RME Audio ADI-1 User's Guide

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS The Professional’s Converter Solution Professional 8-Channel AD/DA Converter Reference Low Latency Convers

10 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 5. Accessories RME offers several optional components for the ADI-8 QS: Part Number Description OK0050

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME11 6. Warranty Each individual ADI-8 QS undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete test at IMM before shippi

12 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME CE / FCC Compliance CE This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Di

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME13 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS Usage and Operation

14 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 8. Front Panel Controls 8.1 Input In the INPUT area, the select key causes a change of the analog input sensitiv

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME15 8.3 Input State The 8 level meter of the INPUT STATE show the digital value (dBFS) of the input level per channel. Th

16 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 44.1, 48 Activates the internal clock at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz. DS, QS With the DS LED additionally lit, the sample

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME17 8.10 Output In the OUTPUT area, the select key causes a change of the analog output level, referenced to digital full

18 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME When all LEDs of a column are turned off, the corresponding attenuation is: Channel 8 -6 dB Channel 5 -28 dB

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME19 When several ADI-8 QS, Micstasy or ADI-642 are connected via MADI, Auto ID normally takes care of the channel assignme

2 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME Important Safety Instructions ...4 General 1 Introduction ...

20 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME Units Delay Delay DS Delay QS DC DC DS DC QS 2 3 6 12 21 18 12 3 6 12 - 21 18 - 4 9 18 - 21 18 - 5 12

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME21 9.11 Trim Enable (TE) Default: On Available settings: On, Off The settings of the level calibration per channel, In

22 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 9.15 Digital to Digital (dd) Default: Direct Available settings: Direct, Effects The function Digital to Digita

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME23 9.16 Digital Patch Mode The symbol o stands for the Option Slot, MADI, and will appear only when the ADI-8 QS has a f

24 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 9.17 Dark and Lock Keys (dK) Default: Off Available settings: On, Off Turns off all LEDs after a few seconds

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME25 10. Remote Control 10.1 Hardware Remote The included Hardware Remote offers direct access to the most important func

26 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME Unlike other MADI-based devices from RME, the ADI-8 QS is no bi-directional MIDI to MADI converter, because only o

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME27 Via MIDI remote control, all front panel controls of the ADI-8 QS can be locked (Lock Keys). An exception is the REMOT

28 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME29 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS Inputs and Outputs

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME3 Inputs and Outputs 11 Analog Inputs / Outputs 11.1 Line In ...

30 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 11. Analog Inputs / Outputs 11.1 Line In The ADI-8 QS rear has 8 balanced Line inputs, provided by 1/4" TRS

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME31 11.2 Line Out The ADI-8 QS has 8 balanced Line outputs on the rear, provided by 1/4" TRS and a 25-pin D-sub conn

32 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 12. Digital Inputs / Outputs 12.1 AES/EBU The four AES/EBU inputs and outputs are provided on the rear of the AD

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME33 12.2 ADAT Optical The ADI-8 QS provides two digital inputs and outputs in ADAT optical format. Using sample rates up

34 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 12.3 I64 MADI Card The I64 MADI Card provides the ADI-8 QS with a 64-channel MADI input and output. Coaxial and o

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME35 12.4 Differences serial MADI with I64 MADI Card and ADI-642 I64 MADI Card

36 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 13. Word Clock 13.1 Word Clock Input and Output Input The ADI-8 QS transformer isolated word clock input is acti

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME37 13.2 Operation and Technical Background In the analog domain one can connect any device to another device, a synchron

38 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 13.3 Cabling and Termination Word clock signals are usually distributed in the form of a network, split with BNC

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME39 14. MIDI The ADI-8 QS has a standard MIDI input and output, a 5-pin DIN jack each. The MIDI I/O is used for: • remo

4 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME Important Safety Instructions ATTENTION! Do not open chassis – risk of electric shock The unit has non-isolated

40 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME41 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS Technical Reference

42 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 16. Technical Specifications 16.1 Analog Line In 1-8, TRS/D-Sub • Input: 6.3 mm TRS jack and D-sub 25-pin, serv

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME43 16.2 Digital Inputs AES/EBU • 4 x 25-pin D-sub, transformer-balanced, galvanically isolated, according to AES3-1992

44 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 16.3 Digital Outputs AES/EBU • 4 x, transformer-balanced, galvanically isolated, according to AES3-1992 • Outpu

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME45 16.6 General • Power supply: Internal switching PSU, 100 - 240 V AC, 40 Watts • Typical power consumption: 23 Watts

46 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 16.9 Connector Pinouts D-Sub AES/EBU The D-sub connector provides four AES inputs and outputs. The pinout uses t

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME47 D-Sub Analog Inputs / Outputs The 25 pin D-sub connectors of analog input and output are wired according to the Tasca

48 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 17. Technical Background 17.1 Terminology Single Speed Sample rate range originally used in Digital Audio. Typic

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME49 17.2 Lock and SyncCheck Digital signals consist of a carrier and the data. If a digital signal is applied to an input

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME5 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS General

50 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 17.3 Latency and Monitoring The term Zero Latency Monitoring has been introduced by RME in 1998 for the DIGI96 se

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME51 17.4 DS - Double Speed When activating the Double Speed mode the ADI-8 QS operates at double sample rate. The interna

52 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 17.6 AES/EBU - SPDIF The most important electrical properties of 'AES' and 'SPDIF' can be see

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME53 17.7 Signal to Noise Ratio in DS- / QS-Operation The outstanding signal to noise ratio of the ADI-8 QS AD-converters

54 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 17.8 MADI Basics MADI, the serial Multichannel Audio Digital Interface, has been defined already in 1989 as an ex

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME55 17.9 SteadyClock The SteadyClock technology of the ADI-8 QS guarantees an excellent performance in all clock modes. I

56 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 18. Block Diagram

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME57 19. MIDI Implementation ADI-8 QS 19.1 Basic SysEx Format Value Name F0h SysEx header 00h 20h 0Dh MIDITEMP manufactu

58 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 19.3 Table No. No. Name Set Val. Val. Resp. Data bytes 00h 0 Output Level x x 0..48 (see o

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME59 Output Level: 0 -oo, 1..13 -98, -94, -90, -86, -82, -78, -74, -70, -66, -62, -58, -54, -50 14..2

6 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME 1. Introduction RME's ADI-8 QS is an 8-channel high-end AD/DA converter with a truly unique feature set. The

60 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME Setup 5 MSB / 7 0 6 5 4 3 2

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME7 4. First Usage – Quick Start 4.1 Controls - Connectors - Displays The front of the ADI-8 QS features 16 LED level met

8 User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME The rear panel of the ADI-8 QS has eight analog inputs, eight analog outputs, mains power, a connector for the incl

User’s Guide ADI-8 QS © RME9 4.2 Quick Start After connection of all cables and power-on of the device, the configuration of the ADI-8 QS begins in