User Manual

User's Guide Fireface UFX II © RME

5.2 Quick Start

After the driver installation (chapter 6 / 13) connect the TRS jacks or the XLR inputs with the

analog signal source. The input sensitivity of the rear inputs can be changed in TotalMix (Input

Channel Settings, LoGain / +4 dBu and Gain), assuring the highest signal to noise ratio will be

achieved. Also try to achieve an optimum input level by adjusting the source itself. Raise the

source’s output level until the peak level meters in TotalMix reach about –3 dB.

The signal level of the front inputs can also be optimized directly at the

Fireface. The key MIC/GAIN gives direct access to this setting, which is

then controlled by the encoders 1 and 2. A two-colour LED beside the

sockets signals overload by a colour change from green to red.

The digital outputs of the Fireface UFX II provide AES/EBU (SPDIF

compatible) and ADAT optical signals at the corresponding ports.

On the analog playback side (the DA side), a coarse adjustment of the

analog output level at the rear jacks is again available in TotalMix

(Output Channel Settings, Level), or the Channel Settings directly at

the device. The big Volume encoder controls the Main Out volume

(default: Analog 1/2).

The output signal of channels 9/10 and 11/12, Phones 1 and 2, can be

controlled directly from front by the small encoders 1 and 2.

The Fireface UFX II can store and load its current state in 6 different

memory slots, called Setups. With this, the Fireface UFX II can be

used stand-alone after setting it up accordingly, replacing lots of

dedicated devices (see chapter 24).

In online mode some settings are greyed out, as these should be changed only at the computer,

in the Settings dialog or in TotalMix FX. These include the choice of sample rate and the mix

settings.