AFAIK RME dampens already the "switch-on clicks" on phones outputs on most of their interfaces.
Also on analog outputs with those: 802, UFX, UFX II and UFX+.
Maybe it helps you to
- reduce the output level of phones
- store it in each of your TM FX snapshots
- store it to your device if TM FX allows for that. BBFP has not 6 different setups like i.e. UCX, but maybe there is still a TM FX option which allows to store the current settings to the device. Check TM FX: Options -> Store Current Stare into Device)
- select in TM FX Preferences (F2)
(x) Always init DSP devices with TotalMix FX settings
by this the device will always be initialized by TM FX settings and it avoids the pop-up Window on boot
whether you want to use the current devices settings or TM FX settings shall they differ.
- check in the Phones Output by clicking on the "tool symbol" whether your phones output supports different output levels.
From Handbook it appears to me they have only one level
I have for example on the UFX+ two levels "Low" and "High", where Low is fully sufficient for me, I need to reduce the volume still to -20dB, so that it's not to loud for a "sane" initial setting.
- You could plug your phones to the smaller 3,5mm phones output. According to manual they have different output:
DA, Phones 3/4
As DA Line Out, but:
Output: 6.3 mm TRS jack, unbalanced
Output impedance: 10 Ohm
Output level at 0 dBFS, 1 kOhm load: +13 dBu
Max power @ 0.1% THD: 50 mW
Output: 3.5 mm TRS jack, unbalanced
Output impedance: 2 Ohm
Output level at 0 dBFS, 1 kOhm load: +7 dBu
Max power @ 0.1% THD: 70 mW
Last alternative solution, get something like a monitor controller.
If I remember right solutions for this have been mentioned in the cited RME thread above.
The "Rolls Royce" solution would be, to use either ADI-2 Pro FS for excellend AD/DA convertion quality.
You can combine it nicely with the BBFP by connecting it via ADAT, see my blog:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … our-Setup/
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ind … C3%A4rker/
BR Ramses - UFX III, 12Mic, XTC, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, RayDAT, X10SRi-F, E5-1680v4, Win10Pro22H2, Cub14
