RME DigiFace 24 bit/96 K Digital I/O for Hammerfall DSP

RME Digiface is a highly comprehensive version of the well-known PCI card Project Hammerfall (DIGI 9652.). The Digiface offers 3 ADAT optical I/Os, ADAT-Sync In, SPDIF I/O and word clock I/O like its predecessor. On top, it provides 2 MIDI I/Os and a separate analog line out. And thanks to its unique 'Zero CPU Load' technology, Hammerfall DSP guarantees highest performance and lowest latency on both notebooks and desktops! The Hammerfall DSP System comes with drivers for Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000/XP and MacOS.

The RME Digiface using half the space of a 19" rack doesn't show the integrated exceptional power and extensive features at first glance. The front panel hosts some useful status LEDs, like MIDI state, lock state of the digital inputs and error state of the host-bus. Additionally there's a high-quality 24 bit/96 kHz analog line output which is also exploitable with headphones, and one MIDI I/O. The back of the RME Digiface offers real Hammerfall connectivity: 3 x ADAT I/O, 1 x MIDI I/O, SPDIF I/O, ADAT Sync In and word clock I/O.

Features

3 x ADAT digital I/O, based on RME's reliable Bitclock PLL

1 x SPDIF digital I/O, based on RME's reliable DIGI96 technology

1 x ADAT Sync In (9-pin D-type) for sample accurate tranfers

1 x Word clock I/O (BNC)

1 x analog Line/headphone output, separate output for independent submix

2 x MIDI I/O, 32 channels high-speed MIDI

HDSP Meter Bridge: freely scalable level meters, peak- and RMS calculation directly in hardware

TotalMix: 1456 channel mixer with 40 bit internal resolution

S/MUX poured in hardware: 12 channels 96 kHz/24 bit for record and playback on ADAT optical

Specifications

Supported sample rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, variable

8 buffer sizes/latencies available: 1.5 ms, 3 ms, 6 ms, 12 ms, 23 ms, 46 ms, 93 ms, 186 ms

ASIO zero CPU load technology: 0 (zero!)% CPU loads when using ALL 52 channels!

All settings changeable in real-time

Clock modes: slave and master

Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control

Enhanced Mixed mode: All inputs and outputs simultaneously operational

Unsurpassed Bitclock PLL (audio synchronization) in ADAT mode

Enhanced Zero Latency Monitoring for latency-free submixes and perfect ASIO Direct Monitoring

Comes with DIGICheck: the ultimate measurement, analysis and test tool

Input 3 x optical (TOSLINK), 1 x coaxial (Cinch), 2 x MIDI, word clock (BNC)

Input format SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer, Professional), ADAT optical

Output 3 x optical (TOSLINK), coaxial (Cinch), 2 x MIDI, stereo analog line (1/4" TRS), word clock (BNC)

Format output SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer/Professional), ADAT optical

• Hardware Required:
  • RME - HDSP PCI to work with desktop computers
  • RME - HDSP PCMCIA to work with laptops
• PC Requirements:
  • Windows 98/ME (MME with multi-client operation,
  • ASIO 2.0, GSIF), Windows 2000/XP (full multi-client operation of MME, GSIF and ASIO 2.0)
• MAC Requirements:
  • MacOS (ASIO 2