• Registered: 2011-11-24
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Topic: remote use total mix fx

Hello.
How can i use total mix fx on remote computer or pad or adroid?

what is best way use it?

thank you.

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Re: remote use total mix fx

You can use TotalMix FX on a connected computer. Thats the way it works. You canot use it on android devices. On iPad there are MIDI remote apps with Mackie Control protocol support, which can control basic features of TotalMix.

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Knut

  • Registered: 2011-11-24
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Re: remote use total mix fx

Hi.
Do you mean, that i can load total mix on remote comp, use Wifi and connect to another comp, which are connected to rme ufx?
For example: i have ufx and computer on stage, and i have another comp in another place to contorl total mix, which are located on stage?
thank you.

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Re: remote use total mix fx

Do you mean, that i can load total mix on remote comp, use Wifi and connect to another comp, which are connected to rme ufx?

No, sorry. The USB or FireWire connected computer is the control to all TotalMix features of the UFX.

best regards
Knut

  • Registered: 2011-10-27
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Re: remote use total mix fx

You can use UFX remotely thru WLAN this way:

- Setup UFX to stage and connect your computer (computer A) to it. Create ADHOC WLAN with computer A. Let's say that wlan's name is RME_UFX.
- Take another computer (computer B) and connect to RME_UFX wlan.
- Take Remote Desktop (if Computer A is windows) or VNC connection (if Computer A is MAC) from Computer B to Computer A.
- Use computer A thru Computer B as you were at local computer. Full screen is your friend.

6 Reply by Masaaki (edited by Masaaki 2011-12-31 19:21:55)

  • Registered: 2011-05-04
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Re: remote use total mix fx

jemaliahz wrote:

You can use UFX remotely thru WLAN this way:

- Setup UFX to stage and connect your computer (computer A) to it. Create ADHOC WLAN with computer A. Let's say that wlan's name is RME_UFX.
- Take another computer (computer B) and connect to RME_UFX wlan.
- Take Remote Desktop (if Computer A is windows) or VNC connection (if Computer A is MAC) from Computer B to Computer A.
- Use computer A thru Computer B as you were at local computer. Full screen is your friend.

I tried the wireless - remote desktop, but the problem was the DPC latency spikes caused by the wireless network adapter, which resulted in a pops/dropouts. It worked at low channel counts (2-3ch) with 44.1/24 - 512 buffer, but pushing more than that caused some dropouts.

Using network switch and hard-wire LAN, it works.

  • From: Connecticut, USA
  • Registered: 2011-08-01
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Re: remote use total mix fx

Hi,
You can also use a program like Teamviewer to do this on a IPAD or Android tablet of a PC. Phones work but small screen makes them too difficult to work with.
Thanks Chris

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Re: remote use total mix fx

Masaaki, I use Splashtop Remote Desktop to remote control TM FX from my iPad. It works perfectly for remote control, but has an obvious disadvantage (IMHO all similar solutions have): the increased CPU load and DPC problems while running that service. So it is perfect as long as you don't try to record on the remoted machine at the same time.

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  • Registered: 2011-05-04
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Re: remote use total mix fx

Thank you, Matthias for the information.

Yesterday, I tested remote desktop again (Windows Remote Desktop) via wireless LAN and wired LAN. Via wireless LAN, recording on the remote machine had some problems with DPC latency, but front DUREC worked perfectly. Via wired LAN, both recording (on the remote machine and DUREC) worked flawlessly.

As an alternative option, I've been looking at wireless monitor (using HDMI transmitter and receiver), with touch panel. Advantage of the HDMI transmitter is, it does not increase the CPU load or cause DPC interruption by wireless protocols. It is just having the computer monitor far away from the machine. The problem of the HDMI transmitter is the max range, which is somewhere around 70-80ft, so it could be acceptable for small venues.

I'll keep looking and if I have a chance to get the HDMI transmitter, I'll report back.

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Re: remote use total mix fx

Masaaki wrote:

I'll keep looking and if I have a chance to get the HDMI transmitter, I'll report back.

Please do report back. I am very interested in this as well.