Existing RME users will be well-aware of TotalMix FX – RME’s software digital mixing controller, included free with all RME audio interfaces – which provides full routing and mixing control over all 40 channels of the Fireface UCX II, with EQ and Dynamics on every channel, plus Reverb and Delay FX sends.

RME’s latest software, TotalMix Remote, further enhances the functionality of the Fireface. This allows for remote control of the Fireface from multiple devices. This becomes greatly beneficial when using the UCX II in live environments, allowing you to walk around the space and adjust the sound. This is similarly beneficial when you are monitoring in an external control room to the studio space.

However, the vast majority of TotalMix FX functions are found under the third button, labelled Chan/Mix. On the first press, this brings up a scrolling menu presenting all the global parameters for the selected input channel; settings such as mute, stereo link, polarity, M‑S decoding and so on are accessed here. Initially, I thought important options such as phantom power and line/instrument switching weren’t available from the UCX II’s front panel, because I’d expected to find them among the Mic/Gain settings accessed using the first button. Instead they lurk at the bottom of this menu, and only hove into view when you scroll down. TotalMix FX, RME’s digital high-end mixer and signal router, driven by two powerful DSPs, with integrated EQ, Dynamics and Reverb/Echo effects at up to 192 kHz, plus a built-in monitoring controller.
TotalMix FX includes a complete effects system: EQ, Reverb, Dynamics & Delay Please note: Royal Mail First Class is NOT guaranteed next day delivery. For guaranteed next working day (or Saturday) delivery, please select one of our other courier options (see delivery options below).

All of which can even be controlled wirelessly using TotalMix Remote, a free companion app for TotalMix that allows for network-control over any RME interface or sound card. With the RME Fireface UCX II now available to buy in the UK, we take a look at what you can expect from what RME are calling their first ‘Advanced Audio Interface’. Lauten Audio design and manufacture high quality studio microphones with a unique and distinctive character. Noting RME’s “relentless focus on driver quality, reliability and product longevity”, reviewer Sam Inglis outlines RME’s continued philosophy of designing long-lasting and ultra-reliable professional audio hardware. As mentioned above, ADAT I/O is included for expanding the UCX II with other studio hardware such as microphone preamps and AD/DA converters, with MIDI I/O for control of instruments (like synths and drum machines), as well as for sending remote control messages to other hardware.

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This cookie stores user-like settings for the chat system provider, which are required for our online chat service. Trusted Shops The RME Fireface UCX II can also integrate with RME's optional ARC USB remote control (sold separately). This little box represents incredible quality and features that are good enough for pros, and within reach for all who are serious about sound, making it my product of 2021.” No discussion of RME devices would be complete without mentioning TotalMix FX, RME’s software controller for the on-board DSP digital mixer built into every RME interface or sound card.

DirectOut GmbH specialises in developing essential pro audio connectivity, networking and bridging solutions for broadcast, studio, live and installed sound applications. myMix is a decentralised, network based, audio mixing system for up to 500 audio channels. Its intuitive user interface with a large LCD display showing device and channel names makes it ideal for personal monitor mixing and other AV applications.Of TotalMix FX, Sam writes “it would probably
take a book to list all its features; it’s no exaggeration to say that TotalMix FX is as capable as many dedicated digital mixers.” Calrec Audio supplies audio broadcast mixing consoles which are relied on by the world's most successful broadcasters. The Fireface UCX also featured the new DSP-powered FX section of TotalMix FX, offering enhanced latency-free monitoring and unlimited submix routing, and was in essence designed to offer a more compact and lower channel-count version of the RME Fireface UFX (the RME Audio flagship interface at the time). While 99% of UK locations are valid for next day/Saturday delivery, there are a few remote locations which are not covered.

Note: there is also a TotalMix for iPad app, which is what you’ll want if you want to use an iPad itself for recording and mixing. TotalMix Remote is simply for network control (of an RME device connected to another computer on the network). There are also rare cases, beyond our control, when the delivery company itself has a problem which causes a delay in transit. In these situations we will do our utmost to liaise with the relevant delivery company to ensure delivery is completed as swiftly as possible. Introducing the RME Fireface UCX II, the powerful next-generation ‘Advanced Audio Interface’ from RME Audio RME has continued to thrive in the crowded interface market by stoically concentrating on what they do best: uncompromised functionality and stability,” he writes. “Take a straw poll among engineers and ask them to think of a company synonymous with “stability”, and one name on a short list comes up time and again: RME.”Originally formed as a microphone manufacturer in 1964, Calrec celebrated 50 years as audio specialists in 2014. The UCX II is a great-sounding, powerful audio interface for both studio and remote recording tasks. The two onboard preamps trend toward the transparent and neutral side of the scale and hold their own with many similar standalone models. The digital conversion is equally clean and transparent, and it is painless to add a favorite ADAT-equipped eight-channel preamp or expansion box and/or a stereo digital device or two, perhaps even digital-equipped monitor speakers. Wrap-up Additionally, the optional TotalMix FX for iPad app adds full control over the TotalMixhardware mixer, giving users the ability to create, store and load complete mixes directly from the iPad. Most audio interfaces are traditionally designed with what is called 'AC-coupled outputs', where capacitors are used to filter out any extreme low frequencies.