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- Page 1 User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro ™ TotalMix 24 Bit / 192 kHz ™ ™ SyncCheck SteadyClock FS PCI Express Digital I/O Card AES / SPDIF / ADAT / Analog Interface 24 Bit / 192 kHz Digital Audio 24 Bit / 192 kHz Stereo Analog Input 24 Bit / 192 kHz Dual Stereo Analog Output High Power²...
- Page 2 HDSPe AIO Pro. Safety Instructions The HDSPe AIO Pro Pro has no user-serviceable parts. Repair work must only be carried out by qualified personnel. The HDSPe AIO Pro must not come into contact with water or humidity. Extreme temperatures must be avoided.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
10.1 General ..............22 10.2 Channel Count under ASIO ......... 22 10.3 Known Problems ..........23 Using more than one HDSPe AIO Pro ....23 DIGICheck ..............24 Driver Installation and Operation - Mac OS X Driver and Flash Update 13.1 Driver Installation .......... - Page 4 23.2 Mapping ..............64 23.3 Setup ..............65 23.4 Operation .............. 65 23.5 MIDI Control ............66 23.6 Loopback Detection ..........67 23.7 OSC (Open Sound Control) ......... 67 DAW Mode..............68 TotalMix Remote............69 User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME...
- Page 5 27.4 QS – Quad Speed ..........77 27.5 Noise Level in DS / QS Mode ......78 27.6 SteadyClock ............78 Diagrams 28.1 Block Diagram HDSPe AIO Pro ......79 28.2 Connector Pinouts ..........80 Miscellaneous Accessories ............. 82 Warranty ..............82 Appendix ..............
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Page 7: General
User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro General User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 8: Introduction
1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the RME HDSPe AIO Pro This unique audio card is capable of transfer- ring digital and analog audio data directly to Windows and Mac computers. The latest Plug and Play technology guarantees a simple installation, even for the inexperienced user. Numerous unique features like a well thought-out Settings dialog and an integrated routing solution realize a quick, comfortable and efficient operation of the HDSPe AIO Pro. -
Page 9: Hardware Installation
Please read the Expansion Board's manual for more de- tails. 5. Insert the HDSPe AIO Pro firmly into a free PCI Express slot, press and fasten the screw. 6. If present, insert the Expansion Board(s) and fasten the screw(s). -
Page 10: Internal Connectors
SPDIF I/Os of the card. Pin assignment of the pin header: Name Name Name SPDIF Out - / GND SPDIF In - AES Out + SPDIF Out + AES In + AES Out - SPDIF In + AES In - Not connected User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 11: Driver Installation And Operation - Windows
User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro Driver Installation and Operation - Windows User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 12: Driver And Firmware Driver Installation
Start the program pcie_fut.exe. The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the HDSPe AIO Pro, and whether it needs an update or not. If so, then please press the 'Update' button. A progress bar will indicate when the flash process is finished. The bar moves slowly first (program), then faster (verify). -
Page 13: Configuring The Hdspe Aio Pro Settings Dialog
8. Configuring the HDSPe AIO Pro 8.1 Settings Dialog Configuration of the HDSPe AIO Pro is done via its own settings dialog. The panel 'Settings' can be opened: by clicking on the hammer symbol in the Task Bar's system tray The mixer of the Hammerfall DSP Systems (TotalMix) can be opened: ... - Page 14 The word clock output signal usually equals the current sample rate. Selecting Single Speed causes the output signal to always stay within the range of 32 kHz to 48 kHz. So at 96 kHz sam- ple rate, the output word clock is 48 kHz. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME...
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Page 15: Settings Dialog - Pitch
Synthesizer (DDS). This superior circuitry can generate nearly any frequency with highest preci- sion. DDS has been implemented into the HDSPe AIO Pro with regard to the needs of professional video applications, as well as to achieve maximum flexibility. The section Pitch includes both a list of typical video frequencies (so called pull up/pull down at 0.1% and 4%) and a fader to freely... -
Page 16: Option Wdm Devices
Windows, so it is impossible to find out which one is which. With the HDSPe AIO Pro stereo devices (Analog, AES, SPDIF) are limited to 2 channels even when used as multichannel devices. Only ADAT 1-8 can be addressed as 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel device after multichannel assignment. -
Page 17: Tab Global
Apply button. This feature comes in handy if different cards are installed and a spe- cific one of them should always be the first in the ASIO channel list. At the end of the card info line the current firmware version is shown (Revision). User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 18: Clock Modes - Synchronization
A digital system can only have one master! If the card’s clock mode is set to 'Internal', all other devices must be set to ‘Slave’. The HDSPe AIO Pro’s utilizes a very user-friendly, intelligent clock control, called AutoSync. In AutoSync mode, the system constantly scans the digital input for a valid signal. If any valid signal is found, the card switches from the internal clock (Clock Mode –... -
Page 19: Operation And Usage Playback
Note: Since Vista the audio application can no longer control the sample rate under WDM. Therefore the driver of the HDSPe AIO Pro includes a way to set the sample rate globally for all WDM devices, found within the Settings dialog. See chapter 7.1. -
Page 20: Channel Count Under Wdm
* Phones output, playback only. 9.4 Multi-client Operation RME audio interfaces support multi-client operation. Several programs can be used at the same time. The formats ASIO and WDM can even be used on the same playback channels simulta- neously. As WDM uses a real-time sample rate conversion (ASIO does not), all active ASIO software has to use the same sample rate. -
Page 21: Digital Recording
If no sample frequency is recognized, it will read No Lock. This way, configuring any suitable audio application for digital recording is simple. After selecting the required input, HDSPe AIO Pro displays the current sample frequency. This parameter can then be changed in the application’s audio attributes (or similar) dialog. -
Page 22: Operation Under Asio
AIO ADAT 3 to 4 AIO ADAT 5 to 8 AIO ADAT 5 to 8 AIO ADAT 5 to 8 The phones output (AIO Phones L / R) is only available as output. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 23: Known Problems
11. Using more than one HDSPe AIO Pro The current drivers support operation of up to three HDSPe AIO Pro. All cards of the HDSP and HDSPe system use the same driver, therefore can be used at the same time. Please note that only one TCO of one card can be used. -
Page 24: Digicheck
DIGICheck is free but works only with RME interfaces. It is constantly improved and updated. The latest version is always available on our website www.rme-audio.com, section Downloads / Software. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 25: Driver Installation And Operation - Mac Os X
User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro Driver Installation and Operation – Mac OS X User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 26: Driver And Flash Update
Start the program HDSPe Flash Update. The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the HDSPe AIO Pro, and whether it needs an update or not. If so, then simply press the 'Update' button. A progress bar will indicate when the flash process is finished. The bar moves slowly first (program), then faster (verify). -
Page 27: Configuring The Hdspe Aio Pro
Configuring the HDSPe AIO Pro is done via its own settings dialog the app HDSPe Settings. The mixer of the HDSPe AIO Pro, TotalMix FX, can be opened by starting the app Totalmix. The HDSPe’s hardware offers a number of helpful, well thought-of practical functions and op- tions which affect how the card operates - it can be configured to suit many different require- ments. - Page 28 The automatic clock selection checks and changes between the clock sources ADAT, AES, SPDIF, Word/TCO and Sync Internal. System Clock Shows the current clock state of the HDSPe system. The system is either Master (using its own clock) or Slave (see AutoSync Ref). User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME...
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Page 29: Clock Modes - Synchronization
To solve this problem switch the HDSPe clock mode to ‘Internal’. With the HDSPe AIO Pro all inputs operate simultaneously. However, as there is no input selec- tor, the HDSPe has to be told which of the signals is the sync reference (a digital device can only be clocked from a single source). -
Page 30: Mac Os X Faq
But not every software will support all the hardware's sample rates. The hardware's capabilities can easily be verified in the Audio MIDI Setup – Audio Window. Select the HDSPe AIO Pro. A click on Format will list the supported sample rates. -
Page 31: Various Information
Programs that don't support card or channel selection will use the device chosen as Input and Output in the System Preferences – Sound panel. Via Launchpad – Other – Audio MIDI Setup the HDSPe AIO Pro can be configured for the system wide usage in more detail. -
Page 32: Digicheck
Completely multi-client. Open as many measurement windows as you like, on any chan- nels and inputs or outputs! DIGICheck is constantly updated. The latest version is always available on our website www.rme-audio.com, section Downloads / Software. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... - Page 33 User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro Connections User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME...
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Page 34: Analog Connections 18.1 Line Inputs
3 of the XLR output is not connected. A connection to ground will cause higher THD (distortion)! To maintain an optimal level for devices connected to the analog outputs, the HDSPe AIO Pro internally uses hi-quality electronic switches, which allow for a perfect adaptation of all outputs to the most often used studio levels. -
Page 35: Phones
A usual TOSLINK cable is sufficient for connection. ADAT In Interface for a device sending an ADAT signal to the HDSPe AIO Pro. Carries the channels 1 to 8. When receiving a Double Speed signal this input carries the channels 1 to 4, at Quad Speed channels 1 and 2. -
Page 36: Aes/Ebu
19.2 AES/EBU The HDSPe AIO Pro digital breakout cable provides one XLR AES/EBU input and output each. Connection is accomplished using balanced cables with XLR plugs. Input and Output are trans- former-balanced and ground-free. Besides the audio data, digital signals in SPDIF or AES/EBU format contain a channel status coding. -
Page 37: Midi
XLR plug instead of a female one. 19.4 MIDI The HDSPe AIO Pro offers one MIDI I/O via two 5-pin DIN connectors. The MIDI ports are add- ed to the system by the driver. Using MIDI capable software, these ports can be accessed under the name AIO MIDI. - Page 38 User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME...
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Page 39: Totalmix Fx
User’s Guide HDSPe AIO Pro TotalMix FX User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 40: Routing And Monitoring
Here are some typical applications for TotalMix: Setting up delay-free submixes (headphone mixes). The HDSPe AIO Pro allows for up to 8 fully independent stereo submixes. On an analog mixing desk, this would equal 16 Aux sends. - Page 41 User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME...
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Page 42: The User Interface
The visual design of the TotalMix mixer is a result of its capability to route hardware inputs and software playback channels to any hardware output. The HDSPe AIO Pro provides up to 14 input channels, 16 software playback channels, and 16 hardware output channels: TotalMix can be used in the above view (View Options 2 Rows). -
Page 43: The Channels
The arrow symbol at the bottom minimizes the channel width to that of the level meters. Anoth- er click maximizes it again. A mouse click with held Ctrl key causes all channels to the right to enlarge and minimize at once. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... - Page 44 Clear, Copy input and Paste the input mix. On a playback channel Copy, Paste and Clear the playback mix are available. On an output channel Copy and Mirror function- ality for the current submix is offered. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME...
- Page 45 Cue sends the respective Hardware Output’s audio additionally to the Main Out, or any of the Phones outputs (option Assign – Cue/PFL to in the Control Room section). With this any hard- ware output can be controlled and listened to through the monitoring output very conveniently. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME...
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Page 46: Section Control Room
B, and up to four Phones outs. The output for the Cue signal, which is usually Main, can also be set to one of four Phones out- puts. The setting Cue/PFL to also controls the PFL monitoring. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 47: The Control Strip
Device selection. Select the unit to be controlled in case more than one is installed on the computer. FX - DSP Meter. Not available for the HDSPe AIO Pro (no FX). Undo / Redo. With the unlimited Undo and Redo changes of the mix can be undone and redone, at any time. -
Page 48: View Options
Level Meters Post FX. Not available for the HDSPe AIO Pro. RMS. The numerical level display in the channels displays peak or RMS. Show ... -
Page 49: Snapshots - Groups
Instead signals can be muted on specific submixes by the push of a button. A solo group operates exactly like the global solo, signals outside the current routing are not affected. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 50: Channel Layout - Layout Presets
Name (User) column. Editing channel names in this dialog is quick, Enter jumps to the next line. The names of the channels in the Control Room section can only be changed this way. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 51: Scroll Location Markers
When the TotalMix FX window is intentionally made small in width, so only a few channels are shown. When some or all EQ panels are open. Then all relevant settings are always visible, but require a lot of space horizontally. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 52: Preferences
TotalMix FX will always load the latest settings into the card. Count MADI Channels per port. Not available for the AIO Pro. Disable ASIO Direct Monitoring. Disables ASIO Direct Monitoring (ADM) for the HDSPe AIO Pro within TotalMix FX. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 53: Store For Current User Or All Users
(right mouse click on the symbol in the notification area or Exit), then change the file attribute. Paths under macOS X Mac Current User: user/Library/Application Support/RME TotalMix FX Mac All Users: /Library/Application Support/RME TotalMix FX User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 54: Settings
Exclusive Solo/PFL Mode. Only a single Solo or PFL can be active at a time. Activating a different one automatically deactivates the previous one. 2-Row Mode with only Input in first row. The Software Playback channels are shifted to the lower row, beside the Hardware Outputs. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 55: Midi Page
TotalMix level meters in the preferences. Note: When MIDI Out is set to NONE then TotalMix FX can still be controlled by Mackie Control MIDI commands, but the 8-channel block is not marked as remote target. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 56: Osc Page
Number of faders per bank. Available choices are 8 (default), 12, 16, 24, 32 and 48. Note that when working in underperforming networks, especially wireless, a higher number of faders might not work as smooth as expected. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 57: Aux Devices
For the remote to work the XTC’s currently used MIDI I/Os have to be set to Control. More details are found in the manual of the OctaMic XTC. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 58: Hotkeys And Usage
DIGICheck). The dialog Preferences is opened with F3. Alt-F4 closes the current window. Alt and number keys 1 to 8 (not on the numeric keypad!) will load the corresponding Work- space from the Workspace Quick Select feature (hotkey W). User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 59: Menu Options
In most cases mono hardware outputs will break ADM. Mono inputs are in most cases compatible. If not wrong panning might occur. Total Reset. Playback routing 1:1 with mixdown to Main Out. Switches off all other func- tions. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 60: Menu Window
Green 0.0 dB field. Standard 1:1 routing Dark grey field with number. Shows the current gain value as dB Blue field. This routing is muted Red field. Phase 180° (inverted) Dark grey field. No routing. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 61: Operation
<name> will paste the whole submix and then synchronize it automatically to any future chang- es. The outputs now always send out the same signals, but their main volume (fader) and the EQ settings stay fully independent. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 62: Delete A Submix
TotalMix. Therefore TotalMix can be used to route this input signal to any hardware output. Using the subgroup recording, the input can still be recorded on a different channel. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 63: Ms Processing
The most basic application is the manipulation of the stereo width: a change of the level of the side channel allows to manipulate the stereo width from mono to stereo up to extended. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 64: Midi Remote Control
Main Out F10 - F11 select Cue Phones 1 - 2 *Tested with Behringer BCF2000 Firmware v1.07 in Mackie Control emulation for Steinberg mode and with Mackie Control under Mac OS X. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 65: Setup
Mackie compatible remote. Setting the main remote as number 2 and the extender as number 1 will cause the extender to be on the left side. Using this function the remotes will be shown as one fader block and navigate as one. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 66: Midi Control
16 Controller numbers are used: 102 up to 117 (= hex 66 to 75). With these 16 Controllers (= faders) and 4 MIDI channels each per row, up to 64 faders can be controlled per row. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 67: Loopback Detection
An OSC implementation chart can be downloaded from the RME website: http://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/osc_table_totalmix_new.zip RME offers an iPad template for the iOS app TouchOSC (by Hexler, available in the Apple App- Store): http://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/tosc_tm_ipad_template.zip The RME forum hosts further information, templates (iPhone…) and useful user feedback. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 68: Daw Mode
Several useful, advanced features are still available in TotalMix FX in DAW mode: Talkback, External Input Phones definition and handling with Talkback Speaker A / B Mute and Solo Cue / PFL User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 69: Totalmix Remote
TotalMix Remote is a remote control for TotalMix FX v1.50 and up, to control the hardware mix- er and effects in RME audio interfaces. TotalMix Remote mirrors the current state of the host system on the iPad and Windows/Mac computers - the entire mixing state, the complete routing, all FX settings, up to the level meters, and everything in real-time. - Page 70 • State. Is shown in the upper right corner (offline or connected), or the Mac/Windows title bar. Downloads Remote Windows http://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/tmfx_win_remote.zip Remote Mac http://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/tmfx_mac_remote.zip iPad From the Apple App Store, search for 'TotalMix Remote'. This app is free. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME...
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Page 71: Technical Reference
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Page 72: Technical Specifications
Output impedance +24/+19 dBu: 150 Ohm. +13/+4 dBu: 160 Ohm Output level switchable +24 dBu, +19 dBu, +13 dBu, +4 dBu @ 0 dBFS Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) @ +24 dBu: 117 dB RMS unweighted, 120 dBA User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 73: Digital Inputs
Output level Professional 2.3 Vpp, Consumer 1.0 Vpp Format Professional according to AES3-1992 Amendment 4 Format Consumer SPDIF according to IEC 60958 Single Wire mode, sample rate 28 kHz up to 200 kHz User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 74: Digital
1 x MIDI I/O via 5-pin DIN jacks Galvanically isolated by optocoupled input Hi-speed mode: Jitter and response time typically below 1 ms Separate 128 byte FIFOs for input and output User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 75: Technical Background
PLL tracks the receiver's frequency. If an ADAT or SPDIF signal is applied to the HDSPe AIO Pro, the unit indicates LOCK, i. e. a valid input signal. This information is presented in the HDSPe AIO Pro's Settings dialog. In the status display SyncCheck, the state of all clocks is decoded and shown as simple text (No Lock, Lock, Sync). - Page 76 Under OS X, every audio interface has to use a so called Safety Offset, otherwise Core Audio won't operate click-free. The HDSPe AIO Pro uses a safety offset of 32 samples. This offset is signalled to the system, and the software can calculate and display the total latency of buffer size plus AD/DA offset plus safety offset for the current sample rate to inform the DAW in use.
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Page 77: Ds - Double Speed
(Single Speed), the ADAT outputs still deliv- er 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz. The SPDIF (AES) output of the HDSPe AIO Pro provides 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz as Single Wire only. -
Page 78: Noise Level In Ds / Qs Mode
27.5 Noise level in DS / QS Mode The outstanding signal to noise ratio of the HDSPe AIO Pro's AD-converters can be verified even without expensive test equipment, by using record level meters of various software. But when activating the DS and QS mode, the displayed noise level will rise from -117 dB to -109 dB at 96 kHz, and –88 dB at 192 kHz. -
Page 79: Diagrams
28. Diagrams 28.1 Block Diagram HDSPe AIO Pro User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 80: Connector Pinouts
Phones Left MIDI Out (5) n.cl Phones Right MIDI In (4) MIDI In (5) MIDI Out (4) Note RCA cable: all shields and GND of the single cables are connected to the D-sub shell. User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 81: Miscellaneous
User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro Miscellaneous User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME... -
Page 82: Accessories
Audio AG does not accept claims for damages of any kind, especially consequential damage. Liability is limited to the value of the HDSPe AIO Pro. The general terms of business drawn up by Audio AG apply at all times. -
Page 83: Appendix
All trademarks, registered or otherwise, are the property of their respective owners. RME, DIGICheck and Hammerfall are registered trademarks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions. HDSP, HDSPe AIO Pro, SyncAlign, SyncCheck, TMS, TotalMix and SteadyClock are trade- marks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions. Alesis and ADAT are registered trademarks of Alesis Corp. -
Page 84: Declaration Of Conformity
Synthax United States, 6600 NW 16th Street, Suite 10, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33313 T.:754.206.4220 Trade Name: RME, Model Number: HDSPe AIO Pro This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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