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User's Guide Fireface 800 © RME

18. TotalMix: Routing and Monitoring

The Fireface 800 includes a powerful digital real-time mixer. RME’s unique TotalMix technol-

ogy allows for nearly unlimited mixing and routing with all inputs and playback channels simul-

taneously.

Here are some typical applications for TotalMix:

• setting up delay-free submixes (headphone mixes)

• unlimited routing of inputs and outputs (free utilisation, patchbay function)

• distributing signals to several outputs at a time

• simultaneous playback of different programs over only one stereo channel

• mixing of the input signal to the playback signal (complete ASIO Direct Monitoring)

• integration of external devices (effects etc). in real-time

The block diagram of the TotalMix mixer of the Fireface 800 shows that the record signal al-

ways stays un-altered, but can be passed on as often as desired, even with different levels. The

level meter of inputs and playback channels are connected pre-fader (due to the enormous

routing capabilities). The level meters of the hardware’s outputs are connected post-fader.