Special note on UFX II

The above Room EQ firmware also adds the triple SPDIF feature of the UFX III to the UFX II: AES I/O and both optical ports can be used in any combination with AES and SPDIF. This feature will be made available in an upcoming driver update with added controls in the Settings dialog.

The reason for this extra post is a small issue with backwards compatibility. If you had set ADAT 2 to AES/XLR, then applied the upper firmware update, the UFX II needs a ‘reset’ to work with AES/ADAT2 as before. After flashing the unit and power off/on

- unplug the UFX II from USB so it enters stand-alone mode

- go to SETUP – Options – Hardware/Diagnosis. Here the new triple AES/SPDIF control is already present with options for AES Input, Optical 1 Out and Optical 2 Out.

- set Optical 2 Out to 'ADAT'

- replug USB, the AES option in the Settings dialog will work again

Well done, many thanks Matthias :-)
BTW, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE also got a firmware update (v122)? Seems I missed this one

I think, as the RME Mastermind MC at the presenting did say: It is just for the flagship (TotalMix FX) units from RME, which should have the biggest DSP chip onboard. I'm lucky to have the UFX II unit from RME. Great update!

Just a question for the TotalMix FX "Speaker B" functionality. No sorry, by the way two questions.

First: Two speaker-setups, two different Room correction EQ's. When I hit "Speaker B" button it should automatically and contemporaneous change from one Room EQ to the next Room EQ. This would be a dream! And furthermore.

Question Two: Isn't it not time for an addition "Speaker C" functionality for RME TotalMix FX users? I think many Studio users have one main Midfield monitoring system, one Nearfield system and one small "all people" HIFI-system or even an additional subwoofer system in use.

I think it would be beneficial to be able to change the size of the Room EQ Window to 200%.
Even with Full HD its a bit tiny. With 4k most likely more challenging.

Thanks for the update! Good to see UFX+ included.

Enabling delay alone seems to have minimal effect on DSP usage. Would it be possible to extend maximum delay times to make this feature even more useful? For correcting audio sync with video feeds, time-aligning in larger spaces etc.

This window is edited only once and then never again. You could use the OS zoom function, or change TM FX first to 200% before opening the Room EQ window. It does scale.

Yes, that would be great. For syncing with video feeds, ideally you would set a global delay, like a single value that would be added to the individual speaker delays.

WHOA!! This is such great news!!! Matthais, you made it happen!!

This update just made my day - thank you!!!!

This doesn't make sense as a request given that all DAWs require a different offset.   It's always prudent to make sure the DAW is in sync with the vision, but there are often many variables along the way.

Hi Matthias,

I noticed it is possible to configure a different delay for left and right channel separately.
Different EQ settings (the graphs) are shown in different colors as soon as you press the stereo button.
But if you configured also a different delay for L and R channel, then in stereo only one sttings is visible.
I think this should be changed, so that it is clearly visible, that the two channels have a different delay configured.

Would something like this be possible? I think it would deliver a better overview, when working with different delays per channel.

I did not have enough time to test completely today, however, I noted I was able to save, individually, the Left and the Right channels as individual presets in TMFX (Saved channels 15 & 16 as my AES driven Barefoot MM27s as a test) So, as I said, didn't have time to recall, but assuming the LR, ie different outputs, although a stereo pair, were saved desperately. 
Will check in the morning,
This implementation is great so far, though it can be a bit fiddly on high res monitors when dialling in. (will provided more detailed feedback after I've had some more time with it.)

So UCX II don't have enough RAM for this or ?

Same question here

Don't overlook double click and ctrl-click on the knobs!

Hi there, great update thank you! I just tried this with mu UFX ii which I use with two fireface 400s connected in and out to ADAT 1 and 2 on the UFX.

As soon as I updated the FF400 that is connected to ADAT 1 out on the UFX, lost signal and the green light indicator on the FF400 went out. That FF400 was still sending signal to UFX ADAT 1 but not receiving it.

I checked settings on the UFX and the FF400 as well as cabling but couldn't figure out what the problem was. I also tried a power cycle and eventually I rolled back to the previous UFX driver version and UFX  ADAT 1 out was back feeding the FF400.

What could be the reason for this? I suspect user error at this point and a setting that got changed in the update that I was not aware of.

Switching EQ 8 from low pass to bell generates a loud pop which may hurt.

Otherwise, the handling of the room eq window is very nice.

btw, is there a technical reason why my new FF802 FS does not support room EQ.
I was hoping so because Neumann at the moment is not supporting my 7.1.4 system.

Gruß
Reiner

Aah yes, of course. Thank you.

As the Room EQ is build on the existing 3-band EQ, I am guessing it should be technically possible to implement that on all interfaces which have a DSP for the FX section in Total Mix (maybe allowing fewer channels on some interfaces with smaller DSPs than the UFX+/II/III).
Certainly it will require firmware updates.

RME said before that an extended list of supported interfaces will be eventually released, so I think chances are not bad that Madiface XT (and UFX, UCX, 802...) will get it.

Not so sure if Babyface Pro can get the full implementation, as its DSP is more limited (e.g. no Dynamics and Echo and Reverb are processed on the Host-CPU).

But I am only speculating here.

Hoping the actual release supports the original UFX!

OK, tnx for info.

Thanks for the information. I am using a Babyface Pro FS and the 3-band EQ on the output channel as a poor mens Room Correction. This already helps to be able to correct the most problematic frequencies. I understand that the full blown Room EQ as defined above can not become available. But possibly more bands can be implemented -- thus lifting the 3-band restriction? That would be already super beneficial. Even when this at the expense that one might have to decide to not be able to use the EQ on some channels, when that will allow to use more bands in another channel. :-)

Yes, has alwawys been like that.

Correct. UFX III and 802 FS can use the tripple SPDIF/AES input. This has already been added to the UFX II (waiting for driver support), and is in preparation for the UFX+ as well.

A shame on the original UFX but I understand given its age, still love that I bought an interface ten years ago that I have no need to replace for the foreseeable future.