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24.2 The User Interface

The visual design of the TotalMix mixer is a result of its capability to route hardware inputs and software playback channels to any hardware output. The HDSP MADI provides 64 input chan- nels, 64 software playback channels, and 64 hardware output channels:

128 channels don't fit on the screen side by side, neither does such an arrangement provide a useful overview. The input channel should be placed above the corresponding output channel. Therefore, the channels have been arranged as known from an Inline desk, so that the row Software Playback equals the Tape Return of a real mixing desk:

Top row: Hardware inputs. The level shown is that of the input signal, i. e. fader independ- ent. Via fader and routing field, any input channel can be routed and mixed to any hardware output (bottom row).

Middle row: Playback channels (playback tracks of the audio software). Via fader and routing field, any playback channel can be routed and mixed to any hardware output (third row).

Bottom row (third row): Hardware outputs. Here, the total level of the output can be adjusted. This may be the level of connected loudspeakers, or the necessity to reduce the level of an overloaded submix.

The following chapters explain step by step all functions of the user interface.

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Contents TotalMix Bit / 96 kHz SyncAlignZLMSyncCheck SteadyClock MadiGeneral Driver Installation and Operation WindowsConnections and TotalMix Driver Installation and Operation Mac OSTechnical Reference Hdsp Madi Brief Description and Characteristics Package ContentsIntroduction System RequirementsHardware Installation Hardware ConnectorsExternal Connectors Warranty AccessoriesInternal Connectors Blue JumperTrademarks AppendixFCC CE / FCC Compliance StatementsDriver Installation and Operation Windows Driver Update Driver InstallationDeinstalling the Drivers Driver and FirmwareConfiguring the Hdsp Madi Firmware UpdateSettings Dialog Safe Mode Quick BootBuffer Size SyncCheckSettings dialog DDS Clock Modes Synchronisation SyncCheck Playback Operation and UsageDVD-Playback AC-3/DTS under MME AC-3 / DTSMultichannel Low Latency under MME Buffer Size Adjustment Multi-client OperationASIO-Multiclient Recording Operation under Asio Known ProblemsCommon Problems Operation under Gsif Gigasampler InterfaceWindows 2000/XP DIGICheck Using multiple Hdsp Madi / AES-32Input signal cannot be monitored in real-time Hotline TroubleshootingInstallation Driver Installation and Operation Mac OS Flash Update Driver and Flash UpdateConfiguring the Hdsp Madi Safe Mode Settings dialog DDS Clock Modes Synchronisation Mac OS X FAQ Round about Driver InstallationMidi doesnt work Supported Sample Rates Repairing Disk PermissionsPCI card and PCI slot compatibility Various InformationHotline Troubleshooting Users Guide Hdsp Madi RME Connections and TotalMix Headphones ConnectionsMadi I/Os Midi Word ClockWord Clock Input and Output InputRemember that a digital system can only have one master Technical Description and UsageCabling and Termination Operation Overview TotalMix Routing and MonitoringUsers Guide Hdsp Madi RME User Interface Tour de TotalMix Elements of a ChannelSubmix View Mute und Solo Submix ViewPresets Quick Access PanelPreset Banks PresetPreferences Monitor PanelEditing the Names Main MonitorStereo Pan Law Hotkeys Menu Options Level Meter Elements of the Matrix View TotalMix The MatrixTotalMix Super-Features Advantages of the MatrixAsio Direct Monitoring Windows only Selection and Group-based Operation Copy Routings to other ChannelsDelete Routings Mixing several input signals into one record channel Recording a Subgroup LoopbackRecording a Softwares playback Using external Effects Devices Setup TotalMix Midi Remote ControlMapping ElementMeaning in TotalMix Preset 5 3A / 58 / #A Preset 3 38 / 56 / #GSimple Midi Control Loopback DetectionUsers Guide Hdsp Madi RME Technical Reference Tech Info Technical Specifications InputsOutputs Transfer Modes Resolution / Bits per Sample DigitalStereo Monitor Output Phones Madi Basics Technical BackgroundLock and SyncCheck How much Zero is Zero? Latency and MonitoringOversampling Sample frequency kHz 44.1 88.2DS Double Speed Core Audios Safety OffsetQS Quad Speed SteadyClock PCI Performance Terminology 96K Frame