RME Audio M-16 AD, User Manual

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User’s Guide M-32 AD
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1. Introduction
RME’s M-32 AD and M-16 AD are AD-converters with a truly unique feature set. They combine
excellent analog circuit design with the latest generation of outstanding low latency AD con-
verter chips. Along with the integrated SteadyClock, they offer AD-conversion of the highest
quality.
When developing these units we used all our experience, and also the experience of our cus-
tomers, to create a unique, excellent and high-quality unit. Although the M-32 AD / M-16 AD are
built to highest reference standards, they still offer the typical, outstanding price/performance
ratio known from RME.
M-32 AD and M-16 AD are nearly identical. The M-16 has only 16 channels (M-32 = 32 chan-
nels) and therefore needs no fan. For reasons of simpler reading this manual will mostly be
referenced to the M-32 AD only.
2. Package Contents
Please check that the package contains each of the following:
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M-32 AD or M-16 AD
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Power cord
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Manual
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RME Driver CD
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1 optical cable (TOSLINK), 2 m (6.6 ft)
3. Brief Description and Characteristics
The M-32 AD is a 32-channel hi-end AD-converter in reference quality, fully remote controllable.
In a standard 19" box with 2 unit height the device offers numerous extraordinary features like
Intelligent Clock Control (ICC), SyncCheck
®
, SteadyClock, analog Limiter, three hardware ref-
erence levels up to +24 dBu, MADI and ADAT I/O, 192 kHz sample rate, MIDI remote control
via MIDI and MADI, and a digital thru-mode for simplified cascading.
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32-channel AD-converter, fully symmetrical design
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4 x ADAT Out, 16 channels @ 96 kHz
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1 x ADAT In as clock reference
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MADI I/O with thru-mode for unused channels
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Word clock input and output
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MIDI I/O
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Analog Limiter
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32-channel level meter with 5 LEDs per channel
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Fully remote controllable via MIDI and MADI
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Overdimensioned power supply
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Temperature controlled low noise fan