Menu 'Options'

Deactivate 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 Windows desktop.

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 or OSC control of the TotalMix mixer. In Mackie Protocol mode the channels which are currently under MIDI control are indicated by a color change of the name field. This setting also controls the MIDI remote function in stand-alone operation. The current state is kept when changing from online to offline. Additionally the current state is stored in the six Setups, the unit’s own memory.

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 box to configure several functions of the level meters and the mixer. See Preferences

Settings. Opens a dialog box to configure several functions like Talkback, Listenback, Main Out and the MIDI Remote Control. See Settings.

Channel Layout. Allows to hide channels visually and from remote. See Control Strip.

Key Commands. Opens a dialog box to configure the computer’s keyboard keys F4 to F8.

Reset Mix. Offers several options to reset the mixer state:

  • Straight playback with all to Main Out. All Playback channels are routed 1:1 to the Hardware Outputs. Simultaneously all playbacks are mixed down to the Main Out. The faders in the third row are not changed.

  • Straight Playback. All Playback channels are routed 1:1 to the Hardware outputs. The faders in the third row are not changed.

  • Clear all submixes. Deletes all submixes.

  • Clear channel effects. Switches off all EQs, Low Cuts, Reverb, Echo, Dynamics and Stereo Width and sets their knobs to default position.

  • Set output volumes. All third row faders will be set to 0 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.

  • 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.

  • Total Reset. Playback routing 1:1 with mixdown to Main Out. Switches off all other functions.

Operational Mode. Defines TotalMix FX basic operational mode. Choices are Full Mode (default, mixer active, all routing options available), and Digital Audio Workstation Mode (straight playback routing, no input mix).

Offline Device Setup. Makes all devices supported by TotalMix FX available offline. This 'demo' mode can load and save workspaces, and thus also allows offline editing and visual inspection of workspaces and snapshots.

Setup: Select the desired devices and add them to the list of Configured Devices by clicking Add. Close the dialog by clicking OK.

Mixer and Matrix can now be opened even without a connected device. The device selection is done on the top right via the device selection field in the Control Strip.

Network Remote Settings. Settings to remote control TotalMix FX by TotalMix Remote via network.