RME HDSP 9652 [47/75] Elements of a channel

User's Guide HDSP System HDSP 9652 © RME

24.3 Elements of a Channel

A single channel consists of various elements:

Input channels and playback channels each have a mute and solo button.

Below there is the panpot, realized as indicator bar (L/R) in order to save space.

In the field below, the present level is displayed in RMS or Peak, being updated

about every half a second. Overs (overload) are indicated here by an additional red

dot.

Next is the fader with a 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 constant, so that it shows the average loudness quite well.

Below the fader, the current gain and panorama values are shown.

The grey area shows the channel name. Selecting one or more channels is done by

clicking on the grey label which turns orange then. A right mouse click opens a

dialog to type in a new name.

The black area (routing field) shows the current routing target. A mouse click opens the routing

window to select a routing target. The list shows all currently activated routings by checkmarks

in front of the routing targets.

24.4 Tour de TotalMix

This chapter is a practical guide and introduction on how to use TotalMix and on how TotalMix

works.

Starting up TotalMix the last settings are recalled automatically. When executing the application

for the first time, a default file is loaded, sending all playback tracks 1:1 to the corresponding

hardware outputs with 0 dB gain, and activating SPDIF monitoring.

Hold down Ctrl and click on preset button 1 to make sure that factory preset 1 is loaded. The

faders in the top row are set to maximum attenuation (called m.a. in the following), so there is

no monitoring of the input channels. The Submix View is active, therefore for improved over-

view all outputs except Phones are greyed out. Additionally all faders are set to the routing tar-

get SPDIF. All faders of the middle row are set to 0 dB, so no matter on which channels a play-

back happens, the audio will be audible via the SPDIF output. Just try it!

We will now create a submix on output ADAT1 1/2. Please start a multi-track playback. In the

third row, click on the channels of hardware output A1_1 or A1_2. The Submix View changes

from SPDIF to A1_1/A1_2. Both the fader settings and the output levels of all other channels

are still visible, but greyed out for improved orientation.

As soon as A1_1/A1_2 became active, all faders of the second row jumped to their bottom posi-

tion – except those of playback channel 1/2. This is correct, because as mentioned above the

factory preset includes a 1:1 routing. Click on A1_3/A1_4 and the faders above are the only

active ones, same for A1_5/A1_6 and so on.

Back to A1_1/A1_2. Now you can change all the faders of all inputs and playback channels just

as you like, thus making any input and playback signals audible via the outputs A1_1/A1_2. The

panorama can be changed too. Click into the area above the fader and drag the green bar in

order to set the panorama between left and right. The level meters of the third row display the

level changes in real-time.