The totalmix fx screen froze several times with pure music playback, had to restart totalmix. The music playback was working all the time though.

Hi Matthias,
A small bug with the interface (TMFX 0.93 b6, FFUFX-FW):
When double-clicking the pan areas to enter a value, a dialog is opening without an edit control.
This happens when double-clicking the areas marked in red:
[img align=C]http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8762/tmfxpanbug.jpg[/img]
Thanks.

For some reason I thought that that worked on earlier versions, but apareantly I am wrong
Anyway I think that instead of showing a dialog that do nothing, it would be better to ask for an input value in the range between -100..100.

And BTW, pressing "Help" on these dialogs displays a message in German instead of English.

LOL... rotfl
I meant to set the pan level (when double clicking on the top value).

These help links are not yet linked to specific topics. Only the help from the menu works.

This error message is not possible with the menu (Help - Current function etc).

There is no dll. The help file is a .chm. You read this one?

http://www.rme-audio.de/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10042

No - hadnt read that, but I had unblocked the help file already - which is what I hinted it above when I mentioned windows security

Maybe this will help? Filtered Dump from SysInternals Procmon.exe (sorry, couldnt see any way to just attach to a post)

As you can see - it never actually checks the location in which the file is installed (\Windows\System32\TotalMixFx.chm)
I cant remember precisely which specific language windows this is, I have a feeling it was Win/64 ultimate international, with langage and all regional settings set to UK/English-UK.

Perhapas it works fine on american or normal UK distributions, though I dont recall any reason why that should be so.

If I copy it to say Windows/Help, then the help file opens correctly.

Khazul, thanks for the detailed report! This is a small bug during installation. Copy the file TotalMixFx.chm into the directory Windows\syswow64 and it will work.

Matthias, I looove the new support for names, levels and stereo combined on one fader using the Mackie MCU Pro.
Just what I was missing :-)
This makes the UFX much more useful live together with the MCU.
But there are a few minor issues:

Issue 1:
When I use the F1-8 buttons to load setup 1-8, the track names in the MCU are not updated
according to the channels stereo/mono settings. Have to swap page and back to get them correct.

Issue 2:
When turning on/off the new options (Enable full LCD support, Send level messages etc),
The text being unused in the new mode on the MCU display is just left there, It's a little annoying.
Would be good if you could clear the whole display after an option change before you start showing
the information again, or at startup.
Test: Try starting the MCU with none of the new TMFX options enabled. Then turn on the "Send level messages"
You'll see the 'a' and the 'e' left in between the tracks on the display.
Then turn on 'Full LCD support' , click OK, watch the track names on the MCU. Then turn off the option again.
Current track names are left in the display.

Issue 3:
When using the "Stereo combined on one fader", the Rec buttons correctly lits up one at a time instead of two
together, making it quicker to control 8 stereo outputs without changing pages. This is very nice, BUT
it doesn't work in row 1 (Input row), where there are still 2 Rec buttons together and only 4 possible stereo outputs
selectable in one page.

Hi!

You know, the new Mackie Control features really puts a big smile on my face :-)
Still, I have a few wishes to make my smile even bigger (if possible):

Wish 1:
When I change the name of a channel in TMFX (to Kick, Snare, Bass git. etc), I would like to see that name on the MCU instead of "AN 1", "AN 2" etc.
Please show the first 6 letters of the channel name on the MCU, possibly controlled by a new option.
Hope that these names are available in the unit also (not only TM) so that this is possible. If not, please evaluate sending the channel names to the unit and
storing there within the setups and then send to the MCU.

Wish 2:
When working live, with PC connected for display overview and fx control, you often don't need the Software playback row.
Even when doing 2Rows in the TMFX, you still have to press up/down twice on the MCU every time you want to toggle
between the input row (1) and the output row (3).
It would be nice to have the possibility to jump between 1 and 3 directly, like in the standalone mode, to save clicks and
to avoid the fader movements every time you pass through row 2 on the way from 1->3 or 3->1

Suggestion alt.1:
On the MCU there are buttons for "Inputs" and "Outputs". Let them jump to the Input row (1) or the output row(3) directly.
Suggestion alt.2:
I discovered that the buttons "Track" and "Send" does the same as "Arrow up/down".
Why not let these two jump between row 1 and 3 directly (Track:3, Send:1)?
Then you can use the arrows if you want to reach row 2.
Suggestion alt.3:
When 2Rows are selected in the TMFX, skip row 2 like in standalone mode.

Wish 2:
FX send/return levels controllable from the MCU.
Why not use the "Send" button for this (toggle vpots btw pan and send)?

Actually I would have used the "Send" as a toggle for switching vpots btw pan and send,
then the arrows to jump page 1-2-3 in normal mode and page 1-3 in 2Row mode.
Then I would have used "Track" or "Audio tracks" for jumping to Row 2 directly, in case I have some playback stuff.

...or maybe let the Software playback be row 1 and solve the whole issue...

Hey, there's a lot of ways to solve this. The "Track" and "Send" buttons are not documented in the manual,
so why not use them for something else than arrow up/down, which is already covered by the arrows?

Anyways, I'm very happy with the UFX. It's a VERY powerful machine :-)

BR, Geir.

Nice feedback! We'll see what we can do.

We have no memory in the UFX to store those user defined channel names. So this feature is limited to host connected mode. There are also some other features that are pure software and therefore never available stand-alone.

Hi!

There is a bug in TMFX related to switching between different MIDI remote control ports.
This is what I do:
"Enable MIDI control" and "Enable protocol support" is ON.
The rest of the Mackie Control options are OFF
Switching between several different controller sources very often causes the TMFX to crash with message:
"TotalMix FX has stopped working" and will be closed.

It happens more often when I switch to or from an active controller,
but I've even seen it twice when switching between RMEs "Fireface MIDI port 1" and 2 with no external controller connected.

I always use the same interface for MIDI in and out during testing.

It happens more often if one or more of the Mackie Control options are checked.

Debug info:
When it crashes during switching to the "Fireface MIDI port" with my MCU connected (and powered on), I always see that the TMFX
manages to send the first track name (typically "AN 1") to the MCU before it crashes.

Attached is some crash info from my W7 64bit (which I have A LOT of after some extensive testing :-)).
Let me know if you need anything else.

Geir.

--------------
- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
  <Provider Name="Application Error" />
  <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
  <Level>2</Level>
  <Task>100</Task>
  <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
  <TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-03-02T11:55:01.000000000Z" />
  <EventRecordID>8321</EventRecordID>
  <Channel>Application</Channel>
  <Computer>GeirsW7</Computer>
  <Security />
  </System>
- <EventData>
  <Data>TotalMixFX.exe</Data>
  <Data>0.0.93.0</Data>
  <Data>4d4c0727</Data>
  <Data>ntdll.dll</Data>
  <Data>6.1.7600.16695</Data>
  <Data>4cc7ab86</Data>
  <Data>c0000005</Data>
  <Data>00038db9</Data>
  <Data>c44</Data>
  <Data>01cbd8d0a1ef760e</Data>
  <Data>D:\rme\ff800ufx\TotalMixFX.exe</Data>
  <Data>C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll</Data>
  <Data>e6d82146-44c3-11e0-ae6c-90e6ba4e3503</Data>
  </EventData>
  </Event>

I think so.
I've exited totalmixfx from the status bar and verified that no totalmix processes are running. Then I run the new version
by clicking the exe file.
My original installed files ended up here:
C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\fireface.inf_amd64_neutral_38f4cb9f5f1235f8\TotalMixFX.exe
C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\fireface_usb.inf_amd64_neutral_5d39c0de5132140b\TotalMixFX.exe
together with the dlls, the chms, inf, sys etc.
Kinda weird...and I'm not allowed to copy the new exe file over these ones, even as administrator. Files are write protected.
Only SYSTEM user can change.

Never been able to get any help info working either. Even tried copying the chm file to the syswow64 folder
where the fireface_asio.dll and fireface_usb_asio.dll ended up.

Geir.

Ok, we'll check next week.

Addition to my upper post:
This "effect" happens with all shifter-Balance Knob-pairs in each channel!
???
Could it be that I'm doing something wrong?

Best
Beat Kaufmann

What's this mono mode? I found no mention to it in the docs, though pushing the encoder for a second in my UC shows alternate on/off display, but no apparent change in TotalMix. Can you give me some directions about it?

Thank you,
    Mario

Is the shortcuts for "Snapshots" working? I can't make it work.

Hey
I have some suggestions:
I would like a TAP button for delay time.
And it would be nice to have a GR meter, to see how much dB is cut by the compression.

Thx
PS: I like the blue color!!!!
Recording rig

Only few days since installed and LOVE IT......

would be nice to have that GAIN control (for turntable input) more sensitive, first touch on knob
and it jumps +9dB
otherwise just perfect.