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User's Guide Fireface UFX © RME
23. Operation and Usage
23.1 General
Using the three rotary encoders and the clear colour display the Fireface UFX can be config-
ured and set up completely at the device. Additionally internal memory allows for the permanent
storage of six different states of the unit. Therefore the Fireface UFX is able to operate fully
stand-alone, without any connected computer. In stand-alone operation it can transform into
totally different devices by the simple click of a button. Furthermore TotalMix, and with this the
application examples shown below, can also be controlled via MIDI, see chapter 28.6, Stand-
Alone MIDI Control.
Since DSP firmware 1.38 the front USB port can be used for direct recording of up to 60 chan-
nels.
23.2 Settings at the Unit
The Fireface UFX has a simple menu structure, depending on the button pressed.
MIC/GAINS. Mic.Instr. Gain 9/10, Mic.Instr. Gain 11/12. Setting the gain for the inputs 9 to 12.
METERS. Level meter for all inputs, outputs and FX send/return. Since firmware 1.34 this but-
ton changes between Record/Playback (Direct USB Recording) and the level meter display.
CHANNEL. Encoder 1 selects the input and output to be configured, encoder 2 selects the
function to be configured. These are Settings, Low Cut, Parametric EQ Compressor/Expander
and Auto Level. At the outputs an additional page is shown, Mix (Mix – Analog In, Mix – AES In,
Mix – ADAT In). Mix gives access to the whole submix of the specific output. Any input routed to
that output can be modified in level and panorama.
SETUP/REV. Encoder 1 selects Setups, Options and Reverb/Echo. Options has the subpages
Clock Options, HW Options/Diagnosis and Control Room Options. Reverb/Echo has the sub-
pages Reverb and Echo. The subpages are selected with encoder 2.
23.3 Store / Load Setups at the Unit
After hitting the key SETUP/REV, turning the encoder 1 changes to Setups. First select the
preferred storage place, then the desired process (load or store). The load/store process is
completed by pushing encoder 2 for more than one second.
23.4 Storing Setups from the Computer
Setups can also be loaded into the unit from the computer. As the Setups are usually generated
at the computer the final step of transmission offers a convenient workflow. In TotalMix FX use
Options / Store current state into device to select the desired storage place (Setup) within the
unit.