• Registered: 2026-07-09
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Topic: FR: More layers for USB ARC

Hello forum,

It's great to see that the remote capabilities of Total Mix are being expanded continuously. As phantastic as this is, it seems to cannibalise the use of the USB ARC. It seems that a cheap MIDI controller or a Launch Pad has more possibilities to control TMFX than this dedicated hardware controller.

I have some feature requests that could greatly expand the possibilities of this great piece of hardware.

  • Firstly: add a Shift key or a command for a secondary (or third) layer that allows to double (or triple) the amount of functions assigned to the controller.

  • Make it possible to assign and trigger two commands with one button press.

  • Make it possible to open DigiCheck NG from the USB ARC

  • Add a function to select and run a (Apple)script by pressing a key. 

And lastly:It would really be great if the buttons on the unit could be set to a constantly illuminated but dimmed state. This is the state during a firmware update. Background: It is really easy to pull off the caps of the buttons and install a transparent sticker behind the caps. However, this is only useful when the button is lit. The printed writing next to the buttons is not helpful in a dark studio.

I really would like to hear what other users of this hardware and RME has to say about these ideas.

  • Registered: 2009-09-17
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Re: FR: More layers for USB ARC

r-type wrote:

Hello forum,

I really would like to hear what other users of this hardware and RME has to say about these ideas.

If you were to ask me, then it would be time for a successor model for the USB ARC controller. A device that should contain the capabilities of an elgato Streamdeck. This could be a powerful controller that could control the TotalMix FX very extensively and versatilely. Just a thought from my side.

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  • waedi
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Re: FR: More layers for USB ARC

This all points toward using an iPad with Totalmix Remote app.

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  • Registered: 2026-07-09
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Re: FR: More layers for USB ARC

Well 15 buttons is actually quite good - as much as a standard Stream Deck. It's just the software that is limiting.

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Re: FR: More layers for USB ARC

BTW: There is a prototype StreamDeck-PlugIn posted in OSC-thread (https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=43075, Post 49, requires TotalMix alpha 8); no comments up to now.

  • Registered: 2026-07-09
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Re: FR: More layers for USB ARC

Ralf wrote:

BTW: There is a prototype StreamDeck-PlugIn posted in OSC-thread (https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=43075, Post 49, requires TotalMix alpha 8); no comments up to now.

Like I said, while I it's great that there are so many options to remote control TMFX, it's a bit contradictory to the options available on the RME ARC USB.

Please develop the software for your own products just as you do for other manufacturers products.

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  • Registered: 2009-09-17
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Re: FR: More layers for USB ARC

Ralf wrote:

BTW: There is a prototype StreamDeck-PlugIn posted in OSC-thread (https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=43075, Post 49, requires TotalMix alpha 8); no comments up to now.

Then I'm probably the first one here who is allowed to comment on the new RME Stream Deck plugin. Firstly, a big thank you to RME for the effort in this matter. However, such a renowned company as RME should take it for granted to be able to operate its own TotalMix software with a modern Stream Deck controller. You are also welcome to establish a comparable (USB-ARC) controller on the market. Just as a suggestion on my part. On this occasion. When will a TotalMix Remote Controller for the Android Platform actually be released? This step is long overdue. Fortunately, I myself did read the post from MC and already installed the prototype of RME on my Stream Deck XL. I would like to suggest pinning the corresponding post of MC separately in this forum, so that it cannot be easily overlooked. After all, such an RME Stream Deck plugin is definitely an important step in terms of fast (hardware) operation for the TotalMix. Let's get to my first impressions. I would like to see the selection menu for the respective channels in the channel button implemented with a classic drop-down menu and not with an imprecise slider. That's ugly. In TotalMix, you can configure the channels as individual mono and stereo pairs. The RME plugin should be able to recognize this at best. With the settings button, I miss the possibilities for mono and for external input in the control room section. Why no buttons for the mixer layouts or the submix switch? In general, of course, the fader and panning functions for the respective inputs, the playbacks and the outputs are also missing. The plugin should be able to communicate in real-time (OSC) in both directions. So use it to send and receive commands. I also have some problems with the new Windows MIDI 2.0 service, which will sometimes interrupt the connection to the RME Stream Deck plugin. That would be my first impressions of this. By the way, you can download a comparable TotalMix plugin (MIDI and OSC protocol) by Dominik Werland free of charge at the Market Place of elgato. I am sure that RME can offer a very powerful plugin comparably. One can be curious.

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Re: FR: More layers for USB ARC

Additionally, some Next Snapshot / Previous Snapshot functionality would be great to "safe" buttons.