[RME Fireface 800] La carte firewire de RME !

Citation : Lors du mixage d'un projet je suis à 60% d'utilisation du CPU de mon Athlon 2600+ en utilisant le FF800.
Si à la place de la FF800, j'utilise ma carte RME Digi 96/8 pour le meme projet, l'utilisation du CPU passe à 42 %

Citation : in preparation to the upcoming Fireface driver (hopefully tomorrow) we
also updated the Windows HDSP series and [...]

Citation : Hello,

W2k/XP driver 2.40 and firmware 2.42 are available from our website. News:

TotalMix

- Fixed small memory leak
- Automatic submix selection when activating Monitor Main/Phones
- Support for new mixer hardware and stand alone MIDI remote
- MIDI remote: Mute and solo buttons were not always displayed correctly
- MIDI Remote: Starting TotalMix via a click on the systray symbol
refreshes the LC-Display
- MIDI Remote: Cursor up/down did not work correctly in Double/Quad
Speed mode

General

- Current sample rate wasn't always stored automatically
- Sample rate stored in registry hasn't been activated on boot
- Incomplete reset in Double/Quad Speed operation on driver boot
(display error in TotalMix)
- Multiplier button partially active even with DDS deactivated
- New firmware supports stand-alone MIDI remote
- Improved code to prevent BSODs

Notes

The sample rate changes should make Bill Park happy. The MIDI
stand-alone additions are explained in the latest manual 2.5, already
uploaded to the website. The 'improved code to prevent Blue Screens'
might finally make all people happy that had problems since version 2.2.
We know that the driver is now much better, but we can't know if it
really fixes it for you - please try.

The Mac version will be released in a few days.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

Citation : V 2.401 (12/15/2005, current firmware: 2.42)

TotalMix:

- Bugfix third row faders: storing gains > +4 dB did not work correctly
- Improved compatibilty to TotalMix files v 2.3

Citation : It fixes:

- strange DDS slider behaviour as reported in this forum

- bug in GS MIDI (un-reported)

- bug in WDM MIDI multiclient behaviour (un-reported)

As these bugs are not present in the Mac OS X driver there is no update
for the Apples.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

Citation : Dear Fireface addicted forumsters,

version 2.42 of the W2k/XP driver and firmware 2.45 are now available
from our website. These are the news:

- Settings dialog: DDS off reverts to previous sample rate

- TotalMix: Third row faders had not been set correctly when in lowest
position

Both errors were reported by direct emails and in this forum. But there
was more feedback that made us re-think the current stand-alone
functionality: since implementing this new feature, the Fireface began
to react on simple MIDI notes at its input from the moment it was
switched on. The most harmless reaction was a change of the hardware
settings. Not so harmless were the MIDI notes at its output as reaction
to the input notes. Additionally, each time the unit was switched on, it
did send three MIDI note on commands, but no off (equalling the Mackie
Control indication for the current settings state). This could cause
hanging notes and other weired effects until the next global note off
command.

The obvious solution is to make stand-alone operation a choice, switched
off by default. So users who need this feature now have to start
TotalMix, enable MIDI control, then flash the current mixer state while
the MIDI control is still activated. Doing the same with MIDI control
deactivated will switch stand-alone MIDI operation off.

But there's even more in firmware 2.45:

- The mentioned three MIDI notes are no longer sent after power on, but
as first reaction to any incoming Mackie Control request

- Support for new flash chips

The latter forced us to implement a serious limitation: firmware 2.45
can not be downgraded - no rollback to a previous version!

The updated Mac version should be available tomorrow.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

Hors sujet : T'as pas de préamp Fakou ? Tu utilises ton 414 avec ceux de la Fireface ?

Citation : V 2.421 (01/08/2006, current firmware: 2.45)

- GSIF audio corrupted since v2.41
- Settings dialog: DDS off reverts to previous sample rate
- TotalMix: Third row faders had not been set correctly when in lowest position

Citation : V 2.422 (01/09/2006, current firmware: 2.45)

- MIDI Timestamps wrong since v 2.41
- GSIF audio corrupted since v2.41
- Settings dialog: DDS off reverts to previous sample rate
- TotalMix: Third row faders had not been set correctly when in lowest position

Hors sujet : T'as pas de préamp Fakou ? Tu utilises ton 414 avec ceux de la Fireface ?

non effectivement je nai plus de preamp, je nutilise pas ceux de la fireface car elle est en sav, jutilise actuellement uen vieille console à la place avec ma terratec...

Citation : Hello,

after all the fixes in the latest Windows Fireface driver (current
version 2.4.2.2) there is another firmware update available. FUT 2.47
adds these goodies:

- Stand-Alone MIDI: Fixed ganging of the faders via select. Not selected
faders no longer move the selected group

- No Sync display with SPDIF at Double Speed operation fixed

In about two weeks there will be another FUT which fixes the Select
buttons position. Meaning it will be possible to select in the same way
as in TotalMix, and when moving through the lines and rows the select
LEDs will move too (keep their channel assignment).

The current version of the Windows driver including FUT 2.47 is now
available for Mac OS X as well. For users with multi-monitor setup (not
the speakers, the displays!) we removed the internal limitation of the
TotalMix window position. While this is no full multi-monitor support,
it nevertheless causes TM to no longer jump to the main screen as soon
as you touch it. Also monitor position is now stored as expected.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME