User Manual

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME

1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the HDSPe MADI FX. This unique audio system is capable of transfer-

ring digital audio data directly into a computer, from any device equipped with a MADI interface.

Installation is simple, even for the inexperienced user, thanks to the latest Plug and Play tech-

nology. The numerous unique features and well thought-out configuration dialogs put the Ham-

merfall DSPe MADI FX at the very top of the range of digital audio interface cards.

The package contains drivers for Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8) and Mac OS X x86 (Intel).

Our high-performance philosophy guarantees maximum system performance by executing as

many functions as possible not in the driver (i.e. the CPU), but directly within the audio hard-

ware.

2. Package Contents

Please check that your HDSPe MADI FX package contains each of the following:

• HDSPe MADI FX PCI Express card

• HDSPe MADI FX BNC-X expansion board

• Quick Info guide

• RME Driver CD

• AES/MIDI breakout cable

• Expansion Board ribbon cable (20-conductor)

• Internal Sync cable (3-conductor)

3. System Requirements

• Windows XP or up, Mac OS X Intel (10.6 or up)

• PCI Express Interface: a free PCI Express slot, 1 lane, version 1.1

4. Brief Description and Characteristics

• All settings can be changed in real-time

• 8 available buffer sizes/latencies: 0.7 / 1.5 / 3 / 6 / 12 / 23 / 46 / 93 ms

• 100 channels 96 kHz/24 bit record/playback

• 52 channels 192 kHz/24 bit record/playback

• Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control

• Word clock input and output

• TotalMix for latency-free submixes and perfect ASIO Direct Monitoring

• SyncAlign guarantees sample aligned and never swapping channels

• SyncCheck tests and reports the synchronization status of input signals

• 1 x MIDI I/O, 16 channels high-speed MIDI

• DIGICheck DSP: Level meter in hardware, peak- and RMS calculation

• TotalMix: 4096 channel mixer with 46 bit internal resolution

• SteadyClock: Jitter-immune, super-stable digital clock

• Quick Boot technology for immediate loading of the hardware settings