RME HDSPe MADI FX [45/87] The channels

User's Guide HDSPe MADI FX © RME

25.3 The Channels

A single channel can be switched between mono and stereo mode. The mode is set in the

channel settings.

Channel name. The name field is the preferred place to select a channel by a mouse click. A

double click opens a dialog to assign a different name. The original name will be shown when

activating the option Names in the View Options.

Panorama. Routes the input signal freely to the left and right routing destination

(lower label, see below). The level reduction in center position is -3 dB.

Mute and Solo. Input channels and playback channels each have a mute and

solo button.

Numerical level display. Shows the current RMS or Peak level, updated twice

per second. OVR means overload. The setting Peak/RMS is changed in the View

Options.

Level meter. The meter shows both peak values (zero attack, 1 sample is enough

for a full scale display) by means of a yellow line, and mathematically correct RMS

values by means of a green bar. The RMS display has a relatively slow time con-

stant, so that it shows the average loudness quite well. Overs are shown in red at

the top of the bar. In the Preferences dialog (F2) the Peak Hold time, the over

detection and the RMS reference can be set.

Fader. Determines the gain/level of the signal routed to the current routing destination (lower

label). Please note that this fader is not the fader of the channel, but only the fader of the cur-

rent routing. Compared to a standard mixing desk TotalMix does not have a channel fader, but

only Aux Sends, as many as there are hardware outputs. Therefore TotalMix can create as

many different Submixes as there are hardware outputs. This concept is understood best in the

Submix View, but more on that later.

Below the fader the Gain is shown in a numerical display field,

according to the current fader position. The fader can be:

¾ dragged with the left mouse button pressed

¾ moved by the mouse wheel

¾ set to 0 dB and −∞ by a double click. The same happens

with a single click plus held down Ctrl key.

¾ adjusted in fine mode by mouse drag and mouse wheel

when holding the Shift key down

A Shift-click on a fader adds the fader to the temporary fader

group. All faders now marked yellow are ganged, and move

simultaneously in a relative way. The temporary fader group is

deleted by a click on the F symbol in the upper right of the win-

dow.

The arrow symbol at the bottom minimizes the channel width to that of the level meters. An-

other click maximizes it again. A mouse click with held Ctrl key causes all channels to the right

to enlarge and minimize at once.