RME’s new HDSPe MADI FX is now available. The 390-channel PCI express card marks a new milestone in the history of audio interfaces. Such a high performance multi-track system and advanced MADI router has never existed before!
Three MADI I/Os – two optical and one coaxial – one AES/EBU I/O and one analog monitoring output. Plus Word Clock connection and four MIDI I/Os. A third optical MADI I/O is optionally available.
To guarantee RME’s unique low latency performance the card introduces a newly developed modular Hammerfall Pro Audio Core. The core processes three times as many channels as before, but actually reduces the system load and enables ultra-low latencies down to 32 samples.
The included high-end digital mixer not only uses the card as powerful MADI router, with separated level settings for each routing. The 192 kHz effects engine also provides numerous latency-free hardware effects like EQs, Compressors, Reverb, and Echo.
State-of-the-art fail safe operation: the new RME PCI express flagship provides 64-channel recording with seamless redundancy. As soon as the current input fails, one of the other two inputs is used. Switching the inputs takes less than a sample.
The HDSPe MADI FX works on Windows and Mac OS. Suggested retail price: 1259 € (excluding VAT)
Features:
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194 input- / 196 output channels = 390 channels
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TotalMix FX with 192 kHz effects engine
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3 x MADI I/O (2 x optical + 1 x coaxial)
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AES/EBU I/O via breakout cable
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Stereo analog out (for monitoring)
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Word Clock I/O
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3 x virtual MIDI I/O over MADI
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1 x MIDI I/O via breakout cable