RME / HDSPe RayDAT PCI Express Audio Interface

A high-end quality multi-channel, multi-format, multi-tasking audio interface suitable for a wide range of uses, from recording to mastering. Comes with a reassuring 3-year Sound House warranty!

■Audio Interface

Product Overview
The HDSPe RayDAT is a high-end, multi-channel, multi-format, multi-tasking audio interface suitable for a wide range of applications, from recording to mastering. By incorporating separate hardware recording/playback devices, it allows simultaneous use of SPDIF and AES/EBU. In addition to four ADAT optical inputs and outputs, the HDSPe RayDAT also features one SPDIF input and output, one AES/EBU input and output, and two MIDI inputs and outputs. It also features RME's renowned SteadyClock high-performance jitter suppression function and TotalMix, a DSP-based real-time mixer/router with MIDI remote control.

■4 ADAT I/Os
■1 SPDIF I/O
■1 AES/EBU I/O
■2 MIDI I/Os
■All 36 I/Os can be used simultaneously
■Native PCI Express
■S/MUX and S/MUX4 support: 16 ADAT channels at 24-bit/96kHz, 8 channels at 192kHz
■All settings can be adjusted in real time
■8 buffer size/latency settings: 0.7/1.5/3/6/12/23/46/93ms
■DSP minimizes CPU load
■Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
■TotalMix Latency-free submixing and full ASIO direct monitoring using SyncAlign
■ SyncAlign ensures sample-accurate alignment and prevents channel swapping
■ SyncCheck monitors the synchronization status of input signals and displays the results
■ DIGICheck DSP: Digital audio stream measurement, analysis, and multi-channel recorder
■ TotalMix: 42-bit internal processing, 2592-channel mixer
■ SteadyClock: Jitter suppression. Highly stable digital clock
■Quick Boot technology instantly loads hardware settings

System Requirements
Windows
One free PC-Express slot (two free slots if using the included expansion board)
Windows 2000 SP4 or later, XP SP1 or later, XP 64-bit Edition, Vista Home / Premium / Ultimate
Device drivers: ASIO 2.0, GSIF2, WDM (all multi-client compatible)

Macintosh
One free PC-Express slot (two free slots if using the included expansion board)
Mac OS X (Intel Mac) 10.4.8 or later
Device drivers: Core Audio, Core MIDI