RME  Intelligent Audio Solutions

HDSP Series (AES-32, MADI, 9652, 9632, Multiface, Digiface, RPM)

HDSPe Series (PCI, MADI, MADIface, ExpressCard, RayDAT, AES, AIO)

Driver for Windows XP/Vista/7, 32 and 64 Bit

Important information: Driver version 3.083

This is the new HDSP(e) series WDM streaming driver, offering additional features like WDM streaming, kernel streaming, 64 bit support and full Vista compatibility. It supports all HDSP and HDSPe series cards and systems simultaneously. The TCO can be operated with the HDSP AES-32, the HDSPe PCI/MADI/AES/RayDAT/AIO, but not with the HDSP 9632.


Notes on the driver
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The driver requires a new flash/firmware in case driver 2.94 had been used before. The new firmware and new driver routines offer these advantages:

- Lower system load on start of data transmission (start of record/playback)

- Better performance on playback. We added a small safety buffer of 32 samples on the playback side. To give some numbers from a typical test machine, crackling starts at:

Old driver 64 samples 60%  128 samples  70% CPU load
New driver 64 samples 85%  128 samples  90% CPU load

So even if you add the 32 samples to the 64 samples, the new driver still does a better job than the old one at 128! And the 32 samples are on the playback side only, so throughput monitoring is even more attractive. Because of this tremendous improvement we removed the highest buffer size and replaced it with a 32 sample setting as lowest setting.

- Secure Record Technique. This driver includes a new scheme for handling record data. It guarantees all record data to reach the application even when the computer is blocked with 100% CPU load for a short time. We think this is a real killer feature, as there is nothing more important than reliability when doing recordings.

- The driver does not support MME, and will never do. If you need low latency MME for whatever reason, stay with the old driver. Note that all older MME software will work with the new driver, but will show more than 30 ms latency.

- This driver requires a newer version of DIGICheck, version 4.53. Please download it from the RME website, section Downloads/Add-Ons.


Installation
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Download the latest Flash Update Tool from the RME website:

http://www.rme-audio.com/download/fut_wdm_dsp.zip


The new PCIe cards have their own Flash Update Tool:

http://www.rme-audio.de/download/fut_wdm_dspe.zip


Download the driver

http://www.rme-audio.com/download/hdsp_wdm_3xxxx.zip

Unzip both files. Start hdsp_wdm_fut.exe and update your hardware. Then switch off the computer. On next boot Windows will ask for new drivers, point to the directory where you unzipped them.


HDSP MADI Card:
The procedure here is to install the new driver first, then flash the MADI card, cold reboot, then install the new driver again.

Both driver installation and flash update are explained in detail in the manual!


More information
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The Option 'Interleaved' and everything else that you need to know about WDM usage is described in detail in updated manuals, available as pdf from the RME website.


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Update 3.083, 02/19/2010

- HDSP MADI Settings dialog: TCO removed
- About Dialog: Vista MMCSS option removed
- WDM: SPDIF AC-3 is only supported on SPDIF devices
- WDM: MADIface had no Loudspeaker device
- WDM: Analog DVD multi-channel playback via Loudspeaker device (change loudspeaker configuration to 5.1 or 7.1)
- ADAT Sync (HDSP9652, Multiface, Digiface): APP did not work correctly since Cubendo 4

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Update 3.082, 10/20/2009

- Support for Flash Tool 2.19

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Update 3.081, 08/12/2009

- Since 3.079 the buffer size was not stored on some systems


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Update 3.080, 05/28/2009

- Since 3.079 multi-client ASIO did not work correctly when using multiple cards


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Update 3.079, 05/14/2009

- Settings dialog: Added password protected storage of the current settings for the next reboot

- Settings and TM: Experimental extension for operation of up to 6 cards. Selection in TM by left mouse click with held shift key

- Incompatibility of the driver to cards with PLX (PCIe to PCI) bridge fixed

- Reliable stop of an ASIO thread even in difficult situations

- Process management of multiclient ASIO did not work as expected on some computers

- TotalMix: New skin and new icons

- Settings dialog: new icons


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Update 3.077, 03/27/2009

- TM: Scrolling limited to fader section, Quickpanels are fixed to the right

- TM: Missing refresh when I/O labels change added


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Update 3.076, 03/16/2009

- TM: AIO only: Small display error in mixer view with AI added

- TM: Grid in Matrix fixed for several cards

- TM: Over LED position fixed

- WDM: Change for Adobe Audition's DirectSound ASIO wrapper (8 channel input device removed)


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Update 3.075, 02/25/2009

- RayDAT only: Changing the number of WDM devices disabled ASIO channels as well

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Silent Update 3.074 (4), 02/17/2009

- ASIO: Latency information of AES and AES-32 changed

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Silent Update 3.074 (3), 02/03/2009

- TotalMix: Bugfix Faderfox submix selection in third row

- ASIO APP: Improved behaviour with stopped Timecode

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Update 3.074, 01/05/2009

- TotalMix: Several changes for the HDSPe AIO (channel order, presets and naming)

- New firmware V 9 for the HDSPe AIO

- TotalMix: MS Processing added to menu Options for the whole HDSPe series 

- ASIO APP: Missing run flag caused Nuendo 4 transport to stop responding

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Update 3.073, 10/28/2008

- APP: Loss of LTC caused the cursor to jump to the beginning

- New firmware ID 154 of the HDSP 9632 added to the inf-file

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Update 3.071, 09/08/2008

- TotalMix: Name-popups above the Preset buttons were deactivated

- Settings dialog: The button 'Sync In' did not work for the RayDAT and AIO


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Update 3.069, 08/26/2008

- Settings dialog: Several small text changes

- Settings dialog DDS: When DDS had been switched on but was not active (AutoSync Mode) some cards did not allow to use double or quad of the currently incoming sample frequency (necessary for example in SMUX operation).

- TotalMix: Added support for Faderfox TM1 remote control

- TotalMix: Mackie Control F16 now activates Post mode

- Fixed factory presets HDSPe MADI and MADIface to have -12 dB for submix on channels 63/64.

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Update 3.068, 08/22/2008

- HDSPe PCI (Multiface/Digiface) now supports the TCO. This requires firmware 14.*

- TotalMix: OVER LED moved by one pixel.

- TotalMix: The folder for custom bitmaps must now have the name bmp_hdsp (before bmp). This change allows to have different custom bitmaps for the Fireface mixer (bmp) and the HDSP mixer (bmp_hdsp).

- WDM: The Settings dialog of HDSP 9652 and Digiface allows to limit the number of WDM devices. The entered number is checked for validity.

- Factory presets of HDSPe MADI / MADIface fixed.

- Vista: MMCSS can be enabled in the Settings / About dialog (not recommended)

*Note: This version supports ASIO timecode (APP) only, converting LTC to MTC is not supported. Please note that the hardware design requires to use an additional word clock cable in the folling case:
Generating an audio clock out of the incoming timecode requires a BNC cable from the TCO's word clock output to the word clock input of the Multiface/Digiface. In the Settings dialog Pref. Sync Ref has to be set to TCO and Clock Mode must be set to AutoSync. If the incoming timecocde is not used to clock the HDSP system the BNC cable is not needed.


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Update 3.067, 08/07/2008

- Completely new memory routines to prevent BSODs

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Update 3.066, 08/06/2008

- WDM: Speaker setup defines 6 or 8 channel playback

- Support for DirectMusic MIDI added


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Copyright RME 02/2010
All rights reserved. Windows XP/Vista/7 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

