Designed for professional studios, immersive sound installations, live sound systems, and industrial applications, the RME M-32 Pro II offers high-quality analogue conversion and advanced network audio processing.
The M-32 Pro II converters employ high-resolution components to deliver a signal-to-noise ratio of 120dB(A) and low processing latencies. The M-32 AD Pro II offers the same analogue performance as its predecessor, the DA converter has been further improved to deliver THD+N to 111dB. Impulse response optimisation at high sampling rates further refines the conversion process.
For wide compatibility, the M-32 Pro II series offers individual channel switching to different studio levels while maintaining full converter resolution. Notably, the series provides the SMPTE recommended +24dBu at 0dBFS, accommodating higher analogue signal levels than most multichannel converters.
Dante connectivity was a frequent request and has been integrated to run natively on the M-32 Pro II-D hardware. It provides direct connectivity to other audio devices via standard switches – and allows users to directly record and play back up to 64 channels from their computer to any of the M-32’s analogue and digital I/O using Audinate’s Dante Virtual Soundcard.
The AVB models transmit and receive up to 128 channels at 48 kHz (96 at 96kHz, 64 at 192kHz) and precise, fixed latency across the entire network. Each device reveals its status and configurable options to ATDECC controllers on the network, allowing it to be integrated into time aware systems using the open IEEE 1722.1 standard.
All devices offer advanced features, including a second network port to provide redundancy or allow daisy-chaining within the same network (Dante model only). Word Clock BNC and coaxial Madi connectors are built in, and optical Madi can be added with an optional SFP module for applications that require high channel counts at high sample rates. Channels from both Madi ports can be individually routed to and from AVB/ Dante.
In addition, the M-32 Pro II Series features intuitive user interfaces. The 2-inch high-resolution colour display with encoder knob provides comprehensive status feedback at a glance and control of settings directly on the front panel, including clock configuration, preset management, single channel routing across all analogue and digital I/O, redundant power supply monitoring and many other features. A web-based user interface can be reached over network and USB, and the device can further be controlled via ATDECC (AVB model only), JSON and SysEx Midi remote control for seamless integration.
RME also promises continual firmware updates, having enhanced the previous generation M-32 Pro’s with an increase of AVB total stream and channel count, adjustments for Milan compatibility and preset handling.
The M-32 Pro II and M-32 Pro II-D Series are available in the UK via Synthax Audio, and are expected to being shipping in Q3 2023.
