RME Hammerfall Multiface II

Description

The Multiface II is an analog/digital input/output box housed in a small, compact enclosure. It provides eight channels of audio I/O on balanced connectors, ADAT optical and S/PDIF I/O, Word clock I/O, along with MIDI and a separate stereo analog line out.

Since the parts of the Hammerfall DSP System can be combined freely, the Multiface II can be used both with notebooks as well as desktop computers and provides "Zero CPU Load" technology that guarantees high performance and low latency.

Note: To make a complete system, a PCI, PCIe, express or PCMCIA card needs to be purchased

Features:

• Thirty-six channel audio-S/PDIF-ADAT interface for use in RME HDSP computer audio systems
• Zero CPU load, even using all thirty-six ASIO channels
• Zero Latency monitoring for latency-free submixes and perfect ASIO direct monitoring
• Analog, ADAT and S/PDIF I/Os can be used simultaneously
• Automatic and intelligent master/slave clock control
• ADAT Sync In (9-pin D-sub) for sample-accurate transfers with unsurpassed Bitclock PLL (audio synchronization) in ADAT mode
• SyncCheck tests and reports the synchronization status of input signals
• Software based TotalMix mixer with 40-bit internal resolution

Specifications:

Connectivity:
8 x Analog I/O (96 kHz)
1 x ADAT I/O (at 96 kHz via S/Mux)
1 x SPDIF I/O (96 kHz)
1 x Stereo Analog Output (separate for Submix/Phones)
1 x MIDI I/O
1 x Word Clock I/O
TotalMix

Converters: 24-bit
Sample Rates: 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96kHz - internal
28 to 103kHz - external, via Wordclock
Analog Input: 8 x 1/4" TRS phone
Analog Output: 1 x 1/4" TRS phone
Digital Input: 1 x TosLink ADAT optical
1 x RCA S/PDIF coaxial
Digital Output: 1 x TosLink ADAT optical
1 x RCA S/PDIF,AES coaxial
MIDI In/Out: Yes
Sync In/Out: 2 x BNC Wordclock (I/O)
S/PDIF
ADAT 9-pin sync-in
Headphone Output: Yes
THD + N: A/D: <-92dB, <0.002%
D/A: <-91dB, <0.002%
Dynamic Range: 108dB (RMS unweighted, unmuted) 112dBA
Frequency Response: A/D: 5Hz to 20.7kHz, -0.5dB @ 44,1kHz
A/D: 5Hz to 32.0kHz, -0.5dB @ 96kHz
D/A: 5Hz to 20.9kHz, -0.5dB @ 44,1kHz
D/A: 5Hz to 35.0kHz, -0.5dB @ 96kHz

System Requirements: Windows 2000 SP4/XP
Mac OS X 10.28 or higher

Specialties: Bitclock PLL for trouble-free varispeed ADAT operation

Links:

Product Manual
Manufacturers website