1 Topic by panatrope (edited by panatrope 2010-07-26 13:51:07)

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Topic: DigiCheck - TotalMix conflicts

This topic has been canvassed before, but there is one area that I feel could be clarified.  Material in the manual is not clear on the following.

When TotalMix and Digicheck are active simultaneously, is the error in level measurements global, or does it only apply to the channels being observed by DigiCheck?  We already know that if there are multiple devices in the system, if TotalMix is displayed for one card and Digicheck is observing another card, there is no interaction.  If they are observing the same card, there can be errors.  But how wide is the effect?

Example: if Digicheck is observing outputs, are the input level measurements affected by errors as well?

Example: if Digicheck (say Totalyser) is observing inputs 1 and 2, are the level measurements on inputs 3,4,5, .... also affected?

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Re: DigiCheck - TotalMix conflicts

Both examples: yes. As soon as hardware level is read, no matter which channel, by more than one program, readout errors occur.

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Re: DigiCheck - TotalMix conflicts

Thanks for the clarification.

Given that most users have a single card, and that DigiCheck is such a useful monitoring application, but access is required to the fader display for mixing (especially in the new TotalMix FX), this appears to be one of the few 'inconvenient truths' in the RME system.

In the future, maybe there is room for closer integration of TotalMix and DigiCheck features.  Could some of the 'monitoring' parts of Digicheck (like the Totalyser) be integrated into TotalMix FX - a sort of 'plug-in', perhaps?

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