Danke für die schnelle Antwort. Im PC Mode wird mir das Gerät immer noch angezeigt als Babyfacepro (Seriennummer) statt als RME Babyface und darunter steht ,,Treiberfehler‘‘. Obwohl ich den richtigen Treiber installiert und neugestartet habe.

yesterday i ran through a weird bug when i opened my win10 pc...a short message appered that told me something about totalmix remote..(i haven't installed this application) and then i noticed that evereything in totalmix was in factory reset state..
1.61 version and 1.168 drivers...its the first time i loose my settings.

what did the new firmware changed to the unit? any improvements?

Hi. New BFP owner here Two questions for a start.

1. Having read that 1/4" inputs 3 and 4 are unbalanced, I wonder if they can be fed with sound from external mike preamps, so that there's 4 mike xlr inputs total. I know that would be kind of tricky as these inputs are unbalanced, but is there anything I should be aware of in terms of technical specs like db or ohms or anything else? For the moment It would be the two preamps from Focusrite Saffire pro 14 in which outs are 1/4" jacks balanced/unbalanced, I'd solder myself a Y cable for that purpose.

2. Is there any possible easy way I could connect SPDIF RCA output from my Saffire pro 14 to BFP optical Toslink? I know this BFP optical can be switched from ADAT to SPDIF in USB settings but that won't change it physically from RCA to Toslink . Any straight forward cables RCA->Toslink?

Hehe, we were both wrong. It's two 1/4'' jack outputs from Focusrite to 1/4'' jack inputs 3 and 4 in BF. So I need just two most regular 1/4 jack cables.
I was thinking of sth else when writing about external preamps. Mainly about an Y cable to connect BF headphones out to jack inputs in my monitors.
Thanks for the hint with SPDIF converter but I think I'll pass this time, cause for 50 eur I can get a Behringer ADA8000.

Hello everyone!

I'm not sure if this is a new issue or not, as i've just noticed it now, but when I'm using the encoder/jog wheel to lower the volume of the main output , once it hits around -60db, it suddenly drops to silence and displays the infinity symbol at the bottom.

If i still keep rotating the encoder slowly however, the volume suddenly jumps back around -80db, and i can keep lowering the volume slowly into silence manually. However, when the volume does come back around -80db, the channel display still shows the infinity symbol.

Is there any way around this sudden drop out of volume when it hits -60db? its rather annoying, when I'm listening to music at night and want a low volume, without it suddenly dropping out to silence on me.

Hi, longtime BFP user here with a problem regarding standalone mode:

I recently started using Linux as my desktop-system and like to use my BFP as sound-mixer there too. I'm using a multiboot laptop with the BFP connected to the docking. With Windows 10 the BFP works perfectly, under Linux I 'm plugging the docking audio outputs to the BFP in 3+4 and would like to use the BFP as a standalone mixer only. Problem is, I can see the input signal  via the LEDs but I can't get any output, neither via headphone nor out 1+2 (which are connected to an amp). I'm suspecting the BFP might not properly change to standalone mode, it is still connected/powered via USB to the dock. Do I have to use a seperate power supply and unplug the USB to get the standalone mode working properly ?

@MC:
Thanks for te answer! OK, that's what I suspected, I think I will be able to manage the stanalone mode, I did read the manual ;-)

Contact your dealer or local distributor for service.

Sure. Still you need to contact Synthax UK, our distributor over there.

I haven't been using my Babyface Pro for about 6 months (been using the UCX). I wanted to lend the Babyface Pro to a friend for a project, but it no longer seems to be working correctly.

Neither the Fireface USB settings app, nor Total Mix see it when plugged in. The Fireface USB Settings app just quits when launched and Total Mix does nothing. Opening a new window opens a small blank window to select the interface used.

The lights are on so it has power and Logic Pro sees it as an option to select.

I tried it on my laptop which last used it and nothing has changed on the laptop since then (including no Mac OS updates). I connected it to my Mac Mini where I use the UCX and the Babyface Pro is not recognized there either. I moved the UCX over to the laptop and it immediately is recognized there.

So something is going on with the BFP. Is there are way for me to further troubleshoot it? Any suggestions? Thanks for any help. (first post on the forum here as I have never had any sort of problem before)

Thanks... that did it!

For anyone reading this thread... holding the 'select' and 'dim' buttons down while plugging the BFP in switches the mode back.

Good day Ramses and Matthias! Recently I bought babyface pro FS for the main goal: streaming. But unfortunately after buying it I saw a lot of topics on the internet talking about problems with OBS and BFP. Not sure whom to trust so I ask you directly about it.
My main setup will be:
1. PC with windows on it
2. RME babyface pro fs
3. Microphone connected to the BFP
4. headphones connected to the BFP
5. additional gaming device (ps4 or nintendo switch) connected to pc with the elgato hd 60 gaming capture card
I won't have any additional DAW on the windows pc (ableton, FL etc) so I wanna use only OBS and totalmix if it is possible.

Depending on the situation, I wanna be able to stream gaming on PC with microphone or stream ps4/switch gameplay with microphone as well. Ofcourse it includes mixing the sound from the source(pc gaming/ps4 and switch gaming) with the microphone and maybe some music playing from the PC. Will I be able to do this without any problem with my babyface pro fs? Thank you

I purchased a Babyface Pro. I had previously an another Babyface Pro but it was sold. I used the old Babyface with a power adaptor and it worked fine as a mixer when not connected to my laptop. Now I have the same adaptor but the newly purchased Babyface does not work as a "standalone mixer" What could be the problem?

Hello. There is a need to connect the BF Pro FS using a long USB cable with a length of 6 meters. Will a power supply or USB-hub with an additional power supply help in this case?
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Здравствуйте. Есть необходимость подключить BF Pro FS с помощью длинного USB кабеля, диной 6 метров. Поможет ли в данном случае блок питания или USB-hub с дополнительным блоком питания?

any driver and totalmix updates? is 1.63 still in beta?

Might have found the answer reading the manual properly, but can I use my babyface pro as a preamp (without AD-DA conversion) for sending the headphone out to my sampler.  Babayface In - BF preamp - headphone out - sampler.  I’m asking myself if the direct monitoring as been converted AD - DA.  Thx for your support.

As I tought... Thx

That depends on your source. Sometimes that is no problem, sometimes it shorts one phase/output line.

The side inputs are unbalanced, the socket is TRS, and Ring is connected to ground. This way it is fully compatible to typical servo-balanced TRS outputs as the ones in RME devices.

I have a babyface pro that I've used for a quite a while.  I had never tried it with an iPad until today.  I recently got an iPad pro with the USB-c connector.  I wasn't sure if I needed power anymore, so I just tried it.  I used the original usb cable that came with it with a small A to C adapter.  It powered up great!  Are there any problems with this setup?

At first, totalmix didn't notice it, but eventually, it did.  I do have one other question;  I routed my guitar from one of the Hi-Z inputs into the iPad.  I had my headphones plugged in as the only output source.  This was an electric guitar, btw.  Anyway, Even with everything in total mix down, I would get kind of a wobbly, weird underwater type sound coming from my guitar.  Do you have any ideas where this might have come from?  The meters weren't showing anything, but it was definitely there. 

I'll try to find out if it happens with anything else, but if anyone has any ideas, let me know!

I should add, when I say it doesn't always work, it doesn't always connect to totalmix or to the iPad as an interface, it always gets power and turns on.

Transport over USB input or any other digital port is neutral in regards to the volume.
Did you check the gain settings of the Mic Input on Linux ?

You could also use a FetHead which might be much cheaper compared to a complete preamp.
https://www.tritonaudio.com/fethead

> Equally important, would a preamped mic input not damage the Babyface?

If you look into the manual then you can see that the Mic input is also a line input supporting consumer and studio level (+8 dBu, with PAD activated +19 dBu), so the fet preamp can be connected.

Hi   ,

On  my babyface  pro  and   babyface  pro fs  (latest firmware on  both) , the output opt led  does  not turn  red  when  clipping,
though  the  bar  graph indicate  this   condition  (upper bar  turns red)

Is   this normal ?

Thanks inadvance   for  your  help.

Hi ,

Thanks for your answer

Regards ,
ggi