TotalMix FX for Beginners - Routing & Layout Basics

TotalMix FX mixer interface is very simple and straight forward. On the top row are the Hardware Input channels, the Middle row of faders are your software outputs.The bottom row faders are your hardware output channels.
With the control room section in TotalMix FX you have advanced functions like speaker switching, talkback, cueing and front panel controls will work properly.
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[@RMEAudio]

Do you have questions about TotalMix FX? Let us know!

[@TazzSmk]

there's a lot to learn about TotalMix FX, I'm really glad you decided to make new set of videos, many thanks for that - despite I've learned a lot already, many people still ask me for advice regarding RME stuff, so it's great to have features covered on your own official youtube channel :) I've had some batch of questions in the past, posted them at your forums, actually figured them out later (pretty quickly) on my own, yet I think those were some of a bit more advanced interesting things, not immediately understandable for newcomers, so might be useful to cover them in some of your next beginner videos maybe? here's the original forum thread: www.forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=26719

[@denisbrodovskyi7135]

hello! how I can turn off direct monitoring? I can hear my micro in left monitor. I wan to turn on my micro and I dont whant to hear it from my left monitor. I want to control monitoring from my daw

[@RMEAudio]

@@denisbrodovskyi7135 You can activate the DAW mode in TotalMix FX: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYrLloCKqNyGl7s

[@denisbrodovskyi7135]

​@@RMEAudio my windows os on PC maybe have some issues, because I tried that DAW mode, and it doesn't help with that feedback( than I installed rme card and total mix on laptop (also windows) and it works correct. I can control that feedback without daw mode. so on my laptop I can turn on monitors and micro with 48v and can make soundcheck to calibrate monitors. I saved that workspace on laptop and opened it on pc, and that also didnt help me) I don't have idea why on laptop is all ok and on pc i have feedback))) going to re-install my OS on pc soon))) thanks for answer and help :)

[@RMEAudio]

@@denisbrodovskyi7135 Could you please write an email to [e-mail]. There we will find out what causes your feedback problem.

[@PixelZoft]

This is my view of what the problem with the TotalMix user interface is. The reason TotalMix is so confusing is because in order to start using it you have to know several "hidden" user interface "secrets" that are impossible to know without googling or looking at videos like this. If you don't know these "secrets" you simply cannot use the software. And it may take some time to find out what these "secrets" are because there is not so much as a hint of what they are in the UI. Therefore you might just give up out of frustration. This situation usually arises in a UI because the software developers KNOW all these "secrets" and therefor they doesn't even realize that they are secrets. So they don't see the problem. I work as a software developer too and have done so for almost 30 years, and I have found myself in this situation many times over. But when this happens (you think something is simple but the end user complains it is not) you cannot allow yourself to think that your users are stupid. Instead you have to realize you have made a poor job as a developer of the UI. And you have to force yourself to find ways to make the UI more intuitive. There are ALWAYS ways to do that. I think RME should take all complaints about the TotalMix UI seriously. It has some pretty basic and serious UI design flaws. It is designed almost opposite to how an intuitive UI should work. One of the first "secrets" you have to learn with TotalMix is that you are supposed to first select an output in row 3 and THEN you can select how much of every input you want going into that output. And when you switch to another output by clicking it you also switch to COMPLETELY different input levels for every single input, that are only applicable to that one particular selected output. When you first start using the software and click around you may never realize this is how it actually works, which makes it super confusing. And that is just one of all actions you need to learn how to achieve in the software. So, when you click on different output channels, do you change EVERYTHING in all input channels? No, you don't. You change only the level and panning, but nothing else! Also completely unintuitive. How are you supposed to know which parts of an input channels UI that are linked to an individual output and which input settings are not related to outputs? You have to KNOW this because there is nothing in the UI that reveals it. That is also less than optimal UI design. I would say that every time a user has to KNOW something that cannot be easily and intuively understood from the UI design the UI developer should sit back and think hard about if there is any way to make it more obvious. And there are always ways to do this. It is also not a good UI design to have to do something at the bottom first (select an output in row 3) and then something above it in row 1 and 2. It is not the way people are used to working. Normally you start at the top and work your way down or go from left to right. It is also not obvious in the UI why some of the outputs in row 3 sit to the right and the rest to the left. When you KNOW it, it makes sense and is very practical, but a UI should not be designed like that. It should be obvious in the UI that the left and right outputs are grouped like that for a reason and this should not be a "secret" you have to learn. The reason (I am actually guessing now because I don't know yet) is that the rightmost group is there for easier access (called the "Control Room")? But how is it any easier than if they were in the left group? I have no idea. One more "secret" that I have yet to try to find out about. It is also a UI "secret" (not obvious) that the rightmost of the outputs in the right group also has a very special role that none of the other output channels in the right output group have. That is the only channel that gets dimmed when the dim-button is pressed, for instance. Again, I could be wrong, but that is how it seems to me and it is not abvious at all in the UI. The software IS powerful. I do understand this. It is just a pity that all this functionality is hidden behind an unintuituve UI that doesn't make sense until you have learned all the "hidden secrects" that you NEED to know to work with TotalMix. I myself am right now in the midst of this learning process and it is actually quite frustrating, considering the simple tasks this software is supposed to assist with. I know that I am not stupid and I have been working for 30 years as a software developer. I have been using music software for over 15 years. But this software makes me feel REALLY stupid. The UI just does not make sense to me - and apparently a lot of others feel this way too. I think that once I have been able to learn how the UI actually works, I would be able to say how it SHOULD have been designed to be much more intuitive. But to what use by then? I think that with a bit of effort (maybe hiring a good and creative UI designer) RME could change this UI to be VERY easy to use and very intuitive. This video is really a lot of help (and I will look at all of them) but a better idea than making videos to explain an unintuitive interface would be to redesign the interface so that you don't need to make videos about it.

[@joetunon]

What a great and simple observation to point out that you start with the bottom row and then work with the top 2 rows. Thank you for taking the time to detail this out! Thank you to RME for putting out these videos AND to users like you for other tips to make it easier. And I agree, the UI itself is powerful but not intuitive.

[@ndit9483]

I agree with everything you wrote - and hardware wise RME is king - but UI should be replaced by UX. It can look ugly as shit but still be intuitive to use. It’s basically the User Experience that counts imo. Still, great comment man.

[@El_seniorlax]

You tell'em Johan you tell'em !

[@frbrty12]

It's crazy to me that these software developers have so much prior art to reference: analog consoles! Let us create busses and assign channels to it with a... button labelled assign. MOTU's no better.

[@crewcalledself2835]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@johnhunter4181]

A lot of people still don't get it because for some reason the video cuts away from the laptop screen at exactly the moment you really need to see what's going on! The point would be so much clearer if you could watch how the faders change position when selecting/highlighting the 'Phones 1' strip or the 'Main' strip.

[@1176hambone]

It's been one year and no response from Germany.

[@musicspace1651]

Минуло два роки, а відповіді від німців ніц.

[@MOBOfficial7]

Yeah me too

[@SzymonWeiss]

Have been using RME UC for 5 years. Have seen this video 4 times. Never comprehended Total Mix.

[@RMEAudio]

If you still have any questions, you can call local or international support to answer your questions. www.rme-audio.de/support.html

[@SzymonWeiss]

@@RMEAudio thank you! ❤️

[@danielsolomon63]

Great job of taking the camera of the Mixer screen and show me your nice room right when you went for the Main Out explanation.....

[@cl_audio_90]

Finally a comprehensive tutorial series. I've been using TotalMix for years and didn't quite understand it 100%, even reading the manual several times. I hope you guys make the next manuals a little more comprehensible. Thank you for these videos!

[@RMEAudio]

You're welcome :-)

[@kaancenksenol6124]

@@RMEAudio yes the UI design in Total mix is bad. I use RME for years, still each day this annoys me. This software is not designed for the user, but designed for RME engineers. It is a very bad design, for the user experience. It needs to be changed. RME please do it.

[@peterd99999]

Agree. Good technology. Terrible documentation, anti-intuitive design, details not explained, far too many assumptions re audio technology. Those of us who are composers do not wish to be computer nerds or have to obtain an undergraduate degree to interpret this this. RME UCX case in point - we’ve sent ours back and will buy a different make which does not require us to fight the technology.

[@danteyoutu]

Finally a better tutorial. I’ve had RME Babyface for over 5 years and still don’t know how to use TotalMix. It’s so difficult to figure out and tutorials were terrible

[@RMEAudio]

Glad that we can help!

[@thiagokanan]

Exactly the same in here !!!

[@jfog123]

The manual is bad and and Total Mix is not clear.

[@musicxtech6680]

some ppl choose UAD just becuz of the ease of UAD console compared to Totalmix.....

[@electronicbox6990]

Great! It is not only me!!!!LOL

[@maltefriedrichspricht6085]

Super explained, in a gentle timing, I don't feel overloaded and can digest and fix every step, thank You!

[@Ktiger305]

why would you cut away from the screen capture at the most crucial time of the video when you select the main channel and begin fiddling with stuff?

[@RMEAudio]

At what time in the video do you mean, and what is not clear?

[@elifan2523]

"If you master Totalmix Fx ones, you're good to go for the rest of your life" Love it ;)

[@RMEAudio]

;)

[@firubbi]

Indeed

[@ruedigerhorst6161]

Incredible Video Thank you so much. There's no way to figure this all out without a video like this

[@ProjetHomeStudio]

Thanks a lot for the whole video series about TotalMIx :)

[@boblazo1]

I agree with others. I'd like to have more tutorials-from beginner to advanced would be cool. A series would be helpful. Thanks in advance. RME makes good stuff.

[@RMEAudio]

We are working on it. Merry christmas :-)

[@jaykay5486]

@@RMEAudio How did you get on with these

[@Hexspa]

The way you can set the hardware output submixes is brilliant.

[@RMEAudio]

It truly is :)

[@JoschKI]

Please do more of these kind of tutorials. I don't know people who ever understood their total mix completely and can teach it to others like me. Especially there is no helpfull videotutorial how to set up a complete voice recording session with this device, using a mac and a normal studio mic. For people only using voice recording from time to time for video voice overs it's very hard to learn by teaching themselfs. And as it seems I'm not the only one waiting for helpfull tutorials like this one above. You would make a lot of people happy be explaining a few normal usecases.

[@RMEAudio]

Well we have a video regarding recording voice: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKbImaKNfs2mi8U Maybe it helps for you.

[@tonteconcept2044]

This men has an amazing vibe. He makes me feel safe.

[@RMEAudio]

Thank you ;)

[@darkvoice5717]

Thanks a lot for these videos. A lot of us artists are not engineers and are quite clueless like myself.

[@RMEAudio]

You're welcome :-)

[@joshuaswonke3126]

If I wanted to route an XLR pre-amp input to a Line Level output, could I simply do so by highlighting the respective output and bringing up the fader on the XLR input channel? Are any inputs normalled to any outputs by default?

[@CoredusK]

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks.

[@RMEAudio]

You're welcome :)

[@TheGreatConstantini]

RME. Thank you for replying to my comment. My issues with total mix may have not been a routing issue at all and may be a clocking issue as far as getting my tracks in Cubase. I had set everything to clock from the ADAT but did not realize that the ADAT was clocking @96Khz and the session was at 88.200Khz . As for not seeing all eight tracks I may have an optics cable issue. The fiber optics is old. I’ve never heard of them partially breaking and only routing 4 channels though. They usually just snap clean inside and don’t work at all. The good news is the other tracks are not necessary for most of the archiving work so far. But I may still buy another one to see. Thanks again.

[@parityflux]

This is 2 yrs old, and I am sure you figured it out. For people with the same concern: any time you push 96 or 88.2kHz into an ADAT pipe, modern equipment will S/MUX it leaving only the first four channels. If you push in 192kHz, it will put out only the first 2 channels. S/MUX is a multiplexing method to get a higher bitrate out of the old ADAT protocol. When implemented at speeds above 48kHz, S/MUX effectively reduces the maximum available channels to accommodate the higher bitrate.

[@mosheshohat3486]

Hey thank you your vid's are helping well love to see a video on totalmix routing with ableton live 10 (summing mixing style will be great, etc.) THANKS!

[@mrawesome6239]

I have a fireface 800. im just wondering e.g for one of my output channels (to a mixer then speaker) ive got 2 wires going in 1 and 2 (each one mono) then one is panned to the left and one to the right. however, 1 and 2 where already paired in totalmix (it says 1/2) and it is actually sending left to 1 and right to 2. How did it know this is what i wanted to do?

[@itskane1791]

I give up on this interface. I'm so stressed. I just wanna record music

[@michafraczek9731]

Hello, I'd like to connect external effects to total mix? How can I do it? Can I somehow redirect in3 to be input and in4 to be outbut of the external effect?

[@GILLISH]

Do you have a video on routing? I am using RME with Studio One Prof 4. I am trying to record with my guitar using Channel 10 and when I record the part I want to use a vst to apply an effect to it. If I press the blue monitor button in Studio One I get a delay. I was told I should route channel 10 to my headphones or monitors to prevent this. But I'm not sure how I would set that up. Thank you.

[@RockmannMusic]

With two RME AES 32 cards installed, it would be a great when having the option to route the main output from the second card via the Total Mix software into the first card to enable direct monitoring for all 32 hardware inputs via one output. Atm this scenario would need a physical AES/EBU connection between the two cards. . . Just having one large TotalMix window for 32 tracks [even expandable] and not two 16-tracks windows would be nice too. You are a great company because everything I've bought over the years just works flawlessly and stable. Thanks

[@EnlightenedFridge]

RME, I love you, but I´ve never felt so stupid as when I try to get my head around Total Mix. I´ve owned my Babyface for surely ten years, but I still find myself spending hours trying (and failing) to route things in TE whenever I get some new gear I want to connect. I understand I´m not an advanced user by any means, and there are probably a couple of core concepts that I´m missing, but I´ve been into making electronic music since mid 90s, I´m not a total newbie. There must be a way to create an interface that is a bit more intuitive and still offers the flexibility of the current UI.

[@MELOPSMUSIC]

Hi. I ve got rme fireface ucx and cubase 10. I don t know how to do this setting : i d like to check my mix in mono, in just one speaker (one auratone monitor). Please could you tell me how to set totalmix for this ? Thanks.

[@seancharles8461]

Love these videos, please keep them coming! Would it be possible to also include explanations of Lo Gain/Hi-Gain, etc. settings and their use in real-life music applications (i.e recommended settings for when you plug in a synthesizer, etc.)?

[@RMEAudio]

With "gain" you set your input level to a "nominal" level to where you can record and/or mix. It can be a fully adjustable gain or just a switch between to setting Lo Gain/Hi Gain. With the volume knob on your synth you can also adjust the input level.

[@seancharles8461]

RME Audio Understood. Thank you!

[@bateimidrashnetwork]

Thanks. Yes i have a question. My Nord Stage is connected to my RME UCX via inputs 5 & 6 on the back. In totalmix i grouped them into one stereo channel. I want to hear the sound coming out of it but no sound from the monitors. On the other hand when i open up cubase and open a new audio stereo channel with these inputs routed to it, i can hear the sound. So going thru cubase - i get sound, but just for playing without a daw and wanting to hear the sound of the instruments connected straight to the monitors - i get nothing. On Totalmix when i play the Nord Stage, the channel visuals show incoming signal, i also bring its fader up. The output channel also shows incoming signal, but still no sound. By the way something weird: when i assign outputs 1 & 2 as my monitor output - the channel showing the signal is 3 & 4. In short, very strange and confusing.

[@JBuenoVerse]

I'm having trouble getting sound out of my studio monitors out of the babyface pro please help

[@kaljfdojq]

Is it actually possible to plug the audio cable of my second computer into the RME Babyface that is connected to my main computer in order to hear both devices at the same time via my Beyerdynamic DT1990 Pro Headphones?

[@sebastiangomezmusic]

Thank you for this video! I followed it and for a while on my PC I could select each individual output from the RME on Zoom, which meant I could use Analog 1+2 for my instruments and my students so I could hear them through my speakers, and the AES output to send audio to Zoom only. For some reason now I can only select Analog 1+2 and I can't figure out why, nor any way to get the other outputs options back on my PC. If you have any feedback I would greatly appreciate it!

[@felixbur]

I do have a question: how can I make my hw input, e.g. channel 3, hearable on my hardware output, e.g. headphones?

[@kbollo123]

Question - Running Logic Pro 10.5 alongside TotalMix is ok? The two programs will not 'interfere' - for want of a better phrase - with the other?

[@kevinpettigrew4792]

can you use the software as a monitor controller? I'm lookin for a solution to do 12 channels, then a setting for 8 channels, 6, then lastly 2 channels. I want something I can change the volume with the ARC knob then switch between them easily

[@yl956]

so i recently purchased a rme aio pcie soundcard the thing is i dont have a mic preamp to get started on recording.. so i was searching online for a mic preamp and i found a seller thats selling a used rme babyface pro for exactly my price range.. but i was wondering if i can use the babyface pro to act as a standalone mic preamp bypassing the baby face pro usb connection and going straight into my rme aio pcie card and if so what connections can i use to do so?

[@FilmMakerKlausKusserow]

Finally!!!!!! THANX! :-)

[@katysamwell]

Hi there, thanks for your videos, very helpful. I have a question, my headphone output is not showing in the mixer, only the main is. How do I get the headphone channel to shows?

[@jfog123]

I am running 4 channels of adat optical from my Yamaha 01v96v2 mixer via light pipe to my Babyface but no signal shows up on total mix.Channel 3/4 adat is there and there is no signal. Shouldn't it show 8 channels of adat? My audio inputs work fine. Total mix is still confusing.

[@Y8S]

RME I’d love to see a specific video showing us how to send backing tracks out main monitors of Babyface pro and click trick plus backing track to headphone output. Typical live show situation. I tried unsuccessfully to separate the click and BT. Thanks

[@RMEAudio]

Okay!

[@musiccreation1198]

Are you using an Aggrevated Device in Apple's Audio Midi Setup to route Mac audio to 3/4??

[@jasonmarquez8185]

Good morning where do I find the the dynamic button so I can use compression feature .

[@KXNGiLLuSioN]

Just purchased the Babyface pro and I was wondering how I could hook up a Focusrite ISA One preamp to it. I have tried to research this but found no answers.

[@RMEAudio]

You absolutely can via ADAT!

[@MrKrisstain]

Why are some of the faders red? What is the difference between the two routing modes submix and free?

[@enewhuis]

I am curious what the best DAW is for TotalMix driving a Fireface UFX+, OctaMic XTC, etc. (and also some MOTU gear) for both recording and live performance for small self-producing metal/fusion bands with very large drum kits. We've a Macbook Pro M1 64GM RAM so we could do Logic in addition to everything else but would like to have some input from RME before making a decision.

[@tcr333]

Does the circular volume control on the hardware alter the volume of the Main Output and Headphone Output simultaneously? And as you alter the volume on the with volume on hardware does that alter the fader in the software?

[@RMEAudio]

Yes it controls the main output. If you switch to the headphone on the Babyface Pro directly on the unit, you control the headphone level. All settings ar mirrored in the software.

[@adriancendoya]

@rmeaudio super beginner question but i cant seem to get the processed signal to play back the the speakers even though im getting signal into totalmix on Instrument 3/4… I hear it when i have it on “cue” but cant hear the processed signal with the amp sim on… just the DI signal. Can you help please?

[@funkempfang]

Hi there, I´m still using the Hammerfall dsp multiface on a Macbook pro OS X El Capitan with the Totalmix! Does everything you explain here work the same except the fx section or are there any restrictions? Thanx for reading!

[@RMEAudio]

Yes, it does.

[@rickardpersson465]

Im visually impaired. How can i change the hardware input on channel 2 to instrument input.? I have the model before pro. Use for daw

[@user-tg2cw1un6i]

Does this take cpu power? Also. Are u able to bypass the preamp ?

[@joeblack7841]

Thanks for the video. Much needed. I love the Fireface UFX. I was wondering if there is a way to control the main volumes so when it is double clicked it doesnt go directly to 0? I do this by mistake when trying to adjust the volume, and it boosts the volume unexpectedly causing pain in the room (and speakers). Is there a way to turn this fuction off? Thanks.

[@RMEAudio]

yes, via options - preferences - mixer views. "disable double click fader actions"

[@joeblack7841]

@@RMEAudio Thanks so much!!

[@jacksonkeung23]

Thanks for the video, I am still new to this. My question is : I used to do everything with Cubase, why do I need totalmix Fx? For those tracks mixed with totalmix FX, how do you export that? Still confused about the function between this Thanks

[@RMEAudio]

If you are used todo everything with Cubase, you can switch TotalMix to the DAW mode. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYrLloCKqNyGl7s) Then al routing is done by within DAW with low latency. If you would like to have, direct, hardware zero latency monitoring plus more flexibility in routing your signals, you can use the Full Mode of TotalMix FX

[@rahuljain3791]

can u tell me why cant i connect guitars to my daw (logic) when i am able to connect microphone easily . and the guitars work fine with the totalmix but when i try recording guitars on logic there is no input or output from guitar please guide me thank you!

[@RMEAudio]

Please contact us on facebook or [e-mail]

[@DarlesFlow]

Very nice tutorial, very clear. I have a question, i have Rme Uc and i am using ableton. I want to connect Alesis Digital Equaliser and Spectrum, but i have problems recieving signal from Rme to Alesis. Any advice? Thank you very much in advance

[@RMEAudio]

How are the devices connected? ADAT or analog? You have to check your routing in TotalMix FX. If you have further questions, please contact [e-mail] with a description of your problem.

[@DarlesFlow]

@@RMEAudio already did it , and everything works perfectly good. Tnx for your quick answer

[@RealSouljah]

Hallo RME-Team, ich hoffe Ihr könnt mir helfen. Ich habe an mein Babyface ein Kopfhörer, 2 Monitore und über den optischen Ausgang eine 5.1 Anlage angeschlossen, jedoch bekomme ich kein Signal auf der 5.1 Anlage. Die funktioniert wenn ich sie mit dem selben Kabel direkt an de PC anschließe aber nicht über das Babyface. Ist eventuell der optical out defekt?

[@MarcelJanovsky]

Hey Guys. I am running my mid/high and bass speakers with a DSP speakermanagement (DBX PA+) and 2 amps (1 Amp = Monobass / 1 Amp = Stereo High/Mid). I am thinking about using my Fireface UC doing the speakermanagement and send the signal to the amps directly from the outs out the soundcard. 1 Out to Monobass/Amp, 2 Outs Stereo L/R to Speakers Mid/High. This way i could skip the DBX and safe another A/D + D/A routing. Is it possible doing setups with Totalmix and use crossover/filters/frequencies for the outputs of the Fireface UC?

[@JeffPetersenSynthax]

Hi Marcel, the Fireface UC has no DSP for EQ, so it does not have any way to work as a crossover. If you can do this with software and output the discrete channels to the Fireface UC, that could work.

[@windmillcancersurvivor2568]

My new BFP's TotalMix FX mixer interface layout page is different, more horizontal than the more vertical layout I see here. Can I configure it to the vertical or is it not a problem? I'm a beginner

[@RMEAudio]

You probably habe activated the 2row view in the blue area, top right

[@daikuone]

I would like to understand how I can use my UFX and Total Mix as an in my home studio as a multi-instrument mixer as well as being able to record to a daw as well.

[@RMEAudio]

Please watch this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKbImaKNfs2mi8U&feature=emb_logo

[@SXTWLVE]

is it possible to use total mix to send mic signal through 2 seperate buses say 3-4. then 5-6, before hitting the DAW?

[@RMEAudio]

Yes

[@SXTWLVE]

@@RMEAudio how do I do this? Is there a manual or video tutorial?

[@likintak]

THANKS I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2020 MAC MINI N THERES ALWAYS DIGITAL NOISE WHEN I USE EITHER THE UFX OR THE BABAYFACE PRO , PLEASE TELL ME TRICKS TO SOLVE THANKS

[@RMEAudio]

Please contact our support: [e-mail]

[@explodingPSYCH]

There seems to be a lot of beginner guides like this online, but not so many guides for advanced features. I would enjoy seeing more videos on syncing multiple units, using external midi controllers (like the BCF and others) to control the various aspects of TotalMix. For example, I am unsure how to access the "solo" function using the BCF2000, as it's two channel buttons are used for "mute" and "fader group". Both useful features, but I like using solo too!

[@RMEAudio]

For advanced setups watch our Blueprints series :-) We are working on an Midi-Mapping Video.

[@fabiospark]

Does all that work the same in a scenario with a Digiface + a NON RME 8 INs and 8 OUTs ADAT expansion unit?

[@RMEAudio]

Yes :)

[@manwelldocampo4083]

how can i do effective the FX routing im doing in a track & get it back into ableton . ? ex : DFAM (Track 7) + Reverb, route the song trated with the effect back in ableton ?

[@RMEAudio]

If you want to send you signal with reverba or echo to your DAW, you must route the signal to an output and enable the loopback funktion to send it to the respective input into your DAW. Please watch the loopback video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o169lqWrr5JskM0 If you want to record the EQ and dynamics you need to enable "EQ+D for record" in the driver settings.

[@MARBSTUDIO]

do you guys have a tutorial on how to reamp a guitar? how to set up total mix

[@jawsxx8683]

NOW this makes sense! It's actually very smart. Just a suggestion: maybe make the output channels a little more visually distinguishable...like a different color?

[@RMEAudio]

You can highlight the faders with the group function "Faders". You can also create groups with only one fader. So you have 4 colors, for 4 groups available.

[@ginob615]

I have a Rosetta 8 extending my Adat channels in Pro Tools and am having issues using hardware inserts to work.

[@RMEAudio]

You need to route your signals correctly in Rosetta. Analog input to ADAT out and ADAT input to analog out. In TotalMix you have to route your signal to the desired ADAT output, through Rosetta to your outboard gear (effect), back through Rosetta to the ADAT input in TotalMix.

[@ofiroman123]

Hi, is there a way to use total mix with send/return to physical effects?

[@RMEAudio]

Yes, you need to route your input signal to an output. This goes to your effects device. The output of your effect device must be routed to an input again to record this.

[@satriany31]

Hello, Sorry I am no sound engineer just use this kind of equipment for hifi use. Is it possible to 'intercept' the sound of a Windows software (directsound, wasapi) and sending it to an asio program? Similar to ESI directwire or Emu patchmix. Regards Greg

[@johnjl3483]

Hello, I thank you for this presentation. How do you route it to Obs please?

[@RMEAudio]

Hey John, we have a special video for OBS on our channel. Please have a look.

[@EdmonLazar]

I have a lexicon MX400 I'm trying to set it up with the FIREFACE 802 but Im struggling can you please guide me on how to do it?

[@RMEAudio]

You can switch TotalMix FX to "operational mode" = DAW mode. But you have to do the routing in your DAW. Then you can connect any output of the Fireface to the input of the Lexicon. From the outputs of the Lexicon you can connect to any input of the Fireface. Just make sure that the inputs and outputs of the Fireface are set to the same reference level.

[@javierargentevfx]

Hi ! I have a quick question, My AN1/2 output channel is not into the "control room section", as you have it in the video. Mine is on the left side of the Hardware outputs. I don't mind much about it since I am used to see them like that but having this channel in the "control room section" makes more sense. How could i change it? Thanks so much for this tutorials, really helpful.

[@RMEAudio]

You can select the Main Outputs in the bottom right corner under "Assign". You can also do this with the headphone outputs, for example. Please watch the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2OtZqWXqad2fbM

[@javierargentevfx]

Thanks so much!

[@Oly89_00]

Just got a 802. How do I route: Mic pre (Input 1) > Compressor (input/output 8) > logic. Is there a quality loss because of this?

[@RMEAudio]

That depends on your compressor and you taste. The signal will change but that is probably wanted. There is no degration because you have on AD/DA conversion more.

[@LVHS1979]

Using a Fireface UFX+ can my analog 1&2 not be routed as a stern main out? I just want Analog 1-8

[@RMEAudio]

Yes, just select in the Control Room under Assign no inputs for the main output.

[@iep4657]

i only have two rows when i open up total mix fx . could you give a simple explanation how to get this headphone jack to work.im using fireface 800ufx+ frustrating that it just doesnt work

[@RMEAudio]

you have switched your TotalMix FX into 2row mode (on the right side-/view options/show/2row) or to DAW mode (operational mode) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYrLloCKqNyGl7s

[@th3n33f]

Is the babyface-pro optimised for the new Macs with M1 chips?

[@RMEAudio]

All Babyfaces and further interfaces can be used on the new Mac with M1 chip. You can download the latest drivers from the RME website.

[@rarevinylgrooves]

Does most of this apply to total mix (without fx) as well?

[@RMEAudio]

Yes

[@harrij.9542]

Hi RME Audio, how can I get both Headphones and XLR out to show up under "Control room" segment ? I can get only one or the other. In this video the host has both there.

[@krsNAMEK]

same shit. Figured that out?

[@harrij.9542]

@@krsNAMEK yes. Watch the older totalmix tutorial series from rme channel. They show it in there.

[@FelixPatek]

Very simples question for you guys, i guess: In Ableton my VST-Synth goes through an External Preamp. Audio to Output 6 and Audio from Input 6. When I use my Preamp via Ableton External Audio Effect, I now get the Sound 2 times. I guess its direct monitoring. I wanna quit the doubled sound. People wrote me in the forums, i just got to fully reset total mix - or got to use daw mode in total fx. But... both didnt work. Still the double sound. What can i do, especially with this example Output 6, Input 6 ? Thanks for any help!

[@dragonheart539]

Congrats! Nice tutorial. I have an issue with my total mix routini with cubase 5. (i don't want to do mixdown in cubase, so, i routed my rme firefice uc to record in real time. i made in cubase at inputs section a line-in stereo bus with spdif. When i record, it records mono. I did that many times before and it was ok (recorded stereo). i reload the snaphot but nothing. pls help if you know the problem. thank you!

[@RMEAudio]

Make sure all the channels are set to stereo. Route your stereo Cubase software playback channel to SPDIF output. Open the SPDIF output channel and select loopback. Try again to record. For more information regarding recording with loopback: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYqXoZ2Jf6uYi6M If this doesn't work you have selected the wrong VST connections in Cubase.

[@andyvarga7680]

Hi. thanks for the videos. The basic operation looks easy. I an just ordering a Fireface UCX II. What I don't quite inderstand from the videos and hopefully can you make a clear video perhaps just explaining this point: HOW do you actually assign your DAW channels to individual playback channels in Total Mix, and HOW do I record individual INPUTS in my hardware onto INDIVIDUAL tracks on my DAW. EG, if I'm recording 4 seperate mic inputs - say 2 from the hardware, and another 2 from AES input from another preamp/interface, how do I then route those 4 channels to individual tracks on my DAW. I use Adobe Audition. I think if i fully understand that I certainly am good for the rest of my life!

[@RMEAudio]

You select the respective channel in your DAW. If your DAW only shows channel numbers, for example 1-12, then you can count the channels in TotalMix FX in the respective fader row (hardware input) from left to right. Please note that you have to count the channels that are hidden in the channel layout, as they are still active.

[@SimonDaumMusic]

Do you also have a video about hearing double vocals in cubase and how to solve it with the RME Babyface?

[@RMEAudio]

You probably have software and hardware monitoring enabled. Hardware monitoring is in TotalMix FX. Please check your routing.

[@SimonDaumMusic]

@@RMEAudio Thanks a lot for the reply... Is there a video about how to set the routing correctly?

[@davidharpergray1491]

I have the Legacy model of the SSL XL Logic Alpha Link Madi/Adat version.I am using the RME Digiface USB into a 2017 iMac Pro running Studio One 5. I can get audio in to the Mac but cannot route the audio back through the Digiface and into the SSL Unit. Could anybody advise me on this please. Thanks David Gray

[@RMEAudio]

Please contact our support team via e-mail [e-mail] or via facebook.

[@themetropolitains]

Hi ! I just got the Fireface 800. I dont understand where to plug the right and left speakers with jack/ 1/4 inch cable on to the Fireface 800. Where should i assign, let’s say output 1 & 2 to left speaker and right speakers ? Anyone please. Thanks

[@RMEAudio]

1&2 can be correct in the back output section of the FF800. You assign the outputs on the main Channel with the button "assign". The routing is like in this video.

[@tilldawnprd]

I dont have active Monitors and want to plug in my 2.1 Soundsystem - is it a bad Idea to plug them into the Headphone Jack? Or is there a XLR Adapter to 3.5mm - will I lose soundquality?

[@RMEAudio]

You can use the headphones for Line out. It has the same converters as the XLR out. And yes, there adapters from XLR to 3.5 mm jack. For example: www.thomann.de/de/cordial_cfy3wff_yaudiokabel.htm?sid=b294948201562e16102d0df19fe7d137&ref=glp_alar_179245_2

[@tilldawnprd]

great! thanks!!

[@owencasey11111]

Does it work with fireface 800?

[@kyletodd5044]

I'm using GarageBand. When I select "CUE" for Instrument 3, I can hear my guitar through the headphones, but I don't hear my recording on GarageBand. If I select "CUE" on AN 1/2, I can hear the recording on GarageBand but I don't hear the input from my guitar on Instrument 3. What do I need to do so that I can hear my live input on Instrument 3 and hear the already-recorded tracks on GarageBand?

[@Geva555]

can i somehow connect a midi controller to the totalmix fx to be controlled directlly?

[@RMEAudio]

Yes you can connect your MIDI controller directly to the interface, if available. Furthermore you have to switch on "Enable MIDI Control" in TotalMix FX and configure the MIDI ports. For a list of possible MIDI commands and further information, please check the manual of the interface.

[@david_stefan768]

Can I send for exemple, my microphone on the output1/2 and only the playback, without the microphone, on the another outputs.. for exemple out3/4?

[@RMEAudio]

Yes you can route every input signal (hardware or software) to every output.

[@booyaaaaaaa]

Excellent video series, thank you RME for not forgetting about your newbie users

[@einarundkatharinath.gudmun452]

Hello RME! It would be really nice to have a short simple tutorial, how to record a singer with zero latency, how to rout that in total mix. I´ve watched your 11-15 min. tutorial videos, and this important factor is never fully explained. Thanks!

[@RMEAudio]

Added to our list!

[@nilaontintain]

Hey. I have setup my OB6 Synth with the external instrument in Ableton. I have set it up to recevie audio from 3/4. But no audio is coming into ableton. I can see the level on inputs 3 and 4 in total mix effecrs but then no signal in ableton?

[@RMEAudio]

You must activate the channels in Ableton.

[@nilaontintain]

@@RMEAudio hey so i acitivated the channels. but still no signal? its coming up on the mixer 3/4 in total mix and also shows ups it going to analog out 1/2 to my monitors! but in ableton no signal at all. i read the manual page 37 adn follwed the trouble shoot list! still no signal. I'm lost could the usb be faaulty? its fine when i just working in ableton with samples and plug ins. but no audio showing up whan im trying to record!

[@Rialas]

Thanks.

[@rodjack1378]

So baby face is $1000 and fireface is $2800 ? Am/was considering buying baby. Do you have to have total mix open & running while you work in daw? Does it play well with cakewalk or fl.?

[@heyjas0n]

I don't see a "Phones 1" section at all where the "Main" section is. How do I get that to show up?

[@Y8S]

Jason bottom right click assign and you can find headphone

[@RockGod152]

Hmm, I was following along and hit something in TotalMix and now no audio is coming out of my headphones from the Babyface. I didn't mute anything. I must have changed the routing? I'm a beginner. What did I do?

[@RockGod152]

Agh, nevermind, I was able to solve it by watching the video again - I just had the volume down in the headphone submix. This software is cool!

[@Ruben-bm2gr]

Hi I have a routing question. Though there is an outline for the reason and it's kinda a special request. I want to purchase the RME UCX II and read the manual already and found that it has 1/4" balanced and unbalanced jacks in the 1/6 outputs on the back. I just purchased Audeze LCD-XC headphones and found their L/R is a little off... I want to run balanced outputs to them with dual 1/4" balanced jacks from the back of the RME.. Head hurts: The full cable would be: (Mini 4 pin xlr from L/R of headphones to 4pin xlr male to 4pin xlr female to dual 1/4" balanced TRS Jacks) I Thought if I did a return track to the RME panned left and then sent it to say channels 3/4 and pan right to 5/6 both mono I could have both L/R output balanced.. Is this possible? This is all to avoid purchasing a balanced 4 pin xlr DAC on top of the RME and upon not knowing if SonarWorks software tunes or allows for Pan tuning of Headphones.. Trying to get info before spending thousands.

[@srbrome]

I have a question about using the babyface pro and digiface usb with the babyface pro being the master and the digiface usb being the slave. The devices are connected to two different pc's but are connected together via adat cables. How would I send audio from one pc with the baby face pro to the other pc with the digiface usb using different channels on the digiface usb?

[@RMEAudio]

Select your desired ADAT output in the bottom row and mix your input signal from the two top rows (1st hardware input, 2nd software playback) to the output.

[@srbrome]

@@RMEAudio Thank you for your response. I did help a little bit but I believe I did not ask my question correctly. I have the hardware output set to receive the software and hardware inputs that I desire. My ultimate question is how to transfer more than one hardware output from the babyface pro to the digiface usb connected to another PC. Example: AS 1/2 is the only hardware out on the babyface pro that I can send over to the digiface usb. All hardware inputs and software inputs are being transferred over to the digiface usb but only as one input source on the digiface usb. The Adat 1/2 hardware input on the digiface usb receiving a signal. What I ultimately want to do, if at all possible is, have hardware output Adat 3/4, AS 1/2, and Adat 5/6 on the babyface pro send audio over to the digiface usb on the other pc and be recognized as separate inputs where I can mix the software and hardware outputs as desired.

[@bluename4]

how can the software's functionalities be midi-mapped ton an external hardware controller via "midi-learn"?

[@RMEAudio]

A detailed description can be found in the manual of your interface in the section "Midi Remote Control".

[@GuitarSundayChannel]

How to send a signal OUT from the babyface pro for reamping?

[@RMEAudio]

We'll do a video soon :-)