• Registered: 2009-06-25
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Topic: Digicheck Clarification

I've read about level mismatches when using TotalMix and Digicheck at the same time. Am I correct when I assume that there is only a level mismatch when TotalMix and Digicheck are on my SCREEN simultaneously, and the simple solution is to minimize TotalMix to the tray, pay attention to DigiCheck meters and ignore TotalMix altogether?

If that's the case, what about checking the levels in Cubase and DigiCheck simultaneously? Should I just pay attention to the DigiCheck meters and not the Mixer meters in Cubase?

One last thing: I've got another interface (not RME) slaved to the FF via wordclock/adat. I'm going to assume there's no way to check those levels in DigiCheck as DigiCheck supports RME devices only, am I correct?

Thanks in advance for the clarification.

2 Reply by Terry Gorle (edited by Terry Gorle 2011-01-27 11:47:42)

  • From: Lynnwood, WA - USA
  • Registered: 2009-05-08
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Re: Digicheck Clarification

I just came upon this out of the blue, so pardon me if I'm way off base here, because I'm not familiar with any documented discrepancies between DigiCheck and TotalMix.  But, the first thing that strikes me when I read about the possible perception of differences is that the two applications have totally different parameters allowing users to select independent meter range, peak range, pan law range (which directly affects left/right volume if any panning is taking place), as well as the K-metering settings...  unless a user has taken care to set both applications to identical settings, there will be differences.  The Pan Law settings vary from 0, -3, -4.5, and -6db steps in TotalMix... not sure if Digicheck offers that off the top of my head...  but it offers many other meter level options that TotalMix doesn't.

And as far as Cubase goes, I calibrate my mixer and meter marks for TotalMix skins using test tones in Cubase/Nuendo...  the meters are essentially identical across the spectrum.  I've only noticed differences in the readouts amounting to a one hundredth of a dB on occasion, and that was most likely a simple rounding discrepancy as faders move.

TotalMix Skins:
http://www.heirapparent.com/totalmix.htm

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  • vinark
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Re: Digicheck Clarification

thared33 wrote:

One last thing: I've got another interface (not RME) slaved to the FF via wordclock/adat. I'm going to assume there's no way to check those levels in DigiCheck as DigiCheck supports RME devices only, am I correct?

Thanks in advance for the clarification.

Ofcourse you can, just select the adat channels you want to monitor in digicheck. I have a HDSP9652 and hence no analog in/outputs and I can use (and I do use) digicheck just fine.

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4 Reply by Terry Gorle (edited by Terry Gorle 2011-01-27 21:48:06)

  • From: Lynnwood, WA - USA
  • Registered: 2009-05-08
  • Posts: 50

Re: Digicheck Clarification

vinark wrote:
thared33 wrote:

One last thing: I've got another interface (not RME) slaved to the FF via wordclock/adat. I'm going to assume there's no way to check those levels in DigiCheck as DigiCheck supports RME devices only, am I correct?

Thanks in advance for the clarification.

Ofcourse you can, just select the adat channels you want to monitor in digicheck. I have a HDSP9652 and hence no analog in/outputs and I can use (and I do use) digicheck just fine.

I believe TotalMix only works with HDSP(e)-series of RME hardware.

I have an RME Digi96/8 PST, an HDSP9652, and an HDSPe MADI...

I'm currently using the 9652 & MADI in the same system... same driver, and of course TotalMix sees both cards in their own TotalMix window (26 channels in the 9652, 64 in the MADI).
But, I used to have the HDSP in the same computer as my older 96/8... different drivers (no WDM for the 96/8)...  they work fine together in DAWS, and the analog stereo out of the 96/8 PST is handy... so is the 96K analog input rate... 
But, there is no TotalMix capability with the 96/8.  Support was dropped for the older cards with newer versions of DigiCheck as well...  I need to use v4.2 or older with the 96/8.

TotalMix Skins:
http://www.heirapparent.com/totalmix.htm

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5 Reply by panatrope (edited by panatrope 2011-01-27 22:04:02)

  • From: Melbourne, Australia
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Re: Digicheck Clarification

Check these threads:

http://www.rme-audio.de/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6546

http://www.rme-audio.de/forum/viewtopic.php?id=8656

and as referenced, the on-line help (F1) in DigiCheck

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