I'm using Snoize's Midi Monitor and it is saying E-1 is the note that is muting channel 1. This will only work though while Totalmix FX is running. It stops working in stand alone mode. I have attached a link to my video of this behavior. (It's only 15 seconds and a little over 1 mb.)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3046680/rmemidi.mov

Thank you for your help.

I got excited for a second because I was using midi port 2. I had my midi keyboard plugged into port 1.

I plugged in my fcb1010 midi foot controller with all banks and footswitches programmed to midi notes from C-2 on upwards for testing. On my system OSX 10.6.5 with the latest version of Totalmix fx 0.924 no midi commands worked in standalone mode. I am able to control the UC with midi only if I have the UC plugged into the computer and start up Totalmix FX. Then it works great. I can also control totalmix from port 2 as well as long as I have Totalmix FX open. It is strange that E-1 is the note that mutes channel 1 for me and for you it is E0. E-1 will mute channel 1 whether I am plugged into midi port 1 or 2 and have the UC plugged in with Totalmix fx open.

I can make a video of this behavior on my machine if you would like.

Any other ideas?

I had not been powering down each time. I thoroughly tested again making sure I had
- Midi control enabled in Totalmix FX
-that I hadthe correct midi port 1 selected and then
-plugged in the fcb1010 so I could try all midi notes.

While Totalmix fx was on I confirmed that I could mute channel 1 with E-1 on my system then shut down Totalmix fx, shut down the UC and unplugged the USB cable.
Once I powered it back up the orange led's light up with midi input but I could not mute channel 1. I tried all midi notes from C-2 on up. When I plugged the UC back in to the computer, and started Totalmix FX I was able to mute channel 1 again with midi note E-1.

Thank you for helping me troubleshoot, MC. Let me know if you have anymore ideas of what I could be doing wrong.

If it is working on your side then I understand that I must be doing something wrong. What I don't understand is that why does it works completely fine with Totalmix fx software on? Why is it functioning different on my end when I turn it off and back on in stand alone mode?

I am in toggle mode on/off with my commands. My midi monitor show note on value 127, then note off value 0 everytime I depress/release a foot switch. When I program the firmware of the footswitch I built it is values 7F/00 for note on/off which in turn show up as value 127/0 in midi monitor.

When I have been testing the first thing I do is check midi note E-1 since that is the one that works for me with Totamix fx software on then I check midi note E0 since that it the note that mutes channel 1 for you. After those two notes do not work then I go through testing all other notes just in case. Sorry I wasn't clear on my testing methods before.

I will try again in a bit but I'm out of ideas on anything I could try differently? Maybe re-install the firmware on my UC? Maybe use bootcamp to set it up in totalmix software on windows and then see if stand alone mode midi control works?

I am using firmware 112.
Yes I do have mater mute on. I tried turning it off and I see that the mute button will light up blue but will not actually mute the channel. This is with Totalmix fx software on. So I am making sure that master mute is on when I turn off Totalmix and reboot the UC.

My routing is Input 1 to A/N 7/8. I am monitoring through my headphones. Again this all works great with Totalmix FX software running and I have no problems muting channel 1 with the midi note E-1.

I will go test now in bootcamped windows.

Also as a side note I did change the firmware from AP to PC when switching between OS's.

Would there happen to be any other Fireface UC users out there with a Macbook pro i7, on OSX 10.6.5 that could see if midi control works for them in stand alone mode?

I'm going to call Synthax phone support on Monday as well to see if they can walk me through it and get it working.

Thanks again for your help so far MC.

Happy New Year!

Another thought I had could be if anybody out there that owns a mackie control surface and a UC could try running a midi monitor on the computer while operating the UC in stand alone mode. That way I could know if there are any other midi messages sent from the mackie that allow the UC to operate in stand alone mode. I'm at the point now I am 99 percent sure that I am not doing anything wrong with the info that I have. I also can operate the UC without problems with midi as long Totalmix FX is on. That helps confirm for me that I am doing the right thing. There must be something extra that the UC needs in stand alone mode that it does not need with the software running. If all the operations are controlled by midi then I think it just has to be some extra midi messages that I am not sending.

This follow up is in case anybody would like to control FFUC's mixer with a midi foot controller in stand alone mode that it is not possible with the current firmware/driver for me. I have given up, as it seems I have reached the end of the road with support. I do not feel anymore that it is user error because I can get my footcontroller to control the mixer just fine with midi notes as long as the software running. This functionality stops for me in stand alone mode. I am purchasing a hardware muting pedal/footswitch to solve the problem for my situation.

It seems if you want to control the UC in stand alone mode with midi your safest bet is a mackie control or BF2000. From my experience not a midi footcontroller sending the same messages according to the mackie control midi map.