{"id":11563,"date":"2018-07-12T12:58:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T11:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/?p=11563"},"modified":"2018-07-12T13:05:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T12:05:25","slug":"rme-firmware-update-adi-2-pro-dac-june-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/2018\/07\/12\/rme-firmware-update-adi-2-pro-dac-june-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"RME Updates: New firmware available for the ADI-2 Pro FS and ADI-2 DAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RME-ADI-2-Pro-DAC-Firmware-Update-Synthax-Audio-UK.png\" alt=\"RME ADI-2 Pro &amp; DAC - Firmware Update - Synthax Audio UK\" width=\"375\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RME-ADI-2-Pro-DAC-Firmware-Update-Synthax-Audio-UK.png 460w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RME-ADI-2-Pro-DAC-Firmware-Update-Synthax-Audio-UK-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>New firmware updates for the ADI-2 Pro and DAC converters brings improved compatibility to Windows 10 and standalone media players.<\/h3>\n<h4>(Scroll down for download links)<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">RME has released the latest firmware updates for the ADI-2 Pro and ADI-2 DAC. These updates bring improvements to both the user experience and the technical performance of both devices, including addressing an issue where the ADI-2 Pro \/ ADI-2 DAC couldn&#8217;t be set as the default playback device in Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">As a result, Windows 10 now fully accepts the ADI-2 Pro and DAC as 2 channel recording and playback devices, with support for PCM sample rates up to 384 kHz, and DSD up to DSD256. It\u2019s therefore no longer necessary for Windows users to install a driver, unless you want to use the ASIO driver (e.g. for automatic sample rate switching) and RME\u2019s DIGICheck software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">This also means that high-definition music playback software such as Roon can be used for listening to HD audio files on Windows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">RME&#8217;s Head of Design Matthias Carstens explains, \u201c[DSD256 playback] has been tested with various software, among them Roon. While Roon supports ASIO it can also use Wasapi to change the sample rate automatically based on the sample rate of the currently played file. This also works when changing to DSD (set to &#8216;DSD via DoP&#8217;), everything automatically within a mixed PCM\/DSD playlist. And although Windows audio is limited to 384 kHz, DSD256 playback worked perfectly &#8211; which switches the ADI to 705.6\/768 kHz sample rate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">On the technical side, the &#8216;ripple&#8217; produced by the ADI-2 Pro&#8217;s analogue to digital conversion has also been reduced. Whilst this ripple is completely inaudible, RME ADI-2 devices are regularly being employed for measurement applications, and as such this modification will help improve the readbility of high-resolution audio test results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">You can read more about these improvements on the <a title=\"RME Forum - Firmware Updates ADI-2 Pro 177 \/ 87 and DAC 17 \/ 21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forum.rme-audio.de\/viewtopic.php?id=27280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RME forum<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Download the new firmware updates here:<\/h3>\n<p>Windows: <a title=\"Download fut_madiface_win.zip\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rme-audio.de\/download\/fut_madiface_win.zip\">http:\/\/www.rme-audio.de\/download\/fut_madiface_win.zip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mac: <a title=\"Download fut_madiface_mac.zip\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rme-audio.de\/download\/fut_madiface_mac.zip\">http:\/\/www.rme-audio.de\/download\/fut_madiface_mac.zip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>RME ADI-2 Pro &amp; ADI-2 DAC: Firmware Update Summary<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><em>For both the ADI-2 Pro and ADI-2 DAC:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&#8211; Class Compliant compatibility for Windows 10 and Logitech Squeezebox Touch media player adjusted<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&#8211; Dual EQ: save state to preset slot Temp after activation in the I\/O menu<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><em>Additional updates for the ADI-2 Pro only:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&#8211; Level Meter of analogue inputs simultaneously tracks pre and post EQ, keeping overloads visible (and Auto Ref Level functioning correctly) even when the EQ is used to attenuate the signal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">&#8211; Additional compensation filter for the AD-converter, reducing the ripple in the frequency response for PCM, 44.1 up to 192 kHz, filter modes SD Sharp, Sharp, SD Slow, Slow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><a title=\"RME ADI-2 DAC at Synthax Audio UK\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/rme\/converters\/rme-adi-2-dac\/\">Find out more about the RME ADI-2 DAC<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><a title=\"RME ADI-2 Pro at Synthax Audio UK\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/rme\/converters\/rme-adi-2-pro\/\">Find out more about the RME ADI-2 Pro FS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6579\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/RME-Logo.png\" alt=\"RME-Logo - Synthax Audio UK\" width=\"150\" height=\"29\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">If you\u2019d like to know more about any of the pro audio solutions provided by RME, give us a call on <a>01727 821 870<\/a> to speak to one of our team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">You can also <a title=\"Get in contact with Synthax Audio UK\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/contact-us\/\">contact us here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New firmware updates for the ADI-2 Pro and DAC converters brings improved compatibility to Windows 10 and standalone media players. (Scroll down for download links) RME has released the latest firmware updates for the ADI-2 Pro and ADI-2 DAC. 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