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- Page 1 User's Guide Hammerfall DSP System ® HDSPe MADI ™ TotalMix 24 Bit / 192 kHz ™ ™ ™ SyncAlign SyncCheck ™ SteadyClock PCI Express Digital I/O Card 64 Channels MADI Interface 24 Bit / 192 kHz Digital Audio Stereo Analog Monitoring 128 x 64 Matrix Router 2 x MIDI I/O MIDI embedded in MADI...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
12.3 Notes on WDM .............20 12.4 Multi-client Operation ...........20 12.5 Digital Recording ..........21 Operation under ASIO 13.1 General ..............22 13.2 Known Problems ..........22 Using multiple HDSPe MADI ........23 DIGICheck Windows ..........23 Hotline – Troubleshooting........24 User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... - Page 3 25.7 Quick Access Panel..........45 25.8 Presets..............45 25.9 Monitor Panel............47 25.10 Preferences............47 25.11 Editing the Names ..........48 25.12 Hotkeys ..............49 25.13 Menu Options............50 25.14 Fader Groups............50 25.15 Level Meter ............51 User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME...
- Page 4 29.3 Digital ..............65 29.4 MIDI..............65 Technical Background 30.1 MADI Basics............66 30.2 Lock and SyncCheck ...........67 30.3 Latency and Monitoring........68 30.4 DS – Double Speed ..........69 30.5 QS – Quad Speed..........70 30.6 SteadyClock ............71 30.7 Terminology ............72 User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME...
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Page 5: General
User's Guide HDSPe MADI General User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 6: Introduction
• TotalMix: 8192 channel mixer with 42 bit internal resolution • SteadyClock: Jitter-immune, super-stable digital clock • Quick Boot technology for immediate loading of the hardware settings • Optional Time Code module (TCO) for external Video-/SMPTE synchronization User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 7: Hardware Installation
The included breakout cable is connected to the 9-pin Mini-DIN connector and provides two MIDI inputs and outputs via four 5-pin DIN connectors. Note: If neither word clock I/O nor MIDI I/O is required, it is not necessary to install the Expan- sion Board at all. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 8: Internal Connectors
Slave has to be set to Sync In under Pref. Sync Ref, the Clock Mode must be set to AutoSync. Supported since firmware version 17. 7. Accessories RME offers several optional components. Additionally parts of the HDSPE MADI, like the spe- cial breakout cables, are available separately. Part Number... -
Page 9: Appendix
RME does not accept responsibility for any misleading or incorrect information within this guide. Lending or copying any part of the guide or the RME Driver CD, or any commercial exploitation of these media without express written permission from RME Intelligent Audio Solutions is prohibited. RME reserves the right to change specifi- cations at any time without notice. - Page 10 For this the device has to be sent free to the door to: IMM Elektronik GmbH Leipziger Straße 32 D-09648 Mittweida Germany Shipments not prepaid will be rejected and returned on the original sender's costs. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME...
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Page 11: Driver Installation And Operation - Windows
User's Guide HDSPe MADI Driver Installation and Operation - Windows User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 12: Driver And Firmware
Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its ‘Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further in- structions which appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory \WDM on the RME Driver CD. -
Page 13: Firmware Update
When the update fails (status: failure), the card's second BIOS will be used from the next cold boot on (Secure BIOS Technology). Therefore the card stays fully functional. The flash process should then be tried again on a different computer. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 14: Configuring The Hdspe Madi
(see chapter 13.1). WDM Devices Not before Vista the OS had been capable to handle more than 32 WDM stereo devices. There- fore under W2k/XP it often makes sense to intentionally limit their number. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... - Page 15 • Active input (optical or coaxial) Sync Check RME’s exclusive SyncCheck technology provides an easy to use check and display of the cur- rent clock status. The SyncCheck field indicates whether no signal (No Lock), a valid signal (Lock) or a valid and synchronous signal (Sync) is present at each of the digital clock source inputs.
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Page 16: Settings Dialog - Pitch
Therefore the internal clock can be set to 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz, but not to a value in be- tween. SteadyClock, RME's sensational Low Jitter Clock System, is based on a Direct Digital Synthesizer (DDS). This superior circuitry can generate nearly any frequency with highest pre- cision. -
Page 17: Clock Modes - Synchronization
To remedy this, switch the HDSP clock mode to ‘Internal’. RME’s exclusive SyncCheck technology enables an easy to use check and display of the cur- rent clock status. SyncCheck indicates whether there is a valid signal (Lock, No Lock) for each input (Word, MADI, TCO, Sync In), or if there is a valid and synchronous signal (Sync). -
Page 18: Operation And Usage
Therefore the driver of the HDSPe MADI includes a workaround: the sample rate can be set globally for all WDM devices within the Settings dialog, see chapter 11.1. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 19: Dvd-Playback (Ac-3/Dts)
The DVD software's audio properties now show the options 'SPDIF Out' or similar. When select- ing these, the software will transfer the non-decoded digital multichannel data stream to the HDSPe. Naturally a successful decoding also requires a MADI to AES converter like the RME ADI-642, converting the playback signals to stereo AES3 or SPDIF. -
Page 20: Notes On Wdm
RME's sophisticated tool DIGICheck is an exception to this rule. It operates like an ASIO host, using a special technique to access playback channels directly. Therefore DIGICheck is able to analyse and display playback data from any software, no matter which format it uses. -
Page 21: Digital Recording
An automated control of real-time monitoring can be achieved by Steinberg’s ASIO protocol with RME’s ASIO drivers and all ASIO 2 compatible programs. When 'ASIO Direct Monitoring' has been switched on, the input signal is routed in real-time to the output whenever a recording is started (punch-in). -
Page 22: Operation Under Asio
The same applies when using more than one HDSP system - they all have to be in sync. Else a periodically repeated noise will be heard. RME supports ASIO Direct Monitoring (ADM). Please note that not all programs support ADM completely or error-free. The most often reported problem is the wrong behaviour of panorama in a stereo channel. -
Page 23: Using Multiple Hdspe Madi
• Completely multi-client. Open as many measurement windows as you like, on any chan- nels and inputs or outputs! To install DIGICheck, go to the \DIGICheck directory on the RME Driver CD and run setup.exe. Follow the instructions prompted on the screen. -
Page 24: Hotline - Troubleshooting
16. Hotline – Troubleshooting The newest information can always be found on our website www.rme-audio.com, section FAQ, Latest Additions. The dialog 'New hardware component found’ does not appear: • Check whether the PCI Express interface is correctly inserted in the PCI Express slot. -
Page 25: Driver Installation And Operation - Mac Os X
User's Guide HDSPe MADI Driver Installation and Operation – Mac OS X User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 26: Driver And Flash Update
First fit the card (see 5. Hardware Installation), then switch on the computer and install the driv- ers from the RME Driver CD. The driver file is located in the folder HDSPe Series. Installation works automatically by a double-click on the file HDSPe.pkg. -
Page 27: Configuring The Hdspe Madi
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 and 192 kHz sample rate, the output word clock is 48 kHz. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... - Page 28 SyncCheck indicates whether there is a valid signal (Lock) for the inputs Word Clock, MADI, TCO and Sync In, or if there is a valid and synchronous signal (Sync). The AutoSync Reference display shows the input and frequency of the current sync source. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME...
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Page 29: Clock Modes - Synchronization
Master, all other devices must be set to Slave. RME’s exclusive SyncCheck technology enables an easy to use check and display of the cur- rent clock status. The SyncCheck field indicates whether no signal (No Lock), a valid signal (Lock) or a valid and synchronous signal (Sync) is present at each of the digital clock source inputs. -
Page 30: Mac Os X Faq
19. Mac OS X FAQ 19.1 Round about Driver Installation The driver with the file suffix zip provided by RME is a compressed archive. Zip is directly sup- ported by OS X, a double click on the file is all one needs to do. -
Page 31: Various Information
Note: TotalMix is part of the hardware of each HDSPe system. Up to three mixers are available, but these are separated and can't interchange data. Therefore a global mixer for all units is not possible. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 32: Digicheck Mac
• Completely multi-client. Open as many measurement windows as you like, on any chan- nels and inputs! To install DIGICheck, go to the \DIGICheck directory on the RME Driver CD and run setup.exe. Follow the instructions prompted on the screen. -
Page 33: Connections And Totalmix
User's Guide HDSPe MADI Connections and TotalMix User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 34: Connections
Redundancy operation is displayed in the Settings dialog. The BNC output is built according to AES10-1991. The output's impedance is 75 Ohm. The output voltage will be 600 mVpp when terminated with 75 Ohm. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 35: Midi
Settings dialog shows either Lock or Sync (see chapter 30.2). Thanks to RME's Signal Adaptation Circuit, the word clock input still works correctly even with heavily mis-shaped, dc-prone, too small or overshoot-prone signals. Thanks to automatic signal centering, 300 mV (0.3V) input level is sufficient in principle. -
Page 36: Technical Description And Background
The slow PLL works like a filter for induced and modulated frequencies above several kHz. As the Superclock is used without any filtering such a kind of jitter and noise sup- pression is missing. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 37: Cables And Termination
T-adapter, but to use the card's word clock output instead. Thanks to SteadyClock, the input signal will both be freed from jitter and - in case of loss or drop out – be reset to a valid frequency. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 38: General Operation
AutoSync Ref the display changes to Word. This message has the same function as the green Lock LED, but appears on the monitor, i.e. the user can check immediately whether a valid word clock signal is present and is currently being used. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 39: Totalmix: Routing And Monitoring
TotalMix provides the means to mix and monitor these on a single stereo output. • Mixing of the input signal to the playback signal (complete ASIO Direct Monitoring). RME not only is the pioneer of ADM, but also offers the most complete implementation of the ADM functions. - Page 40 User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME...
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Page 41: The User Interface
Now move the faders up from all sources - input and playback channels - that you want to hear at the submix output. The following chapters explain step by step all functions of the user interface. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 42: Elements Of A Channel
Click into the area above the fader and drag the green bar in order to set the panorama between left and right. The level meters of the third row display the level changes in real-time. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... - Page 43 61 and 62. You can continue like this until all entries have got a checkmark, i. e. you can send the signal to all outputs simultaneously. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME...
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Page 44: Submix View
As soon as one Solo button is pressed, the Solo Master button lights up in the Quick Access area. With this all selected Solos can be switched off and on again. You can comforta- bly make solo-groups or activate and deactivate several Solos simultaneously. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 45: Quick Access Panel
Windows' hidden directory Documents and Set- tings, <Username>, Local Settings, Application Data, RME TotalMix. On the Mac the location is in the folder User, <Username>, Library / Preferences / Hammerfall DSP. The first number indi- cates the current preset, the second number the current unit. - Page 46 Menu File, Save All Presets as and Open All Presets (file suffix .mpr). After the loading the presets can be activated by the preset buttons. In case the presets have been renamed (see chapter 25.11), these names will be stored and loaded too. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME...
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Page 47: Monitor Panel
Dim: Amount of attenuation of the signals routed to the Monitor Main in dB. Monitor Main Dim: Amount of attenuation of the Monitor Main output in dB. Activated by the Dim button in the Monitor panel. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 48: Editing The Names
The preset button names are not stored in the preset files, but globally in the registry, so won't change when loading any file or saving any state as preset. But loading a preset bank (see chapter 25.8) the names will be updated. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 49: Hotkeys
Further hotkeys are available to control the configuration of the Level Meter (see chapter 25.15): Key 4 or 6: Display range 40 or 60 dB Key E or R: Numerical display showing Peak or RMS Key 0 or 3: RMS display absolute or relative to 0 dBFS User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 50: Menu Options
The password is stored unencrypted in the registry (Windows: Software, RME, hdspmix, Password). Undo Load Preset: Turns the mixer state back to the state before the last preset was loaded. -
Page 51: Level Meter
Thus it can be a valuable tool for sound optimization and error removal in the studio. Measuring SNR (Signal to Noise) is best done with RME’s free software DIGICheck. The function Bit Statistic includes three different RMS meters for exactly this purpose (RMS unweighted, A-weighted and DC). -
Page 52: Totalmix: The Matrix
3 will make all vertically activated levels move at once (for example 63/64, analog output). A gain field marked orange indicates activated mute status. Mute can only be changed in the mixer view. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 53: Advantages Of The Matrix
Example: you have lowered the output level of a submix, or just a specific channel, by some dB. The audio signal passed through via ADM will be attenuated by the value set in the third row. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 54: Selection And Group Based Operation
The fastest way to delete complex routings: select a channel in the mixer view, click on the menu entry Edit and select Delete. Or simply hit the Del-key. Attention: there is no undo in To- talMix, so be careful with this function! User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 55: Recording A Subgroup (Loopback)
A software monitor- ing on the subgroup record channels is only allowed as long as the monitoring is routed in both software and TotalMix to a different channel than the active subgroup recording one. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 56: Using External Effects Devices
1 is sent by TotalMix to any output, to the Compressor, back from the Compressor to any input. This input is now selected within the record software. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 57: Ms Processing
Low Cut, Expander, Compressor or Delay. The most basic application is already available di- rectly in TotalMix: Changing the level of the side channel allows to manipulate the stereo width from mono to stereo up to extended, stepless and in real-time. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 58: Totalmix Midi Remote Control
1 - 8 select Main Monitor F10 - F12 Monitor Phones 1 - 3 *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 MADI © RME... -
Page 59: Setup
TotalMix also supports the 9th fader of the Mackie Control. This fader (labelled Master) will con- trol the stereo output faders (lowest row) which are set up as Main Monitor outputs in the Moni- tor panel. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 60: Simple Midi Control
16 Controller numbers are used: 102 up to 117 (= hex 66 up to 75). With these 16 Controllers (= faders) and 4 MIDI channels each per row, up to 64 faders can be controlled per row (as re- quired by the HDSPe MADI). User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 61: Loopback Detection
MIDI output. As soon as it detects this special note at the input, the MIDI functionality is disabled. After fixing the loopback, check Enable MIDI Control under Options to reactivate the TotalMix MIDI. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... - Page 62 User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME...
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Page 63: Technical Reference
User's Guide HDSPe MADI Technical Reference User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 64: Technical Specifications
• 2 x BNC, separated driver stage • Max. output voltage: 5 Vpp • Output voltage @ 75 Ohm termination: 4.0 Vpp • Output impedance: 10 Ohm • Frequency range: 28 kHz – 200 kHz User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 65: Digital
• MIDI state machine in hardware for reduced interrupt request load • Invisible transmission via User bit of channel 56 (up to 48 kHz) • Invisible transmission via User bit of channel 28 (up to 96 kHz) User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 66: Technical Background
64 channel format, but offer still no more than 56 audio channels. The rest is being eaten up by control commands for mixer settings etc. RME's devices of the MADI series show that this can be done in a much better way, with an invisible transmission of 16 MIDI channels and the MADI signal still being 100% compatible. -
Page 67: Lock And Synccheck
In practice, SyncCheck allows for a quick overview of the correct configuration of all digital de- vices. So one of the most difficult and error-prone topics of the digital studio world finally be- comes easy to handle. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 68: Latency And Monitoring
30.3 Latency and Monitoring The term Zero Latency Monitoring has been introduced by RME in 1998 for the DIGI96 series of audio cards. It stands for the ability to pass-through the computer's input signal at the inter- face directly to the output. Since then, the idea behind has become one of the most important features of modern hard disk recording. -
Page 69: Ds - Double Speed
64 to 32. As the transmission of double rate signals with 48K Frame is done at standard sample rate (Single Speed), the MADI ports still operate at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 70: Qs - Quad Speed
MADI channels. This reduces the available channel count from 64 to 16. As the transmission of quad rate signals with 48K Frame is done at standard sample rate (Sin- gle Speed), the MADI ports still operate at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME... -
Page 71: Steadyclock
Latest circuit designs like hi-speed digital synthesizer, digital PLL, 100 MHz sample rate and analog filtering allow RME to realize a completely newly developed clock technology, right within the FPGA at lowest costs. The clock's performance exceeds even professional expectations. -
Page 72: Terminology
Frame using S/MUX: the receiver can detect the real (double) sample rate on its own and im- mediately. With 48K Frame and S/MUX, the user has to set up the correct sample rate in all involved devices manually. User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME...
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