Fireface UC manual:
29.7 Stand-Alone MIDI Control
When not connected to a computer, the Fireface UC can be controlled directly via MIDI. To
unlock the special stand-alone MIDI control mode first activate MIDI control in TotalMix (menu
Options, Enable MIDI Control). Turning this mode off is done with MIDI control deactivated.
Note: When not needed the stand-alone MIDI operation should not be active, as the unit will
react on MIDI notes after power-on, and will also send MIDI notes.
Control is performed via the Mackie Control protocol. In stand-alone mode not all functions
known from TotalMix are available. Functions like Talkback, DIM, Mono, Solo, relative ganging
of the faders, Monitor Main and Monitor Phones are realized by complex software code, and not
present within the hardware.
Still many functions, and especially the most important functions to control the Fireface UC, are
implemented in hardware, thus available also in stand-alone mode:
• All faders and pans of the first and third row
• Mute of the input signal per channel
• Ganging via 'Select'
• Choice of the routing destination, i.e. the current submix
• Sending of LED and display data to the MIDI controller
The second row (software playback) is skipped in stand-alone operation. The Fireface UC
sends display data as brief information, enabling an easy navigation through lines and rows.
Other data like PAN and miscellaneous status LEDs are supported as well.
In stand-alone mode the unit always operates in View Submix mode. Only this way the routing
destination can be changed, and several mixdowns/submixes can be set up quickly and easily.
Note: After power-on the Fireface UC does not update the connected MIDI controller. Therefore
the controller’s faders will not be set to the values stored within the unit.
Regards,
Jeff Petersen
Synthax Inc.