Alesis Hammerfall DSP System manual Introduction, Package Contents, System Requirements

1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the Hammerfall DSP MADI. This unique audio system is capable of transferring digital audio data directly into a computer, from any device equipped with a MADI interface. Installation is simple, even for the inexperienced user, thanks to the latest Plug and Play technology. The numerous unique features and well thought-out configuration dialog puts the Hammerfall DSP MADI at the very top of the range of digital audio interface cards.

The package contains drivers for Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP, and Mac OS X.

Our high-performance philosophy guarantees maximum system performance by executing as many functions as possible not in the driver (i.e. the CPU), but directly within the audio hard- ware.

2. Package Contents

Please check that your Hammerfall DSP MADI package contains each of the following:

•HDSP MADI PCI card

•HDSP MADI expansion board

•Quick Info guide

•RME Driver CD

•MIDI breakout cable

•Expansion Board ribbon cable (14-conductor)

3. System Requirements

•Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP, Mac OS X (10.28 or higher)

•PCI Interface: a free PCI rev. 2.1 Busmaster slot

4. Brief Description and Characteristics

•Hammerfall design: 0% (zero!) CPU load, even using all 128 ASIO channels

•All settings can be changed in real-time

•8 available buffer sizes/latencies: 1.5 / 3 / 6 / 12 / 23 / 46 / 93 / 186 ms

•32 channels 96 kHz/24 bit record/playback

•Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control

•Word clock input and output

•TotalMix for latency-free submixes and perfect ASIO Direct Monitoring

•SyncAlign guarantees sample aligned and never swapping channels

•SyncCheck tests and reports the synchronization status of input signals

•2 x MIDI I/O, 32 channels high-speed MIDI

•DIGICheck DSP: Level meter in hardware, peak- and RMS calculation

•TotalMix: 8192 channel mixer with 40 bit internal resolution

•SteadyClock: Jitter-immune, super-stable digital clock

•Quick Boot technology for immediate loading of the hardware settings

6 User's Guide HDSP MADI © RME