RME Fireface UCX II 40-Channel USB-B Audio/MIDI Interface User Manual

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User's Guide Fireface UCX II

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25.9 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

Ctrl

in the below list with the

command key (

).


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 0 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 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, Dynamics) 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

Input 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.

Ctrl-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).



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