Configuring The Fireface - Settings Dialog General - RME Audio Fireface UCX II User Manual

7. Configuring the Fireface – Settings Dialog
7.1 General
Configuration of the Fireface UCX II is done via its own settings dialog. The panel Settings can
be opened by clicking on the fire or hammer symbol in the Task Bar's system tray.
The mixer of the Fireface UCX II, TotalMix FX, can be opened by
clicking on the DSP FX symbol in the Task Bar's system tray
The hardware of the Fireface UCX II offers a number of helpful practical functions and options to
suit many different requirements. The 'Settings' dialog includes options for:
 Latency
 Operation of the DSP
 Configuration of the digital I/Os
 Current sample rate
 Synchronization behaviour
 State of input and output
Any changes made in the Settings dialog
are applied immediately - confirmation
(e.g. by clicking on OK or exiting the
dialog) is not required.
However, settings should not be
changed during playback or record if it
can be avoided, as this can cause un-
wanted noises. Also, please note that
even in 'Stop' mode, several programs
keep the recording and playback devices
open, which means that any new set-
tings might not be applied immediately.
The tab About includes information
about the current driver and firmware
version of the Fireface UCX II. About
offers four more options:
Lock Registry
Default: off. Checking this option brings
up a dialog to enter a password. Chang-
es in the Settings dialog are no longer
written to the registry. As the settings are
always loaded from the registry when
starting the computer, this method pro-
vides an easy way to define an initial
state of the Fireface UCX II.
Enable MMCSS for ASIO activates support with higher priority for the ASIO driver. Note: At this
time, activating this option seems to be useful only with the latest Cubase/Nuendo at higher
load. With other software this option can decrease performance. The change becomes active
after an ASIO reset. Therefore it is easy to quickly check which setting works better.
Sort ASIO Devices
Changes the order only of the ASIO channels when using more than one interface.
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