User`s guide

User's Guide Fireface 400 © RME

25.6.1 Store for Current or All Users (Windows)

TotalMix FX stores all settings, workspaces and snapshots for the current user in:

XP: C:\Documents and Settings\ Username\Local Settings\ Application Data\TotalMixFX

Vista/7/8: C.\Users\Username\AppData\Local\TotalMixFX

Current User ensures that when workstations are used by several people they all find their own

settings. In case the settings should be identical or given for any user, TotalMix FX can be

changed to use the All User directory. An admin could even write protect the file lastFire-

face4001.xml, which results in a complete reset to that file’s content whenever TotalMix FX is

restarted. The xml-file is updated on exit, so simply set up TotalMix as desired and exit it (right

mouse click on the symbol in the notification area).

25.7 Settings

The dialog Settings can be opened via the Options menu or directly via F3.

25.7.1 Mixer Page

On the mixer page some typical settings for the mixer operation are set, like Talkback source,

Dim amount when Talkback is active, the stored main volume or the input used for the External

Input function.

Talkback

¾ Input. Selects the input channel of the

Talkback signal (microphone in control

room). Default: None.

¾ Dim. Amount of attenuation of the

signals routed to the Phones in dB.

Listenback

¾ Input. Selects the input channel of the

Listenback signal (microphone in

recording room). Default: None.

¾ Dim. Amount of attenuation of the

signals routed to the Main Out in dB.

Main Out

¾ Recall. User defined listening volume,

activated by the Recall button at the

unit or in TotalMix.

¾ Dim. Amount of attenuation for the

Main Out in dB.

¾ External Input. Selects the stereo

input that replaces the mix signal on

the Main Out when activated. The

volume of the stereo signal is adjusted

by the slider Gain.

PFL Mode

¾ Live Mode, PFL replaces Solo. PFL means Pre Fader Listening. This feature is very use-

ful when operating TotalMix in a live environment, as it allows to quickly listen/monitor any

of the inputs by hitting the Solo button. The monitoring happens on the output set for the

Cue signal via the Assign dialog.