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27.4 Delete a Submix
The easiest and quickest way to delete complex routings is by selection of the according output
channel in the mixer view by a right mouse click, and selection of the menu entry
Clear Submix
.
As TotalMix FX includes an unlimited undo the delete process can be undone without any prob-
lem.
27.5 Copy and Paste everywhere
The above three tips use functions found in the right click context menu available on all chan-
nels of the mixer view. These menus are also available in the Matrix, but only directly on the
channel labels. They are self-explanatory and automatically adjust to where the click is per-
formed. The input channels offer
Clear, Copy input, Paste the input mix
and
Paste its FX
. On a
playback channel
Copy, Paste
and
Clear the playback mix
are available. On an output channel
Copy
and
Mirror
functionality for the current submix and
copying
of the FX settings is offered.
These options are very advanced and mighty tools to quickly do the impossible. Still there is no
need to fear breaking something, as a simple click (or several) on the Undo button will get you
back to where you started!
27.6 Recording a Submix - Loopback
TotalMix includes an internal loopback function, from the Hardware Outputs to the recording
software. Instead of the signal at the hardware input, the signal at the hardware output is sent to
the record software. This way, submixes can be recorded without an external loopback cable.
Also the playback from a software can be recorded by another software.
The function is activated by the
Loopback button in the Settings panel of the Hardware Out-
puts. In loopback mode, the signal at the hardware input of the corresponding channel is no
longer sent to the recording software, but still passed through to TotalMix. Therefore TotalMix
can be used to route this input signal to any hardware output. Using the subgroup recording, the
input can still be recorded on a different channel.
As each of the 47 stereo hardware outputs can be routed to the record software, and none of
these hardware inputs get lost, TotalMix offers an overall flexibility and performance not rivalled
by any other solution.
The risk of feedbacks, a basic problem of loopback methods, is low, because the feedback can
not happen within the mixer, only when the audio software is switched into monitoring mode.
The block diagram shows how the software's input signal is played back, and fed back from the
Hardware Output to the software input.