User Manual

User’s Guide OctaMic XTC © RME
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Installation and Operation - Windows
16 Driver and Firmware ............................................... 40
17 Configuring the OctaMic XTC
17.1 Settings Dialog..................................................... 41
17.2 Option WDM Devices ..........................................42
17.3 Clock Modes - Synchronization ........................... 44
18 Operation and Usage
18.1 Playback .............................................................. 44
18.2 DVD Playback (AC-3 / DTS)................................ 45
18.3 Multi-client Operation........................................... 45
18.4 Multi-interface Operation ..................................... 45
18.5 ASIO .................................................................... 46
19 DIGICheck Windows............................................... 46
Installation and Operation – Mac OS X
20 General..................................................................... 48
20.1 Configuring the OctaMic XTC ..............................48
20.2 Clock Modes - Synchronization ........................... 49
20.3 Multi-interface Operation ..................................... 49
21 DIGICheck Mac........................................................ 49
Installation and Operation – iOS
22 General..................................................................... 52
23 System Requirements ............................................ 52
24 Setup ........................................................................ 52
25 Supported Inputs and Outputs.............................. 52
Technical Reference
26 Technical Specifications
26.1 Analog.................................................................. 56
26.2 Digital Inputs ........................................................ 57
26.3 Digital Outputs ..................................................... 58
26.4 Digital ................................................................... 58
26.5 MIDI ..................................................................... 58
26.6 General ................................................................ 59
26.7 Firmware .............................................................. 59
26.8 MADI User Bit Chart ............................................ 59
26.9 Connector Pinouts ............................................... 60
27 Technical Background
27.1 Terminology ......................................................... 62
27.2 Lock and SyncCheck ...........................................63
27.3 Latency and Monitoring ....................................... 64
27.4 USB Audio (Windows) ......................................... 65
27.5 DS – Double Speed ............................................. 66
27.6 QS – Quad Speed ...............................................66
27.7 AES/EBU – SPDIF............................................... 67
27.8 Signal to Noise ratio in DS- / QS-Operation ........ 68
27.9 MADI Basics ........................................................ 69
27.10 SteadyClock......................................................... 70
28 Block Diagram......................................................... 71
29 MIDI Implementation OctaMic XTC
29.1 Basic SysEx Format ............................................ 72
29.2 Message Types - Commands.............................. 72
29.3 Table .................................................................... 73