RME Presents New Products at MusikMesse
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The ADI-8 PRO Front Panel
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The ADI-8 PRO Rear Panel
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The ADI-96 PRO Front Panel
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The ADI-96 PRO Rear Panel
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 January 8, 1999The
german company RME showed several new products on the Frankfurt Musik Messe. To
complete the well known range of DIGI96 digital audio cards two new models were
shown. The new DIGI96/8 PAD equals the DIGI96/8 PRO, a 2/8 channel 24 bit/96 kHz
SPDIF/ADAT digital interface card which includes a 20 bit/96 kHz analog output.
The new PAD adds a 20 bit/96 kHz analog input, and includes the new Enhanced Zero
Latency Monitoring, which allows to listen to the incoming signal without the
need to lock on it. With this monitoring not only in clock mode master is possible,
but even when the sample rates at input and output are not identical. This new
technique also allows the card to serve as SPDIF to ADAT converter and ADAT to
SPDIF converter.
Project Hammerfall breaks down the performance barrier. This new hardware can
be thought of as ASIO, Steinberg's proprietary driver interface, poured into
hardware. The result is 0 (zero)% CPU load when transferring up to 52 tracks.
But even when not using ASIO, the newly designed zero waitstate PCI busmaster
interface reaches top transfer rates of up to 130 MB/s for record and playback.
An additional 96 kB burst FIFO avoids drop outs caused by other PCI bus devices.
The card includes three ADAT ports, word clock I/O, coaxial SPDIF I/O and an
ADAT Sync input. It is supposed to be shipped in april including Windows ASIO
drivers.
The ADI-8 PRO is a professional 8 channel analog to digital and digital to
analog converter with ADAT and TDIF ports. It uses expensive 24 bit converters
with more than 110 dB dynamic range, includes Bit Split operation for recording
24 bit on two 16 bit machines, Bit Combine operation, several choices for an
ideal level adaptation and a digital copy mode, which lets the ADI-8 work as
ADAT to TDIF converter and vice versa. In this mode Bit Split and Bit Combine
are also available. All analog inputs and outputs are servo balanced. The extensive
clock section provides access to digital, word or internal clocks, separately
for AD and DA.
The ADI-96 PRO is a professional dual channel line and microphone AD-converter
with 24 bit/96 kHz converters. To get rid of usual analog circuits, influencing
the pure signal before the AD-conversion, the ADI-96 PRO processes all functions
in the digital domain using a Motorola DSP. The DSP provides Low Cut, Expander,
Non Linear Compressor, Delay, De-esser and Auto Level Control in 96 kHz/48 bit
resolution. The converter uses the Constant Double Speed (CDS) technology to
maintain the crystal clear sound of double speed sampling and processing even
at normal sample rates around 48 kHz. A serial port (RS232) allows an easy connection
to any standard PC. With the Windows software
Remote Control the user can change and visualize all parameters and levels.
Manufacturer recommended sales prices: DIGI96/8 PAD 1090 DM, Project Hammerfall
1098 DM, ADI-8 PRO 2298 DM, and ADI-96 PRO 2298 DM. For more information, visit RME's web site at www.rme-audio.com. |
