User Manual
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User's Guide Digiface AVB © RME 
13.5.3 Channel Layout - Layout Presets 
To  maintain  overview  within  TotalMix  FX  channels  can  be  hidden.  Channels  can  also  be  ex-
cluded  from  being  remoted.  Under  Options / Channel Layout  a  dialog  lists  all  I/Os  with  their 
current state. Selecting one or several channels enables the options to the right: 
¾  Hide Channel in Mixer/Matrix. The selected channels are no longer shown in TotalMix FX, 
nor are they available via MIDI or OSC remote control. 
¾  Hide Channel in MIDI Remote 1-4. The selected channels are hidden for MIDI remote (CC 
and Mackie Protocol). 
¾  Hide  Channel  in  OSC  Remote  1-4.  The  selected  channels  are  hidden  for  OSC  remote 
control. 
Hidden channels in Mixer/Matrix are still fully functional. An existing routing/mixing/FX process-
ing  stays  active.  But  as  the  channel  is  no  longer  visible  it  can  not  be  edited  anymore.  At  the 
same  time  the  hidden  channels  are  removed  from  the  list  of  remote controllable channels, to 
prevent them from being edited unnoticed. 
Hidden channels in MIDI Remote x are removed from the list of remote controllable channels. 
Within an 8-channel block of a Mackie compatible control they are skipped. The control there-
fore is no longer bound to consecutive orders. For example it will control channels 1, 2, and 5 to 
10, when channels 3 and 4 are hidden. 
The  same  can  be  done  for  OSC.  With  unnecessary  channels  made  invisible  for  the  OSC  re-
mote the more important channels are available as one block on the remote. 
The dialog can be called directly from TotalMix by a right mouse click on any channel. The cor-
responding channel will then be preselected in the dialog. 
In the above example channels 23/24 have been made invisible. When they are not used this is 
an easy way to remove them from the mixer completely. 
Rows  Inputs,  Playbacks  and  Outputs  are  set  up  individually  by  the  tabs  at  the  top.  A  double 
click onto any line opens the edit field for the Name (User) column. Editing channel names in 
this  dialog  is  quick,  Enter  jumps  to  the  next  line.  The  names  of  the  channels  in  the  Control 
Room section can only be changed this way. 










