RME Audio HDSPe MADI FX

Three MADI I/Os - two optical and one coaxial are accompanied by one AES/EBU I/O and one analog monitoring output. To complete the feature set, a Word Clock connection and four MIDI I/Os were added. The complete technology and connectivity are highly integrated into the smallest possible amount of space - typical for RME. Only one PCIe slot is required on the motherboard, plus one free slot opening on the case.

To guarantee RME's unique low latency performance with such a huge amount of audio channels, the HDPSe MADI FX introduces a newly developed modular Hammerfall Pro Audio Core. The high-tech core will process three times as many channels as the channel count of the previous MADI flagship, while actually reducing the system load and enabling ultra-low latencies down to 32 samples on modern computers.

• Interface: 1-Lane PCI Express Endpoint device (no PCI Express to PCI Bridge), Revision 1.1
• Line Speed: 2.5 Gbps
• Communication: Packet-based full-duplex, up to 500 MB/s transfer rate
• Settings: All settings changeable in real-time
• Clock Control: Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
• Sync Sources:
• MADI coaxial
• MADI optical
• AES/EBU
• Word clock
• Internal
• Varipitch: Adjustable by input signal or word clock
• Sample Rates Supported:
• 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
• Variable sample rate (Sync/word clock)
• Sample Rate Range:
• MADI: 32 kHz - 96 kHz
• Word clock: 27 kHz - 200 kHz
• Jitter: < 1 ns (internal and all inputs)
• Jitter Sensitivity: PLL operates even with 100 ns jitter
• Software: Includes DIGICheck for measurement, analysis, and testing
• Input Word Clock: Signal Adaptation Circuit (functional from 1.2 Vpp input signal), switchable termination
• Output Word Clock:
• BNC, low-impedance driver stage
• 4 Vpp into 75 Ohms, short-circuit-proof
• MIDI I/O: Two 5-pin DIN jacks
• Stereo Monitor Output (Phones):
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio (DR): 110 dB RMS unweighted, 113 dBA @ 44.1 kHz
• Channel separation: > 100 dB
• Output: 6.3 mm TRS
• Output impedance: 75 Ohms
• Output level at 0 dBFS: +13 dBu