User manual RME MULTIFACEWIN

[. . . ] User's Guide Hammerfall® DSP System Multiface The most compact professional multitrack recording system ever! TotalMix 24 Bit / 96 kHz ü SyncAlign ® TM ZLM ® SyncCheck ® PCI Busmaster Digital I/O System PCI and CardBus Interface 2 + 24 Channels Stereo / ADAT Interface 24 Bit / 96 kHz Analog Stereo Monitor ADAT Sync In Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Technical Specifications 5. 1 Digital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5. 2 Analog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 Hardware Installation 6. 1 PCI Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] This can be done by selecting the 'Emphasis' switch in the Settings dialogue ('SPDIF Out'). The Hammerfall DSP's new output header is optimized for largest compatibility with other digital devices: · · · · · · · 32 kHz, 44. 1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88. 2 kHz or 96 kHz, depending on the current sample rate Audio use, Non-Audio No Copyright, Copy Permitted Format Consumer or Professional Category General, Generation not indicated 2-channel, No Emphasis or 50/15 µs Aux bits Audio Use Professional AES/EBU equipment can be connected to the Hammerfall DSP thanks to the transformer-balanced coaxial outputs, and the `Professional' format option with doubled output voltage. Output cables should have the same pinout as those used for input (see section 8. 1 `Connections'), but with a male XLR plug instead of a female one. Note that most consumer-orientated equipment (with optical or phono SPDIF inputs) will only accept signals in `Consumer' format!This is necessary when Dolby AC-3 encoded data is sent to external decoders (surround-sound receivers, television sets etc. with AC-3 digital inputs), as these decoders would otherwise not recognize the data as AC-3. User's Guide HDSP System Multiface © RME 21 13. Operation under ASIO 2. 0 13. 1 General We will use Steinberg's Cubase VST as an example throughout this chapter. The 'ASIO system control' button opens the HDSP's Settings dialog (see chapter 9, Configuration). Hammerfall DSP also allows simultaneous record and playback of SPDIF audio data together with record and playback in ADAT format. Please note that the external SPDIF devices have to be running in sync, otherwise recordings will be corrupted. Please note that at this time Cubase, Nuendo and Logic do not support ADM correctly. When the sample frequency is set to 88. 2 or 96 kHz, the ADAT optical input and output operate in Sample Split mode, so the number of available channels is reduced from 8 to 4. 13. 2 Performance The 'Audio Performance' settings are especially important. Firstly, the number of channels should be changed from 8 to 18 so that all the Hammerfall DSP's inputs can be accessed. If the first track is missing while recording multiple tracks, or the error message `Audio: Record Error' appears, the disk sub-system is too slow i. e. The problem can almost always be remedied by changing `Disk Block Buffer Size' from the default 64kB to 256kB. This is especially true if you want to record more than 12 tracks at the same time. 26 tracks are only possible after changing `Disk Block Buffer Size' to 256kB (depending on your computer). Please note that these parameters are only updated after clicking on `Apply'. User's Guide HDSP System Multiface © RME 22 The heyday of (expensive) SCSI hard disks in high-speed audio workstations is over. Today's cheap high-capacity EIDE disks allow continuous transfer rates of well over 10 MB per second. In practical terms, this is more than enough to record up to 24 simultaneous tracks using Cubase and Hammerfall!To activate the EIDE Busmaster mode in Windows 9x, open the Device Manager (Control Panel/System). The Buffer Size value in Hammerfall DSP's Settings dialog determines the latency (in this case the delay) between the audio application and the HDSP as well as general system stability. [. . . ] Appendix RME news, driver updates and further product information are available on our website: http://www. rme-audio. com If you prefer to read the information off-line, you can load a complete copy of the RME website from the RME Driver CD (in the \rmeaudio. web directory) into your browser. Trademarks All trademarks, registered or otherwise, are the property of their respective owners. RME, DIGI96, SyncAlign, SynCheck, ZLM and Hammerfall are registered trademarks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions. DIGICheck, TotalMix, Intelligent Clock Control and TMS are trademarks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions. Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98/2000 are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. [. . . ]