RME OCTAMIC XTC [25/62] Compensation id

User’s Guide OctaMic XTC © RME

Manual

With this setting active, the user has to enter the Compens. ID (Compensation ID) manually.

The value must equal the position of the device within the chain.

Auto-ID

OctaMic XTC detects other devices sitting in front of it within the chain. If none is detected the

ID is set to 1, else according to the found ID plus 1. The entry Compens. ID is grayed out, be-

cause no longer manually adjustable.

Auto-CA

The option Auto Channel Assignment sets the digital routing according to the current ID. For

example the third OctaMic XTC in a chain will automatically use channels 17-24 in the MADI

data stream.

This is the most comfortable, fastest and safest way to use several devices serially. Simply set

Delay Comp. in all units to Auto-CA, quickly check the IDs in the display, and you’re ready to

enjoy all channels within just one MADI cable and sample-aligned.

10.2 Compensation ID

Default: 1. Available settings: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

In Auto-CA mode, the ID defines the 8-channel group within the MADI signal that is used to

insert the device's audio data:

ID 1: channels 1-8 ID 2: channels 9-16 ID 3: channels 17-24

ID 4: channels 25-32 ID 5: channels 33-40 ID 6: channels 41-48

ID 7: channels 49-56 ID 8: channels 57-64

When several OctaMic XTC, ADI8-QS or ADI-642 units are connected via MADI, Auto-ID helps

to set up all units correctly. In special cases, it may be desirable to set the ID manually, e.g. if

the first device in a MADI chain does not support the Auto-ID mode, or if a group of eight chan-

nels needs to be routed or processed in a particular way.