Well, it seems not able to run in full duplex mode in any way.  The signals are not stable.  Cannot even get a flat response using RMAA.  Unless I can figure out what the problem is, I have some expensive junk on my hands.

Are there any ideas what I need to look for?  I tried on a MacBook pro bootcamp running Win7 pro 64 bit, and also another Asus notebook running WinXP 32 bit.

Just a comment/question about TotalMix and the BP. I brought it with me for a recording today and noticed that my mics (Line CM3s, which are relatively quiet) were very noisy, and putting out lower signal than usual. I thought maybe the pad had been left on since I was using it at home for line level, but I was using a different computer and TotalMix did not say the pad was engaged. What I ought to have done was select and unselect it, which ultimately solved the problem (mics are now back to their usual quiet selves), but only after the recording was over and all the audio was saturated with noise––hard to think of everything when artists are staring you down. Does the state of the pad not get stored in the device memory, and therefore communicated upon startup to whatever host computer's TotalMix is connected to the device?

Thanks!

TotalMix overwrites any state with its own. Changing the unit to a different computer must have left it in a not competely reset state. I wouldn't wonder if an older driver and TM FX version is on that computer, as we had improved that PAD behavior/issue over several versions.

It seems as long as you do not provide meaningful screenshots we have no chance to find out what is wrong with your configuration. I just did WASAPI Exclusive loopback tests at 192 kHz / 24 Bit 4 Byte mode with zero errors and sample accuracy between the channels.

Did you set the BF Pro to 192 kHz directly within its Settings dialog? Did you reset TotalMix FX?

TM FX / Options / Reset Mix / Total Reset.

Are there any advantages to using a higher current power supply with the Babyface Pro?

I have a quite a few 12 V power supplies that should work with the Babyface Pro from 1 A up to 5.5 A. I am currently using a 12 V 1.5 A power supply without any issues.

Are there any advantages to going with a higher current power supply? (Maybe when using 48 V Phantom Power)?

Along the same lines, is the Babyface Pro sensitive to the quality of the power supply? Does using a "noisy" power supply increase the noise floor of the Babyface Pro or effect it in other ways?

When using the Babyface Pro on a PC/MAC, are there any advantages to using a power supply outside of having under-powered or buggy USB ports? If I use a power supply at the same time, will the Babyface Pro be powered by the power supply, USB or both?

Lastly, does the power supply colour the sound of the XLR input preamps of the of the Babyface Pro?

(This thread mentions both 500 mA and 1 A as the minimum power amounts for an external power supply. The manual states 1 A, but list the actual current load at 12 V external power at 240 mA (2.9 Watts) with a max load of 4.3 Watts which should be a max of 356 mA at 12 V. This does seem to me that a higher current power supply does not necessarily make a differences, but on the flip side, some of the higher current power supplies are probably built better.)

Finally figured out it was a problem with my test software.  I discovered this when trying to generate a demo of what I expect using a different sound card.  When using an older version of test software, the results were perfect.  I apologize for the confusion I caused.

Hey!

I recently picked up a Babyface Pro (love this little guy) and have been wondering the same thing. Ideally I would like to have another two outputs. These outs would function as:

- an additional mix for artists via a headphone amp
- two mono mixes for foldback for live band recording
- stereo output to feed second set of monitors during mixing

How do I make use of the optical out?
Thanks!

Thanks vinark! What are you using for this purpose?
I've found the Aphex 141B but 800 AUD is waaaaay over budget.

I'm also aware that the optical out can be switched from ADAT to SPDIF. Perhaps this is more within my budget?

Do you know of a DAC that also works as a headphone amp?

Just got the Babyface Pro - its great reminds me of having a lot of the stuff I had on my RME Fireface 400 in a really compact unit.  Some compromises had to have been made, ie would prefer TRS outs for monitors, coaxial SPDIF etc.  But for its size nothing beats it.  I have to try it with my monitors later (Yamaha HS5's) hoping it works fine with them.

Set TotalMix to Submix View (upper right corner). Click on the hardware output in the third row where your signal is send out, then raise the input fader in the first row where your guitar is coming in.

Please try downloading the file again with another browser. Which driver did you download?

Regards
Daniel Fuchs
RME

Thank you to Daniel Fuchs for the tech support.

My solution: (which should of been my 1st) full format and fresh Install.

Hello,

I need some help please.

I have my RME BFP for a while and since I have got it I have an issue.
When I play music from the browser or from the winamp player, it keeps muting itself for no reason. After a while it has sound back again. Most often it happens when I change the track in winamp or switch to different video in FB for example. Also between the application installed.

Re-installed the drivers few times, running the latest version of firmware and drivers as well. Also the latest update of Win 10.
Tried to switch to different sample rates, but it is all the same.
RME is my playback default device of course. When I run Windows troubleshooter, it says 'Problems found - Generic Audio Driver'.
Tried to use different players and browsers, switched to other USB ports, but nothing changes.

It's really annoying. I have never had this problem with my old sound card. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Best Regards.

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It is acceptable (on RME equipment) to control the output level over a limited range (say effective attenuation of about 15dB-20dB); but it is better to keep the output level 'normal' and implement attenuation passively between the output and the following input if there is a significant mismatch in sensitivities (eg., driving Genelec active monitors which need about -20dBV to -30dBV for normal listening levels, using about 15=-20 dB passive variable attenuator box is more convenient, I find).

RME uses digitally gain controlled analog mic pre-amps; adjust the gain for correct digital level (observable in TotalMix).with the desired margin of 'headroom'.  Relax and enjoy!

Download the ADI-2 Pro manual and read chapter 34.20.

https://archiv.rme-audio.de/download/adi2pro_e.pdf

Yes. The DAC output noise is the only thing you should look for. As that is usually inaudible/below the hearing threshold, there is nothing lost at all compared to a 'analog' volume control, when digitally shifting the audio signal into the noise floor. If you want to test that record the attenuated signal, for example at -48 dB (stealing 8 bit of 'resolution'), and normalize the recording. You won't hear any problem like roughness, loss of stereo or tonal balance or whatsoever. You just have a little background noise present. Which you can't hear under normal conditions.

Still analog reference levels should match for several reasons. As the BF Pro only outputs quite a high level, passive attenuators at the XLR outputs can be useful, see here:

https://www.forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=25399

Why you come up with 'consumer grade equipment'? We are talking RME here. I nowhere stated that all digital volume controls on this planet work perfectly.

And I clearly explained why attenuators make sense for several reasons, justifying them even when you use RME equipment.

I just bought the babyface and I love it so far. I use it to play my digital music in some genelec monitors. My music is encoded in all sorts of formats from mp3 to 24/192 recordings. How am I sure that it is playing back in the native format? eg- the 24/96 play at that bitrate and the 24/192 at that rate, etc. I use foobar2000 on Windows 10 64bit. Thanks in advance. I did RTFM but didn't find an answer.

Does that mean I have to manually set the sample rate for each different resolution? 44,96,192 ? or is setting it for 192 and leaving it alone the way to go?

In the settings> clock mode>sample rate, what value do I enter?

Nevermind. I added the ASIO component and it changed the rate automagically. Thanks for the great support!

No known issues, are you using Mac or Windows? Which driver version and which OS version? Is the hardware still detected by the computer when this happens?