RME Audio M-32 DA Guide de l'utilisateur

User’s Guide M-32 DA M-16 DA The Professional’s Converter Solution Professional 32/16-Channel D/A Converter Double Balanced Outp

10 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 5. Accessories RME offers several optional components for the M-32 DA: Part Number Description OK0050 Op

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME11 6. Warranty Each individual M-32 DA / M-16 DA undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete test at IMM befor

12 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME CE / FCC Compliance CE This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Dir

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME13 User’s Guide M-32 DA M-16 DA Usage and Operation

14 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 8. Front Panel Controls 8.1 Analog Input In the OUPUT area, the select key causes a change of the analog output l

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME15 8.5 ADAT Sync The key ADAT SYNC determines the signal source of the AD-converters: ADAT and MADI. In case MADI has be

16 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME In internal clock mode it is mandatory that the clock rate of the source is synchronous to the M-32 DA. Therefore t

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME17 Word Clock Out The word clock output can follow the current sample rate up to 192 kHz (Follow Sample Rate), or stay in

18 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 9. Remote Control 9.1 MIDI The M-32 DA can be completely remote controlled via MIDI. It reacts on special SysEx c

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME19 The block diagram shows the signal flow in a HDSP MADI-based remote control system. MIDI commands from a software on PC

2 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME Important Safety Instructions ...4 General 1 Introduction ...

20 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME Via MIDI remote control, all front panel controls of the M-32 DA can be locked (Lock Keys). An exception is the key

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME21 User’s Guide M-32 DA M-16 DA Inputs and Outputs

22 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 10. Analog Outputs The M-32 DA’s rear has 32 balanced Line outputs, provided by 1/4" TRS and four 25-pin D-su

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME23 11. Digital Inputs / Outputs 11.1 ADAT Optical The M-32 DA has four optical ADAT inputs. When used with sample rates

24 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 11.3 MADI Output At the rear side of the M-32 DA there are two MADI outputs. The BNC output is built according to

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME25 12. Word Clock 12.1 Word Clock Input and Output Input The M-32 DA’s word clock input is active when WCK is chosen in

26 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 12.2 Operation and Technical Background In the analog domain one can connect any device to another device, a synch

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME27 12.3 Cabling and Termination Word clock signals are usually distributed in the form of a network, split with BNC T-ada

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User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME29 User’s Guide M-32 DA M-16 DA Technical Reference

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME3 Technical Reference 15 Technical Specifications 15.1 Analog...

30 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 15. Technical Specifications 15.1 Analog Line Out, TRS • Maximum output level: +21 dBu • Output: 6.3 mm TRS jac

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME31 MADI • Coaxial via BNC, 75 Ohm, according to AES10-1991 • High-sensitivity input stage (< 0.2 Vpp) • Optical via

32 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 15.5 MIDI • 16 channels MIDI • 5-pin DIN jacks • Optocoupled, ground-free input MADI • Invisible transmission

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME33 15.9 Connector Pinouts D-Sub Analog Outputs The 25 pin D-sub connectors of the analog outputs are wired according to

34 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 16. Technical Background 16.1 Terminology Single Speed Sample rate range originally used in Digital Audio. Typica

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME35 16.2 Lock and SyncCheck Digital signals consist of a carrier and the data. If a digital signal is applied to an input,

36 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 16.3 Latency and Monitoring The term Zero Latency Monitoring has been introduced by RME in 1998 for the DIGI96 ser

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME37 16.4 DS - Double Speed When activating the Double Speed mode the M-32 DA operates at double sample rate. The internal

38 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 16.6 MADI Basics MADI, the serial Multichannel Audio Digital Interface, has been defined already in 1989 as an ext

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME39 16.7 SteadyClock The SteadyClock technology of the M-series guarantees an excellent performance in all clock modes. It

4 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME Important Safety Instructions ATTENTION! Do not open chassis – risk of electric shock The unit has non-isolated

40 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 17. Block Diagram M-32 DA

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME41 18. Block Diagram M-16 DA

42 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 19. MIDI Implementation M-Series 19.1 Basic SysEx Format Value Name F0h SysEx header 00h 20h 0Dh MIDITEMP manufa

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME43 19.3 Table No. No. Name Set Val. Val. Resp. Data bytes 00h 0 settings byte 1 x x hex coded valu

44 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 00h 0 settings byte 1 MSB / 7 0 6 madi input: 0 = BNC, 1 = opt 5 madi frame: 0 = 48k

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME45 04h 4 info byte 2 MSB / 7 0 6 WCK lock 5 WCK Input 192k 4

46 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME level steps: AD 000 -oo 001 -42 010 -18 011 -9 100 -3

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME47 User’s Guide M-32 AD M-16 AD Application Examples

48 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 20.1 Formats and Number of Channels PC or Mac based recording and playback can be realized easily with the M-serie

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME49 20.2 Multichannel Playback M-16 DA and M-32 DA can be combined freely. Therefore 16, 32, 48, 64 (or multiple thereof)

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME5 User’s Guide M-32 DA M-16 DA General

50 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME When using the HDSPe MADI the converters and the card are connected serially. RME rec-ommends the usage of optical

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME51 20.3 Multichannel Recording M-16 AD and M-32 AD can be combined freely. Therefore 16, 32, 48, 64 (or multiple thereof)

52 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME When using the HDSPe MADI the converters and the card are connected serially. RME rec-ommends the usage of optical

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME53 20.4 Multichannel Recording and Playback The converters of the M-series can be combined freely. Therefore 16, 32, 48,

54 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME When using the HDSPe MADI, the converters and the card are connected serially. RME rec-ommends the usage of optical

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56 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 20.5 Digital Multicore Using optical MADI, the converters of the M-series are perfectly suitable as a replacement

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME57 Despite serial cabling the playback is sample accurate between all units, because the convert-ers automatically activat

6 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME 1. Introduction RME’s M-32 DA and M-16 DA are DA-converters with a truly unique feature set. They combine excellent

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME7 4. First Usage – Quick Start 4.1 Controls - Connectors - Displays The front of the M-32 DA features 32 LED level meter

8 User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME The rear panel of the M-32 DA has 32 analog inputs, mains power, MIDI I/O, word clock I/O, MADI I/O and ADAT I/O.

User’s Guide M-32 DA © RME9 4.2 Quick Start After connection of all cables and power-on of the device, the configuration of the M-32 DA starts in t