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User's Guide
; ]! ~( E& u" X, w; M; nDIGI 96/8 PRO8 {0 H. h3 `0 ]. v3 u
PCI Bus Audio Card
/ q! b4 i( `0 a* B2 / 8 Channels Stereo / ADAT® Interface" h# [; C& v( H6 b/ b' `: a7 |
24 Bit / 96 kHz Digital Audio. r0 S$ ~2 ]! ?+ P
32-96 kHz Sample Rate
# t" R# B) T/ e) J f8 Y: _24 Bit / 96 kHz Analog Audio
! u6 o2 H- {- c0 E) F$ f; Y% Z; \! HBoard Rev. 1.2, Hardware version 000
0 ]# e1 C, }) R1 |' O) Y ~8 T24 Bit / 96 kHz ü% n8 a% R5 G5 w2 x5 O M
ZLM®
3 k, K9 ?1 V G; kSyncAlign®. E7 @& g4 T0 t
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Contents8 [' R' T8 n" H# I! r# V
1 Introduction............................................................ 3
! }7 f9 h1 [, |2 r- ]+ D; V2 Package Contents .................................................. 3
1 S# g/ y" E: g1 R* r0 L3 System Requirements............................................ 3
5 a F0 k" A- ]% r) g6 r4 Brief Description and Characteristics................... 3
& q6 T/ N- q" o" R; ?5 Technical Specifications8 A! v5 c7 o! T. O
5.1 Digital.................................................................... 4
/ J9 i3 W" G: i8 u1 u' ^ ~5.2 Analog................................................................... 4
, i3 A, Z+ v" E) [7 Q1 {5.3 Digital Interface..................................................... 4
$ x2 B' A9 W$ {6 w: l: b" S+ U5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution/Bits per Sample......... 4
3 {* M ^7 }4 ~: m* _7 Z6 Hardware Installation............................................. 5
# L0 u& s; W1 ?. H2 e: \7 Software Installation
- {' E9 M1 M, e& s7 N4 E) p9 d; |7 }: \$ x7.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................... 51 w/ I2 H/ z* t! B% n7 g
7.2 Windows NT.......................................................... 5, \/ u' ? R" A! M9 o
7.3 Windows 2000/XP ................................................. 6# }# P2 k) P4 b
7.4 Driver Deinstallation .............................................. 6
% e' e; G$ L" V$ H, F8 o7.5 Linux/Unix ............................................................. 6
0 P5 N0 @! J& ~/ K3 p l8 Operation and Usage
# c! j* y t& ^0 |9 j# t8.1 External Connectors .............................................. 7
7 K0 a* ?* q8 {8.2 Internal Connectors ............................................... 7
( U$ J. [2 C8 W: C/ v5 h0 n8.3 Playback (Windows MME)..................................... 8
! c* e9 W/ W8 R7 E* m- F8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME) ........................ 9
0 P: s# M! l4 H. Y, u8.5 Record while Play ................................................10* |& h; |2 l( w: {; A
8.6 DVD Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME................10) G$ G% Z. B" m$ f# b- f* p; N
8.7 Low Latency under MME......................................11: c- d0 W, I2 a5 R" b0 n1 C9 H
9 Configuring the DIGI 96/8 PRO
1 b0 l4 D+ \$ C9.1 General................................................................12
3 D! R: D3 H7 E$ k6 i+ r9.2 Force Adat ...........................................................14
) D; }* J1 [8 X" n6 T9.3 Analog Output ......................................................14
3 ]& J6 o+ P- I, V9.4 Tab 'Mode' ...........................................................15) j# i7 i9 g# T9 g- x* K/ v4 h' P \4 M' @
9.5 Boot Option ADAT................................................15
8 Z0 j7 G% a) q5 T) Y) y' H" S9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization ............................16
# b8 M# Q, x4 {% @( @' O7 X10 Using more than one DIGI 96/8 PRO....................17. T0 ]" p; h. i& E
11 Special Features of the Digital Output.................18
, N$ ]- c) C7 Q( I4 M' \12 Notes on the ADAT Interface ................................19
/ z3 \: }1 _% S13 Multiclient Operation
- X8 H9 w# i0 }& r0 H+ [/ j5 Z13.1 General ..............................................................19
* B6 H: t# l) J13.2 Multichannel DirectSound...................................20
) h) n3 u# o* V. U14 Operation under ASIO 2.0
. ^ q. [; \- V: j# E2 B14.1 General ..............................................................21
, m' m5 R: d J14.2 Buffer Size - Latency..........................................22
3 [& q( J* q! h& S- Z& T7 j14.3 Known Problems ................................................22
) w# I" O4 F; D/ P7 W15 Operation under GSIF7 S% C; c# O) e9 a9 F. x
15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................23: S9 l9 n% Y0 p. a# k
15.2 Windows 2000/XP ..............................................23
. L9 Y/ d3 E0 i/ _1 o16 Hotline – Troubleshooting
6 `9 A* G/ C) I16.1 General ..............................................................24. A+ A/ O3 R7 g; K3 c" N
16.2 Installation..........................................................25" Q, T: T9 S; i' L) K; `
17 DIGICheck..............................................................26
+ a: U$ L# }& i+ J% i18 TECH INFO ............................................................26
6 d+ ?* O! k: {6 O' J; P19 Warranty ................................................................27
7 `' y* M" m) L1 m20 Appendix ...............................................................27
5 Q9 j3 p: ~7 k% e1 e21 Diagrams................................................................28! t2 ^# Y; {, ^, G" ?8 H+ c/ U
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 3% v- _$ z$ u! O/ p9 C: ]2 {1 j! ~
1. Introduction
$ K5 X: @) m/ c- E. P# [ {Thank you for choosing the RME DIGI96/8 PRO. This card is capable of transferring
7 O+ F! m9 O4 f! sdigital and analog audio data directly from DAT, Sampler or other sources to your computer.7 b0 Y8 ?1 [$ f+ ?
Installation is simple, even for the inexperienced user, thanks to latest Plug & Play technology% X" I' _3 L1 s7 n$ d: |9 Y2 F
and full interrupt-sharing. Numerous unique features and a well thought-out configuration dialog
: N4 `& \2 `* I" B3 Dhave turned the DIGI96 series into a renowned and accepted industry standard. F" F6 k C5 m R' `
Drivers for Windows (95/98, NT, 2000, XP) and MacOS (> 8.6) allow a problem-free, comfortable, r* R! f' j' I5 I/ c
and powerful usage on computer systems with PCI bus technology. Drivers for Unix, Linux
4 Z$ j" p4 j7 }$ D; D$ Fand Solaris are also available (see chapter 7.5). With this the DIGI96 series is supported
9 U" Q) }( K9 n* b! t iby a variety of Operating Systems like no other digital audio card.- ]1 x" v$ p0 ^& S4 _
Our Hi-Performance philosophy guarantees full system performance in all possible functions' i6 j: M- q9 n8 E. H* E
not carried out by the driver (the computer´s CPU), but carried out by the DIGI96 series hardware.
! P/ R+ M' k, g( `2. Package Contents
% M, V2 Y2 W4 G" E! K% A4 I8 CPlease ensure that all the following parts are included in DIGI96/8 PRO’s packaging box:7 f: y0 b2 D! M
· PCI card DIGI96/8 PRO
" q3 l1 Q/ ^4 Q· Quick Info guide
# A: p4 J1 b3 k' d/ c+ e; Q3 Y· RME Driver CD
) ~! _% i7 l! I" x; U3 X· Adapter cable (D-type - XLR/Phono)
+ l! p2 F/ F1 y( \, k6 l· Internal cable (2 core)8 U1 G* X3 `7 X8 m6 h8 B' J0 T" ?
3. System Requirements
9 }( Z3 D3 {/ f, P, N+ U/ O· Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Linux or MacOS
% T7 B4 n& m9 [# X: u* R' ~· A free PCI bus slot
' ]5 Y' K- i: L4 h: ]1 M8 EAdditional system requirements such as CPU, memory etc. depend on the software being used: {8 z. x# _9 Q/ X) O" E
for recording, playing and editing the audio data.
& l) l+ U$ } G5 T% z4. Brief Description and Characteristics
5 w1 Z, Q& K# z( d5 L( Q1 N· All settings can be changed in real-time, all output options even in playback mode
% e8 i+ {- N& U8 ?( h# ^0 |& I· Separate record- and playback circuits; complete master mode
7 ~# \' R3 N) l+ v% x" W· Enhanced Full Duplex: Different sample rates at input and output possible
2 Y* f/ |2 B) @- h% l7 P· Mixed mode: ADAT in - SPDIF out and vice versa
" m9 n' q, u8 E, ^· Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control$ s7 Y( V- o, M
· Unsurpassed Bitclock-PLL (audio synchronization) in ADAT mode
+ |+ J7 B/ j: P# D/ Y7 k· Optional Word Clock Module (WCM) provides word clock input and output1 O. L1 a4 |" L
· Track Marker Support: Supports CD/DAT Start-IDs and read out of CD subcode
4 t8 K2 x9 P T· Comes with DIGICheck: the ultimate measurement, analysis and test tool
2 J3 y" C5 r! I5 V. _0 K# W7 z% ~· ADAT tracks routeable to analog output, W/ Z# N7 ]' n9 k
· Enhanced Zero Latency Monitoring: hardware bypass per track, controlled by Punch-I/O
' H: X5 r/ ]& _ m· SyncAlign guarantees sample aligned and never swapping channels" g/ w$ h+ b1 S% E( v$ w
· Full interrupt-sharing$ A$ n/ u- D& k; _. J( _ M
· Windows driver with Pentium optimization (quad times memory transfer)" R& b6 o8 w' `2 v* R3 q. F
· 32 bit memory transfer and fast 128 kB SRAM guarantee very low system load
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+ }# u$ ^' V4 a0 I- E2 E2 `5. Technical Specifications
9 a, b1 l$ q8 N' |% ^5.1 Digital
8 M# z" ?4 ~, J3 U- q· Ultra-low jitter SPDIF: < 1 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)4 V5 u; ~2 _* I) T1 r
· Ultra-low jitter ADAT: < 2 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)! H0 U. I# q8 @3 l4 B* @
· Input PLL ensures zero dropout, even at more than 40 ns jitter
& {9 {3 E( p4 M' N# R0 `0 M· Bitclock PLL for trouble-free varispeed in ADAT mode
9 M1 j1 Y" Q; S· High-sensitivity input stage (< 0.2 Vss input level)
- ?8 N* q6 u: K8 a( d* `· Output voltage 0.8V (phono), 3.5V (XLR)
' |2 C0 e# C- z" |· Supported sample rates: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)
; u9 s/ {* z/ R# m, z' `- b; h· Supports all known formats mono/stereo from 16 to 24 bit
8 }/ B# Z; [$ |- @ s! S3 w1 D· Supports all known multi channel formats from 16 to 24 bit
/ p, f" E9 T! r5.2 Analog
7 k5 ~6 H: o; B4 L· Analog output fixed +10 / +4 / -2 / -8 dBu @ 0 dBFS, and variable (fader)( |* Q. [# ` ^2 x$ J# `6 f
· Dynamic range output: 108 dB (RMS unweighted, unmuted), 112 dBA
+ k) A* f/ ?. ~· THD+N output: -100 dB / 0.001%
% \2 S0 y2 z( e/ e· Frequency response DA, -0.1 dB: 20 Hz - 20.8 kHz (sf 44,1 kHz)
4 z9 I+ \, V" |7 D· Frequency response DA, -0.5 dB: 10 Hz - 44 kHz (sf 96 kHz)
- z* L+ X4 K3 P9 ]) S; E· Sample rates playback: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)6 c6 W, H* K2 `% T0 _
· Ouput impedance: 75 Ohm
6 X3 N/ a* O! C) e· Channel separation: > 110 dB6 g: R- \9 R2 [5 P+ @7 U
5.3 Digital Interface
, Q, f. T+ ^: f" h/ o+ F* W) T+ L5 Q· Inputs and outputs ground-free transformer coupled1 _6 A, ^0 B% M E) ~
· Connectors: optical (TOSLINK), coaxial (phono), XLR, internal (CD-ROM/Sync-In, Sync-
' G2 j" I+ X" c+ DOut)
1 e/ M+ q5 t! \; L· Formats: SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer/Professional), ADAT optical
! b' v; R' B+ Y) |5 U, ^# b5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution / Bits per Sample
" V: k, N _$ P# m· 16 bit 2 bytes (stereo 4 bytes) (*)+ N9 Z3 _$ ~( a0 \/ c7 G) \
· 20 bit 3 bytes MSB (stereo 6 bytes)& u; ~) ?$ a! X0 [. k, a! h
· 20 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
0 e2 C# @3 Z; N7 }$ j. I+ v8 {· 24 bit 3 bytes (stereo 6 bytes); j5 E$ W4 _ A6 z$ Q. h
· 24 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
' b; s' v2 p; N7 @· 32 bit 4 bytes (stereo 8 bytes) (*)) d5 B8 c5 O- D q& n5 v
All the above formats are also available in Multi-Device mode (4 x stereo = 8 channels). The/ z' F& ~( B' l! R+ B
Channel Interleave mode (1 x 8) provides the following resolutions:4 U0 L5 `! T% Q% n1 |$ V4 R
· 16 bit 16 bytes (*)
6 s S- c$ G' U% r( V! q! {· 24 bit 24 bytes5 c/ P: L- O% {) j$ Q. l, @% @
· 24 bit 32 bytes (*)
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: o, K5 @8 _) J' B3 M) ]. m6. Hardware Installation
- s/ j( {5 K4 X5 yImportant: Switch off the computer and remove the power cable from the power supply before+ p8 e# w$ \5 S w1 F2 `3 a
fitting the DIGI96/8 PRO. Inserting and removing the card while the computer is in
( v; {( P% f! c3 ^( d% @operation will more than likely lead to irreparable damage to the mainboard!
3 z- f. J# `7 c' p% D$ k( ?1. Disconnect the power cord and all other cables from the computer0 L$ D Y) {4 q3 H1 f
2. Remove the computer's housing; further information on how to do this can be obtained from+ p$ G9 @8 g1 r5 i7 e6 b
your computer´s instruction manual
1 @7 x9 B( h9 z+ i/ {+ {3. Important: Before removing the DIGI96/8 PRO from its protective bag, discharge any
* y2 o+ r# R9 V0 ~. T7 J1 O' lstatic in your body by touching the metal chassis of the PC.
( R% |) [! [' M$ O3 A c( c4. Insert DIGI96/8 PRO firmly into a free PCI slot, press and fasten the screw.
- E- {# C. R0 n$ V3 G ]5. Replace the computer's housing and tighten the screws.1 F; d2 n$ X0 Q' e
6. Reconnect the power cable and all other cables/connections.
) Y& [8 Z8 L7 |4 v$ |7. Software Installation
$ P- G3 _( g- H9 S9 e7.1 Windows 95/98/SE/ME% a1 `+ n# |5 G6 _) q
After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation), and the computer3 x! v" J X' k6 N4 r; r5 P4 Q- D
has been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its ‘Add/ z7 f* j( ^1 D. K; w
New Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further
& G, `# N" ~, x4 k2 y0 \: tinstructions which appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory
: E# F: k3 L+ A1 r9 _DIGI96 W9x on the RME Driver CD.
: ~3 Y0 B8 D. L0 m- c8 J% U! @Windows will install the DIGI driver, and will register the card in the system as a new audio$ d1 E5 W; e: b! X4 v% K
device. The computer should now be re-booted.
5 `% A) L' G' P+ m. RUnfortunately, in seldom cases, the path to the CD-ROM (i.e. its drive-letter) has to be typed
' I1 q3 k! a& K* Y6 Y- Zin again during the copy process.
( o, k; d3 e, N+ U" t+ N _All cards of the DIGI96 series are quickly and easily configured through the Settings dialog of
! S; N$ Y+ p% P5 s: X# V# K/ x7 ethe DIGI96 driver. The Settings dialog is started in three different ways:. }7 z3 [! t% M; H$ p
· by clicking on the DIGI icon in the Taskbar's system tray
. o9 \! {3 |, I3 ~0 J; {9 r· by starting the 'Digi96' link from the Desktop6 Y1 U4 `+ t, E- i3 M( O2 L
· via ‘shortcut key’ as defined in the 'Digi96' link (default: Ctrl-Num2). F& R6 y* x. R# N0 ~" _
7.2 Windows NT
) p! ]" ~2 [1 c# c/ BAs automatic hardware recognition has not been implemented in Windows NT 4.0 the drivers
* m3 b7 s4 Y2 u [ ?have to be installed ‘by hand’.
6 D4 z: D) s6 S1 ]After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation) and Windows NT
1 p8 d" t/ ?- f# @& J4 ~has been booted, insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Register the new device
4 m# W" x- \4 {/ y9 T. X& |) Eby starting >Control Panel /Multimedia /Devices /Audio Devices /Add<. Change to the CD's
; V5 |2 F6 Z% R4 O( _) \$ b9 s. Kdirectory to nt in the CD-ROM. Windows NT will now install the driver. The RME Settings dialog
. {- E/ K% ^, Q9 h8 _will open automatically.. Y# n" A: N, ]" _# ^
A click on ‘OK’ finishes the installation. After a reboot the DIGI symbol will show up in the
' J! i" s+ }) h0 r) Rsystray of the taskbar. The DIGITray tool will be loaded automatically each time when booting& _: |3 k" J6 ?* K3 W- [
NT.
& | ]! i3 h9 N) {/ @( m* jA left mouse click on the DIGI symbol starts the 'Settings' dialog. The NT driver supports any
& ^* \" b. a, H- M+ t: n3 |, J! R% acombination 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
, K# O3 @9 e, ^2 J% fAfter the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation), and the computer2 s8 `! U" D- B6 L
has been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its. z8 x3 k. g S' m0 ?
‘Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further instructions
1 e! U2 i; Y- F: e. i1 r& Ewhich appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory
3 q$ Z2 R4 I$ P/ fDIGI96 W2k on the RME Driver CD.7 t( E1 E7 w9 d" `1 U: o2 w
Windows will install the DIGI96 driver, and will register the card in the system as a new audio5 j" |' H- O6 G9 y
device. The card now ready for use.
( L1 I# ?2 a/ w) T" j4 z# BAll cards of the DIGI96 series can be easily configured using the RME DIGI Settings dialog.+ y/ M& x" f. ]' D
The panel 'Settings' can be opened
) c2 ^4 P5 I% w$ V; u· by clicking on the DIGI icon in the Taskbar's system tray
5 Y+ d5 e/ t) r6 i1 aIn case the warning messages 'Digital signature not found', 'Do not install driver', 'not certified6 E% D6 U5 Z! J6 t
driver' or similar come up: Don't listen to Microsoft, listen to us and continue with the installation.2 N, `# w' M# P/ f
7.4 Deinstalling the Drivers' y- T$ U3 f; k% ~6 Y" n
A deinstallation of the DIGI96 series driver files is not necessary – and not supported by Windows
5 ?* {" l* k: Janyway. Thanks to full Plug & Play support, the driver files will not be loaded after the
, H3 R a4 a* Z$ Z: L; Ohardware has been removed. If desired these files can then be deleted manually.2 [6 y0 D3 {* b) S& {; x9 a
Unfortunately Windows Plug & Play methods do not cover the additional autorun entries of the
9 `+ \) Q: o3 u! \- gSettings dialog, and the registering of the ASIO driver. Those entries can be removed from the3 W2 h6 v$ w# L2 i/ u! {$ g V
registry through a software deinstallation request. This request can be found (like all deinstallation
5 N/ j0 q5 c/ B' j1 L5 Z6 B; dentries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'DIGI96 Link and Tray Autostart', or! C% i* [4 w; X$ w$ H
'RME DIGI32, DIGI96 and Hammerfall Series'.
4 m0 v3 N! e7 _; _* ] @: j% X7.5 Linux/Unix) s: _, P3 r9 w* M' ~
Drivers for Linux, Unix and Solaris are available at 4Front Technology. Information:$ E! E& q6 G$ P! O6 K% l
http://www.opensound.com
u# B& c1 E0 S! D# ZAnother source of (free) drivers is the ALSA project:- H9 A" c6 R' t3 F
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8. Operation and Usage) e* X: h1 L, x
8.1 External Connectors. E& ~3 `& l. X) U
The DIGI96/8 PRO has 3 external inputs and outputs. The current input is activated
/ q% B3 n+ M6 {& K% `through 'Settings', available by a click on the DIGI symbol in the Taskbar's system tray. The
( k' K6 \' h: f% Mcard accepts all commonly used digital sources as well as SPDIF and AES/EBU. Channel status
& E5 H/ W2 R$ S* Yand copy protection are ignored./ Y4 E+ A3 v9 @/ m" _% A# z* I
Use the supplied breakout! d o0 p$ u2 E2 E# M* F/ {
cable to connect
8 u4 r s. n* h0 Vcoaxial (SPDIF) or XLR
6 j+ D/ i0 W9 i* p* ]7 [1 q(AES/EBU) devices.* N& k+ g0 H8 B1 u- `/ [
The red phono socket of
+ H# p" z3 ]! Q6 athe breakout cable is the: j9 v; o3 W' ]
SPDIF output, the white$ f I. Q* C, Z- [
one is the SPDIF input.
, j$ t* d( U2 ~) xThe ground-free design,* p. C _9 C* K. w6 u! O
with transformers for
7 z0 z( b9 z3 w# L, z9 J8 z$ pdigital inputs and outputs,2 _, i b/ E( s* ]/ {- ?$ a
offers a problem-free connection of all devices along with perfect hum rejection.& \9 r7 H6 _, k
All outputs are driven in parallel, therefore carrying identical signals. In the simplest situation,
4 ]) G" ]3 z# I$ C0 G' m" `connect 3 devices at the outputs and use the card as a splitter (distribution 1 to 3).
- x; ~8 ^2 `0 n; `A ¼" TRS (stereo) jack provides a 2-channel unbalanced analog output. The analog output is- g5 A) E! b4 v0 {5 M" {) q
directly driven from the digital output. A superior 24 bit DAC, followed by a low impedance- I. V" _7 \& N! [
driver stage, allows the connection of stereo headphones. The analog output level can be
3 B3 P# T5 V6 ?! vchanged coarse (± 12 dB) with the ‘Level’ switch at the bracket, and fine via the RME DIGI
" x2 L9 V: h+ T$ Y9 v# cSettings dialog. Two faders allow to change the output level from 0 dB down to -78 dB. A special' N7 p5 h' E7 [0 M% k
mute circuit reduces noise when switching the computer on and off.# E# m4 c* |1 [
8.2 Internal Connectors
3 v- C: r" ]7 }4 ~8 S Y5 E3 ]The DIGI96/8 PRO has one internal digital input and output, provided by 2-pin connectors
+ U, l2 K5 l2 u% lon the board. The internal input ST3, labelled CD IN / Sync In, can be connected to an
6 R8 U5 y+ I% [internal CD-ROM drive having a digital audio output (advantage: the built in CD-ROM drive is
( V6 L+ \4 q+ v- y" Z' Isufficient for digital recording and the need for external cabling does not arise). Or it can be
- O5 ^* B8 s! B1 Jconnected with the internal output of another DIGI96 series card (synchronizing multiple cards),
7 C& s2 A$ s! l9 x- i. w1 S+ mor an AEB4/8-I. The latter is possible because the internal input accepts both SPDIF and ADAT
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The internal output ST4, labelled Sync Out, provides a copy of the current external output
0 V# M, Y* n# }, c( Lsignal, no matter if SPDIF or ADAT. Besides connecting a AEB4/8-O for an output of up to 8
) f# E. A% l M( T9 V6 qanalog channels, the internal loopback proves to be a useful application. Use the supplied two
# C, s+ p9 \0 E; V8 cpin cable to connect Sync In and Sync Out, set the card to Clock Mode 'Master' and selectal# C% {1 T1 w. G( G
'Internal' as input. Now the output signal shows up directly at the card's input. This allows you to
: s( h* l7 X' u8 crecord the playback signal, or to display the playback signals with our DIGICheck software.
6 u0 |: T8 D# }- V6 h$ \The two connectors ST6 and ST7 provide a connection to the optional Word Clock Module& A; X: t- k' C6 {. G* e
WCM. ST7 is also needed when connecting a AEB4/8-I. See the manuals of these products for: x% L3 ~0 `$ C1 L- s5 D
more information.; [/ }9 ~' Y, ^3 H- n4 U
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8.3 Playback (Windows MME). W7 Q) m* k2 N: S
DIGI96/8 PRO can play back audio data only in supported formats (sample rate, bit resolution).2 B( G+ a; P4 O( e
Otherwise an error message appears (for example at 22 kHz and 8 bit).
; D; I. e1 W; @. Z( A0 jIn the audio application being used, DIGI96/8 PRO must be selected as the output device. This3 y$ w# `: |7 V0 u+ v
can often be found in the Options, Preferences or Settings menus under Playback Device, Audio
# T0 |# C3 a. o' F$ PDevices, Audio etc. Only a few programs exclusively use Windows' Preferred Playback
1 }9 C7 L7 d/ D: ?2 ^6 `2 oDevice. This setting can be changed in >Control Panel /Multimedia /Audio<. We recommend+ K5 a3 V6 g/ f/ ^4 z1 t3 T! h
using 24-bit resolution for playback to use the DIGI96 series fullest potential.( y; | {3 v- ?/ @# p/ y6 k$ U
We strongly recommend switching all system sounds off (via >Control Panel /Sounds<). Also: l$ E h$ s4 u9 p/ z' M! O
DIGI96/8 PRO should not be the Preferred Device for playback, as this could cause loss: P+ w( ^/ F4 z% C+ V
of synchronization and unwanted noises. If you feel you cannot do without system sounds, you3 f$ O% j8 ~4 D7 p& _6 U2 H
should consider buying a cheap Blaster clone and select this as Preferred Device in >Control) F; M* C; W8 n7 w% [* C4 Q# R
Panel /Multimedia /Audio<.
+ G/ N7 N/ |( s# y" A% JThe RME Driver CD includes step by step instructions for configuring many popular audio applications.2 N3 x# D/ ^2 E+ B$ E
Start setup.htm or setup2.htm (in the rmeaudio.webtechinfo directory). I) }+ R% F/ @' y* J) v7 j
The screenshot to the3 U o7 k! X( }0 V+ o( [) t
right shows a typical" W6 a' }. J/ |8 B/ H
configuration dialog as
5 {4 H4 M" ^! u( S( F8 Q0 ?displayed by a (stereo)! p3 T( E6 @% T! ?5 i ?
wave editor. In ADAT
$ J- t5 F( X A. Q) N) Emode a playback is done2 g& A: E/ Y. ]' E- }
using the currently" T" x. K) e- S; u
chosen stereo pair. In& u) B' G) t( m: n+ Z+ j; U
SPDIF mode playback* {. t" G) ?2 K% M
always uses channels q! U. E v* }3 M. S" x
1+2.
: J. r2 q. |# U2 x* u* u6 VIncreasing the number' Z) d$ V& W1 D+ @# R' S
and/or size of audio+ u- W9 Y6 z9 B+ ?1 z" ^( S8 G
buffers may prevent the4 ^" h) h \9 X% g, j
audio signal from breaking
7 z+ ]& t! ~3 F- f: a5 k- }up, but also increases
% I1 |$ o$ O1 i6 k' e" Mlatency i.e. output is/ ?4 {/ O8 h2 u1 ~+ K/ t( K
delayed. For synchronized
, T0 [, E [- ]( Q. dplayback of audio
: W$ W. ^) a7 w; y* X$ wand MIDI, be sure to' U+ P) r x7 b4 b! ?$ C/ y1 |
activate the checkbox ‘Get position from audio driver’. Even at higher buffer settings in a mixed0 A O7 G% L% x, @) H, L# B! ]
Audio/MIDI environment, sync problems will not arise because the DIGI96/8 PRO always! O- X: K+ R N9 E
reports the current play position correctly (even while recording - essential for chase lock synchronization).! H5 R. k, u4 d" } q
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8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME)
) b' L/ f, ~' _, O9 w& g' ?Unlike analog soundcards, which produce empty wave files (or noise) when no input signal is
, c+ \5 D8 B _present, digital I/O cards always need a valid input signal to start recording (this includes the, w, P' d$ t+ ]) \# C
correct sample frequency as well).7 g% a2 T( {1 n1 u0 S# E
To take this into account, RME has included three unique features in the DIGI96 series: an, X& H9 h$ H$ `% I! c% u
error LED for the active digital input in use, a comprehensive I/O signal status display (showing
7 b) Y! @4 l- k1 V) V+ L$ M' _7 osample frequency, lock and format) in the Settings dialog, and the protective Check Input function.
6 h- j1 i- d" A& WThe error LED indicates whether the card gets power and a valid digital input signal. Whenever# f$ e& n5 u, K5 N$ _
an error occurs (wrong input, invalid data, signal transmitting device delivers nothing), the LED
' R/ \& x! C- m9 Owill light red. As soon as a valid input signal is present the LED will turn off. The display of the3 J/ @5 T) Y& a* P
sample frequency (see chapter 9, picture Settings) in the Status display offers a similar function.; d1 P1 c* @# q% |% p
If no sample frequency can be recognized ‘Out Of Range’ will be shown, in case of an error
2 x _5 Q9 S/ L7 z" d- \0 j4 F0 Q; ddetection ‘No Lock’.
4 y$ H" C- r: F k+ ]If a 48 kHz signal is fed to the input and the application is set to 44.1 kHz, Check Input stops0 W; A7 ]: I( l) G
the system from recording. This prevents faulty takes, which often go unnoticed until later on in
, R5 _8 k4 {5 e: R9 }$ O4 \the production. Such tracks appear to have the wrong playback rate - the audio quality as such
4 }, g) x: x1 U( ^# lis not affected. 'Check Input' may be switched off for vari-speed purposes.9 l: m8 r3 ]; `: m6 d
Therefore configuring the software to perform a digital recording is child´s play. After selecting+ `! Y# S7 \7 w- ]. P; M& ^( T/ F& b" F
the required input DIGI96/8 PRO displays the current sample frequency. This parameter
( l1 s* H! r! x9 [! ycan then be changed in the application’s audio attributes (or similar) dialog.
$ o9 o" ?2 H! y% E9 K" D. ^1 wThe screenshot to the right shows a typical dialog4 @. X0 V3 Q% a0 K6 d6 z
used for changing basic parameters such as9 F/ A- |& _, S5 v9 V
sample frequency and resolution in an audio7 q V1 }: s1 U0 A& z; \+ _
application.. G6 X& y6 p7 ?. E/ b6 X
Any bit resolution can be selected, providing it is
: ~ y, Y2 B: A. b7 d& G! Esupported by both the audio hardware and the9 x3 ?5 B( o, @4 ]9 }
software. Even if the input signal is 24 bit, the8 P* y* t0 V$ b* q- E* I" P' Z; p
application can still be set to record at 16-bit
, U8 E; g( i8 v' H% l7 N5 @resolution. The lower 8 bits (and therefore any
2 h$ y0 s: A8 Z. E/ {7 Xsignals about 96dB below maximum level) are
" _# ? i' P8 {lost entirely. On the other hand, there is nothing" L) P, v+ Z1 Q3 m
to gain from recording a 16-bit signal at 24-bit
. E9 m/ l: d! a0 a+ \) r# _3 Rresolution - this would only waste precious space3 t, L9 F$ E+ G# y. s. y; k
on the hard disk.! V5 m* y9 [" ~- [
It often makes sense to monitor the input signal or send it directly to the output. The DIGI96! d' M8 v% n" A8 M- d& i7 I
series includes a useful input monitor function, which can be set in the RME DIGI Settings
1 ^8 T% V, w7 d2 \& |(Output/Automatic). Activating Record or Pause in the application causes the input signal to be7 ^ y4 Q) v6 [6 R$ j3 S+ u
passed directly to the digital and analog output. However, some applications block monitoring
5 |! [% G% S8 a# ]3 p; d$ [0 G# hby constantly activating playback, even if the played back track is empty. This is often required
7 E' b8 E9 E2 e \& S2 e0 _8 v' Iby programs to ensure that timing and punch I/O will work correctly.
* a% ^0 E2 e9 r" GCurrently two solutions exist which enable real-time monitoring even when playback is active.
/ ~" H G# ~) W: x' X9 A( [Our ZLM (Zero Latency Monitoring) technology allows monitoring in Punch I/O mode - with this
1 e e( W! j) }* c2 Zthe card behaves like a tape machine. This method has been implemented in all versions of
& Q: d/ T2 X: RSamplitude (by SEK’D), and can be activated using the global track option 'Hardware monitoring- L& L6 I' z' D8 }
during Punch'.) `- ^6 ?8 M& L! y' s0 g: k
The other solution is to use our ASIO 2.0 drivers with a ASIO 2.0 compatible program. When
1 x( y% ]$ u! k! T K# w/ w+ ~7 Z'ASIO Direct Monitoring' has been switched on, the input signal is routed in real-time to the
) E$ u! Q7 Y6 F h. Zoutput whenever record is started.0 z0 a$ _/ \) f1 p2 F
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8.5 Record while Play0 ^, O( a6 ~5 Y& m% r. U" m
DIGI96/8 PRO allows the playback of audio data during the recording of further audio! C9 K- ^5 Q: _. K) A4 Q) J+ y
data, even at different sample frequencies. This feature, known as Enhanced Full Duplex or6 K$ _) m9 ] y1 w; E; Z3 z9 e7 j
Record while play, is a must for multitrack harddisk recording, but it has to be supported by the- Y# k3 ]) q4 V* l! ]
recording software.$ j# }2 g$ _% r& H. G
8.6 DVD-Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME9 x! T& P1 R2 v+ r% Y. s! G
When using popular DVD software player like WinDVD and PowerDVD, their audio data stream2 P, U( O" B6 V6 x: ^7 d
can be send to any AC-3/DTS capable receiver, using the DIGI96 series' SPDIF output. For this
4 K7 n1 `! z: k( h5 v& {9 Fto work the DIGI96 output wave device has to be selected in 'Control Panel/Sounds and Multimedia/% [ f% s& P7 B9 O3 n, \5 c
Audio'. Also check 'use preferred device only'.
" C- F( v: M; n6 [You will notice that the DVD software's audio properties now allow to use 'SPDIF Out' or to0 F, ~7 A: M. C& o
'activate SPDIF output'. When selecting these, the software will transfer the non-decoded digital8 Y5 a; S0 i& j6 |% D7 y( p( ~
multichannel data stream using the RME card.
3 ]2 W- b) t n1 }+ N% wThis 'SPDIF' signal sounds like chopped noise at highest level. Therefore check 'Non-audio' in- J& ?# M% a$ k. \2 T* P
the card's Settings dialog, to prevent most SPDIF receivers from accepting the signal, and to) c6 Z' l8 h% _, O. x
prevent any attached equipment from being damaged.
* y# ^5 m- e7 t0 BSetting the card to be used as system playback device is against common sense, as professional+ ]7 D4 w* T0 q' P. Y. d
cards are not specialized to play back system sounds, and shouldn't be disturbed by3 [- p2 A1 f$ |7 _' ?
system events. To prevent this, be sure to re-assign this setting after usage, or to disable any @3 f% O8 e$ p1 L& h
system sounds (tab Sounds, scheme 'No audio').1 [" T' R; c9 C, {/ F) s
Note: The DVD player will be synced backwards from the RME card. This means when using
0 j* ~) j: p* o* {: M, jAutoSync and/or word clock, the playback speed and pitch follows the incoming clock signal.
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% W2 X4 y, _ q" y4 [. O: h! C6 L8.7 Low Latency under MME (Buffer Size Adjustment)
- K: K6 ]' P. {* q/ m* L8 r& E7 K2 kUsing Windows 95 or 98 the MME buffer size was nothing to worry about. Latencies below 468 \; _3 R, u% F& U# v, a' o. [* g
ms were not possible. Meanwhile both computers and operating system have become much
1 j; C; i: o* i6 M. \7 nmore powerful, and since Windows ME/2000/XP latencies far lower can be used. SAWStudio) H% K7 m9 [3 I/ l ?% }. i
and Sonar allowed to use such low settings from the start. Sequoia was updated in version
6 u! A8 f. q3 R4 c6 k/ @4 Q3 x5.91, WaveLab in version 3.04.
4 O f. S, S" v1 K" g) O( M2 VIn the Settings dialog the MME buffersize (in fact the DMA buffer size) is set with the same
8 z7 d2 L6 b7 s' W6 {! Gbuttons as the ASIO buffer size. Please note that this setting only defines the buffer size of the. c' |- [: W1 Y4 M4 v( b: q
hardware. The true and effective latency is configured within the MME application!
$ \. R2 y1 P1 sAttention: the DMA buffers must not be larger than the application's buffers. This case can' ^ t1 K- u7 ?# A
happen unnoticed when using ASIO and MME at the same time (multiclient) and setting
! M, h$ O* @4 x1 q2 i0 AMODE to 2048 (46 ms), while the buffers in the MME application are still set for a lower latency.6 J- f! X5 p' P* ~- Y& p
Playback will be stuttering and audio will be distorted.
6 f# I/ c* [& H$ }9 h: O$ aExample: when you set the DIGI96 to 2048 you can't use 1024 in any program. But setting the3 H, ^8 V: {8 O1 O% {/ }4 I5 ?0 K
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! V3 f6 B( R- A- v+ M# k
9.1 General1 C$ q; q3 R0 b/ a9 B$ q! y
The hardware of the DIGI96 series includes a number of helpful, well thought-of, practical functions+ u' f1 A8 A. `# Q4 j& @; g0 M5 t
and options, which allow you to configure the behaviour of the card to suit many different: x: a/ m# _0 s% r
requirements. Through ‘Settings’ you will gain access to:! K# i1 ]1 S; I7 m( i6 _
· Input selection
3 D. a2 q+ n' Y9 R* T; s· Output operation9 i7 ?0 ~: `/ G% T) I' t
· Output Channel Status9 D* I9 w' [/ b
· Synchronization behaviour
# a0 F7 X1 I u& L0 R· Input and output status display
. P! w5 K% Y8 b; AThe display of the current input frequency and format is updated every 0.5 seconds. When) ~- L8 L8 b5 g
choosing an input with a signal including errors or without any input signal the statement ‘No
+ l, Q0 ~2 A, t6 w, s, DLock’ appears, in vari-speed operation or with sample frequencies widely out of tune ‘Out of" B0 ^8 a2 Y$ s. m% n* f* c
Range’ is shown. If the current signal has SPDIF or AES/EBU format then 'Stereo' is displayed,# D5 G; G: |; r& X
with ADAT format ‘ADAT' is shown.
9 N" b' p" p5 ~The three states of the output5 L- e* m! p/ L4 Y7 o, j
selected through the choicebox
# G+ K! [3 z$ g B/ _" g8 ]‘Output’ control the monitoring
0 `% |& C5 v( w/ P( V$ _behaviour of the card. ^! J2 Y4 ~3 |- j
‘Automatic’ sets the normal7 f2 w$ i8 b' J0 ~* j
mode where the input signal
% X1 J; G: x+ _6 c9 ?' G dreaches the output only whilst5 I" k+ `/ G8 F3 Z2 ?
recording. In this mode, when
9 d3 ~6 U% e2 A" `/ r, B3 I1 {: rstarting a recording, feedback
" F d* Q2 g! xoccurs very often when using$ x& u3 G6 P$ L( P& c
digital mixing desks. ‘Play only’4 |7 [& t" \4 j# ^
solves this problem by making
" c/ }7 }- N: V0 Z' L, F! Qsure that the input signal is never' z* T/ F% b% K; \' m
passed to the output.
3 M D6 Z+ o; _% L* DAfter selecting ‘Input’, the input
! I9 c; Q! w( o+ |signal appears at the output
* o3 v* P3 m# U6 x7 fwhenever playback is not active.3 h4 m2 N7 @. N- h% q0 k' D4 ?
DIGI96/8 PRO saves a% x+ A8 P% K: z2 [6 n2 o0 D8 O
continual record standby mode
! k6 m) |9 E/ Rand can switch itself to monitoring! o' U: P6 M3 k9 l9 p
without active software. As/ Y" N* W; [5 j
switching between the inputs is% \- F' b2 t, G5 F0 l! ]
carried out in realtime, stepping! i2 {* n1 Z( D+ d& i' W
through the inputs gives a fast; d% P3 {; g* G# B4 P
check of the incoming signals.
: r/ O: H3 ^* l w- m0 v3 HSettings should not be changed during playback or record if it can be avoided, as this can cause
. b* _, C H3 r- G3 C8 eunwanted noises. Also, please note that even in 'Stop' mode, several programs keep the
8 d4 }3 }, \. v) J* E8 d. Orecording and playback devices open, which means that any new settings might not be applied2 m3 `5 o$ l! o8 z3 ~- d7 X$ k
immediately.
5 w' J% W4 t$ F+ M) H1 YSpecific information about the right choice of the output's Channel Status (output format Consumer: G$ i9 g% I1 ?& k8 H! p7 g' c
/ Professional) can be found in chapter 11.9 R1 X( Z7 d% h' a
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' T; T1 h2 H& ?$ D$ r/ [7 gInput) X! U. E! p E- L$ O- [. ~
Defines the current input. Under W9x an additional option called Autoselect can be selected.
5 k% g; N% C# N0 o. c o8 h" C* HWhen active, the digital inputs will be changed automatically until a valid input signal is detected.
& j% } \1 I! SStereo Devices (W2k only); q5 P: ]1 f n5 s: j' o
SyncAlign operates fully automated and should be kept active all the time. Only in case the- m+ J) P* ?3 S/ }
stereo devices must operate completetely independent, deactivating this setting may be necessary.6 _* N! g6 ]1 f" B9 P4 n5 F! h) n
Safe Mode
% u3 p5 D$ P$ K3 h" yCheck Input verifies the current input signal against the settings in the record program. When& i; D- T4 I& D+ y3 y
de-activated a recording will always be allowed, even with non-valid input signals.+ s: D; W* [7 e/ X, R
W9x only: 'Disable DS' deactivates the DirectSound support of the driver (see chapter 13.2).
( u5 r0 u9 d' x6 M, \' l, w4 oOutput
* v$ r% c% J1 I. L2 c5 d' xWith ‘Automatic’ active, the input signal reaches the output only whilst recording. ‘Play only’ C6 Z% J- e9 V0 J+ z5 C
prevents the input signal from being passed to the output. After selecting ‘Input’, the input signal
7 M6 x. W+ z) @, tappears at the output whenever playback is not active.
7 t$ R5 [6 g E7 COutput Format2 O6 x! n; V& n
'Automatic' sets the output to 2-channel SPDIF or 8-channel ADAT mode, according to the5 X9 y9 L- n7 `9 }9 K
current use of the card's devices. Select 'Force Adat' to constantly have the output operating in
: e& |5 \5 `7 Z5 kADAT mode. 'A/S Conv.' forces the card's output into stereo operation.
( L' u4 L+ v+ eSpecific information about 'Professional', 'Emphasis' and 'Non-Audio' can be found in chapter
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Analog Output
2 }' j) w+ D$ T( E2 VTrack
$ c' q( e% A) n7 fDefines, which of the four channel pairs is sent to the analog output.. \1 g, K4 ?# K/ l- b
Attenuation
* ~ C u- ?8 d1 Z6 L$ RAttenuation of the analog output level in steps of 6 dB.! \3 k; v( v! w0 Z/ }# p
Volume e. u; w' _/ D: J2 y, t
Attenuation of the analog output level via fader. With 'Couple' activated, both faders move
" ~3 j$ a& c( i G+ dsimultaneously.& Z) x# ~. c7 I! o5 e
Clock Mode
% T& ^% T! h) G' j: CThe card can be configured to use the selected input (AutoSync), a word clock signal (Word% @: _- Y& @) j) L0 a
Clock), or its internal clock (Master) as clock source.8 l' h; _' N3 w' Y" k
Status Displays
3 }$ r: G8 S' T, t/ h! j8 \The displays at the bottom of the dialog box give precise information about the current status of8 U6 E4 Y0 L' {" o: o8 Q1 Z
the card like format of input and output signal, sample rate at input and output, or current clock! ~' p0 z% b! [$ e8 e5 `# D
mode.0 Y& n! {9 g# h8 N8 ^% R& H
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9.2 Force Adat, t5 N1 w' |7 T3 j/ t
The function 'Force Adat' is a mighty feature of the DIGI96/8 series. It forces the digital output
' e3 v4 U1 Q- v$ Uinto ADAT mode (i.e. 8-channel operation).
' i) ]2 t3 Q$ |4 @- B* h I5 LWhen using a 'normal' 2-track program to play a stereo file, you're not only able to send the
; M. D5 T2 r/ }. d; Q4 \data to any SPDIF device, but also to any other ADAT interface! Just activate 'Force Adat' and
# \' r2 b; L$ t" u8 V8 ^7 Ychoose the stereo pair that corresponds to the channels you want the data being transfered to8 Z- H# W8 E* z O
(for example DIGI96/8 PRO (3+4))., o3 o3 f$ F+ E- P2 c
When 'Force Adat' is activated, more than one 2-channel (stereo) program can access the5 T& w+ K. g- k D0 J
ADAT interface simultaneously (see chapter 12).
" z' n4 e2 x, M* w7 hIf the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode, activate the switch ‘Force Adat', E R* n+ u1 o; t$ u
in the RME DIGI Settings dialog.
3 V. k; A, b* b5 JWhen using ASIO and only one stereo output bus, activated 'Force ADAT' causes the output
: t. p7 N6 v3 T! h8 Rto operate in ADAT format (see chapter 13).' g' G" ?* U" Z1 ]3 j
When the DIGI is set to pass-through operation (constant monitoring of the input signal by( _9 g. ~5 e8 `7 k9 x
selecting 'Input' mode) it turns into a real-time SPDIF to/from ADAT converter, processed by
; m8 K& G4 L, ]; k& u1 Vthe hardware without any additional software. Activated 'Force Adat' allows you to use the card
; m$ p( a1 h. A! ]as a format converter from SPDIF to ADAT. The stereo signal at the input is copied to all 4) }( l5 b+ w' {+ ]1 k
stereo pairs of the output. The option 'A/S Conv.' forces the card's output into stereo operation.( Y; Q) e( C. F0 j7 A# E! _) v4 z. I
Then the card works as format converter from ADAT to SPDIF. Use the 'Track' buttons to% c4 a9 J c% J7 [" u3 K
define which one of the 4 stereo input pairs will be routed to the SPDIF output.
9 G3 m: l! S5 J8 n" m9.3 Analog Output
0 A+ ~ W* l) C, vWhenever the card's output operates in ADAT format, the 2-channel analog output will play5 p5 d, g; w3 K
back one of the four stereo pairs. The desired pair can be selected in the 'Track' field of the
4 ?& D' z, v, P% q! o. x$ V5 m m6 LSettings dialog. In SPDIF (stereo) mode the Track selection has no functionality.
% ]% ]! p# J- K3 `2 U2 AThe analog output level can be set coarse (four 6 dB steps) or fine using the faders in the field
+ G/ U/ e# ^5 L9 \! q% {4 U: Z8 ]2 k'Volume'. Both methods operate simultaneously and with digital precision. The shown damping
/ Q! h" z9 q# z; u! e* v5 p' }1 Kvalues are exactly the ones used. The used technique avoids changes in frequency response9 \4 T# O3 N7 Y0 R/ e# ~
and distortion. Only the dynamic range will decrease at higher dampings, as the noise level of0 _$ @7 [, }& l$ z8 a
the analog output stage remains unchanged., [4 r& |2 M7 E# k- |
Additionally the analog output level can be changed coarse (± 12 dB) with the ‘Level’ switch at; |% O4 ^7 P6 P* a' `
the bracket, between +10 dBu and –2 dBu.
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9.4 Tab 'Mode'
# X5 L/ L* k" W, G' C( d7 gThe Buffer Size value can be set in the RME DIGI Settings dialog, tab 'Mode'. This setting determines
& A) j @- l' j" a' G0 kthe latency (the delay) between the audio application and the DIGI96 series, as well
5 ?4 p) m% `3 i, jas general system stability. The higher the value, the more tracks can be recorded and played
( p5 L% e L% r4 {. k! rback simultaneously, and the longer the system takes to react.' z* O3 F/ T, b+ R( e% v" v! X
In RME DIGI Settings, tab 'Mode', 4 different buffer sizes are available: 256 (6 ms), 512 (11: C! ~- z3 Y9 G9 s/ l0 E; o
ms), 1024 (23 ms), 2048 (46 ms). As the real latency depends on the used sample rate, the9 `1 f# s2 f0 A, F0 d1 u
values are different for different sample rates:
+ D* w. y8 M1 p6 U- O0 l! ]Choice Buffer size Resolution 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 88.2 kHz 96 kHz
3 i, Y' y$ u( y5 s) \; i% @2 K/ }0 g46 ms/16 bit 2048 s 16 bit 46.4 ms 42.7 ms 23.2 ms 21.3 ms
! q( F9 p7 ~& H; W23 ms/32 bit 1024 s 32 bit 23.2 ms 21.3 ms 11.6 ms 10.7 ms4 l W$ B9 k* n
11 ms/16 bit 512 s 16 bit 11.6 ms 10.7 ms 5.8 ms 5.3 ms
" b4 l! P, r* O2 D& m3 z4 N6 ms/32 bit 256 s 32 bit 5.8 ms 5.3 ms 2.9 ms 2.7 ms
" l) }7 v* W/ X7 A4 OThe stated latency describes only one way. The complete path through the computer (record
& V, Y3 J/ Y3 u0 \0 t8 P Q& Kplus playback, monitoring) gives double values.
. U" O' c4 t( n% l- N$ sThe setting of the buffer size affects all formats.5 N8 ^% ^) H. w" Y K$ y9 h
MME: Defines lowest possible latency. The current latency and bit resolution is set in the MME
2 p. b$ f! ] }5 dapplication.5 R E: C8 {8 s2 {4 |3 c0 i! q
ASIO: Sets current latency. Defines the effective interface resolution to 16 or 32 bit.
0 Z" d2 p( G. b6 \% y0 MGSIF: Sets current latency and locks the current interface resolution to 16 or 32 bit. In Gigastudio's2 c* d" h% J; P+ h. J/ d1 R
Hardware Settings the same (and only this) resolution will be displayed, either 24 (32) or
3 ]' @& ^( V" H+ M16 bit.( V) ^- i! ~# Q1 V' m6 q; p
9.5 Boot-Option ADAT7 q4 g" n. X) n/ P, }" C/ F9 @; k
The jumper JP4, labelled 'Boot ADAT', configures the card's state between power-on of the
& c. A, L. _: \( T- m% J) fcomputer and completed boot of the OS. The card is shipped with the jumper set, thus starting0 D9 c* T2 s1 z4 h& Q
in ADAT mode. This option was introduced because several external devices, especially digital, N5 r9 e9 Q% J+ T; k; k
mixing desks like Yamaha's 01V or Spirit's 328 will produce noise when an SPDIF signal is
" ^3 I$ k( F/ p3 I; x& gpresent at their ADAT input.
, B, x5 C" a, p* [The other way round will normally not cause any problem, as most SPDIF and AES/EBU input: f4 \- T) z4 Z
circuits recognize 'wrong' formats, and automatically mute the digital audio signal. To start the. B. y9 V' K4 X2 X5 A
card in SPDIF mode simply pull off jumper JP4.6 W- J/ @6 e% Y! J9 R8 U
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& _/ f @, V4 Z+ E9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization
* E7 C0 T' z9 o1 j: D" `5 KIn the digital world, all devices are either the 'Master' (clock source) or a 'Slave' synchronized to) a0 D/ I* Z2 R8 T, t
the master. Whenever several devices are linked within a system, there must always be a single/ u( q/ M. b; J
master. The DIGI96 series includes a very user-friendly intelligent clock control, which
9 o; G! |8 x! [* Z( C7 z( Nhandles the clock switching between master and slave on its own. Click on 'AutoSync' to activate
$ D4 y$ q7 K! r: c; p9 B3 Pthis mode.
9 b2 F2 b- c$ t+ L U8 HIn AutoSync mode, the card constantly scans for a valid input signal at the active input. As
- h3 `, J1 e8 t7 L- Ysoon as this matches the current playback sample rate, the card switches from the internal
1 Y3 W1 b# d& n8 ]quartz (display 'Clock Master') to the clock generated from the input signal (display 'Clock Slave').& r( ]8 c# }" R( Q
This allows on-the-fly recording, even during playback, without having to synchronize the
, A* v" h+ Q7 ]1 b# _) D7 h. ^card to the input signal first. It also allows immediate playback at any sample rate without having# H% K3 I3 J/ o4 w( G/ @3 q* ~- ?
to reconfigure the card.
. Y# Y0 w0 n- h2 z# P'AutoSync’ guarantees a fault-free function of the modes Record, Record while Play and while/ e2 A6 b5 q4 W) ^
using more than one card (see chapter 10). In certain cases however, e.g. when the inputs and
, T; J8 X* E7 Q! f3 B3 h0 @outputs of a DAT machine are connected directly to the DIGI96/8 PRO, AutoSync causes
9 f* m- k/ I5 m) g& \/ hfeedback in the digital carrier, so synchronization breaks down. To remedy this, switch the
5 y5 J% v6 \* T+ s |, lcard's clock mode over to 'Master'.0 u J" e" @5 E; V2 _& H% t
Due to the outstanding clock control and PLL a synchronization of the output signal to the input
( v1 }2 Y# t! q, N5 @! qsignal is not only possible at identical sample rates, but also at double/half sample rates.
& X; R3 X7 I6 Q% u- l- y" OAutoSync allows multiple cards to be easily synchronized by applying one input signal to all! F! K1 S5 B% u3 B/ N9 Q
inputs simultaneously (see chapter 10).% h% ~* W% e$ p0 {- s3 H
Thanks to the described AutoSync technology and a lightning fast PLL the DIGI96 Series is not$ o" \* k$ C; K8 E. A3 |: p
only capable of handling standard frequencies, but also any sample rate between 25 and 1058 [9 ~: H; b% [7 Z; c! R6 k: r0 L& ~
kHz. The digital input serves as synchronization source. Please note that at the start of a record
5 M5 N* T+ W9 @* _4 V( w Kor playback a valid sample frequency (32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz)! E0 |. W- S% `. s$ f
has to be fed. When started the sample frequency can be pitched to whatever is needed,3 y6 B5 u9 v. l& Y! r- O' g
DIGI96/8 PRO will follow theses changes immediately.
( u& |% @- y. tWhen using the optional Word Clock Module (clock mode 'Word Clock') the word clock input9 v- b3 ] D$ v- u! ] B% i- c
can serve as synchronization source. In vari-speed operation any sample frequency between
- _ o3 y# E n1 B y25 kHz and 105 kHz is allowed.+ }: H( j0 f- I' e! Y! B
Only one device can be master in a digital system! When DIGI96/8 PRO operates in clock
( f* t' s+ n0 }0 ~" ^mode 'Master', all other devices have to be 'Slave'.
( ^% }" _! k+ H8 C8 [( IMore information on these subjects can be found in the HTML document 'sync96.htm', located
0 `/ T# N2 y/ ^4 C B/ Hin the directory rmeaudio.webenglishtechinfo on the RME Driver CD, or on our web site.8 ^# D- F0 L" L8 h- E
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1 I* v) C. J; s: k; v! ?" \5 H9 n& ]$ F10. Using more than one DIGI96/8 PRO
- N- C/ y, X2 y3 eAll our drivers can communicate simultaneously with all the cards registered in the system. The5 M/ r; L7 f3 m5 U
driver marks them with different numbers after the device's name, like ‘DIGI96/8 PRO In (1)’.
: L. O5 U7 h& ]( TThanks to our AutoSync technology multiple cards can be synchronized easily by applying one
6 `% J; p6 d! C0 x* E" r9 |. ainput signal to all inputs simultaneously., D+ _ m* X9 ~' d" Q
In order to connect more than one DIGI96/8 PRO to a digital mixing desk they must all
( c0 ~7 z% B# X3 D; C! n1 s3 u- @get the same clock(ed input signal). This is easy to achieve: just connect at least one input of
: W1 l7 y F* h- T% Ueach card to one output of the mixing desk.0 o% a' u5 d4 U, Q* c/ F
Example 1: All DIGI's digital inputs are connected to other devices synced to the word clock
9 W2 y, [! }! e6 n- W7 r! h4 u" Q1 I) dnet.3 ~, a& o% l" X" m$ x8 w( U: `
Activate the corresponding input of each card in its Settings dialog, and activate the mode AutoSync: f6 B7 s& a6 s" ]
at all cards.* A/ {4 v8 {+ X5 c% P9 ^: e1 [
Example 2: Only the outputs of the DIGIs are connected to other devices.
5 p4 m1 n# ]) Y# j8 R; I! bConnect the internal Sync-Out of the master card to the Sync-In (CD-ROM) of the second card,, X0 U2 ?8 ]% |& D& O* \* ?) H
activate its internal input and AutoSync mode. Next connect the third card in the same way,
+ R; a' s$ u! l( G5 E3 Qfrom the second's card Sync-Out to the third's card Sync-In. Configure this card like the second6 s6 u2 G9 V% J: b2 u" x
one. The necessary 2-wire cables are the ones supplied with the DIGI cards. Of course this+ N: A) o5 A4 {" p8 b
method is also operational with the external connectors, like optical or coaxial, as long as the
! f0 e& x) i/ v8 u; a1 e, H: \corresponding input is activated.' }" u; h% a" p# {; I
A convenient alternative is the test mode of the optional Word Clock Module WCM.3 \; c& c- V. v+ P: Y
Please note when using more than one card plus the word clock output that only one card) N' K# p- Y' q0 j7 k
can be master!
8 @3 J- j4 `/ l( ?) F+ N8 y, zExample 3: All DIGIs are correctly connected to the Word Clock Module.% q: j4 l4 w+ G8 _8 E) d+ |( P
Activate the test mode by pushing the test switch, so the red LED lights up. Next activate the4 _, p0 k- G1 n9 C5 T r
mode 'Word Clock' in all card's settings dialogs. Now all cards should show 'Word Clock' in the; } c" V& x$ j% [1 N
third line of 'Output Status'.! y* g1 W h) [, s! E8 I
After activating the test mode all internally connected cards are immediately synchronized, in
1 _: X; |% ]- }5 u" ~case clock mode 'Word Clock' was activated in all settings dialogs.
8 G! K. i4 `; |5 O" Y4 O f7 U0 BMore information on this subject can be found in the HTML document 'sync96.htm', located in
8 Y" W, Z+ L6 @9 N8 wthe directory rmeaudio.webenglishtechinfo on the RME Driver CD, or on our web site.
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11. Special Features of the Digital Output
5 n {; G1 K" k( G& n1 b/ w* I! {Apart from the audio data itself, digital audio signals in SPDIF or AES/EBU format include a1 f/ \ J5 m! n/ V" e/ g
header containing Channel Status information. False Channel Status is a common cause of/ {; [+ w3 Q: n, l" d5 B5 B# b
malfunction. The DIGI96 series ignores the received header and creates a totally new one for, O" g6 A1 K9 C- n* a
the output signal.+ |6 r$ Z9 z* _! K I
Note that in record or monitor modes, set emphasis bits will disappear. Recordings originally$ ?8 X4 W4 {: T3 N9 _
done with emphasis should always be played back with the emphasis bit set!
, B5 b0 ^2 F+ M* r3 d* wThis can be done by selecting the ‘Emphasis’ switch in the Settings dialogue. The changes in! o) k' Q4 x$ J' }4 K2 x
sound caused by this setting can be monitored in real-time at the analog output jack. At 64,& Z7 s# r# D3 ^
88.2 and 96 kHz sample rate the analog output does not support De-Emphasis, so no change in' X3 @. e: V. C9 W1 |
sound will be audible.
5 Q4 ]0 s/ o- L) Z* E! d/ wThe DIGI96 series' new output header is optimized for largest compatibility with other digital
# J! \! x1 D3 y# T# e6 t% ^ @) Tdevices:
* s/ r V( ]% ~- o· 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, depending on the current sample rate, {2 @" C, `9 v6 v6 `6 D
· Audio use, Non-Audio0 R3 B# z B6 c/ ^ l3 H3 N% ^! w
· No copyright, copy permitted3 R5 [$ ~( _! b' d8 F: p
· Format Consumer or Professional8 k- L: v% K# u* n' e) j" t3 ]
· Category General, generation not indicated
9 N' v* ?, ~: H" N· 2-Channel, No Emphasis or 50/15 µs/ U& F5 X/ a1 p; p
· Aux bits audio use
4 W8 M2 }" _) ]( G1 CNote that most consumer-orientated equipment (with optical or phono SPDIF inputs) will
2 P; k3 B; D0 \7 Xonly accept signals in ‘Consumer’ format!
6 m5 {$ l7 \: h* P& MThe status 'Professional' should always be activated when using AES/EBU format (when the; ~1 K& Y5 A: e3 F
XLR connectors are used).
. C. m* R9 E) y7 gThe audio bit in the header can be set to 'Non-Audio'. This is necessary when Dolby AC-3 encoded
2 i; V' ]- o E3 b$ r- Vdata is sent to external decoders (surround-sound receivers, television sets etc. with AC-
2 p4 Y" Q; t6 j8 |6 d- U1 L1 _2 ]/ v3 digital inputs), as these decoders would otherwise not recognize the data as AC-3.
9 a( g4 P! l& c7 l) z3 GWhen playing back in multi channel mode (using the optical ADAT interface) the XLR and, l5 d# \9 h2 D% D, b6 a% d
coaxial connectors will be turned off. This prevents sound disturbance by the ADAT signal fed
# l8 h' j0 T9 i+ _4 k. Cto SPDIF or AES/EBU inputs.* j% X' e/ R H; b- W$ b
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12. Notes on the ADAT Interface" X$ L/ P2 f, }1 P1 H
DIGI96/8 PRO comes with two different driver methods in one driver. Using channel7 Z6 \& t+ y0 |3 R7 ]+ M' a
interleave there is only one device, the software in use divides the channels into 8 mono tracks.
7 ?1 X; I- [" m7 ~% DBecause this easy to handle 'Windows native' method is not widely used the DIGI96/8$ y2 u$ _0 v- @% P' q8 @4 q
PRO also supports Multi-Device operation. The driver routes the 8 tracks in 4 stereo devices.7 V$ E, Y8 O0 N
These 4 stereo devices can be used by nearly any software to record or playback more than 22 z4 C- X1 X; k0 Y8 c/ c
channels simultaneously, making DIGI96/8 PRO compatible to a wide range of already
, H5 I( S* T& u+ H% o/ y; Eexisting software., K3 |& i/ X" g3 E
DIGI96/8 PRO includes an intelligent hardware controller for ease of use. Whenever# V! V. ~0 x5 ~# {' u8 r
more than 2 channels are used, no matter with record, playback or both, the card switches into
( {- ^" x+ I- o: Q* c9 v% lADAT mode. Whenever an ADAT signal is present at the optical input the settings dialog of the* ?& R/ o3 S. r& T
DIGI96/8 PRO indicates ‘ADAT 44,1 kHz' or 'ADAT 48 kHz'. If now the output function is7 _' _: h, e/ h9 Z" p
set to ‘Input’ while AutoSync is active the card's output changes to ADAT mode to allow input; B% j% v W6 ]
monitoring of up to 8 channels. The analog output allows you to listen to any of the four stereo% m! `! V) a2 B/ L6 _
pairs. The desired pair can be selected in the 'Track' field of the Settings dialogue.- k; Z& v) \ f* y0 C6 C; X N
If the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode activate the switch ‘Force Adat' in2 Q8 `: G1 b- Y# x% Y7 I! O9 j% F
the Settings dialog.9 w3 R3 Z' s$ m6 K5 v
When using a 'normal' 2 track program to play or record a stereo file, you're not only able to
2 W1 Z" K9 K) {7 E; o/ esend the data to any SPDIF device but also to any other ADAT interface! Just activate 'Force1 W! C/ G! k* O. c
Adat' and choose the stereo pair that corresponds to the desired channels (for example
9 \* [) z% d+ v! PDIGI96/8 PRO (3+4)).' M# H7 {3 `: h" P9 Z7 m E5 `* l) T
In SPDIF mode it doesn't matter which stereo device is being used.
0 y1 k# u$ ~- q! E7 s13. Multiclient Operation( [6 w* O" J% Z1 l6 \% C/ I
13.1 General7 h p7 k2 A& M4 z; H
The DIGI96/8 series supports multiclient operation. That means more than one program can be. g' V3 `4 Z$ h) p- {- {! i
used at the same time. But this mode is only available as long as certain rules are followed. For
# Y# B3 Q2 y- O- Q) Xa flawless multiclient operation with multiple programs the below guidelines have to be followed
0 T3 `$ y$ U% e2 h/ a2 fprecisely./ N x1 O; t# ^- k" B; e
Rule 1: Multiclient operation always requires the activation of Force Adat!1 m! W; Z6 ^/ j/ p P# S
After an activation of Force Adat all 4 output pairs can be used freely. You can use 4 different
: S, l% L, c; ]( RMME programs, or two stereo pairs under ASIO, one under GSIF and one under MME – any
/ B0 e; e9 K7 j6 L, Mcombination is allowed.
& T9 N& I, X4 U+ Z0 |$ a _Rule 2: Multiclient operation always requires identical sample rates and bit resolutions!
! ~# B- ?$ L0 g. x- R* eIt is not possible to run one program at 44.1 kHz and another one at 48 kHz. Also it's not possible6 E8 D2 d: N7 F3 B
to run one program in 16 bit and another one in 24 (32) bit resolution. Please note that the( m' p Y& ?9 P
selected latency (Mode) also sets the bit resolution for GSIF and ASIO!
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* C, I6 P! }: O- K% eRule 3: It is not possible to use the same channels with different programs simultaneously.$ @4 ]( O5 j8 d1 S$ @
If for example Cubase uses channels 1/2 (default in Cubase, Master bus), this output pair can't
4 L# g6 j5 {% Q/ e% n- pbe used in Gigasampler/Studio (default) nor under MME.
2 X7 N1 f% y% }6 O( W13.2 Multi Channel Direct Sound (Win 9x only)
) _7 T3 {8 f7 w0 S( X4 @The Windows 95/98 driver of the DIGI96 series supports DirectSound. Due to compatibility! B ^/ A/ ^' d( y% P
reasons DirectSound is de-activated by default. To activate the DirectSound support un-check
' z- |! q5 Z/ Q'Disable DS' in the Settings dialog.4 O9 v3 ~3 I4 K8 p0 \9 C6 ~4 M
Additionally the driver offers multi-device DirectSound. This mode is not officially supported by+ r& Y' f8 Z% y5 F
Windows 95/98, but works perfectly for example with BPM-Studio. In this mode: W7 P& [9 l7 A6 l1 s
DS/ASIO/MME/GSIF can be used simultaneously, as long as different channels are assigned to
W2 r: ~# F4 y# O- |/ Eeach driver format. Only the combination ASIO/MME is not supported.& R i" R& y* ?2 }2 B* ~; L& B( i
The multi-device mode for DirectSound requires 'Force ADAT' to be set in the Settings dialog!" J8 C9 p+ G9 b7 N; K' j5 v3 x
The DIGI96 series requires identical formats when used in multi-client operation! All programs
9 k2 u) [! N* Y" i8 jsimultaneously accessing the DIGI MUST use the same sample rate and bit resolution." d7 q5 @0 o3 {7 f3 E
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14. Operation under ASIO 2.0* ]/ H. y- F! h3 ~' ?; n8 F2 l
14.1 General- @! j& o& h P6 u: o
As Steinberg is the inventor of ASIO we have chosen Steinberg's Cubase VST as example on
w2 y8 ]. v. ~how to use and setup our cards in ASIO operation.
( _. _8 q+ r) v4 ?& i1 _Our ASIO driver supports any. e! C# U. n. j0 I% Y
combination of cards from the
9 V9 \5 l3 w, U4 G6 Z* @DIGI96 series. Important: Multiple& A! o8 I6 E: ?" f5 m1 r. r# H& J6 l: w
cards MUST be synchronized
" j# W( Y* D; D) R# B" gamong themselves! This( H9 i' O& U" m5 T/ ]" S! G
may be done by using the5 ?& y/ t% h+ D' a$ v
input signal (having a common
# B' d! H: ^5 w0 ?2 s: U/ Bclock source, for example a/ P& }+ |) N2 N0 k, U& g
digital mixing desk), several
& F$ }3 V# F; h) [! @+ T$ d4 Z0 bsynchronized ADATs or the
! R+ P# b9 Q- a+ H% n) _! t9 \RME Word Clock Module.
% w+ j* G* }0 |0 U a% D% zStart the ASIO application, go4 G/ @+ x* l% l' U: [- [
to ASIO/System and choose# P4 q" a% D @
the device 'ASIO DIGI96 Series'.. e0 H6 h& q# b
The button 'ASIO system9 V8 ~8 f& [8 L
control' directly starts the Settings
! w$ J2 _4 D3 ~$ sdialog of the DIGI96
2 y% @ ~, u! O" }8 i7 [series (see chapter 9).; Y% q# V. y$ n* G
Switching between SPDIF (2 channel) and ADAT (8 channel) is done in a very easy and convenient. u2 c; P% O, P! i6 Q" c5 [# r( k
way.
9 k4 a" q j+ g2 H+ l/ w! L) ?Playback: When using more than 2 tracks (Master bus plus at least one other) the card switches
- N% m% p8 N; u) `( M( S6 S1 B ~9 Linto ADAT mode. Simply activate 'Force Adat' in the settings dialog in case the ADAT% s# L9 X4 Y1 k3 B% A
format is desired when playing back only 2 tracks.& \+ b9 D' M( |
Record: The card automatically recognizes ADAT or SPDIF signals and immediately switches) L+ R4 x4 z& v2 n
into the corresponding mode. It doesn't matter how many inputs are activated. When more than
0 k; A7 }) r F/ ]" e8 Qone input is active and a SPDIF signal is present at the input this (stereo) signal will be routed
4 r) r H" Z) y, l- T; e* X% cto input 1+2.
' X6 I* X( ^7 t/ d3 xMixed Mode: Because of the extended ASIO driver concept it is possible to record from a0 N- v/ J+ H" g- w
SPDIF source while playing back in ADAT format and vice versa (Mixed Mode). Under certain
& L) O6 I% g8 ]3 g& p: Oconfigurations sync problems might occur, which make it neccessary to use an external word
( n0 {6 P1 Q0 V1 H8 z. wclock for all participating devices." _% i2 o5 M( a3 o) \
The Enhanced Zero Latency mode of the DIGI96 series enables the 'ASIO Direct Monitoring'
% B5 M K; F5 P, q, @2 o' y/ T6 `- Tfeature of the ASIO 2.0 standard to be used. Please note that in this mode neither routing nor
0 P; k4 G$ n' X) j2 S6 `pan are supported so the input signals will only be routed to the same output channel. Other
1 R8 D# r8 |* A; x1 i1 w( C1 M/ tVST mixer settings have no effect.
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4 ]/ i; Z5 ^' V& W* d( S! |14.2 Buffer Size - Latency* j6 }5 a U' {& o1 H# E2 N0 {
The Buffer Size value in the RME DIGI Settings dialog determines the latency (in this case the
. F- l j9 k) X* ~delay) between the audio application and the DIGI96 series as well as general system stability.) ^. D- X- _2 g& P4 l; k
The higher the value, the more tracks can be recorded and played back simultaneously, and
' ^4 m5 _: G$ k* }: Vthe longer the system takes to react.
9 W* B# W* t0 V; ?The indicated bit resolution is independent from the chosen bit resolution in Cubase. Selecting
5 @' \% j$ k2 R. V g+ ?- n/ ~16 bit in the driver and 24 bit in Cubase will cause Cubase to record 16 bit data and 8 bit zeroes.
3 N8 G" O* @( m% N9 B% M. b0 s lSelecting 24 bit in the driver and 16 bit in Cubase, the bits 17 to 24 get lost (which only5 \9 k/ p6 T1 x' n
matters if they included information at all).
" |, f6 d$ P0 v% h% Q" APlease note that the latency setting describes only one way. The complete path through the
9 o3 Q' e' _9 B; {+ L1 p6 icomputer (record plus playback, monitoring) gives double values.$ j! F4 ]8 X$ t. C$ m* O
More information on how to set up the latency under ASIO can be found in chapter 9.4, Tab
9 g$ L" _% D1 e) _: h# X'Mode'.9 E! J4 j) z) ^7 f7 K! E
14.3 Known problems
' f- ?1 \: a6 O/ R% rIn case the used computer has no sufficient CPU-power and/or sufficient PCI-bus transfer rates,# ~' o4 O- W2 S; v8 _0 t! z
then drop outs, crackling and noise will appear. We also recommend to deactivate all PlugIns' e& V8 t! B& g9 p- {( p
to verify that these are not the reason for such effects." c, |9 I, G, V* O3 ]$ T
Unfortunately some newer UltraATA66 and UltraATA100 hard disk controller (also Raid controller)
/ G1 g7 _& T8 [seem to violate against the PCI specs. To achieve the highest throughput they hog the PCI
$ [/ K ~. c8 X* Z6 h- Q. Pbus, even in their default setting. Thus when working with low latencies heavy drop outs (clicks)* m% v& [" r/ W. {6 z! ^, J
are heard. Try to solve this problem by changing the default setting of the controller (for example
& |9 t, T) w- j5 N* \* wby reducing the 'PCI Bus Utilization').; u# t+ `, \8 ^, S1 H) d8 `* k
Another typical source of trouble is wrong synchronization. ASIO does not support asynchronous* t6 m+ x- i1 } ~! E
operation. This means input and output signal must not only have the same sample frequency,* w5 u9 ~. b, ~% Y5 h- c
but must also be 'in sync' for error-free Full Duplex operation.* o2 `$ D3 w$ Q R
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6 c4 {& ?& ?: P* a, k o4 J! o15. Operation under GSIF (Gigasampler Interface); ^) P8 J3 ^/ y9 V; m3 G
15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME
# L# }" l# l0 g) l1 [0 TThe GSIF interface of the DIGI96 series Windows 98/SE/ME driver allows direct operation with) Y0 r5 c3 M2 a$ m9 l! D- s
Gigasampler and Gigastudio, with up to 8 channels, 96kHz and 24bit. Additionally the driver" M* Y) q5 B( U& K% N# M, Z0 R
supports multi-client operation. For example ASIO can use channels 1/2 and Gigastudio (with
/ K6 C/ j ]* C+ A1 M# SGSIF) channels 3/4 simultaneously, and so on.$ H& H$ I( A# d
In case more than 2 channels shall be used under GSIF, activate 'Force ADAT' in the Settings
3 G. I+ h8 Y( V6 |: Xdialog before starting the software.; M1 o7 i l% l5 h) a* Y: S
Gigasampler/Studio requires a lot of the computer’s calculation power. An optimum performance5 K" Z* {$ D5 [' \' }% H, G# w7 P7 I
is achieved with a stand-alone GSIF PC. Else we recommend not to use the DIGI96 ASIO- e$ N+ y2 j$ l2 b" Y2 z: b$ R
driver, but the ASIO Multimedia driver. It can be set to much higher latencies (i.e. 750 ms),
4 Q- {' a! o! T7 m [( X; a/ Zthus providing a problem-free simultaneous operation of ASIO and Gigastudio. Gigastudio itself. z. Q. l7 o3 P: t5 m8 H( a
will still work at a very low latency.
4 ^) ^; I/ |& C+ O0 }The DIGI96 series requires identical formats when used in multi-client operation! All programs% X& @: G& K V# A7 y5 o% i
simultaneously accessing the hardware MUST use the same sample rate and bit
) }- w& E/ m5 i) Nresolution. Otherwise de-tuned sound or no sound at all will be heared.& b( s( g R( B- [" m. A
Additional simultaneous operation of GSIF and ASIO requires to use different channels. As$ v# \# k& ~0 w `9 ?
Cubase VST always uses tracks 1/2 these tracks must not be activated in Gigastudio/Sampler.9 z0 _- v0 b" t6 Q
The tracks activated under GSIF have to be de-activated in ASIO.
5 F7 E# m/ I. N) q4 X+ ZPlease note that the ASIO Multimedia driver will use the maximum bit resolution by default. If
3 c5 v, [/ ]& B8 r( Bthe bit resolution of Gigasampler/Studio and other programs do not match, audio output will be- S6 u# Y7 t% h4 _8 F# g
stopped, until the settings match and a reset is initiated ('Reset Devices' or software restart).
- }7 [' G& _/ a* G15.2 Windows 2000/XP l/ E& Z' @* M n) P, r
Basically as under Windows 9x. Differences: GSIF under W2k/XP uses a modified interface,& K& R: g) Q3 W
which needs interrupts (similar to ASIO). Therefore the user can now set and change the latency
' x* V, ]$ W5 N# M: V( j* \(under W9x latency was fixed inside Gigastudio). However, when using the Hammerfall
3 W! u( X. D3 J' N8 C3 j! L4 i7 ?DSP, the latency is always the same as the one selected for ASIO operation. This can cause Q1 A9 T' J! y' m' x
performance problems on slower machines when using GSIF and ASIO at the same time.
: z' V/ _* {+ x/ D% j, h9 QPlease note that the W2k/XP driver fully supports multiclient operation, including the combination
( K+ z: j0 B; d. lMME/ASIO. So for example Cubase, Gigastudio and Sonar can be used simultaneously,! q6 q* d+ Z1 X9 b* b/ ?
provided each of these programs uses its own audio channels exclusively. Please also note) a- p8 W; o) h |: U* Q
that Gigastudio is running unexpectedly in the background (thus blocking its assigned audio l0 e) T/ g8 ?0 n0 E. m
channels), as soon as the Gigastudio MIDI ports are used – even when Gigastudio itself hasn't7 v& X' L, e9 x' A8 A" l0 ]( J" m) ~
been started.1 Y( e, {/ r$ ~/ Z0 V; }
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: F; m9 ]7 K: M7 s3 P9 m16. Hotline - Troubleshooting, q; H' s5 o0 }$ W0 F4 {
16.1 General8 D0 f- }; i$ M0 k
The newest information can always be found on our website www.rme-audio.com, section FAQ,
: `* \# `) w& y( M- T9 O; R6 \Latest Additions.- _" j3 m" [& V) D
Playback works but recording doesn´t:
: L9 N ]0 W0 G& i7 ~· Check that a valid input signal is at hand. In this case the Error LED on the hardware turns( W$ P9 \/ v; J6 b8 g
off, and the current sample frequency is shown under 'Settings'.
( L' p1 ]( _. [7 o· If you are sure that a valid signal is being sent but the LED is still red, then check the currently* P, p3 M9 d% O. q' h
selected input in the Settings dialogue.
9 I& h0 b9 {3 L X0 A, e· Check whether the DIGI96/8 PRO has been selected as recording device in the audio
7 y0 N- n! ?4 Y! x" n2 Y3 qapplication.
- Q! Y2 ]; k( n0 x# z/ A+ K( q) U· Check whether the sample frequency set in the audio application (‘Recording properties’ or9 _. p3 f/ U3 o4 R8 L8 `
similar) matches the input signal.
+ V- p$ n; k3 D/ _· Check that there is no loop cabling present. If so set 'Clock Mode' to 'Master'.& \# |7 H T+ Q! M6 C
The input signal cannot be monitored in real-time4 S5 E/ d# j! u) ]; r
· Monitoring has not been enabled (for example 'Global disable' in Cubase).3 A1 e4 L: _% c. }* x
Only the playback signal, but not the record (input) signal is present at the output+ x* J! l* M3 {7 T/ a
· The DIGI96 series has no hardware mixer. Therefore while playback is running only the
5 U# _# l% l: l) H( Lplayback signal is present at the output. The mixing of record and playback signal has to be
' ?0 }* @% L/ @- Q( @, W1 D: E% ddone in the software (for example deactivate Cubase's 'ASIO Direct Monitoring').+ A( O$ K, c4 T! `, f
The SPDIF output does not work
7 N# ?" r; ~0 C- K) H· The output operates in ADAT Mode, see Output Status Display. This may be caused by2 ^, f2 n& n% c3 C+ r. J7 `: J
Force Adat being activated, an activation of more than the first (1/2) Master output busses in
+ }; u, V$ ?% [/ |Cubase, or when 'Max I/O' (under Hardware & Driver) wasn't set to 2 in Logic.* V/ ^( f4 d/ H
Low Latency ASIO operation under Windows 2000/XP on single CPU systems:
$ {' A0 r0 u* N· To use ASIO at lowest latencies under Windows 2000/XP even when only having one CPU,0 u. u) V) H. w, }/ y# ?, l% F. J
the system performance has to be optimized for background tasks. Go to Control Panel/
6 w9 {1 P2 F+ X$ n' uSystem/Advanced/Performance Options. Change the default 'Applications' to 'Background
( U; r" z; V8 B" [3 i Q stasks'. The lowest usable latency will drop from 23 ms to around 3 ms. This is no issue
6 q/ \ r1 E$ M9 y0 [4 e5 Q* Owhen using dual CPU systems.
& A5 `$ X8 _2 z0 `The recording or the playback is disturbed by crackling:1 U. r4 u! i' C
· Increase the quantity and size of the buffers in the software being used.) o8 ~* T/ a+ @+ p4 W( K
· Use a different cable (coaxial or optical) to cross-check them for defects.+ H: Z5 P8 B3 P6 N! ~1 N! I
· Check that there is no loop cabling present. If so set 'Clock Mode' to 'Master'.' ~2 Z9 a7 z9 M
· In case of loop cabling with an ADAT we recommend to use the ADAT as master (Int) and
" }& B2 l8 @& p' k3 Nthe DIGI as slave (AutoSync).
8 J& ^3 N- l' X& u; ~· Increase the buffer size of the hard disk cache (example: from 64 kB to 256 kB).2 K# ^3 y K$ G/ A- y# l# d) K
· Activate Busmaster mode for the hard disks. Windows: Device Manager, double-click on
) }4 \2 p8 Q6 e" D7 X" i% J1 k% n6 h‘Disk drives’, then on the required hard disk(s). Select ‘DMA’ in the Properties dialog.0 g) d0 s' Z" ~
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 25
1 _+ U$ f# |+ k5 YCubase seems to work, but no signal shows up at the output of the DIGI96/ F5 S5 W8 o7 G9 O
· This can also happen with Logic or other programs. Most propably Gigasampler/Gigastudio
1 h. s4 R& U/ ?6 e* B0 Chas been installed. Programs like Cubase then use the newly installed Gigastudio MIDIPorts,
( ?( M/ `& X; ?5 ~* M9 }3 lthus activating GSIF on the audio channels which are set inside Gigastudio (default:5 B7 j: `8 I1 l0 c
1/2). As a result ASIO (also 1/2) is blocked. This effect vanishes as soon as the Gigastudio
, I9 y2 w% q& m9 @* Aports are deactivated in Cubase' Setup MME.
0 a0 j( C- }+ h5 Q" o8 X0 y16.2 Installation
: ^2 \! V# o M5 r( a( N- CMore information on installation problems (which fortunately are very seldom, thanks to Plug
1 J8 }- S9 E- D1 r9 _' Tand Play), can be found in the Tech Info 'Installation problems', located in the directory
& Y6 n+ f! C+ m! ^rmeaudio.webtechinfo on the RME Driver CD.8 n) s! D% E% D) m' O- r
The card is normally found in the Device Manager (>Settings/Control Panel/System<), in the+ t$ P c: H2 J. C3 ^# I/ {# T
category 'Sound-, Video- and Gamecontroller'. A double click on 'DIGI96/8 PRO' starts the$ v' i+ t9 L7 ~7 Y
properties dialog. Choosing 'Resources' shows Interrupt and Memory Range.
& c. T) {6 u7 A$ m% ^) TThe newest information on hardware problems can always be found on our website www.rmeaudio.
& w% }2 O9 j) vcom, section FAQ, Hardware Alert: about incompatible hardware.
7 d; a0 ?4 V6 H& y9 P I# D3 c8 UThe dialog 'New hardware component found’ does not appear:$ ?) h4 g/ G& p A- a: f
· Is the Error LED of the DIGI96/8 PRO lit when no cable is connected to the optical- k7 u( ]/ t3 K, U* G
input? If not, the card is either defect or not sitting properly in the slot.
. z, I" ~4 U& x; L0 z4 ?When the card and the driver have been properly installed but no playback is possible:
8 w- d8 X1 k* Y' x$ W; f& w· Check that the DIGI96/8 PRO appears correctly in the Device Manager. If the device
$ o9 X# ?% \4 u) ^9 {3 B'DIGI96/8 PRO' is marked with a yellow exclamation mark then either an address conflict or
2 T0 x7 I2 N; C5 O1 Fan IRQ conflict is present.8 O* V4 |0 t: _- a& i5 K& i
· If no yellow exclamation mark is present check the 'Resources' tab.
0 V7 x) n3 r6 f4 s3 H* s· Check that the DIGI96/8 PRO has been set as ‘transmitting device’ in the software.* M# |( h) t7 g' ]
Also check the settings under >Settings /Control Panel /Multimedia /Advanced<. Here the$ ~! @; W8 F) O0 b% @! I$ u
DIGI96/8 PRO must appear as an audio device when it´s been correctly installed, and
& b2 C1 ^8 B, t0 f0 Bcan be set as the Preferred Device under 'Audio'.
, ]" u* g1 Q* G) h$ `2 C {- pThe computer crashes whenever the DIGI96/8 PRO is accessed:
+ Y4 s! N: a$ y' s· If your graphics board is an older Matrox Mystique or uses a ‘968’ S3 chip, there could be a" }; S2 W* f3 C3 p0 J
memory allocation error. Change the memory area allocated to the DIGI9652 (via
) W; g) x8 G' B* i9 z. {Control Panel /System /Device Manager /DIGI968 PAD /Properties /Resources /Change1 g* V* ~! U2 @
Setting) to below the area used by the graphics board (e.g. D0000000 - D0FFFFFF). Detailed
0 A) {' i7 M P/ J; q linformation on this subject can be found in rmeaudio.webtechinfoinstall.htm on the
- m; a; q* q: u. b$ ~8 RRME Driver CD.
/ Q7 z7 m% T3 B3 i# @User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 26
8 t5 V! G! j9 V, q; R& f( B7 L17. DIGICheck: Analysis, Test and Measurements using the DIGI96 series0 V9 V& ? w' p' @
The DIGI96 series from RME is accompanied by a world wide unique software tool: DIGICheck,
' A% [ o) t( m! ?' g( _2 Q, q* v$ _+ Dthe incredible utility for test, measure and analysis of the digital audio data stream.
4 Z- X- Y0 ^) k* UDIGICheck is based on functions of our well-known DAM-1, the Digital Audio Monitor. This
! R: L1 u* K; sdevice uses a built-in DSP for its calculations. Therefore DIGICheck is not able to realize all the
; n: c/ V3 c: }6 t% T& r X) Pfunctions of the DAM-1. Additionally, the DAM-1 works perfectly in the background while DIGICheck0 z; X k- z9 o2 s3 J5 S
will cause a certain CPU load.
! Q' l+ R8 u$ a% B- SDIGICheck also includes test routines from our research lab and our production site. Thus you
6 u- N. R \/ V4 p5 yare able for the first time to run a detailed function and performance test with your own audio
b9 A- o* `1 g) Y& rcard in your own computer, like it isn't possible with any other test tool.
8 {! i* n. K' n& y+ EAlthough the DIGICheck software is fairly self-explanatory, it still includes a comprehensive, {. e+ g; B* i2 a/ v c3 w8 p9 s; Y
online help. A detailed description of all functions and the technical background is also available
# C% ?9 N' K, V" ?in HTML format (digich.htm, in the techinfo directory on the RME Drivers CD or from our9 f0 f/ }- L3 F4 T' \8 i! d+ M
website). The following is a short summary of the available functions:: p, O0 Y2 k8 L. D
· Level Meter. High precision 24-bit resolution, 2/8 channels. Application examples: Peak
4 H. p% o5 a! i) p y. C a$ Zlevel measurement, RMS level measurement, Over detection, phase correlation measurement,
% t! I* t: m, k( g+ I9 b( E0 z* Ldynamic range and signal-to-noise ratios, RMS to peak difference (loudness), long
" m+ R% w3 |$ u; ?term peak measurement, input check
5 E1 z" b8 W. p. x· Channel Status Display. Shows the channel status information contained in the digital/ s0 P" @ Y3 s5 O6 K, \1 m3 u F* X; a
audio data stream. Sample rate measurement% a! Z2 J s# A) X5 X4 w& e
· Bit Statistics. Shows the true resolution of audio signals as well as errors and DC offset" }3 D) e7 F- e
· Performance Test. Measurement of the PCI-bus data transfer
8 Y; R( {; t) g· Memory Test. Tests the on board SRAM and the entire data path in the PC
1 S2 F/ R8 s7 XTo install DIGICheck, go to the DIGICheck directory on the RME Drivers CD and run setup.
, U( I( v. ]# ^+ {8 wexe. Follow the instructions prompted on the screen.
/ v2 B7 L* T# N3 h$ T- S1 D18. TECH INFO
2 r5 ?4 U% `# O$ `# D( ]RME provides more information on the TECH INFO pages in the web (http://www.rmeaudio.
: `/ D" l$ {" A7 ?1 I& O0 }5 O0 ^com/techinfo/index.htm), and in the directory rmeaudio.webtechinfo on the RME
: ~; y0 P# I$ P& J) rDriver CD. Here are some examples of available Tech Infos:
7 c9 ~8 J4 A: XSynchronization II (DIGI96 series)
% I1 {6 [ l+ D4 L6 `) D, JDigital audio synchronization: technical background, problems7 u/ e# Z! |, O; D. m N$ F
Installation Problems
& |: j& V+ F3 v# ^$ y" f..and their solutions ^7 j2 @7 U( z2 |; X' Q1 B: d
List of Driver Updates( R! u9 \) t R, Z5 z4 U
Lists all driver updates and the changes in them
& H5 ~: M+ L) l' LConfiguration of Samplitude, Cubase, Logic, Cakewalk 7.0, Sonar and SAWPlus32 using the" C" Y! [- ?- k* }* u3 Y V+ v
DIGI96 series. Step by step instructions
8 e2 j3 F2 v' G" QDIGICheck: Analysis, tests and measurements with the DIGI96 series$ v' Q5 K! A3 W M0 V# b; n
A description of DIGICheck, including technical basics.
$ K# [& \# G5 `% p, n1 w- K0 sTMS (Track Marker Support)3 x: o$ W/ D4 q
Description of the TMS technology to transfer CD- and DAT information.
2 r8 o3 k& h0 s% ?User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 27- j4 R: p% {% f; d2 B4 Y% ^
19. Warranty, I/ J3 X S7 _- Q" j6 A2 l) J
Each individual DIGI96/8 PRO undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete
6 z$ q" d k6 G. htest in a PC environment at RME before shipping. This may cause very slight signs of wear on
% ]. i' E) l1 w0 rthe contacts (if the card looks like it was used one time before - it was). The usage of high grade
1 c) `, J# o2 K5 \8 m# Rcomponents allows us to offer a full two year warranty. We accept a copy of the sales receipt
9 U. M& ^8 n5 S" V* q+ pas valid warranty legitimation.# N% t* ^: s# M5 @7 I8 U X
RME’s replacement service within this period is handled by the retailer. If you suspect that your
& q6 ~ `+ s' f( P; scard is faulty, please contact your local retailer. The warranty does not cover damage caused
5 Z* O* n2 f! T P+ x6 rby improper installation or maltreatment - replacement or repair in such cases can only be carried6 O& x7 `) B1 x0 Q2 A
out at the owner’s expense.: O1 A% w$ a6 T
RME does not accept claims for damages of any kind, especially consequential damage. Liability
0 p5 ^2 J. {0 f" z6 I3 L5 u# jis limited to the value of the DIGI96/8 PRO. The general terms of business drawn up8 l S8 e: N, `* M
by Synthax OHG apply at all times.
8 H0 A- b4 h& ?. B6 A. z4 s20. Appendix
3 ^! ^& Y/ X2 a) g6 n, HRME news, driver updates and further product information are available on our website:, e. S- ^8 J6 [8 J
http://www.rme-audio.com I( L( ]/ Q: t( K7 M8 _" {
If you prefer to read the information off-line, you can load a complete copy of the RME website; e7 [, o8 j) |. w* q }5 d, q' @0 b
from the RME Driver CD (in the rmeaudio.web directory) into your browser.) {5 d! h2 F2 f( L
Distributor in Germany:
5 y2 ?9 A' y3 ^+ V" QSynthax Audio AG, Am Pfanderling 62, D-85778 Haimhausen, Tel.: (49) 08133 / 91810
4 q1 d: A0 ^& R# jManufacturer:
% \% c. Y, i8 |: o7 r7 g: D& l5 x% gIMM Elektronik, Leipziger Str. 27, D-09648 Mittweida) k) `) ~% C* O
Trademarks7 P. F) U- W/ _, B6 Q+ R _
All trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. RME, DIGI96,' r, ^+ l4 Y. g
SyncAlign, DIGICheck and ZLM are registered trademarks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions.
1 h3 [5 J7 q5 n; v; i9 m( dSyncCheck is a trademark of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions. Alesis and ADAT are registered
1 y4 `+ M; I* }- J1 t; d% u5 Utrademarks of Alesis Corp. ADAT optical is a trademark of Alesis Corp. Microsoft, Windows,# {9 `! ^: q: [' C+ G/ e
Windows 98/NT/2000/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Apple and MacOS are registered
$ L+ I9 p. Z. g0 [* `1 Ltrademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Cubase and VST are registered trademarks of Steinberg% t5 P4 {5 b) f8 ?6 q7 C# m
Soft- und Hardware GmbH. ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH. emagic$ c+ w5 ^0 ?( H) ]$ M' j* I
and Logic Audio are registered trademarks of emagic Soft- und Hardware GmbH. Pentium' e% B1 l4 K* q) K9 v
is a registered trademark of Intel Corp." e X4 v/ L& Q4 w( S
Copyright Ó Matthias Carstens, 5/2002. Version 1.9
4 c$ _2 F* c$ ?) Q# qCurrent driver version: W98: 4.96, NT 3.86, W2k/XP: 2.0
4 s+ `/ e/ {$ p% P/ `This manual applies to board revision 1.2, hardware version 000.
3 ~4 }! h% q1 N- ?3 Y1 zAlthough the contents of this User’s Guide have been thoroughly checked for errors, RME can not guarantee that it is correct: f9 a5 V o6 c" V3 k* W
throughout. RME does not accept responsibility for any misleading or incorrect information within this guide. Lending or
: ?+ \1 D/ o4 \7 tcopying any part of the guide or the RME drivers CD, or any commercial exploitation of these media without express written# \9 s) x. l6 \1 P t3 R
permission from RME Intelligent Audio Solutions is prohibited. RME reserves the right to change specifications at any time
' o% c$ y2 W w2 N9 w: h$ xwithout notice.' W4 N" u4 i5 A' Z% M' I& y7 r7 [7 }
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 289 l+ P- E# K9 u# K. a ^/ ~- m) B2 e8 i
Analog output: Pin assignment of the TRS jack
4 ]; u6 N+ ^/ i2 B$ W- U4 f1 L+ zThe analog output is accessible
5 M A' O* P7 o; O7 Sthrough a stereo ¼" TRS jack. This
( S& L) m$ D4 o9 B2 N8 sallows a direct connection of headphones
) J. ]% X, u+ x5 m% h6 pat the output. In case the output& l8 e7 R. D: T+ T$ Z) C
should operate as line out an adapter
0 S1 b" ]/ I+ n8 k* }) c; |TRS plug to RCA phono plugs, or TRS
) l% q0 _: G% a! Splug to TS plugs is required./ {. \5 l! ^9 ]" F! u
The pin assignment follows international/ Q! }- ~- D: y+ h
standards. The left channel is connected
D% K5 y' H- P4 O/ W. L gto the tip, the right channel to
- ]0 D) a/ X" Y4 P0 i/ |& Dthe ring of the TRS jack/plug.
4 C2 q% J0 G. ?, S5 [1 V. pPin assignment of the jumpers next to the D-type connector
+ p1 Y& G# J4 S, y7 zThe optional jumpers (not fitted, not
! R; e0 ^# ]. P4 w% usupplied) next to the D-type connector
( V! T0 c; s2 J+ B9 L" x( Tallow an internal cabling, for example when8 w- M3 w( s e9 i ]+ Z3 Y3 O
the XLR input and output jacks shall be
6 A8 k) |$ Z5 n; z$ Vbuild into the PC housing, so that the
1 L1 o1 \! j$ C) |' E4 csupplied cable adapter is no longer needed.
0 q+ E) R/ B& M; ~3 B; mWhen using a 10 wire computer flat
: {! r' G) T, s2 \5 Gcable with the appropriate connector the+ i9 @ u2 \$ ?- q8 t9 Q
connection between XLR jacks and card
0 k9 r' U7 S# [# W0 l; Ewill be removable.& m! J2 H1 O/ ]! ?! {/ L Y
The pins are numbered as shown in the( g& d8 N! K0 }! M
diagram. For a better overview the table( U. f3 U* z, b
lists the pin assignment sorted by numbers/ N+ m+ I8 j& H; }. ?9 k
and names.( ]5 E( H9 w* R7 L6 \$ Y$ c
Pin number Name Name Pin number
0 {4 I' a% `' i. i. E1 SPDIF Out - AES In + 7: |9 ]" p& b: w4 L% X" f
2 GND AES In - 10; d! L+ Q) O3 B8 r9 b: ?7 C: [
3 SPDIF In - SPDIF In - 32 z6 R9 K& K( v( g& Q5 F1 U
4 SPDIF Out + SPDIF In + 6
( C% W- B/ B" \9 V, g; s7 F9 T5 AES Out + AES Out+ 5
4 I. Q0 z4 Y k9 v6 SPDIF In + AES Out - 8* N% N. C t* Y. ^, f
7 AES In + SPDIF Out + 4
9 r( D. z! I1 n; F2 e3 p8 AES Out - SPDIF Out - 1
: b: z# Y+ m" B' r# m% C& }9 NC NC 9& x; Z7 H1 k4 U4 D1 r2 R
10 AES In - GND 2 G7 L* W7 A4 V) {8 F; B
Pin assignment of the XLR/RCA Cable's D-type connector
' {% ~" J7 `3 jPin Name Pin Name Pin Name2 z4 e% H# b8 K* w+ H% c
1 GND 4 AES Out + 7 SPDIF In -" D! p" b5 J0 E0 H1 A. z' \
2 SPDIF Out + 5 AES In + 8 AES Out -
& J; w5 h- _9 l( H2 f" u3 SPDIF In + 6 SPDIF Out - 9 AES In -5 b: W. C8 r# a; {* d4 F
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 29
+ t1 w8 `5 s3 y. cBlock diagram
6 x; I, c6 c8 q8 F+ jUser's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 30
6 I3 |$ i z3 O' J% `CE
/ ]; x" T$ c5 [This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Directive
! m2 ?! B& l% i8 T& O+ G0 c2 Ton the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility
$ W/ e3 ~: i; |; B' X( E5 _(EMVG) according to EN 55022 class B and EN50082-1.$ e4 U2 g+ ]* M8 ]2 X
FCC Compliance Statement
7 L; L* M6 o2 i) }, ~! rCertified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device according to subpart J or part# ?* y1 I( F- F# r; A
15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected.
1 F- x, ~" \8 \ `: ^9 p! pFCC Warning
8 M+ {% m/ r3 hThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,3 B, U; R# i. Y4 d, S6 A
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection$ O- u `1 e& p w2 U7 |" S
against harmful interference in a residential installation.
4 U7 I0 d! E: G+ G5 lThis device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:) F. A8 n7 \! L9 f0 d* I6 t
1. This device may not cause harmful interference6 g9 ]& p) [" o2 ~5 R9 i8 |' X
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause5 |; c5 G. k5 u6 C: F/ j
undesired operation., A; L5 N6 q6 X7 j
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
7 I0 X/ s8 M! L8 o( a8 Oequipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
( c3 ~1 A( G8 H, {by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
?( G7 L7 ~( z2 I$ r( `8 ainterference by one or more of the following measures:
% W/ @6 I2 m7 v4 X· Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
4 n" J5 C. f8 H/ z) E- ^# a6 V' N· Increase the seperation between the equipment and receiver
Y) f6 z9 k) O· Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is* i( R/ K, N& w* D2 j, J' _
connected' R7 x! u1 t: J9 l. r) ^
· Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.% W( X1 w/ Z r- M9 A
In order for an installation of this product to maintain compliance with the limits for a Class B
8 F& B/ x: b; d0 k. ?2 \. r; kdevice, shielded cables must be used for the connection of any devices external to this product. |
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