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Kev999

Jim Roseberry

Kev999
I was in the market for an new interface earlier this year, but the RME Babyface Pro was one that I immediately crossed off my list without investigating it properly. I was put off by the lack of physical controls.

...All the things you'd quickly want to adjust are there (including the alpha dial for volume adjustments/etc).
Other settings are easy to adjust via TotalMix...

I'm guessing that:

1. Very little of the basic functionality of the unit is controllable without launching the software first.
2. The big rotary control has several different functions depending on context.

If so then it's definitely not for me.

no, that'd be an incomplete assumption.
why not just go directly to the RME site and look at the product data.
you are missing............... a lot.

 
I can only see one single rotary control. It looks to me like it's been designed for compactness rather than user-friendliness. I don't doubt the quality though. I'm sure it's a great choice for those users who can be bothered with the faffy operation.

@kev
Man, I love my UCX. Coupled with my Audient eight channel converter it is a sixteen channel powerhouse with stackable FX using loopback that are zero latency imo.

Dude, Noel uses an RME.

RME comes with TotalMix and DigiCheck software. Check out some of my videos.

The user manual is a novel but there is a reason... It is awesome.

It may be more than you need or less. It is hard to say.

Did you know you can use three at a time on one computer? That adds up to 54 channels in and 54 channels out at once. So, if you have a friend with one, you and she can get together to become a world class studio.

Anyway, there is a reason so many of us use RME. There are alternatives as well... like my Audient, but to get the bad Audient firmware updated I had to ship it to New Mexico. To install the latest firmware on the RME, I just run the exe.

I love the auto level. I love the effects.

the interface on top of the babyface pro is so easy to use,
a child could learn it.
 
it's really well thought out.
 
go look at the rme website, like i suggested before...
so you can learn what the unit actually does.
 

batsbrew
the interface on top of the babyface pro is so easy to use,
a child could learn it.
 
it's really well thought out.
 
go look at the rme website, like i suggested before...
so you can learn what the unit actually does.

 
I like what it does but hate the minimalist design. I prefer separate controls for main out, headphones and input levels.

Kev999

Jim Roseberry

Kev999
I was in the market for an new interface earlier this year, but the RME Babyface Pro was one that I immediately crossed off my list without investigating it properly. I was put off by the lack of physical controls.

...All the things you'd quickly want to adjust are there (including the alpha dial for volume adjustments/etc).
Other settings are easy to adjust via TotalMix...

 
I'm guessing that:

1. Very little of the basic functionality of the unit is controllable without launching the software first.
2. The big rotary control has several different functions depending on context.

If so then it's definitely not for me.

You can easily control these things from the Baby Face hardware (software connection no necessary):

• "Master" monitor volume
• Monitor dim
• headphone volume
• mic pre-amp levels
• Monitor dim

Most anything you'd want to quickly grab is right there.
It's a well thought out product.

Thought a close-up pic might help.

The recessed rotary requires single-finger operation rather than finger & thumb. This, along with the low-relief bottons makes its operation too much like a touch-screen for my liking. This design makes total sense if it's intended to be a portable device though.

FWIW, I often used my thumb and ring fingers together to rotate the dial in small increments.
It's stepped...

The RME UCX dial also moves in tiny stepped increments. The Gain can be adjusted within half dB steps.