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User's Guide HDSPe MADIface

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23.13 Menu Options

 

 
Always on Top:

 When active (checked) the TotalMix window will always be on top of the Win-

dows desktop. 
Note: This function may result in problems with windows containing help text, as the TotalMix 
window will even be on top of those windows, so the help text isn't readable. 
 

Deactivate Screensaver:

 When active (checked) any activated Windows screensaver will be 

disabled temporarily. 
 

Ignore Position:

 When active, the windows size and position stored in a file or preset will not 

be used. The routing will be activated, but the window will not change. 
 

Ignore I/O Labels:

 When active the channel names saved in a preset or file will not be loaded, 

instead the current ones will be retained. 
 

ASIO Direct Monitoring (Windows only):

 When de-activated any ADM commands will be 

ignored by TotalMix. In other words, ASIO Direct Monitoring is globally de-activated. 

 
Link Faders:

 Selecting this option 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 25.7. 
 

Level Meter Setup:

 Configuration of the Level Meters. Hotkey F2. See chapter 23.14. 

 

Level Meter Text Color:

 Colour adjustment for the Gain and Level meter text displays. Default: 

Hue 110, Saturation 225, Brightness 135. 
 

Preferences:

 Opens a dialog box to configure several functions, like Pan Law, Dim, Talkback 

Dim, Listenback Dim. See chapter 23.10. 

 
Enable MIDI Control:

 Turns MIDI control on. The channels which are currently under MIDI 

control are indicated by a colour change of the info field below the faders, black turns to yellow.

 

 

Deactivate MIDI in Background: 

Disables the MIDI control as soon as another application is in 

the focus, or in case TotalMix has been minimized.

 

 

Lock Mixer:

 Opens a dialog box for password entry. Changes on the mixer have no effect any-

more until the mixer is unlocked in the same way, by entering the password a second time. The 
password is stored unencrypted in the registry (Windows: Software, RME, hdspmix, Password). 

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Страница 1: ...m HDSPe MADIface PCI Express Digital I O System ExpressCard Interface 64 Channels MADI Interface 24 Bit 192 kHz Digital Audio 128 x 64 Matrix Router MIDI embedded in MADI TotalMix 24 Bit 192 kHz 9 Syn...

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

Страница 3: ...le Rates 32 20 4 Channel Count under Core Audio 32 20 5 Repairing Disk Permissions 32 20 6 Various Information 32 21 Hotline Troubleshooting 33 Connections and TotalMix 22 Connections 22 1 MADI I Os 3...

Страница 4: ...cording a Subgroup Loopback 53 25 6 Using external Effects Devices 54 25 7 MS Processing 55 26 TotalMix MIDI Remote Control 26 1 Overview 56 26 2 Mapping 56 26 3 Setup 57 26 4 Operation 57 26 5 Simple...

Страница 5: ...User s Guide HDSPe MADIface RME 5 User s Guide HDSPe MADIface General...

Страница 6: ...r higher Mac OS X Intel 10 4 8 or higher ExpressCard interface a free ExpressCard 34 slot 4 Brief Description and Characteristics All settings can be changed in real time 8 available buffer sizes late...

Страница 7: ...ot only easily slides out but can also be moved to the side quickly loosing contact Mechanically the ExpressCard slot is weak and lets the card slide out easily We recom mend to fix the card or the ca...

Страница 8: ...ited manufacturer warranty of 6 months from the day of invoice showing the date of sale The length of the warranty period is different per country Please contact your local distributor for extended wa...

Страница 9: ...einberg Media Technologies GmbH ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Copyright Matthias Carstens 12 2010 Version 1 2 Current driver version Windows 3 085 Mac OS X 2 76 Firmware 11...

Страница 10: ...user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Co...

Страница 11: ...User s Guide HDSPe MADIface RME 11 User s Guide HDSPe MADIface Driver Installation and Operation Windows...

Страница 12: ...river 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 from th...

Страница 13: ...y installed driver Start the program pcie_fut exe The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the MADIface and whether it needs an update or not If so then please press the Update button A...

Страница 14: ...avoided as this can cause unwanted noises Also please note that even in Stop mode several programs keep the recording and playback devices open which means that any new settings might not be applied...

Страница 15: ...tput sig nal MADI can be a 56 or 64 channel sig nal 96 kHz Sample rates higher than 48 kHz can be transmitted using the normal 48K Frame or using a native 96K Frame at the card s output Input Status D...

Страница 16: ...allows for a simultaneous change of speed and tune during record and playback From align ment to other sources up to crea tive effects everything is possi ble DDS allows to intentionally de tune the c...

Страница 17: ...Master In certain cases however AutoSync may cause feedback in the digital carrier so synchronization breaks down To remedy this switch the clock mode to Master Thanks to its AutoSync technique and l...

Страница 18: ...p Blaster clone and select this one as Preferred Device in Control Panel Multimedia Audio The screenshot to the right shows a typical configuration dialog as displayed by a stereo wave editor After se...

Страница 19: ...or this to work select the WDM playback device Loudspeaker of the MADIface in XP Control Panel Sounds and Multimedia Audio and Use only default devices has to be checked Additionally the loudspeaker s...

Страница 20: ...tioned above but also the 8 channel interleaved devices and adds the channel number at the end HDSP MADI 1 2 is the first stereo device HDSP MADI 3 4 is the next stereo device HDSP MADI 1 2 3 4 are th...

Страница 21: ...access playback channels already occupied Therefore DIGICheck is able to analyse and display playback data from any software no matter which format the software uses Multi Client and Multi Channel us...

Страница 22: ...ributes or similar dialog The screenshot to the right shows a typical dialog used for changing basic parameters such as sample frequency and resolution in an audio ap plication Any bit resolution can...

Страница 23: ...project Mono channels Double Speed Quad Speed MADI 1 to 16 MADI 1 to 16 MADI 1 to 16 MADI 17 to 32 MADI 17 to 32 MADI 17 to 32 MADI 33 to 64 MADI 33 to 64 MADI 33 to 64 13 3 Known Problems If a compu...

Страница 24: ...t performance problems on slower ma chines when using ASIO and GSIF at the same time Please note that the Windows driver fully supports multi client operation including the combina tion WDM ASIO So fo...

Страница 25: ...le functions Level Meter High precision 24 bit resolution 2 8 64 channels Application examples Peak level measurement RMS level measurement over detection phase correlation measure ment dynamic range...

Страница 26: ...r 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 to Contro...

Страница 27: ...User s Guide HDSPe MADIface RME 27 User s Guide HDSPe MADIface Driver Installation and Operation Mac OS X...

Страница 28: ...boot 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 Up...

Страница 29: ...if it can be avoided as this can cause unwanted noises The status displays at the bottom of the dialog box give the user precise information about the current status of the system and the status of a...

Страница 30: ...nly have to oper ate with the same sample frequency but also be synchronous with each other This is why digi tal systems always need a single device defined as master which sends the same clock signal...

Страница 31: ...ion In some cases also or only a repair of the disk permission will help We have also received reports saying the driver update could not be installed on the system disk shown red crossed during the i...

Страница 32: ...Speed Quad Speed MADI 1 to 16 MADI 1 to 16 MADI 1 to 16 MADI 17 to 32 MADI 17 to 32 MADI 17 to 32 MADI 33 to 64 MADI 33 to 64 MADI 33 to 64 20 5 Repairing Disk Permissions Repairing permission can sol...

Страница 33: ...ecord 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 in...

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Страница 35: ...User s Guide HDSPe MADIface RME 35 User s Guide HDSPe MADIface Connections and TotalMix...

Страница 36: ...hing the MADI input from coaxial to optical The currently active input is indicated by a lit LED The BNC output is built according to AES10 1991 The output s impedance is 75 Ohm The output voltage wil...

Страница 37: ...ete 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 application...

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Страница 39: ...rom 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 a...

Страница 40: ...ing the application for the first time a default file is loaded sending all playback tracks 1 1 to the corresponding hardware outputs with 0 dB gain and activating phones monitoring Hold down Ctrl and...

Страница 41: ...een channels 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 Sub...

Страница 42: ...adjusted accordingly and all fader settings remain stored The same is true for Quad Speed operation 192 kHz with 16 channels 23 5 Submix View Such a wide range of possibilities make it difficult to m...

Страница 43: ...back and 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 movi...

Страница 44: ...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 Preset 2 Description All channels routed 1 1 inpu...

Страница 45: ...hree 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 s...

Страница 46: ...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 th...

Страница 47: ...alMix 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 fi...

Страница 48: ...n 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 25 7 Level M...

Страница 49: ...ey 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...

Страница 50: ...eld 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 reduced the left and upper labels are fl...

Страница 51: ...level setting You just need 2 seconds to be sure no unwanted routing is active anywhere and that all levels match precisely Example 2 The Matrix allows you to set up routings which would be nearly im...

Страница 52: ...en the menu Edit It shows Copy In 5 Now select the desired new input for example In 8 The menu now shows Paste In 5 to In 8 Click on it done If you are familiar with this functionality just use Ctrl C...

Страница 53: ...ding 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 record...

Страница 54: ...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 Tota...

Страница 55: ...de 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 inclu...

Страница 56: ...ace 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...

Страница 57: ...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...

Страница 58: ...Mono 2A 42 F 2 Talkback 5E 94 A 6 Monitor Phones 1 3F 63 D 4 Monitor Phones 2 40 64 E 4 Monitor Phones 3 41 65 F 4 Preset 1 36 54 F 3 Preset 2 37 55 G 3 Preset 3 38 56 G 3 Preset 4 39 57 A 3 Preset 5...

Страница 59: ...otocol 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 wiring an...

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Страница 62: ...the driver updates DIGICheck Analysis tests and measurements with RME audio hardware A description of DIGICheck including technical background information ADI 8 Inside Technical information about the...

Страница 63: ...Optical via FDDI duplex SC connector 62 5 125 and 50 125 compatible Cable length up to 2000 m Generates 56 channel and 64 channel mode plus 96k Frame Standard up to 64 channels 24 bit 48 kHz S MUX 96...

Страница 64: ...alanced coaxial cables with 75 Ohms BNC plugs they are not expensive and easy to get The optical interface is much more interesting due to its complete galvanic separation but for many users it is a m...

Страница 65: ...ded data Example The MADIface is set to 44 1 kHz internally clock mode Master and a mixing desk with MADI output is connected to the card s MADI input The status display will show LOCK immediately but...

Страница 66: ...e Latency Windows This option found in the Settings dialog defines the size of the buffers for the audio data used in ASIO and GSIF see chapter 13 and 14 Mac OS X The buffer size is defined within the...

Страница 67: ...on for Sample Multiplexing in connection with the multichannel ADAT format The AES3 specification uses the uncommon term Single channel double sam pling frequency mode Not before February 1998 Crystal...

Страница 68: ...channel requires two AES EBU lines stereo requires even four This transmission mode is being called Quad Wire in the professional studio world The AES3 specification does not mention Quad Wire With M...

Страница 69: ...right within the FPGA at lowest costs The clock s performance exceeds even professional expectations Despite its remarkable features SteadyClock reacts quite fast compared to other techniques It lock...

Страница 70: ...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 double sampling frequency mode When used with...

Страница 71: ...channels at up to 96 kHz The advantage of this format against 48K Frame using S MUX the receiver can detect the real double sample rate on its own and im mediately With 48K Frame and S MUX the user h...

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