User manual RME MULTIFACE

[. . . ] User's Guide - Macintosh 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Brief Description and Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] At 96 kHz, the word clock output will therefore be a 48 kHz signal. 11. Using more than one Hammerfall DSP The current drivers support multiple interfaces and any combination of I/O-boxes. Please note that only one ADAT Sync can be used (of course). Additional all systems must be in sync i. e. have to receive valid sync information (either via wordclock or using AutoSync). 12. Special Characteristics of the SPDIF Output Apart from the audio data itself, digital signals in SPDIF or AES/EBU format have a header containing channel status information. False channel status is a common cause of malfunction. The Hammerfall DSP ignores the received header and creates a totally new one for the output signal. Note that in record or monitor modes, set emphasis bits will disappear. Recordings originally done with emphasis should always be played back with the emphasis bit set!This can be done by selecting the 'Emphasis' switch in the Settings dialogue ('SPDIF Out'). This setting is updated immediately, even during playback. 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!The audio bit in the header can be set to 'Non-Audio'. 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 18 13. Operation under ASIO 2. 0 13. 1 General We will use Steinberg's Cubase VST as an example throughout this chapter. All information provided can easily be adopted to other programs. Start the ASIO software and select `System' from the Audio menu. Select 'ASIO Hammerfall DSP' as the audio I/O device. The 'ASIO system control' button opens the HDSP's Settings dialog (see chapter 9, Configuration). [. . . ] Alesis and ADAT are registered trademarks of Alesis Corp. ADAT optical is a trademark of Alesis Corp. Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98/2000 are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Apple and MacOS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. [. . . ]