User's Guide
DIGI96/8 PRO © RME
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1. Introduction
Thank you for choosing the RME
DIGI96/8 PRO
. This card is capable of transferring
digital and analog audio data directly from DAT, Sampler or other sources to your computer.
Installation is simple, even for the inexperienced user, thanks to latest Plug & Play technology
and full interrupt-sharing. Numerous unique features and a well thought-out configuration dialog
have turned the DIGI96 series into a renowned and accepted industry standard.
Drivers for Windows (95/98, NT, 2000, XP) and MacOS (> 8.6) allow a problem-free, comfor-
table and powerful usage on computer systems with PCI bus technology. Drivers for Unix, Li-
nux and Solaris are also available (see chapter 7.5). With this the DIGI96 series is supported
by a variety of Operating Systems like no other digital audio card.
Our Hi-Performance philosophy guarantees full system performance in all possible functions
not carried out by the driver (the computer´s CPU), but carried out by the DIGI96 series hard-
ware.
2. Package Contents
Please ensure that all the following parts are included in
DIGI96/8 PRO
’s packaging box:
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PCI card
DIGI96/8 PRO
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Quick Info guide
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RME Driver CD
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Adapter cable (D-type - XLR/Phono)
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Internal cable (2 core)
3. System Requirements
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Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Linux or MacOS
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A free PCI bus slot
Additional system requirements such as CPU, memory etc. depend on the software being used
for recording, playing and editing the audio data.
4. Brief Description and Characteristics
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All settings can be changed in real-time, all output options even in playback mode
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Separate record- and playback circuits; complete master mode
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Enhanced Full Duplex: Different sample rates at input and output possible
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Mixed mode: ADAT in - SPDIF out and vice versa
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Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
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Unsurpassed Bitclock-PLL (audio synchronization) in ADAT mode
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Optional Word Clock Module (WCM) provides word clock input and output
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Track Marker Support: Supports CD/DAT Start-IDs and read out of CD subcode
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Comes with DIGICheck: the ultimate measurement, analysis and test tool
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ADAT tracks routeable to analog output
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Enhanced Zero Latency Monitoring: hardware bypass per track, controlled by Punch-I/O
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SyncAlign guarantees sample aligned and never swapping channels
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Full interrupt-sharing
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Windows driver with Pentium optimization (quad times memory transfer)
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32 bit memory transfer and fast 128 kB SRAM guarantee very low system load
