RME Audio Hammerfall Hammerfall DSP System User's Guide

User’s Guide Hammerfall® DSP System HDSP 9652 PCI Busmaster Digital I/O Card 2 + 24 Channels Stereo / ADAT Interface 24 Bit

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 10 8.2 Internal Connections AEB1 IN / CD IN This internal digital input can be used with both SPDIF and A

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 11 8.3 Playback The HDSP system can play back audio data in supported formats only (sample rate, bit res

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 12 8.4 DVD-Playback (AC-3 / DTS / Multichannel) under MME AC-3 / DTS When using popular DVD software play

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 13 8.5 Low Latency under MME (Buffer Size Adjustment) Using Windows 95 or 98 the MME buffer size was noth

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 14 8.7 Recording Unlike analog soundcards which produce empty wave files (or noise) when no input signal

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 15 9. Configuring the HDSP 9652 9.1 General Information Configuring the HDSP system is done using its ow

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 16 MME Check Input verifies the current input signal against the settings in the record program. When de-a

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 17 9.2 Clock Modes - Synchronization In the digital world, all devices are either the ‘Master’ (clock sou

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 18 If several digital devices are to be used simultaneously in a system, they not only have to operate wit

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 19 10. Word Clock 10.1 Technical Description and Usage Correct interpretation of digital audio data is d

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 2 Contents 1 Introduction... 4 2 Package Content

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 20 10.3 General Operation The green ‘Lock’ LED at the Expansion Board will light up when the input sees a

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 21 13. Operation under ASIO 2.0 13.1 General We will use Steinberg’s Cubase VST as an example throughout

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 22 13.3 Synchronization To achieve sample-accuracy between the ADAT recorder and Hammerfall DSP while run

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 23 14. Operation under GSIF (Gigasampler Interface) 14.1 Windows 98/SE/ME The GSIF interface of the Ham

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 24 15. TotalMix: Routing and Monitoring The Hammerfall DSP system includes a powerful digital real-time m

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 25 15.1 Elements of the Surface The visible design of the TotalMix mixer is mainly determined by the arc

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 26 15.2 Tour de TotalMix In the following chapters we will explain all functions of the surface step by s

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 27 15.3 Submix View Such a wide range of possibilities make it difficult to maintain the overview. Becaus

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 28 Using the hotkeys I, O and P the complete row each of Input, Playback and Output channels can be toggle

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 29 15.7 Presets TotalMix includes 8 factory presets, stored within the program. But the presets can be ch

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 3 16 The Matrix 16.1 Elements of the Surface... 32 16.2 Operation ...

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 30 15.8 Monitor The Monitor section of the Quick Access Panel is only valid for our Windows MME driver,

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 31 15.10 Level Meter Having set a new standard with the level meters of DIGICheck, Hammerfall DSP goes e

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 32 16. The Matrix The mixer window of TotalMix looks and operates similar to mixing desks, as it is based

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 33 16.3 Advantages of the Matrix The Matrix not always replaces the mixer view, but it significantly enha

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 34 17.2 Selection and Group-based Operation Click on the white name label of channel 1 and 2 in TotalMix

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 35 18. Hotline - Troubleshooting 18.1 General The newest information can always be found on our website

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 36 Low Latency ASIO operation under Windows 2000/XP on single CPU systems: • To use ASIO at lowest laten

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 37 19. HDSP Software 19.1 DIGICheck 4.0 The DIGICheck software is a unique utility developed for testing

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 38 20. Accessories RME offers several optional components, further increasing the flexibility and usabili

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 39 22. Warranty Each individual Hammerfall DSP undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete tes

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 4 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the Hammerfall DSP. This unique audio system is capable of trans

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 40 24. Diagrams 24.1 Block Diagram HDSP 9652

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 41 24.2 ADAT Track Routing, ASIO at 96 kHz This diagram shows the signal paths in ASIO double speed mode

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 42 24.3 ADAT Track Routing, MME at 96 kHz This diagram shows the signal paths in MME double speed mode (8

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 43 25. CE and FCC Compliance Statements CE This device has been tested and found to comply with the EN5

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 5 4. Brief Description and Characteristics • Hammerfall design: 0% (zero!) CPU load, even using all 52 AS

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 6 5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution / Bits per Sample ASIO: • 24 or 32 bit, 4 byte (stereo 8 byte) This for

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 7 7. Driver Installation 7.1 Windows 98/SE/ME After the PCI card has been installed correctly (see 6. Ha

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 8 7.4 Flash Update The Flash Update Tool updates the HDSP 9652's hardware to the latest version. It

User’s Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME 9 8. Operation and Usage 8.1 External Connections HDSP 9652 consists of the main PCI board and an Expans