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Fireface 400
Portable FireWire
®
at its best!
FireWire 400 Digital I/O System
8 + 8 + 2 Channels Analog / ADAT / SPDIF Interface
24 Bit / 192 kHz Digital Audio
36 x 18 Matrix Router
MIDI I/O
Stand-Alone Operation
MIDI Remote Control
Stand-Alone MIDI Controlled Operation
TotalMix
™
24 Bit / 192 kHz
9
SyncAlign
®
ZLM
®
SyncCheck
®
SteadyClock
™
2
Table of Contents
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Default Chapter
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Table of Contents
2
General
5
1 Introduction
6
2 Package Contents
6
3 System Requirements
6
4 Brief Description and Characteristics
6
5 First Usage - Quickstart
7
Connectors and Front Panel
7
Quick Start
9
6 Accessories
9
8 Appendix
10
7 Warranty
10
Installation and Operation - Windows
13
9 Hardware Installation
14
10 Driver and Firmware
14
Driver Installation
14
Driver Update
15
Deinstalling the Drivers
15
Firmware Update
15
11 Configuring the Fireface
16
Settings Dialog - General
16
Settings Dialog - Input Gain
19
Settings Dialog - DDS
19
Clock Modes - Synchronization
21
Limit Bandwidth
22
12 Operation and Usage
23
Playback
23
DVD-Playback (AC-3/DTS)
24
Low Latency under MME
25
Notes on WDM
26
Multi-Client Operation
27
Digital Recording
28
Analog Recording
29
13 Operation under ASIO
29
General
29
Known Problems
30
14 Operation under GSIF
30
15 Using more than One Fireface
31
16 Digicheck
32
17 Hotline - Troubleshooting
33
General
33
Hotline – Troubleshooting 17.1 General
33
Installation
34
18 Diagrams
35
Channel Routing ASIO 96 Khz
35
Channel Routing MME 96 Khz
36
19 Hardware Installation
38
20 Driver
38
Driver Installation
38
Driver 20.1 Driver Installation
38
Driver Update
39
21 Firmware Update
39
22 Configuring the Fireface
40
Settings Dialog - General
40
Settings Dialog - Input Gain
43
Settings Dialog - DDS
43
Clock Modes - Synchronization
45
Limit Bandwidth
46
23 Mac os X FAQ
47
Round about Driver Installation
47
MIDI Doesn't Work
47
Supported Sample Rates
48
Repairing Disk Permissions
48
Firewire Compatibility
48
Various Information
48
24 Hotline - Troubleshooting
49
25 Diagram: Channel Routing at 96 Khz
50
Stand-Alone Operation, Connections and Totalmix
51
26 Stand-Alone Operation
52
Front Panel Operation
52
8-Channel AD/DA-Converter
53
2-Channel MIC Preamp
53
Monitor Mixer
53
Digital Format Converter
53
Analog/Digital Routing Matrix
53
27 Analog Inputs
54
Line Rear
54
Microphone / Line Front
54
Instrument / Line Front
55
28 Analog Outputs
56
Line
56
Phones (7/8)
56
29 Digital Connections
57
Adat
57
Spdif
57
MIDI
58
30 Word Clock
59
Word Clock Input and Output
59
Technical Description and Background
60
Cables and Termination
61
General Operation
61
31 Totalmix: Routing and Monitoring
62
Overview
62
The User Interface
64
Elements of a Channel
65
Tour de Totalmix
65
Submix View
67
Mute and solo
67
Quick Access Panel
68
Presets
68
Monitor Panel
70
Preferences
70
Editing the Names
71
Hotkeys
72
Menu Options
73
Level Meter
74
32 Totalmix: the Matrix
75
Overview
75
Elements of the Matrix View
75
Usage
75
Advantages of the Matrix
76
33 Totalmix Super-Features
76
ASIO Direct Monitoring (Windows Only)
76
Selection and Group Based Operation
77
Copy Routings to Other Channels
77
Delete Routings
77
Recording a Subgroup (Loopback)
78
Using External Effects Devices
79
MS Processing
80
34 Totalmix MIDI Remote Control
81
Overview
81
Mapping
81
Setup
82
Operation
82
Simple MIDI Control
83
Loopback Detection
83
Stand-Alone MIDI Control
84
Technical Reference
87
35 Tech Info
88
36 Technical Specifications
89
Analog
89
MIDI
90
Digital
90
Digital Inputs
90
Digital Outputs
91
Transfer Modes: Resolution/Bits Per Sample
91
General
91
37 Technical Background
92
Lock and Synccheck
92
Latency and Monitoring
93
Firewire Audio
94
Number of Channels and Bus Load
95
DS - Double Speed
96
QS - Quad Speed
96
Aes/Ebu - Spdif
97
Noise Level in DS / QS Mode
98
Steadyclock
98
38 Diagrams
99
Block Diagram Fireface
99
Diagrams 38.1 Block Diagram Fireface
99
Connector Pinouts
100
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RME Audio Fireface 400 Specifications
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Brand
RME Audio
Model
Fireface 400
Category
Accessories
Language
English
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