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User’s Guide

Project Hammerfall

DIGI 9636

PCI Busmaster Digital I/O Card

2 + 16 Channels Stereo / ADAT Interface

24 Bit / 96 kHz Digital Audio

ADAT Sync In

Board Rev. 1.5/1.6, Hardware Version 008

24 Bit / 96 kHz

SyncAlign

ZLM

SyncCheck

Summary of Contents for Hammerfall DIGI 9636

Page 1: ...Project Hammerfall DIGI 9636 PCI Busmaster Digital I O Card 2 16 Channels Stereo ADAT Interface 24 Bit 96 kHz Digital Audio ADAT Sync In Board Rev 1 5 1 6 Hardware Version 008 24 Bit 96 kHz SyncAlign...

Page 2: ...ency under MME 10 9 Configuring the Hammerfall 9 1 General Information 11 9 2 Clock Modes Synchronization 13 10 Word Clock 10 1 Technical Description and Usage 15 10 2 Cables and Termination 15 10 3 G...

Page 3: ...ur DIGI9636 package contains each of the following DIGI9636 PCI card Quick Info guide RME Driver CD Adapter cable D type to D type phono Internal cable 2 core 2 optical cable TOSLINK 2 m 6 6 ft 3 Syst...

Page 4: ...SPDIF Consumer and Professional ADAT optical 5 3 Transfer Modes Resolution Bits per Sample ASIO 24 or 32 bit 4 byte stereo 8 byte This format is compatible with 16 bit and 20 bit Resolutions below 24...

Page 5: ...your computer screen The driver files are located in the directory Hammerfall W98 on the RME Driver CD Windows will install the DIGI9636 driver and will register the card in the system as a new audio...

Page 6: ...driver s Settings dialog see section 9 1 7 4 Deinstalling the Drivers A deinstallation of the Hammerfall s driver files is not necessary and not supported by Windows anyway Thanks to full Plug Play su...

Page 7: ...the DIGI9636 as a splitter To receive signals in AES EBU format an adapter cable is required Pins 2 and 3 of a female XLR plug are connected individually to the two pins of a phono plug The cable shi...

Page 8: ...on dialogue as displayed by a stereo wave editor After selecting a device audio data is sent either to S PDIF or to the ADAT ports depending on which has been selected as playback device Increasing th...

Page 9: ...an audio application Any bit resolution can be selected providing it is supported by both the audio hardware and the software Even if the input signal is 24 bit the application can still be set to rec...

Page 10: ...s 95 or 98 the MME buffer size was nothing to worry about Latencies below 46 ms were not possible Meanwhile both computers and operating system have become much more powerful and since Windows ME 2000...

Page 11: ...es made in the Settings dialog are applied immediately confirmation e g by clicking on OK or exiting the dialogue is not required However settings should not be changed during playback or record if it...

Page 12: ...ial relates to the white phono plug Internal to the jumper CD In ST3 ADAT1 to the optical input ADAT1 SPDIF Out The SPDIF output signal is constantly available at the internal jumper Sync Out ST4 and...

Page 13: ...devices must be set to Slave All the ADAT optical inputs in the DIGI9636 as well as the SPDIF input will work simultaneously Because there is no input selector however the DIGI9636 has to be told whi...

Page 14: ...of the mixing desk but not identical Remedy To drive the ADAT recorder from its digital input set it to slave mode DIG and connect the input to the Hammerfall s ADAT2 output DIGI9636 is already in sy...

Page 15: ...using off the shelf BNC cables to connect all devices as this type of cable is used for most computer networks You will find all the necessary components T adapters terminators cables in most electro...

Page 16: ...ll ignores the received header and creates a totally new one for the output signal Note that in record or monitor modes set emphasis bits will disappear Recordings originally done with emphasis should...

Page 17: ...l has no internal digital mixer the playback signal of the ADM channel will be replaced by the record signal When the sample frequency is set to 88 2 or 96 kHz all the ADAT optical inputs and outputs...

Page 18: ...about 0 2 seconds you will not notice much delay at all the system will still respond quickly and smoothly Present systems are mostly unable to use the 1 5 ms mode without audible clicks Current PCs c...

Page 19: ...io requires a lot of the computer s calculation power An optimum performance is achieved with a stand alone GSIF PC If this is not an option we recommend to set the ASIO latency to the highest value 1...

Page 20: ...ADAT1 This means that the first ADAT output device and therefore the first 8 channels in the ASIO application are no longer available All channels and their assignments still exist but the optical tr...

Page 21: ...m category Sound Video and Gamecontroller A double click on DIGI9636 starts the properties dialog Choosing Resources shows Interrupt and Memory Range The newest information on hardware problems can al...

Page 22: ...n of audio signals as well as errors and DC offset Performance Test Measures overall system performance computer DIGI9636 Memory Test Tests the DIGI hardware and the entire audio data path in the PC D...

Page 23: ...RME ADI 8 24 bit AD DA converter 19 Warranty Each individual Hammerfall undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete test in a PC environment at RME before shipping This may cause very sligh...

Page 24: ...of Microsoft Corp Apple and MacOS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Steinberg Cubase and VST are registered trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies AG ASIO is a trademark of Steinber...

Page 25: ...User s Guide DIGI9636 RME 25 21 Diagrams 21 1 Block Diagram 21 2 Pin assignment of the cable adapter Pin Signal Pin Signal 9 SPDIF In 5 SPDIF In 6 SPDIF Out 1 SPDIF Out...

Page 26: ...ASIO double speed mode 88 2 96 kHz The devices available under ASIO have been implemented according to the hardware Signal routing is identical for record and playback Device The device name in the a...

Page 27: ...ouble speed mode 88 2 96 kHz The devices available via wave driver have been designed to avoid conflicts in normal operation which is why channels 5 6 7 and 8 of each ADAT device have been omitted Sig...

Page 28: ...d if not installed and used according to the instructions in the User s Guide may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does not guara...

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