Stand-Alone Midi Control - RME Audio Fireface UC User Manual

29.8 Stand-Alone MIDI Control

When not connected to a computer, the Fireface UC can be controlled directly via MIDI. To
unlock the special stand-alone MIDI control mode first activate MIDI control in TotalMix (menu
Options, Enable MIDI Control). Turning this mode off is done with MIDI control deactivated.
Note: When not needed the stand-alone MIDI operation should not be active, as the unit will
react on MIDI notes after power-on, and will also send MIDI notes.
Control is performed via the Mackie Control protocol. In stand-alone mode not all functions
known from TotalMix are available. Functions like Talkback, DIM, Mono, Solo, relative ganging
of the faders, Monitor Main and Monitor Phones are realized by complex software code, and not
present within the hardware.
Still many functions, and especially the most important functions to control the Fireface UC, are
implemented in hardware, thus available also in stand-alone mode:
• All faders and pans of the first and third row
• Mute of the input signal per channel
• Ganging via 'Select'
• Choice of the routing destination, i.e. the current submix
• Sending of LED and display data to the MIDI controller
The second row (software playback) is skipped in stand-alone operation. The Fireface UC
sends display data as brief information, enabling an easy navigation through lines and rows.
Other data like PAN and miscellaneous status LEDs are supported as well.
In stand-alone mode the unit always operates in View Submix mode. Only this way the routing
destination can be changed, and several mixdowns/submixes can be set up quickly and easily.
Note: After power-on the Fireface UC does not update the connected MIDI controller. Therefore
the controller's faders will not be set to the values stored within the unit.
Mackie Control Protocol
The stand-alone operation supports the following Mackie Control surface elements*:
*Tested with Behringer BCF2000 Firmware v1.07 in Mackie Control emulation for Steinberg mode.
Element:
Channel faders 1 – 8
SEL(1-8) + DYNAMICS
V-Pots 1 – 8
pressing V-Pot knobs
CHANNEL LEFT or REWIND
CHANNEL RIGHT or FAST FORWARD
BANK LEFT or ARROW LEFT
BANK RIGHT or ARROW RIGHT
ARROW UP or Assignable1/PAGE+
ARROW DOWN or Assignable2/PAGE-
EQ
MUTE Ch. 1 – 8
SELECT Ch. 1 – 8
REC Ch. 1 – 8
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Meaning in Fireface:
volume
reset fader to Unity Gain
pan
pan = center
move one channel left
move one channel right
move eight channels left
move eight channels right
move one row up
move one row down
Master Mute
Mute
Select
select output bus (current submix)
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