RME  Intelligent Audio Solutions

Fireface 400/800

Driver for Windows 2000 SP4 / XP / XP 64 Bit / Vista

Important information: Driver version 2.75

General news, changes and fixes


V 2.75 (07/30/2007, current firmware: 2.66 / 2.47 / 1.63)

- Bug fix SPDIF AutoSync: Frequency changes to Double/Quad speed had not been handled correctly.

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V 2.74 (07/23/2007, current firmware: 2.66 / 2.47 / 1.63)


- The TotalMix in driver 2.73 was based on an older version, not including the latest fixes and the new MIDI commands.


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V 2.73 (07/03/2007, current firmware: 2.66 / 2.47 / 1.63)


General:

- GSIF 64 bit support added (GSIF 2.1)

- Memory leak fixed when switching off the unit (BSOD)

- Memory leak fixed upon surprise removal (switch off during record/playback, BSOD)

- ASIO Vista: driver sets the 'ThreadCharacteristics' to 'Pro Audio'

- ASIO: behaviour on ASIOStop fixed

- Error in Fw800MBit detection fixed


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V 2.66 (04/16/2007, current firmware: 2.63 / 2.47 / 1.63)


General:

- WDM multichannel playback had been deactivated in driver 2.65

TotalMix: 

- All TotalMix faders can now be controlled by MIDI Control Change commands. The driver archive includes detailed information.

- Changing the gain of a muted matrix crosspoint by a TotalMix fader now directly updates the displayed value

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V 2.65 (03/20/2007, current firmware: 2.63 / 2.47 / 1.59)


FF400:

- Support for LTC (SMPTE to APP) via Analog In 4 added

- Using both MIDI input ports simultaneously did not work correctly

- Using more than one FF400, or one FF400 and one FF800, caused wrong numbering/sorting in Settings dialog, TotalMix and ASIO.


FF800:

- Changing the buffer size caused the timecode position to be wrong by one buffer size


General:

- Under Vista the SPDIF output can now be used to play back AC-3/DTS


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This driver may require an update of the Fireface firmware. To update download the Flash Update Tool from our website:

http://www.rme-audio.com/download/fut_win_fire.zip

or

http://www.rme-audio.com/download/fut_win_fire400.zip


First time Driver Installation:
During the installation of the driver point to the directory where it resides. For more detailed information see manual, found on the RME Driver-CD.


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!!!!! Driver Update: !!!!!

This driver includes a changed fireface.inf file. To prevent Windows 2000/XP from using an old fireface.inf (of a former driver installation) be sure NOT to let Windows search for the driver! Instead tell Windows what to do:

- Under Control Panel /System /Device Manager /Sound, Video and Game Controllers /RME Fireface 800 /Properties /Driver you'll find the 'Update Driver' button. Select 'Install from a list or specific location (advanced)', click 'Next', select 'Don't search I will choose the driver to install', click 'Next', then 'Have Disk'. Now point to the directory containing the driver update.

- After the installation reboot the computer.

- After the reboot open TotalMix and Ctrl-click on Preset 1.

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Driver files explained:

fireface.sys: Windows hardware driver, WDM audio
fireface_64.sys: Windows 64 bit hardware driver, WDM Audio
fireface.exe: Settings dialog
firefacemix.exe: TotalMix
fireface_asio.dll: ASIO driver
fireface_asio_64.dll: 64 bit ASIO driver
fireface_mme.dll: MME and MIDI driver
fireface.inf: Hardware installation script for Windows 2000 and Windows XP


Copyright RME 07/2007
All rights reserved. Windows 2000/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

