51 (edited by Trommeltotti 2025-10-12 19:54:04)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Hello everyone.

Here are my first impressions with the 2.0 beta 2 (Windows) version of TotalMix. I have assigned the command 'Toggle TotalMix Windows' to a button of the ARC USB controller. This is super practical to be able to jump back and forth between the DAW or similar and the TotalMix window using the push button. In the old TotalMix version, this also works if the focus is on another program. Unfortunately, not anymore in the new beta version. The window in the foreground is always activated.

I noticed that in the beta version, there is no longer a "Name-Field" option under "Channel Layout". As a result, you now have to color each individual channel separately. With Madi functionality and thus many channels, this is quite an arduous undertaking. Maybe you should also think about expanding the color palette. Coloring the channels without having to press the "OK" switch wouldn't be bad, either. This would allow you to change the desired colors in real time without having to call up this dialog again and again.

Topic Room EQ: It would be nice if TotalMix could remember the desired position of the Room EQ. For me, the Room EQ keeps opening at the bottom right of the screen and protrudes onto the second screen. This is very unpleasant. Maybe this is a phenomenon that will only occur with multiple screens. If you deactivate the Room EQ, the set values "Delay" and "Vol.Cal" should also be deactivated. This is the only way to quickly carry out a meaningful A/B comparison, with and without room correction. However, this also applies to the old TotalMix version.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tcdzn9bwsn8hfoaigx25u/TotalMix-Room-EQ.jpg?rlkey=dj7byzt10si4ruvdz50wzqgz7&st=fcr4nz2j&dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tcdzn9bw … g&dl=0

The scaling of the new beta version doesn't seem to be fully developed yet. Especially when it comes to the side "Control Strip". I achieve different scaling results with the old TotalMix version than with the new beta version. (135% and 200% scaling each)  I use a 42.5" main screen and a second 28" screen for this.

A suggestion for marking the respective hardware output channels: How about a colored border around the selected hardware output channel? At the same time, the associated hardware input channels and the software/playback channels should also be framed in the same color. In addition to the fader position, this also makes it easier to see which channels are actually assigned to the respective hardware output. See the example photo. Of course, then with clean frame lines as shown here in the example.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tcdzn9bwsn8hfoaigx25u/TotalMix-Room-EQ.jpg?rlkey=dj7byzt10si4ruvdz50wzqgz7&st=z7cxsteo&dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nhimx59o … k&dl=0

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

It looks like I'm too stupid to upload pictures correctly via Dropbox, here in the RME forum. What am I doing wrong?

53 (edited by ramses 2025-10-12 19:55:39)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

It's quite easy if you know the procedure; see my blog:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/Ent … rum-EN-DE/

BR Ramses - HDSPe MADI FX, M-1620 Pro D, 12Mic, UFX III, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, Nuendo 15, Win10 IoT Ent

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

I forgot something essential!

When will the RME TotalMix Remote Control version for Android devices be released? And even better: When will an official RME plug-in for the Elgato Stream Deck devices be released? :-)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

ramses wrote:

It's quite easy if you know the procedure; see my blog:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/Ent … rum-EN-DE/

Thank you very much for your quick answer.

Optional

You can enclose the URL in img tags so that your browser loads the image directly when viewing the post. This saves the extra step of clicking the link to view the image. Keep in mind, though, that not all cloud providers support this feature.

This does not work here, even with Dropbox. Maybe the case is my strong security settings in Firefox.

56 (edited by Kubrak 2025-10-12 21:14:41)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Trommeltotti wrote:

A suggestion for marking the respective hardware output channels: How about a colored border around the selected hardware output channel?

+1
I suggest the same orange color, that is used for indication of activity (loopback, etc...) within TM.


Trommeltotti wrote:

At the same time, the associated hardware input channels and the software/playback channels should also be framed in the same color.

In addition to the fader position, this also makes it easier to see which channels are actually assigned to the respective hardware output.

This might be good, if there are many channels. While one may also use submix button, this would be still cool.

May be configurable for those who do not need it.

FF UCX II, Digiface USB, Babyface Pro FS

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Please make it configurable to be able to turn it off if it is not required.

BR Ramses - HDSPe MADI FX, M-1620 Pro D, 12Mic, UFX III, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, Nuendo 15, Win10 IoT Ent

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Kubrak wrote:

+1
I suggest the same orange color, that is used for indication of activity (loopback, etc...) within TM.


This might be good, if there are many channels. While one may also use submix button, this would be still cool.

I'm thinking more of the respective color, which has been individually assigned to the corresponding hardware output.

In the new TotalMix beta version, there is now a mouse over function, where the respective channel names of the hardware outputs will light up brighter when you move the mouse cursor over them. If the corresponding frames of the assigned hardware inputs and the software/playback channels are displayed at the same time, you have a visual overview of the corresponding routings in front of you in a flash. This is a temporary 'sub' display form without hiding the other channels.

As @ramses has already suggested, this visual behavior should be able to be switched on and off in the preferences.

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Ok, what am i missing? the download has an exe in it, its not an installer, it just launches the app, which for me is the 1.97 regular version...

60 (edited by ramses 2025-10-13 05:59:38)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

KurganQ2 wrote:

Ok, what am i missing? the download has an exe in it, its not an installer, it just launches the app, which for me is the 1.97 regular version...

You have to quit the running TM FX 1.x, then execute the new binary.

BR Ramses - HDSPe MADI FX, M-1620 Pro D, 12Mic, UFX III, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, Nuendo 15, Win10 IoT Ent

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mkok wrote:

Confirmed. If I click a slider on input or middle section then click on any control room fader it will not get highlighted. You have to click on another control room channel and back to the one you want highlighted.

In Submix mode why is the Main Out not highlighted? Just clicking somewhere in Input or Playback does not change the highlighting or the current submix. So how could one reproduce this issue?

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

62 (edited by mamo.lombardi 2025-10-13 14:24:24)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Hello all!
I noticed a strange behaviour in TMFX beta 2 for Windows: the ADAT inputs have the same controls as Mic inputs.
I'm at 96kHz, when in 48kHz only 1-8 ADAT inputs show mic icons and controls, the ones from 9 to 16 are "normal".

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kb6yettu … .10.13.png

UFX+ with firmware updated, Totalmix FX 2.00 beta 2, Windows 10 Pro 22H2, RME driver 1.05

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

mamo.lombardi wrote:

Hello all!
I noticed a strange behaviour in TMFX beta 2 for Windows: the ADAT inputs have the same controls as Mic inputs.
I'm at 96kHz, when in 48kHz only 1-8 ADAT inputs show mic icons and controls, the ones from 9 to 16 are "normal".

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kb6yettubsjf2ugtbf2rh/Screenshot-2025-10-13-15.10.13.png

UFX+ with firmware updated, Totalmix FX 2.00 beta 2, Windows 10 Pro 22H2, RME driver 1.05

You probably have "aux devices" configured in the Mixer settings. Check if there is anything under ADAT 1-8.
Set the device type to "none". And you have your normal Adat channels again.

Regards,
Audio AG Support

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Apart from that the screenshot is not publicly available.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Having a problem with Totalmix 2.0 not remembering its visual settings..
I.E when it opens the first time i have re jig the view..make adjustments to size width etc
but only first time ....after that it remembers till reboot...

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

bassfaceus wrote:

Having a problem with Totalmix 2.0 not remembering its visual settings..
I.E when it opens the first time i have re jig the view..make adjustments to size width etc
but only first time ....after that it remembers till reboot...

Could it be that you had the old totalmix still running in the background?
I had that too once until I noticed that the old tm was still running and during shutdown it overwrote the changes I made with the new one

67 (edited by hselters 2025-10-14 11:10:09)

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MC wrote:

Now I understand. Yes, the color seems to be making the highlighting of the output channel unclear.

@tzzsmk: use the Names option.

I also pointed this out before and hope this can be visually tweaked for the RC (maybe through an orange outline showing the selected snapshot...?)

The names do not help in our case, as it can only display the standard channel name (e.g. "MADI 32"), and not the corresponding name defined by the user (e.g. "Sub").
Another very important point which I hope gets addressed.
Sure, I can toggle the name in the options, but that is far from optimal...

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Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

TotalMix FX Windows is now available as beta 3, see link in first post. Although we are mainly looking for bugs to get a stable release, we also added some new things that were asked for in this thread. More will come later, don’t worry, it’s all noted.

Fixes
- Delay time (Echo) could not be set correctly
- RoomEQ Gain works again in steps of 0.1 dB
- Options Disable Mouse Operation and Lock UI had no effect
- Color setting combo box for multiple channels was missing in Channel Layout dialog

Improvements
- Scrollbars with click-to-advance functionality in the scrollbar path. Moving the scrollbar via mouse now requires to grab the visible handle, which was made slightly larger.
- The area above/below the scrollbar is slightly wider so that areas are cleary separated
- Some corrections to increase the accuracy when drawing the matrix.
- Old design uses improved interpolation below Scale 200% on the knob indicators
- Adjusted font sizes in Room EQ
- Adjusted visibility/brightness of various elements (grid EQ/DYN, preset icon…)
- Talkback routing triangles were not deleted on Talkback off
- Talkback/Listenback got the horizontal line back to better see them in bigger mixers

New
- Selected submix output with optional highlighting frame
- Highlighting frame can be enabled/disabled in Preferences (F2)
- Last chosen Layout (in mixer layout section) is now remembered (there is no monitoring for changes as implemented for Snapshots)
- Hotkey R to reset the peak markers of all level meters
- The option Load Room EQs with Snapshot now also loads Volume Calibration and Delay
- Talkback/Listenback icon turns orange when Talkback is active

Have fun!

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

69 (edited by Kubrak 2025-10-16 08:55:05)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Great, Matthias! Thanks.

The implementation of submix fader framing is even better than I have suggested (orange frame). This is visualy clean and I guess most users will prefer framing to not framing.

FF UCX II, Digiface USB, Babyface Pro FS

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

- The option Load Room EQs with Snapshot now also loads Volume Calibration and Delay

Great, thank you especially for that fix!
Georg

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

georgob wrote:
- The option Load Room EQs with Snapshot now also loads Volume Calibration and Delay

Great, thank you especially for that fix!
Georg

+1

BR Ramses - HDSPe MADI FX, M-1620 Pro D, 12Mic, UFX III, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, Nuendo 15, Win10 IoT Ent

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

The selected output highlighting is very nicely done

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

yep agree..
its looking pretty good now
one thing ,if i may, the channel color option
is still unusable to me..
it obscures the channel rather them make it stick out.
i would like a color option but the one we have is not fit for purpose.
Apart from that...its a very good upgrade.
thanks

74 (edited by Finfet 2025-10-18 01:45:26)

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Tried to download the file but got a false positive in the Defender

Detected: Trojan:Script/Sabsik.FL.A!ml

Looks like it's just me, but I think still worth mentioning. There are many such false positives these days. If anyone got the same thing, no need to worry, just allow it in the Windows security setting.

75 (edited by Kubrak 2025-10-18 18:01:51)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

One more thing concerning indication of selected submix output.

If one presses Show/ Trim button (in Control Stripe) all outputs become light color. The same that should indicate selected submix output. If one has framing set on the frame is drawn, so for those who use framing no real problem, just for those with framing set off.

FF UCX II, Digiface USB, Babyface Pro FS

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There is no Submix selection in Trim mode. Think about it...same in old version. Means the frame should be removed in that mode.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

OK, did not know. I do not use Trim mode. I just hit the button out of curiosity and saw the inconsistency in visual feedback.

FF UCX II, Digiface USB, Babyface Pro FS

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Just a note that importing a room eq preset (stereo) immediately crashes Totalmix. Beta 2 crashed when I tried to open a .tmreq file. Beta 3 crashes even before the file open window opens. (On Win11)

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Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Thanks a lot - just came in at the right time!

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

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Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Beta 8 is now available via the download link in the first post. Changes:

- In Global Trim mode the highlighting frame is no longer shown (no submix indication in that mode)

- Fixed bug with import/export dialog for Room EQ presets

- Fixed several issues in Matrix view

Beta 8 should be near error free and also a first release candidate in a few weeks.

Note: the Windows beta jumps from beta 3 to beta 8 to clarify that both Mac and Windows version are now on an identical feature level (Mac was already on beta 7 before).

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Thanks. It really is looking good now. It has also had me looking closer and learning a few more features I didn’t know existed.

Babyface Pro Fs, Behringer ADA8200, win 11 PCs, Cubase/Wavelab, Adam A7X monitors.

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

The icon on the taskbar is still blurry, it should be fixed before the final release.

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Link in first post updated to Beta 9

Regards
Daniel Fuchs
RME

84 (edited by ibanman555 2025-10-21 14:22:09)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Overall looking and feeling very nice. I am just testing beta 9 now. I notice that the right hand column containing options, snapshots, groups etc. remains the same size when readjusting the window size, but I cannot access a lot of that column if the window is smaller (135% scale). Can a scroll bar be added for the right hand column to access all of it's options?

With the scale set to 100% the faders will readjust their size depending on the window size. I had set the scale to 135% to see the right column a little better, but the faders are not readjusting their size at 135% scale.

RME UFX - Windows 11 - Pro Tools

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

One may adjust the size of Control Stripe by using Ctrl+mouse wheel.

FF UCX II, Digiface USB, Babyface Pro FS

86 (edited by Kubrak 2025-10-21 15:31:35)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

@Daniel
Just a small note. For few last versions, the help file is not included in installation zip file, just TotalMix executable.

And the older help does not reflect new features, like framing of submix fader. (Maybe more things are missing.) Not a big deal for me, but maybe for new users...

FF UCX II, Digiface USB, Babyface Pro FS

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Which installation file are you referring to?
Beta versions aren't meant for new users...

Regards
Daniel Fuchs
RME

88 (edited by Kubrak 2025-10-21 17:46:50)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

I mean beta9 and few older betas.

From following I understand it so, I should expect help in downloaded zip. My note was, that there is no help included, as one would expect.

MC wrote:

Download version 2.0 beta 9: https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/tmfx_win_20b9.zip

Installation:
Exit TotalMix FX in the notification area, unzip and put the new version plus help into any folder, then start TotalMix via double click from there.

FF UCX II, Digiface USB, Babyface Pro FS

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

First of all, congratulations on this new version of TotalMix, RME strikes again!

I just downloaded it, so I'm relearning how to use and enjoy it, but the new scaling and sizing options are much appreciated. Following the thread, I found a comment with which I agree:

ibanman555 wrote:

Overall looking and feeling very nice. I am just testing beta 9 now. I notice that the right hand column containing options, snapshots, groups etc. remains the same size when readjusting the window size, but I cannot access a lot of that column if the window is smaller (135% scale). Can a scroll bar be added for the right hand column to access all of it's options?

With the scale set to 100% the faders will readjust their size depending on the window size. I had set the scale to 135% to see the right column a little better, but the faders are not readjusting their size at 135% scale.

+1

I've been thinking about this since version 1.99 and earlier. The ability to adjust the size of the Control Strip using Ctrl+mouse wheel (thank you!), in my case, is not enough to keep the Control Strip at a comfortable size without having to fold Snapshots, Groups, and Mixer Layouts to see DURec at the size I want. I would also like, if possible, an exclusive scroll bar for the Control Strip.

Thanks for read

UCX II FW106/36/104 v1.276 TM2.01 - PC Win11 25H2

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Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Unfortunately Beta 8 included a 'hidden' bug (when FX Send Meters overload), so we had to do a quick update to beta 9.

Note: Beta 9 zip now also includes the help file again.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Been testing the recent versions and really loving it. Good catch on the REQ import crash, was about to mention it yesterday.
There's one issue I stumbled upon today on Beta 9 - not really sure on the exact cause but I managed to crash my GPU driver three times already just by opening TMFX, my screen flashes black and then this is what i see instead of TMFX:
https://i.ibb.co/YTY7ZQ5f/Screenshot-2025-10-22-130935.png
My GPU is a Radeon RX9070XT, no oc or anything. Not sure if that's of any help, but browsing the minidump file generated by the system points to a stackoverflow error:
https://i.ibb.co/bgS7BGQ0/image.png
Another thing I'd like to suggest for future versions is EQ/REQ last preset used labeling, would be nice to see the name of the preset that was last loaded and an asterisk indicator showing whether it's been altered since loading, eg "abc preset", "abc preset*"
This would be a decent place to have this indicator at, since it's unused space otherwise anyway:
https://i.ibb.co/zTZLmdmj/image.png
As for regular EQ, maybe around here would work, either beside the toggle or partly over the preview graph.
https://i.ibb.co/NgdWY4v3/image.png
Anyway, thanks for the great updates!

92 (edited by vinark 2025-10-22 14:17:10)

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I have this error always, but it is an old gfx card, amd r2

Vincent, Amsterdam
https://soundcloud.com/thesecretworld
BFpro fs, 2X HDSP9652 ADI-8AE, 2X HDSP9632

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Tray icon and icon in taskbar of totalMix looks blurry and very low res.

94 (edited by ramses 2025-10-22 16:36:01)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Thermaltake wrote:

Tray icon and icon in taskbar of totalMix looks blurry and very low res.

Really? 1.99 and 2.0b9 side by side:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9ljo7atfbz7bddg773qc8/2025-10-22-TM-FX-Icons-1.99-vs-2.0b9.jpg?rlkey=xqf4puf83yowrg50jedi63oas&st=spjwbwjs&dl=1

Win 10 21H2, screen resolution here: 1920x1200.

Can you please post a screenshot?

BR Ramses - HDSPe MADI FX, M-1620 Pro D, 12Mic, UFX III, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, Nuendo 15, Win10 IoT Ent

95 (edited by Thermaltake 2025-10-22 17:46:48)

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

here, first is in taskbar, second is tray. Also Totalmix is huuge on 100% compared to old 1.99 don't know if that's normal.

I am on Win 11 25H2, resolution 2560x1440 @ 125% scale.

https://i.ibb.co/99TvJ67H/Screenshot-2025-10-22-174619.png

https://i.ibb.co/Fbz8pgXQ/Screenshot-2025-10-22-174631.png

https://i.ibb.co/b5vPgK3m/new.png

https://i.ibb.co/PZ7bG28P/old.png

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

You can zoom in and out using Ctrl key and mouse wheel.
The section with faders and right side where the controls reside.

BR Ramses - HDSPe MADI FX, M-1620 Pro D, 12Mic, UFX III, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, Nuendo 15, Win10 IoT Ent

Re: TotalMix FX 2.0 – first beta available for Windows (now released)

Beta 9 running really well here and looking great (Win 11)
I actually moved the files to:

C:\Program Files\RME\Fireface

And changed the startup reference in the registry to

TotalMixFX.exe

instead of

TotalMixFX_x64.exe

So, it auto starts now, and have had no issues.

I have a UCX (original version) so not using too many channels and features but really enjoying the new look and scalability.

W11 | Intel i9 | 128GB RAM | nVidia 4090 (4K @ 65") | FF UCX | UAD2 QUAD

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I expect Windows to overwrite your manual changes the next time you remove/reconnect the interface, because it has all the old info in its inf data base.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

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kr0mka wrote:

There's one issue I stumbled upon today on Beta 9 - not really sure on the exact cause but I managed to crash my GPU driver three times already just by opening TMFX, my screen flashes black and then this is what i see instead of TMFX

You got mail.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME

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Thermaltake wrote:

here, first is in taskbar, second is tray. Also Totalmix is huuge on 100% compared to old 1.99 don't know if that's normal.

I am on Win 11 25H2, resolution 2560x1440 @ 125% scale.

It's most probably the 125% scaling causing this. We'll check if we overlooked something.

Indeed the base (100%) graphics in TM FX 2 are larger than in the old version.

Regards
Matthias Carstens
RME