Why RME makes the best interfaces (my workflow) 🏆 

Sold my Apollo twin and got a UCX II a month ago and couldn’t be happier. Conversion is more transparent, drivers and interface with my M1 MacBook Pro is 10x smoother. Big up RME

THAT SETUP YOU GOT IS PERFECT FOR ME!!!! Great job, thanks for the pointers, I now know what i should do! Cheers!

My babyface arrived today, i just setup routing and snapshots on 2 of my buttons. I use it for livesets, in case Ableton crashes i click the button and my headphone output of my digitakt is directly routed to main out. That way i can play some beats while rebooting. It's freakin awesome and that way i don't have to drag along a seperate mixer. Love your studio setup!

RME 4 life!!! Have a UCX interface for many years now and it never let me down. such a nice product and you're absolutely right about the drivers, they're just working like butter. Thanks a lot for your video, it gave me a great inspiration to get more into total mix, thanks mate!

Rme + Ableton has been my setup for literally 2 decades

Word! RME got amazing support with multi-platform drivers for current and decade old hardware, incredible agile routing, which is so easy to scale up, clean low floor noise converters. After getting my PCI Hammerfall 9652 (which still you can use) I've never looked back and now i'm with UCX II. These guys are just the best! Love them!

Looking at new interfaces for my new space I'll be moving into later this year; RME has always been an option; but never explored this creative routing before; or even been aware of it! Good share;!

Can vouch for RME any-day, any- time!

I can vouch for this setup almost to the tee. ADI 2 Pro Fs/ Digiface/ FerroFish. This is hands down the best sounding interface combo I’ve ever had, but more importantly, for the year I’ve had it, I’ve had no problems. No drop outs, no lag, no cpu spikes,,,etc. etc. You can obviously get the UFX3 now for cheaper than the combo we have, that’s the only draw back. Totalmix is an amazing bonus feature.

This is the exact setup I was going for but with only the Fireface UCX(Ferrofish handling most of the analog IO through ADAT). RME is rock solid. PERIOD.

Smooth clever setup!! Congrats 👏👏👏👏👏

Bro once i went to rme it was no turning back i love it for all my work purposes with youtube, It's a great interface i sold my apollo for it lol

Awesome video and cool to see your setup! I've been running RME for years, owned an OG Babyface, Babyface Pro, Babyface Pro FS and UFX+. I always recommend RME to my friends, most of whom have been swayed by the "cool factor" and marketing of the UA ecosystem. I understand the appeal of UA and their plugins, but with RME I get HALF the round trip latency (6ms at 128 buffer, or 4ms at 64 buffer) over a USB 2.0 connection that a friend's Apollo gets (13ms at 128 buffer) over Thunderbolt 3 and I can monitor through my DAW with any plugins I want & zero perceivable latency.... I can mix full sessions with 60+ tracks, tons of VSTs and my CPU intensive mastering chain on a 64 sample buffer without so much as a hiccup from my Babyface Pro FS. The converters, mic pres and headphone amps are the cleanest I've ever used, especially in a desktop format interface. This is true PROFESSIONAL grade, German engineered, equipment that has the stability and reliability to be trusted in the studio or on stage. Totalmix FX is the icing on the cake, with the most flexible routing I've ever seen.

i use a fireface uc for a home set up! always loved it and total mix. just waiting for my ucx ii. count the seconds cuz i heard its very modular friendly!! great video, amazing setup!

So it's basically like running a live digital mixer built for a studio environment. Dope!

I switched from UAD to RME and haven’t been as happy as i am now.

great ideas! I only set up a couple presets in total mix when I got my HDSP but am inspired to make more now. I'm surprised he didn't mention the latency reduction from the custom drivers. I've been fighting soundcard latency for 25 years and RME is the quickest so far. it's imperceptible when the plugin load is light to medium but of course has it's limits when you get crazy stacking up VSTs or running those problem childs like ozone

just got my babyface pro fs its amazing!!

I e had the UFX for years and I love it

RME UFX+ arrived today and I learned something from watching this. Thank you! Octamic XTC comes next! I like the modularity. ...shapless, like water.

Yes. Ucxii here and it’s awesome.

this is insane, great walkthrough

Amazing video as I’m in the process of expanding my set up I might text back if any question here soon! Just wanted to say congrats!

Wow. Ive used the old BF and loved it. Totalmix is for the Pros as it takes a sec to get the hang of. THANK YOU this expanded my thinking about this. Its a DIGITAL PATCHBAY I suppose? very cool

Rme is top notch upgraded from a scarlett. Yea woah.

3 undeniable facts of life : - The Sun shines - The Rain poors - and RME make the best interfaces

Dope 🏁

Love RME, have an UFX II and a FF800 as a convertor.

RmE is Goated

They maje the best interfaces because they support their 12year+ old soundcards with rock solid drivers. My Babyface never, realy never, had a single issue in 12 years.

Dope man! How the RME RayDAT is connected to your MBPro? As far as I know it's a PCI Express card. Do you use an external box?

I have a cool way of recording any audio with audio plugins with loopback along with Gig perfomer

Not to take away from what you’re saying about the quality of RME’s drivers, which I don’t disagree with… but they are not the only company that writes their own bespoke audio drivers. (Anyone who makes a Thunderbolt interface can’t rely on class compliant drivers, they have to write their own.) Just a point of clarity. Arguably, RME’s drivers are the best. And their software support for their “legacy” audio interfaces is unarguably the best.

Hi DECAP, what an insightful routing! I also use RME Raydat. Would you mind to share the routing detail in PDF or blog post (something readable) or Would you mind to share the .tmws file so i can learn directly & tweak to my setup? Thanks ever so much!

Thanks for making this video, Decap. Since the RME UFX+ has the 16 ins/outs you need, was there a reason you decided to go with the ADI-2 Pro and the Ferrofish Pulse instead of using a single unit like the UFX+? Did you own the Ferrofish already? Or was a another beneficial reason for going that route?

RME the 🐐

I got an RME Babyface pro like 2 years ago based on their latency being lower than everyone else at low buffers. Probably cause they make their own drivers.

Do you do studio consultations where you help someone set up their RME based studio, routing, etc.? Thank you for your work

Excellent review. Much appreciate it. Would love your opinion. I own an Apollo X8 and now going through the “bug’ of even considering swapping out my X8 for a Fireface UFX III. Would appreciate any opinions and advice.

I'm also a studio producer, I record my own music using my keyboards and virtual instruments through MIDI and vocals and I need a good interface. Are you using PC or MAc?

I have a similar setup with RME UFX ll, I haven’t figured out how to track the way you are in Totalmix fx. I definitely need help with that part, I have 2 piano/synths, 6 mic pres in my 500 series rack, AEA RPQ2, Sebatron Axis, and an Otari MTR-12 1/2” 4 track all going to my Ferrofish Pulse 16. Both adat out from the Pulse 16 are going into the RME UFX ll adat ins. Fairly simple but need help with Totalmixfx routing to my DAW MixCraft 9. I love RME, always glitch free and superb sound!

Thanks, Decap. One question, how many inputs into Ableton (Or any DAW) could the RME theoretically do? Two channels works for you, but what if I wanted 10 channels, so I could record four synths in stereo, and a drum machine all at once, and all routed to different tracks in Ableton or Pro Tools? Can it do that? Cheers!

is it possible to omit the preamp with the babyface at line level? I am asking because of the use of an external preamp! I know that it is with ucx2, but does babyface know this too?

RME Multiface II PCIe still going strong after 13 years! You can't say that about many interfaces out there.

Great review! I have a small home studio (studio one, asr 10, analog heat mk2, maschine mk3), i was wondering if i take this type interface (ucx2), do i need to get another converter (apogee etc...)? i believe the Rme converters of the interdace are already really good right?

Hey @DECAP I am super interested in parts of your setup. I have a Cranborne Audio ADAT500, an EVO SP8 and an Audient iD44. I might replace the EVO SP8 and the Audient iD44 if needed. Can I have the Raydat in my pc then connect my Cranborne Audio ADAT500 and an 8 channel AD/DA converter. Could I potentially use the Audient iD44 as a monitor control using TotalMix? Regards from Sweden

that's actually cool. interface looks a little dated but the feature set is nice. would miss my uad channel string with autotune for monitoring vocals tho

Are you using gates on the input channels in Total Mix so you don't noise floor from all the synths/other stuff that is connected while recording via Record Channel?

RME Crackle

same here raydat with 2x ferrofish. set it and forget it for the next decade.

Can you bypass the pre amps and just hit the converters ?

holy shit i think i'd need an hour video to fully understand this definitely so confusing lol

i see your setup and you made me follow torugh in quitting making music...

Hey DECAP, question for you. Can you use the RME ADI Pro as an interface? I would love to get both the ADI Pro and the Fireface UCX II but I would have to save to get both at the same time. I work from home making music, so I don’t need a lot of inputs. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to hearing from you. 1

Do you have a trick for switching between muting the mic to go to the monitors without changing the volumes? It doesnt work in totalmix for me even though i clicked the dont change volume

Are the volume faders unaffected by the snapshot switching? My total mix switches the volume even though i disabled it in the settings

do you recommend the rme babyface?

What u think about Antelope Amari?

I switched from UAD to RME and never looked back.

How do you power all that stuff? Which conditioner?

Can i connect my outboard gear to the rme ufxiii

Is RME good for live performance?

What song is the intro, if u made can u extended please

is this your new streaming setup? 9-11-23 The reason I asked because your streaming setup video states you used uad products.

Is there a way to simplify this setup?

#RME Totalmix I run A whole live streaming show like a digital mixer

I guess you don't hear much as your vocal mic keeps pushing plosives at every word.

I'd rather divorce my wife than give up my RME UFX + if anyone expresses any dissatisfaction with RME Decap will pay $50 to every one of you. RME for life!!!

RME makes the worst interfaces because they turned their backs on musicians. It costs over $30,000 for an 96 channel RME MADI setup, but it costs less than $8000 for a MOTU setup with AVB networking. The MOTUs are very high spec and score high on DiffMaker, and they have matrix routing for all IO so it's not like there's a compromise. With 2x HDSPe RayDat cards installed in your system, you can only run one single 16 channel ADAT converter @ 96 kHz per card. That's a total of 32 channels ADAT and 8 channels of AES and SPDIF shared between the two cards. That runs out instantaneously. As you grow your setup, RME is going to take you for a ride. Let me tell you 40 IO is not a lot. You can barely even setup a summing bus and a few FX chains and hook up a few synths. It runs out immediately and you need 4X of those ADI-2 FS so at least you get 8 more channels. Out of all the RME products ADI-2 FS is one of the only that's smart to buy. Even RMEs more inexpensive portable interfaces end up being a roadblock because you can't easily expand them without going into the MADI price ranges, I.e. $2700 to convert MADI to ADAT. The whole RME system is not viable to grow with unless you want to go into commercial installation prices. It's only usable if you stay with a small setup with a few synths and barely anything working. I can't do it because it's such a nightmare being out of IO and not able to do anything. Like, wanna have a DC-coupled Ferrofish Pulse 16 CV for some IO for working with Eurorack gear? Bam there's your setup gone, 16 channels lost now you can't do anything again. The way to solve this is by getting away from RME.

How much they pay you for this??

RME asks too much money for what you get

Man that's $2G😂