TotalMix FX for Beginners - Vocal Recording with RME Audio Interfaces
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- In this short beginners Tutorial you will learn how to setup an RME Audio Interface & TotalMix FX for Vocal recording.
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Yes, how do I bypass it? I mean I want to work and listen to what I do on Cubase 10 without any interference from totalmix. Thank you
@@BrunoBizarro You can activate the DAW mode in Totalmix. ruclips.net/video/KYheMTswSaY/видео.html
hi how to disable standalone mode and sometime without monitoring in daw cubase i get monitor sound
Can I bypass my Cubase to listen to my voice without latency while recording?
yes just got the babyface fs and im having alot of lag when im tracking my vocals on ableton any leads to videos that might help
Hello! Please do a quick video on how to record a mic with zero latency, with the routing in total mix, using delay or reverb! I´ve not seen this option in your other (some very long) tutorials.
Have you done the video yet RME?
You should consider, in the context of this video, showing how to add Reverb to the vocal and creating the user's headphone mix
We have a dedicated video for the effects: ruclips.net/video/yfhNh4WmPso/видео.html
But we will add this to our video list :-)
Thank you! The 48v option was that I was searching for. Now everything works.
Great :-)
What is the point of doing all that setup in TotalMix FX rather than just doing the routing in the DAW? Seems like an extra step but I'm sure I'm missing something?
Because if you route through your DAW you have latency. If you route direct (direct monitoring) you have no latency, the audio stays "ïnside" 'the interface. But you can choose; TotalMix FX has also a DAW mode, so you route everything in your DAW. Direct monitoring is not possible in DAW mode. ruclips.net/video/KYheMTswSaY/видео.html
@@RMEAudio Cool thank you! I will check this out!
Hi, I am beginning to understand this amazing application. One thing that I can't understand is the routing from my DAW Cubase. It seems that its automatically set up to goto my 'Software out/computer sounds' on total mix, which is great, but I would like to understand how? I understand all the other routing pretty well, but how does it know this, I can't seem to track this down. Hope someone can enlighten me please?
can you toggle the 48v Phantom power on the hardware? the instruction on how to do this via the manual is not working and i've been unable to confirm if the unit is defective or there's something being missed on my end.
Hello i would like to connect an external compressor (Tube-tech CL 1B) directly to the Babyface Pro Fs. Is this possible or i need a preamp? Could you please provide instructions how i can do this (im a newbe). It would be highly appreciated. Thank you.
You have to go from a line output to the input of the compressor and from this again to an input of the Babyface. You can also use the headphone output of your Babyface as line output. In any case you will lose one output (XLR or Phones) to use your compressor, because the Babyface has only 4 analog outputs, and you need 2 for monitoring.
Thank you for the instructions! Much appreciated:) So just to clarify, i would go from xlr output of babyface to xlr input on compressor and then from xlr output on the compressor to xlr input on babyface?
@@darkod4772 That is corrrect.
I really wish there was a solid video on using the hardware. I can't for the love get my Shure SM7B to sound good (even with cloudlifter) there's just so much noise... I'm thinking it's the mic and just might go with a condenser. Maybe i'm not using the hardware right but I can't find a good tutorial. Thanks guys. Looking forward to using my BabyFace Pro FS more.
hi can we add externals plugins in the total mix fx , thank you
Sorry, this is not possible. You have to do that in your DAW.
I want to record my guitar with 2 Microphones and mute one microphone to check and hear only one of them. Yet when I click the mute button it is highlighted blue but the signal is still there for both. How can i simply mute the input with that mute button?
Thanks. :)
When I write, the peak sounds, how should I write so that it sounds comfortable?
How do I record Vocals without effects while having FX in my headphones during recoring?
Second this
would I be able to bypass the preamps if I wanted to use an external preamp?
An RME Interface does not have a usual mic preamp. It uses a fully transparent input buffer which has the added bonus of adjusting its gain. Bypassing it would bring zero advantage, the circuit is needed as input buffer anyway. So set it to minimum gain and you can use any external preamp to colour your sound.
i have a digiface usb instead of the babyface. If I have an analog mixer with good pre-amps can i just send the aux out of my analog mixer into an input channel of my AD/DA converter and then the digifface will pick it up through ADAT?
My mixer page for rem fireface 400 does not have the same functions when I click on the stool box icon on the mixer strip? No functions like phantom power??
The functions of TotalMix FX always depend on the hardware. So TotalMix FX is a bit different from interface to interface (e.g. DSP functions). On older interfaces the phantom power is controlled in the driver (Fireface Settings).
Hello, I purchased the RME Babyface Pro Fs and the popular Shure SM7B Dynamic mic.
I have a question. In Total Mix Fx when i click the gear wrench icon on the mic input I have to push the Mic gain to 50+ in order to get decent sound out of it. Is this normal? Also if i push it to 60 it picks up lots of background noise... The reason i ask is because I also have a condenser mic where the gain sounds great at 30 db.
Just wondering if I am doing something incorrectly or if with the Shure SM7B the input gain is supposed to be around 5--60db on the Babyface preamp?
Thank you
The SM7 is "famous" for his need of hi gain. You need really to be close to the microphone to get a descend volume and low noise. This is most of the time not necessary with a condenser Mic.
@@RMEAudio thanks for the reply! Do you suggest to purchase a Cloudlifter Mic Activator or do you think i can get optimal sound just from the babyface pro fs and that its not necessary to use the Cloudlifter.
@@darkod4772 It doesn't matter where you amplify the input signal, before you go in the Babyface, or in the Babyface itself. The noise will stay if the audio input signal is to low. The Babyface has enough gain range for a SM7 IMHO.
@@RMEAudio sounds good thank you. I find that i have to increase the input gain to 57-60/65 to get it to sound loud enough but not too loud to pick up background noize and sound blown out... So you are confirming that this is normal?
hi, i have a ssl six 500 and connect to my rme ucx ii at line input.What input level do you recommend I set -13dbu or -19dbu?
Hi RME Team,
I was wondering if you could help me please.
I have Windows 10 and I have the RME babyface pro FS new. Very happy with this so far!
My question is: When I go to Windows search for 'sound settings' and go to 'Input' and click test my microphone, I get no sound.
I allowed access to my microphone. No sound.
When I record in my DAW, it's perfectly fine and records all vocals/sounds through my microphone.
Please advise.
Thank you!
How do i register my RME UFXll. Im not sure where the rme product number is or serial number? The box one barcode. Plastic wrap has another bar code and id #. Which ones do i use?
Would love the T-shirt! thank you! ;-)
;-)
Thanks for this. If I use a pre amp for my mic and I don't want to use the pre amp sound of the rme. On how much volume do I put the gain of the mic in total mix? Thanks!
You just put the gain on 0db. Then the mic input works as a line input.
Can the two xlr output be linked for using L22 UA sphere dlx for example to create a stereo link group?
Does the baby-face non pro have efx?
thankyou for this clear video! very very useful!
You're welcome :)
Is there a way to allow my vocals to be heard in my headphones as I record? A monitor mix if you will
Please watch this video for direkt monitoring. ruclips.net/video/E2J5ratBCGQ/видео.html
Thanks for this ! one question : when I mix , what is the effect of the "width" fonction ? My mix is played in Hardware inputs of totalmix that's ok but what is the impact of width ? In other terms what is the good setup of this parameter when i m mixing ? I'm afraid that i leave it at the max and it gives me a false view of my mix ? Thanks
all analog ART> Lexicon> Babyface (input 3-4)
connected, everything works, everything is active ...
but there is no audio recording in Cubase ...
not active track
and can't find where to switch in TotalMix FX
How can i control mic gain during recording on babyfce pro ?
We have a video on that on our channel
@@RMEAudio please mention the link. I need to control the knob which is under 48v.
@@midhunmalayalam ruclips.net/video/-o4F8kb95PU/видео.html
@@RMEAudio U didn't get me. I want to know how to control mic gain knob. Its not a fader. Its a round knob under phantom power. Can I control it with big knob?
@@midhunmalayalam Yes, have a look at the manual:
The rotary encoder is used to change various
parameters directly at the unit. The 4 buttons IN, A
(SET), (MIX) B and OUT directly access the respective function.
IN gives access to Gain control and phantom
power. Press IN several times to step through the
inputs 1/2, 3/4 and Optical (SPDIF/ADAT). Press
SELECT several times to step through left, right or
both channels, as indicated by flashing LEDs.
Then turn the wheel to change the gain, or press
SET to activate phantom power (only in standalone mode). Phantom power is signalled by two
orange LEDs at the bottom of meters 1 and 2.
Hi, RME. I'm having an issue with FX in Totalmix. There's no output on my FX OUT. The FX IN VU modulates, but the FX OUT VU is always with no signal. Also, the button that appears when I choose to show "CONTROL STRIP" that indicates the FX (a circle with "FX" written in the middle that appears beside the UNDO/REDO buttons) is always with 0%. I mean, no green line is seen around this circle. What am I doing wrong ? Thnx for any help. I have a recording session in a few hours and I hope I can get to make it work.
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I installed all the drivers and flash, got the phantom power on, can see the levels in the TotalMix FX, can playback to something I recorded yesterday in Studio One... But Studio One is not detecting the mic at all, I cannot record. How do I make TotalMixFX send to S1 so that I can record? :(
Did you select the driver correctly in Studio One? On which operating system do you work? If you are working on Mac OS, you may need to enable Studio One in your Mac's privacy settings by enabling the microphone for Studio One.
Hi, I upgraded from mac os X.11 to X.13 and i installed the new 2019 's drivers for my babyface. In the old version I had the playback section on the righ of the input sections, and it was better to see. ALso i cant move the window of the mixer as i want on the screen.. I would like to try old version. How i can unistall the driver? Or fix the problem? Thank you (my mac book is a early 2015 mac book pro...)
To have all inputs in one row you have to click on "2ROW" in the blue box on the right side under "View Options" at "Show".
@@RMEAudio Thank you very much.. I dongrade back to X.13
Any set up with FL Studio or Adobe Audition for rap vocals?
Hi, I have babyface pro fs and I would like to record my vocal with fx and eq from dsp in babyface. How to do that? Now I have my mix in total mix but logic gets only dry track..
You have to select “EQ+Dynamics for Record” in the USB settings.
@@RMEAudio i did and Eq works, but still No reverb. Should i use loopback ?
I am interested in recording vocals with compression in the headphone mix for the artist so they can hear themselves while singing quiet and loud without having to "work the mic." Is this possible with The Babyface and if not what products do you sell that could do this?
Hey, the Babyface only features an EQ in order to keep it bus powered. A UCX 2 offers everything you need :)
What does it mean if Ian getting latency while recording?
Can we have a video on using the Fx for my UFX +.Thank you
This might be a good start: ruclips.net/video/yfhNh4WmPso/видео.html&index=9
I have the ufx+ for more than a year now. I'm using it for recording and live.
The meters are not very convenient to check the level in dbfs when recording. Another thing, I get very confused reading the specs of the different in and out, line, mic, 0dbu is different for each?
"to check the level in dbfs when recording" - Here I can recommend our DIGICheck to you.
"the specs of the different in and out, line, mic, 0dbu is different" - The different inputs and outputs have different functions. These can be adjusted by reference levels and gain settings.
@@RMEAudio Thank you for your quick answer.
I've checked the manual again. So if I want to record an average of +4 dbu through input 9 mic at 0 db gain, I should read -14 dBFS on digicheck?
@@Tibicinis that's correct, the microphone input has a maximum input level of +18dBu. But this is the peak level and not the average level.
I have got a huge problem with my Fireface UC.
My mic is connect with a XLR on Line Mic 1
48v is activate on total mix
i've got +38 gain
But i have NO SIGNAL at all (the LED "SIG" don't do anything), i try my microphone on another soundcard (Scarlett Solo) and everything work.
i am very disappointed because i buy my Fireface at a huge price 3 month ago ...
Evrything worked since today ... and i really don't know why
I hope it is not a hardware problem ...
Does it work on Mic 2? If yes, I'm afraid it's a hardware issue. If you bought it new you always have warranty.In that case please contact your retailer or local distributor.
i did exactly the same there is no audio from the mic.
It's getting really confusing...would you please tell me how can I reset all the things to default?
Reset in TotalMix FX: Options - Reset Mix - Total Reset
Will this work for a 2011 iMac?
Thanks
You're welcome :-)
I have question how to connect XLR Microphone to Fireface UC
You can connect your microphone directly with an XLR cable to the combo mic/line inputs 1+2. If you are using a condenser microphone you have to activate the 48 Volt phantom power in TotalMix FX in the channel settings (tool icon) of the microphone inputs to make the microphone work.
If you want to use an external microphone preamp, you can connect the output of your preamp to a line input of the interface.
@@RMEAudio yes it is condenser microphone with XLR cable, and i was wondering how to setup in TotalMix FX without mess anything just to make active and working, thanks for your suport 😊
Keine geht direkt in das Audiointerface direkt,meistens wird ein Mischpult vorgeschaltet.Es wäre mal sehr hilfsreich so ein Video zu machen wie: So verbinde ich ein Powermixer mit Babyface,so das dort Mikro und Gitarre eingestöpselt wird und das evtl . mit Totalmix FX route inkl. in das Abelton Beispiel....ihr geht immer in das Babyface oder MADIface direkt rein,aber so nutzt es nur jemand der Podcast macht,nicht aber die Musiker!
Thank you. Good video. I hope you do the same sot of video for real instruments eg guitar?
For example this one: ruclips.net/video/qeLbb1ury5U/видео.html&lc=z232shlq0s3ugvepv04t1aokgb3wcajpufbvx354bzmjrk0h00410
what version (total mix) had the pad button in mics input?
That depends on the RME Interface you have, not on the version of TotalMix FX
@@RMEAudio
I have an ucx rme and it doesn't bring that function.
I still can't get this thing to record real instruments through the input channels. I've had the babyface for over a year. Yes. I can get the audio mic to record. Good. Fine for the software instruments. But I can't get my guitar to rcord so I just switch to an old yamaha interface. Works perfectly. But this babyface cost a small fortune and it's not doing the simplest job or me. Can you do a beginners for instrument recording please!!!!!
Would you please help me understand this correctly......If I want to use a hardware preamp (UA Twinfinity) and I want to bypass (as much as possible) the RME preamps on line 1 for an RME BabyFace Pro, I would just set the gain on line 1 in totalMix to 0. Is that correct? Thank you for your time.
Hey Ian, all RME mic inputs are universal, meaning you can use them both for line and mic signals. Just leave them at 0 when using them as line input
@@RMEAudio Thanks for the replay! That helped a lot.
Hi my frien I´m from Brasil, Why my TotalMix don´t have the gain button?
What interface do you have?
@@RMEAudio I Have a Fireface 800
@@Thiagopitia It depends on your interface. With older interfaces like the Fireface 800 the gain can not be controlled digitally.
The button FX send and pad and 48v neither have
Please make more videos
I have a question! when recording using rme hardware (mic, instrument, whatever): which gain setting is best to aim for? and the slider at unity gain?
The setting that is high enough, so that your loudest sound does not go into the overload (red peaks in the level meter of that input channel). The slider is only for monitor and routing purposes.
@@RMEAudio Thanks for the adequate reply, really loving RME support so far! My experience with my synths (e.g. prophet 6) is that the input signal is quite low into my fireface (volume max on synth, +4db setting on input) so clipping is not a problem: but how to raise the volume level? is it ok to slide the sliders in totalmix up way above unity gain, or maybe better to use a gain plugin in my DAW and leave the totalmix slider at unity gain? Thanks!
hello how to conect mic on the rme pcie 96-48 please?
Do you mean 9632?
@@RMEAudio excuse me ,yes 9632
@@manix371 You need to connect your microphone via a separate microphone preamp to the analog input using the breakout cable.
@@RMEAudio i can t connect directly in the xlr cable?
@@manix371 No, these are pure line inputs without integrated microphone preamplifier.
Uh, so what would be considered enough gain?
Just so much that the loudest sound does not peak (goes in red)
@@RMEAudio ..but you can bring the fader in totalmix all the way up to the top as long as you aren't clipping in your DAW?
@@davek6989 The fader is independent to your DAW level. Only the input gain influences the input in your DAW. The fader is just to set the level for you monitoring or send the signal to an output.
@@RMEAudio Still learning, thanks!
Rme Thanks.
The backdrop music in your videos is very much disturbing IMO
Warum macht ein Deutscher Hersteller keine Videos auch auf Deutsch??!!
Richard Osman is looking younger every day!
Put on a little weight though
😜
Great video, joking aside...
I so wish I could use my babyface without this trainwreck bit of software. Its only function is to occasionally reset so I have to spend ages remembering how to get a simple sound out. It does nothing but get in the way and frustrate
Have you tried out the DAW Mode?
After 2 hours of work: total mix unfortunately is a horror interface
RME makes something wrong, when we need a tutorial for recording. totalmix is NOT intuitive.