Operation And Usage; General; Settings At The Unit - RME Audio MADIface XT User Manual

23. Operation and Usage

23.1 General

Using the two rotary encoders and the clear colour display the MADIface XT can be configured
and set up completely at the device. Additionally an internal memory allows for the permanent
storage of six different states of the unit. The current state is stored 5 seconds after any
change, and is loaded at power-on. Saved settings are:
Settings dialog
Sample rate, clock mode Master/Slave, configuration of the channels and the digital I/Os.
TotalMix FX
The complete mixer state.
After hitting the key SETUP/REV, turning the encoder 1 changes to Setups. First select the
preferred storage place, then the desired process (load or store). The load/store process is
completed by pushing encoder 2 for more than one second.
The memory also improves the clock situation immediately after power-on, avoiding wrong
clocking and noise disturbances in a complex setup, caused by wrong synchronization.
Setups can also be loaded into the unit from the computer. As the Setups are usually generated
at the computer the final step of transmission offers a convenient workflow. In TotalMix FX use
Options / Store current state into device to select the desired storage place (Setup) within the
unit.
With all this the MADIface XT is able to operate fully stand-alone, without any connected com-
puter. In stand-alone operation it easily transforms into different devices by the simple click of a
button. Furthermore TotalMix, and with this the application examples shown below, can also be
controlled via MIDI, see chapter 28.5, MIDI Control. The full Mackie Protocol and MIDI remote
support makes it possible to use the unit even without connected computer, still being able to
change many parameters not only at the front, but also from a remote.

23.2 Settings at the Unit

The MADIface XT has a simple menu structure, depending on the button pressed.
MIC/GAIN. Page Mic Gain. Setting the gain for the inputs 1/2 using encoder 1 and 2.
METERS. Brings up the Mix page. Note that changes to the current mix state can not be per-
formed at the unit when it is connected to a computer. Mix gives access to the whole submix of
the specific output. Any input routed to that output can be modified in level and panorama.
CHANNEL. Encoder 1 selects the input and output to be configured, encoder 2 selects the
function to be configured. These are Settings, Low Cut, Parametric EQ Compressor/Expander
and Auto Level.
SETUP/REV. Encoder 1 selects Setups, Options and Reverb/Echo. Options has the subpages
Clock Options, HW Options/Diagnosis and Control Room Options. Reverb/Echo has the sub-
pages Reverb and Echo. The subpages are selected with encoder 2.
More information on the different menus and screens is available in chapter 19.
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