User Manual

User's Guide Babyface Pro FS © RME

A click on the tool symbol opens the channel’s Settings panel with differing elements. For ex-

ample the Option PAD exists only in input channel 1/2, and the ADAT channels do not offer the

phantom power option.

Stereo. Switches the channel to mono or stereo mode.

48V. Activates phantom power at the corresponding input. Serves as

power supply for high quality condenser mics. This option should stay

off with other sources to prevent failure by spikes.

PAD. Applies -11 dB damping for the XLR input signal. Also increases

the input impedance.

Gain. Sets the gain for both analog inputs. The knob can be adjusted by

dragging the mouse or by the mouse wheel. This also works when the

mouse has been moved over the two gain displays. Then the gain can

be changed separately for left and right channel, even when the channel

is in stereo mode.

Width. Setting the stereo width. 1.00 equals full stereo, 0.00 mono, -

1.00 swapped channels.

FX Send. Setting the level of the signal sent to the FX bus which feeds Echo and Reverb. The

current setting is also visible with closed channel settings, because knob and small fader are

always synchronized. To make this function as useful as possible FX Send is locked to the

highest submix, thus imitating the Aux Post Fader function of a standard mixing desk. When

moving the big fader both knob and small fader will also move. This way the reverb signal will

always have the same relation to the dry signal.

The level of the signal sent to the effects can be controlled by the FX In level meters of the FX

window. It becomes visible after a click on FX in the View Options.

MS Proc. Activates M/S processing within the stereo channel. Monaural information is sent to

the left channel, stereo information to the right.

Phase L. Inverts the phase of the left channel by 180°.

Phase R. Inverts the phase of the right channel by 180°.

Note

: the functions Width, MS Proc, Phase L and Phase R affect all routings of the respective

channel.

Besides Stereo/Mono, Phase L und Phase R the settings of the

Hardware Outputs have further options:

Note:

Setting the reference level of both XLR outputs is done by a

sliding switch on the bottom of the device (+4 dBu or +19 dBu).

FX Return. The effect signal (Echo and Reverb) is mixed to the

respective hardware output by the duo knob/small fader.

Talkback. Activates this channel as receiver and output of the Talkback

signal. This way Talkback can be sent to any outputs, not only the

Phones in the Control Room section. Another application could be to

send a certain signal to specific outputs by the push of a button.