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User's Guide

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

DIGI 96/8 PST

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 

PCI Bus Audio Card 

2 / 8 Channels Stereo / ADAT

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 Interface  

24 Bit / 96 kHz Digital Audio 

32-96 kHz Sample Rate 

24 Bit / 96 kHz Analog Audio 

 
 

 

Board Rev. 1.0, Hardware version 005 

 

 

 

24 Bit / 96 kHz 

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ZLM

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SyncAlign

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Содержание DIGI 96/8 PST

Страница 1: ...de DIGI 96 8 PST PCI Bus Audio Card 2 8 Channels Stereo ADAT Interface 24 Bit 96 kHz Digital Audio 32 96 kHz Sample Rate 24 Bit 96 kHz Analog Audio Board Rev 1 0 Hardware version 005 24 Bit 96 kHz ZLM...

Страница 2: ...ording Analog 10 8 6 Record while Play 10 8 7 DVD Playback AC 3 DTS under MME 10 8 8 Low Latency under MME 11 9 Configuring the DIGI 96 8 PST 9 1 General 12 9 2 Force Adat 14 9 3 Analog Output 14 9 4...

Страница 3: ...PST s packaging box PCI card DIGI96 8 PST Quick Info guide RME Driver CD Internal cable 2 core 3 System Requirements Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP Linux or MacOS A free PCI bus slot Additional system requi...

Страница 4: ...kHz and variable word clock Input impedance 10 kOhm Channel separation 110 dB Analog output fixed 10 4 2 8 dBu 0 dBFS and variable fader Dynamic range output 108 dB RMS unweighted unmuted 112 dBA THD...

Страница 5: ...dows will install the DIGI driver and will register the card in the system as a new audio device The computer should now be re booted Unfortunately in seldom cases the path to the CD ROM i e its drive...

Страница 6: ...driver not certified driver or similar come up Don t listen to Microsoft listen to us and continue with the installati on 7 4 Deinstalling the Drivers A deinstallation of the DIGI96 series driver fil...

Страница 7: ...hen switching the computer on and off The sensitivity of the analog input can be set per channel to 4 dBu or 10 dBV by jumpers on the board A sensitivity control by the driver or Settings dialog is no...

Страница 8: ...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 includes step...

Страница 9: ...an then be changed in the application s audio attributes or similar dialog The screenshot to the right shows a typical dia log used for changing basic parameters such as sample frequency and resolutio...

Страница 10: ...be send to any AC 3 DTS capable receiver using the DIGI96 series SPDIF output For this to work the DIGI96 output wave device has to be selected in Control Panel Sounds and Multi media Audio Also check...

Страница 11: ...buffer size is set with the same buttons as the ASIO buffer size Please note that this setting only defines the buffer size of the hardware The true and effective latency is configured within the MME...

Страница 12: ...ut control the monitoring behaviour of the card Automatic sets the normal mode where the input signal reaches the output only whilst recording In this mode when starting a recording feedback occurs ve...

Страница 13: ...ter selecting Input the input sig nal appears at the output whenever playback is not active Output Format Automatic sets the output to 2 channel SPDIF or 8 channel ADAT mode according to the current u...

Страница 14: ...into a real time SPDIF to from ADAT converter processed by the hardware without any additional software Activated Force Adat allows you to use the card as a format converter from SPDIF to ADAT The ste...

Страница 15: ...hrough the computer record plus playback monitoring gives double values The setting of the buffer size affects all formats MME Defines lowest possible latency The current latency and bit resolution is...

Страница 16: ...ier so synchronization breaks down To remedy this switch the card s clock mode over to Master Due to the outstanding clock control and PLL a synchronization of the output signal to the input signal is...

Страница 17: ...its internal input and AutoSync mode Next connect the third card in the same way from the second s card Sync Out to the third s card Sync In Configure this card like the second one The necessary 2 wir...

Страница 18: ...ries new output header is optimized for largest compatibility with other digital devices 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 64 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz depending on the current sample rate Audio use Non Audio No copyr...

Страница 19: ...logue If the software being used requires a continuous ADAT mode activate the switch Force Adat in the Settings dialog When using a normal 2 track program to play or record a stereo file you re not on...

Страница 20: ...DirectSound support un check Disable DS in the Settings dialog Additionally the driver offers multi device DirectSound This mode is not officially supported by Windows 95 98 but works perfectly for e...

Страница 21: ...st one other the card swit ches into ADAT mode Simply activate Force Adat in the settings dialog in case the ADAT format is desired when playing back only 2 tracks Record The card automatically recogn...

Страница 22: ...s double values More information on how to set up the latency under ASIO can be found in chapter 9 4 Tab Mode 14 3 Known problems In case the used computer has no sufficient CPU power and or sufficien...

Страница 23: ...ration of GSIF and ASIO requires to use different channels As Cubase VST always uses tracks 1 2 these tracks must not be activated in Gigastudio Sampler The tracks activated under GSIF have to be de a...

Страница 24: ...e for example deactivate Cubase s ASIO Direct Monitoring The SPDIF output does not work The output operates in ADAT Mode see Output Status Display This may be caused by Force Adat being activated an a...

Страница 25: ...og New hardware component found does not appear Is the Error LED of the DIGI96 8 PST lit when no cable is connected to the optical input If not the card is either defect or not sitting properly in the...

Страница 26: ...xamples Peak level measurement RMS level measurement Over detection phase correlation measure ment dynamic range and signal to noise ratios RMS to peak difference loudness long term peak measurement i...

Страница 27: ...D 85778 Haimhausen Tel 49 08133 91810 Manufacturer IMM Elektronik Leipziger Str 27 D 09648 Mittweida Trademarks All trademarks and registered trademarks belong to their respective owners RME DIGI96 Sy...

Страница 28: ...eo TRS jacks This al lows a direct connection of headpho nes at the output In case the output should operate as line out an adapter TRS plug to RCA phono plugs or TRS plug to TS plugs is required The...

Страница 29: ...User s Guide DIGI96 8 PST RME 29 Block diagram...

Страница 30: ...is subject to the following two condi tions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operat...

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