User's Guide
DIGI32/8 © RME
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1. Introduction
DIGI32/8
allows the recording of digital audio from CD, DAT, sampler or other digital sour-
ces directly into your computer. The installation is made very simple, even for the inexperien-
ced user, thanks to the most up to date Plug & Play technology. The support of up to 24 bit
audio resolution and direct Hi-Speed 32 bit data transfer puts
DIGI32/8
at the top of the
range of interface cards available to date. Drivers for Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and XP allow
a problem-free, comfortable and powerful usage on computer systems with PCI bus technolo-
gy.
Our Hi-Performance philosophy guarantees full system performance in all possible functions
not carried out by the driver (and therefore from the computer´s CPU) but carried out by the
DIGI32
hardware.
2. Package Contents
Please ensure that all the following parts are included in
DIGI32/8
’s packaging box:
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PCI Card
DIGI32/8
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Quick Info guide
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RME Driver CD
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Optical cable (TOSLINK)
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Internal cable (2 wire)
3. System Requirements
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Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
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A free PCI bus slot
Additional system requirements such as CPU, memory etc. depend on the software used for
recording, playing and editing the audio data.
4. Brief Description and Characteristics
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Short, full Plug & Play compatible PCI card
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16 / 20 / 24 bit audio resolution
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Display of the input sample frequency and ADAT input status
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Outputs optical / cinch work simultaneous (signal distribution possible)
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Accepts Professional and Consumer Format
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Ignores copy protection
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Ground free transformer coupled inputs and outputs
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Error LED for input signal
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Low Jitter Design: < 3 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical In)
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Sample aligned simultaneous start of record and playback in Record while Play mode
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32 bit memory transfer guarantees low system load
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No DMA or input / output address needed
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Full Duplex (simultaneous recording and playback)
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Monitoring (pass through mode for input signal)
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High bus transfer rate (> 120 MByte/s) ensures minimal CPU / system load
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More than one card with only one driver useable (Windows)
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Automatic hardware self-test when booting
