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User's Guide Fireface UFX © RME
36. Direct USB Recording
36.1 Overview
The Fireface UFX can record and playback up to 60 channels of audio via the USB port on the
front panel. This functionality is provided by the internal DSP and is therefore independent from
a Windows or Mac computer connected via USB or FireWire.
As all settings are also available directly at the unit it is possible for example to record a whole
live concert completely without a computer. Music that was copied onto the stick earlier can be
played back anytime on any outputs.
The following chapters explain features, possibilities, but also restrictions of this functionality.
36.2 Operation
In TotalMix FX the Recorder panel controls the record and playback functions. The configura-
tion of record/playback is stored in the workspace, therefore identical in its 8 Snapshots.
File selection. Multi-purpose dialog.
Displays detailed information on current USB media conditions. No Media (no
media recognized), Initializing (Medium is currently initialized), FS Error (File
System Error, no FAT32), No Files (no audio files found).
In case the media contains audio material, files can be selected from the file
dialog box after a click on the arrow to the right.
Clicking on the red button will initiate recording, and a new file will be created
immediately, with an increment file number according to present files.
Info. Opens a dialog with information about the selected file: file name, number of channels,
sample rate, length (time), free memory.
Delete. Offers direct erasure of the current file. After deletion, the media is read again (Initializ-
ing) which can take some time on larger hard drives. Deleting further files is possible even while
the initialization is still in progress.
Status Panel. Displays some important data in an overview window: current position or length
of the file, free memory, USB Load, Errors.
Position display. The position of the knob shows the current playback position
within the file. The knob, and with it the playback position, can also be moved by
dragging it with the mouse.
Transport bar. Stop, Play/Pause and Record. Two clicks on Stop cause a jump to
the beginning of the file.
Record View. Switches from Mixer View to Record View. In Record View the Mute
and Solo buttons in the first and third row are replaced by Play and Record (Arm)
buttons.
A click on the Playback button opens a dialog to assign channels. A playback is not
only possible at the outputs but also at the mixer input. This way, signals can also
be processed with Echo/Reverb and mixed with any other signal to any output.
Note
: The Level Meters show the playback signal only when in Post FX mode.