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27. Tips and Tricks

27.1 ASIO Direct Monitoring (Windows)

Programs that support ADM (ASIO Direct Monitoring - Samplitude, Sequoia, Cubase, Nuendo

etc.) send control commands to TotalMix. This is directly shown by TotalMix. When a fader is

moved in the ASIO host the corresponding fader in TotalMix will move too. TotalMix reflects all

ADM gain and pan changes in real-time.

But: the faders only move when the currently activated routing (the selected submix) corre-

sponds to the routing in the ASIO host. The Matrix on the other hand will show any change, as it

shows all possible routings in one view.

27.2 Copy a Submix

TotalMix allows you to copy complete submixes to other outputs. In case a complex submix is

need with only a few changes on a different output, the whole submix can be copied to that

output. Right click with the mouse on the original submix output, means Hardware Output. In

the context menu select Copy Submix. Then right click on the new submix output, choose Paste

Submix in the context menu. Now fine tune the submix.

27.3 Doubling the Output Signal (Mirror)

If a mix should be sent out via two (or more) different hardware outputs simply mirror that mix to

any number of other outputs. A right click on the original output brings up the option to

Copy/Mirror <name>. Another right click on the new output, then selecting Mirror of Output

<name> will paste the whole submix and then synchronize it automatically to any future

changes. The outputs now always send out the same signals, but their main volume (fader) and

the EQ and Dynamics settings stay fully independent.

27.4 Delete a Submix

The easiest and quickest way to delete complex routings is by selection of the according output

channel in the mixer view by a right mouse click, and selection of the menu entry Clear Submix.

As TotalMix FX includes an unlimited undo the delete process can be undone without any prob-

lem.

27.5 Copy and Paste everywhere

The above three tips use functions found in the right click context menu available on all chan-

nels of the TotalMix FX mixer view. These menus are also available in the Matrix, but only di-

rectly on the channel labels. They are self-explanatory and automatically adjust to where the

click is performed. The input channels offer Clear, Copy input, Paste the input mix and Paste its

FX. On a playback channel Copy, Paste and Clear the playback mix are available. On an output

channel Copy and Mirror functionality for the current submix and copying of the FX settings is

offered.

These options are very advanced and mighty tools to quickly do the impossible. Still there is no

need to fear breaking something, as a simple click (or several) on the Undo button will get you

back to where you started!