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Topic: Installing TM2 over TM1 settings copied?

Hi,
Im thinking of installing TM2 in the near future, i was just wondering if it it is a complete erase and install , or if it copies my layouts / track names etc that i have already set up , eg; do i have to start all over again ?
Sorry if this is a a bit of a newbie question. I just wanted to check before going ahead.

Thanks
John

2 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2026-05-02 22:45:28)

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Re: Installing TM2 over TM1 settings copied?

Hi John, welcome to the RME user forum.

To be on the safer side, save and restore your current workspace to a file on your computer.

Switching between the two designs (1.x/2.x) is no issue; see also my posting here:

https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.ph … 03#p251603

Very useful is the toggle new-old design functionality; see the last screenshot in this posting.

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Re: Installing TM2 over TM1 settings copied?

Hi,
Thankyou for the guidance, I’ll do the back up as you suggest first.
thanks for the advice on the ability to swap designs ‘built in’

John

4 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2026-05-03 08:03:05)

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Re: Installing TM2 over TM1 settings copied?

What's additionally helpful is to use Workspace Quick Select. 30 slots where you can quickly store and recall workspaces.
Recalling the first 9 of 30 goes very easily and quickly using a key combination
  Windows: ALT-1 .. ALT-9
  macOS: Option-1 .. Option-9

No matter what I do or test for others ... ALT-1 and I have my standard workspace settings back:
routing, volume levels, TM FX window size and position.

I recommend saving the workspaces both ways

a) TM FX: File -> Save Workspace As...

    Saving different versions of workspaces to a folder on your disk, which is part of your backup
    For me, this is an incremental process to refine my workspace; currently, I am at number 062
    U:\username\Eigene Dokumente\RME\TotalMix
       - HDSPe MADI FX v062 TM201 less colors, little taller.tmws
       - HDSPe MADI FX v061 TM201 less colors.tmws
       ...
       - HDSPe MADI FX v010 std-mix ready.tmws
       - HDSPe MADI FX v009 submix cleanup, muted outputs, routing 4 pcms.tmws
       ...

b) TM FX: File -> Workspace Quick Select... (W)

Saving the Workspace to different Workspace Quick Select (WQS) Slots:
  #1 - HDSPe MADI FX v062 TM201 less colors, little taller
  #2 - HDSPe MADI FX v062 TM201 less colors, little taller (backup)
  #3 - HDSPe MADI FX v062 TM201 more colors, little taller
  #4 - HDSPe MADI FX v062 TM201 no colors, little taller

Those files reside at fixed locations in your user profile; I can talk only about Windows, with macOS it might be similar:

C:\Users\<your-login-name>\AppData\Local\TotalMixFX
           preset1.tmws, preset2.tmws, ...

Backup

Some comments that are Windows-related (macOS might be different):

to a) Workspaces that you save on disk might reside on a different partition or even different SSD, so they will perhaps be saved along with your "user data" backup.

to b) WQS resides in the user profile and will most likely be saved as part of your system-backup.


Some additional information in my blog:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ent … nd-backup/

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