RME Intelligent Audio Solutions - DIGI96/8 PRO: List of all Features

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FEATURES OF DIGI96/8 PRO	Top

New revision only (blue PCB):

Realtime ADAT^® from/to SPDIF converter, realized directly in hardware
Enhanced ZLM: realtime monitoring in all clock modes and even at different sample rates
Superior analog 24 bit/96 kHz monitor output. Dynamic range 112 dBA
Stepless output level control through software faders at analog out
Speaker protection minimizes noise during power on/off
Jumper to set operation at boot time (SPDIF/ADAT)

New and old revision:

Short PCI card, 100% Plug & Play compatible
All settings changeable in realtime
Output options changeable during operation
Supported sample frequencies stereo: 32 kHz, 44,1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88,2 kHz, 96 kHz
Supported sample frequencies ADAT^®: 44,1 kHz, 48 kHz
Vari-speed usage by synchronizing the output to the input signal (25 kHz-105 kHz)
Separate record and playback circuits; complete master mode
Enhanced Full Duplex: different sample rates at input and output possible
Mixed mode: ADAT^® in - SPDIF out and vice versa
Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
AutoSync controls coupling of input and output clock
Outstanding PLL allows synchronization even at double/half sample rates
Unsurpassed Bitclock PLL (audio synchronization) in ADAT^® mode
Optional Word Clock Module (WCM) provides word clock input and output
Special mode to record the complete digital data stream (32 bit)
Supports the transfer of DAT Start-IDs
Supports the read out of CD subcode
Ignores copy protection
Comes with DIGICheck^®, the incredible measurement, analysis and test tool
Unique status windows for record and playback
Display of mode and sample rate
Zero Latency Monitoring: hardware bypass per track, controlled by Punch-in/out
Fully automated monitoring (pass through for the input signal in record mode)
Play only mode prevents feedbacks when connected to digital mixing desks
Allows to set the channel status 'Professional'
Allows to set the channel status 'Emphasis'
Allows to set the channel status 'Non-Audio' (for playback of Dolby^® encoded AC-3 streams)
'Check Input' compares the signals sample rate with the one requested from the recording software
Automatic hardware mute (digital zero) at non valid input signals (No Lock)
AutoSelect searches automatically for an input with valid signal
Super hi-speed: record delay only 1 (!) sample
Super hi-speed: loop delay only 2 (!) samples (out to in, Full Duplex)
Sample aligned simultaneous start of record and playback in Record while Play mode (SyncAlign^®)
Flexible superior analog 20 bit/96 kHz monitor output. Dynamic range >96 dBA
Low impedance output (75 ohm) ready for headphones, eight output levels switchable
Analog output routable to ADAT^® tracks
System integration with Windows' Device Manager
Supports Consumer and Professional format at in- and output
Works with every usual recording or editing software
No DMA or input/output address necessary
Complete interrupt sharing under Windows 95/98 and NT
Wide software support: Windows 95/98/NT, Mac, optional Linux/Unix/Solaris (OSS)
ASIO multi card drivers for Windows and Mac, latency 46 ms / 11 ms
More than one card with only one driver useable (Windows 95/98/NT)
Combined Channel Interleave/Multi Device driver compatible to all recording programs (Windows 95/98/NT)
Independent stereo devices: use up to four programs with one card (Windows 95/98/NT)
High bus transfer rate (> 130 MByte/s)
Windows driver with Pentium^® Pro/II/Celeron^® optimization (quad times memory transfer)
32 bit memory transfer and 128 kB fast SRAM guarantee very low system load
No dropouts caused by other PCI Busmaster devices thanks to 128 kB SRAM (12 ns)
Developed and tested with 37.5 MHz PCI bus speed (overclocking)
Digital inputs and outputs ground-free transformer coupled
Outputs optical/cinch/XLR work simultaneous (signal distribution possible)
Error LED shows status of input signal (SPDIF, ADAT^®)
Automatic hardware selftest when booting

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DIGI96/8 PRO	Top

Super low jitter design: < 1 ns in PLL mode (44,1 kHz, optical in)
Super low jitter design: < 2 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in, ADAT^®)
Input PLL works without dropouts even at more than 40 ns jitter
Bitclock PLL for problem-free vari-speed usage in ADAT^® mode
High sensitive input stage (< 0.2Vpp input level)
Output voltage coaxial 0.8 V, XLR 3.5 V
Supported sample frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 64 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz
Supports all known formats mono/stereo from 16 to 24 bit
Supports all known multi channel formats from 16 to 24 bit
Developed and tested with 37.5 MHz PCI bus speed (overclocking)
Analog output switchable +10 dBu/-2 dBu @ 0 dBFS
THD+N analog output: -100 dB / 0.001%
Dynamic analog output: 108 dB (RMS unweighted, unmuted), 112 dBA
Input optical (TOSLINK), coaxial (cinch), XLR, internal (CD-ROM/Sync-In)
Input format SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer, Professional), ADAT^®
Output optical (TOSLINK), coaxial (Cinch), XLR, internal (Sync-Out)
Format output SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer/Professional switchable), ADAT^®

TRANSFER MODES: RESOLUTION/BITS PER SAMPLE	Top

16 bit 2 bytes (stereo 4 bytes) (*)
20 bit 3 bytes MSB (stereo 6 bytes)
20 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
24 bit 3 bytes (stereo 6 bytes)
24 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)
32 bit 4 bytes (stereo 8 bytes) (*)

All the above formats are also available in Multi-Device mode (4 x stereo = 8 channels.) The Channel Interleave mode (1 x 8) provides the following modes:

16 bit 16 bytes (8 channels Channel Interleave) (*)
24 bit 24 bytes (8 channels Channel Interleave)
24 bit 32 bytes (8 channels Channel Interleave) (*)

* The indicated modes are directly supported by the hardware and therefore work in 32 bit hi-speed transfer mode. The other modes (so called 'packed byte' formats) are queued up to 32 bit data packets by special copy routines in the driver. These routines are written in Assembly, causing no measurable system load. The supported modes with other Operating Systems than Windows 95/98 and NT depend on the OS and/or the corresponding drivers.

DIFFERENCES TO DIGI32 PRO	Top

Reduced jitter through improved layout
37,5 MHz PCI-bus compatible
Separate record- and playback circuits; complete master mode
Enhanced Full Duplex: different sample rates at input and output possible
8-channel support through ADAT^® optical interface
Mixed mode: ADAT^® in - SPDIF out and vice versa
Allows to set the channel status 'Non-Audio'
32 bit mode allows the transfer of Channel Status data
Includes DIGICheck^®
ASIO driver, two latencies available (46 ms/11 ms)
AutoSelect searches automatically for an input with valid signal
Zero Latency Monitoring: hardware bypass per track, controlled by Punch-in/out
Enhanced status display
AutoSelect searches automatically for an input with valid signal
Extended dynamic on analog out
Software controlled analog volume (4 steps)
Optional Word Clock Module (WCM) provides word clock input and output

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