The Channels - RME Audio MADIface USB User Manual

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21.3 The Channels

A single channel can be switched between mono and stereo mode. The mode is set in the
channel settings panel (tool symbol).
Channel name. The name field is the preferred place to select a channel by a mouse click. A
double click opens a dialog to assign a different name. The original name will be shown when
activating the option O-Names in the View Options.
Panorama. Routes the input signal freely to the left and right routing destination
(lower label, see below). The level reduction in center position is -3 dB.
Mute and Solo. Input channels and playback channels each have a mute and
solo button.
Numerical level display. Shows the current RMS or Peak level, updated twice
per second. OVR means overload. The setting Peak/RMS is changed in the View
Options.
Level meter. The meter shows both peak values (zero attack, 1 sample is enough
for a full scale display) by means of a yellow line, and mathematically correct RMS
values by means of a green bar. The RMS display has a relatively slow time con-
stant, so that it shows the average loudness quite well. Overs are shown in red at
the top of the bar. In the Preferences dialog (F2) the Peak Hold time, the over
detection and the RMS reference can be set.
Fader. Determines the level of the signal routed to the current routing destination (lower label).
Please note that this fader is not the fader of the channel, but only the fader of the current rout-
ing. Compared to a standard mixing desk TotalMix does not have a channel fader, but only Aux
Sends, as many as there are hardware outputs. Therefore TotalMix can create as many differ-
ent submixes as there are hardware outputs. This concept is understood best in the Submix
View, but more on that later.
Below the fader the Gain is shown in a numerical display
field, according to the current fader position. The fader can
be:
dragged with the left mouse button pressed
moved by the mouse wheel
set to 0 dB and −∞ by a double click. The same happens
with a single click plus held down Ctrl key.
adjusted in fine mode by mouse drag and mouse wheel
when holding the Shift key down
A Shift-click on a fader adds the fader to the temporary
fader group. All faders now marked yellow are ganged, and
move simultaneously in a relative way. The temporary fader
group is deleted by a click on the F symbol in the upper right
of the window.
The arrow symbol at the bottom minimizes the channel width to that of the level meters. An-
other click maximizes it again. A mouse click with held Ctrl key causes all channels to the right
to enlarge and minimize at once.
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