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User's Guide
3 b" v# S. i+ S/ u. `- QDIGI 96/8 PRO1 v4 {& ] ?- h, ]- V, K
PCI Bus Audio Card
. P$ y6 b5 s5 P/ Z# ]2 / 8 Channels Stereo / ADAT® Interface6 L+ A! e9 b/ E3 W; f8 j8 r3 K
24 Bit / 96 kHz Digital Audio g4 v" s) p' t1 D; r$ n i' ~* ^0 T6 Z8 D
32-96 kHz Sample Rate
" J" ]* Z7 g+ L7 n# h24 Bit / 96 kHz Analog Audio
5 J+ Q1 j3 O' K: u y. lBoard Rev. 1.2, Hardware version 0006 U/ J- M$ Y1 D1 \
24 Bit / 96 kHz ü
, L( U- h3 d- I' P6 A! QZLM®
& L9 Z5 F( O) t2 _" d1 ]SyncAlign®) ^. _$ l" U ]8 C" d
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 2
/ r5 N. ]8 \2 F& P) l8 l5 }Contents; N2 w5 x, n7 V# Y1 U/ g
1 Introduction............................................................ 3
/ v! _% l4 A. j! k% C2 Package Contents .................................................. 3- G4 t0 ]; b$ x
3 System Requirements............................................ 33 i' A' J! K9 K3 Q7 X/ [
4 Brief Description and Characteristics................... 3
2 { n( Q$ n5 Z/ J- \5 Technical Specifications8 b6 b* R3 T! a6 j# g
5.1 Digital.................................................................... 4
* J2 ^4 _. [: F; F5.2 Analog................................................................... 4
) T, K" }9 x# M- a* U' |5.3 Digital Interface..................................................... 42 `8 Q+ B+ b9 q9 V+ d2 a( i! z
5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution/Bits per Sample......... 4% n3 X+ w, U( Y9 ]. R: S- u
6 Hardware Installation............................................. 5
1 \. y% g; X! l) j7 Software Installation# g( C& i) O* T8 @; a6 P
7.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................... 5
' n2 k) f! O7 W& m6 L6 c8 |+ a' A3 O7 ]7.2 Windows NT.......................................................... 5% A4 A8 ^- w4 e0 W( o; K# g
7.3 Windows 2000/XP ................................................. 6
" O$ p% P/ l) |5 S7.4 Driver Deinstallation .............................................. 6
0 @1 [7 e& {+ l7.5 Linux/Unix ............................................................. 6
, z+ J( G) N2 h! {7 V8 Operation and Usage
5 Z+ G- Z. ]/ D, j% G( s7 k8.1 External Connectors .............................................. 78 c. G/ i; S0 H6 d' {
8.2 Internal Connectors ............................................... 7
1 ]% F! }2 N3 x9 ]8.3 Playback (Windows MME)..................................... 88 F# I( [/ B+ P& f* Q
8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME) ........................ 9
( B; `3 p7 L9 G, V8.5 Record while Play ................................................102 b9 |- N& k) z! l6 f3 U
8.6 DVD Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME................10
& z* I" }" R7 Y& Z2 ]- i, c8.7 Low Latency under MME......................................11: S" p7 ^$ q4 W+ b2 i
9 Configuring the DIGI 96/8 PRO
+ P7 u1 ~7 ^: B$ n8 c0 ?: }- X) U1 U9 T# B% S9.1 General................................................................12 U/ P& l; ^; I' ?8 Y6 F
9.2 Force Adat ...........................................................14
0 B& R2 Y& \$ A# L2 \9 L& D9.3 Analog Output ......................................................14
- T! Y+ w4 r i: P. S9.4 Tab 'Mode' ...........................................................15$ E1 b" D; V9 g, ^! t
9.5 Boot Option ADAT................................................15
$ b. L& j7 x; _4 J6 a9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization ............................16
8 w1 I5 }; V# f! I8 J10 Using more than one DIGI 96/8 PRO....................17
* f: F' a J9 v11 Special Features of the Digital Output.................188 x3 v% X! j$ e) r
12 Notes on the ADAT Interface ................................19
* O5 w& E! m+ W- T% ]* o13 Multiclient Operation& m( P! U7 e2 g: W7 @: r% y
13.1 General ..............................................................19
$ o4 o7 i1 j7 T4 V- P" \13.2 Multichannel DirectSound...................................20* R& u" W1 i& ^; q: v- H! L" z
14 Operation under ASIO 2.0; Y8 R! l( C' D: P+ k% y
14.1 General ..............................................................21
J+ A' Q! T+ H14.2 Buffer Size - Latency..........................................224 c1 o* W8 t/ G0 u7 M
14.3 Known Problems ................................................22+ I f2 r: F3 ^. L! Y f. |' b
15 Operation under GSIF
+ p$ ~1 P- a. k: G! Y6 V15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME............................................23
: L+ y1 B9 M* |/ p* d% a15.2 Windows 2000/XP ..............................................23- a. ]% T( m) R5 ]
16 Hotline – Troubleshooting! h7 A# ~1 V, W9 N( Z* `$ S! {0 s
16.1 General ..............................................................24
4 t* \3 ~$ W* N16.2 Installation..........................................................25
% a# _ X! |. U; F) g! }: c3 i17 DIGICheck..............................................................26 h2 E) {) q2 }
18 TECH INFO ............................................................26
$ M4 {% v) r) S5 A19 Warranty ................................................................272 c" E3 E% o* O' e. U0 C
20 Appendix ...............................................................27' H8 f: @2 a3 D9 A
21 Diagrams................................................................28
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1. Introduction
8 j% T: _3 l5 K9 a$ s HThank you for choosing the RME DIGI96/8 PRO. This card is capable of transferring
( P( L/ l9 m" }( C% F* L& d5 xdigital and analog audio data directly from DAT, Sampler or other sources to your computer.
) g0 r0 |3 |" x9 X4 h8 w: P. WInstallation is simple, even for the inexperienced user, thanks to latest Plug & Play technology+ S# H, ~! I% h2 o1 e- |6 M
and full interrupt-sharing. Numerous unique features and a well thought-out configuration dialog2 G A4 w8 N2 S) o
have turned the DIGI96 series into a renowned and accepted industry standard.+ s1 k( k: ] q- ~3 _& B0 O
Drivers for Windows (95/98, NT, 2000, XP) and MacOS (> 8.6) allow a problem-free, comfortable
: c2 T y- \* z% u! mand powerful usage on computer systems with PCI bus technology. Drivers for Unix, Linux& @( ^" r( o: i7 _' p7 @" O G: {
and Solaris are also available (see chapter 7.5). With this the DIGI96 series is supported) s) x! L- Z% E. e
by a variety of Operating Systems like no other digital audio card.
+ O! q2 |8 X8 a! M0 `) pOur Hi-Performance philosophy guarantees full system performance in all possible functions# P$ m/ n( K2 H
not carried out by the driver (the computer´s CPU), but carried out by the DIGI96 series hardware.9 c2 T! D* e! \0 G
2. Package Contents
5 f! E4 W( H. p# _) ?7 p- iPlease ensure that all the following parts are included in DIGI96/8 PRO’s packaging box:8 H7 [6 t R8 _( t; t2 G
· PCI card DIGI96/8 PRO
1 R+ l9 F: ^9 U4 {- m, E· Quick Info guide
( G5 d+ h* Q3 o7 D8 H5 X/ U# z D6 F: p· RME Driver CD% _9 L8 j5 V2 n( h& e5 K& @- Y
· Adapter cable (D-type - XLR/Phono)
& v, _0 X$ V! i% \" R* ]· Internal cable (2 core)5 x, x* t, H, g9 J4 ]+ q) i" X
3. System Requirements. J9 {7 {3 @0 ^4 O# d' E
· Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Linux or MacOS$ f; _& W+ Z; C! g- u+ c# z2 S
· A free PCI bus slot
% }# R6 D- ?: k) I/ j/ ^: zAdditional system requirements such as CPU, memory etc. depend on the software being used" g, O' P/ L2 Y+ p$ ^3 r
for recording, playing and editing the audio data.
% ]1 C( M$ e$ t8 E' b4. Brief Description and Characteristics
e+ b6 C% l {· All settings can be changed in real-time, all output options even in playback mode) y9 v' z: q; t7 c) t
· Separate record- and playback circuits; complete master mode
( [) I9 o3 v, J f& f1 E, d· Enhanced Full Duplex: Different sample rates at input and output possible
4 n0 V, |5 Z' G1 i· Mixed mode: ADAT in - SPDIF out and vice versa
# F! o& G G b0 n: c& A$ E: u9 C· Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
" i8 e; x |; d" N% d· Unsurpassed Bitclock-PLL (audio synchronization) in ADAT mode
# \0 j! Y$ C8 O' I! Q· Optional Word Clock Module (WCM) provides word clock input and output7 Q' H" F N8 n0 w @+ f5 s
· Track Marker Support: Supports CD/DAT Start-IDs and read out of CD subcode: Y4 U/ K9 E' W2 X
· Comes with DIGICheck: the ultimate measurement, analysis and test tool$ g" C. B& I+ m8 ~- P/ e
· ADAT tracks routeable to analog output8 D9 Z: U+ p6 A* n
· Enhanced Zero Latency Monitoring: hardware bypass per track, controlled by Punch-I/O
- z2 m0 \. ]7 h" e· SyncAlign guarantees sample aligned and never swapping channels
% \/ y/ h9 E" _# C% r$ O3 I· Full interrupt-sharing
" M" _: R- I9 l· Windows driver with Pentium optimization (quad times memory transfer)
6 a) z3 ]' P9 D( a8 n% _' z4 f· 32 bit memory transfer and fast 128 kB SRAM guarantee very low system load
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" u+ U1 ~0 M* _& z4 ?0 P5. Technical Specifications
( e0 l6 c4 O4 X2 f5.1 Digital
) G$ @+ n2 ~4 [0 \" s% P9 W6 l4 e! S· Ultra-low jitter SPDIF: < 1 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)
0 y" m' `# B1 c· Ultra-low jitter ADAT: < 2 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)
& x/ w0 k3 e" c+ m) R: D4 m K· Input PLL ensures zero dropout, even at more than 40 ns jitter
5 S: T6 o8 F% w: k· Bitclock PLL for trouble-free varispeed in ADAT mode
& f1 b6 {6 q" j9 B· High-sensitivity input stage (< 0.2 Vss input level)
+ }6 y1 ^! W1 D· Output voltage 0.8V (phono), 3.5V (XLR)3 v1 ], x. Q! V, ~; k: @9 g: E
· Supported sample rates: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)2 z; M8 B F. i2 G
· Supports all known formats mono/stereo from 16 to 24 bit
- W( L( ?$ E. I I ~; Q- E· Supports all known multi channel formats from 16 to 24 bit- X+ m( s- {4 g" p
5.2 Analog8 w0 z7 F2 R- w: w9 w2 t* u
· Analog output fixed +10 / +4 / -2 / -8 dBu @ 0 dBFS, and variable (fader)2 k! z1 }- t7 V1 q, d. m" `7 o
· Dynamic range output: 108 dB (RMS unweighted, unmuted), 112 dBA5 j3 |) _$ |% G/ E' W; M; h$ U
· THD+N output: -100 dB / 0.001%
. m1 Z1 n7 ^) Z5 @. f· Frequency response DA, -0.1 dB: 20 Hz - 20.8 kHz (sf 44,1 kHz)
0 ^* D& q1 c6 s2 m, f& O- H· Frequency response DA, -0.5 dB: 10 Hz - 44 kHz (sf 96 kHz)
6 w% C5 Q) \8 u# z. _( V- _& h· Sample rates playback: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)
+ X2 Z6 A$ e( |: Y2 x4 ~· Ouput impedance: 75 Ohm) m- m. ~9 o6 [5 D8 V
· Channel separation: > 110 dB; }/ ^% j+ J# f- W8 N& T
5.3 Digital Interface5 i1 T: t0 x m, L
· Inputs and outputs ground-free transformer coupled1 W) j. F/ {: W3 [! c
· Connectors: optical (TOSLINK), coaxial (phono), XLR, internal (CD-ROM/Sync-In, Sync-/ {5 o5 C2 D* `: V' v7 ?
Out)
! W4 s5 n# \' H( r8 S3 }· Formats: SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer/Professional), ADAT optical. s1 l* m: g; K2 W9 m& a0 L
5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution / Bits per Sample
5 q' h# [# F7 K8 J* p: a· 16 bit 2 bytes (stereo 4 bytes) (*)
+ d- z, K, l' U9 ^: o· 20 bit 3 bytes MSB (stereo 6 bytes)
1 z9 P" J8 p5 A2 \1 r) r· 20 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)* z% t3 M& J( r# B: X
· 24 bit 3 bytes (stereo 6 bytes)* e: z" `( L' ?) B# V( e0 j: L' C
· 24 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
) [" C7 B) \8 }# a$ \9 p2 D· 32 bit 4 bytes (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
, `& x& u8 Q2 v. L; u" CAll the above formats are also available in Multi-Device mode (4 x stereo = 8 channels). The9 J+ E# q4 r4 |+ g2 Z
Channel Interleave mode (1 x 8) provides the following resolutions:0 a* @% _: r+ s% Z7 f, o- V
· 16 bit 16 bytes (*)4 v9 e' T6 C( c# r6 i N. A
· 24 bit 24 bytes- W% E3 M q6 R4 a. o
· 24 bit 32 bytes (*)
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6. Hardware Installation
. m4 h! b1 a9 J- D3 C" W7 nImportant: Switch off the computer and remove the power cable from the power supply before8 l4 E5 i) Q0 k# F5 R6 i; ~
fitting the DIGI96/8 PRO. Inserting and removing the card while the computer is in
2 y0 \, p& a ]' h* N2 Y' h0 boperation will more than likely lead to irreparable damage to the mainboard!( W, M9 ~" p/ j0 s. B3 F
1. Disconnect the power cord and all other cables from the computer+ s7 D3 J1 X: \, |: N9 H! a0 E
2. Remove the computer's housing; further information on how to do this can be obtained from
0 f: F# p0 ] o8 W# n/ kyour computer´s instruction manual
- Y4 n" [) Y5 G3. Important: Before removing the DIGI96/8 PRO from its protective bag, discharge any
9 n9 Z* E" c0 f0 }- F0 s5 A# Bstatic in your body by touching the metal chassis of the PC.4 r: ?, k8 i" k
4. Insert DIGI96/8 PRO firmly into a free PCI slot, press and fasten the screw.
a: {4 g& ]3 X+ R0 q8 X z- e. t* c5. Replace the computer's housing and tighten the screws.
7 j- o! q9 Y- }7 m" }7 P: T6. Reconnect the power cable and all other cables/connections.
5 X0 m F6 }" d3 y/ \/ l$ g; ^1 l7. Software Installation
$ n* P4 M0 l3 g/ W u7.1 Windows 95/98/SE/ME$ j V9 R: o m$ R
After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation), and the computer
4 {7 {1 {, _: w5 U7 thas been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its ‘Add
8 T" \1 R5 s! T& YNew Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further9 ~# C& p) e: t% w+ V3 {5 t
instructions which appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory/ n* f* {) g F+ y( z9 X! L
DIGI96 W9x on the RME Driver CD.
2 R" x1 l; n% _; OWindows will install the DIGI driver, and will register the card in the system as a new audio
( a+ H8 g& l& X9 [device. The computer should now be re-booted.
9 q, [: r z- x6 \/ W4 m) F9 uUnfortunately, in seldom cases, the path to the CD-ROM (i.e. its drive-letter) has to be typed
) U9 F. a1 F. e2 Tin again during the copy process.: t+ o* m/ a ^/ Q# L+ j5 ~) R
All cards of the DIGI96 series are quickly and easily configured through the Settings dialog of
+ N) q! ?8 T( s [, h" ?the DIGI96 driver. The Settings dialog is started in three different ways:( S+ \ H o9 s3 ~! P0 K
· by clicking on the DIGI icon in the Taskbar's system tray
5 M z h1 r6 F, I: K9 j· by starting the 'Digi96' link from the Desktop
! }9 R+ Z- E- S* J· via ‘shortcut key’ as defined in the 'Digi96' link (default: Ctrl-Num2)
A; g2 _7 k* I& D$ j m9 a% [7.2 Windows NT: S g5 w0 m9 ^3 C
As automatic hardware recognition has not been implemented in Windows NT 4.0 the drivers
* w7 c" L8 U" [% t. `- phave to be installed ‘by hand’.
$ B2 _8 R0 |! y& S8 ?After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation) and Windows NT$ ^- S( D* W0 i; j$ o
has been booted, insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Register the new device+ y6 V3 a: j$ P" G0 @8 {; Z8 a
by starting >Control Panel /Multimedia /Devices /Audio Devices /Add<. Change to the CD's
. c1 F; l# j3 o" @5 ]directory to nt in the CD-ROM. Windows NT will now install the driver. The RME Settings dialog4 Z2 i; A4 b m4 @
will open automatically.
9 L( d3 A# V3 d( `) r1 d2 e. mA click on ‘OK’ finishes the installation. After a reboot the DIGI symbol will show up in the8 J5 k- s3 u5 H% I7 h* p( d
systray of the taskbar. The DIGITray tool will be loaded automatically each time when booting
) c; g0 r" l0 B3 j$ P4 DNT.
& k' U7 W) @& t$ \A left mouse click on the DIGI symbol starts the 'Settings' dialog. The NT driver supports any
& V1 Z, N1 M: V/ W5 j% Z$ \' dcombination of up to three RME cards. The driver is installed only once for all cards in the system. e2 F4 A7 u6 N* k+ F6 q
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7.3 Windows 2000/XP& G" z* _ o4 g5 D, o( K" _
After the hardware has been installed correctly (see 6. Hardware Installation), and the computer
; {$ V0 d5 b; @8 thas been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its
6 T* `% y7 S p. V$ I8 ^‘Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further instructions& Q4 ?/ T( p0 Y0 A8 M
which appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory$ s# t5 T" z2 p/ K) h% F
DIGI96 W2k on the RME Driver CD.
/ A# b! r, q. M. l; I* XWindows will install the DIGI96 driver, and will register the card in the system as a new audio( R5 l$ j9 O$ [; t3 \2 h; D
device. The card now ready for use.
) H* h- }' W) Q) ~6 y K" x+ R* U& GAll cards of the DIGI96 series can be easily configured using the RME DIGI Settings dialog.
3 ?2 D9 M+ F! `9 EThe panel 'Settings' can be opened k# H+ A8 ^7 D* E2 ~
· by clicking on the DIGI icon in the Taskbar's system tray
# o" w }" x- ?& m# A& q, `In case the warning messages 'Digital signature not found', 'Do not install driver', 'not certified
6 U; X1 Q3 A; [# K5 L3 Kdriver' or similar come up: Don't listen to Microsoft, listen to us and continue with the installation.3 u: \( ^8 F' u$ | H7 u5 u q0 j
7.4 Deinstalling the Drivers
9 d! n: J# `3 G& a$ xA deinstallation of the DIGI96 series driver files is not necessary – and not supported by Windows
) l* E8 i0 @+ yanyway. Thanks to full Plug & Play support, the driver files will not be loaded after the" k- z* Q( n9 J
hardware has been removed. If desired these files can then be deleted manually.+ `9 I2 D6 }1 K) ^1 m1 A
Unfortunately Windows Plug & Play methods do not cover the additional autorun entries of the
$ k7 Z1 u- q: J# v) m2 lSettings dialog, and the registering of the ASIO driver. Those entries can be removed from the& m6 ]4 u) U- K( p( [
registry through a software deinstallation request. This request can be found (like all deinstallation
3 H2 B( _. \8 f2 [5 l8 c# xentries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'DIGI96 Link and Tray Autostart', or
- I+ ]* V( d g$ |'RME DIGI32, DIGI96 and Hammerfall Series'.
+ D4 G+ n5 o; A3 R8 v3 g2 j7.5 Linux/Unix: n7 ]5 z7 L' G0 G# J& `! _
Drivers for Linux, Unix and Solaris are available at 4Front Technology. Information:3 e1 { ^$ K% F& {5 s: U6 k7 \
http://www.opensound.com
- O) Y9 Y4 i0 L7 NAnother source of (free) drivers is the ALSA project:, @% X& M' A4 V! q6 X' C# Q s" F7 C
http://www.alsa-project.org
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8. Operation and Usage
* F) x9 J7 J9 I% _9 Z G8.1 External Connectors% V" ]8 j+ H; `7 P
The DIGI96/8 PRO has 3 external inputs and outputs. The current input is activated
Z9 z! I. m ~* y* J! o7 Ethrough 'Settings', available by a click on the DIGI symbol in the Taskbar's system tray. The) u. B- C/ U+ n, v8 n
card accepts all commonly used digital sources as well as SPDIF and AES/EBU. Channel status" D$ ^+ v. w5 x) H: }
and copy protection are ignored.
" y/ i8 b1 o- x5 h1 DUse the supplied breakout b/ f3 t* ]4 @. u: J
cable to connect
% k( ~5 Y" R" u- d2 t2 J5 }coaxial (SPDIF) or XLR
) Q( W; F* I+ o. X(AES/EBU) devices.2 k3 V! K0 `) @# ^+ _; ?% c
The red phono socket of3 e7 X9 G$ D. ~6 A; \
the breakout cable is the
% j5 T( }% k! e* mSPDIF output, the white z7 z, ~+ h7 P7 E' m
one is the SPDIF input.
# d& e" D. z" cThe ground-free design,
' I# B* a1 g8 k. V F4 L( Hwith transformers for
1 \. `! r: n' S9 x5 @digital inputs and outputs,
* t4 S, m c* ]- \, ]6 noffers a problem-free connection of all devices along with perfect hum rejection.! n. B0 g( c+ x9 T0 D4 x0 i9 T
All outputs are driven in parallel, therefore carrying identical signals. In the simplest situation,
8 T$ {4 D: Y" J, \connect 3 devices at the outputs and use the card as a splitter (distribution 1 to 3).
7 ^2 N5 D- q( O) L$ P6 Y, y! EA ¼" TRS (stereo) jack provides a 2-channel unbalanced analog output. The analog output is
/ p' \4 v6 J# Tdirectly driven from the digital output. A superior 24 bit DAC, followed by a low impedance ?' U% g5 R: R' K) ]" ~0 h$ R
driver stage, allows the connection of stereo headphones. The analog output level can be
' q0 O0 U2 _% N" w) }changed coarse (± 12 dB) with the ‘Level’ switch at the bracket, and fine via the RME DIGI
" M7 _. ]7 {' m {( D6 fSettings dialog. Two faders allow to change the output level from 0 dB down to -78 dB. A special
) A! [( {& G( n2 dmute circuit reduces noise when switching the computer on and off.* t& j) A! n6 P
8.2 Internal Connectors8 x# X0 l, V1 q" X: l
The DIGI96/8 PRO has one internal digital input and output, provided by 2-pin connectors# I, C3 N& p9 ~* ]: M; C3 w7 _
on the board. The internal input ST3, labelled CD IN / Sync In, can be connected to an
8 k. S9 E' ^* L iinternal CD-ROM drive having a digital audio output (advantage: the built in CD-ROM drive is# r4 }5 p/ V) P
sufficient for digital recording and the need for external cabling does not arise). Or it can be
0 s8 C( ~% `& F! n6 Q: @/ rconnected with the internal output of another DIGI96 series card (synchronizing multiple cards),
# U6 |% T( [# K Yor an AEB4/8-I. The latter is possible because the internal input accepts both SPDIF and ADAT
# E v: _; N5 o0 j6 \! Pformat.
& F. j% t% n2 E6 W/ DThe internal output ST4, labelled Sync Out, provides a copy of the current external output
" E9 }3 k6 J7 ?$ w8 {3 Q4 N* W. Vsignal, no matter if SPDIF or ADAT. Besides connecting a AEB4/8-O for an output of up to 8. m. I7 R( C7 [ G- m6 U
analog channels, the internal loopback proves to be a useful application. Use the supplied two
; Y% J' X; ?+ Kpin cable to connect Sync In and Sync Out, set the card to Clock Mode 'Master' and selectal
/ a+ o- _1 a j9 p'Internal' as input. Now the output signal shows up directly at the card's input. This allows you to% K6 _7 C# m9 U! F6 [& g) M
record the playback signal, or to display the playback signals with our DIGICheck software.4 M" V, X3 J' `# m# `' b/ d2 |
The two connectors ST6 and ST7 provide a connection to the optional Word Clock Module
" t7 N" _& y! j% ?WCM. ST7 is also needed when connecting a AEB4/8-I. See the manuals of these products for
7 p7 J+ @( {2 I: E6 @more information.; H5 O2 r; {% K, V' h3 a
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8.3 Playback (Windows MME)
, ~8 V0 u$ x: H3 A3 dDIGI96/8 PRO can play back audio data only in supported formats (sample rate, bit resolution).7 Z2 l3 Z5 C8 k; |$ r
Otherwise an error message appears (for example at 22 kHz and 8 bit).3 t* i; h) ]/ {- J" O
In the audio application being used, DIGI96/8 PRO must be selected as the output device. This
( t F: R$ x/ w1 `can often be found in the Options, Preferences or Settings menus under Playback Device, Audio
* U6 V, U8 R6 L4 s* ]Devices, Audio etc. Only a few programs exclusively use Windows' Preferred Playback# J3 E) m# F- G
Device. This setting can be changed in >Control Panel /Multimedia /Audio<. We recommend! w9 K, Y/ A0 K Q0 a
using 24-bit resolution for playback to use the DIGI96 series fullest potential.. r6 r6 v- L l( w
We strongly recommend switching all system sounds off (via >Control Panel /Sounds<). Also
8 _; z6 L6 `+ K3 c; q: C0 BDIGI96/8 PRO should not be the Preferred Device for playback, as this could cause loss2 o; e) [( w4 j g3 I; r
of synchronization and unwanted noises. If you feel you cannot do without system sounds, you# c5 a6 N6 E1 j
should consider buying a cheap Blaster clone and select this as Preferred Device in >Control
1 V# `& B8 A) f; Q% }Panel /Multimedia /Audio<.
" C+ Z% k) T) a Q- m& jThe RME Driver CD includes step by step instructions for configuring many popular audio applications.. H5 a7 E( s$ P+ |+ W8 s6 u" B- `1 W
Start setup.htm or setup2.htm (in the rmeaudio.webtechinfo directory).
+ a# i9 i0 U* G& Y6 C" pThe screenshot to the
) ?; k+ @, a$ D6 Y, Nright shows a typical8 j. |4 R( j8 x: `# w( P
configuration dialog as) G3 h8 H8 i0 z- m
displayed by a (stereo)
8 \2 N; @5 r5 v$ Wwave editor. In ADAT9 \* w. Y- v5 V8 K* x
mode a playback is done
7 J% R: s' V, ^* B) Qusing the currently* P1 _* Q! I: W
chosen stereo pair. In$ y7 R# M9 I i8 M4 C& j! Y" ~& b/ ?" {
SPDIF mode playback- j$ D& x: w1 R9 l
always uses channels
+ ^4 Y- j" q B1+2.6 r2 X5 u! H/ m6 j
Increasing the number, Y+ M' W/ T0 [$ Q7 \5 f& P A4 a
and/or size of audio
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audio signal from breaking
) e, z3 v' W$ I; z& ~1 @up, but also increases( g* q9 I7 r+ c, d
latency i.e. output is a. P* C6 o+ M+ D1 c
delayed. For synchronized( I# L5 k( ]" I. g6 W0 g
playback of audio' A7 F6 q; R- {( U, V' l
and MIDI, be sure to
% r1 z# K4 ^5 F4 [! G1 Tactivate the checkbox ‘Get position from audio driver’. Even at higher buffer settings in a mixed k9 B/ W7 l/ P# v% K% U
Audio/MIDI environment, sync problems will not arise because the DIGI96/8 PRO always& O6 [6 S1 _, A7 o0 P- o9 R
reports the current play position correctly (even while recording - essential for chase lock synchronization).$ B: A$ e8 l7 F7 D3 k n: e
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 9
; h v# P. I/ L7 Y! m' L8.4 Recording Digital (Windows MME)
X6 g2 V' m/ F8 J* G- P. oUnlike analog soundcards, which produce empty wave files (or noise) when no input signal is3 w8 p1 }4 g8 U3 C7 h
present, digital I/O cards always need a valid input signal to start recording (this includes the
' r) A# E/ V2 i8 r: C9 P; P/ hcorrect sample frequency as well).2 N: k$ K6 `7 y$ [2 |2 y( P
To take this into account, RME has included three unique features in the DIGI96 series: an$ D( s' Q7 s! N! O8 K% Y
error LED for the active digital input in use, a comprehensive I/O signal status display (showing- ]7 X8 H1 v0 l; k7 B5 s( z
sample frequency, lock and format) in the Settings dialog, and the protective Check Input function.1 I, l" Q4 X- y5 m$ D8 K; ?
The error LED indicates whether the card gets power and a valid digital input signal. Whenever: v. |) y' H% L
an error occurs (wrong input, invalid data, signal transmitting device delivers nothing), the LED
: r7 Z) \' s# y* K5 X1 Vwill light red. As soon as a valid input signal is present the LED will turn off. The display of the
, v* _) y/ [! H S6 ]* ysample frequency (see chapter 9, picture Settings) in the Status display offers a similar function.% L4 q* b C) E" u# s1 i
If no sample frequency can be recognized ‘Out Of Range’ will be shown, in case of an error
/ G6 h* u$ |8 e! Q$ D3 O6 B7 {detection ‘No Lock’.
; L& U9 G' _: [) A" FIf a 48 kHz signal is fed to the input and the application is set to 44.1 kHz, Check Input stops
" U2 v' M% ~* g! q7 k8 k+ `0 _! Zthe system from recording. This prevents faulty takes, which often go unnoticed until later on in
; P$ S0 v1 \1 B2 ^1 Y" }0 s0 }0 ythe production. Such tracks appear to have the wrong playback rate - the audio quality as such1 E9 J8 Y3 v5 T) Y W4 H2 F
is not affected. 'Check Input' may be switched off for vari-speed purposes.: c' E* H7 E& q
Therefore configuring the software to perform a digital recording is child´s play. After selecting3 j( e# T) H' H! V0 }( {/ [
the required input DIGI96/8 PRO displays the current sample frequency. This parameter( r, p- z- M3 X% e6 H
can then be changed in the application’s audio attributes (or similar) dialog.9 d4 b9 d9 r% L4 t7 {) U
The screenshot to the right shows a typical dialog x9 g0 I, ~( E2 }" S9 t
used for changing basic parameters such as1 Z* ^% E. [4 w# Z3 K1 |* U3 m* d- W0 t
sample frequency and resolution in an audio
5 s1 x. {: [% M9 X% J6 kapplication.
. \+ L4 g/ [/ C. dAny bit resolution can be selected, providing it is0 @$ Z: |# T( F/ w( N _3 S
supported by both the audio hardware and the; w" ?% B( S0 v0 P5 g( y
software. Even if the input signal is 24 bit, the
" n5 `/ S+ c2 s4 Gapplication can still be set to record at 16-bit
; j+ y/ a5 F" Q( ]2 u" Eresolution. The lower 8 bits (and therefore any
/ U* I/ w% O9 q" fsignals about 96dB below maximum level) are+ k" f0 ~( W, ]; _' i; ^
lost entirely. On the other hand, there is nothing q5 q$ t: `0 a2 V% ~
to gain from recording a 16-bit signal at 24-bit# u. m1 S$ ~" s# F3 n9 h
resolution - this would only waste precious space& I. u( W" T- k3 O9 m0 C0 g0 [
on the hard disk.
; r9 Z/ c/ J5 V; K" aIt often makes sense to monitor the input signal or send it directly to the output. The DIGI96+ X# e3 e! d M( _- C9 J C+ l
series includes a useful input monitor function, which can be set in the RME DIGI Settings& o+ _' h2 Z+ k
(Output/Automatic). Activating Record or Pause in the application causes the input signal to be5 |1 n( e! x) @) n# k
passed directly to the digital and analog output. However, some applications block monitoring
) t4 v% F5 `% j2 U9 ?' V$ D' dby constantly activating playback, even if the played back track is empty. This is often required
5 a8 d0 H8 j6 w$ U X5 I# B8 M; ^by programs to ensure that timing and punch I/O will work correctly.
- h9 ]$ n, l- O. @6 h$ SCurrently two solutions exist which enable real-time monitoring even when playback is active.
1 K# ]: I3 ?$ {0 u |Our ZLM (Zero Latency Monitoring) technology allows monitoring in Punch I/O mode - with this& C, d% g/ m! H' S O3 d
the card behaves like a tape machine. This method has been implemented in all versions of' S# n/ O3 Z. D. u# q
Samplitude (by SEK’D), and can be activated using the global track option 'Hardware monitoring6 v, g! G3 J1 @( |: H, n- d
during Punch'.
# \$ r" A! p: h# l( T# S' eThe other solution is to use our ASIO 2.0 drivers with a ASIO 2.0 compatible program. When v8 Q4 y* |0 S" q6 D9 B1 o
'ASIO Direct Monitoring' has been switched on, the input signal is routed in real-time to the1 U* L9 W0 Z/ U0 w
output whenever record is started.
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8.5 Record while Play* f, I4 e8 `; v1 K
DIGI96/8 PRO allows the playback of audio data during the recording of further audio
$ [7 O& U1 N. S9 m: a2 c' |; m: s5 edata, even at different sample frequencies. This feature, known as Enhanced Full Duplex or
2 ]. U6 M% \$ f! F' o6 qRecord while play, is a must for multitrack harddisk recording, but it has to be supported by the2 g/ U1 D8 j' v, d4 D* K7 q
recording software.
4 _! Z5 P* k$ v8.6 DVD-Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME& c6 T+ F1 H8 ]) {
When using popular DVD software player like WinDVD and PowerDVD, their audio data stream
( [: v2 {' v5 Ncan be send to any AC-3/DTS capable receiver, using the DIGI96 series' SPDIF output. For this6 O' p' E# T: J! f" R* D) L! h3 F! I
to work the DIGI96 output wave device has to be selected in 'Control Panel/Sounds and Multimedia/
# ]) M& ?4 g0 K/ s. U: E! f3 oAudio'. Also check 'use preferred device only'.. l+ E5 U7 `$ \: G3 h$ |5 G
You will notice that the DVD software's audio properties now allow to use 'SPDIF Out' or to& y: y( y3 n9 c
'activate SPDIF output'. When selecting these, the software will transfer the non-decoded digital
+ n+ S& K% L# [3 E: z) s7 n$ }) Qmultichannel data stream using the RME card.4 C) I5 ^2 h$ o, p9 I' J
This 'SPDIF' signal sounds like chopped noise at highest level. Therefore check 'Non-audio' in
) B0 ], ~$ u0 F; T* K7 X/ M/ H* mthe card's Settings dialog, to prevent most SPDIF receivers from accepting the signal, and to
$ V9 m6 m/ z' gprevent any attached equipment from being damaged.
; r( z- X( e9 o$ F( c7 NSetting the card to be used as system playback device is against common sense, as professional2 k+ J. K: I7 {5 F% e. m
cards are not specialized to play back system sounds, and shouldn't be disturbed by
* O8 @9 N: t4 b2 v# |system events. To prevent this, be sure to re-assign this setting after usage, or to disable any
$ |* L9 P( [2 P; \: x" w3 bsystem sounds (tab Sounds, scheme 'No audio').8 k3 K. x7 Y" {7 H) E6 k
Note: The DVD player will be synced backwards from the RME card. This means when using
6 N* S7 L0 e! i- e$ L8 nAutoSync and/or word clock, the playback speed and pitch follows the incoming clock signal.
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+ T( M9 I) e3 h% |, M0 I8.7 Low Latency under MME (Buffer Size Adjustment). e) h7 ]+ n8 E& q7 ~3 e5 K O- u& Q
Using Windows 95 or 98 the MME buffer size was nothing to worry about. Latencies below 460 i) g- d9 K- R2 R$ |3 p3 S
ms were not possible. Meanwhile both computers and operating system have become much
; W+ B3 g$ A8 o8 Mmore powerful, and since Windows ME/2000/XP latencies far lower can be used. SAWStudio( l7 D& h% t( A F) o/ Z( ~
and Sonar allowed to use such low settings from the start. Sequoia was updated in version
$ m% l" d0 {: c0 `& u6 f1 V5.91, WaveLab in version 3.04.$ p, [. ~- F) W6 ^+ c9 }$ Z% G6 ?
In the Settings dialog the MME buffersize (in fact the DMA buffer size) is set with the same
9 A+ ` l" G. y) a" w/ |1 K. n! e0 Pbuttons as the ASIO buffer size. Please note that this setting only defines the buffer size of the3 o* P, y3 L$ b9 ^# y
hardware. The true and effective latency is configured within the MME application!) ^. k0 Q2 e7 Z
Attention: the DMA buffers must not be larger than the application's buffers. This case can! [2 ]7 g- L* x; L$ A/ \$ c
happen unnoticed when using ASIO and MME at the same time (multiclient) and setting) n2 E5 J. }- ^5 Q( ^$ ~
MODE to 2048 (46 ms), while the buffers in the MME application are still set for a lower latency.6 S7 p! X& ^! v2 F
Playback will be stuttering and audio will be distorted.$ Q$ t9 ?9 N% ~- Z9 c' S9 f* t# U; W
Example: when you set the DIGI96 to 2048 you can't use 1024 in any program. But setting the2 Q* Z( u/ F, G2 h" y. F+ p& x
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& R$ Y4 D, Z8 b" v
9.1 General
. W z9 S1 ~! {The hardware of the DIGI96 series includes a number of helpful, well thought-of, practical functions
/ A# a$ o9 ^5 T- O. \9 w; qand options, which allow you to configure the behaviour of the card to suit many different6 X/ W# T, l* G9 F& g/ _: ?
requirements. Through ‘Settings’ you will gain access to:- ]. B8 m8 U( m3 Y
· Input selection9 y9 y. p7 M& c; n' {* r
· Output operation" U2 K- U/ G4 }- B4 G9 `- a! j
· Output Channel Status
& ?+ A$ H/ ^) Q( x1 J· Synchronization behaviour
+ P* K7 k4 _% c· Input and output status display; Z* c) s0 C, s# \1 S1 T: V! ^: U
The display of the current input frequency and format is updated every 0.5 seconds. When
7 s _4 l k+ r5 G k W. T. M& Tchoosing an input with a signal including errors or without any input signal the statement ‘No
t4 ~" @* B4 p, s3 mLock’ appears, in vari-speed operation or with sample frequencies widely out of tune ‘Out of h% l, e- y' N2 ~5 }
Range’ is shown. If the current signal has SPDIF or AES/EBU format then 'Stereo' is displayed,+ @# |, b9 Q" V
with ADAT format ‘ADAT' is shown.
$ n7 D' l& X5 A2 L0 kThe three states of the output
* ^9 k& M0 x$ e/ v3 wselected through the choicebox! r5 L% Q3 q4 Z! j& Y, Q
‘Output’ control the monitoring
; N% ]+ w. B. b, S' j* @4 [behaviour of the card.
" ?* m5 E2 S! h r‘Automatic’ sets the normal
4 g2 l' T! R0 [4 ?! C6 {mode where the input signal0 ~$ o9 T" o0 `( V9 g/ g
reaches the output only whilst7 M! e6 Y; T0 Y- z6 J, h ?) c1 T
recording. In this mode, when4 h& }9 w- N7 `0 w+ a) J! V3 x
starting a recording, feedback2 R' D9 X; c8 i; U& o: [5 J0 r- ?& [3 M
occurs very often when using
2 L* ~* K& [2 \3 mdigital mixing desks. ‘Play only’
- ]9 o; \; V8 U' _$ Esolves this problem by making1 I# O- i3 l, X! Y p. [
sure that the input signal is never
9 V- U! J9 n, h# ^passed to the output.% r6 m* ?7 @6 G( s1 r& B. {7 f
After selecting ‘Input’, the input9 l: S9 t8 U% x
signal appears at the output4 D/ H4 X7 g1 N% l/ _/ P* o
whenever playback is not active.
2 r3 v/ p5 X6 y6 _! j6 [! `. FDIGI96/8 PRO saves a7 ^! z8 C# `: s6 c2 L! _7 W
continual record standby mode
, F. Q- r# ~6 ^; }and can switch itself to monitoring
8 L# @5 O! e0 Pwithout active software. As
6 u; i! m {, U+ s% Eswitching between the inputs is' D" S- F5 M9 {' w5 f8 p
carried out in realtime, stepping
& u( k% {4 R% tthrough the inputs gives a fast
) ~; w2 |5 T# z, B/ Ccheck of the incoming signals.$ T/ _: }+ u w3 f# f& m3 Z
Settings should not be changed during playback or record if it can be avoided, as this can cause
( J$ F) R3 S8 y; I$ Dunwanted noises. Also, please note that even in 'Stop' mode, several programs keep the+ M" X8 s& n& d9 Y/ {, W1 D
recording and playback devices open, which means that any new settings might not be applied9 `. F$ Q, W- F2 f2 a& m/ W0 {+ T
immediately.) `# B% |6 e; m" N
Specific information about the right choice of the output's Channel Status (output format Consumer( @( D5 W4 a5 Z3 M6 T& J O
/ Professional) can be found in chapter 11.
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" G+ C2 q" ^4 H4 [% n) EInput
: s6 ]2 }1 q& x; k# sDefines the current input. Under W9x an additional option called Autoselect can be selected.
: A2 t3 D- ^! X6 z2 v! XWhen active, the digital inputs will be changed automatically until a valid input signal is detected.& y% o/ Z8 O1 q+ o
Stereo Devices (W2k only)/ w5 O: W1 _4 d* \4 I, R
SyncAlign operates fully automated and should be kept active all the time. Only in case the" @5 }* Z7 o6 m4 t3 C7 s
stereo devices must operate completetely independent, deactivating this setting may be necessary.9 x2 L/ R, n0 G) E" V. ~5 H
Safe Mode j0 j/ l, w0 _7 R4 Z9 F! c
Check Input verifies the current input signal against the settings in the record program. When
" M0 f/ z+ r7 L2 W. ^* Ude-activated a recording will always be allowed, even with non-valid input signals.
1 T% P( \" o* g7 Z4 uW9x only: 'Disable DS' deactivates the DirectSound support of the driver (see chapter 13.2).5 m2 Z. ~* {7 B6 t# p
Output3 ^2 h( v) O% o9 k: R
With ‘Automatic’ active, the input signal reaches the output only whilst recording. ‘Play only’0 z- R: _9 `; }. N2 a6 t) ~. `
prevents the input signal from being passed to the output. After selecting ‘Input’, the input signal* x( z% w) d7 D$ s: b/ p0 b
appears at the output whenever playback is not active.
+ h; r3 z3 l8 Y, K. @ d0 v% VOutput Format
4 i1 ~2 I3 _9 o'Automatic' sets the output to 2-channel SPDIF or 8-channel ADAT mode, according to the
- n G% R( u+ H; G0 M# n# hcurrent use of the card's devices. Select 'Force Adat' to constantly have the output operating in
! }, G$ a7 o9 t) i2 wADAT mode. 'A/S Conv.' forces the card's output into stereo operation.5 F8 o( L% Y( n) u! ^/ i& y( @
Specific information about 'Professional', 'Emphasis' and 'Non-Audio' can be found in chapter
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Analog Output6 M: P* J& R: [, f7 N1 k
Track. R' F% `+ w' G9 { b" R7 [
Defines, which of the four channel pairs is sent to the analog output.
/ P2 b. I: A8 iAttenuation
- s; L% M/ |# {/ m& E% bAttenuation of the analog output level in steps of 6 dB.$ L" O8 h7 C" r) p- S
Volume
) E: S, Q1 x% A2 Y6 D. [, R6 FAttenuation of the analog output level via fader. With 'Couple' activated, both faders move1 L. Q) V/ X" R
simultaneously. |. w& w t0 L3 l. r) a( V- H# j4 M
Clock Mode8 _# J2 k/ _) W1 N
The card can be configured to use the selected input (AutoSync), a word clock signal (Word
6 n5 |) @# D9 q7 E. P U kClock), or its internal clock (Master) as clock source.
5 A3 \9 k) N! o: v( xStatus Displays. W' J( A. `/ Y, V4 w0 n s
The displays at the bottom of the dialog box give precise information about the current status of& l- ?( w- \% O' \0 v4 O4 u
the card like format of input and output signal, sample rate at input and output, or current clock6 y5 y G: ?; g4 `- S. i! {
mode.# F4 _. m( C( B( \% C
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9.2 Force Adat5 O: r& G! l$ N$ @
The function 'Force Adat' is a mighty feature of the DIGI96/8 series. It forces the digital output
6 R5 J& D. n) Z, m5 @into ADAT mode (i.e. 8-channel operation).
$ d, ^9 ?% |, s0 B5 kWhen using a 'normal' 2-track program to play a stereo file, you're not only able to send the9 f. [1 H I; m' j
data to any SPDIF device, but also to any other ADAT interface! Just activate 'Force Adat' and
8 v3 V. M; F( q( j) schoose the stereo pair that corresponds to the channels you want the data being transfered to& q" Q' ]3 M4 g( l
(for example DIGI96/8 PRO (3+4)).. i- H3 V" Z, c
When 'Force Adat' is activated, more than one 2-channel (stereo) program can access the7 k; c4 ?# {' i: [9 }% m) T4 y8 A
ADAT interface simultaneously (see chapter 12).6 W0 t. x& B! E- t* i0 G
If the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode, activate the switch ‘Force Adat'
D! z/ h) M$ i* M- Bin the RME DIGI Settings dialog.: i2 S$ w5 t ^; `; w, h8 p. d
When using ASIO and only one stereo output bus, activated 'Force ADAT' causes the output
l! T) L X8 ito operate in ADAT format (see chapter 13)./ p; I5 m1 [/ F% H- M
When the DIGI is set to pass-through operation (constant monitoring of the input signal by+ B4 p: V" U3 s3 Y
selecting 'Input' mode) it turns into a real-time SPDIF to/from ADAT converter, processed by9 x; z2 z0 d% I$ y
the hardware without any additional software. Activated 'Force Adat' allows you to use the card
# x# n" a, g; F& o/ Z7 E# yas a format converter from SPDIF to ADAT. The stereo signal at the input is copied to all 4
+ s* F( V1 i7 b4 b. e5 S1 qstereo pairs of the output. The option 'A/S Conv.' forces the card's output into stereo operation.6 U% a2 [7 @) F# D6 o" ~, x4 I5 j
Then the card works as format converter from ADAT to SPDIF. Use the 'Track' buttons to
' U4 b/ `+ ^5 x- m! v) d ~define which one of the 4 stereo input pairs will be routed to the SPDIF output.! s( ]$ t; g: W; |" Y- j4 l4 Y
9.3 Analog Output7 r- d5 D5 q) Z7 s8 z( m" t
Whenever the card's output operates in ADAT format, the 2-channel analog output will play
/ H5 H/ j. O9 l) y: f% |back one of the four stereo pairs. The desired pair can be selected in the 'Track' field of the8 o7 x1 N! H& _9 [% v! G! U
Settings dialog. In SPDIF (stereo) mode the Track selection has no functionality.
% T" U0 p" B8 E; i: SThe analog output level can be set coarse (four 6 dB steps) or fine using the faders in the field8 ] p1 \# @4 L' m
'Volume'. Both methods operate simultaneously and with digital precision. The shown damping- S* ~; P- W# V: O0 J& F
values are exactly the ones used. The used technique avoids changes in frequency response
% O# c7 C- K4 r, h* Z4 aand distortion. Only the dynamic range will decrease at higher dampings, as the noise level of
L" ]0 T+ T6 c3 e# g4 {) F7 p& Gthe analog output stage remains unchanged.8 d4 K$ s8 ^7 u1 g$ ~7 S4 [
Additionally the analog output level can be changed coarse (± 12 dB) with the ‘Level’ switch at0 R( L# g& j H- C: K4 ^
the bracket, between +10 dBu and –2 dBu." n# m8 j6 t* @; v3 r- r
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9.4 Tab 'Mode'
0 l* Y/ f# X" [) c/ @' v2 _The Buffer Size value can be set in the RME DIGI Settings dialog, tab 'Mode'. This setting determines& f! t" Z5 `" q9 C
the latency (the delay) between the audio application and the DIGI96 series, as well! d! K0 O0 E1 G3 o" V$ c
as general system stability. The higher the value, the more tracks can be recorded and played
( C/ u' m# M# O- F$ d: a; |back simultaneously, and the longer the system takes to react.
7 C$ \' Y% y& Q) {8 v5 pIn RME DIGI Settings, tab 'Mode', 4 different buffer sizes are available: 256 (6 ms), 512 (11' p* t4 e0 _0 p! b" P# u
ms), 1024 (23 ms), 2048 (46 ms). As the real latency depends on the used sample rate, the+ |4 |- s7 }3 V7 X+ u+ i7 H
values are different for different sample rates:' K* p+ T' S; Z/ o. a
Choice Buffer size Resolution 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 88.2 kHz 96 kHz* W4 W& W8 N! S! \# W5 R; D E
46 ms/16 bit 2048 s 16 bit 46.4 ms 42.7 ms 23.2 ms 21.3 ms5 o4 y2 m# \7 o6 c# O5 z
23 ms/32 bit 1024 s 32 bit 23.2 ms 21.3 ms 11.6 ms 10.7 ms% U: a' M* f% c G
11 ms/16 bit 512 s 16 bit 11.6 ms 10.7 ms 5.8 ms 5.3 ms
( r. x% ]# p( R% a l6 ms/32 bit 256 s 32 bit 5.8 ms 5.3 ms 2.9 ms 2.7 ms$ G3 ?+ A, P3 J
The stated latency describes only one way. The complete path through the computer (record
$ H& y& ^: D9 H! Vplus playback, monitoring) gives double values.
/ |9 ~6 Z/ i0 r6 v) bThe setting of the buffer size affects all formats.: _& b" ]- \2 v- h
MME: Defines lowest possible latency. The current latency and bit resolution is set in the MME) N9 }$ V7 k/ C! j( l
application.
, o& H6 j6 s0 |) M W% mASIO: Sets current latency. Defines the effective interface resolution to 16 or 32 bit.
# X: |4 A# z; F1 P2 f$ j6 x% f7 X& xGSIF: Sets current latency and locks the current interface resolution to 16 or 32 bit. In Gigastudio's
& I5 B8 g5 o% Q; L& ^" r8 P- FHardware Settings the same (and only this) resolution will be displayed, either 24 (32) or! b0 W7 I7 Z6 i1 c
16 bit.
2 [$ P0 b- j6 K% b9 ~9.5 Boot-Option ADAT
9 G f3 k% l+ L" V5 bThe jumper JP4, labelled 'Boot ADAT', configures the card's state between power-on of the
% K9 }6 f( j |! W6 rcomputer and completed boot of the OS. The card is shipped with the jumper set, thus starting
# {% q: N9 v( k* h" hin ADAT mode. This option was introduced because several external devices, especially digital3 X- Y- x7 S+ X
mixing desks like Yamaha's 01V or Spirit's 328 will produce noise when an SPDIF signal is$ v3 @# C) u v
present at their ADAT input.& j' \& E- O: L2 i0 J8 B' R" C
The other way round will normally not cause any problem, as most SPDIF and AES/EBU input9 O* @$ y9 |; S4 D2 ^
circuits recognize 'wrong' formats, and automatically mute the digital audio signal. To start the
% G# ?/ g5 _ m1 ?8 Hcard in SPDIF mode simply pull off jumper JP4.
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9.6 Clock Modes - Synchronization
- c7 G$ K7 _! [$ wIn the digital world, all devices are either the 'Master' (clock source) or a 'Slave' synchronized to% z& [/ h* D; O
the master. Whenever several devices are linked within a system, there must always be a single* R$ I+ R: V0 `% x% z% e
master. The DIGI96 series includes a very user-friendly intelligent clock control, which
7 |( s5 M0 ^* _0 L! ~8 U$ T7 h) \handles the clock switching between master and slave on its own. Click on 'AutoSync' to activate
: h) y, K2 Y1 z) z) Vthis mode.
N6 t7 ~4 L2 z7 n+ R( S, iIn AutoSync mode, the card constantly scans for a valid input signal at the active input. As6 K% q9 O; s H7 @- X
soon as this matches the current playback sample rate, the card switches from the internal
; A0 }) J7 J& D# R- p6 N4 Q7 T( [ Mquartz (display 'Clock Master') to the clock generated from the input signal (display 'Clock Slave').
* r4 n% t9 u8 I% m8 J, [6 E wThis allows on-the-fly recording, even during playback, without having to synchronize the
. l- k" G0 \+ j) b1 R- O% icard to the input signal first. It also allows immediate playback at any sample rate without having
. Q2 u* k2 H, Jto reconfigure the card.
# u6 G$ w5 K2 _ U* O7 E4 Y% v% p'AutoSync’ guarantees a fault-free function of the modes Record, Record while Play and while& t, [4 P9 \1 ^ O+ c$ P
using more than one card (see chapter 10). In certain cases however, e.g. when the inputs and
# [3 j5 I7 Y9 p! S& ^& \% B3 [. woutputs of a DAT machine are connected directly to the DIGI96/8 PRO, AutoSync causes
* Q: A j& A" j; Qfeedback in the digital carrier, so synchronization breaks down. To remedy this, switch the2 Z0 W# d5 G2 S/ o; \
card's clock mode over to 'Master'.
7 z5 s m: ? C, W7 Y& X' hDue to the outstanding clock control and PLL a synchronization of the output signal to the input
1 d# F& C8 C0 e p( }signal is not only possible at identical sample rates, but also at double/half sample rates.; g6 ^/ e. A7 R) o) [
AutoSync allows multiple cards to be easily synchronized by applying one input signal to all9 d* n5 c3 }3 v! h5 W0 G: v4 ^
inputs simultaneously (see chapter 10).
" n; u! n1 Y3 B# n, d. c: TThanks to the described AutoSync technology and a lightning fast PLL the DIGI96 Series is not
; }6 Q5 M0 U& u& I* W2 I' ^! ^* P: aonly capable of handling standard frequencies, but also any sample rate between 25 and 1056 @0 C& L: I4 ^6 w ^
kHz. The digital input serves as synchronization source. Please note that at the start of a record
* k1 j0 d. A! `( b, T: aor playback a valid sample frequency (32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz)
7 ]7 [4 L c& khas to be fed. When started the sample frequency can be pitched to whatever is needed,, l3 X; e: c3 d, G
DIGI96/8 PRO will follow theses changes immediately.# i6 M T2 X$ q* P' {
When using the optional Word Clock Module (clock mode 'Word Clock') the word clock input
2 J! }7 ~ d4 {can serve as synchronization source. In vari-speed operation any sample frequency between
5 f, O1 i$ ^1 J6 w25 kHz and 105 kHz is allowed.6 ~1 ~% e- Y. V/ n9 Q% P: u
Only one device can be master in a digital system! When DIGI96/8 PRO operates in clock) n! ~0 b& A/ a% M2 M& I+ k
mode 'Master', all other devices have to be 'Slave'.7 [! O4 u* A b: T$ ]7 u8 h& Y. d
More information on these subjects can be found in the HTML document 'sync96.htm', located1 f: f9 {8 x! v; B" {7 j4 J1 _
in the directory rmeaudio.webenglishtechinfo on the RME Driver CD, or on our web site.
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10. Using more than one DIGI96/8 PRO) p$ L6 W; b: B5 I" M2 V) q0 h! A. k
All our drivers can communicate simultaneously with all the cards registered in the system. The
! I' ~! S; f3 `. B8 [* Q# ndriver marks them with different numbers after the device's name, like ‘DIGI96/8 PRO In (1)’.
. p( }' [& A& [1 \; ?6 yThanks to our AutoSync technology multiple cards can be synchronized easily by applying one
3 E0 ?. N5 _7 ~input signal to all inputs simultaneously.
3 M! ]4 e. ]0 i! m5 L* E1 Z9 O8 xIn order to connect more than one DIGI96/8 PRO to a digital mixing desk they must all
) [/ f) m1 F* g6 q$ r! R1 a6 }get the same clock(ed input signal). This is easy to achieve: just connect at least one input of
% g# R, M, d( v$ jeach card to one output of the mixing desk.+ `! H: C" S9 a6 t" h
Example 1: All DIGI's digital inputs are connected to other devices synced to the word clock' P( o' }% p9 o6 ~5 c
net.- x& N1 e# S9 r4 E0 H* r9 t& r4 G# x
Activate the corresponding input of each card in its Settings dialog, and activate the mode AutoSync- M, q9 C# a: L0 d" p% P7 @
at all cards./ N- l8 [) J1 E' P* s& T
Example 2: Only the outputs of the DIGIs are connected to other devices.% x3 P; J ~8 n, X$ J
Connect the internal Sync-Out of the master card to the Sync-In (CD-ROM) of the second card,
- q# u6 _( D0 v7 U2 Yactivate its internal input and AutoSync mode. Next connect the third card in the same way,
7 a; D: u3 V, Z% T8 j, v& b* g) qfrom the second's card Sync-Out to the third's card Sync-In. Configure this card like the second
4 E8 H% N q; R2 ?- G9 Q4 Wone. The necessary 2-wire cables are the ones supplied with the DIGI cards. Of course this# Y: Y7 B4 J6 v9 u0 C/ p0 a
method is also operational with the external connectors, like optical or coaxial, as long as the7 C7 J2 B3 V( X7 a3 G& {* z
corresponding input is activated.
+ X, ^9 e: e# y' FA convenient alternative is the test mode of the optional Word Clock Module WCM.
- c7 C. f2 C% |5 f" w8 T* MPlease note when using more than one card plus the word clock output that only one card9 b6 w0 G, p _0 y, q
can be master!! x' T9 ~2 o% o; W
Example 3: All DIGIs are correctly connected to the Word Clock Module.
4 T. Z9 q: t& C$ @0 a' DActivate the test mode by pushing the test switch, so the red LED lights up. Next activate the
! C a% u; J: Y5 y& P, g! ?mode 'Word Clock' in all card's settings dialogs. Now all cards should show 'Word Clock' in the- U9 }$ s1 n" j% W( f
third line of 'Output Status'., e9 C1 z6 u' D( \4 n: g
After activating the test mode all internally connected cards are immediately synchronized, in: n* [8 m- X! D& h5 i9 h
case clock mode 'Word Clock' was activated in all settings dialogs.* b% V- L. N0 o: ~/ c0 d
More information on this subject can be found in the HTML document 'sync96.htm', located in7 P& N# B- d5 f7 p. N! i
the directory rmeaudio.webenglishtechinfo on the RME Driver CD, or on our web site.
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11. Special Features of the Digital Output7 S9 A" b+ v$ E$ u( V
Apart from the audio data itself, digital audio signals in SPDIF or AES/EBU format include a
( U3 e' L ]9 y8 V: Oheader containing Channel Status information. False Channel Status is a common cause of# r7 x$ |1 c% Z; `# j
malfunction. The DIGI96 series ignores the received header and creates a totally new one for W: ]" \- ?7 A$ v0 d
the output signal." X6 {+ @: r5 ~% {8 J
Note that in record or monitor modes, set emphasis bits will disappear. Recordings originally2 l) m4 E4 \! J2 `( h- W
done with emphasis should always be played back with the emphasis bit set!8 @$ r) U. z6 M4 i
This can be done by selecting the ‘Emphasis’ switch in the Settings dialogue. The changes in" S1 T% \: W' G) c' J" v
sound caused by this setting can be monitored in real-time at the analog output jack. At 64," C7 }% w7 T7 G- d9 z1 i1 z
88.2 and 96 kHz sample rate the analog output does not support De-Emphasis, so no change in8 A( t0 ?3 T2 R! T5 m7 V
sound will be audible.
$ u; H$ Y. i: v7 b& x& |The DIGI96 series' new output header is optimized for largest compatibility with other digital. f. w: Z% n2 G
devices:7 r# ]. ^: G! a
· 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, depending on the current sample rate
9 a6 C/ P, L# O% j+ i7 F @. b· Audio use, Non-Audio* v. C& L8 t" T( V0 R, Q6 C8 f. L
· No copyright, copy permitted
9 t- F. e; T# z' E" R4 t* M& Y+ e0 G; t· Format Consumer or Professional
, h% ?$ O r) P" j* @" x; y3 E7 l· Category General, generation not indicated9 y/ |9 S: a4 t# c2 {4 S
· 2-Channel, No Emphasis or 50/15 µs
. t( P6 ^ [+ L' e· Aux bits audio use$ G8 C& m- r" I' J
Note that most consumer-orientated equipment (with optical or phono SPDIF inputs) will
; O1 ]0 U( T& ^only accept signals in ‘Consumer’ format!) l+ v" c0 x9 o4 V# t# w1 p
The status 'Professional' should always be activated when using AES/EBU format (when the
C3 W7 q; {. T. I" c7 t) i6 bXLR connectors are used).
8 i8 h1 Q! _& K2 @The audio bit in the header can be set to 'Non-Audio'. This is necessary when Dolby AC-3 encoded# j$ _3 D+ k( a1 M
data is sent to external decoders (surround-sound receivers, television sets etc. with AC-9 ^" Y v% m( v! a0 `/ D7 c8 f' Y
3 digital inputs), as these decoders would otherwise not recognize the data as AC-3.- d& i/ u7 V0 l' i$ {" d
When playing back in multi channel mode (using the optical ADAT interface) the XLR and
$ R' m9 V8 N @ a/ ^coaxial connectors will be turned off. This prevents sound disturbance by the ADAT signal fed( c8 X8 ?7 V4 U2 i0 ^. Q: g1 K
to SPDIF or AES/EBU inputs.
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12. Notes on the ADAT Interface
! U$ V! q4 x: A( n+ QDIGI96/8 PRO comes with two different driver methods in one driver. Using channel
: H. \" F- {" Xinterleave there is only one device, the software in use divides the channels into 8 mono tracks.
) J( o- Z" o2 ?4 v" x, s8 gBecause this easy to handle 'Windows native' method is not widely used the DIGI96/8+ o5 B9 v4 H4 C; U: d. G6 N7 R
PRO also supports Multi-Device operation. The driver routes the 8 tracks in 4 stereo devices.
' b! s" U" w- MThese 4 stereo devices can be used by nearly any software to record or playback more than 2
+ P) p3 j. F5 O. j2 Ychannels simultaneously, making DIGI96/8 PRO compatible to a wide range of already
# B( V( `3 B- R5 q! iexisting software.
3 R: ^4 }* J8 Z6 C. m1 a9 y8 KDIGI96/8 PRO includes an intelligent hardware controller for ease of use. Whenever
7 k7 W1 H5 b- C! d% }more than 2 channels are used, no matter with record, playback or both, the card switches into
# P$ c4 H. Q( N/ s" IADAT mode. Whenever an ADAT signal is present at the optical input the settings dialog of the
2 y% \, j" `5 N% X7 \" Z* X# f& gDIGI96/8 PRO indicates ‘ADAT 44,1 kHz' or 'ADAT 48 kHz'. If now the output function is) y9 V; u, i3 W. k2 S# q
set to ‘Input’ while AutoSync is active the card's output changes to ADAT mode to allow input& k) o( v( v+ W; x% K; {
monitoring of up to 8 channels. The analog output allows you to listen to any of the four stereo- N! d+ X4 p6 I. w! l: p$ T
pairs. The desired pair can be selected in the 'Track' field of the Settings dialogue.1 D! ]9 Y- K( Q& d/ l! ]1 U
If the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode activate the switch ‘Force Adat' in
* L4 U7 w) e4 K2 q" D7 gthe Settings dialog.
6 B( c* F7 F: g% C! PWhen using a 'normal' 2 track program to play or record a stereo file, you're not only able to
6 w) s6 Z0 o! t% |send the data to any SPDIF device but also to any other ADAT interface! Just activate 'Force n- x7 d4 B5 {& u S
Adat' and choose the stereo pair that corresponds to the desired channels (for example
% {7 I- w' Q2 b& EDIGI96/8 PRO (3+4)).
4 V5 ~+ c7 b1 R. B/ eIn SPDIF mode it doesn't matter which stereo device is being used.
: z" f; e& b; K+ Y13. Multiclient Operation
+ i- y& s' h- r/ D13.1 General( L+ Y( S( z; D4 }$ A1 u% o1 T
The DIGI96/8 series supports multiclient operation. That means more than one program can be1 O9 x" C# _# g
used at the same time. But this mode is only available as long as certain rules are followed. For& s" [. M; \; U0 `: W: @8 @
a flawless multiclient operation with multiple programs the below guidelines have to be followed4 }5 \5 z- ~' V F. i! z
precisely.
3 ]6 c4 S0 h4 D, hRule 1: Multiclient operation always requires the activation of Force Adat!$ l3 K8 q( x; K% q! b i/ D
After an activation of Force Adat all 4 output pairs can be used freely. You can use 4 different9 r: [1 t9 ~& w8 P' e' M3 d4 s( a
MME programs, or two stereo pairs under ASIO, one under GSIF and one under MME – any p" m9 q' q/ u0 Y/ [
combination is allowed.: M s. U- a; w$ q( a6 P
Rule 2: Multiclient operation always requires identical sample rates and bit resolutions!
$ C! u! o7 l# P4 j2 r! A8 V+ OIt is not possible to run one program at 44.1 kHz and another one at 48 kHz. Also it's not possible
, k/ y' ^' I! P& B& ` Dto run one program in 16 bit and another one in 24 (32) bit resolution. Please note that the
2 z& c3 Q. ]5 }: P0 Q' Sselected latency (Mode) also sets the bit resolution for GSIF and ASIO!! Q2 m% j7 d; K
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7 g: _' d8 I) s1 k! a' aRule 3: It is not possible to use the same channels with different programs simultaneously.( d/ s/ K! Y$ a! B" u8 {8 E
If for example Cubase uses channels 1/2 (default in Cubase, Master bus), this output pair can't
$ A0 P# T( U5 ?( Abe used in Gigasampler/Studio (default) nor under MME.7 z. `7 n8 b; U, w- y" B
13.2 Multi Channel Direct Sound (Win 9x only)8 [: T; I* r7 \( U1 I6 I
The Windows 95/98 driver of the DIGI96 series supports DirectSound. Due to compatibility& @, K! k% Z* v/ p
reasons DirectSound is de-activated by default. To activate the DirectSound support un-check6 u" L) p* e2 W2 W% P
'Disable DS' in the Settings dialog.0 v8 C# \- O6 U# A9 L
Additionally the driver offers multi-device DirectSound. This mode is not officially supported by
p6 Z/ N' R* s9 v. hWindows 95/98, but works perfectly for example with BPM-Studio. In this mode' Y4 n' s* K" o: S5 l; o
DS/ASIO/MME/GSIF can be used simultaneously, as long as different channels are assigned to
2 S/ x5 |7 c6 Q: Y/ Oeach driver format. Only the combination ASIO/MME is not supported.+ r) W+ Q2 T1 C' ` F
The multi-device mode for DirectSound requires 'Force ADAT' to be set in the Settings dialog!
7 o4 C3 C' z* B$ p( G9 eThe DIGI96 series requires identical formats when used in multi-client operation! All programs. F$ Z6 m8 s4 \
simultaneously accessing the DIGI MUST use the same sample rate and bit resolution.
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; x* V. z, a. V4 e% p9 c14. Operation under ASIO 2.01 V1 f1 w: Z9 h
14.1 General. L6 \$ M* k7 A, w
As Steinberg is the inventor of ASIO we have chosen Steinberg's Cubase VST as example on
; @/ T0 n* A3 j9 Bhow to use and setup our cards in ASIO operation.1 l) A5 q/ f2 X ^* T" Y
Our ASIO driver supports any3 s8 h- T6 f/ q( j: `& l
combination of cards from the& b2 c" u0 @! [! ]
DIGI96 series. Important: Multiple
: s% Y( h8 @ y, g* C% M9 h% P( Tcards MUST be synchronized! c \: h+ c+ x+ x. o0 {! l
among themselves! This% s% N2 ^ }( H1 ^: w. p
may be done by using the3 l5 Q/ R& Z: f7 A3 t4 G8 j$ O
input signal (having a common5 E/ X7 A8 ~3 ?& R+ q; b* H
clock source, for example a
* l1 g4 ]) j. S. k0 Y- ?0 a1 R) ]0 I3 ddigital mixing desk), several
9 n$ Y( _7 Y! u ]1 Z+ P# m, Tsynchronized ADATs or the
* h, L- i( l3 p z2 r4 `% KRME Word Clock Module.4 i8 S! I$ } n- t8 L' p* I q
Start the ASIO application, go- Y: C8 v" t, x' p1 C+ f2 a% {
to ASIO/System and choose
- ~: S x, W5 ]) zthe device 'ASIO DIGI96 Series'.7 v, q4 w( ^1 | h
The button 'ASIO system
7 Y- ~& k6 q( t& S( ocontrol' directly starts the Settings* a' |5 |" E4 q2 M; o
dialog of the DIGI96' u& ~0 Q5 a$ k& V
series (see chapter 9).% |' d7 t+ ]: A5 Q
Switching between SPDIF (2 channel) and ADAT (8 channel) is done in a very easy and convenient) z4 |. y0 M; [. t, `; l
way.5 P$ @, C2 Q, r) A8 V, w" I: h
Playback: When using more than 2 tracks (Master bus plus at least one other) the card switches! @& t; Q, i2 r! s! V% h
into ADAT mode. Simply activate 'Force Adat' in the settings dialog in case the ADAT% ~/ C( a5 J$ W+ w
format is desired when playing back only 2 tracks.5 i" n. ]. P2 x) E- |: h
Record: The card automatically recognizes ADAT or SPDIF signals and immediately switches; J. u7 ~( ~5 ~- k, p
into the corresponding mode. It doesn't matter how many inputs are activated. When more than- H& j1 v4 L; K
one input is active and a SPDIF signal is present at the input this (stereo) signal will be routed
+ ~ c* I" g+ X/ Wto input 1+2.
0 \$ ^# H. _( L. xMixed Mode: Because of the extended ASIO driver concept it is possible to record from a
3 l3 K0 B2 v* o1 NSPDIF source while playing back in ADAT format and vice versa (Mixed Mode). Under certain7 r; X$ Q1 i: i, f' t
configurations sync problems might occur, which make it neccessary to use an external word' H2 A5 z/ o. B. ?
clock for all participating devices.
6 s0 D$ t, k8 }% yThe Enhanced Zero Latency mode of the DIGI96 series enables the 'ASIO Direct Monitoring'4 N) G1 {. V* r( {+ z& q5 z
feature of the ASIO 2.0 standard to be used. Please note that in this mode neither routing nor1 Y: }( p! M% `$ l/ Z' U" x
pan are supported so the input signals will only be routed to the same output channel. Other. @( P2 Z. H/ p+ W; j
VST mixer settings have no effect.) s7 Y3 d' Z- v7 X9 u
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' `1 Y4 U: N; [6 g' |14.2 Buffer Size - Latency3 w/ m4 J# u ^4 R
The Buffer Size value in the RME DIGI Settings dialog determines the latency (in this case the
8 ^ K4 ^ V8 @. q2 m7 f, Qdelay) between the audio application and the DIGI96 series as well as general system stability.3 b1 c ?" W" o% _* Z
The higher the value, the more tracks can be recorded and played back simultaneously, and- M; a$ J7 g( T1 q4 e
the longer the system takes to react.
) b; g0 x' @% G% BThe indicated bit resolution is independent from the chosen bit resolution in Cubase. Selecting
2 \' |8 H3 e7 x; n; Z/ e16 bit in the driver and 24 bit in Cubase will cause Cubase to record 16 bit data and 8 bit zeroes./ I3 V! `: j2 ?2 P
Selecting 24 bit in the driver and 16 bit in Cubase, the bits 17 to 24 get lost (which only
* U; v! {* V" I' c smatters if they included information at all).# C1 z# v9 [" Z% G' t
Please note that the latency setting describes only one way. The complete path through the
, [6 Q4 v8 ?* q0 \9 ]# N5 u4 j( lcomputer (record plus playback, monitoring) gives double values." y" W. F1 c( j+ x8 d g$ H
More information on how to set up the latency under ASIO can be found in chapter 9.4, Tab5 j# _. N4 u& ?5 I8 X4 U+ m
'Mode'.
. S8 q! u, j9 i14.3 Known problems" u7 K* c: U6 m9 k, i5 l0 m
In case the used computer has no sufficient CPU-power and/or sufficient PCI-bus transfer rates,& p/ O3 H5 q3 P8 [ H; [0 v0 j% f- S7 b
then drop outs, crackling and noise will appear. We also recommend to deactivate all PlugIns( W9 @) O; `7 h1 K. g
to verify that these are not the reason for such effects.' R3 H! \. T: R1 [! b
Unfortunately some newer UltraATA66 and UltraATA100 hard disk controller (also Raid controller)
6 K3 X& L3 O/ j1 A) ]seem to violate against the PCI specs. To achieve the highest throughput they hog the PCI: B% ~# E8 U. Q+ O; ]2 ]' q }0 I
bus, even in their default setting. Thus when working with low latencies heavy drop outs (clicks)2 C) I) Q5 L0 i/ }
are heard. Try to solve this problem by changing the default setting of the controller (for example; @: r+ f2 G/ n8 G
by reducing the 'PCI Bus Utilization').
' U q3 c4 Q! T9 f: @/ m& RAnother typical source of trouble is wrong synchronization. ASIO does not support asynchronous! E( T# \# C" u5 j
operation. This means input and output signal must not only have the same sample frequency,4 j$ n" H' x% U u/ P: s* _4 U Q
but must also be 'in sync' for error-free Full Duplex operation.
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15. Operation under GSIF (Gigasampler Interface)
1 R( u# R! Q1 h8 z5 {! J15.1 Windows 98/SE/ME
( b/ k1 P. s3 oThe GSIF interface of the DIGI96 series Windows 98/SE/ME driver allows direct operation with- E7 Z& t2 i& N
Gigasampler and Gigastudio, with up to 8 channels, 96kHz and 24bit. Additionally the driver5 l: B1 `$ f" w
supports multi-client operation. For example ASIO can use channels 1/2 and Gigastudio (with4 f1 d6 I# W" i5 y* H" \
GSIF) channels 3/4 simultaneously, and so on.
$ ?9 Z0 h& B6 ], zIn case more than 2 channels shall be used under GSIF, activate 'Force ADAT' in the Settings' {1 I2 w, l. N
dialog before starting the software.
: w2 m4 Y: c5 WGigasampler/Studio requires a lot of the computer’s calculation power. An optimum performance! J1 V5 \% a7 k( ?2 ]* z& ?
is achieved with a stand-alone GSIF PC. Else we recommend not to use the DIGI96 ASIO
$ p/ K+ t( }. \4 Q+ Q7 bdriver, but the ASIO Multimedia driver. It can be set to much higher latencies (i.e. 750 ms),
- j6 T: O# Q3 `/ Mthus providing a problem-free simultaneous operation of ASIO and Gigastudio. Gigastudio itself
* P ^2 g% N$ \; L' cwill still work at a very low latency.8 k, i: K, B2 [% A* @, i
The DIGI96 series requires identical formats when used in multi-client operation! All programs
4 ?1 B: J2 a7 h$ V9 [& Gsimultaneously accessing the hardware MUST use the same sample rate and bit
7 p- a$ M d$ t% ]; oresolution. Otherwise de-tuned sound or no sound at all will be heared.+ [' H; ?# F1 g7 n
Additional simultaneous operation of GSIF and ASIO requires to use different channels. As
( s6 f! G" M: L, G5 N: Q& SCubase VST always uses tracks 1/2 these tracks must not be activated in Gigastudio/Sampler.- f0 K- S6 a2 a5 p, Z. V
The tracks activated under GSIF have to be de-activated in ASIO.6 C( v( n$ ?, k+ Y, u7 _3 Z
Please note that the ASIO Multimedia driver will use the maximum bit resolution by default. If
. A. r% L2 X2 e: c% F- t) s) d7 Qthe bit resolution of Gigasampler/Studio and other programs do not match, audio output will be' `7 g8 @+ e/ a x, H: J
stopped, until the settings match and a reset is initiated ('Reset Devices' or software restart).
* ~* J4 d: w! @: |15.2 Windows 2000/XP" `3 T3 p4 d, L- T; |: j
Basically as under Windows 9x. Differences: GSIF under W2k/XP uses a modified interface,; }* `2 V: D4 Y! [- X
which needs interrupts (similar to ASIO). Therefore the user can now set and change the latency) E" `8 h, P/ i) T6 Y. w
(under W9x latency was fixed inside Gigastudio). However, when using the Hammerfall
j& L% g: N0 }- `( s+ PDSP, the latency is always the same as the one selected for ASIO operation. This can cause
8 Z" z5 D) \0 }performance problems on slower machines when using GSIF and ASIO at the same time.
" H/ @: @, S4 K6 s( bPlease note that the W2k/XP driver fully supports multiclient operation, including the combination( e0 J7 F3 u' m
MME/ASIO. So for example Cubase, Gigastudio and Sonar can be used simultaneously,; d+ g# s0 h1 Z
provided each of these programs uses its own audio channels exclusively. Please also note6 d) H3 }' K( \
that Gigastudio is running unexpectedly in the background (thus blocking its assigned audio; _- a1 O1 J8 u3 X2 g; T* l
channels), as soon as the Gigastudio MIDI ports are used – even when Gigastudio itself hasn't
, ?6 g. j! S- I5 o( [0 mbeen started.
8 t& Q& a* b @8 R+ k! [; rUser's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 24
& |6 ^, P5 m0 ~4 B U% p16. Hotline - Troubleshooting* E X W5 p- `: n/ w( j0 g9 L7 }
16.1 General
+ C. U3 I+ c4 |6 K( u2 FThe newest information can always be found on our website www.rme-audio.com, section FAQ,7 J, O; R$ g7 p" u/ Z
Latest Additions." \0 Y" D; Q3 p* M/ r: Z: I
Playback works but recording doesn´t:
W# f5 K7 K% G$ p· Check that a valid input signal is at hand. In this case the Error LED on the hardware turns+ ]1 w7 p$ t3 z+ ~) b E
off, and the current sample frequency is shown under 'Settings'.1 ]: Z$ u3 R, d5 p1 M6 h# F W
· If you are sure that a valid signal is being sent but the LED is still red, then check the currently# T) J& S/ B( h
selected input in the Settings dialogue.- |9 \4 x0 G' S4 X7 s: n. @
· Check whether the DIGI96/8 PRO has been selected as recording device in the audio
4 \# P: s. X( m2 G9 I. [7 t7 Napplication.
. `2 S/ _ b! L4 f, T9 I) m· Check whether the sample frequency set in the audio application (‘Recording properties’ or' a. G/ M/ F4 `1 m
similar) matches the input signal.4 v$ P, ?+ O0 \( [& {/ S4 e
· Check that there is no loop cabling present. If so set 'Clock Mode' to 'Master'.+ [8 S7 |; P! W9 O) Y6 u9 z
The input signal cannot be monitored in real-time' z6 u% k$ I! v3 Q" } I
· Monitoring has not been enabled (for example 'Global disable' in Cubase).5 p1 E3 F. g# P2 h
Only the playback signal, but not the record (input) signal is present at the output5 v/ i4 Y1 D \5 O; h" y; _
· The DIGI96 series has no hardware mixer. Therefore while playback is running only the5 C5 q. c! D( k: u0 Z* P
playback signal is present at the output. The mixing of record and playback signal has to be
; x' P$ t9 |9 Y; _. B, J' |done in the software (for example deactivate Cubase's 'ASIO Direct Monitoring').
7 N2 l6 u) C8 [8 P( r L5 lThe SPDIF output does not work5 Z1 ?5 j) O, f! o
· The output operates in ADAT Mode, see Output Status Display. This may be caused by2 D# R1 x H+ |4 V! t% _
Force Adat being activated, an activation of more than the first (1/2) Master output busses in; [/ R/ w; ~2 A9 U8 M- s( T
Cubase, or when 'Max I/O' (under Hardware & Driver) wasn't set to 2 in Logic. @9 a7 n: L6 T4 J5 J4 {5 z
Low Latency ASIO operation under Windows 2000/XP on single CPU systems:
5 K- O. z% d# U& J& l4 j+ ^% P· To use ASIO at lowest latencies under Windows 2000/XP even when only having one CPU,
5 _& E3 |1 ?) H c; Qthe system performance has to be optimized for background tasks. Go to Control Panel/% r9 u% M, m6 a/ q7 W
System/Advanced/Performance Options. Change the default 'Applications' to 'Background
/ L7 S; x. O: wtasks'. The lowest usable latency will drop from 23 ms to around 3 ms. This is no issue d% ^& e) v' g' w9 s. A
when using dual CPU systems.! K* v9 x% q# J; @ W+ b. o' Z( w( g
The recording or the playback is disturbed by crackling:' V% k7 ? s A* T( ~
· Increase the quantity and size of the buffers in the software being used.- W# O4 \, E6 w; r; j* j0 L! t
· Use a different cable (coaxial or optical) to cross-check them for defects.' U, L! d4 e) O& W4 s2 x
· Check that there is no loop cabling present. If so set 'Clock Mode' to 'Master'.; f" B8 ] W& s1 k- e
· In case of loop cabling with an ADAT we recommend to use the ADAT as master (Int) and
- E s8 \. j) u3 A# r3 B6 l5 Uthe DIGI as slave (AutoSync).- e2 a2 K8 X% u, T1 d' D
· Increase the buffer size of the hard disk cache (example: from 64 kB to 256 kB)." }5 E8 F9 U1 ~ V0 k
· Activate Busmaster mode for the hard disks. Windows: Device Manager, double-click on
' C* @6 J' M3 D) k‘Disk drives’, then on the required hard disk(s). Select ‘DMA’ in the Properties dialog.
+ u: K3 j8 ?* p2 @ z# fUser's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 25
- p# Y4 O5 u8 n0 @' ICubase seems to work, but no signal shows up at the output of the DIGI96
: a' |. v! v; O! ]5 |6 E· This can also happen with Logic or other programs. Most propably Gigasampler/Gigastudio
! }1 a: s, B8 g% b# Nhas been installed. Programs like Cubase then use the newly installed Gigastudio MIDIPorts,6 B5 [9 i% ~: y/ t
thus activating GSIF on the audio channels which are set inside Gigastudio (default:$ |/ W% Q9 A- ]1 w: x# S% A& {
1/2). As a result ASIO (also 1/2) is blocked. This effect vanishes as soon as the Gigastudio
9 [" `1 N0 G6 C1 c1 o& Nports are deactivated in Cubase' Setup MME.
& c1 r$ j& h; x4 F16.2 Installation
" [, w8 W/ J( v! ^9 AMore information on installation problems (which fortunately are very seldom, thanks to Plug
4 H$ m) k% ^1 r& rand Play), can be found in the Tech Info 'Installation problems', located in the directory
9 H% {$ N/ `+ ~" f/ E8 j# Grmeaudio.webtechinfo on the RME Driver CD.0 }$ h0 C8 C4 a; }+ T9 w
The card is normally found in the Device Manager (>Settings/Control Panel/System<), in the
* q8 ]2 @( C6 u/ L7 ccategory 'Sound-, Video- and Gamecontroller'. A double click on 'DIGI96/8 PRO' starts the
$ ~+ z1 ^# {0 a0 P* Vproperties dialog. Choosing 'Resources' shows Interrupt and Memory Range.
: s( t8 v; N! S; j* l! [* q* i2 qThe newest information on hardware problems can always be found on our website www.rmeaudio.
# n( O5 }4 S$ t4 a# @5 R, `com, section FAQ, Hardware Alert: about incompatible hardware.
9 @5 P: |4 j0 F1 @The dialog 'New hardware component found’ does not appear:
' X; G( B Q+ d+ u9 p· Is the Error LED of the DIGI96/8 PRO lit when no cable is connected to the optical% z. K1 \1 A4 f0 T
input? If not, the card is either defect or not sitting properly in the slot.
/ e" h/ |7 n, y3 R2 zWhen the card and the driver have been properly installed but no playback is possible:; m6 M$ z% B' A& }5 m
· Check that the DIGI96/8 PRO appears correctly in the Device Manager. If the device
% v/ m+ s* }( w, m. S'DIGI96/8 PRO' is marked with a yellow exclamation mark then either an address conflict or
8 Y) s% V# h; E; t/ U- y) @an IRQ conflict is present.
0 G/ }, q- q' g7 k· If no yellow exclamation mark is present check the 'Resources' tab.* d$ k, }! S3 a5 {9 m$ [! A" c* m
· Check that the DIGI96/8 PRO has been set as ‘transmitting device’ in the software.& T8 U, v- ~' _8 x1 H
Also check the settings under >Settings /Control Panel /Multimedia /Advanced<. Here the8 H* x' }9 M# q# ?* T
DIGI96/8 PRO must appear as an audio device when it´s been correctly installed, and
- s/ ?' ~, L& F& x* m0 j3 zcan be set as the Preferred Device under 'Audio'.% C' p( r" ]" q& s' {
The computer crashes whenever the DIGI96/8 PRO is accessed:# H0 H! c- ~! W% c2 o, F& u
· If your graphics board is an older Matrox Mystique or uses a ‘968’ S3 chip, there could be a2 q* ]. U( G( a$ l E+ P8 G
memory allocation error. Change the memory area allocated to the DIGI9652 (via2 P8 Z* [2 s0 U+ _/ V2 C% ?' c1 Y
Control Panel /System /Device Manager /DIGI968 PAD /Properties /Resources /Change
+ _: W& q- n* D( L5 A6 R: B/ XSetting) to below the area used by the graphics board (e.g. D0000000 - D0FFFFFF). Detailed
! L* ~. }& u$ H+ _: v& zinformation on this subject can be found in rmeaudio.webtechinfoinstall.htm on the
' y% ^7 }/ D. b+ ]* rRME Driver CD.
, x$ j1 w+ D( e: h1 i7 H. h" e8 uUser's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 26
' U W& O1 a. c; i; m0 j17. DIGICheck: Analysis, Test and Measurements using the DIGI96 series/ w7 C1 y0 `" \1 M, B
The DIGI96 series from RME is accompanied by a world wide unique software tool: DIGICheck,
) o7 W) a k h6 b# U- Uthe incredible utility for test, measure and analysis of the digital audio data stream.1 q* R# M) r: B' c1 L. _6 d
DIGICheck is based on functions of our well-known DAM-1, the Digital Audio Monitor. This
! I1 C; S$ \) T5 ? _3 ^+ B; bdevice uses a built-in DSP for its calculations. Therefore DIGICheck is not able to realize all the
1 G! b' z! F5 a9 ?, Y$ Dfunctions of the DAM-1. Additionally, the DAM-1 works perfectly in the background while DIGICheck2 d& e6 O+ I, r
will cause a certain CPU load.
9 P0 m% g8 m8 M/ LDIGICheck also includes test routines from our research lab and our production site. Thus you
* C/ g: t9 t; D lare able for the first time to run a detailed function and performance test with your own audio
4 Z3 ~5 M1 {- Z6 U4 d bcard in your own computer, like it isn't possible with any other test tool.
# ]$ D: G" }. V& vAlthough the DIGICheck software is fairly self-explanatory, it still includes a comprehensive
/ j8 A! ?* n# R, Ronline help. A detailed description of all functions and the technical background is also available
2 ?5 H, P6 m# \4 Iin HTML format (digich.htm, in the techinfo directory on the RME Drivers CD or from our8 J+ N3 E. x+ b) [4 q$ Y
website). The following is a short summary of the available functions:
; ^; k4 C4 [: ]6 B- g: q· Level Meter. High precision 24-bit resolution, 2/8 channels. Application examples: Peak4 ~! L/ a4 i9 v, d9 o& O) X
level measurement, RMS level measurement, Over detection, phase correlation measurement,
5 `8 o& ]4 e, n" F) jdynamic range and signal-to-noise ratios, RMS to peak difference (loudness), long& [# W$ w. L0 g2 Q e# U" s$ U- v
term peak measurement, input check6 Y0 Q7 q- } |" H: e& m; W
· Channel Status Display. Shows the channel status information contained in the digital: U( q6 J/ |" Q! i; S" n. v
audio data stream. Sample rate measurement
- l6 D' }$ Z3 D7 d· Bit Statistics. Shows the true resolution of audio signals as well as errors and DC offset
' j9 j% Q# \& X+ {, w4 H+ d· Performance Test. Measurement of the PCI-bus data transfer
6 u N# n; w3 H; u8 y/ s( I· Memory Test. Tests the on board SRAM and the entire data path in the PC% G- j5 z( q( R5 i" @/ X6 @+ s2 O
To install DIGICheck, go to the DIGICheck directory on the RME Drivers CD and run setup.
4 Z+ w0 V4 p. M; G( T; d) F" x9 ]5 Wexe. Follow the instructions prompted on the screen.; t, a- p7 J' ~$ i# @9 a
18. TECH INFO
- n( F2 _5 \1 l |9 wRME provides more information on the TECH INFO pages in the web (http://www.rmeaudio.
' O5 h: M3 M( u8 ` T2 R& p% {com/techinfo/index.htm), and in the directory rmeaudio.webtechinfo on the RME
, Y! O+ {1 ~7 l3 S6 U; T: o1 c+ X1 {Driver CD. Here are some examples of available Tech Infos:
+ w' p" q9 w2 j, z9 ]Synchronization II (DIGI96 series)' l+ |- s" g7 V7 u8 U5 x: I' m* l% P
Digital audio synchronization: technical background, problems
- j5 r! F2 `3 ~+ sInstallation Problems4 V# U' W% G9 r! a7 f* p4 ~5 R* c5 _
..and their solutions
& h( d; Z; s3 n/ \$ U* u+ f1 R+ E& TList of Driver Updates" [" J! a9 _/ U% L" p/ v' x1 P
Lists all driver updates and the changes in them) c0 o7 ^7 @% L# N; [0 Y/ d3 ^
Configuration of Samplitude, Cubase, Logic, Cakewalk 7.0, Sonar and SAWPlus32 using the
& K$ x/ z" `, E9 O- E* p* Z# R& F! }DIGI96 series. Step by step instructions
2 A X% \1 T4 T% r b$ @DIGICheck: Analysis, tests and measurements with the DIGI96 series3 H3 J9 |$ e' Z A7 V( l
A description of DIGICheck, including technical basics. @. r3 |7 b& @( O* d) b
TMS (Track Marker Support)) `. E, d: A1 P3 a! m3 Z
Description of the TMS technology to transfer CD- and DAT information.
* ?7 C; J5 s+ ~2 QUser's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 27
/ z: I% W- @3 r h7 L. j# Z19. Warranty+ h- e; B1 s* c# K1 _% F! y
Each individual DIGI96/8 PRO undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete
8 ^1 K' g7 c4 H" `6 i/ ^+ f5 Ytest in a PC environment at RME before shipping. This may cause very slight signs of wear on! T3 u8 `% c1 L( e" n& _
the contacts (if the card looks like it was used one time before - it was). The usage of high grade5 Q" m, l, ?/ o9 n# b U3 T9 p9 M
components allows us to offer a full two year warranty. We accept a copy of the sales receipt! b+ T3 D% a* m
as valid warranty legitimation.
+ u0 n' J! g& A3 a! b5 RRME’s replacement service within this period is handled by the retailer. If you suspect that your
$ {8 O/ O! O! H" Wcard is faulty, please contact your local retailer. The warranty does not cover damage caused
# ]& H) d: H' V: \by improper installation or maltreatment - replacement or repair in such cases can only be carried4 k! C! t% ?, ^7 Y8 j. p2 D
out at the owner’s expense.
* Q3 z: j* z; s# N7 b& URME does not accept claims for damages of any kind, especially consequential damage. Liability
3 q: L3 o, f) k. e2 P1 Jis limited to the value of the DIGI96/8 PRO. The general terms of business drawn up( z1 j) b3 [1 {# K
by Synthax OHG apply at all times.4 }( v3 ?- y$ P# p6 `. N& N: C d
20. Appendix a' k1 a$ a" Y4 y# N& M& \( ^1 P
RME news, driver updates and further product information are available on our website:
* ?8 l ~0 o2 B! S: M6 X' j% B% B! ohttp://www.rme-audio.com) A& r. m0 e- J" S" U) s: q0 t8 p
If you prefer to read the information off-line, you can load a complete copy of the RME website
2 t( o/ [4 L9 Y) w) ?1 M) Jfrom the RME Driver CD (in the rmeaudio.web directory) into your browser.
0 F$ E; o1 M0 f; B" ~Distributor in Germany:
. c! Y* J6 t% u* lSynthax Audio AG, Am Pfanderling 62, D-85778 Haimhausen, Tel.: (49) 08133 / 91810: j# @. P6 F% E8 N* Y
Manufacturer:; ]6 k r# n8 Y3 j" B) b5 Z
IMM Elektronik, Leipziger Str. 27, D-09648 Mittweida) K; m0 {8 A2 d! m+ d
Trademarks2 x! f/ _ E. g. d3 f
All trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners. RME, DIGI96,
! F7 D& \2 I2 F9 X6 |6 \SyncAlign, DIGICheck and ZLM are registered trademarks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions.0 h1 a& q8 t. Y
SyncCheck is a trademark of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions. Alesis and ADAT are registered" T5 \# p- O; L
trademarks of Alesis Corp. ADAT optical is a trademark of Alesis Corp. Microsoft, Windows,5 `- R( R* M4 A* D( D9 m
Windows 98/NT/2000/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Apple and MacOS are registered& a8 Q$ a, N8 f, ?! K6 h. E
trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Cubase and VST are registered trademarks of Steinberg& l2 I8 b$ H- m# y# y; N6 {
Soft- und Hardware GmbH. ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH. emagic
- w7 C3 C! C( Y( m1 s5 \$ o" ~and Logic Audio are registered trademarks of emagic Soft- und Hardware GmbH. Pentium
: u& b2 A. z$ l* F0 ?0 n9 L7 W- Z/ Eis a registered trademark of Intel Corp.0 z# J% U9 T4 R7 U6 ~: k& D
Copyright Ó Matthias Carstens, 5/2002. Version 1.97 G1 ]$ m. d5 b1 x1 F
Current driver version: W98: 4.96, NT 3.86, W2k/XP: 2.0" I$ j8 m& }; A! v4 P+ z
This manual applies to board revision 1.2, hardware version 000.6 U9 e; u4 y2 E D8 Z8 _$ A
Although the contents of this User’s Guide have been thoroughly checked for errors, RME can not guarantee that it is correct/ O7 H. @7 c% W4 N: f
throughout. RME does not accept responsibility for any misleading or incorrect information within this guide. Lending or
/ N, h6 P* J% @ e) E+ l& `" ^# ycopying any part of the guide or the RME drivers CD, or any commercial exploitation of these media without express written! A O& r) M& q( S. t' Y. I
permission from RME Intelligent Audio Solutions is prohibited. RME reserves the right to change specifications at any time
" K1 N# m( S! s+ B; [% fwithout notice.- h: P* v+ C- i# X
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Analog output: Pin assignment of the TRS jack- Q, M/ p+ W" m
The analog output is accessible
; k% Q, X: y- D2 m: i rthrough a stereo ¼" TRS jack. This6 |0 [/ }% d0 r6 ~& K3 W3 B9 I T
allows a direct connection of headphones/ d1 Y. V T7 p' `
at the output. In case the output
' u3 D. n' ?1 z+ V# k, Jshould operate as line out an adapter# o8 J: B" t7 D) f; h+ ^1 B
TRS plug to RCA phono plugs, or TRS
# ]+ ~, O7 l, n! V# Oplug to TS plugs is required.
2 V" J+ }3 h' T/ _* N0 VThe pin assignment follows international2 ^5 W0 V4 @2 N G e& r, _
standards. The left channel is connected
0 U5 C" o1 t! D" `( Lto the tip, the right channel to. r' A+ @: a( L- O' e
the ring of the TRS jack/plug.- l! ^# W G6 Y, c! A6 D+ c
Pin assignment of the jumpers next to the D-type connector
1 o3 B7 h: L' n2 S* }The optional jumpers (not fitted, not
/ v. G" c* q/ _, f- Z7 _& k/ p( ]9 Fsupplied) next to the D-type connector# `( d* Y P: U0 y1 Z& [* d0 }
allow an internal cabling, for example when
! D/ x% W* M5 M; K1 pthe XLR input and output jacks shall be8 K& x6 W1 X1 M! {1 q; Q% |6 |
build into the PC housing, so that the
9 [: X/ Z" b) W. L/ C5 L0 J7 Y m4 Psupplied cable adapter is no longer needed.
5 I* H; E K+ o) _5 V4 O/ T% mWhen using a 10 wire computer flat, H9 a0 L: F# x2 q% A8 ^
cable with the appropriate connector the
5 T' y& ~+ @' \connection between XLR jacks and card
$ _) z1 E9 ]7 h9 F. m, I' Z, P) lwill be removable.( d6 P9 h$ E# l$ h/ B2 L$ e" V, p
The pins are numbered as shown in the
- h4 ^$ y5 [- K0 o3 Zdiagram. For a better overview the table- K7 O1 S9 Q/ Y; w3 Z! w/ p3 ~
lists the pin assignment sorted by numbers
# m* p: M5 }. y" N% Q/ x* cand names.' H' n/ u+ v" N# v b$ P
Pin number Name Name Pin number
2 K# e3 N9 A, v1 SPDIF Out - AES In + 7
4 o1 B' i/ t+ c: I8 w% b1 d3 M; d# e0 ]* F' L2 GND AES In - 10) [: Y; a! W0 x2 m! ]
3 SPDIF In - SPDIF In - 3. W. t5 f& q5 }5 T: E
4 SPDIF Out + SPDIF In + 6# W, ^* d1 B \) H4 q
5 AES Out + AES Out+ 5/ b5 s% e9 _' o2 Y8 a
6 SPDIF In + AES Out - 8
, H( m3 W6 t; [8 c7 AES In + SPDIF Out + 4
' Z; D9 ^& W6 X% H$ W8 AES Out - SPDIF Out - 13 H1 w8 Q. C2 [
9 NC NC 96 L2 Y+ t R# h1 j& O
10 AES In - GND 21 U/ p3 z$ t9 j5 R5 w6 {
Pin assignment of the XLR/RCA Cable's D-type connector
" R- E; O: r* aPin Name Pin Name Pin Name7 i8 p$ R: X" y( c& ~5 L
1 GND 4 AES Out + 7 SPDIF In -+ C& b/ |# j" ^1 h% F% x5 [% S
2 SPDIF Out + 5 AES In + 8 AES Out -
( {+ f% u3 `4 @& A3 SPDIF In + 6 SPDIF Out - 9 AES In -! e) y# U, ? h4 Z
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 29. f2 W# e- l0 ] q5 X I
Block diagram$ L, d4 P" z4 H9 N; s; ]$ f
User's Guide DIGI96/8 PRO © RME 30
& d2 r7 h" w M2 _2 Q) UCE, ~4 ?" @+ y' p) l R, `0 Q
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Directive/ t/ t& y" ^# ^, `6 J
on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility
2 ]* f8 J$ v7 v* H8 B(EMVG) according to EN 55022 class B and EN50082-1.
* j/ o3 O) F4 K* k6 R! D! U/ Y+ T' GFCC Compliance Statement
* H2 I7 C0 }% q9 d' OCertified to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device according to subpart J or part
: E# w" Q1 m' z8 v& X+ Q' I+ Y1 y1 E15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected." @7 j) P0 u$ k' F9 K
FCC Warning
- A' V- {# E! S: Z& L9 ]% LThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, f9 x( a; r& \% I4 c' E: s( I7 W9 P
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
* G" b- @/ t$ w& K6 W( A; [. |against harmful interference in a residential installation.% q1 @- b& v( C
This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:1 l* h- G E' s: T; _2 {
1. This device may not cause harmful interference* Y6 e1 H* b7 {; p) R( w: \
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
$ \3 L9 V, P) B3 A/ ], Bundesired operation./ M% T8 ^. y6 `! X- G
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
. ~4 h; d9 w9 v2 ] G' f- d! R- L* Jequipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
, }" Q* N* _) G& B3 G) ?/ {0 nby turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the) E8 s# ?% j) H: A5 e" p
interference by one or more of the following measures:
7 a$ s% N7 ^1 H4 j7 S' [4 s% i: |- g8 ]· Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
; l" \* x' S& S* t· Increase the seperation between the equipment and receiver
5 w2 D! |( S' |7 |, i$ ~- J· Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
! Z7 r# k5 K- S+ H: j, pconnected
, U7 x, ?# g! {· Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
# M, L: j$ W% JIn order for an installation of this product to maintain compliance with the limits for a Class B* Q" j. b( n5 z9 Y$ E, {
device, shielded cables must be used for the connection of any devices external to this product. |
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