As a Vista (bite me) user I'm having fun with the new graphics.  It was a simple matter to tweak the meter colors to lime green,the peak holds to red and the overs to yellow.  Thanks to all for the collaborative graphics upgrade.

I'm reminded of a quote of Bob Fulton's (anyone remember the Fulton Js and Fulton Gold cables) "Anything will sound better if you paint it blue."

Can the readout text above the meter be a different color than the moving meter? Admittedly a very small concern but I was wondering.

Thanks again for the upgrade.

I liked this one better than the Sander one.. clearer and brighter.
Any plans for uploading your files Manolo?

Cheers,
Ola

Hey! Enough already about designer colour schemes. Now how about considering the whole human interface thing?

The faders and the matrix and most of the other stuff is great functionality.   Maybe now it is time to move on to the next generation.

I am already impressed in the coding prowess that allows TotalMix (drivers and firmware) to be accommodated in two 300kB downloads.  Now we really need to ask what do we look for in the next generation of this supporting software?

For me it is about combining recording, mixing and monitoring and expanding the responsiveness of this already flexible system - for broadcast, PA, foldback and communications in this one neat elegant package.  I would like to see tighter integration between the hardware and these functions.   The use of one of the increasing choice of control surfaces is interesting; likewise more production-like facilities in the TotalMix package without losing the ability to work quickly and elegantly in simple situations.

I know comparisons are odious, but I find the concept of the interface and functionality of some of the TC interface support software interesting.  (Though I think it lacks some of the depth shown in the TotalMix design.)   

I am impressed also by what the developers of REAPER (Justin Frankel and friends) have been able to implement in a 3MB download (including choice of skins).   MC might regard this as sacrilege, but it is interesting to imagine what a much tighter integration between interface and DAW software might achieve.   Digidesign has sought to bring under the one umbrella hardware and software.  Maybe there is an opportunity here to bring together the hardware and software (control surfaces, direct support for the interface) from someone like RME and REAPER to get some synergy from two groups of people who have the same paradigms - excellence and elegance.

My two bits, for what it's worth ....

You both guys hijack this thread. No good!

Sorry MC, I thought 2/3 of my points related to TotalMix GUI.
Please forgive us Aussies!

Hi Emil,
What soundcard and what driver version?
I believe only latest HDSP drivers have skinable TotalMix included.

Under Options, check if you have "Level Meter Text Color". I -think- if you see this, you have the skinable variety.
See the 2nd page of this post for the instructions on how to change skins.

All the best!
Dax.

FireFace driver set 2.86 now contains skinnable TotalMix.

Now all we need is Manolo's skin!

I received Manolo's bitmaps, but am on the road at this time so can not upload it. Sorry. Will be done in the next days.

hollybaba, please spend just two minutes on reading this very thread. (e.g. post #114)
thank you.

from Info.txt included in
https://archiv.rme-audio.de/download/tm_bmps.zip

"Windows

TotalMix 3.057 and up use their internal bitmaps until a folder bmp is found in the same location where the presets are stored, and this folder includes one or more correctly named bmps. Then the ones in the folder will be used.

Path: Documents and Settings, <Username>, Local Settings, Application Data, RME TotalMix."

regards S-EH

Interestingly it seems that Safari does not display the post numbers. No excuse for not reading this thread, though.

The one I sent to Matthias had some errors I forgot to fix, fixed now.

It works with the Fireface, I use my skin with the last 2.86 drivers. laex and Gr8h8m gave all explanations.

- install 2.86 drivers
- put the "bmp" (it has to be named "bmp") folder where the bitmaps for the skin you want are in : Documents and Settings/<Username>/Local Settings/Application Data/RME TotalMix
- exit Totalmix and relaunch it by clicking on firefacemix.exe in WINDOWS/system32

I use a Fireface 800 under XP SP2. Both FF800 and 400 using the same drivers, what OS do you use ?

you need to rename the "bmp..." folder to just "bmp"!

Yes, you put the folder called "bmp" (or rename it if it has an other name) in the "RME TotalMix" folder.

Try this make an copy of TotalMix on Desktop or shortcut
copy "bmp" folders to the TotalMix folder
use just one "bmp" folder at once rename if necessary
Documents and Settings/<Username>/Local Settings/Application Data/RME TotalMix
unload TotalMix from Taskbar with right click on icon and Exit
now loadback TotalMix from shortcut
open TotalMix, now there should be a new bmp skinn of TotalMix

regards S-EH

S-EH : I will give it a try, thanx.

Rwil : I've already try all the possibilities ...
I put Totalmix folder with bmp in every Application Data folder I've found in my notebook !!

I have the last version / last firmware. (2.86 / 1.66).
Thanx anyway.

cheers
Phil

I hope Manolo hasn't done a mistake, because it's direct from zip to Totalmix folder ..

Phil

I can confirm Manolo's skin works.
The user is doing something wrong.

i just DL new pack (w2fire_286) and bmp_ultimate_skin.rar.
Now i try to go to direction to Documents and Settings/<Username>/Local Settings/Application Data/RME TotalMix ...
But!.. Gues what there are only two files with .fmx extention.
No bmp nothing.. only those 2 files.
So ?:)
If its easy post a step by step guide in case i/we miss something.

Thank you.

I let you a screenshot of the 2nd version of my skin :

I think I'm gonna reduce a bit the size of the Mute Solo buttons on channel strips so they'll have the same size that the buttons of the right panel.

It is done! Thanks anyone who involved to this.

Don't care of this post fryingpan.