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User's Guide HDSPe RayDAT

User's Guide

HDSPe RayDAT

Driver Installation and Operation - Windows

Summary of Contents for Hammerfall HDSPe RayDAT

Page 1: ...System HDSPe RayDAT PCI Express Digital I O Card 2 2 32 Channels AES SPDIF ADAT Interface 24 Bit 192 kHz Digital Audio 72 x 36 Matrix Router 2 x MIDI I O Quick Boot TotalMix 24 Bit 192 kHz 9 SyncAlig...

Page 2: ...10 3 De Installing the Drivers 13 10 4 Firmware Update 13 11 Configuring the HDSPe RayDAT 11 1 Settings Dialog 14 11 2 Settings Dialog DDS 16 11 3 Clock Modes Synchronization 17 12 Operation and Usag...

Page 3: ...es 36 20 6 Channel Count under Core Audio 36 21 Hotline Troubleshooting 37 Connections and TotalMix 22 Digital Connections 22 1 ADAT 40 22 2 AES EBU 40 22 3 SPDIF 41 22 4 Word Clock 42 22 5 MIDI 42 23...

Page 4: ...up Loopback 61 26 6 Using external Effects Devices 62 26 7 MS Processing 63 27 TotalMix MIDI Remote Control 27 1 Overview 64 27 2 Mapping 64 27 3 Setup 65 27 4 Operation 65 27 5 Simple MIDI Control 66...

Page 5: ...User s Guide HDSPe RayDAT RME 5 User s Guide HDSPe RayDAT General...

Page 6: ...Flat ribbon cable 14 pin 2 optical cable TOSLINK 2 m 6 6 ft 3 System Requirements Windows XP or higher Mac OS X Intel 10 4 8 or higher PCI Express Interface one free PCI Express slot 1 lane version 1...

Page 7: ...ss and fasten the screw 6 Insert the Expansion Board and fasten the screw 7 Replace the computer s housing 8 Reconnect all cables including the power cord 6 Hardware Connectors 6 1 External Connectors...

Page 8: ...orrect polarity Select AEB TEB ADAT2 In in the Settings dialog In this configuration the optical input ADAT2 can not be used anymore ADAT 1 OUT This internal ADAT output carries the same audio data as...

Page 9: ...in such cases can only be carried out at the owner s expense RME does not accept claims for damages of any kind especially consequential damage Liabil ity is limited to the value of the Hammerfall DSP...

Page 10: ...r there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turn...

Page 11: ...User s Guide HDSPe RayDAT RME 11 User s Guide HDSPe RayDAT Driver Installation and Operation Windows...

Page 12: ...the Driver Software Update dialog The refore this dialog has to be started manually after the failed driver installation Hit the Win key type Device Manager start the Device Manager by selecting it fr...

Page 13: ...iver Start the program pcie_fut exe The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the HDSPe RayDAT and whether it needs an update or not If so then please press the Update button A progress b...

Page 14: ...ng and playback devices open which means that any new settings might not be applied immediately The status display at the bottom of the dialog box gives precise information about the current status of...

Page 15: ...d as 8 channel devices see chapter 12 3 TMS activates the transmission of Channel Status data and Track Marker information from the SPDIF and AES input signals SPDIF In Defines the input for the SPDIF...

Page 16: ...S This superior circuitry can generate nearly any frequency with highest pre cision DDS has been implemented into the HDSPe RayDAT with regard to the needs of professional video applications as well a...

Page 17: ...11 3 Clock Modes Synchronisation In the digital world all devices are either the Master clock source or a Slave If several digi tal devices are to be used simultaneously in a system they not only have...

Page 18: ...becomes the sync source and a CD player is connected to the SPDIF input Try recording a few samples from the CD and you will be disappointed few CD players can be synchro nized The samples will inevit...

Page 19: ...without system sounds you should con sider buying a cheap Blaster clone and select this as Preferred Device in Control Panel Multimedia Audio The screenshot to the right shows a typical configuration...

Page 20: ...l Panel Sounds and Multimedia Audio and Use only default devices has to be checked Additionally the loudspeaker setup found under Volume Speaker Settings Ad vanced has to be changed from Stereo to 5 1...

Page 21: ...nnel streaming ability option Interleaved see chapter 12 4 Sonar not only finds the stereo device mentioned above but also the 8 channel interleaved devices and adds the channel number at the end RayD...

Page 22: ...time Also all formats ASIO WDM GSIF can be used simultaneously The use of multi client operation requires to follow two simple rules Multi client operation requires identical sample rates I e it is n...

Page 23: ...anced Vista 7 Control Panel Sound Playback Loudspeaker Configure 12 5 Digital Recording Unlike analog soundcards which produce empty wave files or noise when no input signal is present digital I O car...

Page 24: ...ample rate of 88 2 or 96 kHz the ADAT optical input and outputs operate in S MUX mode so the number of available channels per port is reduced from 8 to 4 At a sample rate of 176 4 and 192 kHz the ADAT...

Page 25: ...e Nuendo have to be changed At the time of print the option Use System Timestamp should be activated The HDSPe RayDAT supports both MME MIDI and DirectMusic MIDI It depends on the used appli cation wh...

Page 26: ...24 bit resolution 2 8 36 channels Application examples Peak level measurement RMS level measurement over detection phase correlation measure ment dynamic range and signal to noise ratios RMS to peak d...

Page 27: ...ystem performance has to be optimized for background tasks Go to Control Panel System Advanced Performance Options Change the default Applications to Background tasks The lowest usable latency will dr...

Page 28: ...ite www rme audio de section FAQ Hardware Alert about incompatible hardware The dialog New hardware component found does not appear Check whether the PCI Express interface is correctly inserted in the...

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Page 30: ...oot the computer when installation is done 18 2 Driver Update In case of a driver update it s not necessary to remove the old driver first it will be overwritten during the installation 18 3 Flash Upd...

Page 31: ...t the current status of the system and the status of all digital signals Quick Boot All the card s settings described below are stored in a hardware memory and are loaded im mediately after a power on...

Page 32: ...is 48 kHz System Clock Shows the current clock state of the HDSPe system The system is either Master using its own clock or Slave 19 2 Settings dialog DDS Usually soundcards and audio interfaces gener...

Page 33: ...the faders A mouse click within the fader area above or below the fader know will move the fader with the smallest step size up or down Holding the Ctrl key while clicking will cause the fader to jump...

Page 34: ...k Mode Slave A difference to usual slave behaviour is that when the input signal is lost the card will immediately switch back to the internal clock into Master mode With the HDSPe RayDAT all inputs o...

Page 35: ...fixed by removing the corresponding extension file prior to installa tion In some cases also or only a repair of the disk permission will help We have also received reports saying the driver update co...

Page 36: ...llows to combine several devices into one so that a multi device operation is now possible with any software The Hammerfall DSP driver adds a number to each unit so they are fully accessible in any mu...

Page 37: ...ut record doesn t Check that there is a valid signal at the input Check whether the Hammerfall DSP has been selected as recording device in the audio application Check whether the sample frequency set...

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Page 39: ...User s Guide HDSPe RayDAT RME 39 User s Guide HDSPe RayDAT Connections and TotalMix...

Page 40: ...ed mode channels 3 to 8 ADAT4 can also be used as SPDIF optical input ADAT 2 3 4 Out Interface for a device receiving an ADAT signal from the HDSPE RAYDAT Transmits channels 9 to 32 When sending a Dou...

Page 41: ...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 shielding is only connected to pin 1 of t...

Page 42: ...o high impedance or terminated 75 Ohms by pushing the switch on the slot bracket Thanks to a low impedance but short circuit proof output the WCM9632 delivers 4 Vpp to 75 Ohms For wrong termination wi...

Page 43: ...T adapters and terminated with resistors We recommend 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 neces sary c...

Page 44: ...nator plug 23 3 Operation The HDSPe RayDAT s word clock input is active when Pref Sync Ref in the Settings dialog has been set to Word TCO the clock mode AutoSync has been activated and a valid word c...

Page 45: ...mplete implementation of the ADM functions Integration of external devices Use TotalMix to insert external effects devices be it in the playback or in the record path Depending on the current applicat...

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Page 47: ...from an Inline desk so that the row Software Playback equals the Tape Return of a real mixing desk Top row Hardware inputs The level shown is that of the input signal i e fader independ ent Via fader...

Page 48: ...first time a default file is loaded sending all playback tracks 1 1 to the corresponding hardware outputs with 0 dB gain and activating SPDIF monitoring Hold down Ctrl and click on preset button 1 to...

Page 49: ...annels 7 and 8 The present pan value is also being displayed below the fader Please carry out the same steps for Out 2 now in order to route it to output 8 as well In short While editing the Submix A7...

Page 50: ...Double Speed mode 96 kHz The display is adjusted accordingly and all fader settings remain stored 24 5 Submix View Such a wide range of possibilities make it difficult to maintain the overview Becaus...

Page 51: ...forth be tween a signal distribution complete input monitoring a stereo and mono mix and various submixes without any problem If any parameter is being altered after loading a preset e g moving a fade...

Page 52: ...n All playback channels 0 dB routed to the same output All outputs 0 dB Level display set to RMS 3 dB View Submix active Note This preset is Default offering the standard functionality of a I O card P...

Page 53: ...ree des tinations Monitor Phones described below The microphone level is adjusted with the channel s input fader Monitor Phones 1 2 3 Use the drop down menu to select the hardware outputs where the su...

Page 54: ...right mouse click on the grey name field brings up the dialog box Enter Name Any name can be entered in this dialog Enter Return closes the dialog box the grey label now shows the first letters of the...

Page 55: ...Mix also supports combinations of these keys If you press Ctrl and Alt at the same time clicking with the mouse makes the faders jump to 0 dB pairwise and they can be set pairwise by Shift Alt in fine...

Page 56: ...all faders will be treated as stereo pairs and moved pair wise Hotkey L MS Processing Macro for a quick configuration of routing and phase for Mid Side encoding and decoding See chapter 26 7 Level Me...

Page 57: ...3 or 0 The latter is a point often overlooked but nonetheless important A RMS measurement shows 3 dB less for sine signals While this is mathematically correct it is not very reasonable for a level me...

Page 58: ...Standard 1 1 routing Black gain field Shows the current gain value as dB Orange gain field This routing is muted Blue field Phase 180 inverted To maintain overview when the window size has been reduc...

Page 59: ...to set up routings which would be nearly impossible to achieve by fiddling around with level and pan Let s say you want to send input 1 to output 1 at 0 dB to output 2 at 3 dB to output 3 at 6 dB and...

Page 60: ...n the menu Edit It shows Copy In 1 Now select the desired new input for example In 8 The menu now shows Paste In 1 to In 8 Click on it done If you are familiar with this functionality just use Ctrl C...

Page 61: ...ing channel is no longer sent to the recording software but still passed through to TotalMix Therefore TotalMix can be used to route this input signal to any hardware output Using the subgroup recordi...

Page 62: ...and the panorama fully to the right Adjust the input level at the reverb unit to an optimal setting Next the output of the reverb unit is connected to a free stereo input for example 5 6 Use the Total...

Page 63: ...e side channel represents L R During record the monitoring needs to be done in conventional stereo As TotalMix can invert the phase it also offers the functionality of a M S decoder The menu Options i...

Page 64: ...face elements Element Meaning in TotalMix Channel faders 1 8 volume Master fader Main Monitor channel s faders SEL 1 8 DYNAMICS reset fader to Unity Gain V Pots 1 8 pan pressing V Pot knobs pan center...

Page 65: ...ature causes heavy overload of the MIDI port when ganging more than 2 faders In such a case or when using the Behringer BCF2000 turn off this option When Full LC Display Support is turned off only a b...

Page 66: ...F 1 Talkback 5E 94 A 5 Monitor Phones 1 3F 63 D 3 Monitor Phones 2 40 64 E 3 Monitor Phones 3 41 65 F 3 Preset 1 36 54 F 2 Preset 2 37 55 G 2 Preset 3 38 56 G 2 Preset 4 39 57 A 2 Preset 5 3A 58 A 2...

Page 67: ...rol protocol requires feedback of the received commands back to the hard ware controller So usually TotalMix will be set up with both a MIDI input and MIDI output Un fortunately any small error in wir...

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Page 70: ...ists all changes of the driver updates DIGICheck Analysis tests and measurements with RME audio hardware A description of DIGICheck including technical background information ADI 8 Inside Technical in...

Page 71: ...nored Lock range 28 kHz 200 kHz Jitter suppression 30 dB 2 4 kHz Jitter when synced to input signal 3 ns ADAT Optical 4 x TOSLINK format according to Alesis specification Standard 32 channels 24 bit u...

Page 72: ...Max output voltage 5 Vpp Output voltage 75 Ohm termination 4 0 Vpp Output impedance 10 Ohm Frequency range 28 kHz 200 kHz 29 3 Digital Clocks Internal ADAT In SPDIF In AES In optional Word clock In Vi...

Page 73: ...isplay will show LOCK immediately but usually the mixing desk s sample rate is generated internally it is Master too and thus slightly higher or lower than the HDSPe RayDAT s internal sample rate Resu...

Page 74: ...uses an offset of the newly recorded track of up to 2 ms Buffer Size Latency Windows This option found in the Settings dialog defines the size of the buffers for the audio data used in ASIO and GSIF s...

Page 75: ...nd there are still many devices which can t handle more than 48 kHz e g digital tape recorders But also other common interfaces like ADAT or TDIF are still using this technique Because the ADAT interf...

Page 76: ...50ppm II 0 1 III Variable Pitch Jitter 0 025 UI 4 4 ns 44 1 kHz not specified Besides the electrical differences both formats also have a slightly different setup The two formats are compatible in pri...

Page 77: ...a range of 25 kHz up to 200 kHz SteadyClock has originally been de veloped to gain a stable and clean clock from the heavily jittery MADI data signal The embedded MADI clock suffers from about 80 ns...

Page 78: ...Wire method is an industry standard today however it has a number of different names like Dual AES Double Wide Dual Line and Wide Wire The AES3 specification uses the uncommon term Single channel dou...

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