RME Hammerfall HDSP Digiface
Professional 52-channel 24-bit/96kHz I/O Digital Audio and MIDI Interface
Windows/Mac compatible

RME Digiface is a highly extended version of the well-known Project Hammerfall PCI card.
Digiface offers 3 ADAT optical I/Os, ADAT-Sync In, SPDIF I/O and word clock I/O like its predecessor.
On top, there are 2 MIDI I/Os and a separate analog line out.
Thanks to its unique Zero CPU Load technology Hammerfall DSP guarantees highest performance and lowest latency on both notebooks and desktops.

The half rackspace unit has front panel status LEDs for MIDI state, lock state of the digital input, and error state of the host-bus.
Additionally there’s a high-quality 24-bit/96 kHz analog line output, also usable with headphones, and one MIDI I/O.

The Hammerfall DSP System comes with drivers for Windows 98/ME (MME with multi-client operation, ASIO 2.0, GSIF), Windows 2000/XP (full multi-client operation of MME, GSIF and ASIO 2.0) and MacOS (ASIO 2.0.).

RME Hammerfall HDSP Digiface Features:

* 3 x ADAT digital I/O, based on RME’s reliable Bitclock PLL
* 1 x SPDIF digital I/O, based on RME’s reliable DIGI96 technology
* 1 x ADAT Sync In (9-pin D-type) for sample accurate transfers
* 1 x Word clock I/O (BNC)
* 1 x analog Line/headphone output, separate output for independent submix
* 2 x MIDI I/O, 32 channels high-speed MIDI
* HDSP Meter Bridge: freely scalable level meters, peak- and RMS calculation directly in hardware
* TotalMix: 1456 channel mixer with 40-bit internal resolution
* S/MUX poured in hardware: 12 channels 96kHz/24-bit for record and playback on ADAT optical

RME Hammerfall HDSP Digiface Specifications:

* Supported sample rates: 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, variable
* 8 buffer sizes/latencies available: 1.5ms, 3ms, 6ms, 12ms, 23ms, 46ms, 93ms, 186ms
* ASIO zero CPU load technology: 0 (zero!)% CPU load when using ALL 52 channels!
* All settings changeable in realtime
* Clock modes slave and master
* Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
* Enhanced Mixed mode: All inputs and outputs simultaneously operational
* Unsurpassed Bitclock PLL (audio synchronization) in ADAT mode
* Enhanced Zero Latency Monitoring for latency-free submixes and perfect ASIO Direct Monitoring
* Comes with DIGICheck: the ultimate measurement, analysis and test tool
* Input 3 x optical (TOSLINK), 1 x coaxial (Cinch), 2 x MIDI, word clock (BNC)
* Input format SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer, Professional), ADAT optical
* Output 3 x optical (TOSLINK), coaxial (Cinch), 2 x MIDI, stereo analog line (1/4″ TRS), word clock (BNC)
* Format output S/PDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer/Professional), ADAT optical

HDSP PCMCIA type II Inteface card for Connecting to your Laptop

HDSP PCMCIA type II Inteface card

For the Hammerfall DSP I/O-boxes Digiface, Multiface and RPM, RME have developed a world-exclusive PCMCIA type II card in Zero wait state CardBus Busmaster technology. With up to 130 MB/s transfer rate in both directions the same basic performance is provided on a notebook as a PCI card would offer on a desktop computer. Additionally the card offers highest compatibility by being 100% Plug & Play compatible under Windows and Mac OS, and being able to share interrupts. The card itself will only use one interrupt (IRQ) for all functions (audio/MIDI.)

The connection between CardBus card and I/O-box is established using ordinary FireWire cable (6-pin IEEE 1394a). The data transfer does not use FireWire protocol, but a proprietary bus protocol by RME. The supplied cable has a length of 4 m (12 ft.). The CardBus card does not provide power to the attached I/O-box. Therefore a compact and light-weight hi-tech switch-mode power supply is included.

Tech Specs

PCMCIA type II, 32 bit CardBus card
Zero wait state PCI Busmaster interface (130 MB/s transfer rate in both directions)
Secure BIOS Technology: card stays fully functional even when the flash process fails

Output: IEEE 1394 connector, RME bus protocol

Package contents: PCMCIA type II card, cable 4 meter (12 ft) (IEEE 1394),

switch-mode power supply 100 V-240 V/12 V – 1.25 A, car cable, battery cable

Latest drivers and updates

• For Windows XP, XP64, Vista, Vista 64, Windows 7 32/64

• Mac OS X

Condition of both items: Mint – Come complete with cable, installation disks and documentation

Asking Price: $1100
Location: Saltpring Island, BC, Canada
Contact: Georges & Cerika