User`s guide

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME

11.2 Option WDM Devices

The WDM Devices configuration has one button to enter the edit dialog, a status display show-

ing the number of currently enabled WDM devices, and a listbox to select between Stereo or

Multi-Channel devices.

The number represents both record and

playback devices, so ‘1’ means one input

and one output device.

The screenshot to the right shows the

stereo WDM devices available with the

MADI FX, and that only MADI 1/2 has been

activated. Any number can be activated.

Also only higher numbered devices might

be active. For example using the MADI 2

output for system based audio does not

require to activate all 32 stereo devices of

MADI 1. Only MADI 65+66 will show up in

the Windows Sound control panel.

The checkbox All to the right allows for a

quick check/uncheck of all devices.

Warning! Activating all 98 stereo devices

will most probably freeze your computer!

Activate only the ones which are really

needed!

The screenshot to the left shows the multi-

channel WDM devices available with the

MADI FX after selecting ‘Multi-Channel’ in

the WDM Devices listbox and hitting WDM

Configure. In this example the devices

MADI 1 to 8 and MADI 65 to 72 are active.

Using a multi-channel WDM device allows

for the use of multi-channel playback with

specialized software as well as Surround

sound from DVD or Blu-Ray player

software.

Please note that configuring the WDM

device to a specific surround mode in the

control panel Sound requires the device to

have the Speaker property. See next page.

Again the checkbox All to the right allows

for a quick check/uncheck of all devices.