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1. TotalMix FX TotalMix Routing and Monitoring VAN EQUI a des l ce 21 2 The User Interface 21 9 The Channels eea supe E GUIZOT RP akak ag aaa nia aka agen ga aaa aa 21 4 Section Control Room 21 5 The Control Strip 21 5 1 View OplloNS tnt te het rite ctn ce 21 5 2 Snapshots Groups 21 5 3 Channel Layout Layout Presets 21 5 4 Scroll Location Markers 21 6 Reverb and Echo 21 7 Preferences 21 7 1 Store for Current User or all Users Win PAN MR 2 11 plo SPRO RET TM 21 8 1 Mixer Page eese 21 9 2 MID PAG 6 oes eiit enhn teo hahet nnns 105 OSG PAR ARO REPO O OR R ere ee 21 8 4 Aux Devices A 21 9 Hotkeys and Usage ee 21 10 Menu e e EN 21 11 Menu Window eese The Matrix 22 1 Overview nana eee ee eee a den aaa Ada 22 2 The User lntertace sees 2293 SI C Tips and Tricks 23 1 ASIO Direct Monitoring Windows 29 2 CODY S e See 23 3 Doubling the Output Signal Mirror 23 4 Delete a Gubm a aaa aa aka Ta ah 23 5 Copy and Paste everywhere 23 6 Recording a Submix Loopback 2907 M9 POENG MIDI Remote Control 24 1 Overview eee ee eee nene nnns 24 6 Loopback Detection 24 7 OSC Open Sound Control User s Guide Babyface Pro RME Technical Re
2. Use SELECT to choose between left right or both input channels Turn the big knob to set the actual monitoring routing level Continue with all inputs and outputs as you wish User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 87 While the setup is simplified no panorama available it is still very efficient and will address most needs Also a different input can be mixed onto the same output Of the eight ADAT channels only channels 1 2 can be controlled from the Babyface Pro All settings are stored within the unit and do not get lost until the next time stand alone mode is used 32 Operation at the Unit Operation at the unit is very similar to the one under Windows and OS X with some additions These were done as intuitive and easy to remember as possible Changing between normal and CC mode When connected to a Windows or Mac computer the USB data connection prevents switching the mode In such a case it is possible only during power up to be able to revert from CC to normal mode Hold down the keys SELECT and DIM while inserting the USB cable During the boot process the level meters show CC for about 2 seconds confirming the CC mode has been activated The Babyface Pro stays in CC mode until this procedure has been performed again it will then show PC When not connected to a Windows or Mac computer the mode can be changed any time Therefore with USB bus power via LiPo battery or when connected to an external power sup ply H
3. 26 3 USB Audio USB audio is in several ways different from PCI based audio interfaces A Babyface Pro can achieve a performance similar to a PCI or PCI Express card when used with an optimal PC Low CPU load and click free operation even at 48 samples buffer size are indeed possible on current computers However using older computers a simple stereo playback will begin to cause a CPU load of more than 30 A computer blocked for a short time no matter if ASIO or WDM will lose one or more data packets Such problems can only be solved by increasing the buffer size and with this the la tency The Babyface Pro features a unique data Buffer Size Latencu checking detecting errors during E4 Samples transmission via USB and displaying them SRE ao LANGS in the Settings dialog Additionally the Babyface Pro provides a special mechanism to continue recording and play back in case of drop outs and to correct the sample position in real time Like any audio interface the Babyface Pro should have a data transmission to the computer as undisturbed as possible The easiest way to guarantee this is to connect it to its own bus which should be no big problem as most USB 2 0 interfaces are a double bus design A check in the Device Manager can be done as follows Connect the Babyface Pro to a USB port gt Start the Device Manager View set to Devices by Connection Select ACPI x86 based PC Microsoft ACPI Compliant System expa
4. Save to Save to There are 16 storage places Import available Reverb Echo Preset 1 to 16 Export Factory k Vocal Heaven R E gt Import Loads a previously stored TM FX gm gt Reverb file tmrv or a TM FX Echo file tme oi Rename k Smooth Echo Slap Back Export Stores the current state as TM FX Smooth Reflection Reverb file tmrv or as TM FX Echo file Sizzle tmeo Drums Big Hall Factory Includes 10 examples for the Bass Crunch configuration of the Reverb Stereo Enhancer gt Reset Resets the Reverb or Echo Rename The Presets 1 to 16 can be renamed The changes will be shown in both lists Recall and Save to 56 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 21 7 Preferences The dialog Preferences can be opened via the Options menu or directly via F2 Level Meters Preferences SS gt Full scale samples for OVR Number ur d of consecutive samples to trigger an Leve Meters over detection 1 to 10 E Ful scale samples for YR gt Peak Hold Time Hold time of the peak sener value Adjustable from 0 1 up to 9 9 s E Peak Fa Tinas TUM gt RMS 3 dB Shifts the RMS value by M RMS 3dE 3 dB so that full scale level is identical for Peak and RMS at 0 dBFS Miser Views h FX Senc Follows highest submix Mixer Views ET ih gt FX Send follows highest Submix popu rs i ep Locks the FX Send knob to the channel poner eene eec Den changing Mono Stereo fader As TotalMix supports
5. Clock modes slave and master Automatic and intelligent master slave clock control Unsurpassed Bitclock PLL audio synchronization in ADAT mode SteadyClock Jitter immune super stable digital clock DDS technology for free setting of the sample rate SyncAlign guarantees sample aligned and never swapping channels SyncCheck tests and reports the synchronization status of input signals TotalMix for latency free submixes and perfect ASIO Direct Monitoring TotalMix 288 channel mixer with 46 bit internal resolution TotalMix FX 3 band EQ Low Cut Reverb Echo 1 x MIDI I O 16 channels high speed MIDI 2 digitally controlled microphone inputs in reference quality 2 balanced line outputs level 19 dBu 1 x headphone output with separate driver stages for high and low impedance phones DIGICheck DSP Level meter in hardware peak and RMS calculation User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 5 First Usage Quick Start 5 1 Connectors Controls Display The top of the Babyface Pro features a hi precision rotary encoder 6 buttons 4 LED bands and 6 status LEDs The four LED bands show the current gain the input and output level and the channel to be set all dependent on the current mode The lowest LEDs signal phantom power 48 V or ange and DIM the highest one overload clip red The rotary encoder is used to change various parameters directly at the unit The 4 buttons IN A SET MIX B and OUT directly access the respective
6. Control Panel Sounds and Multimedia Audio or Control Panel Sound Playback Also check use preferred device only The DVD software s audio properties now show the options SPDIF Out or similar When select ing it the software will transfer the non decoded digital multichannel data stream to the Baby face Pro Note This SPDIF signal sounds like chopped noise at highest level Try to avoid mixing and routing the signal to your loudspeakers as they might get damaged Multichannel PowerDVD and WinDVD can also operate as software decoder sending a DVD s multichannel data stream directly to the analog outputs of the Babyface Pro For this to work select the WDM playback device Loudspeaker of the Babyface Pro in XP gt Control Panel Sounds and Multimedia Audio lt and check Use only default devices Additionally the loudspeaker setup found under gt Volume Speaker Settings Advanced has to be changed from Stereo to 5 1 Surround Vista 7 8 Control Panel Sound Playback as Standard Additionally the loudspeaker setup found under Configuration has to be changed from Stereo to 5 1 Surround PowerDVD s and WinDVD s audio properties now list several multichannel modes If one of these is selected the software sends the decoded analog multichannel data to the Babyface Pro TotalMix can then be used to play back via any desired output channels The typical channel assignment for surround playback is 1
7. Sample Rate Used to set the current sample rate This is the same setting as in the Audio MIDI Setup just added here for your convenience Clock Source The unit can be configured to use its own clock Internal Master or the digital input signal Optical Slave If the external source isn t available Input Status No Lock the unit will change to the internal clock The current clock source is displayed as Current Input Status Indicates for the optical input whether there is a valid signal Lock No Lock or if there is a valid and synchronous signal Sync The third column shows the sample frequency detected by the hardware coarse recognition 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz etc In Clock Mode the clock refer ence is shown See also chapter 26 1 16 2 Clock Modes Synchronization In the digital world all devices must be either Master clock source or Slave clock receiver Whenever several devices are linked within a system there must always be a single master clock A digital system can only have one master If the Babyface Pro s clock mode is set to Inter nal all other devices must be set to Slave The Babyface Pro utilizes a very user friendly intelligent clock control called AutoSync Se lecting Optical as Clock Source the system constantly scans the digital input for a valid signal If any valid signal is found the Babyface Pro switches from the internal quartz Clock Mode Current Internal to a clock e
8. 5 in 1 adapters we strongly recommend purchasing the original All adapters seemed to work for the simple application of copying photos Attempting to run the Babyface Pro with USB Audio 2 0 was when the problems started Some of the tested adapters would not work at all others only with short cables and only one adapter came close to the quality of the original But as soon as 8 channel recording or 96 kHz playback was initiated the Apple Kit always performed much better We are not aware of copies of the Apple USB to Lightning adapter Therefore a similar advice as above seems not necessary for this newer technology User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 85 30 2 Class Compliant Mode under Windows and Mac OS X On a Windows PC Class Compliant mode is indicated by a missing RME in the device name shown in the Device Manager In the correct mode PC and with installed drivers the full name including RME is shown without serial number aeg Gerate Manager Gerate Manager Datei Aktion Ansicht s Hs cg Hl mS 4 3 Studio1537 E Akkus E A Zi Audio Video und Gamecontr aller a polly Babyface Pro 98989898 4 High Definition Sudio Gerat vus amp Intel R High Definition Audio HOMI X bevirtualMIDI Virtual MIDI Driver x86 Ka Bildverarbeitungsger te Date Aktion Ansicht 4 184 Studlol S37 E Akkus d Zu Audio Video und Gamecontroller LO High Definition Audio Ger t
9. Babyface Pro worked for several hours while playing music with bigger batteries more than 10 hours Batteries from 10 000 mAh and up are also available with 9 to 12 V output These avoid potential bus power issues with peak loads over less than optimal USB cables as they would provide power to the external power supply connector of the Babyface Pro and also enable iPad mobile operation without having to use an Y USB cable This one provides both data con nection between iPad and Babyface Pro and power over USB for the Babyface 90 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME User s Guide RME INTELLIGENT AUDIO SOLUTIONS Babyface Pro Miscellaneous User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 91 35 Accessories There are several items available for the Babyface Pro Part Number Description Optical cable for SPDIF and ADAT operation OK0100PRO Optical cable TOSLINK 1 m 3 3 ft OK0200PRO Optical cable TOSLINK 2 m 6 6 ft OK0300PRO Optical cable TOSLINK 3 m 9 9 ft OK0500PRO Optical cable TOSLINK 5 m 16 4 ft OK1000PRO Optical cable TOSLINK 10 m 33 ft USB1M L RME USB 2 cable with 90 B plug length 39 1m MIDIBOCPRO RME MIDI Breakout cable for Babyface Pro NT RME 2 Power supply for Babyface Pro Robust and light weight switching power supply 100 V 240 V AC 12V 2 A DC Lockable DC connector 36 Warranty Each individual Babyface Pro undergoes comprehensive quality control and a complete test before shipping The
10. Intel R High Definition Audio HDMI RME Babyface Pro l bevirtualMIDI Virtual MIDI Driver x86 ai Bildwerarbeitungsger te Windows does not support USB Audio 2 0 directly The Babyface Pro will be detected when in CC mode but automatic driver installation will fail eoe Audio Devices Mac OS X supports Class n Microphone n Bebitoos Pro MOON Compliant USB Audio 2 0 Built in Output Clock source Default even with more than 2 A v 2 out WI channels The Babyface offers Input TE full 12 input and 12 output cos channels at up to 192 kHz It is Source Default shown as Babyface Pro Format 44100 0 Hz 12ch 24bit Integer XXXXXXXX in the Audio MIDI Setup in both PC and CC A eu 4 Me mode In CC mode the USB Master Settings will vanish from the Dock and TotalMix FX will not start or show a disconnected Babyface Pro The Audio window in the Audio MIDI Setup lists two available modes 2 channels and 12 2 channels The sample rate shown here as Default is the NE Configure Speakers one set at the Babyface Pro E ue M GN c Dome DM x Alsa Linux does not work with USB 2 Class Compliant interfaces at this time but it seems it can be fixed recompiled to do so More information is available here http www mail archive com alsa user glists sourceforge net msg28901 html 86 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 31 Supported Inputs and Outputs 31 1 Class Compliant Mode In Mac OS X
11. Left 2 Right 3 Center 4 LFE Low Frequency Effects 5 SL Surround Left 6 SR Surround Right Note 1 Selecting the Babyface Pro to be used as system playback device is against our rec ommendations as professional interfaces should not be disturbed by system events Make sure to re assign the selection after usage or to disable any system sounds tab Sounds scheme No audio Note 2 The DVD player will be synced backwards from the Babyface Pro This means when using AutoSync and or word clock the playback speed and pitch follows the incoming clock signal 18 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 9 3 Notes on WDM The driver offers one WDM streaming device per stereo pair like Analog 3 4 Babyface Pro WDM Streaming is Microsoft s current driver and audio system directly embedded into the op erating system WDM Streaming is hardly usable for professional music purposes as all data is processed by the so called Kernel Mixer causing a latency of at least 30 ms Additionally WDM can perform sample rate conversions unnoticed cause offsets between record and playback data block channels unintentionally and much more Several programs do not offer any direct device selection Instead they use the playback device selected in Windows under XP Control Panel Sounds and Multimedia Audio Vista 7 8 Control Panel Sound Playback The program Sonar from Cakewalk is unique as it offers to use the so called W
12. RME INTELLIGENT AUDIO SOLUTIONS Babyface Pro gt General User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 1 Thank you for choosing RME s Babyface Pro This unique portable desktop audio interface is capable of transferring analog and digital audio data directly to Windows and Mac computers The latest Plug and Play technology guarantees a simple installation even for the inexperi enced user Numerous unique features put the Babyface Pro at the very top of the range of Introduction computer based audio interfaces The package contains drivers for Windows XP Vista 7 8 and Mac OS X x86 Intel Our high performance philosophy guarantees maximum system performance by executing as many functions as possible not in the driver i e the CPU but within the audio hardware Ja e e o o e o Package Contents Babyface Pro Cable USB 2 0 with right angle B plug length 39 1m MIDI breakout cable Carrying box Manual RME Driver CD System Requirements Windows XP SP2 or up Intel Mac OS X 10 6 or up 1 USB 2 0 port or USB 3 port Computer with at least Pentium Core 2 Duo CPU Brief Description and Characteristics Housing machined from a block of aluminium Intuitive and efficient user interface Mic stand thread on the bottom for free positioning All settings can be changed in real time Buffer sizes latencies from 48 up to 8192 samples selectable 4 channels 96 kHz 24 bit Record Playback via ADAT optical S MUX
13. the next boot on the unit stays fully functional The flash process should then be tried again User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 13 8 Configuring the Babyface Pro 8 1 Settings Dialog General Configuration of the Babyface Pro is done via its own settings dialog The panel Settings can be opened e byclicking on the fire symbol in the Task Bar s notification area The mixer of the Babyface Pro TotalMix FX can be opened e byclicking on the FX symbol in the Task Bar s notification area The hardware of the Babyface Pro offers a number of helpful well thought out practical func tions and options which affect how the card operates it can be configured to suit many differ ent requirements The following is available in the Settings dialog e Latency Firefece USB Settings e Operation of the DSP e Configuration of the digital I O Balyfaus Piu 1 asout e Current sample rate Buffer Size Latency e Synchronization behaviour 256 Samples Errors DI e State of input and output Options Any changes made in the Settings DSP v EQ for Record dialog are applied immediately OpicalDut SPDF confirmation e g by clicking on OK or exiting the dialog is not SPDIF In v TMS required WM Devices k However settings should not be changed during playback or Clock Made record if it can be avoided as this Sanple Hate 44100 Hz r can cause unwanted noises Llock Source Inter
14. 0 dB gain and PAD active The electronic input stage uses a servo balanced design which handles unbalanced and balanced signals correctly automatically adjusting the level reference When using unbalanced cables with the XLR inputs pin 3 of the XLR jack should be con d nected to ground Otherwise noise may occur caused by the unconnected negative input of the balanced input The left side of the Babyface Pro has an optical input and output a power supply connector a USB socket and a 6 pin MINI DIN connector for the included MIDI breakout cable Optical I O TOSLINK The unit automatically detects SPDIF or ADAT input signals The opti cal output can operate as ADAT or SPDIF output depending on the current setting in the Set tings dialog USB 2 0 Standard USB socket for connection to the computer Please make sure the Babyface Pro can have the full voltage current delivered from the computer by using hi quality USB ca bles like the one included no USB extension cables and no USB hubs When connected to USB 3 only the USB 2 protocol will be used Socket for power connection Unburdens the computers power supply or ensures a stable power supply in case it proves to be insufficient when taken from the computer This socket supports locking type jacks as found on the optional RME DC power supply After inserting the connector carefully turn it by 90 so that it locks 8 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 5 2 Quick Start Afte
15. 20 dB Adjustable from 0 1 s up to 9 9 s High Damp Sets the treble damping over time for the reverb signal In principle this is a low pass filter Because of the operation principle of the Classic reverb it shows a slightly different behaviour Adjustable from 5 kHz up to 20 kHz Echo Activated by the On button Type Lists different echo algorithms for selection Available are Stereo Echo Separated echo generators on left and right channel As a result the echo follows the sound source within the stereo field Stereo Cross Echo generator on left and right channel with cross coupled feedback which is only working for the stereo parts of the input signal In case the input signal is only left or right the Stereo Cross acts exactly like the Pong Echo gt Pong Echo Generates an echo that jumps between left and right channel independent from the source signal s stereo position Settings Delay Time Sets the delay time for the first echo Feedback Feedback to produce further echoes Width Adjusts the stereo width of the echo signal from 100 stereo to 0 mono Volume Adjusts the level of the echo effects signal sent to the FX return bus User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 55 Preset Settings of the Reverb and the Echo can be stored loaded and copied between chan nels at any time A click on Preset opens a menu with several entries Recall Presets stored before by the user can be selected and loaded Recal
16. 4 The selected channels are hidden for OSC remote control Hidden channels in Mixer Matrix are still fully functional An existing routing mixing FX process ing stays active But as the channel is no longer visible it can not be edited anymore At the same time the hidden channels are removed from the list of remote controllable channels to prevent them from being edited unnoticed Hidden channels in MIDI Remote x are removed from the list of remote controllable channels Within an 8 channel block of a Mackie compatible control they are skipped The control there fore is no longer bound to consecutive orders For example it will control channels 1 2 and 5 to 10 when channels 3 and 4 are hidden The same can be done for OSC With unnecessary channels made invisible for the OSC re mote the more important channels are available as one block on the remote coca a Inputs Playbacks Dutputs Channel Mame User In Use Remote lt Hide Channel in AN 1 2 d MI DT ME 02 Mos Na dok Instr 3 4 MI 01 M2 02 M3 D3 uii Abbrechen The dialog can be called directly from TotalMix by a right mouse click on any channel The cor responding channel will then be preselected in the dialog In the above example ADAT channels have been made invisible When ADAT is not used this is an easy way to remove them from the mixer completely Pages Inputs Playbacks and Outputs are set up individually by the tabs at the top A doub
17. 8 to 4 or 2 per ADAT port Whenever the Babyface Pro changes into Double Speed 88 2 96 kHz or Quad Speed mode 176 4 192 kHz all devices no longer available vanish automatically WDM Stereo device Double Speed Quad Speed Babyface Pro Analog 1 2 Babyface Pro Analog 1 2 Babyface Pro Analog 1 2 Babyface Pro Analog 3 4 Babyface Pro Analog 3 4 Babyface Pro Analog 3 4 Babyface Pro ADAT 3 4 Babyface Pro ADAT 8 4 Babyface Pro ADAT 516 Babyface Pro ADAT 6 6 Babyface Pro ADAT 576 Babyface Pro ADAT 7 8 P Po ADAT TS Note Under Vista 7 8 the analog outputs 1 2 show up as Loudspeaker 9 5 Multi client Operation RME audio interfaces support multi client operation Several programs can be used at the same time The formats ASIO and WDM can even be used on the same playback channels simulta neously As WDM uses a real time sample rate conversion ASIO does not all active ASIO software has to use the same sample rate However a better overview is maintained by using the channels exclusively This is no limitation at all because TotalMix allows for any output routing and therefore a playback of multiple soft ware on the same hardware outputs Inputs can be used from an unlimited number of WDM and ASIO software at the same time as the driver simply sends the data to all applications simultaneously RME s sophisticated tool D G Check operates like an ASIO host using a special technique to a
18. BC 68 69 xx channel 3 4 BC 6A 6B xx etc Input Gain control is available via CC9 value range as the gain itself up to 65 The MIDI channel determines the controlled channel from 1 to 16 Babyface Pro only 1 2 3 4 For this to work Enable MIDI Control in the Options menu has to be activated The Reverb and Echo User Presets can be changed via MIDI CC B2 OC nn for Reverb preset 1 to 16 B3 OC nn for Echo preset 1 to 16 24 6 Loopback Detection The Mackie Control protocol requires feedback of the received commands back to the hard ware controller So usually TotalMix will be set up with both a MIDI input and MIDI output Un fortunately any small error in wiring and setup will cause a MIDI feedback loop here which then completely blocks the computer the CPU To prevent the computer from freezing TotalMix sends a special MIDI note every 0 5 seconds to its MIDI output As soon as it detects this special note at the input the MIDI functionality is disabled After fixing the loopback check Enable MIDI Control under Options to reactivate the TotalMix MIDI 24 7 OSC Open Sound Control Besides simple MIDI notes the Mackie Protocol and Control Change commands TotalMix FX can also be controlled by the Open Sound Control OSC For details on setup and usage see chapter 21 8 3 An OSC implementation chart can be downloaded from the RME website http www rme audio de download osc table totalmix zip RME offers a free iPad templ
19. Box can be used to verify that the Babyface Pro is working correctly and the problem lies somewhere else 31 2 Stand Alone Mode Switching on the unit without being connected to USB activates stand alone mode no matter if the unit has been set to PC or CC mode before In this mode the unit offers extensive configura tion options like clocking and routing mixing that turn it into lots of useful hi quality tools Ex amples are a 2 channel microphone preamp with analog and digital output a headphone amp with analog and digital inputs and many more The clock modes are the same as in CC mode but here the chosen sample rate is indeed used by the unit To recap what AutoSync means Without further configuration and no digital input signal it will default to 44 1 kHz internal sam ple rate When receiving a digital input signal in SPDIF format it will sync itself on the external sample rate from 32 kHz to 192 kHz When receiving a digital input signal in ADAT format it will sync itself on the external sample rate from 32 to 48 kHz Double Speed mode is automatically set when receiving an ADAT sig nal from other RME devices Otherwise the setting has to be performed manually see next chapter The input signals can be routed mixed to the outputs by activating the units Mix mode Use OUT to select the desired output gt Use IN to select the input with the desired signal source Push MIX The input LEDs start to flash
20. CPU power and or sufficient USB bus transfer rates then drop outs crackling and noise will appear Such effects can be avoided by using a higher buffer setting latency in the Settings dialog of the Babyface Pro Furthermore Pluglns should be deactivated temporarily to make sure they do not cause these problems More information can be found in chapter 26 3 Another common source of trouble is incorrect synchronization ASIO does not support asyn chronous operation which means that the input and output signals not only have to use the same sample frequency but also have to be in sync All devices connected to the Babyface Pro must be properly configured for Full Duplex operation As long as SyncCheck in the Settings dialog only displays Lock instead of Sync the devices have not been set up properly The same applies when using more than one Babyface Pro they all have to be in sync Else a periodically repeated noise will be heard The Babyface Pro supports ASIO Direct Monitoring ADM Please note that not all programs support ADM completely or error free The most often reported problem is the wrong behaviour of panorama in a stereo channel Also try to avoid setting the TotalMix FX hardware outputs third row to mono mode This will most likely break ADM compatibility In case of a drift between audio and MIDI or in case of a fixed deviation MIDI notes placed close before or behind the correct position the settings in Cubase Nuendo
21. During driver installation the programs Totalmix TotalMix FX and Fireface USB Settings are copied to the Applications folder They will automatically start into the dock if a Babyface Pro is connected A reboot of the computer is not required Driver Updates do not require to remove the existing drivers Simply install the new driver over the existing one Possible reasons why a Babyface Pro is not found after driver installation e he USB portis not active in the system check in System Profiler USB e he USB cable is not or not correctly inserted into the socket e he Babyface Pro does not receive any or not enough power Remove current consuming hard drives from nearby ports Avoid USB extension cables or USB hubs Use an external power supply any standard one delivering 9 14 V DC with at least 1 A will work The con nector needs to have outside inside 30 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 15 2 De installing the Drivers In case of problems the driver files can be deleted manually by dragging them to the trash bin Applications Fireface USB Settings Applications Totalmix System Library Extensions FirefaceUSB kext Users username Library Preferences de rme audio TotalmixF X plist Users username Library Preferences de rme audio Fireface USB Settings plist Library LaunchAgents de rme audio firefaceUSBAgent plist Under the latest Mac OS the User Library folder is not visible in the Finder To unhide it start Finder
22. Gains can be globally switched on and off for all channels The global Trim mode is recommended when using TotalMix FX as live mixing desk The Context Menu With a right click on the input playback and output channels their context menus provide advanced functionality these menus are also available in the Matrix but only directly on the channel labels The entries are self explanatory and automatically adjust to where the click is performed The input channels offer Clear Copy input paste the input mix and paste its FX On a playback channel Copy Paste and Clear the playback mix are available On an output channel Copy and Mirror functionality for the current submix and copying of the FX settings is offered 44 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME A click on the tool symbol opens the channel s Settings panel with differing elements For ex ample the Option PAD exists only in input channel 1 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 PAD Applies 11 dB damping for the XLR input signal Also increases the input impedance 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 move
23. also be set at the unit in Output mode by holding down the SET button for two seconds Speaker B Switches audio from Main Out to Main Out B The faders of the channels Main and Speaker B can be ganged via Link Via Options Key Commands switching to Speaker B can also be controlled by the units OUT A B and DIM button Mono Mixes left and right channel Useful to check for mono compatibility and phase problems Talkback A click on this button will dim all signals on the Phones outputs by an amount set up in the Preferences dialog At the same time the control room s microphone signal source de fined in Preferences is sent to the Phones The microphone level is adjusted with the channel s input fader External Input Switches Main monitoring from the mix bus to the stereo input defined in the Settings dialog F3 The relative volume of the stereo signal is adjusted there as well Mute FX Mutes Reverb and Echo on the Main Out to hear the mix without those effects Assign Allows to define the Main Out Main m Out B and up to two Phones outs Main Cut b b The output for the Cue signal which is usu MEINE r ally Main can also be set to one of the Phones 1 A None Phones outputs This setting also controls amer Z AN 1 2 the PFL monitoring Cue PFL to PH 3 4 N AS 1 2 ADAT 3 4 ADAT 5 6 ADAT 7 8 48 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 21 5 The Control Strip The Control Strip on the right side combines differ
24. entries of To talMix the Settings dialog and the registration of the ASIO driver These entries can be re moved from the registry by a software de installation request This request can be found like all de installation entries in Control Panel Programs and Features XP Add or Remove Pro grams Click on the entry RME Fireface USB Here it is also possible to remove the driver itself Select Windows Driver Package RME Fireface USB then Uninstall 7 3 Firmware Update The Flash Update Tool updates the firmware of the Babyface Pro to the latest version It re quires an already installed driver Start the program fut usb exe The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the Babyface Pro s firmware and whether it needs an update or not If so then simply press the Update button A Me Eek 175 progress bar will indicate when the flash process is finished Verify Ok RME USB Flash Update Tool Babyface 1 Current Revision 175 After the update the Babyface Pro needs to be reset This is done by powering down the Babyface Programming Status Up to date Pro for 5 seconds Attention the Babyface Pro should not be switched off for less than 5 seconds because Windows completely unloads the driver which takes some time to finish A reboot of the computer is not necessary When the update unexpectedly fails status failure the units Safety BIOS will be used from
25. fader thus displaying the actual output level User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 916 jeuueu ndnO a1empieH ISUUEUT jndjinQ 21EMPIEH JBUUEYD jndjnQo eueMpueH GLOZ 0 weibeig 901g MO9IAJ9AQ J9XI A Old eoej qeg X3 XINIEJOL IWY zL0 1g pezi UD yoegheld SJEMJJOS olpny LUD P1099 ZL JO L JBUUEYD jndu aJempJeH 41 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 21 2 The User Interface The visual design of the TotalMix mixer is a result of its capability to route hardware inputs and software playback channels to any hardware output The Babyface Pro has 12 input channels 12 software playback channels and 12 hardware output channels HARDWARE INPUTS SOFTWARE PLAYBACK EE JAH TERCER HARDWARE OUTPUTS TotalMix can be used in the above view View Options 2 Rows However the default is a verti cal alignment in three rows as known from an Inline desk so that the row Software Playback HARDWARE INPUTS AA SOFTWARE PLAYBACK e Middle row Playback channels playback tracks of the audio software Via fader and routing menu any TIT NY H playback channel can be routed and mixed to any TURA HARDWARE OUTPUTS e Top row Hardware inputs The level shown is that of the input signal i e fader independent Via fader and routing menu any input channel can be routed and mixed to any hardware output bottom row r e Bottom row Hardware outputs Here
26. freely con figurable causing near zero CPU load because calculated from the Babyface Pro hardware Spectral Analyser World wide unique 10 20 or 30 band display in analog bandpass filter technology 192 kHz capable Vector Audio Scope World wide unique Goniometer showing the typical afterglow of a oscilloscope tube Includes Correlation meter and level meter Totalyser Spectral Analyser Level Meter and Vector Audio Scope in a single window Surround Audio Scope Professional Surround Level Meter with extended correlation analysis ITU weighting and ITU summing meter ITU1770 EBU R128 Meter For standardized loudness measurements Bit Statistics amp Noise Shows the true resolution of audio signals as well as errors and DC offset Includes Signal to Noise measurement in dB and dBA plus DC measurement Completely multi client Open as many measurement windows as you like on any chan nels and inputs or outputs To install DIGICheck go to the DIGICheck directory on the RME Driver CD and run the in staller Follow the instructions prompted on the screen DIGICheck is constantly updated The latest version is always available on our website www rme audio com section Downloads DIGICheck 36 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 20 Hotline Troubleshooting The unit and drivers have been installed correctly but playback does not work e s Babyface Pro listed in the System Profiler Vendor ID 2613 e Has Babyface Pro been sele
27. is needed select NONE as MIDI Output Check Enable MIDI Control in the Options menu 24 4 Operation The channels being under Mackie MIDI control are indicated by a colour change of the name field black turns to brown The 8 fader block can be moved horizontally and vertically in steps of one or eight channels In Submix View mode the current routing destination output bus can be selected via REC Ch 1 8 This equals the selection of a different output channel in the lowest row by a mouse click when in Submix View In MIDI operation it is not necessary to jump to the lowest row to perform this selection This way even the routing can be easily changed via MIDI Full LC Display Support This option in Preferences F3 activates complete Mackie Control LCD support with eight channel names and eight volume pan values When Full LC Display Support is turned off a brief information about the first fader of the block channel and row is sent This brief information is also available on the LED display of the Behringer BCF2000 Disable MIDI in Background menu Options Settings disables the MIDI control as soon as another application is in the focus or in case TotalMix has been minimized This way the hard ware controller will control the main DAW application only except when TotalMix is in the fore ground Often the DAW application can be set to become inactive in background too so that MIDI control is switched between TotalMix and th
28. modes Setup Use OUT to select the output for the monitoring i e where the signal will be routed to gt Use IN to select the input with the signal that should be monitored Push MIX The input level LEDs start to flash Use SELECT to choose between left right or both channels gt Turn the encoder to set the actual monitoring level While the setup is simplified no panorama available it is still very efficient and will address most needs Also a different input can be mixed onto the same output Of the eight ADAT channels only channels 1 2 can be controlled from the Babyface Pro All settings are stored within the unit and do not get lost until the next time CC mode or stand alone mode is used User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 89 33 Application Examples for Stand Alone Mode Here are two examples of setting up and using the Babyface Pro in stand alone mode Universal DA Converter Connect the Babyface Pro via SPDIF to your CD player MP3 player or whatever device digitally playing audio at up to 192 kHz Comfortably adjust the hearing level with the rotary encoder Push DIM for a quick mute and use the internal mixer to send the converted digital input signal to both XLR and Phones outs Analog Microphone Preamp Activate phantom power if necessary then set the Mic gain as needed Set the Babyface Pro to Master 192 kHz for widest frequency range and lowest delay Use the internal mixer to send the analog input signal to
29. moni toring and setup Input Gains The gains of all four analog inputs can be controlled directly by the big encoder knob Use IN to select input 1 2 or 3 4 then push SELECT several times to step through left channel right channel or both The selected channel and amount of gain is shown by a single LED flashing in the left INPUT level meters Turn the wheel to increase or decrease the gain The three INPUT LEDs also show overload Too hot levels will not be missed even if the level meter currently shows a quieter channel Output Volume Select one of the three outputs via OUT then turn the wheel The current fader position of To talMix FX which moves in sync is displayed via flashing single LEDs in the output level meter The three output LEDs also show overload Too hot levels will not be missed even if the level meter currently shows a quieter channel 0 dB position reduce the gain so that the yellow LED just turns off OUT can also be reassigned to perform Speaker B switching in the Options Key Commands dialog in TotalMix FX Output Balance Select one of the three outputs via OUT then hold down SELECT The right level meters show two bars lit up until the yellow LEDs Turn the wheel to move the stereo image more to the left or right This setting equals an adjustment of the PAN knob in a stereo hardware output of To talMix FX and indeed the knob in the software will move in sync User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 9 DIM
30. nearly any MIDI equipped hardware device MIDI Remote Control always operates in View Submix mode even when the View Option Free is currently selected in TotalMix FX 24 2 Mapping TotalMix supports the following Mackie Control surface elements Element Channel faders 1 8 Master fader SEL 1 8 DYNAMICS V Pots 1 8 pressing V Pot knobs CHANNEL LEFT or REWIND CHANNEL RIGHT or FAST FORWARD BANK LEFT or ARROW LEFT BANK RIGHT or ARROW RIGHT ARROW UP or Assignable1 PAGE ARROW DOWN or Assignable2 PAGE EQ PLUGINS INSERT STOP PLAY PAN FLIP DYN MUTE Ch 1 8 SOLO Ch 1 8 SELECT Ch 1 8 REC Ch 1 8 RECORD F1 F8 F9 F10 F11 Meaning in TotalMix volume Main Monitor channel s faders Activate Trim mode pan pan center move one channel left move one channel right move eight channels left move eight channels right move one row up move one row down Master Mute Master Solo Dim Main Out Talkback Mono Main Out Speaker B TrimGains Mute Solo Select select output bus Submix Recall load Snapshot 1 8 select Main Out select Cue Phones 1 2 Tested with Behringer BCF2000 Firmware v1 07 in Mackie Control emulation for Steinberg mode and with Mackie Control under Mac OS X User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 69 24 3 Setup Open the Preferences dialog menu Options or F3 Select the MIDI Input and MIDI Output port where your controller is connected to When no feedback
31. stored before by the user j OE can be selected and loaded Reset Classic Bass Treble Rename Cheap Phones Compensation Save to There are 16 storage places 2 available EQ Preset 1 to 16 Deep Bass Boost Telephone LC E07 gt Import Loads a previously stored TM EQ file tmeq Low Frequency Effects Bass Drum gt Export Stores the current state as TM Cymbals LC EQ EQ file tmeq Wah Live Vocal Mic LC E07 gt Factory Includes 14 examples for the Peak creative use of Low Cut and Equalizer Notch High Frequency Cut gt Reset Resets the Low Cut and EQ to have zero influence Gain 0 dB Rename The EQ Presets 1 to 16 can be renamed The changes will be shown in both lists Recall and Save to Notes on the EQ Presets Copy between channels The EQ Preset menu of all channels is identical If an EQ setup is stored via Save to on one of the 16 storage places it is then also available in any other channel via Recall Copy between Snapshots The Presets are not saved in Snapshots therefore do not change when a different Snapshot is loaded Presets are saved in Workspaces and also loaded with these Copy between Workspaces is done by the export and import function of the Preset menu Important and useful Presets should always be saved as TM EQ file so that they can not get lost even on accidental overwrite Factory Presets loads like all Presets the settings of both Low Cut and EQ simultaneously The curr
32. the analog outputs finished The total delay from the internal AD to DA conversion is a ridiculous 20 samples which at 192 kHz is a real 0 1 ms forget it With this setup the analog input signal is amplified to line level available at 4 individually ad justable analog outputs as well as an digital output in either SPDIF or ADAT format Options galore Using EQ in stand alone mode The Babyface Pro has neither controls nor memory for the DSP functions Therefore in stand alone mode EQs are not available There is a workaround though when using TotalMix FX under Mac or Windows and powering the Babyface Pro with an external power supply pulling the USB cable will retain the whole current state including EQs activated on all I Os Changing input gains and output levels as well as monitoring volume can be done directly at the unit as usual This online state gets lost the moment the unit loses power it then enters the normal offline stand alone mode as stored in its memory last usage in full stand alone mode and of course without EQs 34 Useful notes Mobile Operation USB bus power can be delivered by a rechargeable battery These days LiPo batteries with USB ports are very popular usually used to charge your mobile gadgets on the go They are lightweight have an astonishing capacity can be recharged quickly many times and are not expensive And they have a USB port We tried several of those with 4 200 mAh and more The
33. the mouse on the original submix output Hardware Output In the con text menu select Copy Submix Then right click on the new submix output choose Paste Sub mix in the context menu Now fine tune the submix 23 3 Doubling the Output Signal Mirror If a mix should be sent out via two or more different hardware outputs simply mirror that mix to any number of other outputs A right click on the original output brings up the option to Copy Mirror name Another right click on the new output then selecting Mirror of Output name will paste the whole submix and then synchronize it automatically to any future changes The outputs now always send out the same signals but their main volume fader and the EQ and Dynamics settings stay fully independent 23 4 Delete a Submix The easiest and quickest way to delete complex routings is by selection of the according output channel in the mixer view by a right mouse click and selection of Clear Submix As TotalMix FX includes an unlimited undo the delete process can be undone without any problem 66 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 23 5 Copy and Paste everywhere The above three tips use functions found in the right click context menu available on all chan nels of the TotalMix FX mixer view These menus are also available in the Matrix but only di rectly on the channel labels They are self explanatory and automatically adjust to where the click is performed The input channels offer Clea
34. used to edit several submixes simultaneously without the need to change between them Here one works with the routings fields of the input and playback n Ji TUM channels only which then show different routing destinations ee A ED Level Meters Post FX Switches all level meters before pre or after post the effects Level changes by these can be easily checked using this feature Additionally the input signal can be checked for overloads It is recommended to use Post FX as default setting as the extreme reduc tion of a signal by LC EQ is very seldom Also all the Over displays of all level meters oper ate both pre and post efficiently preventing overloads going unnoticed gt RMS The numerical level display in the channels displays peak or RMS Show gt FX Opens the window to set up the effects Reverb and Echo 50 Trim Activates all Trim buttons on all channels TotalMix thus behaves like a conventional simple mixing desk Each fader affects all active routings of the channel simultaneously as if the fader were a trim pot in the hardware input 2 Row Switches the mixer view to 2 rows Hardware Inputs and Software Playbacks are placed side by side This view saves a lot of space especially in height Names Display of the original names of channels when they had been renamed by the user User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 21 5 2 Snapshots Groups Snapshots Snapshots include all mixer settin
35. verified in the Audio MIDI Setup Audio Window Select the Babyface Pro A click on Format will list the supported sample rates 17 4 Channel Count under Core Audio At a sample rate of 88 2 or 96 kHz the ADAT optical input and output operates in S MUX mode so the number of available channels is reduced from 8 to 4 At a sample rate of 176 4 and 192 kHz the ADAT optical input and output operates in S MUXA mode so the number of available channels is limited to 2 It is not possible to change the number of Core Audio devices without a reboot of the computer Therefore whenever the Babyface Pro changes into Double Speed 88 2 96 kHz or Quad Speed mode 176 4 192 kHz all devices stay present but become partly inactive Single Speed Double Speed Quad Speed Babyface Pro Analog 1 to 4 Babyface Pro Analog 1 to 4 Babyface Pro Analog 1 to 4 Babyface Pro AS 1 to 2 Babyface Pro AS 1 to 2 Babyface Pro AS 1 to 2 Babyface Pro ADAT 3to4 Babyface Pro ADAT3to4 Babyface Pro ADAT 3104 Babyface Pro ADAT 5106 Babyface Pro ADAT 5106 Babyface Pro ADAT 5106 Babyface Pro ADAT7108 Babyface Pro ADAT 7 t08 34 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 17 5 Various Information The driver of the Babyface Pro requires at least Mac OS 10 6 Programs that don t support card or channel selection will use the device chosen as Input and Output in the System Preferences Sound panel Via Launchpad Other Audio MIDI Setup the Babyface Pro ca
36. view default will highlight the currently selected submix and move the corresponding input fader in sync with the Babyface Pro so that the ongoing process can be controlled and followed easily at the screen This helps in setup and understanding of the moni toring function Switch digital output format SPDIF lt gt ADAT Use OUT to select the optical output Opt Push SET The level meter will signal ADAT mode with 8 LEDs SPDIF mode with 2 LEDs turned on Use SELECT to switch between them This setting is also available in the driver s Settings dialog Hotkeys A SET and B MIX In online mode SET and MIX have only one function each setting the Recall volume and start ing the direct monitoring control Both functions are also available in TotalMix FX at the com puter but both buttons can be reconfigured like DIM to perform many other functions like Talkback global mute Mono External Input changing Snapshots and Channel Layouts and more Just select the function that suits your personal workflow best LED Brightness Default brightness is 25 The LEDs can be changed to 50 and 100 brightness where 100 obviously will cause a higher power consumption This might be useful in daylight condi tions The difference between 25 and 100 is 0 5 Watts or 100 mA higher load at 5V bus power with all LEDs lit To step through the three brightness states hold down SELECT and push IN several times 10 User s Guide Babyface Pro RM
37. volume balance The values stored in the Snapshot are not loaded for the Main Out and all groups of output faders joined by Main so the current setting for all these is not changed Device Handling Always init and Count MADI are not valid for the Babyface Pro gt Disable ASIO Direct Monitoring Disables ASIO Direct Monitoring ADM for the Babyface Pro within TotalMix FX Graphics Use D2D Change requires restart Default on Can be deactivated to use a compatible but CPU taxing graphics mode in case graphics problems show up User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 57 Brightness correction Set TotalMix FX screen brightness to your taste matching the monitor setting or the environment Store Setting for Windows only gt All Users Restart required See next chapter Special Options gt Lock User Interface Default off Can be activated to freeze the current mix state Faders buttons and knobs relating to the mix state cannot be moved anymore 21 7 1 Store for Current or All Users Windows TotalMix FX stores all settings workspaces and snapshots for the current user in XP C Documents and Settings Username W ocal Settings Application Data TotalMixFX Vista 7 8 C Users Username AppData Local TotalMixFX Current User ensures that when workstations are used by several people they all find their own settings In case the settings should be identical or given for any user TotalMix FX can be changed to use the
38. with held down Shift key lets the knob jump to fully left with Shift Ctrl to fully right Clicking on one of the channel settings buttons slim normal settings EQ with held down Ctrl key lets all channels to the right change their state For example all panels can be opened closed simultaneously A double click of the mouse on a knob or its numerical field opens the according nput Value dialog The desired value can then be set by keyboard Dragging the mouse from a parameter field increases move up or decreases move down the value in the field Ctrl N opens the dialog Function Select to open a new TotalMix window Cirl W opens the dialog File Open of the operating system to load a TotalMix Workspace file The key W starts the dialog Workspace Quick Select for a direct selection or storage of up to 30 Workspaces The key M switches the active window to Mixer view The key X switches the active window to Matrix view Ctrl M opens a new Mixer window Ctrl X opens a new Matrix window Another Ctrl M or Ctrl X closes the new window again F1 opens the online help The Level Meter setup dialog can be opened with F2 same as in DIGICheck The dialog Preferences is opened with F3 Alt F4 closes the current window Alt and number keys 1 to 8 not on the numeric keypad will load the corresponding Work space from the Workspace Quick Select feature hotkey W User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 63 21 10 Menu Options Deactivate
39. 16 hit 20 bit Start streaming at application startup e 4 bit Perform short fade mout when starting ztopping Sv el mene playback 32 bit 4 bytes Transport settings are global to all windows Playback cursor Release audio hardware when switching to another W Get position from audio driver application while playback and recording are not taking Correction samples 0 E place w UK A Cancel Increasing the number and or size of audio buffers may prevent the audio signal from breaking up but also increases latency i e output is delayed For synchronized playback of audio and MIDI or similar be sure to activate the checkbox Get position from audio driver Note on Windows Vista 7 8 Since Vista the audio application can no longer control the sample rate under WDM Instead the user has to work himself through numerous settings up to 32 with a MADI card and to set the sample rate to the same value per stereo device Therefore the driver of the Babyface Pro includes a workaround the sample rate can be set globally for all WDM devices within the Settings dialog see chapter 8 1 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 17 9 2 DVD Playback AC 3 DTS AC 3 DTS When using popular DVD software players like WinDVD and PowerDVD their audio data stream can be sent to any AC 3 DTS capable receiver using the Babyface Pro s SPDIF output For this to work the WDM SPDIF device of the Babyface Pro has to be selected in
40. 33 918170 Trademarks AN trademarks registered or otherwise are the property of their respective owners RME DIGICheck and Hammerfall are registered trademarks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions oyncCheck ZLM DIGI96 SyncAlign TMS TotalMix SteadyClock and Babyface Pro are trademarks of RME Intelligent Audio Solutions Alesis and ADAT are registered trademarks of Alesis Corp ADAT optical is a trademark of Alesis Corp Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 8 are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp Apple iPad and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc Steinberg Cubase and VST are registered trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Copyright Matthias Carstens 05 2015 Version 1 0 Current driver version W 1 079 Mac OS X 2 09 Firmware 102 TotalMix FX 1 11 Although the contents of this User s Guide have been thoroughly checked for errors RME can not guarantee that it is correct throughout RME does not accept responsibility for any mislead ing or incorrect information within this guide Lending or copying any part of the guide or the RME Driver CD or any commercial exploitation of these media without express written permis sion from RME Intelligent Audio Solutions is prohibited RME reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 93 38 Declaration of Conformity CE This device h
41. 52 ms MIDI Anschluss Ein A Transport Syncs bation Time Base Zeltanzeige Ausgangslatenz hod ms S amplerate 441 00 0 Hz ee Video Player Erweiterte Optionen Auf Standardwerte zurucksetzer eg VST Audiosystem M ASIO Freface USE Normal Audiopriaritat VIST System Link Multi Prozessor Modus 2 Seconds vorab laden Aufnahmelatenz berucksichtigen 0 Samples ufnahmewersatz Abbrechen 10 2 Channel Count under ASIO At a sample rate of 88 2 or 96 kHz the ADAT optical input and output operates in S MUX mode so the number of available channels is reduced from 8 to 4 At a sample rate of 176 4 and 192 kHz the ADAT optical input and output operates in S MUX4 mode so the number of available channels is limited to 2 Note When changing the sample rate range between Single Double and Quad Speed the number of channels presented from the ASIO driver will change too This may require a reset of the I O list in the audio software Single Speed Double Speed Quad Speed Babyface Pro Analog 1 to 4 Babyface Pro Analog 1 to 4 Babyface Pro Analog 1 to 4 Babyface Pro AS 1 to 2 Babyface Pro AS 1 to 2 Babyface Pro AS 1 to 2 Babyface Pro ADAT 3to4 Babyface Pro ADAT 3to4 Babyface Pro ADAT 3104 Babyface Pro ADAT 5106 Babyface Pro ADAT 5106 Babyface Pro ADAT 5106 Babyface Pro ADAT 7108 Sabyiace Pro ADAT 7 t08 24 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 10 3 Known Problems If a computer does not provide sufficient
42. A User directory An admin could even write protect the file lastBabyface Pro1 xml which results in a complete reset to that file s content whenever TotalMix FX is re started The xml file is updated on exit so simply set up TotalMix as desired and exit it right mouse click on the symbol in the notification area 58 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 21 8 Settings The dialog Settings can be opened via the Options menu or directly via F3 21 8 1 Mixer Page On the mixer page some typical settings for the mixer operation are set like Talkback source Dim amount when Talkback is active the stored main volume or the input used for the External Input function Talkback gt Input Selects the input channel of the Talkback signal microphone in control room Default None Dim Amount of attenuation of the signals routed to the Phones in dB Listenback gt Input Selects the input channel of the Listenback signal microphone in recording room Default None gt Dim Amount of attenuation of the signals routed to the Main Out in dB Main Out Recall User defined listening volume activated by the Recall button at the unit or in TotalMix Dim Amount of attenuation for the Main Out in dB External Input Selects the stereo input that replaces the mix signal on the Main Out when activated The volume of the stereo signal is adjusted by the slider Gain PFL Mode Settings Mixer MIDI
43. Both remotes will be shown as one MIDI Connection block and navigate simultaneously MIEI In E Babyface MidiPot1 ei Map Stereo to 2 Mono Channels One fader controls one mono MIC Out 5 Babyface Midi Par 1 Disabe MIDI in background Ss Mixer MIDI osc Aux Devices channel Should be disabled when stereo channels are used gt Submix Selection in Input Playback Mackie Control Options Row Enables a selection of the submix when in first row without having to change to the third row first However when using both mono and stereo channels first and third row usually do not match anymore so the selection often becomes unclear this Way gt Enable full LCD support Activates full Mackie Control LCD support with eight channel names and eight volume pan values Send User defined Names Channel names defined by the user will be sent to the remote device via MIDI and if supported shown in its display Iv Enable Protocol Support Fwtendertn 0 d dr d Iw Map Stereoto 2 Mono Channels Submx Selection in Input Playback Rom Enable full LED suppor Sender defined Names SendLevelMessages Abbrechen Send Level Messages Activates the transmission of the level meter data Peak Hold acti vates the peak hold function as set up for the TotalMix level meters in the preferences Note When MIDI Out is set to NONE then TotalMix FX can still be controlled by Mackie Control
44. DIF from the optical output select the option Optical SPDIF in the Settings dialog The output signal in TotalMix has to be present on the first ADAT channels AS 142 MIDI Babyface Pro offers one MIDI I O via two 5 pin DIN jacks The MIDI ports are added to the sys tem by the driver Using MIDI capable software these ports can be accessed under the name Babyface Pro Midi Using more than one Babyface Pro the operating system adds a consecu tive number to the port name like Babyface Pro MIDI 2 etc The MIDI ports support multi client operation A MIDI input signal can be received by several programs at the same time Even the MIDI output can be used by multiple programs simultane ously However due to the limited bandwidth of MIDI this kind of application will often show various problems 22 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 9 9 Clock Modes Synchronization In the digital world all devices must be either Master clock source or Slave clock receiver Whenever several devices are linked within a system there must always be a single master clock A digital system can only have one master If the Babyface Pro s clock mode is set to Inter nal all other devices must be set to Slave The Babyface Pro utilizes a very user friendly intelligent clock control called AutoSync Se lecting Optical as Clock Source the system constantly scans the digital input for a valid signal If any valid signal is found the Babyface Pr
45. DIO SOLUTIONS Babyface Pro Installation and Operation Mac OS X User s Guide Babyface Pro HMIE 29 14 Hardware Installation Connect computer and Babyface Pro with the supplied USB cable Mac OS X detects the new hardware as Babyface Pro serial number In case the level meters of the Babyface Pro show CC during power on and Settings dialog and TotalMix FX refuse to start the unit is in Class Compliance mode Remove the USB cable hold SELECT and DIM button down plug in the USB cable or the power supply This procedure changes between CC and normal mode When the Level meters change to PC the normal mode is active When using a power supply stand alone mode holding down SELECT and DIM for more than two seconds repeatedly changes between PC and CC Note that changing the operating mode is not supported during normal USB operation so any USB connection has to be removed 15 Driver and Firmware 15 1 Driver Installation RME is constantly improving their drivers the included Driver CD is most probably already outdated when unpacking the product Please download the latest drivers from the RME web site at http rme to usbe Unzip the downloaded file and start the driver installation by double clicking Fireface USB pkg If internet access is not available install the drivers from the RME Driver CD located in the folder Babyface Pro Installation works automatically by a double click on the file Fireface USB pkg
46. DM Kernel Streaming bypassing the WDM mixer thus achieving a similar performance to ASIO see be low Because of the driver s multichannel streaming ability Sonar not only finds the stereo device mentioned above but also the 8 channel interleaved devices and adds the channel number at the end Babyface Pro Analog 142 1 2 is the first stereo device Babyface Pro Analog 3 4 is the next stereo device Babyface Pro Analog 1 2 3 4 are the channels 3 4 of the first 8 channel interleaved device It is not recommended to use these special interleaved devices Also it is not possible to use one stereo channel twice the basic and the interleaved device Multi Channel using WDM The WDM Streaming device Loudspeaker Analog 1 2 of the RME driver can operate as usual stereo device or as up to 8 channel device An 8 channel playback using the Windows Media Player requires the speaker setup 7 1 Sur round Configure as follows XP Control Panel Sounds and Multimedia Audio Volume Speaker Settings Advanced lt Vista 7 8 Control Panel Sound Playback Loudspeaker Configure User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 19 9 4 Channel Count under WDM The Babyface Pro s ADAT optical interface offers sample rates of up to 192 kHz using a stan dard ADAT recorder For this to work single channel data is spread to two or four ADAT chan nels using the Sample Multiplexing technique This reduces the number of available ADAT channels from
47. E User s Guide RTE INTELLIGENT AUDIO SOLUTIONS Babyface Pro Installation and Operation Windows User s Guide Babyface Pro HMIE 6 Hardware Installation To simplify installation it is recommended to first install the drivers before the unit is connected to the computer But it will also work the other way round In case the level meters of the Babyface Pro show CC during power on the unit is in Class Compliance mode and will not work under Windows Remove the USB cable hold SELECT and DIM button down plug in the USB cable or the power supply This procedure changes be tween CC and normal mode When the LED Level meters change to PC the normal mode is active When using a power supply stand alone mode holding down SELECT and DIM for more than two seconds repeatedly changes between PC and CC Note that changing the operating mode is not supported during normal USB operation so any USB connection has to be removed Chapter 26 3 explains how to find the ideal USB port 7 Driver and Firmware 7 1 Driver Installation RME is constantly improving their drivers the included Driver CD is most probably already outdated when unpacking the product Please download the latest drivers from the RME web site at http rme to usbe Unzip the downloaded file and start the driver installation with rmein staller exe If internet access is not available insert the RME Driver CD into your CD ROM drive The driver installe
48. MIDI commands but the 8 channel block is not marked as remote target 60 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 21 8 3 OSC Page The OSC page has four independent settings for up to four MIDI remote controls via Open Sound Control OSC This is a network based remote protocol that can be used for example by Apple s iPad with the app TouchOSC or Lemurto wirelessly remote control TotalMix FX running on a Mac or Windows computer Index Select one of four settings pages and thus remote controls Settings are remembered automati cally To activate or deactivate any of the four remote controls check or uncheck In Use TotalMix FX OSC Service gt IP Shows the network address of the computer running TotalMix FX local host This address must be entered on the remote side gt Host Name Local computer name Port incoming Must match the remote entry Port outgoing Typical values are 7001 or 8000 gt Port outgoing Must match the remote entry Port incoming Typical values are 9001 or 9000 Remote Control gt IP or Host name Enter the IP or host name of the remote control Please note that the IP number usually works better than the host name Options gt Send Peak Level Activates the transmission of the peak level meter data Peak Hold activates the peak hold function as set up for the TotalMix level meters in the preferences Settings I Mizer MIDI OSC Aus Devices Index G1 C2 03 Ca wine
49. OSC Aux Devices Talkback Input Mic 1 Dim mw Listenback Input None Dum Main Out Recall Dum E sternal 5 FD F Input Gain PFL Mode Live Mode PFL replaces Solo i Abbrechen gt Live Mode PFL replaces Solo PFL means Pre Fader Listening This feature is very use ful when operating TotalMix in a live environment as it allows to quickly listen monitor any of the inputs by hitting the Solo button The monitoring happens on the output set for the Cue signal via the Assign dialog User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 59 21 8 2 MIDI Page The MIDI page has four independent settings for up to four MIDI remote controls using CC commands or the Mackie Control protocol Index Select one of four settings pages and thus remote controls Settings are remembered automati cally To activate or deactivate any of the four remote controls check or uncheck In Use MIDI Remote Control gt MIDI In Input where TotalMix receives MIDI Remote data MIDI Out Output where TotalMix sends MIDI Remote data gt Disable MIDI in background Deactivates MIDI Remote Control as soon as another appli cation is in the focus or when TotalMix has been minimized Mackie Control Options gt Enable Protocol Support When ssn disabled TM FX will only react on the Control Change commands of chapter 24 5 Index Extender to Sets the current remote ei C2 C3 to be an extender to the main remote
50. S unweighted 117 dBA Frequency response Q 44 1 kHz 0 1 dB 5 Hz 20 8 kHz Frequency response 96 kHz 0 5 dB 3 Hz 45 8 kHz Frequency response 192 kHz 1 dB lt 2 Hz 92 kHz Maximum input level 4 dBu Gain 0 dB 13 dBu Maximum input level 2 10 dBV Gain 9 dB 5 dBu Line Out 1 2 Dynamic range DR 115 dB RMS unweighted 118 dBA Frequency response 44 1 kHz 0 5 dB 0 Hz 20 8 kHz Frequency response 96 kHz 0 5 dB 0 Hz 45 kHz Frequency response 192 kHz 1 dB 0 Hz 89 kHz THD 106 dB 0 0005 THD N 102 dB 0 0008 Channel separation gt 110 dB Output XLR balanced Output impedance 300 Ohm balanced 150 Ohm unbalanced Output level 0 dBFS Balanced 19 dBu unbalanced 13 dBu DC 0 dBFS 6 35mm 4 8 V 3 5mm 2 4 V XLR bal 9 6 V DA Phones 3 4 As DA Line Out but Output 6 3 mm TRS jack unbalanced Output impedance 10 Ohm Output level at 0 dBFS 1 kOhm load 13 dBu Max power 0 1 THD 50 mW 74 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME Output 3 5 mm TRS jack unbalanced Output impedance 2 Ohm Output level at 0 dBFS 1 kOhm load 7 dBu Max power 0 1 THD 70 mW 25 2 MIDI 1 x MIDI I O via breakout cable with 2 x 5 pin DIN jacks Galvanically isolated by optocoupled input Hi speed mode Jitter and response time typically below 1 ms Separate 128 byte FIFOs for input and output 25 3 Digital Clocks Internal ADAT In SPDIF In Low Jitter Design 1 ns in PLL
51. Screensaver When active checked any activated Windows screensaver will be disabled temporarily Always on Top When active checked the TotalMix window will always be on top of the Win dows desktop Note This function may result in problems with windows containing help text as the TotalMix window will even be on top of those windows so the help text isn t readable Enable MIDI OSC Control Activates external MIDI control of the TotalMix mixer In Mackie Protocol mode the channels which are currently under MIDI control are indicated by a colour change of the name field Submix linked to MIDI OSC control 1 4 The 8 channel group follows the currently selected submix means Hardware Output when a different submix is chosen on the remote as well as when doing this in TotalMix When using multiple windows it can be useful to deactivate this feature for specific windows The view will not change then Preferences Opens a dialog to configure several functions of the level meters and the mixer See chapter 21 7 Settings Opens a dialog to configure several functions like Talkback Listenback Main Out and MIDI Remote Control See chapter 21 8 Channel Layout Opens a dialog to hide channels visually and from remote See chapter 21 5 Key Commands Opens a dialog to configure the computer s keyboard keys F4 to F8 This dialog can also be used to change the function of the buttons A B OUT SET and DIM of the Babyface Pro Reset M
52. T you ll most probably never experience such high jitter values But SteadyClock is not only ready for them it would handle them just on the fly Common interface jitter values in real MERC ere world applications are below 10 ns a ww 10 0ns very good value is less than 2 ns The screenshot shows an extremely jittery SPDIF signal of about 50 ns jitter top graph yellow SteadyClock turns this signal into a clock with less than 2 ns jitter lower graph blue The sig nal processed by SteadyClock is of course not only used internally but also used to clock the digital output Therefore the refreshed and jitter cleaned signal can be used as reference clock without hesitation 80 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 27 Diagrams 27 1 Block Diagram Babyface Pro MIDI TRS 6 35 TRS 3 5 XLR XLR 1 ino de di seuoyd e o lt ro e 0 P L OVO aoejiequ asn Buissa2 0ugd 6320 MI XIMIE30L 490 D PESIG OQ 124610 ano ul Adds IWO tL 20v wran m OL b 4 E o E o a lt RW T7TOYLNOD 4 E at LI H lt A IJ HP ICA SL SL eux L HIK 81 User s Guide Babyface Pro HMIE 27 2 Connector Pinouts TS jack analog instrument input The 1 4 TS jacks of the universal line instrument inputs are wired according to international standards Tip hot Ring GND Sleeve GND XLR Connectors The XLR sockets of the analog l Os are wired according to in
53. User s Guide Rame INTELLIGENT AUDIO SOLUTIONS Babyface Pro Crafted with Passion 24 Bit 192 kHz v TotalMix SteadyClock I adat SyncCheck USB 2 0 Digital I O System 24 Channels Analog ADAT SPDIF Interface 24 Bit 192 kHz Digital Audio 24 x 12 Matrix Router MIDI I O MIDI Remote Control Stand Alone Operation Class Compliant Operation General 1 NTNU OGG CUO vent 6 2 Package Contents 6 3 System Requirements 6 4 Brief Description and Characteristics 6 5 First Usage Quick Start 5 1 Connectors Controls Display 7 DZ QUICK S sasana aaa a aan an aaa aa napa bx rs Dada Kan a s ien 9 5 3 Operation at the Unit 9 Installation and Operation Windows 6 Hardware Installation 12 7 Driver and Firmware 7 1 Driver Installation esee 12 7 2 De installing the Drivers 13 7 3 Firmware Update een 13 8 Configuring the Babyface Pro 8 1 Settings Dialog General 14 8 2 Settings Dialog Pitch sss 16 9 Operation and Usage SNB AOAC K NORTON 17 9 2 DVD Playback AC 3 DID 18 9 3 Notes on WDM sasana aa sana aa naa aaa nan E aa aa Wana kaja ajan a i 19 9 4 Channel Count under WDM 20 9 5 Multi client Operation eee 20 9 6 Analog Recording 21 9 7 D
54. Works on the hardware output defined as Main Output in TotalMix FX Therefore the DIM LEDs will not be lit when stepping through the other two outputs The applied attenuation is the one defined in TotalMix FX DIM can also be used as hotkey for many other actions among the switching to Speaker B or Talkback Use the Options Key Commands dialog in TotalMix FX to assign one of them to DIM Recall Pushing DIM for two seconds sets the Main output volume to the value formerly saved for Re call The Recall value can also be set directly at the unit by holding SET down for two seconds Monitoring MIX Additionally to the extensive routing and mixing options in TotalMix FX which provide perfect monitoring solutions the monitoring level of all three input sources to all three output destina tions can be controlled directly at the unit No need to grab the mouse and bring TM FX into the foreground Operation is easy and logical Use OUT to select the output for the monitoring i e where the signal will be routed to gt Use IN to select the input with the signal that should be monitored Push MIX The input level LEDs start to flash Use SELECT to choose between left right or both channels gt Turn the encoder to set the actual monitoring level While the setup is simplified no panorama available it is still very efficient and will address most needs Note that direct control covers only channels 1 2 from ADAT TotalMix FX in Submix
55. al si Lurrent Internal Also please note that even in Pit D 0008 Stop mode several programs EMI E keep the recording and playback e E devices active which means that EE N any new settings might not be Hauts tale applied immediately Upheal Yo Lock The tab About includes information about the current driver and firmware version plus Abbrechen two more options Ls Lock Registry Default off Checking this option brings up a dialog to enter a password Changes in the Set tings dialog are no longer written to the registry As the settings are always loaded from the registry when starting the computer this method provides an easy way to define an initial state for the Babyface Pro Enable MMCSS for ASIO activates support with higher priority for the ASIO driver Note At this time activating this option seems to be useful only with the latest Cubase Nuendo at higher load With other software this option can decrease performance The change becomes active after an ASIO reset Therefore it is easy to quickly check which setting works better 14 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME Buffer Size The setting Buffer Size determines the latency between incoming and outgoing ASIO and WDM data as well as affecting system stability see chapter 9 1 10 Errors does not refer to buffer errors but USB transmission errors The display will be reset on any start of a playback rec
56. al world an operation of more than one Babyface Pro seems not very useful The second unit must be synchronized using the optical input The result is an extension by only 4 analog record and 4 analog playback channels plus 8 digital via ADAT Out It makes much more sense to directly connect an 8 channel converter to the ADAT I O of one Babyface Pro adding full 8 analog channels of record and playback On the other hand the second unit can even be used stand alone without any USB connection and might serve as an emergency replacement in case the main unit fails User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 35 19 DIGICheck Mac The DIGICheck software is a unique utility developed for testing measuring and analysing digi tal audio streams Although this Windows software is fairly self explanatory it still includes a comprehensive online help DIGICheck 0 690 operates in parallel to any software showing all input data The following is a short summary of the currently available functions Level Meter High precision 24 bit resolution 2 8 12 channels Application examples Peak level measurement RMS level measurement over detection phase correlation measure ment dynamic range and signal to noise ratios RMS to peak difference loudness long term peak measurement input check Oversampling mode for levels higher than O dBFS Supports visualization according to the K System Hardware Level Meter for Input Playback and Output Reference Level Meter
57. amples being distributed to the former left and right channels By this you get the double amount of data i e also double sample rate Of course in order to transmit a stereo signal two AES EBU ports are necessary then This transmission mode is called Double Wire in the professional studio world and is also known as S MUX Sample Multiplexing in connection with the ADAT format Not before February 1998 Crystal shipped the first single wire receiver transmitters that could also work with double sample rate It was then possible to transmit two channels of 96 kHz data via one AES EBU port But Double Wire is still far from being dead On one hand there are still many devices which can t handle more than 48 kHz e g digital tape recorders But also other common interfaces like ADAT or TDIF are still using this technique Because the ADAT interface does not allow for sampling frequencies above 48 kHz a limitation of the interface hardware the Babyface Pro automatically uses Sample Multiplexing in DS mode One channel s data is distributed to two channels according to the following table Analog In 1 3 DS Signal 1 2 314 Port ADAT ADAT As the transmission of double rate signals is done at standard sample rate Single Speed the ADAT output still delivers 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz 26 5 QS Quad Speed Due to the small number of available devices that use sample rates up to 192 kHz but even more due to a missing real world
58. application CD Quad Speed has had no broad success so far An implementation of the ADAT format as double S MUX results in only two channels per optical output There are few devices using this method In Quad Speed mode the Babyface Pro automatically uses Sample Multiplexing One channel s data is distributed to four channels according to the following table Analog In 1 2 DS Signal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Port ADAT ADAT As the transmission of quad rate signals is done at standard sample rate Single Speed the ADAT output still delivers 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 79 26 6 Noise Level in DS QS Mode The outstanding signal to noise ratio of the Babyface Pro s AD converters can be verified even without expensive test equipment by using record level meters of various software But when activating the DS and QS mode the displayed noise level will rise from 113 dB to 105 dB at 96 kHz and 79 dB at 192 kHz This is not a failure The software measures the noise of the whole frequency range at 96 kHz from 0 Hz to 48 kHz RMS unweighted at 192 kHz from 0 Hz to 96 kHz When limiting the measurement range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz so called audio bandpass the value would be 113 dB again This can be verified with RME s DIGICheck The function Bit Statistic amp Noise measures the noise floor by Limited Bandwidth ignoring DC and ultrasound PM DIGICheck Bit Statistic amp Noise File Function Opt
59. as been tested and found to comply with the limits of the European Council Direc tive on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compati bility according to RL2004 108 EG and European Low Voltage Directive RL2006 95 EG FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help RoHS This product has been soldered lead free and fulfils the requirements of the RoHS directive Note on Disposal Accordin
60. ate for the iOS app TouchOSC by Hexler available in the Apple App Store http www rme audio de download tosc tm ipad template zip The RME forum hosts further information more templates iPhone and lots of useful user feedback 72 User s Guide Babyface Pro O RME User s Guide RME INTELLIGENT AUDIO SOLUTIONS Babyface Pro Technical Reference User s Guide Babyface Pro HMIE 13 25 Technical Specifications 25 1 Analog AD Microphone Line 1 2 Input XLR electronically balanced Input impedance balanced 2 kOhm 5 2 kOhm with PAD Input impedance unbalanced 1 kOhm 2 6 kOhm with PAD Signal to Noise ratio SNR 113 dB RMS unweighted 116 dBA Frequency response 44 1 kHz 0 1 dB 18 Hz 20 8 kHz Frequency response 96 kHz 0 5 dB 7 Hz 45 8 kHz Frequency response Q 192 kHz 1 dB 5 Hz 92 kHz With PAD active 0 1 dB 8 Hz 0 5 dB lt 4 Hz 1 dB lt 3 Hz THD lt 110 dB lt 0 00032 THD N lt 104 dB lt 0 00063 THD 30 dB Gain lt 107 dB lt 0 0004 THD N 30 dB Gain lt 100 dB lt 0 001 Channel separation gt 110 dB Gain range 11 dB up to 65 dB Maximum input level XLR Gain 0 dB 8 dBu PAD 19 dBu Maximum input level XLR Gain 65 dB 57 dBu PAD 46 dBu AD Line Instrument In 3 4 As Microphone Line 1 2 but O e 6 6 6 gt Input 6 3 mm TS jack unbalanced Input impedance 470 kOhm Signal to Noise ratio SNR 114 dB RM
61. c equalizer which can be activated separately EQ Activated by the EQ button Type Band 1 and 3 can operate in peak bell or shelf shelving mode The middle band is fixed to peak mode Gain All three bands can change their amplitude amplification between 20 dB to 20 dB Freq The center frequency of the filter is adjustable between 20 Hz and 20 kHz While in peak mode the center frequency is adjusted in shelf mode the cut off point 3 dB will be changed Q The Quality factor of the filter is adjustable from 0 7 wide to 5 0 narrow Lo Cut Activated by the button Lo Cut The slope of the high pass filter is adjustable between 6 12 18 and 24 dB per octave The cut off point 3 dB is adjustable between 20 Hz and 500 Hz The frequency graphics give a precise overview of the filter results Overlapping filters influence each other This can be used to achieve more than 20 dB amplitude or to generate difficult frequency response optimizations Note TotalMix has an internal headroom of 24 dB Extreme boosts with overlapping filters can therefore cause an internal overload In any case such an overload is displayed by the Over LED of the channel s level meter 46 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME Preset Settings of the EQ and the Low Cut can be stored loaded and copied between Recall channels at any time A click on Preset opens Save ko a menu with several entries mean Export gt Recall Presets
62. ccess playback channels directly Therefore DIGICheck is able to analyse and display play back data from any software no matter which format it uses 20 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 9 6 Analog Recording For recordings via the analog inputs the corresponding record device has to be chosen Baby face Pro Analog x x AN VZ Settings Channels 1 and 2 of the Babyface Pro have digitally controlled Jd m Stereo microphone preamps of the highest quality The digital control offers a BV Pad gain setting in steps of 1 dB within a range of 0 dB to 65 dB The M configuration is done either directly at the unit via the rotary encoder or via the Settings panel of the input channels 1 and 2 in TotalMix with the knob Gain The current gain is displayed in dB beside the knob Additionally a PAD can attenuate the input signal by 11 dB to prevent overloads by hard driven microphones or high level line signals This useful feature extends the gain range and increases the maximum input level from 8 dBu up to 19 dBu at the XLR input Above the knob Gain the inputs can be set separately to provide 48V phantom power at the XLR sockets Phantom power is required for condenser microphones Input channels 3 and 4 are found as TS jacks on the right side of the Babyface Pro These Hi Z universal inputs have an input impedance of 470 kOhm The input gain is controlled and per formed digitally and limited to 9 dB An additional hardware based ref
63. click on the menu item Go Hold down the option alt key then click on Library 15 3 Firmware Update The Flash Update Tool updates the firmware of the Babyface Pro to the latest version It re quires an already installed driver Start the program Fireface USB Flash The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the Babyface Pro firmware and whether it needs an update or not If so simply press the Up date button A progress bar will indicate when the flash process is finished Verify Ok After the update the unit needs to be reset This is done by powering down the Babyface Pro for 5 seconds A reboot of the computer is not necessary When the update fails status failure the units second BIOS will be used from the next cold boot on Secure BIOS Technology Therefore the unit stays fully functional The flash process should then be tried again on a different computer eo RME USB Series Flash Tool Interface Serial Number Babyface Pro 98989898 Firmware Current Revision New Revision USB 101 101 Programming Status Up to date Quit Update Flash All User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 31 16 Configuring the Babyface Pro 16 1 Settings Dialog Configuring the Babyface Pro is done via its own settings dialog Start the program Fireface USB Settings The mixer of the Babyface Pro TotalMix FX can be configured by starting the program Totalmix The Babyface Pro s hardware offers a number of helpful well tho
64. cludes Correlation meter and level meter Totalyser Spectral Analyser Level Meter and Vector Audio Scope in a single window Surround Audio Scope Professional Surround Level Meter with extended correlation analysis ITU weighting and ITU summing meter ITU1770 EBU R128 Meter For standardized loudness measurements Bit Statistics amp Noise Shows the true resolution of audio signals as well as errors and DC offset Includes Signal to Noise measurement in dB and dBA plus DC measurement Channel Status Display Detailed analysis and display of SPDIF and AES EBU Channel Status data Global Record Long term recording of all channels at lowest system load Completely multi client Open as many measurement windows as you like on any chan nels and inputs or outputs To install DIGICheck go to the DIGICheck directory on the RME Driver CD and run setup exe Follow the instructions prompted on the screen DIGICheck is constantly updated The latest version is always available on our website www rme audio com section Downloads DIGICheck 26 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 13 Hotline Troubleshooting The input signal cannot be monitored in real time e ASIO Direct Monitoring has not been enabled within the DAW and or monitoring has been disabled globally TotalMix Options The 8 ADAT channels don t seem to work The optical output has been switched to SPDIF format In TotalMix FX all channels and their assignments still e
65. com fortably set up a mute group or activate and deactivate several mute buttons simultaneously Solo As soon as any Solo button is pressed the Solo Master button lights up in the Control otrip area With this button all selected Solos are switched off and on again Solo operates as Solo in Place post fader style as known from common mixing desks A typical limitation for mixing desks Solo working only globally and only for the Main Out does not exist in TotalMix Solo is always activated for the current submix only Fader 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 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 49 21 5 1 View Options The field View Options combines different functions of routing the level meters and the mixer view Routing Mode Babwface Submix The Submix view default is the preferred view and delivers the quickest overview operation and understanding of TotalMix The click on one of the Hardware Output channels selects the respective submix all other outputs are darkened At the same time all routing fields are set to this channel With Submix view it is very easy to generate a submix for any output select the output channel adjust the fader and pans of first and second row finished Free The Free view is for advanced users It is
66. cted as current playback device in the audio application The 8 ADAT channels don t seem to work e The optical output has been switched to SPDIF format In TotalMix FX all channels and their assignments still exist but the optical transmitter is then limited to two channels The ADAT playback devices are still usable by routing and mixing them in TotalMix to other outputs Playback works but record doesnt e Check that there is a valid signal at the input If so the current sample frequency is dis played in the Settings dialog e Check whether the Babyface Pro has been selected as recording device in the audio appli cation e Check whether the sample frequency set in the audio application Recording properties or similar matches the input signal e Check that cables devices have not been connected in a closed loop If so set the system s clock mode to Master Crackle during record or playback e Increase the number and size of buffers in the application e Try different cables coaxial or optical to rule out any defects here e Check that cables devices have not been connected in a closed loop If so set the system s clock mode to Master Driver installation and Settings dialog TotalMix work but a playback or record is not possible e While recognition and control of the device are low bandwidth applications playback record needs the full USB transmission performance Therefore defective USB cables with limite
67. d transmission bandwidth can cause such an error scheme User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 37 38 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME User s Guide RTE INTELLIGENT AUDIO SOLUTIONS Babyface Pro ct TotalMix FX User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 39 21 Routing and Monitoring 21 1 Overview The Babyface Pro includes a powerful digital real time mixer based on RME s unique sample rate independent TotalMix technology It allows for practically unlimited mixing and routing op era tions with all inputs and playback channels simultaneously to any hardware outputs To talMix FX adds 3 band parametric equalizer low cut echo and reverb Here are some typical applications for TotalMix Setting up delay free submixes headphone mixes The Babyface Pro allows for up to 6 fully independent stereo submixes On an analog mixing desk this would equal 12 Aux sends Unlimited routing of inputs and outputs free utilisation patchbay functionality Distributing signals to several outputs simultaneously TotalMix offers state of the art splitter and distributor functions Simultaneous playback of different programs via a single stereo output The ASIO multi client driver supports the usage of several programs at the same time If this happens on dif ferent playback channels TotalMix provides the means to mix and monitor these on a single stereo output Mixing of the input signal to the playback signal complete ASIO Direc
68. d and playback On the other hand the second unit can even be used stand alone without any USB connection and might serve as an emergency replacement in case the main unit fails User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 25 12 DIGICheck Windows The DIGICheck software is a unique utility developed for testing measuring and analysing digi tal audio streams Although this Windows software is fairly self explanatory it still includes a comprehensive online help DIGICheck 5 80 operates as multi client ASIO host therefore can be used in parallel to any software with both inputs and outputs The following is a short summary of the currently available functions Level Meter High precision 24 bit resolution 2 8 12 channels Application examples Peak level measurement RMS level measurement over detection phase correlation measure ment dynamic range and signal to noise ratios RMS to peak difference loudness long term peak measurement input check Oversampling mode for levels higher than O dBFS Supports visualization according to the K System Hardware Level Meter for Input Playback and Output Reference Level Meter freely con figurable causing near zero CPU load because calculated from the Babyface Pro hardware Spectral Analyser World wide unique 10 20 or 30 band display in analog bandpass filter technology 192 kHz capable Vector Audio Scope World wide unique Goniometer showing the typical afterglow of a oscilloscope tube In
69. d 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 n 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 x ds settings Hardware Outputs have further options n Stereo FX Return The effect signal Echo and Reverb is mixed to th
70. dio application being used Babyface Pro must be selected as output device It can often be found in the Options Preferences or Settings menus as Playback Device Audio De vices Audio etc We recommend switching all system sounds off via Control Panel Sound lt Also Babyface Pro should not be the Preferred Device for playback as this could cause loss of synchronization and unwanted noises If you feel you cannot do without system sounds you should consider using the on board sound device or buying a cheap Blaster clone and select this as Preferred Device in Control Panel Multimedia Audio or Control Panel Sound Playback lt The screenshot shows a typical configuration dialog After selecting a device audio data is sent to an analog or digital port depending on which has been selected as playback device Y Preferences E Ba Te Audio Database Cn CO Burning ay Sunc HH General VST d Audio device ET File IL Environment ba wave edit Playback device Recording device MME WDIM Lautsprecher RME Babyface Buffer Number 3 Sml MME WDM ADAT 7 8 RME Babyface ol MME ADM Analog 1 2 RME Babyface SE EL xj MME WDM SPDIF ADAT 1 2 RME Babyface Latency 15bit 14 1kHz stereo 278 ms MME WOM Mikrofon 2 High Definition amp u MME WDM ADAT 3 4 AME Babyface Convert mono to stereo MME wDM ADAT 5 6 RME Babyface l ASIO Playback resolution
71. e ELI respective hardware output by the duo knob small fader Talkback Activates this channel as receiver and output of the Talkback signal This way Talkback can be sent to any outputs not only the Phones in the Control Room section Another application could be to send a certain signal to specific outputs by the push of a button No Trim Sometimes channels need to have a fixed routing and level which should not be changed in any case An example is the stereo mixdown for recording of a live show With No Trim active the routing to this output channel is excluded from the Trim Gains function therefore is not changed unintentionally User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 45 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 or any of the Phones outputs option Assign Cue to in the Control Room section With this any hardware output can be controlled and listened to through the monitoring output very conveniently A click on EQ opens the Equalizer panel It is available in all input and output channels and affects all routings of the respective channel pre fader The panel includes a low cut and a 3 band parametri
72. e application automatically when switching between both applications TotalMix also supports the 9th fader of the Mackie Control This fader labelled Master will con trol the stereo output fader lowest row which is set up as Main Out in the Control Room sec tion Extender support Settings tab MIDI enables the use of the special Extender mixing desk but also the addition of any other Mackie compatible remote Setting the main remote as number 2 and the extender as number 1 will cause the extender to be on the left side Using this function the remotes will be shown as one fader block and navigate as one 70 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 24 5 MIDI Control The hardware output set up as Main Out can be controlled by the standard Control Change Volume via MIDI channel 1 With this the main volume of the Babyface Pro is controllable from nearly any MIDI equipped hardware device Even if you don t want to control all faders and pans some buttons are highly desirable to be available in hardware These are mainly the Talkback and the Dim button and the monitoring options listen to Phones submixes Fortunately a Mackie Control compatible controller is not required to control these buttons as they are steered by simple Note On Off commands on MIDI channel 1 The notes are hex decimal keys Dim 5D 93 A6 Mono 2A 42 F 2 Talkback 5E 94 A 6 Recall 5F 95 H6 Speaker B 32 50 D3 Cue Main Out 3E 62 D 4 C
73. e mode without being connected to a computer and Class Compliant mode mainly for iPad connectivity The latter describes a standard that is natively supported by oper ating systems like Mac OS X and Linux No proprietary drivers are required the device will be directly recognized when CC mode is activated Obviously native features will be limited in comparison to those provided by the RME driver set For example there will be no Total Mix and no effects Still the Babyface Pro provides the iPad with the professional analog I O connections it lacks Superb microphone preamps in addition to professional balanced line outputs and a hi power headphone output that excels with both high and low impedance headphones Plus gain and level adjustments SPDIF and ADAT input and output at up to 96 kHz and 24 bit And of course a Sysex capable MIDI I O In stand alone mode the Babyface Pro needs to be powered You have the choice to use USB bus power by one of the numerous LiPo batteries with USB ports sold as mobile power for your smartphone and iPad or an external power supply In Class Compliant mode connected to an iPad the Babyface Pro needs to be operated with an external standard power supply like the ones provided by RME 9 to 12 Volts and around 1 A For mobile applications please note that LiPo batteries are also available in advanced versions which offer a 9 to 12 V output The Babyface Pro features no automatic power on off due to i
74. e should be d Changing the sample rate during record playback often results in a loss of audio or brings set at least coarsely before starting the software Coarse Coarse modification in steps of 50 Hz Clock Mode is done by clicking with the mouse to Sample Rate 47952 Hz the left and right of the fader knob Clock Source Internal Current Internal Fine Fine modification in steps of 1 Hz is Fitch done by using the left right cursor keys A Reset Ctrl key plus left mouse click Application examples Pitch allows for a simultaneous change of speed and tune during record and playback From alignment to other sources up to creative effects everything is possible Pitch enables you to intentionally de tune the complete DAW This way the DAW can match instruments which have a wrong or unchangeable tuning Pitch allows for the change of the sample rate of all WDM devices at the same time Since Vista this is no longer possible via the audio program thus requires a manual reconfiguration of all WDM devices Changing the sample rate from the Settings dialog solves this problem As the change within the system requires some time record playback should not be started immedi ately but only after at least 5 seconds after a change Tip the current CPU load can be used to determine if the audio subsystem has finished the re configuration 16 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 9 Operation and Usage 9 1 Playback In the au
75. e them Together with the 2 Row mode these options give a lot of different window sizes that suit all monitors and resolutions currently existing Hide Control Strip Shifts the Control Strip out of the visible area to gain more space for other elements 22 The Matrix 22 1 Overview The mixer window of TotalMix looks and operates similar to mixing desks as it is based on a conventional stereo design The matrix display presents a different method of assigning and routing channels based on a single channel or monaural design The matrix view of the Baby face Pro has the look and works like a conventional patchbay adding functionality way beyond comparable hardware and software solutions While most patchbays will allow you to connect inputs to outputs with just the original level 1 1 or 0 dB as known from mechanical patchbays TotalMix allows you to use a freely definable gain value per crosspoint Matrix and TotalMix are different ways of displaying the same processes Because of this both views are always fully synchronized Each change in one view is immediately reflected in the other view as well 22 2 Elements of the Matrix View The visual design of the TotalMix Matrix is mainly determined by the architecture of the Baby face Pro system Horizontal labels All hardware outputs Vertical labels All hardware inputs Below are all playback channels File Function Options window Help gt Green 0 0 dB field S
76. e with 2 LEDs turned on Use SELECT to switch between them Set Clock Mode and Sample Rate Push SET for two seconds The level meters will now signal the current clock mode and sample rate Use SELECT to step through all available options Master 44 1 kHz Master 48 kHz Master 88 2 kHz Master 96 kHz Master 176 4 kHz Master 192 kHz AutoSync AutoSync Double Speed mode in case input ADAT 2x SMUX AutoSync Quad Speed mode in case input ADAT 4x SMUX Thanks to the four level meters all settings are shown in an intuitive and easy to decode way Master 44 1 kHz is signaled with no LED lit in the first level meter 4 in the second and third and 1 LED in the fourth So the meters show 0441 Master 176 4 kHz is shown as 1 LED 7 6 and 4 LEDs 1764 The AutoSync modes cover the single double and quad speed frequency range and are sig naled as 1 bar 2 bars or 4 bars respectively Set Clock Mode and Sample Rate can be exit by any of the 4 buttons below the level meters In CC mode the sample rate value is ignored as it is set by the app currently used on the iPad Still the unit can be set into fixed clock mode master by selecting one of the Master settings This setting can be quite useful When pulling the cable from the iPad the Babyface Pro imme diately enters stand alone mode and would turn to the user preferred sample rate Monitoring MIX The Babyface Pro uses TotalMix technology for routing mixing in all
77. either the first two or all channels will work depending on the choice in the Audio MIDI Setup The playback signal of channels 1 2 can be copied to outputs 3 4 and SPDIF ADAT by activating the Copy Mode see chapter 32 When connected to an iPad the analog mic line input 1 works with mono apps inputs 1 and 2 with stereo apps both dual mono and stereo and up to 8 inputs with 8 channel applications like MultiTrack DAW and Music Studio Garage Band supports all 12 inputs but only two at a time Auria and Cubasis can record all 12 inputs simultaneously Playback will use analog outputs 1 and 2 or even more channels if the app supports such op eration The Babyface Pro onboard mixer can copy the output signal 1 2 to outputs 3 4 SPDIF and ADAT simultaneously see chapter 32 Copy Mode In Class Compliant mode the default clock mode is AutoSync at 44 1 kHz The Babyface Pro and with it the iPad will be synchronized to an external digital sample rate if there is a valid digital input signal With a wrong sample rate heavy audio noise will occur Without an SPDIF or ADAT input signal the Babyface Pro enters master mode and uses the sample rate set by Mac OS X or iOS the app in use The Babyface Pro can be set to fixed Master mode as well but the set sample rate is ignored as the iPad the current app controls the sample rate value While the MIDI I Os will send and receive Sysex messages not all apps are ready to do this The app Midi Tool
78. ent functions that are either required globally or constantly used and therefore should not be hidden in a menu Still using the menu entry Window Hide Control Strip the Control Strip is shifted out of the visible area to gain more space for other elements Device selection Select the unit to be controlled in case more than one is installed on the computer Babyface FX DSP Meter Shows the DSP load caused by activated EAs and Low Cuts The DSP of the Babyface Pro has been designed so that an overload cannot occur The display therefore is for information purposes only Undo Redo With the unlimited Undo and Redo changes of the mix can be undone and redone at any time Undo Redo does not cover graphical changes window size position channels wide narrow etc and also no changes to the Presets The accidental overwrite of an EQ Preset can not be made undone A JI 2ROW NAMES Undo Redo also operates across Workspaces Therefore a completely differently set up mixer view can be loaded via Workspace and with a single click on Undo the previous internal mixer state is returned but the new mixer view stays Global Mute Solo Fader Mute Global Mute operates in a pre fader style muting all currently activated routings of the channel As soon as any Mute button is pressed the Mute Master button lights up in the Control Strip area With this button all selected mutes can be switched off and on again One can
79. ent state On or Off is neither saved nor activated on load With this a preset can be loaded anytime but will not become active before the user decides to switch the EQ and or LC on except they had been active already before the load process For this reason some Fac tory Presets have special names For example Telephone LC EQ will sound much better when the LC has been activated additionally to the EQ as the LC is set to an unusual high fre quency of 500 Hz here User s Guide Babyface Pro RME AT 21 4 Section Control Room In the section Control Room the menu Assign is used to define the Main Out which is used for listening in the studio For this output the functions Dim Recall Mono Talkback External Input and Mute FX are automatically applied On the unit the button DIM also follows this assignment Additionally the channel will be shifted from the Hardware Phones 1 Main Outputs into the Control Room section and renamed Main a The same happens when assigning Main Out B or the Phones The original name can be displayed by the function Names in the View Options Show at any time Phones 1 and 2 will have dim set in Settings and a special routing applied when Talkback is activated Also putting them beside the Main Out increases the overview within the output section greatly Dim The volume will be reduced by the amount set in the Settings dialog F3 Recall Sets the gain value defined in the Settings dialog Can
80. erence level optimizes the signal to noise ratio Choices are 4 dBu and 10 dBV It often makes sense to monitor the input signal or send it directly to the output This can be done at zero latency using TotalMix FX see chapter 21 An automated control of real time monitoring can be achieved by Steinberg s ASIO protocol with RME s ASIO drivers and any ASIO 2 0 compatible program When ASIO Direct Monitoring has been switched on the input signal is routed in real time to the output whenever a recording is started punch in 9 7 Digital Recording Unlike analog soundcards which produce empty wave files or noise when no input signal is present digital interfaces always need a valid input signal to start recording Taking this into account RME added a Clock Made comprehensive I O signal status display to Sample Rate 44100Hz2 l the Babyface Pro showing sample frequency lock and sync status in the Settings dialog Clock Source Optical In Current ADAT and a status LED directly at the unit Pitch 0 000 The sample frequency shown in the Settings BE o ooo TT AER dialog is useful as a quick display of the mE ETE I current configuration of the unit and the connected external equipment If no sample Maui Status ADAT Sunc 441 kHz frequency is recognized it will read No Lock This way configuring any suitable audio application for digital recording is simple After connec tion the Babyface Pro displays the cur
81. es also move to a new position equalling the faders new settings Note that the fader button is set to the highest routing gain of all routings so that best control is offered The gain fader knob position of the currently active routing the submix selected in the third row is shown as white triangle Background TotalMix has no fixed channel fader In case of the Babyface Pro there are 6 stereo Aux sends shown alternately as single fader within the channel strip The high number of Aux sends enables multiple and fully independent routings In some cases it is necessary to synchronize the gain changes of these routings An example is the Post fader function where a change of the singer s volume shall be performed identical to the volume change of the signal sent to the reverb device so that the reverb level keeps its relation to the original signal Another example is the signal of a guitar that is routed to different submixes means hardware outputs which gets much too loud during the solo part and therefore needs to be reduced in volume on all outputs simultaneously After a click on the Trim button this can be done easily and with a perfect overview As all channel s routings change simultaneously when Trim is active this mode basically causes the same behaviour as a trim pot within the input channel affecting the signal already before the mixer That s how this function got its name In the View Options Show the function Trim
82. ference 25 Technical Specifications VAN EE 2 012 610 MOR Er 74 252 MP en 75 P Den 75 254 DISP S PP R en sui 15 25 5 Digital OUIpUIS u a tii ns 75 PAR MEC 16 26 Technical Background 26 1 Lock and SyncCheck aaa aee aane eaaa eaaa eaaa 16 26 2 Latency and Monitoring 17 209 MOB AN 18 26 4 DS Double Speed 79 26 5 QS Quad Gpeed 79 26 6 Noise Level in DS QS Mode sninnnnnnenesenennnnn 80 20 7 Ee ele 80 2 Diagrams 27 1 Block Diagram Babyface Pro 81 27 2 Connector bmouts eaaa eaaa eaaa eaaa eaaa 82 Stand Alone and Class Compliant Modus 20 General RP O O EOS ud vea 84 29 System Requirements for iPad Operation 84 30 Operation see eee 84 SU MESURES 85 30 2 Class Compliant under Windows Mac OS X 86 31 Supported Inputs and Outputs 31 1 Class Compliant Mode 87 31 2 Stand Alone Mode eene 87 32 Operation at the Unit 88 33 Application Examples Stand Alone Mode 90 34 Useful Notes o 90 Miscellaneous 35 Accessories 92 30 Ed ue cicnernca m a 92 37 Appendix 93 38 Declaration of Conformity 94 4 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME User s Guide
83. ference is shown See chapter 26 1 Under WDM the Babyface Pro will CI ack Made has to set the sample rate Therefore the error shown to the right sample Rate 44100 Hz si Curent 32000 Hz can occur A stable signal with a sample rate of 32 kHz is detected at the ADAT input Sync but Windows audio had been set to 44100 Hz before The red color of the text label i i i l i i i signals the error condition and 3 cl Ke 94 prompts the user to set 32000 Hz SN PESCE manually as sample rate Under ASIO the audio software sets the sample rate so that such an error can not happen If the input sample rate is different then there will be no Sync indication Clock Source Optical In si Curent ADAT Pitch D DELE d p Input Status ADAT Snc 32 kHz With RME s AutoSync and SyncCheck finally anyone can master this common source of error previously one of the most complex issues in the digital studio world User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 23 10 Operation under ASIO 10 1 General Start the ASIO software and select ASIO Fireface USB as the audio I O device or the audio driver The Babyface Pro supports ASIO Direct Monitoring ADM The Babyface Pro MIDI I O can be used with both MME MIDI and DirectMusic MIDI gt Ger te konfigurieren Ss Gerate ASIO Fireface USE ASIO Treiber A Fermbedienungsgerate Tuts Carto M 5IiO Treiber deaktivieren wenn Programm im Hinteraru Eingangslatenz T0
84. ftware Playback channels via the MS Proc button AM 1 2 Instr 3 4 The M S Processing automatically operates as M S encoder or decoder depending on the source signal format When processing a usual stereo signal all monaural information will be shifted into the left channel all stereo information into the right channel Thus the stereo signal is M S encoded This yields some interesting insights into the mono stereo contents of modern music productions Additionally some very interesting methods of manipulating the stereo base and generating stereo effects come up as it is then very easy to process the side channel with Low Cut Expander Compressor or Delay The most basic application is the manipulation of the stereo width a change of the level of the side channel allows to manipulate the stereo width from mono to stereo up to extended 68 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 24 MIDI Remote Control 24 1 Overview TotalMix can be remote controlled via MIDI It is compatible to the widely spread Mackie Control protocol so TotalMix can be controlled with all hardware controllers supporting this standard Examples are the Mackie Control Tascam US 2400 or Behringer BCF 2000 Additionally the stereo output faders lowest row which are set up as Main Out in the Control Room section can also be controlled by the standard Control Change Volume via MIDI chan nel 1 With this the main volume of the Babyface Pro is controllable from
85. function IN gives access to Gain control and phantom EENEL n power Press IN several times to step through the inputs 1 2 3 4 and Optical SPDIF ADAT Press SELECT several times to step through left right or both channels as indicated by IE BABYFACE Pro flashing LEDs Then turn the wheel to change SE sais the gain or press SET to activate phantom power only in stand alone mode Phantom power is signalled by two orange LEDs at the bottom of meters 1 and 2 LL WO c ES E g asd ET OUT gives access to the output volume control Press OUT several times to step through the outputs 1 2 Phones and Optical SPDIF ADAT Then turn the wheel to change the level To change the output balance press and hold SELECT before turning the wheel DIM activates Dim for the Main Out as defined in TotalMix FX The input LED Opt also serves as synchronisation indicator for the digital input It stays yellow when the input is selected but has no input signal No Lock It flashes green when the signal has been detected but is not fully synchronous Lock When in Sync the color changes to a constant green See also chapter 9 9 16 2 Clock Modes Synchronisation DIM The button DIM is also used for Recall to load a specific listening volume for the Main Out that can be defined in TotalMix FX Pushing the knob SET for 2 seconds when OUT is selected stores the current setting If the volume
86. g is more than rare and usually the offset can be compen sated manually within the application Additionally keep in mind that even when using the digital I Os usually at some place an AD and DA conversion is involved no sound without User s Guide Babyface Pro RME Z Note Cubase and Nuendo display the latency values signalled from the driver separately for record and playback The values do not exactly equal the buffer size for example 3 ms at 128 samples instead a higher value is shown including the time needed for the AD DA conversion Playback shows an even higher value see Safety Buffer Safety Buffer An additional small Safety Buffer on the playback side has proven to be very efficient and use ful The Babyface Pro uses a fixed additional buffer of 32 samples which is added to the cur rent buffer size The main advantage is the ability to use lowest latency at highest CPU loads Furthermore the fixed buffer does not add to the latency jitter see Tech Info the subjective timing is extraordinary Core Audio s Safety Offset Under OS X every audio interface has to use a so called Safety Offset on record and playback otherwise Core Audio won t operate click free The Babyface Pro uses a Safety Offset of 16 samples This offset is signalled to the system and the software can calculate and display the total latency of buffer size plus AD DA offset plus 2 x Safety Offset plus Safety Buffer for the current sample rate
87. g to the guide line RL2002 96 EG WEEE Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment valid for all european countries this product has to be recycled at the end of its lifetime In case a disposal of electronic waste is not possible the recycling can also be done by Audio AG EI For this the device has to be sent free to the door to Audio AG mug Am Pfanderling 60 D 85778 Haimhausen Germany Shipments not prepaid will be rejected and returned on the original sender s costs 94 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME
88. gs but no graphical elements like window posi tions window size number of windows visible EQs or Settings scroll states Presets etc Only the state wide narrow of the channels is registered Moreover the Snapshot is only temporarily stored Loading a Workspace causes the loss of all stored Snapshots when these all had not been saved before in a Workspace or separately via File Save Snapshot as Via File Load Snapshot the mixer states can be loaded individually 8 different mixes can be stored under individual names in the Snapshot section A click on any of the 8 buttons loads the corresponding Snapshot A M double click on the name field opens the dialog nput Name to edit the name A As soon as the mixer state is changed the button starts flashing A click on Mix Store lets all buttons flash whereby the last loaded one the base of the Mix 5 current state flashes inversely The storage finishes by clicking the desired e button means storage place The storage process is exited by another click eee on the flashing Store button The area Snapshots can be minimized by a click on the arrow in the title bar Groups The area Groups provides 4 storage places each for fader mute and solo groups The groups are valid per Workspace being active and usable in all 8 Snapshots But with this they are also lost when loading a new workspace in case they have not been saved before in a different Workspace Note The Undo funct
89. have to be changed At the time of print the option Use System Timestamp should be activated The Babyface Pro supports both MME MIDI and DirectMusic MIDI It depends on the used applica tion which one will work better 11 Using more than one Babyface Pro The current driver supports up to three RME USB devices All units have to be in sync i e have to receive valid digital sync information e f one of the units is set to clock mode Master all others have to be set to clock mode Slave and have to be synced from the master by feeding ADAT or SPDIF The clock modes of all units have to be set up correctly in their Settings dialog e If all units are fed with a synchronous clock i e all units show Sync in their Settings dialog all channels can be used at once This is especially easy to use under ASIO as the ASIO driver presents all units as one Note TotalMix FX is part of the hardware of each RME unit Up to three mixers are available but these are separated and can t interchange data Therefore a global mixer for all units is not possible In real world an operation of more than one Babyface Pro seems not very useful The second unit must be synchronized using the optical input The result is an extension by only 4 analog record and 4 analog playback channels plus 8 digital via ADAT Out It makes much more sense to directly connect an 8 channel converter to the ADAT I O of one Babyface Pro adding full 8 analog channels of recor
90. ic XTC gt Device ID Default 0 This setting relates to the current choice in Digital Channels The screenshot to the right shows what happens as soon as the above settings have been confirmed with OK The ADAT channels show new elements for phantom power Inst PAD Gain and AutoSet Control operates bidirectional so changing the gain at the unit will be mirrored in the TotalMix channels Changing the gain in TotalMix FX will set the gain in the unit which is also shown on the unit s display For the remote to work the XTC s currently used MIDI I Os have to be set to Control More details are found in the manual of the OctaMic XTC 62 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 21 9 Hotkeys and Usage TotalMix FX has many hotkeys and mouse hotkey combinations to speed up and simplify the usage The below description refers to Windows On Mac substitute Ctr in the below list with the command key X The Shift key enables a fine tuning of the gain with all faders and in the Matrix On all knobs it will speed up the setting A click on a fader with held down Shift key adds the fader to the temporary fader group A click in the fader path with held down Ctrl key will let the fader jump to O dB at the next click to Same function Double click of the mouse Clicking on one of the Panorama or Gain knobs with held down Ctrl key lets the knob jump to center position Same function Double click of the mouse Clicking on the Panorama knob
91. igital e ele ln Le zaznam eines ie 21 9 8 Digital Connections een 22 9 9 Clock Modes Synchronization 23 10 Operation under ASIO VB 24 10 2 Channel Count under ASIO 24 10 3 Known Problems 25 11 Using more than one Babyface Pro 25 12 DIGICheck Windows 26 13 Hotline Troubleshooting 27 Installation and Operation Mac OS X 14 Hardware Installation 30 15 Driver and Firmware 15 1 Driver Installation 00nn0nnnannannnannnnnnnnnennnnnnennn 30 15 2 De installing the Drivers 31 15 3 Firmware Uodate 31 16 Configuring the Babyface Pro 16 1 Settings Dialog General 32 16 2 Clock Modes Synchronization 33 2 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 17 18 19 20 gt 21 22 23 24 Mac OS X FAQ 17 1 MIDI doesn t work nnannnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 17 2 Repairing Disk Permissions 17 3 Supported Sample Rates 17 4 Channel Count under Core Audio 17 5 Various Intormaton Using more than one Babyface Pro DIGICheck Mac Hotline Troubleshooting
92. 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 Lan nl es 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 window 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 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 43 The lowest field shows the current routing target A mouse click opens the routing window to select a routing target The list shows all TUE activated routings of the current channel by arrows in front of the PH 3 4 listed entries the current one is shown in bold letters AS 12 ADAT 3 4 An arrow is only shown with an activated routing A routing is seen as ADAT 5 6 activated when audio data is sent As long as the fader is set to x the current routing will be shown in bold letters but not have an arrow in the front ADAT 718 Trim Gain After a click on the T button one channel s faders are all synchronized Instead of changing only a single routing the fader affects all the channel s active routings For a better overview the faders currently not visible are indicated by orange triangles beside the fader path When moving the fader the triangl
93. ion will help in case of an accidental overwrite or deletion of the groups TotalMix uses flashing signals to guide you through the group setup After a click on Edit and click on the desired storage place all desired functions for this group have to be activated or selected The storage process is finished by another click on Edit When setting up a fader group make sure to not add faders that are at the most top or lowest position except all faders of that group have this position The Mute groups operate other than the global mute exclusively for the current routing This way you can not mute signals on all outputs unintentionally Instead signals can be muted on specific submixes by the push of a button A solo group operates exactly like the global solo signals outside the current routing are not affected User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 51 21 5 3 Channel Layout Layout Presets To maintain overview within TotalMix FX channels can be hidden Channels can also be ex cluded from being remoted Under Options Channel Layout a dialog lists all I Os with their current state Selecting one or several channels enables the options to the right Hide Channel in Mixer Matrix The selected channels are no longer shown in TotalMix FX nor are they available via MIDI or OSC remote control Hide Channel in MIDI Remote 1 4 The selected channels are hidden for MIDI remote CC and Mackie Protocol Hide Channel in OSC Remote 1
94. ions Help y ne Eo FN zc Subtrame MSB Audio Data LSB AUX CUY RMS LB dB 3 RMS dBA 3 DC dB 1 Let G EERE TEDE BEER BORN dd 000 125 116 7 152 4 2 Right ERR ERER HA EERE ADD 1126 115 5 as Bits 4 ch 12 16 20 24 20Hz 20kHz weighting DH Press F1 For help SR 192kHz The reason for this behaviour is the noise shaping technology of the analog to digital convert ers They move all noise and distortion to the inaudible higher frequency range above 24 kHz That s how they achieve their outstanding performance and sonic clarity Therefore the noise is slightly increased in the ultrasound area High frequency noise has high energy Add the dou bled quadrupled bandwidth and a wideband measurement will show a significant drop in SNR while the human ear will notice absolutely no change in the audible noise floor 26 7 SteadyClock The further improved SteadyClock III technology of the Babyface Pro guarantees an excellent performance in all clock modes Thanks to a highly efficient jitter suppression the AD and DA conversion always operates on highest sonic level being completely independent from the quality of the incoming clock signal w Pos 405 105 CURSOR SteadyClock has been originally de N Ge P m veloped to gain a stable and clean P p Time clock from the heavily jittery MADI ARE NOME EE data signal the embedded MADI clock suffers from about 80 ns jitter Using the Babyface Pro s input signals SPDIF and ADA
95. ious generations The delays of the Babyface Pro s AD DA are Sample frequency kz 441 ja 802 96 1764 182 menges papa I morem uu qu moms I oo DA XT ms Buffer Size Latency Windows This option found in the Settings dialog defines the size of the buffers for the audio data used in ASIO and WDM see chapter 10 Mac OS X The buffer size is defined within the application Only some do not offer any setting For example iTunes is fixed to 512 samples General A setting of 64 samples at 44 1 kHz causes a latency of 1 5 ms for record and play back each But when performing a digital loopback test no latency offset can be detected The reason is that the software naturally knows the size of the buffers therefore is able to position the newly recorded data at a place equalling a latency free system AD DA Offset under ASIO and OS X ASIO Windows and Core Audio Mac OS X allow for the signalling of an offset value to correct buffer independent delays like AD and DA conversion or the Safety Buffer described below An analog loopback test will then show no offset because the application shifts the recorded data accordingly Because in real world operation analog record and playback is unavoidable the drivers include an offset value matching the Babyface Pro converter delays Therefore in a digital loopback test a negative offset of about 3 ms occurs This is no real problem because this way of workin
96. ix Offers several options to reset the mixer state Straight playback with all to Main Out All Playback channels are routed 1 1 to the Hard ware Outputs Simultaneously all playbacks are mixed down to the Main Out The faders in the third row are not changed gt Straight Playback All Playback channels are routed 1 1 to the Hardware outputs The faders in the third row are not changed gt Clear all submixes Deletes all submixes Y Clear channel effects Switches off all EQs Low Cuts Reverb Echo and Stereo Width and sets their knobs to default position Set output volumes All third row faders will be set to O dB Main and Speaker B to 10 dB Reset channel names Removes all names assigned by the user Set all channels mono Reconfigures all TotalMix FX channels to mono mode Set all channels stereo Reconfigures all TotalMix FX channels to stereo mode Vv Y Y V Y Set inputs mono outputs stereo ADM Preferred setup for best ASIO Direct Monitoring compatibility In most cases mono hardware outputs will break ADM Mono inputs are in most cases compatible If not wrong panning might occur 64 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME Total Reset Playback routing 1 1 with mixdown to Main Out Switches off all other func tions 21 11 Menu Window Zoom Options 100 135 200 Depending on the size of the monitor and the current reso lution TotalMix FX might be much too small and the controls too tiny to easily operat
97. le click onto any line opens the edit field for the Name User column Editing channel names in this dialog is quick Enter jumps to the next line The names of the channels in the Control Room section can only be changed this way 52 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME After finishing those settings the whole state can be stored as Layout Preset A click on Store and the desired memory slot makes the current channel layout recallable anytime The button All makes all channels temporarily visible again Analog Digital With a simple click on a button it will then be possible to easily switch views of e only the channels involved with the mixing of the drum section the horn bee section the violins or any other useful view An optimized remote layout can Reset be activated here as well with or without visible changes Double click the default slot name to enter any other name Layout Presets are stored within the Workspace so make sure to save the current state before loading a different Workspace The button Sub activates another useful special view When in Submix view Sub will cause all channels to disappear that are not part of the currently selected Submix Hardware Output Sub temporarily shows the mix based on all channels from Inputs and Playback row independent from the current Layout Preset That makes it very easy to see and to verify which channels are mixed routed to the current output Sub makes checking and verifying of mixe
98. led by any other solution The risk of feedbacks a basic problem of loopback methods is low because the feedback can not happen within the mixer only when the audio software is switched into monitoring mode 1 2 3 to 12 Hardware Input Channel 1 p RME TotalMix FX LC Babyface Pro L dica Loopback Mode 1 of 12 Block Diagram 03 2015 RMS FT Peak EO for Record Input Off EO for Record Output Off Loopback On Record Ch 1 Hardware Output Audio Software Channel 1 Playback Ch 1 1 of 12 RMS ml Peak RMS HM Peak User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 67 The block diagram shows how the software s input signal is played back and fed back from the Hardware Output to the software input The block diagram also shows why with activated Loopback the EQ of the Hardware Output is now within the record path The setting DSP EQ for Record is still working and can be used to activate deactivate LC EQ here as well Recording a Software s playback In real world application recording a software s output with another software will show the fol lowing problem The record software tries to open the same playback channel as the playback software already active or the playback one has already opened the input channel which should be used by the record software This problem can easily be solved First make sure that all rules for proper multi client operation are met not using the same record
99. merical 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 AM Ws Instr 3 4 E E CH gt dragged with the left mouse button pressed moved by the mouse wheel gt set to O dB and by a double click The same happens with a single click plus held down Ctrl key gt adjusted
100. mode all inputs Internal clock 800 ps Jitter Random Spread Spectrum Jitter suppression of external clocks gt 50 dB 2 4 kHz Effective clock jitter influence on AD and DA conversion near zero PLL ensures zero dropout even at more than 100 ns jitter Digital Bitclock PLL for trouble free varispeed ADAT operation Supported sample rates 28 kHz up to 200 kHz 25 4 Digital Inputs ADAT Optical e 1x TOSLINK e Standard 8 channels 24 bit up to 48 kHz e Double Speed S MUX 4 channels 24 bit 96 kHz e Quad Speed S MUXA 2 channels 24 bit 192 kHz e Bitclock PLL ensures perfect synchronisation even in varispeed operation e Lock Range 31 5 kHz 50 kHz e Jitter when synced to input signal lt 1 ns e Jitter suppression gt 50 dB 2 4 kHz SPDIF optical 1 x optical according to IEC 60958 Accepts Consumer and Professional format Lock Range 27 kHz 200 kHz Jitter when synced to input signal 1 ns Jitter suppression 50 dB 2 4 kHz 25 5 Digital Outputs ADAT optical 1 x TOSLINK Standard 8 channels 24 bit up to 48 kHz Double Speed S MUX 4 channels 24 bit 96 kHz Quad Speed S MUXA 2 channels 24 bit 192 kHz SPDIF optical 1 x optical according to IEC 60958 Format Consumer SPDIF according to IEC 60958 Sample rate 28 kHz up to 200 kHz User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 75 25 6 General Power supply USB bus power or external power supply Typical power consumption 2 9 Watts Max power co
101. multiple are Dsable double click fader actions routings per channel a definition is needed which fader only one is visible HORAIRE is the one that FX Send will follow This W Compressor Expander is always the one with the highest fader iv Include Gain setting position means the highest gain Iz i te el gt FX Send follows Main Out Locks the FX Send knob to the channel fader only Snapshots for the Main Out submix This is a M Do not bad Main volame balance typical Live feature where the FX Send is always tied to the fader for the most important output the Main Out When Devios Handling Aways nit DS devices with adjusting other submixes the FX send TuLalMia F selling will not follow the fader movement gt Center Balance Pan when changing Cunt MADI Channels per port Mono Stereo When switching a stereo Dsable 4510 Direct Monitoring channel into two mono channels the pan pots are set fully left and right This KN option will set them to center instead MW Use DZD Restart required gt Disable double click fader action Brightness correction Prevents unintentional gain settings for R arma pedet ESBE gata example when using sensitive touch pads Store Setting for Al Users Restart requiredi Dynamic Meters Not valid for the Babyface Pro as these refer to Compressor and Expander functionality in other RME devices Special pili is Lock User Interface Snapshots gt Do not load Main
102. n be configured for the sys tem wide usage in more detail Programs that don t support channel selection will always use channels 1 2 the first stereo pair To access other inputs use the following workaround with TotalMix route the desired input signal to output channels 1 2 In the channel settings of outputs 1 2 activate Loopback Result the desired input signal is now available at input channel 1 2 without further delay latency Use Configure Speakers to freely configure the stereo or multichannel playback to any avail able channels 18 Using more than one Babyface Pro OS X supports the usage of more than one audio device within an audio software This is done via the Core Audio function Aggregate Devices which allows to combine several devices into one All units have to be in sync i e have to receive valid sync information via a digital input signal e f one of the devices is set to clock mode Master all others have to be set to clock mode Slave and have to be synced from the master by feeding ADAT or SPDIF The clock modes of all units have to be set up correctly in their Settings dialog e lf all units are fed with a synchronous clock i e all units show Sync in their Settings dialog all channels can be used at once Note TotalMix is part of the hardware of each device Up to three mixers are available but these are separated and can t interchange data Therefore a global mixer for all units is not possible In re
103. n easy way of checking whether all digital de vices connected to the system are properly configured With AutoSync and SyncCheck finally anyone can master this common source of error previously one of the most complex issues in the digital studio world User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 33 17 Mac OS X FAQ 17 1 MIDI doesn t work In some cases the applications do not show the MIDI port The reason for this is usually visible within the Audio MIDI Setup MIDI Window It displays no RME MIDI device or the device is greyed out and therefore inactive In most cases removing the greyed out device and again searching for MIDI devices will solve the problem The Babyface Pro is class compliant Therefore it comes without a driver OS X recognizes it as MIDI device and will be using it with the driver included in the operating system 17 2 Repairing Disk Permissions Repairing permission can solve problems with the installation process plus many others To do this launch Disk Utility located in Utilities Select your system drive in the drive volume list to the left The First Aid tab to the right now allows you to check and repair disk permissions 17 3 Supported Sample Rates RME s Mac OS X driver supports all sampling frequencies provided by the hardware This in cludes 32 kHz and 64 kHz and even 128 kHz 176 4 kHz and 192 kHz But not any software will support all the hardware s sample rates The hardware s capabilities can easily be
104. nd PCI Bus This branch normally includes two entries of a USB2 Enhanced Host Controller A USB Root Hub can be seen which then connects all USB devices including the Babyface Pro By recon necting to a different port this view immediately shows at which of the two controllers the Baby face Pro is connected With multiple devices it can also be checked if they are connected to the same controller Furthermore this information can be used to operate an external USB drive without disturbing the Babyface Pro by simply connecting the drive to the other controller 78 User s Guide Babyface Pro O RME Especially with notebooks it can happen that all internal devices and all the sockets ports are connected to the same controller with the second controller not used at all In that case all de vices have to use the same bus and interfere with each other 26 4 DS Double Speed When activating the Double Speed mode the Babyface Pro operates at double sample rate The internal clock 44 1 kHz turns to 88 2 kHz 48 kHz to 96 kHz The internal resolution is still 24 bit Sample rates above 48 kHz were not always taken for granted and are still not widely used because of the CD format 44 1 kHz dominating everything Before 1998 there were no re ceiver transmitter circuits available that could receive or transmit more than 48 kHz Therefore a work around was used instead of two channels one AES line only carries one channel with its odd and even s
105. nsumption 4 6 Watts Current at 5 V bus power operation 600 mA 2 9 Watts Current at 12 V external power 240 mA 2 9 Watts Dimensions WxHxD 108 x 35 x 181 mm 4 25 x 1 4 x 7 1 Weight 680 g 1 5 Ibs Temperature range 5 up to 50 Celsius 41 F up to 122 F Relative humidity 7596 non condensing 26 Technical Background 26 1 Lock and SyncCheck Digital signals consist of a carrier and the data If a digital signal is applied to an input the re ceiver has to synchronize to the carrier clock in order to read the data correctly To achieve this the receiver uses a PLL Phase Locked Loop As soon as the receiver meets the exact fre quency of the incoming signal it is locked This Lock state remains even with small changes of the frequency because the PLL tracks the receiver s frequency If an ADAT or SPDIF signal is applied to the Babyface Pro the corresponding input LED starts flashing The unit indicates LOCK i e a valid input signal in case the signal is also in sync the LED is constantly lit see below Unfortunately LOCK does not necessarily mean that the received signal is correct with respect to the clock which processes the read out of the embedded data Example 1 The Babyface Pro is set to 44 1 kHz internally clock mode Master and a mixing desk with ADAT output is connected to input ADAT The corresponding LED will show LOCK immediately but usually the mixing desk s sample rate is generated inte
106. o switches from the internal quartz Clock Mode Current Internal to a clock extracted from the input signal Clock Mode Current ADAT or SPDIF The difference to a usual slave mode is that whenever the clock reference fails the system will automatically use its internal clock and operate in clock mode Master AutoSync guarantees that record and record while play will always work correctly In certain cases however e g when the inputs and outputs of a DAT machine are connected directly to the Babyface Pro AutoSync may cause feedback in the digital carrier so synchronization breaks down To solve this problem switch the Babyface Pro clock mode to Master Clock Source Internal In some situations changing the clock mode can not be avoided Example A CD player is con nected to the SPDIF input Try recording a few samples from the CD and you will be disap pointed few CD players can be synchronized The samples will inevitably be corrupted be cause the signal from the CD player is read with the clock from the Babyface Pro being out of sync In this case the Clock Source should be set temporarily to Optical In RME s exclusive SyncCheck technology first implemented in the Hammerfall enables an easy to use check and display of the current clock status nput Status indicates whether there is a valid signal Lock No Lock for the optical input or if there is a valid and synchronous signal Sync In the field Clock Mode the clock re
107. old down the keys SELECT and DIM for two seconds The level meters will show the new mode either PC or CC Hold them down again to change back CC mode is shown on every boot of the unit PC mode is shown only during the switching proc ess DIM Select Ch 1 2 Phones or Opt via OUT then push the DIM button DIM can be used on any of the three outputs and applies a fixed attenuation of 20 dB 48V Phantom power on off Use IN to select Ch 1 2 Use SELECT to choose left right or both channels A push on SET will activate Phantom power and turn on the orange LED labeled P48 Copy Mode Playback Output Routing for iOS A stereo playback of iPad iPhone defaults to output channels 1 2 To hear the audio also at the Phones output or even at the SPDIF ADAT output the Babyface includes an optional Copy mode where the playback signal of channels 1 2 is copied to outputs 3 4 and channels 1 2 of SPDIF ADAT Use OUT to select OUTPUT Ch 1 2 Push SET The current state of the Copy mode is shown by the three OUTPUT state LEDs Only Ch 1 2 litt Copy Mode not active Ch 1 2 Phones and Opt litt Copy mode active Use SELECT to turn Copy mode on and off di Copy mode is not available when TotalMix FX for iPad is detected by the Babyface Pro 88 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME Switch digital output format SPDIF lt gt ADAT Use OUT to select the optical output Opt Push SET The level meter will signal ADAT mode with 8 LEDs SPDIF mod
108. ord More information can be found in chapter 26 3 Options DSP EQ for Record owitches the 3 band EQ and Low Cut of all input channels into the recording path In case Loopback has been activated the EQ and Low Cut of the Output channel is also placed into the recording path See also chapter 23 6 Optical Out The optical TOSLINK output can operate as ADAT or SPDIF output The Channel Status is fixed to Consumer state Note The optical input detects the incoming format automatically SPDIF In TMS activates the transmission of Channel Status data and Track Marker information from the SPDIF input signal to a software that supports receiving it If not needed this option should be turned off WDM Devices Reduce the number of WDM devices to the ones really needed to improve performance of the operating system Clock Mode Sample Rate Sets the currently used sample rate Offers a central and comfortable way of configuring the sample rate of all WDM devices to the same value as since Vista the audio software is no longer allowed to set the sample rate However an ASIO program can still set the sample rate by itself During record playback the selection is greyed out so no change is possible Clock Source The unit can be configured to use its own clock Internal Master or the digital input signal Optical Slave If the external source isn t available Input Status No Lock the unit will change to the internal clock The cur
109. orizontally User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 53 21 6 Reverb and Echo A click on FX in the View Options Show brings up the Output FX panel Here all parameters for the effects Reverb and Echo are adjusted The Babyface Pro uses a DSP engine within its FPGA for all the calculations of all the EQs and Low Cuts in parallel to the TotalMix DSP mixing engine However Reverb and Echo are calculated on the host CPU the computer On current computers this will not cause any noticeable CPU load The transmission of the stereo signal FX Send to the computer and the effects signal FX Out back to the Babyface Pro is done by two invisible ASIO channels The delay latency generated by this method is of no consequence for the offered effects reverb and echo But it is still taken into account for the adjustment of the Reverb PreDelay The lowest value depends on the currently chosen buffer size see Settings dialog chapter 8 1 Reverb Activated by the On button Type Lists different reverb algorithms for selection Available are Rooms 1 4 Reverb based on impulse responses with different tonal colors Room 1 and 2 sound dry and small Room 3 and 4 brilliant and a bit bigger Envelope Reverb out of single echoes plus feedback where the volume course envelope is freely adjustable gt Gated Simpler version of the Envelope reverb for cut reverb effects gt Classic Classic multi tap reverb with feedback generating b
110. oth the typical sound and the very long reverb times Settings for Room 1 4 PreDelay Delay of the reverb signal Adjustable from the current buffer size some millisec onds up to 999 ms Low Cut High pass filter before the reverb generation removes low frequency signals which should not cause a reverb sound Adjustable from 20 Hz up to 500 Hz High Cut Low pass filter after the reverb generation A reduction of the treble often lets the reverb sound more natural Adjustable from 5 kHz up to 20 kHz Room Scale Determines the size of the room thus changing density and length of the reverb effect Adjustable from 0 5 up to 2 0 54 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME Smooth Softens the reverb effect affects stereo width density and sound colour Adjustable from 0 up to 100 Width Adjusts the stereo width of the reverb signal from 100 stereo to O mono Volume Adjusts the level of the reverb effects signal sent to the FX return bus Special Settings for Envelope and Gated Attack Length of time for the volume increase of the reverb signal Also called rise time Ad justable from 5 ms up to 400 ms Hold Length of time for the fixed volume part of the reverb signal Adjustable from 5 ms up to 400 ms Release Length of time for the volume decrease of the reverb signal Adjustable from 5 ms up to 400 ms Special Settings for Classic Reverb Time Sets the duration of the reverb referenced to a volume drop of
111. output level had been changed pressing DIM for two seconds will restore the former value The right side of the Babyface Pro has two instrument line inputs and two headphone outputs The analog inputs 3 4 are high impedance unbalanced multi purpose inputs with TS jacks They include 9 dB fine digital gain control and a choice of 4 dBu or 10 dBV reference level controlled from the Tools menu of input channels 3 and 4 in TotalMix FX User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 7 The output channels 3 4 feed two Phones outputs via two independent driver circuits optimized for high TRS 1 4 6 35mm and low impedance TRS 1 8 3 5mm headphones Their unbal anced output signal is in terms of quality identical to the ones at the XLR line outputs but lower in level In case the phones output is to be used as line output an adapter TRS plug to RCA phono plugs or TRS plug to two TS plugs is required More on cable codes and pinouts can be found in chapter 27 2 The back of the unit has the XLR inputs and outputs of channels 1 2 The short circuit protected low impedance XLR line outputs do not operate servo bal d anced When connecting unbalanced equipment make sure pin 3 of the XLR output is not connected A connection to ground might cause a decreased THD higher distortion and increased power consumption The Babyface Pro has two analog microphone inputs that can operate as line inputs with lev els up to 19 dBu when set to
112. play a message saying Cannot Use Device Cannot Use Device The connected USB device is not EE supported In newer iOS versions even the device name and its serial number will be shown When the power supply for the Babyface Pro is insufficient iOS will complain about the at tached unit drawing too much power When using hard covers as back panel protection for the iPad the Kit s adapter s plug may not fit completely causing a loose connection or partial functionality If in doubt remove the cover No sound Incorrect output gain settings see next chapter The iPad s volume control is inactive during USB operation If the unit does not enter Host mode Remove and reconnect the Connection Kit Settings AV card reader Charge adapter Airplane Mode OFF G Wi Fi nn Manufacturer Apple EI notifications Model Number wi 003 Correct detection and operation of E CE gt Serial Number e the Connection Kit itself can be determined in Settings General Fi Revisi 1 0 0 Cellular Data KAPAN About The adapter will be listed Ed Brightness a Wallpaper Hardware Revision 1 0 0 there right after connection with additional details like manufacturer model number etc Connected USB devices i e the Babyface Pro will not be shown here though T Picture Frame General CS iCloud Mail Contacts Calendars Having tested several Chinese replicas of the Apple Camera Connection Kit from 2 in 1 to
113. playback channels in both programs Then route the play back signal via TotalMix to a hardware output in the range of the record software and activate Loopback for recording Mixing several input signals into one record channel In some cases it is useful to record several sources into only one track For example when us ing two microphones recording instruments and loudspeakers TotalMix Loopback mode saves an external mixing desk Simply route mix the input signals to the same output third row then redefine this output into a record channel via Loopback This way any number of input channels from different sources can be recorded into one single track 23 7 MS Processing The mid side principle is a special positioning technique for microphones which results in a mid signal on one channel and a side signal on the other channel These information can be trans formed back into a stereo signal quite easily The process sends the monaural mid channel to left and right the side channel too but phase inverted 180 to the right channel For a better understanding the mid channel represents the function L R while the side channel represents L R e RME TotalMix FX Babyface Pr File Function Options Wind Out 1 Out Out 3 During record the monitoring needs to be done in conventional stereo Therefore TotalMix also offers the functionality of a M S decoder Activation is done in the Settings panel of the Hard ware Input and So
114. r Copy input Paste the input mix and Paste its FX On a playback channel Copy Paste and Clear the playback mix are available On an output channel Copy and Mirror functionality for the current submix and copying of the FX settings is offered These options are very advanced and mighty tools to quickly do the impossible Still there is no need to fear breaking something as a simple click or several on the Undo button will get you back to where you started 23 6 Recording a Submix Loopback TotalMix includes an internal loopback function from the Hardware Outputs to the recording software Instead of the signal at the hardware input the signal at the hardware output is sent to the record software This way submixes can be recorded without an external loopback cable Also the playback from a software can be recorded by another software The function is activated by the Loopback button in the Settings panel of the Hardware Out puts In loopback mode the signal at the hardware input of the corresponding channel is no longer sent to the recording software but still passed through to TotalMix Therefore TotalMix can be used to route this input signal to any hardware output Using the subgroup recording the input can still be recorded on a different channel As each of the 6 stereo hardware outputs can be routed to the record software and none of these hardware inputs get lost TotalMix offers an overall flexibility and performance not rival
115. r is located in the directory Babyface Pro Start rmeinstaller exe and follow the instruc tions of the installer After installation connect computer and Babyface Pro Windows detects the new hardware as Babyface Pro and installs the drivers automatically After a reboot the icons of TotalMix FX and Settings dialog appear in the notification area Windows might hide them behind the triangle click on it to access them and to configure their appearance Driver Updates do not require to remove the existing drivers Simply install the new driver over the existing one Possible reasons why a Babyface Pro is not found automatically e The Babyface Pro is in Class Compliant mode See above e he USB portis not active in the system check the Device Manager e he USB cable is not or not correctly inserted into the socket e he Babyface Pro does not receive any or not enough power Remove current consuming hard drives from nearby ports Avoid USB extension cables and USB hubs Use an external power supply any standard one delivering 9 14 V DC with at least 1 A will work The con nector needs to have outside inside 12 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 7 2 De installing the Drivers A de installation of the driver files is not necessary Thanks to full Plug amp Play support the driver files will not be loaded after the hardware has been removed Unfortunately Windows Plug amp Play methods do not cover the additional autorun
116. r the driver installation chapter 7 15 connect the inputs to the analog signal source The analog input sensitivity can be changed at the unit IN SELECT or in TotalMix FX Tools Gain To achieve the best signal to noise ratio adjust your analog source to its highest output level and then decrease the input gain in TotalMix or at the Babyface itself to make sure that the loudest signal reaches about 3dBFS The XLR line inputs of the Babyface Pro can be used with 4 dBu and 10 dBV line signals The electronic input stage can handle balanced XLR TRS jacks and unbalanced TS jacks input signals correctly On the analog playback side the DA side an adjustment of the analog output level is available by the rotary encoder select desired output via OUT or in TotalMix FX The output signal of channels 3 4 Phones can be set freely using the rotary encoder These outputs are optimized for headphones but can also be used as line outputs The Babyface Pro digital inputs and output support the formats SPDIF and ADAT optical TotalMix FX remembers all settings and loads these automatically when the Babyface Pro drivers are loaded 5 3 Operation at the Unit Operation at the unit in online mode drivers installed under Windows and Mac OS X PC mode chosen at the unit covers the most useful actions and situations in daily operation Clearly la belled buttons together with an intuitive operation scheme give direct access to volume
117. rent and external sample frequency This parameter can then be changed in the application s audio attributes or similar dialog User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 21 9 8 Digital Connections ADAT The ADAT optical input of the Babyface Pro is fully compatible with all ADAT optical outputs RME s unsurpassed Bitclock PLL prevents clicks and drop outs even in extreme varipitch op eration and guarantees a fast and low jitter lock to the digital input signal A usual TOSLINK cable is sufficient for connection More information on Double Speed S MUX can be found in chapter 26 4 ADAT In Interface for a device sending an ADAT signal to the Babyface Pro Carries the channels 1 to 8 When receiving a Double Speed signal this input carries the channels 1 to 4 at Quad Speed the inputs 1 and 2 ADAT Out Interface for a device receiving an ADAT signal from the Babyface Pro Transmits channels 1 to 8 When sending a Double Speed signal this port carries channels 1 to 4 at Quad Speed the channels 1 and 2 Note To use the optical output as ADAT port set the option Optical to ADAT in the Settings dialog SPDIF The optical input automatically switches to SPDIF operation when such a signal is detected The audio information is then shown in TotalMix on the first two ADAT channels AS 1 and AS 2 Activating the option TMS in the Windows Settings dialog enables RME s DIGICheck to analyze the Channel Status of the input signal To send out SP
118. rent clock source is displayed as Current Pitch More information on Pitch is available in chapter 8 2 Input Status Indicates presence of a valid signal at the optical input Lock No Lock and whether the signal is synchronous Sync The third column shows the sample frequency detected by the hardware coarse recognition 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz etc In Clock Mode the clock reference is shown See also chapter 26 1 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 15 8 2 Settings Dialog Pitch Usually soundcards and audio interfaces generate their internal clock master mode by a quartz Therefore the internal clock can be set to 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz but not to a value in be tween SteadyClock RME s sensational Low Jitter Clock System is based on a Direct Digital Synthesizer DDS This superior circuitry can generate nearly any frequency with highest pre cision DDS has been implemented into the Babyface Pro with regard to the needs of professional video applications as well as to maximum flexibility The section Pitch includes both a list of typical video frequencies so called pull up pull down at 0 1 and 4 and a fader to freely change the basic sample rate in steps of 1 Hz over a range of 5 The Pitch function requires the Babyface Pro to be in clock mode Master Internal The d frequency setting will only be applied to this one specific Babyface Pro up warning messages of the audio software Therefore the desired sample rat
119. rnally also Master and thus slightly higher or lower than the Babyface Pro s internal sample rate Result When reading out the data there will fre quently be read errors that cause clicks and drop outs In order to display those problems optically at the device the Babyface Pro includes Sync Check It checks all clocks used for synchronicity If they are not synchronous to each other i e absolutely identical the SYNC LED flashes In case they are completely synchronous the LED is constantly lit In the above example the user would have noticed quickly that the LED kept on flashing after connecting the mixing desk The same information is presented in the Babyface Pro s Settings dialog In the status display Input State the state of the input clock is decoded and shown as simple text No Lock Lock Sync In practice SyncCheck allows for a quick overview of the correct configuration of all digital de vices So one of the most difficult and error prone topics of the digital studio world finally be comes easy to handle 76 User s Guide Babyface Pro O RME 26 2 Latency and Monitoring The term Zero Latency Monitoring was introduced by RME in 1998 for the DIGI96 series of audio cards It stands for the ability to pass through the computer s input signal at the interface directly to the output Since then the idea behind has become one of the most important fea tures of modern hard disk recording In the year 2000 RME published two g
120. round breaking Tech Infos on the topics Low Latency Background which are still up to date Monitoring ZLM and ASIO and Buffer and Latency Jitter both found on the RME website How much Zero is Zero From a technical view there is no zero Even the analog pass through is subject to phase er rors equalling a delay between input and output However delays below certain values can subjectively be claimed to be zero latency This applies to analog routing and mixing and in our opinion also to RME s Zero Latency Monitoring The term describes the direct digital path from the interface s input to output Digital receiver buffers plus TotalMix and output transmitter shoiw a typical delay of 3 samples At 44 1 kHz this equals about 68 us 0 000068 s at 192 kHz only 15 us The delay is valid for ADAT and SPDIF in the same way Oversampling While the delays of digital interfaces can be disregarded altogether the analog inputs and out puts do cause a significant delay Converter chips operate with 64 or 128 times oversampling plus digital filtering This typically generates a delay of one millisecond A playback and re record of the same signal via DA and AD loopback causes an offset to the newly recorded track of about 2 ms Low Latency The Babyface Pro uses AD DA converters with latest digital filters causing a delay of only a few samples With 12 samples AD and 7 samples DA the delay caused by the conversion is only about a quarter of prev
121. s T otalmis F OSC Service IF 132 158 1 34 Host Name Studio 537 Fort incoming S000 Fort outgoing Bun Remote Contral IP or Host Mame 132 158 178 32 Options W Send Peak Level Data Peak Hold Abbrechen User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 61 21 8 4 Aux Devices The RME OctaMic XTC is a highly flexible settings hi quality 8 channel microphone line and instrument preamp with integrated AD Mixer MIDI OSC Aux Devices conversion to ADAT AES EBU and MADI plus 4 channels of DA conversion for monitoring It can be used as universal front end for the Babyface Pro and other interfaces Device Octamic AIC To simplify operation the most important MIDI Settings parameters of the XTC gain 48V Ins PAD AutoSet can be controlled MIDI In Babyface Midi Poni directly from the TotalMix FX input channels This special remote control uses MIDI Qut Babyface Midi Port 1 MIDI of any format DIN USB MIDI over MADI Device ID E Device Settings Digital Channels Select where the OctaMic XTC sends its 8 analog channels to With the Babyface Pro this will be the ADAT channels 1 8 gt Device At this time only the OctaMic XTC is supported and can be chosen Device Settings Digital Channels ADAT 1 8 i Abbrechen MIDI Settings gt MIDI In Set the currently used MIDI connection to OctaMic XTC gt MIDI Out Set the currently used MIDI connection to OctaM
122. s but also the mix editing itself a lot easier and maintains perfect overview even with lots of channels 21 5 4 Scroll Location Markers Another feature to improve overview and working with TotalMix FX are scroll location markers TotalMix view only These are displayed automatically when the horizontal size of the TotalMix FX window is smaller than the channel display requires Shown on the right side of the scrollbar of each row they have four elements A AM 5 6 Arrow to the left A left mouse p a click let the channels scroll to the e very first one or most left gt 1 Marker number 1 Scroll to the desired position and perform a right mouse click on 1 A dialog comes up with precise information Once stored a left mouse click will scroll the channels to the stored position gt 2 Marker number 2 See 1 for details gt Arrow to the right A left mouse click let the channels scroll the last one or most right Scroll Location markers are stored in the Workspace Application Examples While originally added to improve navigation in the HDSPe MADI FX having 196 channels that never fit on any screen the scroll location markers are also helpful with units having much less channels e When the TotalMix FX window is intentionally made small in width so only a few channels are shown e When some or all EA or Dynamics panels are open Then all relevant settings are always visible but require a lot of space h
123. s they don t make sense here Instead the button Mono Mode lets you decide whether all the actions per formed in the Matrix are valid for two channels or just one The Matrix not always replaces the mixer view but it significantly enhances the routing capabili ties and more important is a brilliant way to get a fast overview of all active routings It shows you in a glance what s going on And since the Matrix can operate monaural it is very easy to set up specific routings with specific gains 23 Tips and Tricks 23 1 ASIO Direct Monitoring Windows Programs that support ADM ASIO Direct Monitoring Samplitude Sequoia Cubase Nuendo etc send control commands to TotalMix This is directly shown by TotalMix When a fader is moved in the ASIO host the corresponding fader in TotalMix will move too TotalMix reflects all ADM gain and pan changes in real time But the faders only move when the currently activated routing the selected submix corre sponds to the routing in the ASIO host The Matrix on the other hand will show any change as it shows all possible routings in one view For best ADM compatibility use mono inputs and stereo outputs This setup can be activated globally under Options Reset Mix 23 2 Copy a Submix TotalMix allows you to copy complete submixes to other outputs In case a complex submix is needed with only a few changes on a different output the whole submix can be copied to that output Right click with
124. t Monitoring RME is not only the pioneer of ADM but also offers the most complete implementation of the ADM functions Integration of external devices Use TotalMix to insert external effects devices be it in the playback or in the record path Depending on the current application the functionality equals insert or effects send and effects return for example as used during real time monitoring when adding some reverb to the vocals Every single input channel playback channel and hardware output features a Peak and RMS level meter calculated in hardware These level displays are very useful to determine the pres ence and routing destinations of the audio signals For a better understanding of the TotalMix mixer you should know the following 40 As shown in the block diagram next page the record signal usually stays un altered To talMix does not reside within the record path and does not change the record level or the audio data to be recorded exceptions EQ for Record and Loopback mode The hardware input signal can be passed on as often as desired even with different levels This is a big difference to conventional mixing desks where the channel fader always con trols the level for all routing destinations simultaneously The level meters of input and playback channels are connected pre fader to be able to visually monitor where a signal is currently present The level meters of the hardware out puts are connected post
125. tandard 1 1 routing t4 gt Dark grey field with number Shows the current WET gain value as dB INST 4 Blue field This routing is muted ADAT an gt Red field Phase 180 inverted Dark grey field No routing To maintain overview when the window size has been reduced the labels are floating They won t leave the visible area when scrolling A right mouse click on the labels brings up the context menu with the exact same options as in the mixer view Copy Mirror Paste Clear input channels submixes and FX settings User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 65 22 3 Operation Using the Matrix is a breeze It is very easy to indentify the current crosspoint because the outer labels light up in orange according to the mouse position gt If input 1 is to be routed to output 1 use the mouse and click one time on crosspoint In 1 AN 1 with held down Ctrl key Two green 0 0 dB field pop in another click removes them To change the gain equals the use of a different fader position see simultaneous display of the mixer view drag the mouse up or down starting from the gain field The value within the field changes accordingly The corresponding fader in the mixer view is moving simulta neously in case the currently modified routing is visible Onthe right side is the Control Strip from the mixer window adapted to the Matrix The but ton for the temporary fader group is missing as well as all View options a
126. ternational standards 1 GND Shield 2 hot 3 cold The servo balanced input circuitry allows to use monaural TS jacks unbalanced with no loss in level This is the same as when using a TRS jack with ring connected to ground The electronic output stage does not operate servo balanced When connecting unbal d anced equipment make sure pin 3 of the XLR output is not connected A connection to ground might cause higher THD distortion and power consumption TRS Phones jack The output channels 3 4 feed the two Left v m Phones outputs via two independent driver circuits optimized for high TRS 1 4 6 35mm and low impedance TRS 1 8 3 5mm headphones Shield In case this output should operate as Line output an adapter TRS plug to RCA phono plugs or TRS plug to TS plugs is required The pin assignment follows interna tional standards The left channel is Shield connected to the tip the right channel to the ring of the TRS jack plug 6 pin Mini DIN MIDI breakout cable in Name GND Shell MIDI Out 2 GND Shell MIDI In 5 MIDI Out 5 MIDI In 4 MIDI Out 4 OG P GAMM U 82 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME User s Guide RTE INTELLIGENT AUDIO SOLUTIONS Babyface Pro Stand Alone and Class Compliant Mode User s Guide Babyface Pro HMIE 83 28 General The Babyface Pro operates in three different modes driver based USB 2 Windows Mac OS X stand alon
127. the total level of the output can be adjusted This may be the level of connected loudspeakers or the level of any submix Usage in mode Submix View Default Using TotalMix FX is really easy Thanks to the Submix View default all you have to do is click on the Hardware Output channel in the third row where the audio signal is supposed to show up This channel turns brighter means it is selected as current submix Now move the faders up from all sources these are the input and playback channels in the first and second row That s it The input monitoring and playback DAW software audio signals are now available at that very output which can be verified immediately from the level meters reacting accordingly The following chapters explain step by step all functions of the user interface 42 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 21 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 Nu
128. ts low idle power consumption of below 3 Watts 29 System requirements for iPad Operation gt Babyface Pro with external power supply and activated Class Compliant mode Any Apple iPad with at least iOS 5 or an iPhone with at least iOS 7 Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit or Lightning to USB adapter 30 Class Compliant Operation Activation of the Class Compliant mode Hold down the SELECT and DIM button until the level meters show CC confirming CC mode is activated CC mode is shown on the level meters on every power on of the unit When nothing is shown then the unit is in PC mode Using an external power supply and USB disconnected the mode can be changed back and forth between CC and PC In this case PC is shown on the level meters after the reconfigura tion Connect the USB cable to the Camera Connection Kit Lightning adapter Start the iPad and plug the Kit adapter into the iPad s socket If everything works as expected the unit will be used for all audio I O Audio playback in iTunes will automatically be performed by the Babyface Pro using analog outputs 1 2 and with Copy mode active on phones outputs 3 4 and SPDIF ADAT Apps that support MIDI and are ready for Core MIDI available since iOS 4 2 will offer dialogs to select the desired Babyface Pro MIDI input and output 84 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 30 1 Useful hints If the unit is not in CC mode the iPad will detect an incompatible USB device and dis
129. ue Phones 1 3F 63 D 4 Cue Phones 2 40 64 E 4 Snapshot 1 36 54 F 3 Snapshot 2 37 55 G3 Snapshot 3 38 56 4G 3 Snapshot 4 39 57 A3 Snapshot 5 3A 58 HA 3 Snapshot 6 3B 59 B 3 Snapshot 7 3C 60 C4 Snapshot 8 3D 61 C 4 Trim Gains 2D 45 A2 Master Mute 2C 44 G2 Master Solo 2B 43 G2 Furthermore all faders of all three rows can be controlled via simple Control Change com mands The format for the Control Change commands is Bx yy Zz X MIDI channel yy control number zz value The first row in TotalMix is addressed by MIDI channels 1 up to 4 the middle row by channels 5 up to 8 and the bottom row by channels 9 up to 12 16 Controller numbers are used 102 up to 117 hex 66 to 75 With these 16 Controllers faders and 4 MIDI channels each per row up to 64 faders can be controlled per row as re quired by the HDSPe MADI User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 71 Examples for sending MIDI strings Set input 1 to 0 dB BO 66 68 Set input 5 to maximum attenuation B1 6A O Set playback 1 to maximum B4 66 7F Set Output 3 to 0 dB B8 68 68 Note Sending MIDI strings requires the use of programmer s logic for the MIDI channel starting with O for channel 1 and ending with 15 for channel 16 Further functions Trim Gains On BC 66 xx BC MIDI channel 13 xx any value Trim Gains Off BC 66 xx or select a submix Select submix fader in third row channel 1 2
130. ught out practical functions and options which affect how the card operates it can be configured to suit many different requirements The following is available in the Settings dialog e Operation of the DSP E Fireface USB Settings e Configuration of the digital I O Drogerie For e Current sample rate eege m 1 Synchronization behavior Babyface Pro 98989898 Firmware v101 Driver v2 08 e State of input and output Any changes performed in the onn Settings dialog are applied DSP EQ for Record immediately confirmation e g by exiting the dialog is not reguired i dd l Clock Mode However settings should not be changed during playback or record Sample Rate uo ru if it can be avoided as this can Clock Source Optical In cause unwanted noises SN a Use the drop down menu Properties For to select the unit to be configured Input Status Optical In Mo Lock On the right of it the current firmware and driver version is shown Options DSP EQ for Record Switches the 3 band EQ and Low Cut of all input channels into the recording path In case Loopback has been activated the EQ and Low Cut of the Output channel is placed into the re cording path See also chapter 23 6 Optical Out The optical TOSLINK output can operate as ADAT or SPDIF output The Channel Status is fixed to Consumer state Note The optical input detects the incoming format automatically 32 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME Clock Mode
131. usage of high grade components should guarantee a long and trouble free operation of the unit If you suspect that your product is faulty please contact your local retailer Do not open the device by yourself as it may get damaged It has been sealed with tamper evident material and your warranty is void if those seals have been damaged Audio AG grants a limited manufacturer warranty of 6 months from the day of invoice showing the date of sale The length of the warranty period is different per country Please contact your local distributor for extended warranty information and service Note that each country may have regional specific warranty implications In any case warranty does not cover damage caused by improper installation or maltreatment replacement or repair in such cases can only be carried out at the owner s expense No warranty service is provided when the product is not returned to the local distributor in the region where the product had been originally shipped Audio AG does not accept claims for damages of any kind especially consequential damage Liability is limited to the value of the Babyface Pro The general terms of business drawn up by Audio AG apply at all times 92 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 37 Appendix RME news driver updates and further product information are available on our website http www rme audio com Worldwide distribution Audio AG Am Pfanderling 60 D 85778 Haimhausen Tel 49 081
132. xist but the optical transmitter is then limited to two channels The ADAT playback devices are still usable by routing and mixing them in TotalMix to other outputs Playback works but record doesn t Check that there is a valid signal at the input If so the current sample frequency is dis played in the Settings dialog Check whether the Babyface Pro has been selected as recording device in the audio appli cation Check whether the sample frequency set in the audio application Recording properties or similar matches the input signal Check that cables devices have not been connected in a closed loop If so set the system s clock mode to Master Crackle during record or playback Increase the number and size of buffers in the Settings dialog or in the application Try different cables optical to rule out any defects here Check that cables devices have not been connected in a closed loop If so set the system s clock mode to Master Check the Settings dialog for displayed Errors Driver installation and Settings dialog TotalMix work but a playback or record is not possible While recognition and control of the device are low bandwidth applications playback record needs the full USB transmission performance Therefore defective USB cables with limited transmission bandwidth can cause such errors User s Guide Babyface Pro RME 27 28 User s Guide Babyface Pro RME User s Guide RTE INTELLIGENT AU
133. xtracted from the input signal Clock Mode Current ADAT or SPDIF The difference to a usual slave mode is that whenever the clock reference fails the system will automatically use its internal clock and operate in clock mode Master AutoSync guarantees that record and record while play will always work correctly In certain cases however e g when the inputs and outputs of a DAT machine are connected directly to the Babyface Pro AutoSync may cause feedback in the digital carrier so synchronization breaks down To solve this problem switch the Babyface Pro clock mode to Master Clock Source Internal In some situations changing the clock mode can not be avoided Example A CD player is con nected to the SPDIF input Try recording a few samples from the CD and you will be disap pointed few CD players can be synchronized The samples will inevitably be corrupted be cause the signal from the CD player is read with the clock from the Babyface Pro being out of sync In this case the Clock Source should be set temporarily to Optical RME s exclusive SyncCheck technology first implemented in the Hammerfall enables an easy to use check and display of the current clock status nput Status indicates whether there is a valid signal Lock No Lock for the optical input or if there is a valid and synchronous signal Sync In the field Clock Mode the clock reference is shown See chapter 26 1 In practice SyncCheck provides the user with a

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