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I believe the official name of the software is "TotalMix FX" but in the Dock on macOS 14.6.1, it appears as "Totalmix".
For reference, I'm using driver version 4.12.
rename Totalmix in the Finder
the icon names are those from the Finder app name.
OK, but this seems like an odd thing to ask of the user. Wouldn’t it be more appropriate for the vendor to fix this so it displays correctly?
OK, but this seems like an odd thing to ask of the user. Wouldn’t it be more appropriate for the vendor to fix this so it displays correctly?
It displays correctly what the vendor product name has given.
The product name is Totalmix.app at moment, future updates may differ, who knows.
Until then feel free to rename as you desire.
Mine is renamed today into Tötalmix (tribute to Motörhead)
Then, in the spirit of consistency, I think the vendor should give the label "Digicheck" instead of "DigiCheck NG".
I guess Totalmix is the same program, just with added FX features, the name has changed to TM FX. DigiCheck NG is completely new SW with different interface and approach. And on Win one has the both DigiCheck and DigiCheck NG.
So it is more important to distinguish DigiChecks (different program) and less important to distinguish TotalMix.
I guess Totalmix is the same program, just with added FX features, the name has changed to TM FX. DigiCheck NG is completely new SW with different interface and approach. And on Win one has the both DigiCheck and DigiCheck NG.
So it is more important to distinguish DigiChecks (different program) and less important to distinguish TotalMix.
Yes, pure cosmetics. This does not result in any functional difficulties.
TotalMix was completely replaced by TotalMix FX in 2014 and this is meanwhile 10 years ago.
Do you remember TotalMix FX 4 ALL, where really all interfaces got the new version of TotalMix FX?
Knowing RME, they might clean it up at some point when there's time. As turbulent as the last few years have been due to the chip crisis, it should be credited to them that sometimes there are indeed more important things. Apple in particular demanded a lot from companies with their constant changes here and there in the last years.
No, I do not remember that times.... I thought RME uses name TotalMix for interfaces without FX (like Digiface USB) and TotalMix FX for ones that have FX.
No, I do not remember that times.... I thought RME uses name TotalMix for interfaces without FX (like Digiface USB) and TotalMix FX for ones that have FX.
No, the former product name was simply "TotalMix" and, after the big redesign, "TotalMix FX".
In both cases, independent of whether a recording interface has a FX chip inside or not.
A full implementation of FX needs a 2nd FPGA, and not every RME interface has FX implemented.
The BBF Pro is special, part of FX is handled by the one FPGA inside, the rest on the computer through the driver.
The only PCIe card with FX is the HDSPe MADI FX.
A full implementation of FX needs a 2nd FPGA
A full implementation of TotalMix FX needs a dedicated DSP chip besides the FPGA.
ramses wrote:A full implementation of FX needs a 2nd FPGA
A full implementation of TotalMix FX needs a dedicated DSP chip besides the FPGA.
Thanks for clarifying. I thought it was also done in an FPGA.
Don't get me wrong—I'm not overly concerned about this, and I only noticed it a couple of days ago. I'm only pointing this out in case RME might want to address this minor issue in the future, as it seems it could have gone unnoticed.
Renaming the app will disable its Launchagent, so is not a good idea. We are checking if there is a simpler way to change the name than to update all our drivers...
A workaround can be, create an alias of the app in the Finder, rename the alias and drag the alias into the dock.
The original app remains with the original name in the Finder and in the Dock is the custom name but with this little arrow.
The most elegant way would be to create a plist for the launchagent (afaik).
after renaming the app, to "TotalMix FX.app" f.ex., create a file with this content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>de.rme-audio.TotalmixFX</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Applications/TotalMix FX.app/Contents/MacOS/TotalmixFX</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>save it as "de.rme-audio.TotalmixFX.plist", and put it either to:
"$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/" - (if TM should start for current user only after login)
...OR..
"/Library/LaunchAgents/" - (if TM should start for all users after login)
Dont forget to register it in launchd via terminal command afterwards:
for curerent user:
launchctl load $HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/de.rme-audio.TotalmixFX.plist...OR..
for all users:
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/de.rme-audio.TotalmixFX.plistNote: This can also be unregistered via "launchctl unload..." respectively at anytime, if you make changes or you want to disable the TM autostart.
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