User`s guide

User's Guide Babyface © RME

A click on the tool symbol opens the channel’s Settings panel with differing elements. For ex-

ample the Option Inst exists only in input channel 2, and the ADAT channels do not offer the

phantom power option.

Stereo. Switches the channel to mono or stereo mode.

48V. Activates phantom power at the corresponding input. Serves as

power supply for high quality condenser mics. This option should stay

off with other sources to prevent failure by spikes.

Inst. Switches input 2 from XLR (breakout cable) to the TRS jack at the

unit.

Gain. Sets the gain for both analog inputs. The knob can be adjusted by

dragging the mouse or by the mouse wheel. This also works when the

mouse has been moved over the two gain displays. Then the gain can

be changed separately for left and right channel, even when the

channel is in stereo mode.

Width. Setting the stereo width. 1.00 equals full stereo, 0.00 mono, -

1.00 swapped channels.

FX Send. Setting the level of the signal sent to the FX bus which feeds

Echo and Reverb. The current setting is also visible with closed channel settings, because knob

and small fader are always synchronized. To make this function as useful as possible FX Send

is locked to the highest submix, thus imitating the Aux Post Fader function of a standard mixing

desk. When moving the big fader both knob and small fader will also move. This way the reverb

signal will always have the same relation to the dry signal.

The level of the signal sent to the effects can be controlled by the FX In level meters of the FX

window. It becomes visible after a click on FX in the View Options.

MS Proc. Activates M/S processing within the stereo channel. Monaural information is sent to

the left channel, stereo information to the right.

Phase L. Inverts the phase of the left channel by 180°.

Phase R. Inverts the phase of the right channel by 180°.

Note

: the functions Width, MS Proc, Phase L and Phase R affect all routings of the respective

channel.

Besides Stereo/Mono, Phase L und Phase R the settings of the

Hardware Outputs have further options:

FX Return. The effect signal (Echo and Reverb) is mixed to the

respective hardware output by the duo knob/small fader.

Loopback. Sends the output data to the driver as record data. The

corresponding submix can be recorded then. This channel’s hardware

input sends its data only to TotalMix, no longer to the recording

software.

Another difference to the input and playback channels is the Cue button

instead of Solo. A click on Cue sends the respective Hardware Output’s

audio to the Main Out. With this any hardware output can be controlled

and listened to through the monitoring output very conveniently.