I am not really too sure how to go about asking this question, but I recently purchased an audio interface that, as with the ADA800/ADA8200, does not have a "master output control".
The audio interface is an ART TubeOpto 8: [Click_Me]
What I am always concerned about - "paranoid" would be more appropriate here, is booting the system with the subsequent end result being excessive output coming from the speakers.
I do not have the space nor the luxury of an external device, so the only "solution" is to "rely-and-trust" the RML Total Mix application for controlling such output levels.
If I do have a question, it would be this, "How many of you are in a similar situation and are not at all concerned about the sole use of RML's Total Mix application for controlling output levels?"
And I guess my second question would be, "Is there a way to have the Total Mix application be displayed 'on screen' on initial boot of the system?"
- At present, I have discovered the use "WIN+B" to access the Notification Area, followed by the use of the "right arrow" key to sequentially access a Notification Area applet. Selecting [Enter] visually displays the selected Notification Area applet.
- The other option is to use the Quick Launch area.