RME announces app control for RME Adi-2 series

[DancingShaman]

This is quite a neat piece of SW, now I can gladly hide the hardware to make up more space on my desk, avoid the cable clutter, not good for the OCD! Next, I'm looking for a fine gentlemen who will create various presets so that lazy a$$ people like me can simply load and play around with them.

 

[Jimbob54]

This is quite a neat piece of SW, now I can gladly hide the hardware to make up more space on my desk, avoid the cable clutter, not good for the OCD! Next, I'm looking for a fine gentlemen who will create various presets so that lazy a$$ people like me can simply load and play around with them.

Headphone presets?

 

[DancingShaman]

Headphone presets?

Exactly mate! I know it's super easy to set it up manually, albeit I was wondering if there is any source which we can leverage..

 

[Jimbob54]

Exactly mate! I know it's super easy to set it up manually, albeit I was wondering if there is any source which we can leverage..

I think @MC_RME uploaded some see bottom of post 1. Don't know how you'd import them or what hp they are (EDIT its got HD800S, HD650 and LCD X, Heddphone plus quite a few non HP related profiles)

ADI-2 Remote Pre-Release: Step 1, macOS (Update: released) (Page 1) — ADI-2 & 2/4 Pro series, ADI-2 DAC series — RME User Forum

Alternatively oratory1990 has done loads of eq profiles some of which have 5 band rme versions. Or you could use the first 5 filters from any of the auto eq presets.

You could also use tools like the squiglink tool to easily make your own 7 band EQ profiles for pretty much any headphone or IEM. DOnt forget if you tie the Bass/ Treble filters to an EQ profile they can only be low and high shelf filters.

 

[fin]

That's something I like about RME. I can totally imagine some other manufacturers making this only available to their newer products so people have to buy them to get the benifits. Can't wait to get the ADI-2 Pro version of it.

 

[Mulder]

I have installed the remote on windows 11. Nonproblems at all. I think this brings a lot of value to the ADI-2. There is just no other DAC I know of with this functionality. The new app makes it so much easier to make use of it.

 

[nuht]

I little off-topic, does the EQ work only for headphones, or for XLR/RCA also?

 

[Rednaxela]

Both.

 

[DJBonoBobo]

I little off-topic, does the EQ work only for headphones, or for XLR/RCA also?

You can set a different EQ for each output (Line, Phones, IEM), which makes a lot of sense.

 

[MC_RME]

Full support for all units now available:

ADI-2 Remote Pre-Release: Step 3 – support for the whole ADI-2 series (Page 1) — ADI-2 & 2/4 Pro series, ADI-2 DAC series — RME User Forum

ADI-2 Remote Pre-Release: Step 3 – support for the whole ADI-2 series (Page 1) — ADI-2 & 2/4 Pro series, ADI-2 DAC series — RME User Forum —

forum.rme-audio.de

 

[Antagron]

This is exactly what we needed! I'm a bit bummed over the need for the driver in windows. I really want to have the dac switch sample rates depending on the track over USB but it seems that the driver locks it to a single value. Is this always the way it must be? If so what is the recommended single sample rate I should pick?

 

[MC_RME]

This is exactly what we needed! I'm a bit bummed over the need for the driver in windows. I really want to have the dac switch sample rates depending on the track over USB but it seems that the driver locks it to a single value. Is this always the way it must be? If so what is the recommended single sample rate I should pick?

Fortunately I have good news: thanks to @DrCWO we discovered an error in our CC MIDI code. With a new firmware, most probably released next week, you will be able to use the MIDI port also with Windows in Class Compliant mode - means using the ADI-2 Remote without driver installed.

Edit 16 Oct 2023: new firmwares released.

 

[Aerith Gainsborough]

I really want to have the dac switch sample rates depending on the track over USB

Uuuh... use ASIO?
Mine switches immediately.

 

[nagster]

Fortunately I have good news: thanks to @DrCWO we discovered an error in our CC MIDI code. With a new firmware, most probably released next week, you will be able to use the MIDI port also with Windows in Class Compliant mode - means using the ADI-2 Remote without driver installed.

It's so great. thank you.
I use CC environment on most PCs unless DIGICheck or ASIO is the top priority. I had halfway given up on Remote app.

This is a request for the future.
It may be impossible, but I would like to use DIGICheck in a CC environment. Please consider it if you like. Thanks in advance. Both the CC environment and DIGICheck are very useful.

 

[ahofer]

Reading thru quickly - are mac users out in the cold here?

 

[Count Arthur]

Reading thru quickly - are mac users out in the cold here?

You must read very quickly:

It was available on Mac before Windows.

 

[ahofer]

You must read very quickly:

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It was available on Mac before Windows.

Thank you. I am suitably embarrassed. Entered the thread late.

 

[Antagron]

Fortunately I have good news: thanks to @DrCWO we discovered an error in our CC MIDI code. With a new firmware, most probably released next week, you will be able to use the MIDI port also with Windows in Class Compliant mode - means using the ADI-2 Remote without driver installed.

Edit 16 Oct 2023: new firmwares released.

Wonderful news!

However, I have downloaded the new firmware (81) and I still seem to be stuck. I will readily admit I'm very new to the RME, having only had it one week at this point.
Here's what I did:

1. Downloaded fut_madiface_win file with updates for: ADI-2 DAC: FPGA 81, DSP 59 (10/14/2023: Update ADI-2 series FPGA: improved compatibility of the CC MIDI port.)
2. Updated firmware successfully using fut.exe
3. Restarted RME
4. Uninstalled madiface driver
5. Rebooted Windows 11
6. Began playing music in Foobar 2000 (v2.1 beta). Sample rate does not change on the unit, it's locked at INT 96.0, which was the setting in the driver prior to uninstall. Using the [exclusive] mode in Foobar works if I play a 96k file but not a 44.1. Playing in non-exclusive mode allows playback of any file.

This is exactly the same behavior I had seen before. What am I doing wrong? All I want is (1) the same rate on the unit changes with the source file being played and (2) Exclusive mode works for any file.

 

[MC_RME]

This firmware update includes zero change on whatever sample rate related. Is the driver really gone? Check Device Manager. Check Windows Sound panel that it presents all sample rates to select.

 

[Antagron]

Thank you for your reply!

What I understood from your earlier message and what I read elsewhere was that:

1. The ADI-2 DAC FS is Class Compliant and as such, requires no specialized driver for operation in Windows
2. Running with native Windows driver allows the DAC to pick up the sample rate of the playing file dynamically over USB.
3. Running with the RME Madiface driver forces a single, selectable sample rate to be used regardless of the file being played over USB.
4. Prior to this firmware update, the RME Madiface driver was required in order to use the new ADI-2 Remote software
5. After the update, ADI-2 Remote can be used with the native Windows driver due to fixed bug in MIDI interface. This definitely seems to be true! But it's still locked at INT 96kHz, I just no have no way to change it.

To answer your questions:

1. When I go to Device Manager, I see RME ADI-2 DAC listed. It says Driver Provider = Microsoft, 6 May 2022, version 10.0.22621.1
2. I no longer have the Madiface icon in my system tray or in my start menu
3. Under Output>Format, Windows Sound settings offers me:
   1. 1 Channel 16/96
   2. 1 Channel 24/96
   3. 2 Channel 16/96
   4. 2 Channel 24/96

I'm trying to be thorough here, hopefully that gives you some more information. I do not know how to run ASIO (I thought that was basically replaced by WASAPI?)