User’s Guide Hammerfall DSP MADI
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15.8 Monitor
The Monitor section of the Quick Access Panel is only valid for our Windows MME driver, i.e.
when using programs like WaveLab, Soundforge, Sonar or Samplitude.
Monitor offers two advanced automated monitoring solutions. Monitoring will be controlled
either by special commands directly from the recording software
(Samplitude/Sequoia/SAWStudio, mode ZLM), or by the recording state itself (mode
Mix/Replace).
The basic method used is as simple as it is clever: ZLM and record are controlling the Mute
buttons of the corresponding channels. For this to work, Mute must be activated on the
record's Input channel. The fader must not be set to m.a..
A click on
Load Def.
will load a template (factory preset
4), which can be used to verify and test this functionality.
But it is also possible to use any other mixer state, as
long as the recording channels are muted manually.
As soon as a recording starts, the corresponding
channels will be unmuted, i.e. the input signal will be
processed according to the current mixer settings.
TotalMix lets you check the whole process visually, as
the Mute buttons in TotalMix will be switched on and off
automatically.
In
Mix
mode the input signal will be mixed on the outputs
when record is active. In
Replace
mode the Mute button
of the corresponding playback channel will be activated,
so that the input signal replaces the playback signal.
ZLM
is a special function for tape machine style
monitoring when doing punch-ins and outs. For this to
work the option 'Hardware monitoring during punch' has
to be activated in Samplitude/Sequoia. Then at each
punch-in the corres-ponding Mute buttons will be
deactivated, at punch-out they will be reactivated.
All settings can be changed and configured in real-time.
15.9 Menu Options
Always on Top:
When active (checked) the window of TotalMix will always be on top of the
Windows desktop.
Note: This function may result in problems with windows containing help text, as the TotalMix
window will even be on top of those windows, so the help text isn't readable.
Deactivate Screensaver:
When active (checked) any activated Windows screensaver will be
disabled temporarily.
Ignore Position:
When active, the windows size and position stored in a file or prest will not be
used. The routing will be activated, but the window will not change
ASIO Direct Monitoring:
When de-activated any ADM commands will be ignored by TotalMix.
In other words, ASIO Direct Monitoring is globally de-activated.
