RME Audio Hammerfall HDSPe AES, User Manual

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User's Guide HDSPe AES
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11. Configuring the HDSPe AES
11.1 Settings Dialog
Configuration of the HDSPe AES is done via its own settings dialog. The panel 'Settings' can be
opened:
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by clicking on the hammer symbol in the Task Bar's notification area
The mixer of the HDSPe AES (TotalMix) can be opened:
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by clicking on the mixer icon in the Task Bar's notification area
The hardware of the HDSP system offers a number of helpful, well thought-of practical functions
and options which affect how the card operates - it can be configured to suit many different
requirements. The following is available in the 'Settings' dialog:
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Configuration of digital I/Os
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Synchronization behaviour
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State of input and output
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Current sample rate
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Latency
Any changes made in the Settings
dialog are applied immediately -
confirmation (e.g. by clicking on OK
or exiting the dialog) is not required.
However, settings should not be
changed during playback or record if
it can be avoided, as this can cause
unwanted noises.
Also, please note that even in 'Stop'
mode, several programs keep the
recording and playback devices
open, which means that any new
settings might not be applied
immediately.
The tab
About includes information
about the current driver and
firmware version of the HDSPe AES.
The status displays at the bottom of
the dialog box give the user precise
information about the current status
of the system, and the status of all
digital signals.
Buffer Size
The setting Buffer Size determines the latency between incoming and outgoing ASIO and WDM
data, as well as affecting system stability (see chapter 11.1).
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.