RME ARC USB (Silver): Classic Aluminum Hardware Control for TotalMix FX

The RME ARC USB in silver is a USB hardware remote that puts physical control of the TotalMix FX mixer on your desk, finished in RME's classic aluminum. It provides fifteen assignable keys and a large rotary encoder over a single class-compliant USB connection in a compact unit. For the engineer who would rather press a key than hunt through a software mixer to mute a speaker or recall a snapshot, the ARC USB makes those moves instant. In its silver aluminum finish, it is the natural companion to RME's traditional silver-fronted interfaces.

Fifteen Keys and a Large Encoder Under Your Hand

The silver ARC USB offers fifteen freely assignable keys alongside a large programmable rotary encoder for continuous adjustments like monitor volume. Each key supports push, toggle, or enable/disable modes, so you decide whether a button momentarily engages talkback or latches a mute. The encoder can be mapped to the main monitor level or to another parameter you reach for often. That hands-on layout keeps a session's critical controls physical rather than hidden in a window.

Over 36 TotalMix FX Functions, Instantly Recalled

TotalMix FX is RME's powerful onboard mixer, and the ARC USB makes more than 36 of its functions assignable, from Global Mute, Solo, DIM, and Speaker B to Talkback, Mono, mic gain, and Snapshots 1 through 8. A TotalMix Snapshot captures a full mixer state, so one key restores an entire monitoring configuration at once. DIM and Speaker B let you drop the level or flip between monitor pairs without the mouse. Bringing these classic monitor-controller functions to hardware streamlines the whole working day.

Single-Cable USB: Simple, Powered, Class Compliant

The ARC USB uses one USB cable for both power and data, running as a class-compliant MIDI device that needs no dedicated driver. Its low current draw means the USB port supplies everything, with no wall adapter to find or fail. That plug-and-play simplicity makes it just as easy to fold into a portable setup as to leave on a studio desk. Connect it, map your functions in TotalMix FX, and it is ready to work.

Standalone Control of the Fireface UFX+ and UFX II

The ARC USB is not limited to computer control: it plugs straight into a Fireface UFX+ or UFX II and drives it in standalone mode with no computer in the chain. That gives those flagship interfaces true hardware command when they run as standalone mixers or recorders on stage or in an install. Mutes, monitor level, and snapshot recall all become physical controls at the rack. It turns a standalone RME interface into a hands-on system.

Who the ARC USB (Silver) Is For

The silver ARC USB suits the RME owner who wants tactile TotalMix FX control and prefers the classic aluminum aesthetic, the studio needing fast DIM, Speaker B, and talkback, and the UFX+/UFX II user running standalone. Its silver finish is the natural pairing for RME's traditional silver interface fronts. If you want mute, monitor volume, and snapshot recall as physical controls in a timeless finish, the silver ARC USB is the match.

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