Topic: Walk me through TotalMix 2.x installation for new Win 11 DAW Build

Just about to finally move to Windows 11 for my main DAW this weekend and want to know the correct sequence of events to arrive at a solid TotalMix 2.0 installation for my UCX-II

Do I:

1. Install the current driver set (v1.276) and start with with TM v1.99.0
2. Restore ALL my previous settings (both snapshots and workspaces)
3. Ensure that everything is working correctly
4. And then finally - just run the new tmfx_203_1991_win installer and overwrite the existing install?

Appreciate any intel on this prior to this rebuild.

Cheers

VP

2 (edited by ramses 2026-07-03 15:43:03)

Re: Walk me through TotalMix 2.x installation for new Win 11 DAW Build

Hi VP, sure, here we go...

On the old machine:

1. Take a photo or a screenshot of TM FX preferences (F2) and settings (F3)

2. To be on the very safe side, backup your users TM FX folder:
   C:\Users\<YourLoginname>\AppData\Local\TotalMixFX

On the new machine

3. Install the latest driver
    For UCX II on Windows, the new 64 bit version of the USB ASIO driver:
    https://rme-audio.de/downloads/driver_usb_win_1276.zip
    This will install an older TM FX version, which is still bundled with the driver package.

4. Download the latest version of TotalMix FX 2.x from the download page and install it
    For Windows:
    https://rme-audio.de/downloads/tmfx_203_1991_win.zip

5. Restore the last workspace, which includes not only snapshots but also Window size, position.
    So, Snapshots are a subset of a workspace, no need to restore install them.

6. Manually adjust TM FX settings in
    F2 - Preferences
    F3 - Settings (for Auxdevice, OSC, ...)
    According to the notes/screenshots that you did in step 1.

More information about TM FX related files, backup, restore

If you need further information about files in the TotalMixFX profile folder of your user, see my blog article:
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ent … nd-backup/

For more comfort..

A few articles from my blog might be useful as well:

A) Controlling TM FX via keyboard (there are also other solutions available, this comes with source and is free of charge)
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/ent … otkey-osc/

B) Opening and closing TM FX and driver settings window via keyboard commands
https://www.tonstudio-forum.de/blog/Ent … ndruck-DE/

BR Ramses - HDSPe MADI FX, M-1620 Pro D, 12Mic, UFX III, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, Nuendo 15, Win10 IoT Ent

Re: Walk me through TotalMix 2.x installation for new Win 11 DAW Build

Thank you!

I do appreciate it.

Cheers

VP

Re: Walk me through TotalMix 2.x installation for new Win 11 DAW Build

You're welcome, good luck!

BR Ramses - HDSPe MADI FX, M-1620 Pro D, 12Mic, UFX III, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, Nuendo 15, Win10 IoT Ent

Re: Walk me through TotalMix 2.x installation for new Win 11 DAW Build

ramses wrote:

1. Take a photo or a screenshot of TM FX preferences (F2) and settings (F3)

This inevitably raises the question of why this has to be necessary. All software programmers in this world should write behind their ears that every - really every - personal setting in a software program must be automatically saved, and the respective storage location must be made accessible in a uniform form as far as possible. For example, when reinstalling the operating system and the required programs. Software programmers are generally highly specialized professionals. Unfortunately, these specialists are obviously not able to recognize the everyday 1 + 1 of the users. This is a serious occupational disease of all software developers in the world. What a pity.

Re: Walk me through TotalMix 2.x installation for new Win 11 DAW Build

Trommeltotti wrote:
ramses wrote:

1. Take a photo or a screenshot of TM FX preferences (F2) and settings (F3)

This inevitably raises the question of why this has to be necessary. All software programmers in this world should write behind their ears that every - really every - personal setting in a software program must be automatically saved, and the respective storage location must be made accessible in a uniform form as far as possible. For example, when reinstalling the operating system and the required programs. Software programmers are generally highly specialized professionals. Unfortunately, these specialists are obviously not able to recognize the everyday 1 + 1 of the users. This is a serious occupational disease of all software developers in the world. What a pity.

Sorry, but I do not see here a reason to complain as
a) The TM FX workspace already contains 95% of the settings (routing, gui)
b) It is possible to restore the TotalMix folder from his user profile.

The latter I also describe in my blog article.

BUT ... I was not sure how good he is at such things.
For this reason, I recommended the "pragmatic way", as everybody nowadays has a smartphone with a camera.

This would also give him the possibility to start from scratch with a fresh installation
and then only a few tasks to come back to the old state by
- loading the TM FX Workspace and
- changing only a few settings in Preferences and only for special setups in Settings (OSC, Auxdevice)

BR Ramses - HDSPe MADI FX, M-1620 Pro D, 12Mic, UFX III, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, Nuendo 15, Win10 IoT Ent

Re: Walk me through TotalMix 2.x installation for new Win 11 DAW Build

I also did not want to address RME alone with my suggestion. Rather, this phenomenon affects all software developers in the world. These computer specialists are sometimes so intelligent and talented that they can no longer understand the simplest concerns of the users. The interface between the software programmers and the actual computer users must be significantly improved. All over the world! Who doesn't know this? As a Windows user, you almost get tendonitis on your wrist because you have to move opening windows on the screen with the mouse every day to correct them. An insanity! And here the circle closes again.

In the new TotalMix 2, for example, the Room EQ keeps opening unreadably between my two monitors. So I have to move this image surface of the Room EQ with the mouse every time to correct it in order to be able to make the settings clearly visible. Unfortunately, TotalMIx 2 cannot remember my image corrections, let alone save them sustainably. For example, during a new installation. This also affects some other settings windows within TotalMix 2. These are such basic things that programmers in general simply won't have on their radar anymore. The computer must enable people to carry out their concerns more quickly and not make them unnecessarily difficult. All software developers still have a lot to learn about this. Starting with Microsoft and Apple to all the other companies in the computer world.

Re: Walk me through TotalMix 2.x installation for new Win 11 DAW Build

Trommeltotti wrote:

So I have to move this image surface of the Room EQ with the mouse every time to correct it in order to be able to make the settings clearly visible.

What settings is this ?


Trommeltotti wrote:

For example, during a new installation.

A new installation of what ? Windows OS ? Totalmix ?

In some cases a new installation does override settings of a previous installation, this is normal.

Trommeltotti wrote:

I also did not want to address RME alone with my suggestion. Rather, this phenomenon affects all software developers in the world. These computer specialists are sometimes so intelligent and talented that they can no longer understand the simplest concerns of the users. The interface between the software programmers and the actual computer users must be significantly improved. All over the world! Who doesn't know this? As a Windows user, you almost get tendonitis on your wrist because you have to move opening windows on the screen with the mouse every day to correct them. An insanity! And here the circle closes again.

In the new TotalMix 2, for example, the Room EQ keeps opening unreadably between my two monitors. So I have to move this image surface of the Room EQ with the mouse every time to correct it in order to be able to make the settings clearly visible. Unfortunately, TotalMIx 2 cannot remember my image corrections, let alone save them sustainably. For example, during a new installation. This also affects some other settings windows within TotalMix 2. These are such basic things that programmers in general simply won't have on their radar anymore. The computer must enable people to carry out their concerns more quickly and not make them unnecessarily difficult. All software developers still have a lot to learn about this. Starting with Microsoft and Apple to all the other companies in the computer world.

Overall confusing and it seems every computer in the world with every software in the world is wrong - when you sit in front of it ?

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Re: Walk me through TotalMix 2.x installation for new Win 11 DAW Build

waedi wrote:

What settings is this?

Maybe I didn't describe the problem precisely enough for myself. With multiple screen monitors, the Room EQ always opens into the second screen monitor in the Control Room Section on the right side of the main screen. To use this dialog properly, I have to drag this dialog into the primary monitor with the mouse every time I restart, because TotalMix 2 can't remember the desired window position. This inevitably raises whether RME will test its software with multiple screen monitors.

waedi wrote:

In some cases a new installation does override settings of a previous installation, this is normal.

This behavior should not be normal.

waedi wrote:

Overall confusing and it seems every computer in the world with every software in the world is wrong - when you sit in front of it ?

If you think about the millions of bugs in the respective programs, the above statement could even be true.

Re: Walk me through TotalMix 2.x installation for new Win 11 DAW Build

Thanks for clearing this up.
Multiple monitor screens is indeed a bit quirky and depending on OS Mac or windows or even the display makes it hard to find a common handling.
RME would have to use a building full of experimental rooms with all scenarios for testing and development.

Multiple displays is too individual and special as the industry would be able to define a standard for software programmers.

Today its multiple displays tomorrow it is cyberglasses (like Apple Vision Pro) and the next day it is another level of interface to visual stuff.
One day it will be a brain inplant with Wifi direct access to cyberspace.

For the moment, I think you have to play around with placement and just be happy with it.

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