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User's Guide Fireface UCX The most powerful portable FireWire® and USB audio interface! USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 Digital I/O

10 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Word Clock I/O (BNC): Termination for the Word Clock input (75 Ohms) can be activated in the Settings dia

100 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME ADAT Optical • 1 x TOSLINK • Standard: 8 channels 24 bit, up to 48 kHz • Double Speed (S/MUX): 4 chan

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME101 37. Technical Background 37.1 Lock and SyncCheck Digital signals consist of a carrier and the data. If a d

102 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 37.2 Latency and Monitoring The term Zero Latency Monitoring has been introduced by RME in 1998 for the

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME103 AD/DA Offset under ASIO and OS X: ASIO (Windows) and Core Audio (Mac OS X) allow for the signalling of an of

104 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME ¾ Connect the Fireface to a USB port ¾ Start the Device Manager, View set to Devices by Connection ¾

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME105 To use FireWire as efficiently as possible, the Fireface allows to reduce the number of trans-ferred channel

106 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 37.7 Noise level in DS / QS Mode The outstanding signal to noise ratio of the Fireface UCX AD-converter

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME107 38. Diagrams 38.1 Block Diagram Fireface UCX

108 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 38.2 Connector Pinouts TRS jacks of analog input / output The stereo 1/4" TRS jacks of the analog

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME109 User's Guide Fireface UCX Miscellaneous

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME11 User's Guide Fireface UCX Installation and Operation – Window

110 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 39. Accessories RME offers several optional components for the Fireface UCX: Part Number Descriptio

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME111 41. Appendix RME news, driver updates and further product information are available on our website: http:/

112 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 42. CE / FCC Compliance CE This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the Europ

12 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 6. Hardware, Driver and Firmware Installation 6.1 Hardware and Driver Installation To simplify installa

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME13 7. Configuring the Fireface 7.1 Settings dialog - General Configuration of the Fireface UCX is done via its

14 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Buffer Size The setting Buffer Size determines the latency between incoming and outgoing ASIO and WDM dat

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME15 Input Status Indicates for each input (Word, ADAT/SPDIF optical, SPDIF Coax.) whether there is a valid signal

16 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Pitch allows for the change of the sample rate of all WDM devices at the same time. Since Vista this is n

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME17 Note on Windows Vista/7/8: Since Vista the audio application can no longer control the sample rate under WDM.

18 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 8.3 Notes on WDM The driver offers a WDM streaming device per stereo pair, like Analog 3+4 (Fireface UCX

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME19 8.4 Channel Count under WDM The Fireface ADAT optical ports support sample rates of up to 192 kHz using a st

2 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Important Safety Instructions ...6 General 1 Introduction ...

20 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 8.6 Analog Recording For recordings via the analog inputs the corresponding record device has to be cho

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME21 8.8 Clock Modes - Synchronization In the digital world, all devices must be either Master (clock source) or

22 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 9. Operation under ASIO 9.1 General Start the ASIO software and select ASIO Fireface USB as the audio I

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME23 9.3 Known Problems If a computer does not provide sufficient CPU-power and/or sufficient USB or PCI* bus tra

24 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Note: TotalMix is part of the hardware of each Fireface. Up to three mixers are available, but these are

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME25 12. Hotline – Troubleshooting The newest information can always be found on our website www.rme-audio.com, s

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User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME27 User's Guide Fireface UCX Installation and Operation – Mac OS

28 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 13. Hardware, Driver and Firmware Installation 13.1 Hardware and Driver Installation After the Fireface

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME29 13.3 Firmware Update The Flash Update Tool updates the firmware of the Fireface UCX to the latest version. I

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME3 Installation and Operation - Mac OS X 13 Hardware, Driver and Firmware Installation 13.1 Hardware and

30 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Output Format Word The word clock output signal usually equals the current sample rate. Selecting Single

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME31 14.2 Clock Modes - Synchronization In the digital world, all devices must be either Master (clock source) or

32 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 15. Mac OS X FAQ 15.1 MIDI doesn't work In some cases the applications do not show the MIDI port.

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME33 15.5 Various Information The current driver of the Fireface requires at least Mac OS 10.6. Programs that do

34 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 17. DIGICheck Mac The DIGICheck software is a unique utility developed for testing, measuring and analys

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME35 18. Hotline – Troubleshooting The newest information can always be found on our website www.rme-audio.com, s

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User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME37 User's Guide Fireface UCX Inputs and Outputs

38 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 19. Analog Inputs 19.1 Line Rear The Fireface has four balanced Line inputs as 1/4" TRS jacks on t

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME39 19.3 Instrument / Line Front Inputs 3/4 of the Fireface UCX are exceptionally flexible. Several gain and imp

4 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME TotalMix FX 25 Routing and Monitoring 25.1 Overview ...

40 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 20. Analog Outputs 20.1 Line The short circuit protected, low impedance line outputs of channels 1 to 6

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME41 21. Digital Connections 21.1 ADAT The ADAT optical input of the Fireface UCX is fully compatible with all A

42 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Special Characteristics of the SPDIF Output Apart from the audio data itself, digital signals in SPDIF or

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME43 22. Word Clock 22.1 Word Clock Input and Output SteadyClock guarantees an excellent performance in all cloc

44 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 22.2 Technical Description and Usage In the analog domain one can connect any device to another device,

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME45 22.3 Cabling and Termination Word clock signals are usually distributed in the form of a network, split with

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User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME47 User's Guide Fireface UCX Stand-Alone Operation

48 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 23. Operation and Usage 23.1 General The Fireface UCX has an internal memory to permanently store all c

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME49 Panorama Mode Pushing the knob in LEVEL mode for a second changes to Panorama mode. The display will show CE

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME5 Class Compliant Mode 29 General... 90 3

50 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 24. Examples 24.1 8-Channel AD/DA Converter TotalMix' super-flexible routing functions make it eas

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME51 User's Guide Fireface UCX TotalMix FX

52 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 25. Routing and Monitoring 25.1 Overview The Fireface UCX includes a powerful digital real-time mixer,

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54 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 25.2 The User Interface The visual design of the TotalMix mixer is a result of its capability to route h

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME55 25.3 The Channels A single channel can be switched between mono and stereo mode. The mode is set in the chan

56 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME The lowest field shows the current routing target. A mouse click opens the routing window to select a rou

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME57 25.3.1 Settings A click on the tool symbol opens the channel’s Settings panel with differing elements. For e

58 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Besides Stereo/Mono, Phase L und Phase R the settings of the Hardware Outputs have further options: Leve

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME59 The frequency graphics give a precise overview of the filter results. Overlapping filters influence each othe

6 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Important Safety Instructions ATTENTION! Do not open chassis No user serviceable parts inside. Refer s

60 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 25.3.3 Dynamics A click on D opens the Dynamics panel with Compressor, Expander and Auto Level. They are

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME61 25.4 Section Control Room In the section Control Room the menu Assign is used to define the Main Out which i

62 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 25.5 The Control Strip The Control Strip on the right side is a fixed element. It combines different fun

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME63 25.5.1 View Options View Options. This area combines different functions of routing, the level meters and t

64 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 25.5.2 Snapshots - Groups Snapshots. Snapshots include all mixer settings, but no graphical elements lik

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME65 Hidden channels in Mixer/Matrix are still fully functional. An existing routing/mixing/FX process-ing stays a

66 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 25.5.4 Scroll Location Markers Another feature to improve overview and working with TotalMix FX are scro

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME67 25.6 Reverb and Echo A click on FX in the View Options / Show brings up the FX panel. Here all parameters fo

68 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Special Settings for Envelope and Gated High Cut. Low-pass filter after the reverb generation. A reducti

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME69 Preset. Settings of the Reverb and the Echo can be stored, loaded, and copied between chan-nels at any time.

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME7 User's Guide Fireface UCX General

70 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 25.7 Preferences The dialog Preferences can be opened via the Options menu or directly via F2. Level Me

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME71 Graphics ¾ Use D2D (Change requires restart). Default on. Can be deactivated to use a compatible but CPU-tax

72 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 25.8 Settings The dialog Settings can be opened via the Options menu or directly via F3. 25.8.1 Mixer

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME73 25.8.2 MIDI Page The MIDI page has four independent settings for up to four MIDI remote controls, using CC c

74 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 25.8.3 OSC Page The OSC page has four independent settings for up to four MIDI remote controls via Open

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME75 25.8.4 Aux Devices The RME OctaMic XTC is a highly flexible hi-quality 8-channel microphone, line and instru

76 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 25.9 Hotkeys and Usage TotalMix FX has many hotkeys and mouse/hotkey combinations to speed up and simpli

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME77 25.10 Menu Options Deactivate Screensaver: When active (checked) any activated Windows screensaver will be d

78 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Store current state into device. The unit can store up to 6 setups (the current state) in its own memory.

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME79 ¾ To change the gain (equals the use of a different fader position, see simultaneous display of the mixer vi

8 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the Fireface UCX. This unique audio system is capable of transferr

80 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 27.5 Recording a Submix - Loopback TotalMix includes an internal loopback function, from the Hardware Ou

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME81 Recording a Software's playback In real world application, recording a software's output with anoth

82 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 28. MIDI Remote Control 28.1 Overview TotalMix can be remote controlled via MIDI. It is compatible to t

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME83 28.3 Setup Open the Preferences dialog (menu Options or F3). Select the MIDI Input and MIDI Output port wher

84 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 28.5 MIDI Control The hardware output which is set up as Main Out can be controlled by the standard Cont

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME85 Examples for sending MIDI strings: - Set input 1 to 0 dB: B0 66 68 - Set input 17 to maximum attenuation: B1

86 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME In stand-alone mode the unit always operates in View Submix mode. Only this way the routing destination c

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME87 28.7 Loopback Detection The Mackie Control protocol requires feedback of the received commands, back to the

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User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME89 User’s Guide Fireface UCX Class Compliant Mode

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME9 5. First Usage – Quick Start 5.1 Connectors – Controls – Display The front of the Fireface UCX features inst

90 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 29. General The Fireface UCX operates in three different modes: driver-based USB 2, stand-alone mode, an

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME91 31. Operation Activation of the Class Compliant mode: Connect the UCX to power and switch it on. Turn the en

92 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME Having tested several chinese replicas of the Apple Camera Connection Kit, from 2-in-1 to 5-in-1 adapters

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME93 31.2 Class Compliant Mode under Windows and Mac OS X On a Windows PC, Class Compliant mode is indicated by a

94 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 32. Supported Inputs and Outputs In Mac OS X, either the first two or all channels will work, depending

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME95 34. Audio Routing and Processing In Class Compliant mode, the UCX features operation very similar to normal

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User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME97 User's Guide Fireface UCX Technical Reference

98 User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME 36. Technical Specifications 36.1 Analog AD, Line In 5-8, rear • Resolution AD: 24 bit • Signal to No

User's Guide Fireface UCX © RME99 DA, Line Out 1-6, rear • Resolution: 24 bit • Dynamic range (DR): 111 dB, 113 dBA @ 44.1 kHz (unmuted) • F