RME  Intelligent Audio Solutions

Fireface UC / Babyface / Babyface Pro / UFX / UCX / 802

USB Driver for Windows 7 / 8 / 10

Important information: Driver version 1.200


Installation
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Latest driver:
http://www.rme-audio.de/download/driver_usb_win_xxxx.zip


Latest firmware
http://www.rme-audio.de/download/fut_usb_win.zip


The firmware update is not possible unless the driver had been installed before.


Follow the instructions of the RME Driver Install Wizard. This tool installs/updates all driver files. After that attach the device (in case of first time installation) or reboot (in case of an update) the computer.

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News, changes and fixes

Warning: this version is no longer compatible to Windows XP!


V 1.200 (11/26/2020)

- unpack option /manual works again

New in TotalMix FX 1.67:

- Optimized shut down procedure. This is another attempt to reduce the harmless but annoying crash message of TM FX that some users experience when shutting down the computer.

- Babyface: OSC SetBankStart did not work as expected 

- ARC USB: new option 'Push-off or-on' for Talkback


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V 1.168 (06/27/2019)

New in TotalMix FX 1.61:

- ARC USB: New option Push-Off

- ARC USB: Refresh problem of Key settings fixed

- ARC USB: Key settings cleanly initialized (change push to encoder)

- ARC USB: Phantom and Inst did not light up the respective button when active

- Improved OSC start behaviour with delayed WiFi detection

- New command line option /nc prevents the confirmation dialog when loading workspaces via command line


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V 1.167 (02/25/2019)

New in TotalMix FX 1.6:

- Settings for External Input and current PFL mode are no longer changed per Snapshot.

- Solo/PFL have now priority over the Mute state of an input channel.

- Settings, Mixer: New option 'Exclusive Solo/PFL Mode'

- Settings, Mixer: New option '2-Row Mode with only Input in first row'

- Settings, Aux Devices: Increased number of Aux device channel banks to 24, so that MADIface XT and HDSPe MADI FX can control an Octamic XTC even on MADI port 3.

- Preferences, Mixer Views: New option 'Store channel open/close state in Layout Preset'.

- Preferences, Snapshots: new 'do not load' options 'Main Volume, Main/Phones Volume, Control Room Settings'.

- Preferences, New Option 'Store Settings for all users'. So far every user had his own TM FX state/settings. This option now allows to have the same settings for all users.

-  Added full support for multi-user operation. On a user change TM FX will automatically close and reopen. According to the above option it then loads either specific settings for the current user, or the same settings for all users.

- Menu File: New option 'Preload all snapshots'. Loads the 8 snapshots of a workspace into the Snapshot section, but does not activate any of them. Other settings within the workspace file (window position etc.) are ignored.

- Matrix: Shift + click to change phase, Ctrl + click to mute (or double click) on the vertical channel name columns.   

- ARC USB: added new mode 'Push-or'. Allows for example to activate Talkback with a button and the footswitch without blocking each other.

- ARC USB, Usage: supports SysEx mode (requires firmware update of the ARC USB). Additional option to disable the former mode. Firmware download:

http://www.rme-audio.de/download/fut_arcusb_mac_v7.zip


Fixes:
- A locked user interface still allowed the double-click on a fader

- In rare situations the Mismatch message could cause a crash.

- Fixes different levels (0.05 dB) in level meters


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V 1.166 (07/12/2018)

- WDM: Changes for Japanese and Chinese Windows (saving the channel format)

- WDM: Further improvements in WDM format compatibility

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V 1.164 (06/26/2018)

- WDM: 5.1 format changed to rear speakers

- WDM: Further improvements in WDM format compatibility

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V 1.157 (06/08/2018)

- Fixes several WDM format incompatibilities (since 1.113)

- The current WDM playback format (Stereo up to 7.1) is retained even after switching off the audio interface and a Windows reboot. Note: the format is stored individually per sample rate. Default is Stereo.

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V 1.114 (05/04/2018)

New in TotalMix FX 1.50 (3):

General:

- Fixed Windows shutdown problem
- Increased number of Aux Devices to 16 
- Fixed potential crash cause when the number of channels change
- Removed left-over context menu entries in DAW mode
- Supports TotalMix Remote via TCP/IP
- Fix Peak Hold Time setting
- Try to recreate Z-order of multiple TM FX windows
- Fix TM FX crash when ADM is active and sample rate is changed to DS/QS


ARC USB:

- ARC USB is freed after 3 seconds when not assigned to any interface (use it as remote for other tasks)
- Supports Shift key for fine fader control
- Wheel rotation is now locked to the fader's travel position, unless going over the top and bottom
- Added storing/loading of ARC USB presets
- Toggle TM FX open/close via hotkey or ARC USB
- Added Inst and +48V for ARC USB buttons

TotalMix Remote:

- New option to remote TotalMix FX via TCP/IP (Ethernet, WiFi). See included PDF. Requires additional download of TotalMix Remote for Windows, MacOS or iOS.

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V 1.113 (01/10/2018)

- Using more than one interface, the order of the ASIO channels can now be defined in the Settings dialog, tab About, with two different sorting methods. This feature brings them into the desired order, and also prevents random changes, for example after reboot.

- Change in the Installer to prevent ASIO rights problems with non-admin accounts

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V 1.099 (07/17/2017)


New in TotalMix FX 1.43:

Fixes:

- ARC USB: re-plugging the ARC USB could cause a jump in volume

- ARC: Speaker B fader behavior in unlink mode


For ARC USB:

- Added Recall Volume (Main Out)

- Added Play - Next File, Play - Previous File (DURec UFX+/UFX II)


Previous changes in TotalMix FX 1.42:

- Basic and Advanced Remote: stutter/jitter behavior when changing volume fixed

- The currently loaded Channel Layout is now visible because the respective button stays lit

- Extended OSC commands as described in this thread, post 6:
https://www.forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=25205


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V 1.098 (12/16/2016)


New in TotalMix FX 1.40:

- Improved operation and robustness of the MIDI I/O functionality (remote), including device removal and sleep/wake scenarios.

- The name of the currently loaded Workspace and Snapshot file, and also the currently loaded Quick Workspace, are shown in the title bar.

- Added full support for multi-interface operation of the upcoming ARC USB.

- Changed some menu entries to better match their meaning/function.

- Gain settings text fixed

- Fixed the 'FX Send' text in various dialogs

- Fixed a bug with scrambled text in routing menus when using Trim and selecting a different submix

- DAW mode dialog: replaced Abbrechen with Cancel.

- Fix: when deactivating the Aux Device remote control with an XTC and the Tools panel is open, Gain was reset to 0.

- Fixed an issue with Mute groups and Speaker B mutes on Mains/Speaker B.

- Global Mute display issue: wrong color scheme at 135% zoom

- Connecting a unit TM FX windows now return to their former zoom state

- Changing the main outs via OSC remote was not communicated to the remote when 'Submix linked to MIDI control' was off.

- Several smaller fixes and improvements for smooth operation.


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V 1.097 (11/10/2016)

- Improved compatibility of installer and driver files to any OS version


New in TotalMix FX 1.35:

- The minimum delay time for Echo has been reduced to 0 for Babyface and Babyface Pro. Note that the lowest real delay is the current ASIO buffer size x 2, because these devices render the FX on the host CPU.

- General improvement on stability when TM FX is already running and a device is switched on

- Phantom power and mic gain can now be controlled via page 1 when OSC is set to use 8 channels

- Cue via remote control now works even when 'Cue/PFL to' is not set to Main (but Phones etc)

- OSC settings could crash when many mono channels were configured

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V 1.095 (10/05/2016)

- Signed for Windows 7, 8 and 10.


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V 1.093 (07/22/2016)

- Fixed: TMS could not be deactivated in Quad Speed mode

New in TotalMix FX 1.31:

- Improved Mono output support for ASIO Direct Monitoring.

- Support for more than 8 channels in OSC. An additional setting now allows to select 8 (default), 12, 16 or 24 channels.

- An OSC remote can be assigned to a specific submix.

- DAW mode added. This simplified alternative interface is for anyone performing all monitoring and routing within the DAW software, so not using TotalMix FX. The DAW mode restarts TM FX into a simpler version with just two rows, no playback row, and no mixing faders in the input row. Routing is 1:1 only. Just gain, phantom power control (if existing) and hardware output levels can be set.


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V 1.091 (04/13/2016)

- Fixed small memory leak

New in TotalMix FX 1.22:

- Reverb type Space was not activated on Babyface and Babyface Pro

- At 135% zoom level the lable 'FX Return' was not drawn

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V 1.090 (02/05/2016)

New in TotalMix FX 1.21:

- optimized reaction on stereo gain changes via ADM even if they don't arrive fully synchronized

- ADM: odd channels of a stereo pair were sometimes not set correctly when loading a snapshot

- selection dialog improved to prevent select-confirmation already on the first mouse click (example: Reverb - Type)

- the View Options panel can now be collapsed like all the other panels, thus getting more and flexible space

- as with the iPad app, the FX panel can now be opened by clicking on the round DSP meter. The View Options therefore can indeed stay closed after selection of the basic settings.

- changed behavior of the icon in the notification area: first click brings the window into the foreground instead of minimizing it

- many small code improvements and fixes for possible bugs and pitfalls


New in the FX section (Reverb / Echo):

- added 8 new reverb types with individual character and behaviour (requires firmware update for UCX, UFX, 802)

- overall improved tonal character, density and fade out behaviour

- improved operation of Smooth and High Cut controls

- longer reverb time for all reverb types

- some parameters are now saved during normal operation for every reverb type, so that comparison and set up is more easy when switching between them

- improved the sound when using reverb and echo simultaneously. Note that these operate in serial with the echo first, so it is possible to generate echoes that get reverb on them.

- added High Cut (HC) option to the echo effect for more natural sound or an intentional damping

- echo delay time is now shown in ms and BPM, and can also be given as BPM (double-click on lower value)


Detailed information: https://www.forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=22978


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V 1.089 (09/28/2015)

- Only Babyface Pro: DIGICheck did not receive any Channel Status data from the SPDIF input.


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V 1.088 (09/21/2015)

- ASIO: MMCSS switch did not work since driver 1.036. Please retest your DAW whether this option on or off gives any benefit. To change issue an ASIO reset.

- ASIO: Added MMCSS support for Windows 10

- ASIO: Number of simultaneous hosts in multiclient operation raised from 4 to 8

- ASIO: bugfix multiclient hosts did not free their slot on exit

- ASIO: improved start/stop routines now allow to change the sample rate on-the-fly even between single, double and quad speed

- Updated About dialog in Settings


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V 1.080 (06/09/2015)

TotalMix FX 1.12:

- Bugfix remote Extender function


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V 1.079 (05/19/2015)

- Added support for the Babyface Pro


TotalMix FX 1.11:

- Mirror function for hardware outputs

- Copy function for Input and Playback channels

- Copy function for Input/Output FX

- Added right mouse button context menu to the Matrix channel labels

- New option ‘Hide Control Strip’ in Window menu

- All faders of a fader group which include the Main output now follow the ’Do not load volume/balance’ option

- Added Mackie remote Extender support

- Channel names edit function for Control Room section and Channel Layout dialog

Detailed information: http://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=21921


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V 1.069 (02/04/2015)


TotalMix FX 1.08:

- OEM only: bug fix ADM with playback channels

- New options under Options, Reset Mix: Set all channels mono, set all channel stereo, set all inputs mono/all outputs stereo (ADM). Attention: although these options do not cause a complete reset of the mixer, the pan settings still get lost (Undo can be used to get the former settings/state back).



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V 1.068 (12/18/2014)

TotalMix FX 1.07:

- CRM channel selection no longer limited for UC and Babyface. Note: still limited for Fireface UFX, UC and 802, as these also need a firmware update.

- Volume of Listenback input is saved

- MIDI fixed for the newly supported 'old' interfaces, fixing also various related side effects

- Settings (F3) did not work correctly. Chosing specific Talkback/Listen channels could cause more trouble.

- Clear Submix (right mouse click) no longer deletes the submix of Talkback and Listen inputs 


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V 1.059 (09/25/2014)

- Supports simultaneous display of the Hardware Level in TotalMix FX and DIGICheck

- Using the parameter /manual the rmeinstaller extracts all files to the directory C:\RMEdriver for manual driver installation, in case the installer quits with an error message


TotalMix FX 1.03

- Improved handling of the icon in the notification area

- 3 brightness levels to adjust the display to the monitor (Options - Preferences or F2)

- Restart of totalmixfx.exe loads the program from \System32 even on 64 bit systems

- CRM channel selection no longer limited

- Small graphics glitch with Mute and Solo buttons fixed (Group and 135%)

- Stereo Gain control in channel 3/4 of the Fireface UC fixed 


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V 1.053 (07/11/2014)

- Removed sleep state of 374 ms after ASIOSetSampleRate

- Using the parameter /silent the rmeinstaller can be run unattended


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V 1.050 (06/13/2014)

- ASIO latency offset of the 802 fixed

- General: ASIO latency offset includes 'DSP for record' option

- Changed sync behavior for external clocking (ASIO error message)

TotalMix FX 1.01:

- Fixed wrong display of the FX section under Windows XP

- Since 1.0 the LCD support of the Mackie Protocol was broken


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V 1.048 (05/19/2014)

TotalMix FX 1.00:

- Global Trim Gains is now switched off with the Global Trim button only

- Several bugfixes when loading workspaces (possible graphics problem after loading the same workspace multiple times; possible hang after multiple loading of workspaces with an Aux device setting; possible incorrect loading of Mac or iPad workspaces).

- Changed Channel Layout: removed column 'active'. The list now only shows the channels that are currently present, depending on the actual sample rate. This also fixes wrong channel names when using the option 'Count MADI Channels per port' with MADI devices.


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V 1.046 (04/02/2014)

- New: number of WDM devices can now be defined in the Settings dialog. A reduction accellerates the change of the sample rate, reduces the time of continued CPU load, brings quicker behavior on plugging and unplugging the unit, and reduces the boot time of Windows with connected interface. The best setting is 0, means no WDM devices at all. Only ASIO and MIDI are active then. A typical setting is 1 to 3 devices (WDM for Media Player etc.), also causing a much quicker behavior than full WDM channel count.

- Significantly improved performance on current computers at double and quad speed - smaller buffer size required for click-free operation with all channels. Affects all USB interfaces except the Babyface.

- TotalMix FX 0.999

- The current firmware update further improves performance and reliability, please update using RME's flash update tool!

- Note: this driver version requires DIGICheck version 5.71 or higher!


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V 1.043 (02/27/2014)

- Added support for the Fireface 802

- Bug fix: MIDI input did not work after being used in stand-alone mode, required a power cycle of the unit to work again

- ASIO sample rate change did not work correctly in Pyramix 

TotalMix FX 0.998:

- Improved Undo: Loading a Workspace after editing Snapshots removed the last edits from the undo buffer

- Several small fixes

- Compatible to the latest firmwares for the iPad app v 1.1


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V 1.042 (02/13/2014)

- Bug fix: Activated TMS prevented ASIO latency change on-the-fly

TotalMix FX 0.997:

- Fixed crash when moving group fader while ‘FX Send to Main out’ was active

- Mic Gain CC MIDI control channel count now excludes hidden channels

- Reverb and Echo user presets can now be loaded via MIDI CC: B2 0C nn for Reverb preset 1 to 16, B3 0C nn for Echo preset 1 to 16


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V 1.039 (12/10/2013)

- Separated names for the MIDI ports: 'UC Midi Port' for Fireface UC, 'UCX Midi Port' for Fireface UCX, 'UFX Midi Port' for Fireface UFX.


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V 1.038 (11/23/2013)

- UCX did not work with 1.037

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V 1.037 (11/22/2013)

- TotalMix FX 0.996

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V 1.036 (09/10/2013)

- TotalMix FX 0.994

- Compatible to Windows 8.1

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V 1.034 (08/15/2013)

- TotalMix FX 0.992

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V 1.033 (07/17/2013)

- TotalMix FX 0.99

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V 1.032 (05/25/2013)

- New driver installation wizard. This tool pre-installs the driver so that Windows XP/7/8 automatically finds the driver files when a device is attached later. It also updates already existing driver files.


- ASIO 2.3 support with higher priority for the ASIO driver thread via MMCSS in the Settings dialog About page.

- Note: At this time, activating this option seems to be useful mostly 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.

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V 1.030 (02/19/2013)

- Improved removal of the MIDI ports on exit

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V 1.029 (02/13/2013)

- Settings dialog: State of the Lock Registry option was not shown correctly. Windows position is now reliably saved under Windows 8

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V 1.028 (12/11/2012)

- New TotalMix FX 0.989

- TM FX: Optimized behavior of Babyface Echo/Reverb when changing the sample rate. Crash fixed when using invalid values for the submix selection.

- Improved Windows 8 compatibility

- Improved behavior on stop, changing the sample rate and Settings dialog

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V 1.025 (08/27/2012)

- New TotalMix FX 0.984

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V 1.024 (07/12/2012)

- New TotalMix FX 0.983

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V 1.022 (05/03/2012)

- Compatibility problem wit Windows 8 fixed

- Fixed slow shutdown/hardware removal

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V 1.019 (01/17/2012)

- Support for Fireface UCX added

- New TotalMix FX 0.963


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V 1.013 (11/09/2011)

- New TotalMix FX 0.96

- Settings dialog: Latency setting is synchronized when using more than one unit

Babyface:
- Improved Speaker B function, see TotalMix FX, Options/Key Commands. Note: does not work with SPDIF/ADAT!


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V 1.01 (10/10/2011)

- New TotalMix FX 0.95

- Settings dialog: New option 'Lock Registry' on the About tab

- Fireface UFX: AC-3 was not signalled correctly on the AES/SPDIF output


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V 0.984 (06/21/2011)

- New TotalMix FX 0.942


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V 0.983 (06/17/2011)

General:
- Support for kAsioCanInputMonitor added

- New TotalMix FX 0.941


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V 0.981 (05/20/2011)

General:
- Settings dialog: TMS had been switched off on every restart

- Settings dialog: In some situations a tab for non-existing devices was shown

- New TotalMix FX 0.94 RC1


Babyface:
- Bug fix high interrupt load when removing the driver under W7 SP1


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V 0.979 (04/15/2011)

- WDM: playback with buffer size 512 or higher had clicks and drop outs

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V 0.977 (04/01/2011)

- All files changed to language neutral

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V 0.976 (03/18/2011)

- New TotalMix FX 0.93

- TotalMix FX help and Settings dialog are correctly installed under Win 64

- Settings dialog saves the current position

- Settings dialog: Pitch menu/list box improved

- Settings dialog: sample rate list box improved

- Settings dialog UC: partly wrong status information fixed

- WDM UFX: ADAT 1 1/2 is no longer labelled SPDIF

- Various small improvements of the WDM driver

- Multi-client playback mixing on identical channels


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V 0.966 (12/20/2010)

- New TotalMix FX help

- Removed double 24 bit entry in WDM device properties

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V 0.964 (12/03/2010)

- New TotalMix FX 0.924


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V 0.963 (11/19/2010)

- Using more than one WDM device could cause a BSOD


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V 0.961 (11/03/2010, current firmware: 338)

- Changing the buffer size reverted to the sample rate used before in the Settings dialog

- Fixed possible hang when changing the sample rate

- TotalMix 0.915


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V 0.960 (10/21/2010, current firmware: 336)

- Driver sets the correct sample rate when loaded

- Driver sets the correct sample rate after standby

- Settings dialog: added +D string

- TotalMix 0.913


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V 0.959 (10/04/2010, current firmware: 336)

- Official support for Fireface UFX, TotalMix 0.91


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Babyface:

V 0.956 (09/20/2010, current firmware: 176)

Version for Babyface driver CD, TotalMix 0.87

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V 0.954 (08/25/2010, current firmware: 175)

- SPDIF In TMS Option

- WDM KS 16 bit for Sonar

- De-installation via Windows/Programs

- TotalMix FX 08341, adds MIDI remote


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V 0.951 (08/11/2010, current firmware: 173)

- First public release

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Fireface UC:

V 0.954 (08/25/2010, current firmware: 111)

- SPDIF In TMS Option

- WDM KS 16 bit for Sonar

- De-installation via Windows/Programs

- Faders on the Gain tab removed - control via TotalMix FX

- TotalMix FX 08341, adds MIDI remote


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V 0.938 (03/30/2010, current firmware: 111)

- Entering Standby possible even while playback active

- Improved WDM compatibility, Loudspeaker surround routines reworked

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V 0.936 (01/27/2010, current firmware: 91)

- ASIO Direct Monitoring funktionierte nicht

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V 0.935 (06/18/2009, current firmware: 82)

Initial release

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