output level via fader. With 'Couple' activated, both faders move
( q0 y6 @0 M" p9 U- J; rsimultaneously.
! ?, f& v/ J2 R L( _- }" e3 eClock Mode0 s6 j) a: L; v8 Z0 D+ A- X7 D! |
The card can be configured to use the selected input (AutoSync), a word clock signal (Word
8 e/ z3 k! l+ ~3 \2 h- x$ A3 PClock), or its internal clock (Master) as clock source.
0 I2 v4 @0 u! {- ~" IStatus Displays) h0 i Z/ F6 a" H
The displays at the bottom of the dialog box give precise information about the current status of! s6 Y5 n: E$ I H k: G9 x' m# d
the card like format of input and output signal, sample rate at input and output, or current clock
2 D/ f5 Y" C3 {( T: m: f* ^& d" n/ |mode.: W( p9 N6 ^8 `. c( c' E! f! Q
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& O, B& N, ?1 K+ e' `# T8 Q9.2 Force Adat7 ~! l& a& o1 D' D; W4 w
The function 'Force Adat' is a mighty feature of the DIGI96/8 series. It forces the digital output
: |' s0 W& L) l. A2 Ninto ADAT mode (i.e. 8-channel operation).# c" _. W+ C4 {9 a* H" s
When using a 'normal' 2-track program to play a stereo file, you're not only able to send the2 t3 X( R: h0 U
data to any SPDIF device, but also to any other ADAT interface! Just activate 'Force Adat' and
t }! y& @$ y2 }2 G2 Vchoose the stereo pair that corresponds to the channels you want the data being transfered to
& {0 \. C+ T3 X e: @) Q n(for example DIGI96/8 PRO (3+4)).
/ b1 l/ [0 A# s6 V# dWhen 'Force Adat' is activated, more than one 2-channel (stereo) program can access the
# \; m4 Z0 G0 JADAT interface simultaneously (see chapter 12).
7 y- ~) k9 i( E, ?8 g$ iIf the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode, activate the switch ‘Force Adat'
; d+ G9 w% ]0 l0 e- d* w$ Jin the RME DIGI Settings dialog.. [, N; b# {+ c0 e
When using ASIO and only one stereo output bus, activated 'Force ADAT' causes the output `6 z. f" ~1 U5 _
to operate in ADAT format (see chapter 13).$ x f2 N6 ~$ p Q# E
When the DIGI is set to pass-through operation (constant monitoring of the input signal by& L6 I# ` V+ G, A
selecting 'Input' mode) it turns into a real-time SPDIF to/from ADAT converter, processed by
. v9 Y! _: B4 i: t2 E, B/ |+ c$ Hthe hardware without any additional software. Activated 'Force Adat' allows you to use the card4 L# e7 O8 i' D. ?1 z
as a format converter from SPDIF to ADAT. The stereo signal at the input is copied to all 4
" K% `" O0 C3 Q. o/ pstereo pairs of the output. The option 'A/S Conv.' forces the card's output into stereo operation.
& k8 ^% F/ F8 m; z9 X5 D2 BThen the card works as format converter from ADAT to SPDIF. Use the 'Track' buttons to7 `& S0 r1 T: {5 ~4 n+ j( M9 f" P9 r
define which one of the 4 stereo input pairs will be routed to the SPDIF output.
* D+ Q8 v7 L* J6 b0 U9.3 Analog Output
9 p/ |5 l. h/ TWhenever the card's output operates in ADAT format, the 2-channel analog output will play3 S; m5 H# [1 @0 o1 i$ R+ E& R
back one of the four stereo pairs. The desired pair can be selected in the 'Track' field of the
" ?" |) S9 E6 i- @+ sSettings dialog. In SPDIF (stereo) mode the Track selection has no functionality.
9 [8 v+ ~0 t4 L; a3 n; XThe analog output level can be set coarse (four 6 dB steps) or fine using the faders in the field
! k0 B9 g' `9 {: M: T4 e" }'Volume'. Both methods operate simultaneously and with digital precision. The shown damping1 m4 k4 Q1 J- _$ x! Z
values are exactly the ones used. The used technique avoids changes in frequency response$ _1 m. s+ V5 G- J4 B
and distortion. Only the dynamic range will decrease at higher dampings, as the noise level of
8 H" k, t% r& l& ~% l' q' ~& _the analog output stage remains unchanged.* Z1 b& H& l k* N! q( p
Additionally the analog output level can be changed coarse (± 12 dB) with the ‘Level’ switch at
2 p! h0 J! ` H/ m( e' _4 T9 E: nthe bracket, between +10 dBu and –2 dBu.
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9.4 Tab 'Mode', Y& U: R0 k4 h* p/ m7 M p
The Buffer Size value can be set in the RME DIGI Settings dialog, tab 'Mode'. This setting determines, i h3 g6 U+ H$ X& Z
the latency (the delay) between the audio application and the DIGI96 series, as well, g: t: q7 q* [" ]) o4 L
as general system stability. The higher the value, the more tracks can be recorded and played x2 S. L- `% {& M# X. c5 i& H
back simultaneously, and the longer the system takes to react., P. P; l. I8 ~! O
In RME DIGI Settings, tab 'Mode', 4 different buffer sizes are available: 256 (6 ms), 512 (110 j6 ~/ P8 d4 E) g- E
ms), 1024 (23 ms), 2048 (46 ms). As the real latency depends on the used sample rate, the; f) j9 c9 p7 C. l
values are different for different sample rates:
0 @3 s' s- h" K T fChoice Buffer size Resolution 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 88.2 kHz 96 kHz0 r$ p5 X2 E: \
46 ms/16 bit 2048 s 16 bit 46.4 ms 42.7 ms 23.2 ms 21.3 ms2 b8 V* F- K! s
23 ms/32 bit 1024 s 32 bit 23.2 ms 21.3 ms 11.6 ms 10.7 ms8 b' S! c1 S% [& Z2 l0 l& E
11 ms/16 bit 512 s 16 bit 11.6 ms 10.7 ms 5.8 ms 5.3 ms9 Y$ R; q8 Y) m& Q& C
6 ms/32 bit 256 s 32 bit 5.8 ms 5.3 ms 2.9 ms 2.7 ms- I5 y* e. c0 \6 f, m
The stated latency describes only one way. The complete path through the computer (record* t' a: b _9 c. N1 C$ g
plus playback, monitoring) gives double values.
5 K* ^4 Z( R' B# _! CThe setting of the buffer size affects all formats.
. X# T9 G% Y b% O( d0 IMME: Defines lowest possible latency. The current latency and bit resolution is set in the MME
: c$ {' m+ b( i+ p) G9 tapplication.9 t0 i! i `1 q" b, @7 v; C7 I
ASIO: Sets current latency. Defines the effective interface resolution to 16 or 32 bit.
! m2 v) _6 \& A6 I- P$ i4 _6 D0 v/ W4 o7 tGSIF: Sets current latency and locks the current interface resolution to 16 or 32 bit. In Gigastudio's
6 ^/ `9 V6 [& V0 `* b& XHardware Settings the same (and only this) resolution will be displayed, either 24 (32) or
: i9 {, ~; o: Q0 o5 V8 X16 bit.! c* ?; ^+ J' Q+ F8 Q: c3 \
9.5 Boot-Option ADAT) u* X ^9 v1 g6 _* h
The jumper JP4, labelled 'Boot ADAT', configures the card's state between power-on of the$ [1 b; E4 R/ ?' v" V2 E3 P
computer and completed boot of the OS. The card is shipped with the jumper set, thus starting
4 r+ X2 U$ A5 J) n3 A9 Z8 B' f) Hin ADAT mode. This option was introduced because several external devices, especially digital
0 ~, V2 v9 i$ n6 \+ U! Hmixing desks like Yamaha's 01V or Spirit's 328 will produce noise when an SPDIF signal is, w6 O$ O; c* F/ ^" ?; U
present at their ADAT input.
$ H/ z+ i3 S* o' Y" ]7 pThe other way round will normally not cause any problem, as most SPDIF and AES/EBU input
4 F Z6 Z8 m# K8 X7 Icircuits recognize 'wrong' formats, and automatically mute the digital audio signal. To start the6 W9 g$ D" \9 s8 b
card in SPDIF mode simply pull off jumper JP4.* W+ {# r3 |7 y
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9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization
; f$ g5 h! V8 X6 pIn the digital world, all devices are either the 'Master' (clock source) or a 'Slave' synchronized to
. u9 |6 @& c4 g5 Qthe master. Whenever several devices are linked within a system, there must always be a single9 u1 Q1 ^+ i5 }
master. The DIGI96 series includes a very user-friendly intelligent clock control, which
( m/ A& [9 V! m6 M' {1 w/ z% k" Qhandles the clock switching between master and slave on its own. Click on 'AutoSync' to activate' i7 z# I: x: V( x, t" H; C, S
this mode.' Q5 C4 ~" m( x0 D1 D
In AutoSync mode, the card constantly scans for a valid input signal at the active input. As5 N7 C0 P9 R# r0 C& `; S t7 U( x
soon as this matches the current playback sample rate, the card switches from the internal
" M6 M ~9 w# ]1 r& W; ]# Oquartz (display 'Clock Master') to the clock generated from the input signal (display 'Clock Slave').
3 i% O9 H: g. _This allows on-the-fly recording, even during playback, without having to synchronize the
( K+ U0 _ n( jcard to the input signal first. It also allows immediate playback at any sample rate without having
* U! i# s, k: y( Q8 Wto reconfigure the card.& O, |( |% G7 r6 m9 G+ F
'AutoSync’ guarantees a fault-free function of the modes Record, Record while Play and while# r. L# H4 i& H5 t6 O
using more than one card (see chapter 10). In certain cases however, e.g. when the inputs and i+ I7 j% y( R7 ~1 d, R- @; l% ?
outputs of a DAT machine are connected directly to the DIGI96/8 PRO, AutoSync causes
) S( F0 N* u& t$ P9 r1 P! y8 z- {feedback in the digital carrier, so synchronization breaks down. To remedy this, switch the& u5 h! O7 b% \ |7 w u9 N
card's clock mode over to 'Master'.# T A1 Y" m* L" P
Due to the outstanding clock control and PLL a synchronization of the output signal to the input$ Z; N! o) U6 K' t7 L+ a
signal is not only possible at identical sample rates, but also at double/half sample rates./ ^) o3 N' D" L- K+ Q7 l
AutoSync allows multiple cards to be easily synchronized by applying one input signal to all
2 W# N& }9 Q, v( z Oinputs simultaneously (see chapter 10).1 |4 b0 e s+ D! o+ E9 C+ v. F: w
Thanks to the described AutoSync technology and a lightning fast PLL the DIGI96 Series is not3 S, ]9 g' B6 m. M& O! Q- D4 E. f
only capable of handling standard frequencies, but also any sample rate between 25 and 105" z6 o8 u! l, P# f3 ~0 A
kHz. The digital input serves as synchronization source. Please note that at the start of a record" K- [% q2 |) X" |) [! q6 s
or playback a valid sample frequency (32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz)
- @1 t- {; f4 h7 P) N6 Dhas to be fed. When started the sample frequency can be pitched to whatever is needed,
- N& o+ a( x2 D6 Q8 ]+ A: ADIGI96/8 PRO will follow theses changes immediately.
; n @. y m4 a$ \When using the optional Word Clock Module (clock mode 'Word Clock') the word clock input; o0 N% D* ~: k, p9 J/ R2 o
can serve as synchronization source. In vari-speed operation any sample frequency between8 r9 v W. V" D
25 kHz and 105 kHz is allowed.
' c$ ^3 r8 R9 TOnly one device can be master in a digital system! When DIGI96/8 PRO operates in clock- H( I* p1 T7 d# I& b
mode 'Master', all other devices have to be 'Slave'.
2 F# c# U5 q/ f4 T, `More information on these subjects can be found in the HTML document 'sync96.htm', located
7 n% i( p/ k& Ein the directory rmeaudio.webenglishtechinfo on the RME Driver CD, or on our web site.
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7 V4 {; K: \6 @$ j7 c6 T% u10. Using more than one DIGI96/8 PRO
( m. A2 d% n4 rAll our drivers can communicate simultaneously with all the cards registered in the system. The& h' A7 [8 k+ t; {/ x
driver marks them with different numbers after the device's name, like ‘DIGI96/8 PRO In (1)’., ~1 P* n; m# \
Thanks to our AutoSync technology multiple cards can be synchronized easily by applying one
3 H# o9 [8 x) Finput signal to all inputs simultaneously.
3 i! g2 b" H o+ V5 ]' {) N3 i1 CIn order to connect more than one DIGI96/8 PRO to a digital mixing desk they must all
9 J& j, j0 W0 y& ^9 `$ U/ {get the same clock(ed input signal). This is easy to achieve: just connect at least one input of
. _$ v" B" I. U3 D2 Heach card to one output of the mixing desk.1 b Q3 x) z& l T$ {4 w. d
Example 1: All DIGI's digital inputs are connected to other devices synced to the word clock
w* e* u# z+ j: tnet.
6 H* V6 c! {. t9 OActivate the corresponding input of each card in its Settings dialog, and activate the mode AutoSync
, ?$ V! K* ^# v1 Y# P8 P/ F1 Lat all cards., w8 B) P* |* J: ?
Example 2: Only the outputs of the DIGIs are connected to other devices.+ `( C+ w2 c" Q. Q6 W% k
Connect the internal Sync-Out of the master card to the Sync-In (CD-ROM) of the second card,8 Y0 r+ s9 k% R9 W- o1 F% o
activate its internal input and AutoSync mode. Next connect the third card in the same way," f5 F3 U! I- W ^5 S; c
from the second's card Sync-Out to the third's card Sync-In. Configure this card like the second' }9 v+ G: l3 x
one. The necessary 2-wire cables are the ones supplied with the DIGI cards. Of course this9 n( \( @- [% }5 L' n* {
method is also operational with the external connectors, like optical or coaxial, as long as the: Z/ L- k; j! b, X' m( Y
corresponding input is activated.% U. }% U8 @4 S
A convenient alternative is the test mode of the optional Word Clock Module WCM.
: [- C" V1 q% ?& [Please note when using more than one card plus the word clock output that only one card0 n, \8 b7 U2 B
can be master!1 G" K7 C4 z/ B; i* n; @- n. O8 W
Example 3: All DIGIs are correctly connected to the Word Clock Module.
& D# ~( D) @9 V2 A1 K! P, pActivate the test mode by pushing the test switch, so the red LED lights up. Next activate the4 }+ w/ Q! r) a' x7 ?
mode 'Word Clock' in all card's settings dialogs. Now all cards should show 'Word Clock' in the
j# o0 m+ D, n) nthird line of 'Output Status'.2 [( n8 D- U( [! b! J4 A$ n( p
After activating the test mode all internally connected cards are immediately synchronized, in
3 L B2 m- A, g% o ?( Icase clock mode 'Word Clock' was activated in all settings dialogs.: K8 j/ `0 }) l! \+ Z
More information on this subject can be found in the HTML document 'sync96.htm', located in% M3 n6 ~! G# x& P3 u& M' G& ?
the directory rmeaudio.webenglishtechinfo on the RME Driver CD, or on our web site.
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( u% C; d8 Y: Z9 T7 i11. Special Features of the Digital Output
) Y5 O, b0 x% ]; G" A2 K$ W8 TApart from the audio data itself, digital audio signals in SPDIF or AES/EBU format include a
' A- S/ }+ v) L- a0 a- Uheader containing Channel Status information. False Channel Status is a common cause of |# g6 Z+ a8 U! X
malfunction. The DIGI96 series ignores the received header and creates a totally new one for
( e; T2 U# C; {) i; ^the output signal.1 y1 w4 ]8 ?- E
Note that in record or monitor modes, set emphasis bits will disappear. Recordings originally
' O" c- l; X/ N+ R$ ^" |0 Jdone with emphasis should always be played back with the emphasis bit set!
6 J2 D, Z: E# s) g. `! b1 W3 \% ^6 E# @This can be done by selecting the ‘Emphasis’ switch in the Settings dialogue. The changes in5 k5 ~4 N* M1 D/ c! j
sound caused by this setting can be monitored in real-time at the analog output jack. At 64,; V0 [5 q/ f' J) v* c, i8 T5 N9 s+ y
88.2 and 96 kHz sample rate the analog output does not support De-Emphasis, so no change in
8 i; h$ F, r, j! z0 |5 o! Psound will be audible.8 _6 c+ {0 j3 i4 K# O" r4 {; F
The DIGI96 series' new output header is optimized for largest compatibility with other digital( p$ i) Z, E/ z8 d9 l( E
devices:
+ T# B1 e2 B, L5 v4 y" G· 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, depending on the current sample rate* m. d2 A2 N0 g
· Audio use, Non-Audio* f4 z0 J. A2 ]5 u
· No copyright, copy permitted& R+ M( e% `* y" T% t6 F& h0 F3 X" l
· Format Consumer or Professional
% O) G) h# u3 Q) _; y h. V· Category General, generation not indicated
# R' Q" |4 R6 b+ `' F· 2-Channel, No Emphasis or 50/15 µs
! h' b; p" ^* J· Aux bits audio use
- x$ B9 A" f" j# D, _' BNote that most consumer-orientated equipment (with optical or phono SPDIF inputs) will2 E% d9 w9 D. U$ ~: b- c
only accept signals in ‘Consumer’ format!2 J$ }1 _$ L! w; d2 e! M
The status 'Professional' should always be activated when using AES/EBU format (when the; x# s1 E) E1 S! G/ ^
XLR connectors are used).7 J* x7 O& ?2 L) t8 q: H
The audio bit in the header can be set to 'Non-Audio'. This is necessary when Dolby AC-3 encoded4 ~: V1 D& l! z, q
data is sent to external decoders (surround-sound receivers, television sets etc. with AC-
4 _5 u0 [; b: l0 O8 \8 ?& G$ ?3 digital inputs), as these decoders would otherwise not recognize the data as AC-3.
; u8 X9 [5 F7 E9 Y' ?' {$ FWhen playing back in multi channel mode (using the optical ADAT interface) the XLR and
& r/ [) j# v6 z8 y9 h5 tcoaxial connectors will be turned off. This prevents sound disturbance by the ADAT signal fed |' d1 H/ j! ` Z
to SPDIF or AES/EBU inputs./ t6 r, ^5 C3 J! r4 ?* g
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; }3 T4 b) w+ V9 v" p12. Notes on the ADAT Interface, A$ D" e3 P2 G8 `' O
DIGI96/8 PRO comes with two different driver methods in one driver. Using channel
6 B$ t$ X- x7 F( Q) E) Ointerleave there is only one device, the software in use divides the channels into 8 mono tracks.
5 h2 p- ~ c5 w8 d: EBecause this easy to handle 'Windows native' method is not widely used the DIGI96/8
' ^5 P2 M, {! yPRO also supports Multi-Device operation. The driver routes the 8 tracks in 4 stereo devices.; h* |+ f* @5 j" k
These 4 stereo devices can be used by nearly any software to record or playback more than 2: X/ Z4 E& v& s8 Q, }3 \2 W
channels simultaneously, making DIGI96/8 PRO compatible to a wide range of already
, I3 G$ e" ^) y8 Y2 L5 B' n8 Dexisting software.
+ j" w2 s6 n; C+ ^: V2 U/ tDIGI96/8 PRO includes an intelligent hardware controller for ease of use. Whenever
5 g* C7 X! z8 Emore than 2 channels are used, no matter with record, playback or both, the card switches into. P% J5 l- \; v( T, c/ Y( d* A
ADAT mode. Whenever an ADAT signal is present at the optical input the settings dialog of the' M1 N6 i# f5 t9 F
DIGI96/8 PRO indicates ‘ADAT 44,1 kHz' or 'ADAT 48 kHz'. If now the output function is
2 s5 B1 ~: f7 C& m3 J: nset to ‘Input’ while AutoSync is active the card's output changes to ADAT mode to allow input! W0 P, q9 s' ~7 K3 D1 J$ E
monitoring of up to 8 channels. The analog output allows you to listen to any of the four stereo. Z) t" E7 t! p$ J4 L( i
pairs. The desired pair can be selected in the 'Track' field of the Settings dialogue./ @: r4 V7 L' }& i! k& L
If the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode activate the switch ‘Force Adat' in5 \, N; R( B% a& `5 T
the Settings dialog.- R" p. N4 k/ I1 w6 z$ {: B0 q
When using a 'normal' 2 track program to play or record a stereo file, you're not only able to1 d$ b. }( |, W/ t* W5 f( w0 c
send the data to any SPDIF device but also to any other ADAT interface! Just activate 'Force, c6 {8 n% q5 K8 K6 A
Adat' and choose the stereo pair that corresponds to the desired channels (for example3 `+ Q$ L0 }* S
DIGI96/8 PRO (3+4)).
9 J2 m4 T9 W# K' x1 OIn SPDIF mode it doesn't matter which stereo device is being used.
0 _9 {9 f; O: W13. Multiclient Operation
3 M" G5 [' d" `2 r7 `% U- K& [4 v! @) s13.1 General$ ?- i/ `$ y; K, c
The DIGI96/8 series supports multiclient operation. That means more than one program can be
( Q8 H1 _9 H, n7 b, l; x! Gused at the same time. But this mode is only available as long as certain rules are followed. For7 R7 |3 o9 S0 ~/ ~8 p. Q( Z3 p
a flawless multiclient operation with multiple programs the below guidelines have to be followed: }# z/ ~9 x$ s! u
precisely.
l6 \7 t# R: `" {; r' }; ?Rule 1: Multiclient operation always requires the activation of Force Adat!
9 y; ~, |, V' n0 ?! E/ EAfter an activation of Force Adat all 4 output pairs can be used freely. You can use 4 different& I/ {' [# i M! }7 w
MME programs, or two stereo pairs under ASIO, one under GSIF and one under MME – any: F) J( [, N3 S: V
combination is allowed.3 b" S6 `2 n. L3 |4 S" W/ f
Rule 2: Multiclient operation always requires identical sample rates and bit resolutions!
7 n9 m* z. |7 {3 b4 ^% xIt is not possible to run one program at 44.1 kHz and another one at 48 kHz. Also it's not possible; K+ q3 u& v( [8 ~" k: o- I( ]) H
to run one program in 16 bit and another one in 24 (32) bit resolution. Please note that the a' G4 t8 u7 l
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.& x- B' a2 p8 t# Z
If for example Cubase uses channels 1/2 (default in Cubase, Master bus), this output pair can't% K% ~+ J0 X' f: ^( I4 ^
be used in Gigasampler/Studio (default) nor under MME.
. G$ c- _& N2 l7 @7 y+ N4 j, f13.2 Multi Channel Direct Sound (Win 9x only)7 `' u4 ?+ |6 G4 H. b; A2 h
The Windows 95/98 driver of the DIGI96 series supports DirectSound. Due to compatibility ~- O5 w: {' ]! t {, x1 b0 G
reasons DirectSound is de-activated by default. To activate the DirectSound support un-check
1 M; X' u; K) y'Disable DS' in the Settings dialog.
0 t& R; n+ X* T% Z- s+ dAdditionally the driver offers multi-device DirectSound. This mode is not officially supported by
" h7 ?. M' p6 ^8 _Windows 95/98, but works perfectly for example with BPM-Studio. In this mode
% i) b9 m' L8 x0 I$ yDS/ASIO/MME/GSIF can be used simultaneously, as long as different channels are assigned to7 X' u e9 j- \- Q- o4 C9 [
each driver format. Only the combination ASIO/MME is not supported.
: Y8 F$ @8 h$ k% d- L% L# K) iThe multi-device mode for DirectSound requires 'Force ADAT' to be set in the Settings dialog!* W6 ]- \, O& T% a0 _$ K$ p3 j$ b& C
The DIGI96 series requires identical formats when used in multi-client operation! All programs
, l2 [2 c& I1 Ksimultaneously accessing the DIGI MUST use the same sample rate and bit resolution.
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14. Operation under ASIO 2.0( H2 x. ]! E: \' `
14.1 General
+ Y( K' a; x, g$ b! DAs Steinberg is the inventor of ASIO we have chosen Steinberg's Cubase VST as example on( V6 Y6 l. K) T$ A, W) v1 Y
how to use and setup our cards in ASIO operation.
! O- @' a9 H; k q& G5 G) z: _Our ASIO driver supports any
9 \- W! D5 h% c% k% F* g. [combination of cards from the
, a6 w& T, O+ bDIGI96 series. Important: Multiple" l& j2 o1 \* e5 V7 g
cards MUST be synchronized* h8 f' A6 D; ]0 j; j! ]6 ]
among themselves! This
( H' B& d2 v* m: l5 e) v- gmay be done by using the
4 h$ v4 O+ _& a/ E6 Qinput signal (having a common9 H' ]* B* A- L
clock source, for example a& h3 I& O2 a$ R) d* i C, `" K
digital mixing desk), several% c7 H; ^3 V: {9 `: P9 _! p- h
synchronized ADATs or the
$ X- \3 [8 W/ u' b9 R# ^RME Word Clock Module.
: w( h+ K5 c/ p! JStart the ASIO application, go# ?" F1 M/ N1 v, G3 p$ f8 G
to ASIO/System and choose/ O3 l- y& z* o% c; P# m2 S
the device 'ASIO DIGI96 Series'.5 ~2 J4 q, ]: j
The button 'ASIO system
0 e7 R G u. s) b% m) ?control' directly starts the Settings6 B7 T8 Y0 c* {9 v5 w1 x F
dialog of the DIGI96
) \# H: p$ v- \7 B5 _series (see chapter 9).- V5 D) i* u5 l. B+ T! l$ T
Switching between SPDIF (2 channel) and ADAT (8 channel) is done in a very easy and convenient6 r$ m; H5 @& N+ O& V
way.- f9 x6 C9 |7 C# U# `) D
Playback: When using more than 2 tracks (Master bus plus at least one other) the card switches
* [* V& E0 X: t v; F# c; Pinto ADAT mode. Simply activate 'Force Adat' in the settings dialog in case the ADAT
( w& U4 ~+ r _' d0 q- Iformat is desired when playing back only 2 tracks.
; }& F' y/ P/ B% I5 w! _Record: The card automatically recognizes ADAT or SPDIF signals and immediately switches: n+ Z5 {' {4 J# D ~) Q7 d
into the corresponding mode. It doesn't matter how many inputs are activated. When more than& f3 b* D% E; g7 Y
one input is active and a SPDIF signal is present at the input this (stereo) signal will be routed
- N$ O) ?/ D+ h( p* \, d" ]+ ]3 Zto input 1+2.
7 d/ P) _; l/ m. ~: v0 h" IMixed Mode: Because of the extended ASIO driver concept it is possible to record from a
, k5 C% F G0 f2 H' E0 p3 m) ^1 HSPDIF source while playing back in ADAT format and vice versa (Mixed Mode). Under certain
, n) E# \. M- l) o( Bconfigurations sync problems might occur, which make it neccessary to use an external word
0 c$ e) ^* v( m, E& qclock for all participating devices." a+ q E5 X; X/ M0 }+ P
The Enhanced Zero Latency mode of the DIGI96 series enables the 'ASIO Direct Monitoring'
7 B0 D# K) \6 {# n$ G8 R/ a% Cfeature of the ASIO 2.0 standard to be used. Please note that in this mode neither routing nor& a- K0 s7 }- Q( o% \: {) v
pan are supported so the input signals will only be routed to the same output channel. Other. J: n# M" ]& v# P! M
VST mixer settings have no effect.7 n& _8 T; m. [+ j
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3 T7 X6 ~: @, b5 A c2 q14.2 Buffer Size - Latency
* n9 f2 W0 M4 C4 Y" EThe Buffer Size value in the RME DIGI Settings dialog determines the latency (in this case the
6 q) g3 @, R7 b- v0 |delay) between the audio application and the DIGI96 series as well as general system stability.
* a2 [" T8 }/ `7 ]$ t) s0 MThe higher the value, the more tracks can be recorded and played back simultaneously, and
2 ~% H' V M4 vthe longer the system takes to react." ^" b/ Z% Q" E4 j1 }5 [; n( v
The indicated bit resolution is independent from the chosen bit resolution in Cubase. Selecting0 @5 p8 I6 _6 R
16 bit in the driver and 24 bit in Cubase will cause Cubase to record 16 bit data and 8 bit zeroes.
8 I( P L- i3 [$ D7 NSelecting 24 bit in the driver and 16 bit in Cubase, the bits 17 to 24 get lost (which only
* C0 K* Y5 `4 L- Jmatters if they included information at all).% w# j- p0 A2 _' P
Please note that the latency setting describes only one way. The complete path through the
( m0 `" R% O. v* t2 \computer (record plus playback, monitoring) gives double values.
5 R9 y7 z" U3 IMore information on how to set up the latency under ASIO can be found in chapter 9.4, Tab
. o5 X% J; A% I, X& r$ Z'Mode'.7 F$ Q0 n j% Q, \7 i
14.3 Known problems$ f, U4 v) |' ~- d
In case the used computer has no sufficient CPU-power and/or sufficient PCI-bus transfer rates,4 I M" b7 v* D6 Q
then drop outs, crackling and noise will appear. We also recommend to deactivate all PlugIns
8 E. j7 _8 O0 f4 ^$ D2 kto verify that these are not the reason for such effects.0 k; d/ _- w! J7 `( f* F7 ~
Unfortunately some newer UltraATA66 and UltraATA100 hard disk controller (also Raid controller)
* z, Y2 L" r* l. ^( j. oseem to violate against the PCI specs. To achieve the highest throughput they hog the PCI
+ ?3 Q- |, `! Y5 \bus, even in their default setting. Thus when working with low latencies heavy drop outs (clicks)
3 p; K% P4 E4 D: }- ?% B& D4 v% s6 aare heard. Try to solve this problem by changing the default setting of the controller (for example
% r z3 ~' n! }2 xby reducing the 'PCI Bus Utilization').
4 @* ~( O' J/ q1 l! T" {Another typical source of trouble is wrong synchronization. ASIO does not support asynchronous% J* j1 O" l* Q5 I
operation. This means input and output signal must not only have the same sample frequency,4 n, N* m$ v7 ?8 a) o
but must also be 'in sync' for error-free Full Duplex operation.
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' y2 n+ V6 X- Y15. Operation under GSIF (Gigasampler Interface)
9 s6 a j2 Y) D& I- }3 D& K15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME
, y5 R7 u! G9 NThe GSIF interface of the DIGI96 series Windows 98/SE/ME driver allows direct operation with! |. P4 P( _, P! {
Gigasampler and Gigastudio, with up to 8 channels, 96kHz and 24bit. Additionally the driver9 a$ p( J2 L% n) L3 \; Y
supports multi-client operation. For example ASIO can use channels 1/2 and Gigastudio (with5 S$ I; \, E% y) l% |5 ], @
GSIF) channels 3/4 simultaneously, and so on.
' W" Y* g; p( b' C nIn case more than 2 channels shall be used under GSIF, activate 'Force ADAT' in the Settings7 p( A! ]( i, _9 j8 L% o7 d
dialog before starting the software. r7 w6 p& b# d) V7 k
Gigasampler/Studio requires a lot of the computer’s calculation power. An optimum performance
o9 t% X. u" I3 Bis achieved with a stand-alone GSIF PC. Else we recommend not to use the DIGI96 ASIO
% W5 |1 X' M0 Cdriver, but the ASIO Multimedia driver. It can be set to much higher latencies (i.e. 750 ms),2 {0 E, ]3 e. ^; ~
thus providing a problem-free simultaneous operation of ASIO and Gigastudio. Gigastudio itself
) C: P- Z1 c7 t9 g" u. j2 {will still work at a very low latency.1 D, _0 |% A0 X
The DIGI96 series requires identical formats when used in multi-client operation! All programs
8 T4 ^+ d3 L2 H5 W+ M- {0 ssimultaneously accessing the hardware MUST use the same sample rate and bit
; R: z4 [/ Z! r) I1 e' O: hresolution. Otherwise de-tuned sound or no sound at all will be heared.( \( S% \/ d5 s2 z1 y/ T, Z
Additional simultaneous operation of GSIF and ASIO requires to use different channels. As
& N9 D8 ?7 w& s6 YCubase VST always uses tracks 1/2 these tracks must not be activated in Gigastudio/Sampler.% f7 ^" k @: f+ q* \. k, L
The tracks activated under GSIF have to be de-activated in ASIO.0 h, V& Y- C# X' L U1 e
Please note that the ASIO Multimedia driver will use the maximum bit resolution by default. If
9 Y0 N: T, c5 ?5 B* Tthe bit resolution of Gigasampler/Studio and other programs do not match, audio output will be
' X- ~. O& ~, F6 Pstopped, until the settings match and a reset is initiated ('Reset Devices' or software restart).+ N. M2 m: q. ?
15.2 Windows 2000/XP
* O6 ~' v+ Z; J9 i' JBasically as under Windows 9x. Differences: GSIF under W2k/XP uses a modified interface,
- c$ p2 [1 d# |; x- jwhich needs interrupts (similar to ASIO). Therefore the user can now set and change the latency/ D( a. S' v- Y$ Q
(under W9x latency was fixed inside Gigastudio). However, when using the Hammerfall
; x# A/ T$ V9 i- h. sDSP, the latency is always the same as the one selected for ASIO operation. This can cause, r7 L* y8 u. ~+ Z
performance problems on slower machines when using GSIF and ASIO at the same time.2 I- P* U: v) f
Please note that the W2k/XP driver fully supports multiclient operation, including the combination, K. Z4 C- q. N- g( t! N! ]
MME/ASIO. So for example Cubase, Gigastudio and Sonar can be used simultaneously,
5 h8 H9 B+ q8 [: q& Gprovided each of these programs uses its own audio channels exclusively. Please also note1 z0 C( k0 ~% u6 G% c' i6 f' d( R3 X
that Gigastudio is running unexpectedly in the background (thus blocking its assigned audio
% t$ ?4 e, B' }5 `6 M% T" Y# h4 {/ bchannels), as soon as the Gigastudio MIDI ports are used – even when Gigastudio itself hasn't
' ?$ {9 ?% m6 f5 C5 Z* L6 {9 Y% kbeen started.
4 h4 `" s& a4 E! {4 |User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 24
9 m. P) t8 g4 Q: Y" y# A) a5 ^4 \16. Hotline - Troubleshooting* i F; n3 t1 d) n/ o9 a
16.1 General- t& k9 O0 N. ?9 ~5 K
The newest information can always be found on our website www.rme-audio.com, section FAQ,
, m2 ]/ n) w7 _# v, H. JLatest Additions.
5 ^ u7 L2 Z+ gPlayback works but recording doesn´t:
# a: u- u! d, p9 O2 M8 a* v· Check that a valid input signal is at hand. In this case the Error LED on the hardware turns. M$ [" q% i8 M) w9 m- s. y
off, and the current sample frequency is shown under 'Settings'.; Y& N- U5 ~- d$ ^: H: {' Y) l
· If you are sure that a valid signal is being sent but the LED is still red, then check the currently7 Q( ]% c) u1 E! A* y, k
selected input in the Settings dialogue.
9 x7 j- y1 ]- o" @7 x+ K; u; F· Check whether the DIGI96/8 PRO has been selected as recording device in the audio4 K# x7 c) Y$ G9 v3 G4 l) @# F
application.
) E; D- V/ \+ W" O* N# J/ a" K· Check whether the sample frequency set in the audio application (‘Recording properties’ or
: ~# ]% r, f; Esimilar) matches the input signal.
4 ]5 v0 y; A. [1 t% F$ R9 o( H. e· Check that there is no loop cabling present. If so set 'Clock Mode' to 'Master'.
q1 d' Y8 N- o0 G1 n! DThe input signal cannot be monitored in real-time9 I& T$ {. w2 w7 e4 c
· Monitoring has not been enabled (for example 'Global disable' in Cubase)." i, k' i& M" w! E7 b; q4 M
Only the playback signal, but not the record (input) signal is present at the output0 H* A* l, C% |
· The DIGI96 series has no hardware mixer. Therefore while playback is running only the# G; a* `: V% \
playback signal is present at the output. The mixing of record and playback signal has to be
3 W$ \, ?: b# D4 ddone in the software (for example deactivate Cubase's 'ASIO Direct Monitoring')./ F# K; E5 b' O+ e' M' c- ?- V' q
The SPDIF output does not work
8 T1 ]3 \- B+ s1 V& B· The output operates in ADAT Mode, see Output Status Display. This may be caused by( T& A- j Y; j
Force Adat being activated, an activation of more than the first (1/2) Master output busses in
/ W) R: E T) B( V- C: l# A5 fCubase, or when 'Max I/O' (under Hardware & Driver) wasn't set to 2 in Logic.
* T* f5 h9 D, j+ l# U( W& QLow Latency ASIO operation under Windows 2000/XP on single CPU systems:$ z; m' h8 v* G( N9 n
· To use ASIO at lowest latencies under Windows 2000/XP even when only having one CPU,
( J- C- c- ]/ U1 ^# m6 J, W3 Bthe system performance has to be optimized for background tasks. Go to Control Panel/
9 W+ S+ g1 m* M7 W- WSystem/Advanced/Performance Options. Change the default 'Applications' to 'Background+ C8 f( ]% b8 \9 V
tasks'. The lowest usable latency will drop from 23 ms to around 3 ms. This is no issue
5 ]! O0 a% p6 lwhen using dual CPU systems.: x- ]; \; P0 d
The recording or the playback is disturbed by crackling:5 |: \' L0 R$ P' C# c/ Y
· Increase the quantity and size of the buffers in the software being used.
: B+ u. o! {9 J( A+ f8 w· Use a different cable (coaxial or optical) to cross-check them for defects.: f9 R% R9 C. f# y) X3 R+ w4 M
· Check that there is no loop cabling present. If so set 'Clock Mode' to 'Master'.! ?+ d9 {3 f. {, d" P
· In case of loop cabling with an ADAT we recommend to use the ADAT as master (Int) and% F- d6 e- k" W$ O& b6 [% N) ~( U
the DIGI as slave (AutoSync).( B; _1 I9 k* M. i: m) X; V
· Increase the buffer size of the hard disk cache (example: from 64 kB to 256 kB).% m) g( ~, T( f/ g( \8 j2 M7 @
· Activate Busmaster mode for the hard disks. Windows: Device Manager, double-click on
( X7 K' f+ F( _( g; u‘Disk drives’, then on the required hard disk(s). Select ‘DMA’ in the Properties dialog. T7 y; d! a! P+ D# p/ o( U0 x+ ?
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 25
% K+ e: l+ f f4 V+ VCubase seems to work, but no signal shows up at the output of the DIGI96
6 i% H. x! r* I· This can also happen with Logic or other programs. Most propably Gigasampler/Gigastudio
' A% @6 l% @. P' d1 u8 c( I* Z% Qhas been installed. Programs like Cubase then use the newly installed Gigastudio MIDIPorts,
* r7 G! D- R- P9 Z5 ?thus activating GSIF on the audio channels which are set inside Gigastudio (default:1 J; b% ?4 c. b; w+ k8 M
1/2). As a result ASIO (also 1/2) is blocked. This effect vanishes as soon as the Gigastudio [) V4 j. @8 a1 p$ g- f/ w
ports are deactivated in Cubase' Setup MME.3 n, j( z! S& n: e7 N& c3 A$ W: v
16.2 Installation
- g7 {+ `1 y! x3 Z- ] aMore information on installation problems (which fortunately are very seldom, thanks to Plug, B& ?2 {! C' V6 n8 \# ?/ k
and Play), can be found in the Tech Info 'Installation problems', located in the directory
! `+ j. S p8 Z7 z9 C. {; a; B6 ]5 |rmeaudio.webtechinfo on the RME Driver CD.4 \, e: I S1 p. X( E. A F
The card is normally found in the Device Manager (>Settings/Control Panel/System<), in the5 y2 E" \, b1 M1 \
category 'Sound-, Video- and Gamecontroller'. A double click on 'DIGI96/8 PRO' starts the' \. a" d& M( ~+ Y' [( R X
properties dialog. Choosing 'Resources' shows Interrupt and Memory Range.: q- H" S. D3 l' d
The newest information on hardware problems can always be found on our website www.rmeaudio.
) e" _0 _( i% ?3 z& l) ?com, section FAQ, Hardware Alert: about incompatible hardware.
3 I( b) u6 g9 ]& ~& S7 LThe dialog 'New hardware component found’ does not appear:4 v _' k4 `. P9 l5 b* C$ D" |% o* v% y
· Is the Error LED of the DIGI96/8 PRO lit when no cable is connected to the optical
# P( C+ f8 V5 |input? If not, the card is either defect or not sitting properly in the slot.$ ~6 l3 F' ^( f* G1 @% j
When the card and the driver have been properly installed but no playback is possible:
2 k, `% c h" B, T· Check that the DIGI96/8 PRO appears correctly in the Device Manager. If the device
' y2 b. ]7 _$ h/ X6 b0 y'DIGI96/8 PRO' is marked with a yellow exclamation mark then either an address conflict or! v( \/ h& r# I" t# X; i
an IRQ conflict is present.9 c/ j! H; X) h3 }! t x( J0 J( @ Q
· If no yellow exclamation mark is present check the 'Resources' tab.
3 f6 ?7 W/ @# Y8 t, y1 k# c· Check that the DIGI96/8 PRO has been set as ‘transmitting device’ in the software.
+ W" K( b1 A' A2 l( Y" J5 vAlso check the settings under >Settings /Control Panel /Multimedia /Advanced<. Here the
; e1 b6 D& q" N3 oDIGI96/8 PRO must appear as an audio device when it´s been correctly installed, and* d1 t' k0 G1 Z8 R
can be set as the Preferred Device under 'Audio'.
5 ~0 m5 q0 @$ Z9 A6 UThe computer crashes whenever the DIGI96/8 PRO is accessed:
) z) L, j. C$ p$ |4 Y· If your graphics board is an older Matrox Mystique or uses a ‘968’ S3 chip, there could be a, m) D0 F! E2 T x" c4 v( T+ z
memory allocation error. Change the memory area allocated to the DIGI9652 (via4 k0 A% `$ z: ?* I( h
Control Panel /System /Device Manager /DIGI968 PAD /Properties /Resources /Change
) l7 d+ ]3 W0 M7 Q U: F( h& \Setting) to below the area used by the graphics board (e.g. D0000000 - D0FFFFFF). Detailed
* S2 d) F. g$ a0 hinformation on this subject can be found in rmeaudio.webtechinfoinstall.htm on the% M- T# h/ ^) \9 I) E5 S B
RME Driver CD.- m1 h- T' ^/ X0 V+ v1 W
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 26
: a+ E* v7 x( g17. DIGICheck: Analysis, Test and Measurements using the DIGI96 series) o8 K( M( Y) E; q- j) K" ^3 L5 N
The DIGI96 series from RME is accompanied by a world wide unique software tool: DIGICheck,# O D# o5 E5 h; _" Y- w$ }
the incredible utility for test, measure and analysis of the digital audio data stream.& E/ Q4 m5 L2 `# K. X' R" ^
DIGICheck is based on functions of our well-known DAM-1, the Digital Audio Monitor. This
8 g4 P! V# ~1 Z; P. Ddevice uses a built-in DSP for its calculations. Therefore DIGICheck is not able to realize all the4 p( ?- K: U# B( a$ ]
functions of the DAM-1. Additionally, the DAM-1 works perfectly in the background while DIGICheck" p$ C5 Z4 E: `* n3 S! N
will cause a certain CPU load.
+ z/ m* t% ]; O/ _ C4 BDIGICheck also includes test routines from our research lab and our production site. Thus you
3 s3 k: c! B8 r- L+ Zare able for the first time to run a detailed function and performance test with your own audio
5 W% Q* ?: u9 Y% ~0 a Qcard in your own computer, like it isn't possible with any other test tool.5 t8 Y9 o0 ^) P" r7 F
Although the DIGICheck software is fairly self-explanatory, it still includes a comprehensive
6 V3 g# `6 S# O5 U0 F" ~* i9 jonline help. A detailed description of all functions and the technical background is also available
6 d" N8 x" U* u7 O0 X; @/ [in HTML format (digich.htm, in the techinfo directory on the RME Drivers CD or from our! N6 A g' Y# m! Y9 ~" c+ L
website). The following is a short summary of the available functions:/ ^3 s O# k4 A+ [4 t3 c$ X
· Level Meter. High precision 24-bit resolution, 2/8 channels. Application examples: Peak& E0 s# b% P* P5 X: a$ q8 @5 P
level measurement, RMS level measurement, Over detection, phase correlation measurement,
+ Q7 K/ I* i# {" O" }dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratios, RMS to peak difference (loudness), long3 Q! ~2 c) O5 e# w2 S- k
term peak measurement, input check
- @# k& B O/ A' @4 z6 L7 @· Channel Status Display. Shows the channel status information contained in the digital
" Z5 Z& }0 b2 H/ Qaudio data stream. Sample rate measurement; O) |3 }6 v5 C; H# b* @$ L
· Bit Statistics. Shows the true resolution of audio signals as well as errors and DC offset8 ?3 `5 w; u6 {9 S5 p N7 I1 R2 u
· Performance Test. Measurement of the PCI-bus data transfer8 e6 k& Y* i3 b
· Memory Test. Tests the on board SRAM and the entire data path in the PC
% D$ Z& Z; R/ K7 Z9 z# }* Z- PTo install DIGICheck, go to the DIGICheck directory on the RME Drivers CD and run setup.
1 M6 @- C7 n2 W' p5 n3 _9 {+ D" n; B1 Aexe. Follow the instructions prompted on the screen.; r0 B$ l: @, `! j0 e2 `$ P; Z+ K
18. TECH INFO
- s h5 V# J5 Z( S+ kRME provides more information on the TECH INFO pages in the web (http://www.rmeaudio.
2 ]6 s- |* }7 w$ e& K8 Fcom/techinfo/index.htm), and in the directory rmeaudio.webtechinfo on the RME
8 ?: v: b* Y# ]+ u2 [% dDriver CD. Here are some examples of available Tech Infos:
2 |/ i7 m9 O* w' @$ V* J) Z* L: CSynchronization II (DIGI96 series), G* k$ Q" u m2 c/ n# r
Digital audio synchronization: technical background, problems
% D1 T4 \+ Z4 f+ ]) G. Z* NInstallation Problems# e, `& @9 N; o% t+ v! v9 L
..and their solutions% ~: p# C- u- T6 G
List of Driver Updates& Y3 P5 @: x. T% w, t
Lists all driver updates and the changes in them( T1 H! {% v' }5 v" |
Configuration of Samplitude, Cubase, Logic, Cakewalk 7.0, Sonar and SAWPlus32 using the
Z$ n* U# B$ {. GDIGI96 series. Step by step instructions; y, `6 I, s, A. W; m
DIGICheck: Analysis, tests and measurements with the DIGI96 series
* `( f% M8 A/ G8 u$ `A description of DIGICheck, including technical basics.
9 ~! N8 u6 G, S$ ^; U/ oTMS (Track Marker Support)6 J( I! k7 Q- M8 x! R- d
Description of the TMS technology to transfer CD- and DAT information. P$ M, A3 M+ B! U
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 27- V& r$ g) ~) P9 [( W/ Y# }3 T, v! x* n
19. Warranty
# r4 X' M" a5 o" ]( \Each individual DIGI96/8 PRO undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete
. Y% X% @% n% ?# u* G1 f+ f# W" jtest in a PC environment at RME before shipping. This may cause very slight signs of wear on* E+ [- k0 a+ w8 j0 ?& B
the contacts (if the card looks like it was used one time before - it was). The usage of high grade: V" q6 }' K) h+ I
components allows us to offer a full two year warranty. We accept a copy of the sales receipt+ v# d% C! U7 j+ L
as valid warranty legitimation.
$ j/ m2 C, p5 `1 X1 D# I) L& IRME’s replacement service within this period is handled by the retailer. If you suspect that your
^- o, J9 v q) ?* \. c" Bcard is faulty, please contact your local retailer. The warranty does not cover damage caused
" a2 m% k$ K& A n3 R! A) W8 R, kby improper installation or maltreatment - replacement or repair in such cases can only be carried
# f7 l. D, z( K& |8 fout at the owner’s expense.
8 B/ f3 H- T, `, ERME does not accept claims for damages of any kind, especially consequential damage. Liability9 D( r$ M0 m. Q& n
is limited to the value of the DIGI96/8 PRO. The general terms of business drawn up, O T Z9 N- b: y6 Z
by Synthax OHG apply at all times.
+ z% c1 w( M6 b. s7 u8 s/ A# v. ^20. Appendix. C/ ~6 x6 V# U* Q. ~* q; f- u, {
RME news, driver updates and further product information are available on our website:( x( D4 T- r8 ~! o* g
http://www.rme-audio.com
% u4 J% e Z: d; v6 UIf you prefer to read the information off-line, you can load a complete copy of the RME website' Q7 X7 v( J' L
from the RME Driver CD (in the rmeaudio.web directory) into your browser.
t) z9 i- Q# Y& F- y# F; DDistributor in Germany:# R) a: U/ {) t, U$ {
Synthax Audio AG, Am Pfanderling 62, D-85778 Haimhausen, Tel.: (49) 08133 / 91810
2 \6 m6 O. ^& X. n8 |: [Manufacturer:" v+ Z. s. [3 y7 Y
IMM Elektronik, Leipziger Str. 27, D-09648 Mittweida
& Q5 }# y0 p& UTrademarks; h% U. B' f c3 w
All trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. RME, DIGI96,1 U; y/ p& y8 M( L& U2 i$ ]$ A
SyncAlign, DIGICheck and ZLM are registered trademarks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions.
( q6 G. w3 S, RSyncCheck is a trademark of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions. Alesis and ADAT are registered% X( L3 G, i% U" |( F3 s
trademarks of Alesis Corp. ADAT optical is a trademark of Alesis Corp. Microsoft, Windows,
4 j% m, o! I' ~" sWindows 98/NT/2000/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Apple and MacOS are registered
( q# w- |# R% j% ^: Q0 f' Gtrademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Cubase and VST are registered trademarks of Steinberg/ F" m2 `, @+ I' {0 |
Soft- und Hardware GmbH. ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH. emagic% X! r8 |7 U% D# y4 ~1 O
and Logic Audio are registered trademarks of emagic Soft- und Hardware GmbH. Pentium
4 X- E+ T# v3 M3 |" S0 W* D/ \& ois a registered trademark of Intel Corp." I3 G" T8 y% ?& X# G) S0 `$ w
Copyright Ó Matthias Carstens, 5/2002. Version 1.9
& H8 ~6 u' ~5 M: v7 L% FCurrent driver version: W98: 4.96, NT 3.86, W2k/XP: 2.0
+ a. z+ k4 Z q$ \3 [This manual applies to board revision 1.2, hardware version 000.2 N8 k4 u9 L# s0 C( Q
Although the contents of this User’s Guide have been thoroughly checked for errors, RME can not guarantee that it is correct: o% u. b9 ?9 H
throughout. RME does not accept responsibility for any misleading or incorrect information within this guide. Lending or
/ }$ S9 \" |) O/ N( b% c8 Kcopying any part of the guide or the RME drivers CD, or any commercial exploitation of these media without express written
2 p0 R/ ~6 F" m1 }4 f+ c- M" b. \permission from RME Intelligent Audio Solutions is prohibited. RME reserves the right to change specifications at any time
' L7 r; ~ |" G4 U9 {( Twithout notice.
% j6 H* F) Y/ z0 w8 \User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 28
' }3 U6 c# H6 Y' h. P+ z! x6 HAnalog output: Pin assignment of the TRS jack
2 R+ n, k& N% J* v# TThe analog output is accessible
/ v, K* H! g, r" Q' m* v" Q$ Ithrough a stereo ¼" TRS jack. This
- n9 j5 S; T# }% N8 B% Kallows a direct connection of headphones
4 {& i6 E( I- V6 y- oat the output. In case the output- p9 M1 _ L7 \( x3 W* T& u- |
should operate as line out an adapter S# E. B" h9 z4 b, b
TRS plug to RCA phono plugs, or TRS; ?; h( V' c4 P. x+ U$ U+ W! s
plug to TS plugs is required.8 o# @1 T! r, x1 r$ z1 `
The pin assignment follows international
% ^* f( v0 @1 T8 T. nstandards. The left channel is connected( z% g; W* i% a; G1 k
to the tip, the right channel to
1 }) N2 I+ c# Hthe ring of the TRS jack/plug.+ C) R1 x6 F3 w7 e4 m6 W
Pin assignment of the jumpers next to the D-type connector
9 s% O. B1 h2 cThe optional jumpers (not fitted, not
* y e8 N+ f, M& h0 E/ Jsupplied) next to the D-type connector$ v! X% J9 c+ c+ @" r1 } S
allow an internal cabling, for example when
% k& F% W- [$ s# `; h& Rthe XLR input and output jacks shall be
4 A- D+ N5 P" o, z$ ]build into the PC housing, so that the
- }+ Q/ B% L" nsupplied cable adapter is no longer needed.0 w- m; H. W1 ]5 k+ ~
When using a 10 wire computer flat; p, q0 {2 T6 W+ n: e5 e! M. M. ]: Z
cable with the appropriate connector the& V" ~* f: T+ F8 t
connection between XLR jacks and card- D. D Z! {$ x5 T
will be removable.
1 x4 v. R# }* t: vThe pins are numbered as shown in the) |3 ?9 @1 h3 ]1 ^5 o5 M
diagram. For a better overview the table R0 f& U4 l6 Q$ q+ I( S; [
lists the pin assignment sorted by numbers' B6 k6 {6 d1 [* V# b
and names.
3 R" _; G; M; w# H; \Pin number Name Name Pin number& O8 X/ [# u# o$ X) y5 F
1 SPDIF Out - AES In + 7# X) y0 l' u) s& ^5 U
2 GND AES In - 10
& ~2 i% i: z4 h- N3 SPDIF In - SPDIF In - 3
2 O3 g! p; t" j+ ~4 SPDIF Out + SPDIF In + 6" u8 H8 @+ N! ^5 E3 O+ K
5 AES Out + AES Out+ 5, f8 e0 i" \% u. w. k
6 SPDIF In + AES Out - 8
# ]* S/ x' N+ w6 ]- H8 h0 [: p( h7 AES In + SPDIF Out + 4) T( x8 o3 n% r2 T/ G# c* t2 E" n
8 AES Out - SPDIF Out - 1
9 R4 r/ j% q/ g5 A9 NC NC 9; J% }! N+ K2 c1 z7 e4 f
10 AES In - GND 2
7 ?) h8 ~3 G, I$ Y! f( QPin assignment of the XLR/RCA Cable's D-type connector+ L" d. X" c( w$ O: Y
Pin Name Pin Name Pin Name
& Y; I. C2 @. ~1 GND 4 AES Out + 7 SPDIF In -/ I+ A( ^$ j" B4 ~9 P! N7 n& t
2 SPDIF Out + 5 AES In + 8 AES Out -9 I, t9 W$ y0 ^ Q0 m5 |5 {
3 SPDIF In + 6 SPDIF Out - 9 AES In -
5 r! ^# _' A0 B6 T. }User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 293 E. i, H$ m' h! |3 V* H* m
Block diagram0 J5 ?, f" R6 O( f! B) t' D* e
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 30& D! E- u: n% D' d
CE
! @6 h/ [; Z+ {/ w$ ^* xThis device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Directive
3 t, r5 W. {; H _; Pon the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility
4 H( i( X' a- A6 W(EMVG) according to EN 55022 class B and EN50082-1.
" a) E& i8 f5 @% F9 P$ bFCC Compliance Statement
! e7 ?4 Z% J" g, h' d, e5 CCertified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device according to subpart J or part( Q% u' T+ h& ~( u% R# w3 Z/ o
15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected.
2 \! P+ Z# G; x' D9 k% }FCC Warning
% ~) | G5 w' v5 I/ \4 C" B# J. pThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
& P. L8 [4 Q0 a' l4 W" Zpursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
# x. [/ Z& s5 @: w1 h5 dagainst harmful interference in a residential installation.
* g, D; v0 @ J$ UThis device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
8 b* @: [/ U# ?% y Z2 D2 I5 o1. This device may not cause harmful interference
* T8 \* u8 M* p* z" J |2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
; `6 v* I. k/ n0 Yundesired operation.
, Q1 _0 R8 `' _4 h" g9 w; fHowever, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
/ G8 G0 ]4 p2 u% eequipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
& \3 X) ?! ^/ k4 `# {- L( k7 \3 cby turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
- x' S5 H' g( r' N8 ^interference by one or more of the following measures:
; k7 D4 d8 f( ^$ h1 s m· Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
3 l( G& S& ` R) Q( [# o· Increase the seperation between the equipment and receiver
4 c! j$ C/ F, L5 t) S0 i1 t· Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is- g, T" m+ o) r1 b9 ~
connected
" c3 ]) r/ `7 N· Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.) A1 X- B5 _) C4 n
In order for an installation of this product to maintain compliance with the limits for a Class B
$ i# z7 i' N% _* F% @device, shielded cables must be used for the connection of any devices external to this product. |
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