Operation And Dsp Functions - RME Audio ADI-96 PRO User Manual

6. Operation and DSP Functions

The ADI-96 PRO's user interface is easy to understand thanks to its clearly structured
front panel design. The big and bright 2 x 20 character LC-display plus a simple and straight
cursor controlled menu structure will probably make you never look into this manual. Because
of the numerous functions found in the ADI and its software, we strongly encourage you to
study this manual.
Let's start with a short introduction into the ADI-96 PRO's user interface philosophy.
After power-on and automatic calibration the Info window will come up and show the currently
loaded DSP software. The device remembers all settings even without saving them. To be sure
a certain setup is being used unaltered, you should first reload it using Recall (see 6.9 Setup).
Press Enter to bring up the Overview window, which displays all configurations and the avail-
able DSP functions. Each function is represented by three letters, and is the highest menu of
several submenus.
On this level each function can be activated and de-activated (Bypass) using the +/- keys.
That's why they are also labeled ON/OFF. Below this row of functions two lines out of thin lines,
fat lines and bars can be seen. These two lines represent one channel each. The state of each
function is shown by a thin line (off) and a fat line (on). The screenshot below shows all func-
tions activated except LOC (Low Cut). A global bypass, useful for comparing the sound with
and without DSP functions can be set by pressing the additional key Bypass DSP.
To avoid pan shifts between left and right channel the control paths (sidechains) of some func-
tions can be linked. As shown in the above screenshot, Link is activated for the function EXP
(Expander), because both channel rows are no longer separated, but combined by bars. The
functions OUTPUT and SETUP can not be deactivated nor set up separately, so no lines are
shown at all. INPUT can't be deactivated, but in the stereo version of the DSP software the
channels are linked.
To enter a sub menu first use the arrow keys to move the cursor (shown as a blinking of the
corresponding three letters) in the desired direction. The Overview window will begin to scroll
because not all functions can be displayed simultaneously. An arrow will show up at the left and
right border of the display, indicating that some more functions are available (see picture
above). The submenus are accessed by pressing Enter, a second press on Enter jumps back to
the Overview window.
The button Meter Mode allows to switch the Peak Level Meter and the Correlator before (Input)
or behind (Output) the DSP. This allows to check changes in level and phase caused by the
activated functions without the need to switch the DSP in bypass mode.
Scrolling through the values with the +/- keys becomes accelerated when pressing the buttons
for a longer time. A jump to the highest or lowest possible value is done by first pressing one,
then the other key additional.
On the following pages you'll find detailed informations to all functions currently available in the
factory shipped DSP software Dual Mono A/D.
User's Guide ADI-96 PRO © RME
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