RME HDSP MADI

64 Channel 24 Bit/96 kHz I/O Card

RME: HAMMERFALL MADI

RME's long awaited Hammerfall DSP MADI, a both inexpensive and outstanding PCI card with MADI interface, is now available in stores world wide. Hammerfall DSP MADI is based on the award-winning Hammerfall DSP technology and represents the top model of this world-wide successful card line.

MADI, the professionals' multi-channel audio interface, offers 64 channels of 24 bit audio at a sample rate of up to 48 kHz and 32 channels at up to 96 kHz. Transmission is done via a single line, either coaxial with BNC plugs or with fibre cable. In both cases more than 100 m cable length can be achieved. Hammerfall DSP is fully compatible to all devices with MADI interface. In combination with RME's ADI-648 an 8 x ADAT optical PC interface is realized, unbeatable in price and performance. Up to three cards can be used, for a total of 192 inputs and 192 outputs at 48 kHz, or 96 I/Os at 96 kHz.

Hammerfall DSP MADI offers full support for 56 and 64 channel modes and double and single wire technology (96k frame) for 96 kHz. Full 64 channel support can also be found in the hardware mixer TotalMix. All 64 inputs and 64 playback channels can be routed and mixed to all 64 physical outputs completely freely, which translates to a 8192 channel mixer. With that, Hammerfall DSP MADI offers the most powerful router/mixer ever implemented on a PCI card. The new TotalMix features, including copy/paste for routings, ganging and group-based fader operation, plus the advanced Matrix window, turn the HDSP MADI into a powerful and easy to use redistributor, patch-bay, router, coaxial/optical or vice versa converter and splitter. Furthermore, the hardware delivers RMS and peak level meters for full control over 192 audio channels at near zero CPU load.

As usual with RME, Hammerfall DSP MADI offers further sensible features. For instance an analog 24 bit 192 kHz line/headphone output with 110 dB dynamic range, for direct control of all input and output signals. While most MADI-based devices require an additional word clock or AES line, the Hammerfall DSP MADI (like the ADI-648) uses SteadyClock(tm) to extract the reference clock at lowest jitter directly from the MADI signal, making long-distance connections even more convenient.

The included expansion board carries word clock I/O (BNC) and MIDI I/O. The word clock input is galvanically isolated via transformer and operates on both single and double speed signals automatically. MIDI I/O offers 2 completely independent MIDI inputs and outputs via breakout cable (4 DIN sockets).

Settings Dialog:

Just click on the hammer symbol in the systray of the taskbar and the settings dialog of the HDSP MADI comes up. The clear structured, easy to understand window plus the unique informative status windows for input signal, clock mode and sample rate make your work with Hammerfall DSP to a real pleasure.

When working with several digital sources it is not only necessary to know if these are properly locked, but also if they are totally synchronized. RME's exclusive SyncCheck checks all input signals and displays their actual state, and thanks to our new Intelligent Clock Control concept you have all clocks and states under control - with ease.

Hammerfall DSP MADI debuts SteadyClock™, a newly developed clock technology, combining professional features like maximum jitter suppression at full varipitch capabilities and software controlled sample rates.

Up to 3 HDSP MADI can be used simultaneously. With this up to 192 inputs and 192 outputs are available at 48 kHz, 96 inputs and 96 outputs at 96 kHz, and 48 inputs and 48 outputs at 192 kHz.

Technical Specifications and Features:

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 load when using ALL 128 channels!

All settings changeable in realtime

Clock modes slave and master

Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control

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

Sync sources: MADI coaxial, MADI optical, word clock, internal

Varipitch: by input signal or word clock

Sample rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, variable (Sync/word clock)

Sample rate range: MADI: 32 kHz - 96 kHz, word clock: 27 kHz-105

Jitter: < 1 ns, internal and all inputs

Jitter sensitivity: PLL operates even at 100 ns Jitter without problems

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

Input MADI optical, MADI coaxial (BNC), 2 x MIDI, word clock (BNC)

Output MADI optical, MADI coaxial (BNC), 2 x MIDI, word clock (BNC), stereo analog line/phones

Input word clock: BNC, Signal Adaptation Circuit (functional from 1.2 Vpp input signal), switchable termination

Output word clock: BNC, low-impedance driver stage, 4 Vpp into 75 Ohms, short-circuit-proof

MIDI input and output: via four 5-pin DIN jacks