1 Topic by Potscrubber (edited by Potscrubber 2024-01-07 00:11:04)

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  • Registered: 2007-10-23
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Topic: Nix - displays/shortcuts widget for TotalMix FX Windows

Hello fellow RME fans

Just a small promotion here for a widget I've developed to work with TotalMix FX.  It simply provides an on-screen display of the volume level of up to three hardware output channels, mute and volume for those channels, control room functions plus shortcuts, and also a shortcut for the TotalMix FX window.  I see it as an accessory for the ARC USB really, and also the Babyface and MADIface desktop.

Matthias Carstens kindly ok'd me to post about it here on RME's forum.

Windows OS only (sorry).  Price is USD $5. 

Demo can be trialed for an hour at a time.  Serial number sent automatically on purchase.

https://bsound.co.nz/tools-nix

cheers!

https://bsound.co.nz/downloads/screenshots/nixosd3-400x300-crop.jpg

Changelog:

Version 2.4.0 - 5 January 2024
- New option to disable display time-out if Control Room indicators are active (e.g. Mono, Talkback etc)
- Several optimisations and bug fixes

Version 2.3.0 - 27 July 2023
- Short fade out added for Display time-out
- Removed from Windows Alt-Tab task switching

Version 2.2.0 - 19 May 2023
- New shortcuts for toggling pairs of all 3 channel mute states
- Pin to desktop option (replaces and inverts Always on top which is now the default behaviour)
- Click-through (non-interactive) option for all colours
- Optimisations and bug fixes, particularly for handling graphics and OSC
- Less stupid looking pop-ups

Version 2.0.0 beta 4 - 20 February 2023
- Optimisations and bug fixes
- Better handling of TotalMix FX window shortcut, especially after boot
- New option Always on top
- New option Lock display position
- New colour options: Maroon, Green, Transparent + click through
- In this mode, Nix can display 1,2 or 3 TotalMix FX channels, their volume and mute status
- Display status of TotalMix FX control room function states: Mono, Dim, FX Mute, Speaker B, Talkback, External Input
- Shift-Click on Nix display to see channel names temporarily
- More Shortcuts for all 3 channel mutes, plus volume up / down for each, and for control room function toggles
- New options for warning of issues with TotalMix FX OSC communications
- New icons, updated user guide

Version 1.2.0 - 17 August 2022
- Bug fixes and improvements
- Demo and registration
- Run as Administrator

Version 1.0.0 - 1 August 2022

Madiface XT, Madiface, 3x Micstasy, ADI8QS
Sequoia 17, W10 x64
https://bsound.co.nz/tools-nix

2 Reply by Potscrubber (edited by Potscrubber 2022-08-17 01:49:25)

  • From: Aotearoa
  • Registered: 2007-10-23
  • Posts: 255

Re: Nix - displays/shortcuts widget for TotalMix FX Windows

Just a small update to say there is now a demo for this widget.  You can trial Nix for an hour at a time and test it out in your environment.  Purchasing a license sends a serial number to your email, to fully register Nix.

Cheers.

Madiface XT, Madiface, 3x Micstasy, ADI8QS
Sequoia 17, W10 x64
https://bsound.co.nz/tools-nix
  • Registered: 2022-10-21
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Re: Nix - displays/shortcuts widget for TotalMix FX Windows

Just amazing, wow!

This together with the Midi functions in TotalMix made my setup super smooth. Thank you!

4 Reply by rpnfan (edited by rpnfan 2023-02-20 09:28:14)

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Re: Nix - displays/shortcuts widget for TotalMix FX Windows

Please pin this thread, because Simon did not get enough attention for this great program and people likely will miss that a solution to display different volume levels, change them via hotkeys and use control room functions exist. I even think that RME should include those solutions in their driver. If not at least they should make those available in the downloads section as well. And if not at the very least they should very clear mention those existing 3rd party options, so that every new user not easily can find the information, but is guided to that information (via handbook, website, forum).

P.S.: In contrast to "Totalmix volume control for Windows" this solution works for me and offers more features, while at the same time being much more lightweight.

5 Reply by BuckleBean (edited by BuckleBean 2023-05-04 03:27:10)

  • Registered: 2016-10-26
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Re: Nix - displays/shortcuts widget for TotalMix FX Windows

Demoed this for a few minutes and purchased a license almost immediately. Being able to include Speaker B is a very welcome addition for my purposes. I appreciated "Totalmix Volume Control," especially being free. But I had frequent disconnects, especially after my PC wakes from sleep. If that happens with Nix, I'm going to assume it may be related to some combination of my Totalmix settings + OSC + Windows going awry.

On another note, I'm very pleased with how Nix handles Volume up and down increments with simple whole numbers. Doing it by percentage got me inconsistent results when pressing the vol up/down buttons. I know it's nitpicky, but if I wanted to quickly recall a specific volume, it was often off by a few decimal points. If I'm A/B-ing something, I want it to be identical.

EDIT: I'd also like to request that this thread be stickied. I think the community would be well served. BTW, no disconnects after my PC waking from sleep, or otherwise. So far so good.

EDIT 2: Over a week later, still no disconnects. As stable as can be.

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Re: Nix - displays/shortcuts widget for TotalMix FX Windows

I am using Nix now for a few months and do not have any problems. Simon did a great job to even catch edge-cases, so I am very confident that Nix is running stable and reliable, which for me "Totalmix Volume Control" wasn't.

  • From: Aotearoa
  • Registered: 2007-10-23
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Re: Nix - displays/shortcuts widget for TotalMix FX Windows

Just a note that Nix has had an update.  See OP for more deets but today's release includes:

Version 2.2.0 - 19 May 2023
- New shortcuts for toggling pairs of all 3 channel mute states
- Pin to desktop option (replaces and inverts Always on top which is now the default behaviour)
- Click-through (non-interactive) option for all colours
- Optimisations and bug fixes, particularly for handling graphics and OSC
- Less stupid looking pop-ups

Madiface XT, Madiface, 3x Micstasy, ADI8QS
Sequoia 17, W10 x64
https://bsound.co.nz/tools-nix
  • From: Aotearoa
  • Registered: 2007-10-23
  • Posts: 255

Re: Nix - displays/shortcuts widget for TotalMix FX Windows

Reporting a small update for Nix.

Version 2.3.0 - 27 July 2023
- Short fade out added for Display time-out
- Removed from Windows Alt-Tab task switching

https://bsound.co.nz/tools-nix

Madiface XT, Madiface, 3x Micstasy, ADI8QS
Sequoia 17, W10 x64
https://bsound.co.nz/tools-nix