User`s guide

User's Guide Fireface UC © RME

29.8 Stand-Alone MIDI Control

When not connected to a computer, the Fireface UC can be controlled directly via MIDI. To

unlock the special stand-alone MIDI control mode first activate MIDI control in TotalMix (menu

Options, Enable MIDI Control). Turning this mode off is done with MIDI control deactivated.

Note

: When not needed the stand-alone MIDI operation should not be active, as the unit will

react on MIDI notes after power-on, and will also send MIDI notes.

Control is performed via the Mackie Control protocol. In stand-alone mode not all functions

known from TotalMix are available. Functions like Talkback, DIM, Mono, Solo, relative ganging

of the faders, Monitor Main and Monitor Phones are realized by complex software code, and not

present within the hardware.

Still many functions, and especially the most important functions to control the Fireface UC, are

implemented in hardware, thus available also in stand-alone mode:

• All faders and pans of the first and third row

• Mute of the input signal per channel

• Ganging via 'Select'

• Choice of the routing destination, i.e. the current submix

• Sending of LED and display data to the MIDI controller

The second row (software playback) is skipped in stand-alone operation. The Fireface UC

sends display data as brief information, enabling an easy navigation through lines and rows.

Other data like PAN and miscellaneous status LEDs are supported as well.

In stand-alone mode the unit always operates in View Submix mode. Only this way the routing

destination can be changed, and several mixdowns/submixes can be set up quickly and easily.

Note

: After power-on the Fireface UC does not update the connected MIDI controller. Therefore

the controller’s faders will not be set to the values stored within the unit.

Mackie Control Protocol

The stand-alone operation supports the following Mackie Control surface elements*:

*Tested with Behringer BCF2000 Firmware v1.07 in Mackie Control emulation for Steinberg mode.

Element: Meaning in Fireface:

Channel faders 1 – 8 volume

SEL(1-8) + DYNAMICS reset fader to Unity Gain

V-Pots 1 – 8 pan

pressing V-Pot knobs pan = center

CHANNEL LEFT or REWIND move one channel left

CHANNEL RIGHT or FAST FORWARD move one channel right

BANK LEFT or ARROW LEFT move eight channels left

BANK RIGHT or ARROW RIGHT move eight channels right

ARROW UP or Assignable1/PAGE+ move one row up

ARROW DOWN or Assignable2/PAGE- move one row down

EQ Master Mute

MUTE Ch. 1 – 8 Mute

SELECT Ch. 1 – 8 Select

REC Ch. 1 – 8 select output bus (current submix)