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User’s Guide HDSP System RPM 

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22. TECH INFO 

 
Not all information to and around our products fit in a manual. Therefore RME offers a lot more 
and detailed information in the 

Tech Infos

. The very latest Tech Infos can be found on our 

website, section News & Infos, or the directory 

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 on the RME Driver 

CD. These are some of the currently available 

Tech Infos

 
Synchronization II (DIGI96 series) 
Digital audio synchronization - technical background and pitfalls. 
 
Installation problems 
Problem descriptions and solutions. 
 
Information on driver updates 
Lists all changes in the drivers. 
 
Configuring Logic, Samplitude, Cubase, Cakewalk, Sonar and SAWPlus32 
Step by step instructions for use with RME cards. 
 
DIGICheck: Analysis, tests and measurements with the DIGI96 series 
A description of DIGICheck, including technical basics. 
 
ADI-8 Inside 
Technical information about the RME ADI-8 (24-bit AD/DA converter). 
 
HDSP System: Notebook Basics - Notebook Hardware 
HDSP System: Notebook Basics - The Audio Notebook in Practice 
HDSP System: Notebook Basics - Background Knowledge and Tuning 
HDSP System: Notebook Tests - Compatibility and Performance 
Many background information on and tests of notebooks 
 
HDSP System: TotalMix - Hardware and Technology 
HDSP System: TotalMix - Software, features, operation 
The digital mixer of the Hammerfall DSP in theory and practise 
 

Summary of Contents for Hammerfall RPM

Page 1: ...User s Guide Hammerfall DSP System RPM Mobile Turntable CD MIC MIDI Interface PCI Busmaster Digital I O System PCI and CardBus Interface 24 Bit 96 kHz TotalMix 24 Bit 96 kHz SyncAlign ZLM...

Page 2: ...Playback 11 8 3 Multi Client Operation 12 8 4 DVD Playback under MME 12 8 5 Low Latency under MME 13 8 6 Recording 14 8 7 Analog Inputs 15 8 8 Analog Outputs 16 9 Configuring the RPM 17 10 Disconnect...

Page 3: ...17 3 Copy Routings to other Channels 31 17 4 Delete Routings 31 18 Notes on Laptops and CardBus 32 19 Hotline Troubleshooting 19 1 General 33 19 2 Installation 33 20 HDSP Software 20 1 DIGICheck 34 2...

Page 4: ...all functions directly in hardware and not in the driver i e the CPU 2 Package Contents Please check that your Hammerfall DSP System s package contains each of the following PCI Interface PCI card HDS...

Page 5: ...tion TotalMix 102 channel mixer with 40 bit internal resolution 5 Technical Specifications 5 1 Digital Internal sample rates 32 44 1 48 88 2 96 kHz Internal resolution 24 Bit 5 2 Analog AD Phono Input...

Page 6: ...1 dB 20 Hz 20 8 kHz sf 44 1 kHz Frequency response DA 0 5 dB 10 Hz 44 kHz sf 96 kHz Signal to Noise Ratio SNR 108 dB RMS unweighted unmuted 111 dBA THD 98 dB 0 0013 THD N 91 dB 0 002 Channel separatio...

Page 7: ...ce the computer s housing 6 Reconnect all cables including the power cord 7 Connect PCI interface and RPM using the supplied cable IEEE1394 This is a standard FireWire cable 6 pin 6 2 CardBus Card Bef...

Page 8: ...ver or similar come up Don t listen to Microsoft listen to us and continue with the installation In case the Hardware Wizard does not show up automatically after installation of the card do not attemp...

Page 9: ...ork when the computer is switched off and on again The interface then has to be re programmed at the factory We have invested a lot of work to prevent the system from getting in this state If it happe...

Page 10: ...connection to the interface has been interrupted Error cable not connected etc The latter causes the LED to flash After the firmware has been loaded into the I O box the LED extinguishes thus signalli...

Page 11: ...anted noises If you feel you cannot do without system sounds you should consider buying a cheap Blaster clone and select this as Preferred Device in Control Panel Multimedia Audio The RME Driver CD in...

Page 12: ...our sophisticated tool DIGICheck It operates like an ASIO host using a special technique to access playback channels already occupied Therefore DIGICheck is able to perform an analyzis and display of...

Page 13: ...ws ME 2000 XP latencies far lower can be used SAWStudio and Sonar allowed to use such low settings from the start Sequoia was updated in version 5 91 WaveLab in version 3 04 In the HDSP s Settings dia...

Page 14: ...refore any signals about 96dB below maximum level are lost entirely On the other hand there is nothing to gain from recording a 16 bit signal at 24 bit resolution this would only waste precious space...

Page 15: ...its headphone output as these can be adjusted nearly always A simple cable adapter stereo TRS jack to 2 x RCA is available in many stores see next page The phono inputs not only heavily amplify the v...

Page 16: ...e DA converters offer lots of dynamic range headroom by their Signal to Noise of about 110 dB The maximum output level at the TRS jacks is 14 dBu equalling 4 V RMS Thanks to this high level balanced o...

Page 17: ...s The status displays at the bottom of the dialog box give the user precise information about the current status of the system Buffer Size The setting Buffer Size determines the latency between incomi...

Page 18: ...computer the RPM can be used in a fixed configuration for example as Phono preamp with monitoring Phono and Line preamp with mixing functionality Microphone preamp Headphone mixer Line splitter wioth...

Page 19: ...or MIDI clock In both cases the used software is repsonsible for proper synchronization to other devices In case a project includes audio tracks the software must be capable of recalculating the audio...

Page 20: ...le ASIO could use channels 1 2 and Gigastudio with GSIF channels 3 4 simultaneously and so on Simultaneous operation of GSIF and ASIO requires to use different channels For example if Cubase uses trac...

Page 21: ...chbay function distributing signals to several outputs at a time simultaneous playback of different programs over only one stereo channel mixing of the input signal to the playback signal complete ASI...

Page 22: ...analog outputs Every single channel has various elements Input and playback channels each have a mute and solo button Below each there is the panpot realized as indicator bar L R in order to save spa...

Page 23: ...well Often signals are stereo i e a pair of two channels It is therefore helpful to be able to make the routing settings for two channels at once Press the Ctrl key and click into the routing window o...

Page 24: ...faders and panpots has already been mentioned But the Ctrl key can do far more than changing the routing pairwise Clicking anywhere into the fader area with the Ctrl key pressed sets the fader to 0 d...

Page 25: ...ll combinations are possible Submix sets all routing windows to the same selection as described before Deactivating Submix automatically recalls the previous view The mixer can also be made smaller ho...

Page 26: ...m a All playback channels 0 dB routet to the same output All output channels 0 dB Phones 6 dB and linked Submix of all inputs and outputs to the Phones output with input faders set to m a playback to...

Page 27: ...ill be switched on and off automatically In Mix mode the input signal will be mixed on the outputs when record is active In Replace mode the Mute button of the corresponding playback channel will be a...

Page 28: ...ignal shows both 0 dBFS Peak and RMS This setting also yields directly readable signal to noise values while other applications like WaveLab will show a value 3 dB better than actual because the refer...

Page 29: ...n field Shows the current gain value as dB Orange gain field This routing is muted To maintain overview when the window size has been reduced the left and upper labels are floating They won t left the...

Page 30: ...you 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...

Page 31: ...headphones Select input 4 open the menu Edit It shows Copy In 4 Now select the desired new input for example In 1 The menu now shows Paste In 4 to In 1 Click on it done If you are familiar with this f...

Page 32: ...ted thoroughly on several notebooks by RME Basically our CardBus card operates with any notebook we have tested But there were some significant performance differences and some laptops suffered from a...

Page 33: ...tion under Windows 2000 XP on single CPU systems To use ASIO at lowest latencies under Windows 2000 XP even when only having one CPU the system performance has to be optimized for background tasks Go...

Page 34: ...howing the typical afterglow of a oscilloscope tube Includes Correlation meter and level meter Spectral Analyser World wide unique 10 20 or 30 band display in analog bandpass filter technology 192 kHz...

Page 35: ...nufacturers 36001 Firewire cable IEE1394 6M 6M 1 m 3 3 ft 36002 Firewire cable IEE1394 6M 6M 3 m 9 9 ft 36005 Firewire cable IEE1394 6M 6M 5 m 16 4 ft 36010 Firewire cable IEE1394 6M 6M 10 m 32 8 ft F...

Page 36: ...changes in the drivers Configuring Logic Samplitude Cubase Cakewalk Sonar and SAWPlus32 Step by step instructions for use with RME cards DIGICheck Analysis tests and measurements with the DIGI96 seri...

Page 37: ...you can load a complete copy of the RME website from the RME Driver CD in the rmeaudio web directory into your browser Trademarks All trademarks registered or otherwise are the property of their resp...

Page 38: ...User s Guide HDSP System RPM RME 38 25 Block Diagram RPM...

Page 39: ...s and 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 g...

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