RME Audio Hammerfall DSP System MADI User's Guide

User's Guide Hammerfall® DSP System HDSPe MADI FX PCI Express Digital I/O Card 192 Channels MADI Interface 24 Bit / 192

10 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME CE / FCC Compliance CE This device has been tested and found to comply with th

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME11 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX Driver Installation and Operation

12 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 10. Driver and Firmware 10.1 Driver Installation To simplify installation it

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME13 11. Configuring the HDSPe MADI FX 11.1 Settings Dialog – Main Tab Configuration of the HDSPe MADI FX is do

14 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME Buffer Size The setting Buffer Size determines the latency between incoming and

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME15 TMS TMS activates the transmission of Channel Status data and Track Marker information from the AES and MADI

16 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 11.2 Option WDM Devices The WDM Devices configuration has one button to enter

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME17 Changing to the tab Speaker presents a list of all currently activated WDM devices. Any of these can now ge

18 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 11.3 Tab Global This tab includes several options that work on all currently i

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME19 11.4 Settings Dialog - Pitch Usually soundcards and audio interfaces generate their internal clock (master

2 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME General 1 Introduction ...

20 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 11.5 Clock Modes - Synchronisation In the digital world, all devices must be e

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME21 12. Operation and Usage 12.1 Playback The HDSPe system can play back audio data in supported formats only

22 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 12.2 DVD-Playback (AC-3/DTS) AC-3 / DTS When using popular DVD software player

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME23 12.3 Multi-client Operation RME audio interfaces support multi-client operation. Several programs can be us

24 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 13. Operation under ASIO 13.1 General Start the ASIO software and select ASI

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME25 14. Using multiple HDSPe MADI FX The current driver supports operation of up to three HDSPe MADI FX. All ca

26 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 16. Hotline – Troubleshooting The newest information can always be found on ou

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME27 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX Driver Installation and Operation –

28 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 17. Driver and Flash Update 17.1 Driver Installation First fit the card (see

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME29 18. Configuring the HDSPe MADI FX 18.1 Settings Dialog Configuring the HDSPe MADI FX is done via its own s

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME3 Driver Installation and Operation - Mac OS X 17 Driver and Flash Update 17.1 Driver Installation ...

30 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME Options EQ+D for Record Switches EQ and Dynamics of all input channels into the

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME31 Sync Check RME’s exclusive SyncCheck technology provides an easy to use check and display of the cur-rent cl

32 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 19. Mac OS X FAQ 19.1 MIDI doesn't work In some cases the applications d

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME33 20. Using multiple HDSPe MADI FX OS X supports the usage of more than one audio device by the same audio so

34 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 22. Hotline – Troubleshooting The newest information can always be found on ou

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME35 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX Inputs and Outputs

36 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 23. Connections 23.1 MADI I/O The BNC input is built according to AES10-1991.

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME37 23.3 Line - Headphones HDSPe MADI FX offers a hi-quality analog monitor output. The short circuit protected

38 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 24. Word Clock 24.1 Word Clock Input and Output SteadyClock guarantees an exc

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME39 24.2 Technical Description and Usage In the analog domain one can connect any device to another device, a s

4 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 26 The Matrix 26.1 Overview ...

40 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 24.3 Cabling and Termination Word clock signals are usually distributed in the

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME41 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX TotalMix FX

42 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25. TotalMix: Routing and Monitoring 25.1 Overview The HDSPe MADI FX includes

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44 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25.2 The User Interface The visual design of the TotalMix mixer is a result of

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME45 25.3 The Channels A single channel can be switched between mono and stereo mode. The mode is set in the cha

46 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME The lowest field shows the current routing target. A mouse click opens the rout

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME47 25.3.1 Settings A click on the tool symbol opens the channel’s Settings panel. It includes these elements:

48 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25.3.2 Equalizer A click on EQ opens the Equalizer panel. It is available in a

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME49 Preset. Settings of the EQ and the Low Cut can be stored, loaded, and copied between channels at any time. A

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME5 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX General

50 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25.3.3 Dynamics A click on D opens the Dynamics panel with Compressor, Expande

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME51 25.4 Section Control Room In the section Control Room the menu Assign is used to define the Main Out which

52 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25.5 The Control Strip The Control Strip on the right side is a fixed element.

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME53 25.5.1 View Options View Options. This area combines different functions of routing, the level meters and

54 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25.5.2 Snapshots - Groups Snapshots. Snapshots include all mixer settings, but

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME55 Hidden channels in Mixer/Matrix are still fully functional. An existing routing/mixing/FX process-ing stays

56 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25.5.4 Scroll Location Markers Another feature to improve overview and working

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME57 25.6 Reverb and Echo A click on FX in the View Options / Mixer Setup brings up the Output FX panel. Here al

58 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME Special Settings for Envelope and Gated High Cut. Low-pass filter after the re

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME59 Preset. Settings of the Reverb and the Echo can be stored, loaded, and copied between chan-nels at any time.

6 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the HDSPe MADI FX. This unique audio sys

60 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25.7 Preferences The dialog Preferences can be opened via the Options menu or

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME61 Graphics ¾ Use D2D (Change requires restart). Default on. Can be deactivated to use a compatible but CPU-ta

62 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25.8 Settings The dialog Settings can be opened via the Options menu or direct

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME63 25.8.2 MIDI Page The MIDI page has four independent settings for up to four MIDI remote controls, using CC

64 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25.8.3 OSC Page The OSC page has four independent settings for up to four MIDI

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME65 25.8.4 Aux Devices The RME OctaMic XTC is a highly flexible hi-quality 8-channel microphone, line and instr

66 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 25.9 Hotkeys and Usage TotalMix FX has many hotkeys and mouse/hotkey combinati

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME67 25.10 Menu Options Deactivate Screensaver: When active (checked) any activated Windows screensaver will be

68 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 26. The Matrix 26.1 Overview The mixer window of TotalMix looks and operates

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME69 The Matrix not always replaces the mixer view, but it significantly enhances the routing capabili-ties and -

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME7 5. Hardware Installation To simplify installation it is recommended to first install the drivers (chapter 7

70 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 27.5 Recording a Submix - Loopback TotalMix includes an internal loopback func

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME71 Recording a Software's playback In real world application, recording a software's output with anot

72 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 28. MIDI Remote Control 28.1 Overview TotalMix can be remote controlled via M

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME73 28.3 Setup Open the Preferences dialog (menu Options or F3). Select the MIDI Input and MIDI Output port whe

74 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 28.5 MIDI Control The hardware output which is set up as Main Out can be contr

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME75 Examples for sending MIDI strings: - Set input 1 to 0 dB: B0 66 68 - Set input 17 to maximum attenuation: B

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User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME77 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX Technical Reference

78 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 29. Technical Specifications 29.1 Inputs MADI • Coaxial via BNC, 75 Ohm, acc

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME79 AES/EBU • XLR, transformer-balanced, galvanically isolated, according to AES3-1992 • Output level Professi

8 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 6.2 Internal Connectors X1100 Sync In Internal word clock input for synchroniza

80 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 30. Technical Background 30.1 MADI Basics MADI, the serial Multichannel Audio

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME81 30.2 Lock and SyncCheck Digital signals consist of a carrier and the data. If a digital signal is applied t

82 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 30.3 Latency and Monitoring The term Zero Latency Monitoring has been introduc

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME83 Because the HDSPe MADI FX is a completely digital interface, and the delays introduced by external AD/DA-con

84 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 30.5 QS – Quad Speed Due to the small number of available devices that use sam

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME85 30.6 SteadyClock The SteadyClock technology of the HDSPe MADI FX guarantees an excellent performance in all

86 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 30.7 Notes on WDM Background In the older manuals one will find this explanat

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME87 30.8 Terminology Single Speed Sample rate range originally used in Digital Audio. Typical applications are

88 User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME 30.9 Connector Pinout Pin assignment of the 9-pin D-type connector, breakout c

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME9 8. Warranty Each individual HDSPe MADI FX undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete test at IMM