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User's Guide Babyface Pro FS © RME

Buffer Size

The setting Buffer Size determines the latency between incoming and outgoing ASIO and WDM

data, as well as affecting system stability (see chapter 9.1 / 10).

Errors does not refer to buffer errors, but USB transmission errors. The display will be reset on

any start of a playback/record. More information can be found in chapter 28.3.

Options

DSP – EQ for Record

Switches the 3-band EQ and Low Cut of all input channels into the recording path. In case

Loopback has been activated the EQ and Low Cut of the Output channel is also placed into the

recording path. See also chapter 23.6.

Optical Out

The optical TOSLINK output can operate as ADAT or SPDIF output. The Channel Status is

fixed to Consumer state.

Note

: The optical input detects the incoming format automatically.

SPDIF In

TMS activates the transmission of Channel Status data and Track Marker information from the

SPDIF input signal to a software that supports receiving it. If not needed this option should be

turned off.

WDM Devices

Reduce the number of WDM devices to the ones really needed to improve performance of the

operating system.

Clock Mode

Sample Rate

Sets the currently used sample rate. Offers a central and comfortable way of configuring the

sample rate of all WDM devices to the same value, as since Vista the audio software is no

longer allowed to set the sample rate. However, an ASIO program can still set the sample rate

by itself.

During record/playback the selection is greyed out, so no change is possible.

Clock Source

The unit can be configured to use its own clock (Internal = Master) or the digital input signal

(Optical = Slave). If the external source isn't available (Input Status No Lock), the unit will

change to the internal clock. The current clock source is displayed as Current.

Pitch

More information on Pitch is available in chapter 8.2.

Input Status

Indicates presence of a valid signal at the optical input (Lock, No Lock) and whether the signal

is synchronous (Sync). The third column shows the sample frequency detected by the hardware

(coarse recognition, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz etc.). In Clock Mode the clock reference is

shown. See also chapter 28.1.