hi,
I've tried to use my Babyface Pro in standalone mode , i get the input signal but No output  signal..
i configured everything in Totalmix before ,(connected to the Pc works)..
in cc mode i got the same problem..(using power supply of my ipad2)
could it be that the babyface does not get enough power? i 've tried also  a12V  car cigar USB ...
thanks

Thank you for your quick reply i appreciate it :-)
but i did not solve the problem yet..
so here again:
babyface pro works great  in software even in standalone mode connected to the computer worke fine.
but when i try to power it externally with ipad power apply (without connecting IT to the ipad) or using the 12V CIRGAR USB;
it powers on, input signals are shown ,but no output signals! i choose 1/2 OR 34/ outputs but the signals don't come through;
when i dial up the volume meters are shown
i  think i've missed something,sorry
regards
Frank

As I wrote you need to make an input to output monitoring routing. This needs to be done with the few buttons on the unit itself and is as easy as intuitive, but also described in detail in the manual, chapter 31.2 Stand-Alone Mode.

There is no Pan in that mode, so you would need to use a splitter cable going into input 3 and 4 (or 1 and 2) simultaneously.

https://archiv.rme-audio.de/download/AG … ion_EN.pdf

Thanks for the reply. I'm aware that I can get the adapters.

There's no spec for MIDI over TRS but there are a number of manufacturers that are using it specifically for mobile gear. Some, like arturia, have even begun to add it to mobile interfaces. Some info here: https://www.midi.org/articles/updated-h … din-cables

Same with TRS 3.5mm audio. Yes, I know I can adapt it, but sending unbalanced audio over a short cable from a teenage engineering keyboard, for example, isn't going to degrade the signal that much since it already comes out in that format. This could be included in addition to the standard dual TRS line ins for channels 3/4 so that musicians could use either plug format.

I know these are not professional standards but I would argue that many professional musicians are already working with some of these more mobile friendly formats for live shows so it's perhaps worth considering. Thank you!

No, sorry.

Regards
Daniel Fuchs
RME

Good evening, my name is Chase. I recently purchased an RME Babyface Pro and I'm having issues with my outputs. I have two JBL studio monitors plugged in TRS to the XLR outputs on the babyface. I continuously get buzzing through my speakers with no audio playing. The outputs on the babyface have no lock in clip or anything for the XLR and the cables are always falling out or moving and distorting sound. Does RME have special XLR cables that lock into the babyface? I mean this is quite ridiculous how easy these cables can just fall out of the 2 outputs or shift around.

Hello everyone.

I am already a very happy RME Fireface UCX user.
That soundcard is outstanding.

Currently i'm planning to buy another one.
I will choose between RME PCi and RME Babyface PRO.

On my RME Fireface UCX, when using 192 kHz sample rate , lowest buffer, on my i7 Lenovo z710, i get 2.9 ms latency

How low the latency on a similiar computer, and same sample rate and lowest bufer can get ??

thank You

Hi - quick query!
Overall absoloutely loving the BF Pro but one thing is really irritating.
I don't know if its true for other DAWs, but upon initialising the ASIO driver (ie booting up or shutting down of Cubase 9.5) the main outputs always jump to 0dB. I very rarely monitor close to 0 (and yes I'm using attenuators) and in any case I'd really prefer the main outs to be always under user control rather than arbitrarily jumping around. This hasn't been my experience after using a UAD satellite twin for example and is really annoying! Is this possible to implement? Maybe I've missed a setting? Thanks!

Good afternoon. I bought a babyface pro card, and I was glad that I can now play live on the concentrates using a beautiful mobile device, internal DSP - signal processing effects, manage the card with the ipad program totalmix FX. But as it turned out, Reverb and echo are not available in the baby face pro card, with these specific devices in Class Compliant mode. It turns out that at a live concert, the babyface pro card, is useless in the Class Compliant mode, the effects of the vibe are unavailable. This is the most basic problem with the babyface pro card. What can the producer say about this problem, just want to hear an independent opinion?

That question is somewhat wrongly put together. UCX' Echo and Reverb can be controlled from the iPad - because they are rendered within the UCX on an extra DSP chip (while the BF Pro uses the host CPU for that, disabling this feature on the iPad).

I have previously asked for the ability to do this from the Babyface Pro without needing TotalMix FX but got no response. I see now that I am not the only one who wants this capability. Yes, it is possible to use a Y splitter cable on the inputs, but that halves the number of available inputs and is one more annoying thing to carry around and plug in.

There is an unused button on the Babyface Pro that could be used to toggle mono/stereo direct monitoring. If you press In to select an input channel, then Mix to setup direct monitoring, pressing the Set button does nothing. Pressing the Set button in this state could be used to toggle mono inputs between going to the corresponding mono output or being split to both sides of the stereo output. The LED on the Set button could be used to indicate the state of this toggle. Since the Set button is currently unused in this state, adding this would not interfere with anything. I don't need any complicated panning controls, just this one binary toggle switch would be enough. Could this please be implemented in a firmware update?

Hi -- I just bought a BF PRO on the internet. I can't get the headphone output to work with a DAW. I Tried Ableton Live and my Ipad Pro in CC mode. The Headphone output works great when listening to music on my PC through VLC player. I was careful to follow directions from the user manual -- I set the output to phones but no signal.

Any idea whats up?

Thanks for your response.

Do I have the controls to do all of this in CC Mode?

I am working on an Ipad and in Ableton Live. The Instruction Manual...aw, phhoooeey. This is going to take months.

Did you get Totalmix for iPad?

Regards
Daniel Fuchs
RME

This project is a moving target.

---Totalmix appeared by itself when I plugged in the Babyface, but does not appear to do that consistently (on Windows 10). The porgram still does not appear on my software list.
---I got Reaper to recognize the Babyface, but then I got a popup saying that there was an error on the ASIO and it could not read it. The same thing happened in Ableton Live -- it opened the soundcard from Prefrerences, and then decided not to and stopped recognizing it after 30 seconds or so (the same thing happened in both Reaper and Live).

Meanwhile I got the headphones working as a standalone in Windows. The unit also sounds great when I use it to play my VLC Media Player.

Yes, I am selecting the fire face USB option. It’s the only card I have available in my system right now.

Is there a way to call up TotalMix?

I think, like many, I'd be hard pressed to consider another company's audio offerings now I've had a taste of RME. I've been using my BFP for 30 months non-stop for many hours a day and it's scarcely missed a beat.
I've just bought another which I'll mostly be using to join 2 laptops together with ADAT.
I was also hoping it would work as a standalone ADAT expander for just one system.
That doesn't look the case though, with standalone being limited to a handful of use cases.
Please consider implementing a simple ADAT expander standalone mode: where the analog ins are routed to the first 4 ADAT outs. Likewise, the first 4 ADAT ins are routed to each of the analog outs.
This would open up a world of additional functionality.
Thanks.

BabyFace Pro and TotalMix questions: In one of the main RME overview youtube videos, RME Babyface Pro Review, after 2:43, "control individual output levels" ...and mixmode that lets you adjust the input mix being sent to each output.
1. Which outputs, the 2 XLR outs or the headphone outs?
2. For example, it looks like the Total Mix allows me to turn up the drums and bass being sent to the output, so the guitarist can hear it better using the headphone out. Is this done in TotalMix?

Similar custom output mix questions: In this, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qdOXMO1wPk, video on overdubbing, at 1:11, the "headphone mix:"
A. Could I use the babyface pro to route the bass guitar, simultaneous live recording audio, to the drummer's earbuds, in addition to prerecorded vocal and guitar parts? Would I need to calculate a 'recording offset value' and use it to fix latency?
B. Can the TotalMix GUI make one headphone mix out different than the 2nd headphone out?
C. Are there any bands or youtube profiles you are aware of made recordings using only the babyface and a PC/Mac, I can listen to?

When you can't search this forum then Google 'Windows 10 microphone not working'.

Hey Guys,

Quick question...does anyone know if there's a way to get sound into the Babyface via the optical out of a Samsung intelligent TV?

I connected the required cable...I get a signal in TotalMix on AS 1/2 but it just looks like steady digital noise and I can't get any signal patched through to the headphones?

Thanks for your help,
Anton

Edit: Ok, I got it to work thanks!

TV output set to Optical Out, and PCM.

Babyface setup:
Sample Rate: 48000 Hz
Clock Source: Optical In
Current Clock: SPDIF opt.

Input Status:
SPDIF opt. Sync 48 kHz

Not sure what change made the difference, as I was pretty sure I had the tv set to PCM the first time, but the output to the Babyface was digital noise.
This time, I plugged the TV side first, making sure I had a red light outputting from the end of the SPDIF/Tosslink, plugged it into the Babyface, and the settings adjusted themselves as far as I can tell.

I tried it again after looking at this article on a different but related subject matter (answer shown was posted by a user named Tenderboy):

"first of all connect the spdif out of the kemper with the spdif in of the UFX
then go to the settings dialog of the UFX-driver (that is where you also change the latency of the UFX and various other stuff)
select "spdif" as clock-source in the "clock-mode" section
now the rme-mixer should get a signal (without any clitches and clicks that would indicate a wrong clock)
open the rme-mixer:
you should see 3 rows of faders
the upper row is for the physical inputs
the middle row represents the software-inputs (were you route your signals from a DAW)
the bottom row represents the physical outputs of the UFX
so, you have to find the fader (if you don´t see faders but only meteres: there is a small arrow that opens the channel in all glory) for the SPDIF inputs in the upper row and route them to the physical outputs that go to your monitoring system
under the fader of the spdif-input there is a field that says something like "AN 1/2"
click on this field and you should get a popup where you can select where you want to route that input. select the output where your monitoring is and turn up the volume/fader and voilá
there you are
check that the fader on your outputchannel (bottom row) is also open!"

Thanks!
Anton

Hi. Would it be possible for a future firmware update to give the RME Babyface Pro USB recording using a USB stick?

Thanks!