Clock Modes - Synchronization; Operation And Usage; Playback - RME Audio ADI-2 Pro User Manual

24.2 Clock Modes - Synchronization

In the digital world, all devices must be either Master (clock source) or Slave (clock receiver).
Whenever several devices are linked within a system, there must always be a single master
clock.
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A digital system can only have one master! If the ADI-2 Pro's clock mode is set to 'Internal',
all other devices must be set to 'Slave'.
To cope with some situations which may arise in studio practice, defining a sync reference is
essential. RME's exclusive SyncCheck technology enables an easy to use check and display
of the current clock status. In the State Overview screen the column SYNC will show for all digi-
tal inputs whether there is a valid signal (Lock, No Lock) for the optical input, or if there is a valid
and synchronous signal (Sync). See chapter 15.3.
The SRC (Sample Rate Converter) can be used to de-couple the clocking, allowing to use more
than one clock master in a digital setup. See chapter 8.6 for details.
Under WDM the ADI-2 Pro will (has to) set
the sample rate. Therefore the error shown to
the right can occur. An AES, SPDIF or ADAT
signal with a sample rate of 48 kHz is used as sync source, but Windows audio had been set to
44100 Hz before. The red color of the text label signals the error condition, and prompts the
user to set 48000 Hz manually as sample rate.

25. Operation and Usage

25.1 Playback

In the audio application being used, ADI-2 Pro must be selected as output device. It can often
be found in the Options, Preferences or Settings menus, as Playback Device, Audio Devices
etc.
Increasing the number and/or size of audio buffers in the application (WDM) or the RME Set-
tings dialog (ASIO) may prevent the audio signal from breaking up, but also increases latency
i.e. output is delayed.
Please note that currently Windows WDM is limited to 384 kHz. 768 kHz can only be used via
ASIO.
Note: Since Vista the audio application can no longer control the sample rate under WDM.
Therefore the driver of the ADI-2 Pro includes a way to set the sample rate globally for all WDM
devices, found within the Settings dialog. See chapter 24.1.
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