User Manual

User's Guide Babyface Pro FS © RME

Switch digital output format (SPDIF <> ADAT)

Use OUT to select the optical output (Opt.). Push SET. The level meter will signal ADAT mode

with 8 LEDs, SPDIF mode with 2 LEDs turned on. Use SELECT to switch between them.

Set Clock Mode and Sample Rate

Push SET for two seconds. The level meters will now signal the current clock mode and sample

rate. Use SELECT to step through all available options:

Master 44.1 kHz

Master 48 kHz

Master 88.2 kHz

Master 96 kHz

Master 176.4 kHz

Master 192 kHz

AutoSync

AutoSync, Double Speed mode in case input = ADAT (2x SMUX)

AutoSync, Quad Speed mode in case input = ADAT (4x SMUX)

Thanks to the four level meters all settings are shown in an intuitive and easy to ‘decode’ way.

Master 44.1 kHz is signaled with no LED lit in the first level meter, 4 in the second and third,

and 1 LED in the fourth. So the meters show 0441. Master 176.4 kHz is shown as 1 LED, 7, 6

and 4 LEDs - 1764.

The AutoSync modes cover the single, double and quad speed frequency range, and are sig-

naled as 1 bar, 2 bars or 4 bars respectively.

Set Clock Mode and Sample Rate can be exit by any of the 4 buttons below the level meters.

In CC mode, the sample rate value is ignored, as it is set by the app currently used on the iPad.

Still the unit can be set into fixed clock mode ‘master’ by selecting one of the Master settings.

This setting can be quite useful. When pulling the cable from the iPad, the Babyface Pro imme-

diately enters stand-alone mode – and would turn to the user-preferred sample rate.

Monitoring – MIX

The Babyface Pro uses TotalMix technology for routing/mixing in all modes. Setup:

¾ Use OUT to select the output for the monitoring, i.e. where the signal will be routed to

¾ Use IN to select the input with the signal that should be monitored

¾ Push MIX. The input level LEDs start to flash

¾ Use SELECT to choose between left, right or both channels

¾ Turn the encoder to set the actual monitoring level

While the setup is simplified (no panorama available) it is still very efficient and will address

most needs. Also a different input can be mixed onto the same output.

Of the eight ADAT channels only channels 1/2 can be controlled from the Babyface Pro.

All settings are stored within the unit and do not get lost until the next time CC mode or

stand-alone mode is used.