RME DigiCheck NG
The facts below are what the maker publishes about RME DigiCheck NG, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From RME DigiCheck NG's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| DigiCheck NG | Free | RME audio interface required · macOS 10.15+ with Metal hardware · Windows release in beta · Free to users of supported RME hardware |
The facts
Each one read from RME DigiCheck NG's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company headquarters
- Audio AG’s stated address is Am Pfanderling 60, 85778 Haimhausen, Germany.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- RME’s imprint identifies Audio AG as the legal entity, registered in Munich as HRB 142967.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company status
- Crunchbase describes RME as a private, for-profit company headquartered in Haimhausen, Bavaria, and shows no funding amount.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- RME’s archived company page says the German developer team was founded in 1996.checked 15 Oct 2026
What it does
- Distributor description
- Audio AG describes itself as the worldwide exclusive distributor for RME and ALVA products, providing sales, support and service through distributors.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Download requirements
- The v0.93 Windows download requires Windows 10 or later and a Direct3D 12-capable graphics card.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Driver data paths
- The manual says DigiCheck NG can run alongside other software; DriverKit exposes input and playback data, while the kernel-extension driver exposes input data.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Global meter
- The global meter gives an overview of all channels on the interface.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hardware integration
- The application communicates directly with RME interfaces for precise readings while keeping CPU use low.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent feature report
- MusicNetwork reported that v0.93 added Spectroscope and listed peak, RMS, VU, spectrum, goniometer, bit-statistics and EBU R128 tools.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent preview report
- Gearnews described the 2020 preview as a ground-up rewrite and reported that the Windows version was planned but not yet available then.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: hardware lock
- SoundWorksK found that non-RME hardware such as a TASCAM interface was not available for selection.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: input configuration
- A Steinberg forum user reported difficulty routing the original signal around SoundID Reference before finding a multi-output-device workaround.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: loudness controls
- SoundWorksK reported that the beta had few loudness settings and fixed the small loudness display’s lower bound at -10 LUFS.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: systemwide routing
- A Sonarworks community user reported that SoundID Reference could feed DigiCheck the already-corrected signal, requiring third-party routing to analyze the original signal.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Multichannel meter
- The multichannel meter displays as many as eight channels simultaneously.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Notable update
- Recording.de reported on 11 January 2025 that an update for macOS and Windows added the requested VU meter.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Oscilloscope
- The oscilloscope offers triggered waveform viewing, afterglow and multichannel operation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: analyzer breadth
- A SoundWorksK reviewer praised the spectrum analyzer and vector scope as reducing the need for separate DAW analyzer plug-ins.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Praise: interface redesign
- All4Sound described the Windows update as cleaner and more intuitive than the older engineering-oriented interface.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- DigiCheck NG is RME’s rewritten suite for measuring, analyzing and visualizing digital audio signals.checked 15 Oct 2026
- RME-only requirement
- DigiCheck NG requires an RME interface because its metering depends on proprietary FPGA hardware.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Setup workflow
- All4Sound said setup involves TotalMix routing or loopback, with device selection in the Audio Device Setup screen and per-meter input selection.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- macOS support
- The official product page lists macOS 10.15 or later and Metal-capable hardware.checked 15 Oct 2026
Alternatives to RME DigiCheck NG
- 1
MediaInfo
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWebAPI8.4From $2.99 a year - 2
Open Audio Analyzer
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWebAPI7.8Free plan - 3
MiniMeters
Free planAPILinuxmacOSWindows7.3$20 one-time - 4
ACRCloud
AndroidiOSWebAPI7.1 - 5
Smaart
AndroidiOSAPImacOS6.8From $159 a year - 6
SpectraView Meter
Free planiOSmacOS6.8Free plan