Alesis Hammerfall DSP System manual

User's Guide

Hammerfall® DSP System

MADI

PCI Busmaster Digital I/O Card

64 Channels MADI Interface

24 Bit / 96 kHz Digital Audio

Stereo Analog Monitoring

128 x 64 Matrix Router

2 x MIDI I/O

MIDI embedded in MADI

Quick Boot

TotalMix™

24 Bit / 96 kHz 9

SyncAlign

®

ZLM

®

SyncCheck

®

SteadyClock™

Contents

Main Hammerfall DSP System MADI Page Page Page General 1. Introduction 2. Package Contents 3. System Requirements 4. Brief Description and Characteristics 5. Hardware Installation 6. Hardware - Connectors 6.1 External Connectors 6.2 Internal Connectors 7. Accessories 8. Warranty 9. Appendix CE / FCC Compliance Statements CE FCC Page 10. Driver and Firmware 10.1 Driver Installation 10.2 Driver Update 10.3 Deinstalling the Drivers 10.4 Firmware Update 11. Configuring the HDSP MADI 11.1 Settings Dialog Page 11.2 Settings dialog - DDS 11.3 Clock Modes - Synchronisation Page 12. Operation and Usage 12.1 Playback 12.2 DVD-Playback (AC-3/DTS) under MME 12.3 Low Latency under MME (Buffer Size Adjustment) 12.4 Multi-client Operation 12.5 Recording 13. Operation under ASIO 2.0 13.1 General 13.2 Known Problems 14. Operation under GSIF (Gigasampler Interface) Windows 2000/XP 15. Using multiple HDSP MADI / AES-32 16. DIGICheck 17. Hotline Troubleshooting 17.1 General 17.2 Installation Driver Installation and Operation Mac OS X 18. Driver and Flash Update 18.1 Driver Installation 18.2 Driver Update 18.3 Flash Update 19. Configuring the HDSP MADI 19.1 Settings Dialog Page 19.2 Settings dialog - DDS 19.3 Clock Modes - Synchronisation 20. Mac OS X FAQ 20.1 Round about Driver Installation 20.2 MIDI doesn't work 20.3 Supported Sample Rates 20.4 Repairing Disk Permissions 20.5 PCI card and PCI slot compatibility 20.6 Various Information 21. Hotline Troubleshooting Page Connections and TotalMix 22. Connections 22.1 Headphones 22.2 MADI I/Os 22.3 MIDI 23. Word Clock 23.1 Word Clock Input and Output 23.2 Technical Description and Usage 23.3 Cabling and Termination 23.4 Operation 24. TotalMix: Routing and Monitoring 24.1 Overview Page 24.2 The User Interface 24.3 Elements of a Channel 24.4 Tour de TotalMix Page 24.5 Submix View 24.6 Mute und Solo 24.7 The Quick Access Panel 24.8 Presets Page 24.9 The Monitor Panel 24.10 Preferences 24.11 Editing the Names 24.12 Hotkeys 24.13 Menu Options 24.14 Level Meter 25. TotalMix: The Matrix 25.1 Overview 25.2 Elements of the Matrix View 25.3 Operation 25.4 Advantages of the Matrix 26. TotalMix Super-Features 26.1 ASIO Direct Monitoring (Windows only) 26.2 Selection and Group-based Operation 26.3 Copy Routings to other Channels 26.4 Delete Routings 26.5 Recording a Subgroup (Loopback) 26.6 Using external Effects Devices 27. TotalMix MIDI Remote Control 27.1 Overview 27.2 Setup 27.3 Operation 27.4 Mapping 27.5 Simple MIDI Control 27.6 Loopback Detection Page Technical Reference 28. Tech Info 29. Technical Specifications 29.1 Inputs 29.2 Outputs 29.3 Digital 29.4 MIDI 29.5 Transfer Modes: Resolution / Bits per Sample 30. Technical Background 30.1 MADI Basics 30.2 Lock and SyncCheck 30.3 Latency and Monitoring 30.4 DS - Double Speed 30.5 QS Quad Speed 30.6 SteadyClock 30.7 PCI Performance 30.8 Terminology