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.

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 Workspace from the Workspace Quick Select feature (hotkey W).