I’ve been debating about buying the tx-6 for a audio interface, but I have a windows computer. Will the tx-6 be able to support 6-12 mono channel in the future for windows or will it just stay at 2 channels?
Also, does anyone know how many channels Mac devices support? It just says multi-channel on their website.
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It works on Mac just fine, but OP is literally asking if it will ever work on windows because it doesn’t currently (it’s just a 2in/2out for windows)
That said, OP you’d think they would have that as part of the roadmap! It’s a big feature of the device, but I don’t know of any where that TE confirmed multi-channel will work on windows in the future
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So is it confirmed that it’s still just 2in/2out for Windows as of the last firmware update?
I’ve also been considering buying the Tx-6, but this is the feature that’s been holding me back.
I noticed after the last firmware update, it seemed like the 2in/2out marketing language for Windows was removed. So it made me wonder if they had actually added support for more inputs on Windows?
If anyone who had a Windows system can confirm, would be appreciated. 
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Tried it today with Windows 10 and could not get more than 2 channels in or out working. When checking in Reason in 12 in and out mode, Reason is showing 12 ch in or out but cannot open the audio device. So not working yet. Lets hope for an update.
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That’s too bad, but thanks for confirming. It was just my wishful thinking after seeing that note not be so prominent.
Thanks, this finally cured my GAS for this mixer. 
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I wish I had found this thread before buying the thing :D. 12 channel out/into daw is working fine in ableton but setting it to 12 channel usb in/out from daw will crash asio 4 all. At this price they should work on a custom asio driver like every other professional interface.
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Yeah, I hope they create drivers for the TX6 for Windows, at the very least, similar to the OP-Z or OP-1.
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Just to chime in that I’m having the same issues here - notably both Windows and Linux are affected very similarly.
I’ve been testing with Windows 10, 11, and Ubuntu Studio, running Bitwig as a DAW. I tested ASIO4ALL drivers on Windows, and Alsa in Linux. This covers several devices - a desktop machine, Dell Latitude laptop and a Microsoft Surface Pro 7+.
I run “12out EXT” straight into the DAW, simply set up the synths/drum machines to provide some sound input on each stereo channel pair (though 2in 2out seems similarly affected).
It seems like if I wish upon a star, turn round 3.5 times and reboot the PC then if I’m lucky it will be stable for a session - however, if I restart the TX-6 or the DAW it’s a certainty that I’ll get either a slowly ascending “wave of glitch” which abruptly stops, then builds up again after a few seconds (which sounds a bit like it could be some sort of sample rate desync), or it goes crazy with hideous digital feedback across all channels (less frequent than the previous scenario).
A compatibility firmware release or dedicated drivers are a must imho, especially for such an expensive device.
e; I’ve also tried rolling back to an earlier firmware, with the same issues.
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Try the new fw 1.2.12. Not sure if it works for 12ch, but it doesn’t seem to glitch anymore for 2 ch regular windows audio.
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I’m so glad they did an update. Thanks for letting me know.
i don’t have a tx-6 but i have a torso s4.
the s4 has 10in/10out on macos over usb, but when connected to windows only has 2in/2out
i installed the steinberg built-in asio driver from here: https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/17863730844946-Steinberg-built-in-ASIO-Driver-information-download
and now the s4 shows up with 10/10 when using the above driver in ableton, etc. tested, working fine
just curious if anyone with a tx-6 has given the above driver a shot, or would be willing to try it and see if it works
i use both macos and windows, and having support for all channels on windows may be just the thing to convince me to pick up a tx-6
i recently got a tx-6 and can confirm that the above steinberg asio driver does NOT enable all 12 channels on windows. there was some discussion about beta testing a windows driver on the te discord, i replied a few weeks ago willing to beta test it but got no response, but perhaps they are working on something like that?
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I bought the TX-6 even though it only has two channels for Windows. However, it randomly glitches when used as an audio interface on Windows. None of my other audio interfaces have this issue, but every time I connect the TX-6 and use it for a while, it randomly produces a crazy glitching sound for a second or two, with the issue recurring at long intervals during use. I wonder if anyone else is experiencing this issue while using it. I’m using version 1.3.0. I noticed that the previous bit rate reduction issue, which required restarting the device to fix, is no longer present, but now this glitch is occurring. If it’s a bug, I hope it’s fixed in an update.
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damn that stinks. i would definitely submit a detailed bug report to TE about this.
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i haven’t used the tx-6 too much with windows, mostly been using it stand-alone, but maybe give that steinberg asio driver above a shot and see if it helps? i’ve used it a couple of times here/there with windows and it seems to be ok, but i think i did experience some glitchyness prior to using the steinberg asio driver. windows 11
I am using Windows 10 on my desktop and typically run Steam and Discord on that device. I also have Windows 11 installed on my laptop. I might try using my laptop to see if the issue is specific to Windows 10.