Topic: TotalMix Fx 1.97 Beta – public preview available Windows/Mac
TotalMix FX 1.96 has just been released, see here:
https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=39809
and we are already on to the next update. This time it's not about tons of new features and fixes, but mainly one feature, often ask for in this forum: being able to control our popular 12Mic from TotalMix FX.
This is done via Settings (F3), tab Aux. Devices, which so far only included the OctaMic XTC. It allows one to assign a bank of 8 mic pre channels to an 8-channel bank of ADAT or MADI. One or multiple.
The 12Mic has 12 channels, which didn't fit into this scheme. The changed dialog in 1.97 presents two 4-channel based assignments instead. These easily allow to adress the 12 channels of a 12Mic, or even multiple 12Mics, to TotalMix FX, which will then show a phantom power and Instrument button, a Gain knob and an AutoSet button in the respective channel settings. Obviously this can be very handy, saving the mic pre state right within a TM FX Snapshot or Workspace.
Supported in Tv 1.97 is not only the 12Mic (and OctaMic XTC), but also 12Mic-D and AVB Tool.
Update, 09/19/2024
Version b1 was more a proof of concept and public test – do users understand the split 4 channel setup, how to add channels 9-12 etc.? The answer was ‘basically yes’, but a bit fine tuning of the dialog could help. Also the added new code had some bugs. TM FX 1.97 b2 addresses all this in several ways:
- When opening the dialog (tab Aux Devices) the formerly selected channel bank is shown. This avoids confusion as you see your last and valid settings.
- A new State display per Device makes it easier to see what works or not. It shows in real-time when the external device responds. Note that changes within the Aux Devices page get active only after a click on OK (closing the dialog), so for example selecting a valid MIDI I/O the State will (correctly) still show No Response first, otherwise Active. Shown messages are No Connection, No Response, Active. There is no message when no Device Type had been selected (None).
- Preferences, Device Handling: New option ‘Read back AUX devices on start’. This option will make TM FX take over the current settings of the attached and configured Aux devices. This is a single, one time request to not disturb further communication.
Fixes and improvements in 1.97b2:
- Selecting a Device 2 unintentionally reset the Device ID of Device 1 to 0.
- Input MIDI device of Device 2 was not saved
- Internal MIDI control could crash with multiple devices
- Windows version: the Device ID set for Device 2 was not saved
- Added TRS and INST switch for the first 4 channels of 12Mic and AVB Tool
- Added INST gain control awareness (no 0 to 8 dB range)
- Optimized Device communication
- Fixed a general crash issue when exiting TM FX (not related to the new Aux Devices features)
Important Notes:
- Do not let RME Connector control the same device via MIDI. TM FX and RME Connector each need exclusive access.
- Make sure the Device ID is set to the correct value in the external device (default 0).
- Controlling more than one device of the same kind (multiple 12Mic, multiple 12Mic-D etc.) requires these devices to have different Device IDs.
Update: 1.97 has been released. Links below are up to date. Also nearly all driver packages have been updated with TM FX 1.97 already.
Downloads
Windows
TM FX 1.97: https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/tmfx_win_197.zip
TM FX Remote 1.43: https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/tmfx … te_143.zip
Mac
TM FX 1.97: https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/tmfx_mac_197.zip
TM FX Remote 1.43: https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/tmfx … te_143.zip
Installation
Windows: Exit TotalMix FX (right click systray icon) and copy the new version into Windows\System32, overwriting the old file.
Mac: Exit TotalMix FX completely and copy the app into the Applications folder, overwriting the old file.
Have fun!
Matthias Carstens
RME