• jocko
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Topic: more Layout Presets

I would do literally anything to get more Layout Presets available within TotalMix.

I am managing 96 channels of MADI I/O with my Madiface XT2. I have artists on ipads running TotalMix.

6 layout presets is simply too few to manage the IO of high channel count devices. Please consider my request. I'd be happy to help the dev team in any way they need.

I understand that design stability is a strength of TotalMix. An alternative approach is as follows: create an option to turn Snapshots into essentially more Layout Presets. This option would disable changing of the mix. This way we could keep the GUI and essential functions intact.

Thank you for your consideration.

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2 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2026-04-29 18:33:03)

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Re: more Layout Presets

Proposal for a viable workaround.
Use several workspace quick select slots.

1. Clone your complete setup with snapshots and layout presets to QWS Slot 1/30, 2/30 ... 9/30

2. The first 9 can be quickly recalled by key combination ALT-1 .. ALT-9 (Apple: Option-1 .. 9).
    By this you have 9x6 = 54 layout presets at your fingertips.

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  • jocko
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Re: more Layout Presets

This won't work within a busy tracking session. As soon as I load another workspace quick slot, my entire mixer, and all of my artists headphone mixes are wiped.

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4 Reply by waedi (edited by waedi 2026-04-30 06:49:31)

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Re: more Layout Presets

You would have to save a new workspace, make training by your time to get routine.

Having the routine allows you to save and recall workspaces very quick, it is a time-saver.

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Re: more Layout Presets

#Jocko,

I find the TotalMix Remote Apps kind of hard to handle for less tech savvy artists, even with smaller channel counts.

(1) In my band however the monitor mixes are produced by a Mac computer which mixes the RME inputs (and adds effects, amps, etc, backing tracks), we as artists only get about 5 group channels ('software playback channels as TotalMix calls them) to manage our volumes (in stead of having to handle all input channels). The reroute through the Mac has no noticeable delay for me (bass) and the drummer). You can decide on how many groups you want (20 or 30 would not be a problem, but perhaps defeats the purpose).
In short you use the 'software playback' channels as the monitoring channels for the band members to choose their mix from. Or 'Stems' if you will.

(2) Another approach I can think of is not using the layouts as one for each situation, but as groupers. Kind of as we do at FOH with groups to make fast mixing possible next to 'channel dancing'. So each artist can select the group they want to edit (eg rhythm, vocals, synths, etc) and then set the input channels that show at their input row as they belong to that group.
'I need less of the synths, select the layout 'synths', only those show up. in this case I'd request RME to make more fader groups possible though,as there only for, and lowering all 'synths' takes a 1 fader group and leaves only 3 others.

Hope it helps.
Regards,
Erik