Introduction; Package Contents; System Requirements; Brief Description And Characteristics - RME Audio HDSPe MADI FX User Manual

1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the HDSPe MADI FX. This unique audio system is capable of transfer-
ring digital audio data directly into a computer, from any device equipped with a MADI interface.
Installation is simple, even for the inexperienced user, thanks to the latest Plug and Play tech-
nology. The numerous unique features and well thought-out configuration dialogs put the Ham-
merfall DSPe MADI FX at the very top of the range of digital audio interface cards.
The package contains drivers for Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8) and Mac OS X x86 (Intel).
Our high-performance philosophy guarantees maximum system performance by executing as
many functions as possible not in the driver (i.e. the CPU), but directly within the audio hard-
ware.

2. Package Contents

Please check that your HDSPe MADI FX package contains each of the following:
• HDSPe MADI FX PCI Express card
• HDSPe MADI FX BNC-X expansion board
• Quick Info guide
• RME Driver CD
• AES/MIDI breakout cable
• Expansion Board ribbon cable (20-conductor)
• Internal Sync cable (3-conductor)

3. System Requirements

• Windows XP or up, Mac OS X Intel (10.6 or up)
• PCI Express Interface: a free PCI Express slot, 1 lane, version 1.1

4. Brief Description and Characteristics

• All settings can be changed in real-time
• 8 available buffer sizes/latencies: 0.7 / 1.5 / 3 / 6 / 12 / 23 / 46 / 93 ms
• 100 channels 96 kHz/24 bit record/playback
• 52 channels 192 kHz/24 bit record/playback
• Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
• Word clock input and output
• TotalMix for latency-free submixes and perfect ASIO Direct Monitoring
• SyncAlign guarantees sample aligned and never swapping channels
• SyncCheck tests and reports the synchronization status of input signals
• 1 x MIDI I/O, 16 channels high-speed MIDI
• DIGICheck DSP: Level meter in hardware, peak- and RMS calculation
• TotalMix: 4096 channel mixer with 46 bit internal resolution
• SteadyClock: Jitter-immune, super-stable digital clock
• Quick Boot technology for immediate loading of the hardware settings
User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME
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