X32 Discussion

re: X32 Discussion

Nic Morris said- Assign keys/jump to page additional option to define page layers where applicable. Specifically for dual graphic EQ to assign keys that switch directly to channels A or B. This is useful for maximising FX slots for stage monitoring while also providing quick shortcuts to a particular mix EQ. At the moment you must either remember to check your layer or waste slots



BIG plus one to that - This could be done "ala yamaha" by snapshotting the page the screen is on (any page), as opposed to the current method of routing directly through the menus. I find this a bit of an issue always landing on the A eq...


Nic Morris said- FX controls on fader (like GEQ on fader but for all FX). I managed to make this happen once but can't work out how so I assume it was not intentional. However, I thought it was a cool and all my engineers agreed.


Isn't that a matter of selecting sends on fader after choosing the FX bus instead of selecting a channel.

BTW - I bought the console from reading the forum as well - no brainer.
cheers
 
S16 Digital Stage Box

I see Thomann has moved the date from 15th till 22nd. I guess we're getting close and it is likely to be a fairly firm date when they move it only a week :thumbup: :)~:)~:smile:
 
re: X32 Discussion

Nic Morris said:
I'm not sure. I did try lots of things to make it happen again but failed. By 'FX bus' do you mean FX page?
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I'm not sure now what you are asking about, but I interpreted you to be asking how do I drive sends on fader to the FX buss yes ?

When you have selected the bus page on the master section (8 faders)... select a buss, then press sends on fader, and that will drive a send to the selected fx buss.
forgive me if this is not what you were asking about.
SP
 
re: X32 Discussion

Shane Presley said:
I'm not sure now what you are asking about, but I interpreted you to be asking how do I drive sends on fader to the FX buss yes ?
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No, sorry, I might have misled you. I am suggesting a way to control things like time/pre-delay/damping etc. from the eight faders. Undoubtedly unconventional but why not? When it happened that one time I thought it was quite neat.
 
CAT5 cables for P16 - Stage Grade

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I thought I'd post here in case others are looking for this sort of thing. The guy will make up any length you ask for and then put it up on ebay. He can either do the normal cat5 connectors (what we need for the D16) or the XLR shrouded type which works on the AES ports.

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I found him very helpful and very quick to deliver.

I have no idea wether the prices are good or not as I've simply not found anywhere else that will make up short lengths (1 - 20M) but the prices seem reasonable to me. He also does 50M and 100M version on a very nice drum which we'll not need as we are permie installation.

regards

Mike
 
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My first post... :)

I bought a Behringer X32 about a month ago and I have to say I love it. I use it primarily for recording using Reaper for my DAW, and it beats pretty much anything else I have owned, including a Tascam DM3200 and a Allen and Heath Zed R16 which both went out the door on ebay.

For those who have Windows 7 and are experiencing firewire interface problems go here:
Fixing Firewire Problems in Windows 7 - David Knarr

This pretty much took care of my firewire problems...
 
re: X32 Discussion

My X32 on its first Band gig did the biz. I did a 32ch recording via Firewire into reaper, all tracks recorded fine. But when I got home, hooked up the laptop again, using the Remote button I couldnt get the tracks back into the X32 or the transport control ?? What am I doing wrong ? Can someone run thro the setup steps?
Tom
 
re: X32 Discussion

Vinnie Martin said:
My first post... :)

I bought a Behringer X32 about a month ago and I have to say I love it. I use it primarily for recording using Reaper for my DAW, and it beats pretty much anything else I have owned, including a Tascam DM3200 and a Allen and Heath Zed R16 which both went out the door on ebay.

For those who have Windows 7 and are experiencing firewire interface problems go here:
Fixing Firewire Problems in Windows 7 - David Knarr

This pretty much took care of my firewire problems...
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I am new to Reaper, how do you get it to save the track files with the track name in the file name instead of the track number?
 
re: X32 Discussion

Tom O'Malley said:
My X32 on its first Band gig did the biz. I did a 32ch recording via Firewire into reaper, all tracks recorded fine. But when I got home, hooked up the laptop again, using the Remote button I couldnt get the tracks back into the X32 or the transport control ?? What am I doing wrong ? Can someone run thro the setup steps?
Tom
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There are 2 scenarios I can envision:

1. Return only the L/R buss from the DAW to a pair of inputs on the X32
Here's how I do mine:
Press ROUTING next to the LCD screen
On the "home" tab, in the far-right column, you should see "Aux In 1-4" - select "Card 1-4"
On your Aux/USB/FX layer, the first 4 faders will correspond to the first 4 FiWi/USB returns from the DAW. You'll need to make sure you're sending your L/R buss from Reaper to your intended target pair, via the Routing Matrix screen

2. Return the 32-tracks to individual faders on the X32, ala "Virtual Soundcheck"
Again, press the ROUTING button next to the LCD
On the "home" tab, in each of the "Inputs <x>-<y>" columns, scroll down and select the corresponding "Card <x>-<y>" option
Make sure to configure the Routing Matrix in the DAW to map the 32 tracks to their appropriate card return channel
Note: this will only work if you have 32 returns configured (i.e. 32x32)

Regarding the transport control bits, it completely depends on what medium you're using for your MIDI traffic - FiWi, USB, or the 5-pin DIN connectors on the back of the X32. You'll hit the SETUP key next to the LCD and page over to the 'remote' tab. Here you can 'enable' the "Remote Button", as well as select your Protocol and Interface. Also note that I had some problems with MIDI control data over USB - works like a gem over FiWi and "Card MIDI". Your mileage may vary.

Hope this proves useful.
 
re: X32 Discussion

Per Søvik said:
Yes, Uli has confirmed that it works, and I assume that it means that it works with full functionality with the obvious limitation that it is restricted to the samplerates that X32 supports.
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thx Per!
yes, i hope they implemented gain controlled from the x32, without an extra pc.
 
re: X32 Discussion

Hi Don,

No - It's a Via chipset 1394 on the mother board. Shouldn't be a problem (He says crossing his fingers and hoping wildly)

Thanks
Pauly
 
re: X32 Discussion

So - On the subject of the Firewire interface... Can someone please let me know if I've done the right thing -
1/ Download the firewire driver from the Behringer site
2/ Copy the driver to the Music PC hard disk & Unzip it.
3/ Run the Setup.exe file & follow the instructions
4/ After the installation is (almost) complete, it instruct you to disconnect, & reconnect then turn on the X32 and follow the instructions... so I did that.
5/ The Windows hardware detection wizard detects the X32 as it boots, and the driver seems to install fine.
6/ I look at the devices (in windows control panel -> system) and I see the X32 with no problems aparent
7/ I open the X32 Control Panel Application, and it detects the XUF but there are no inputs or outputs.


Any advice appreciated - I only got this thing for Recording and cannot seem to get it working with the computer - very frustrating. I'm sure there's a solution however I'm very keen to find it.


Thanks
Pauly

Pauly Mel said:
Hi Don,

No - It's a Via chipset 1394 on the mother board. Shouldn't be a problem (He says crossing his fingers and hoping wildly)

Thanks
Pauly
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re: X32 Discussion

Pauly Mel said:
Hi Don,

No - It's a Via chipset 1394 on the mother board. Shouldn't be a problem (He says crossing his fingers and hoping wildly)

Thanks
Pauly
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I'd suggest a couple things..

1). Try USB - not as a final solution, but just to validate that the XUF card is working. USB is far more tolerant of chipsets etc.

2) see about sourcing a FiWi card with a TI chipset - my MacBook Pro has one and it works like magic. My Hackintosh has one and it works great in OSX and Win7. Try to find a retailer with a generous retun policy, just in case it doesn't work.

3) if you have a friend with a Mac, see if they'd let you plug your X32 in to test. It's class compliant and requires no drivers. Just have them open the Audio/MIDI app to verify it sees the device and associated ins and outs can be seen.
 
Re: Event Photos

Eric Hill - USA said:
We had an initial problem getting them connected. There was sync on both ends, but they weren’t showing a connected device. I set a 30 minute time-frame for a go/no-go decision. After checking all of the routing, I eventually tried power-cycling the monitor X32. That did not resolve the problem. I powered-cycled the FOH board (the master, in this case). It connected, and all was good.

We did have a problem with playing back a previously recorded show from Firewire.

Signal chain was: Computer (running Reaper) ---> Firewire ---> X32 (FOH) AES50A ---> X32 (Monitor) AES50.

I had full audio at FOH, just as though it was live. But, at the monitor X32, complete audio was missing from at least two channels. There was just no signal on those channels.

One of the channels was 9, the other was 13. The other channels were fine. (Including 11 and 12.)

This problem only happened when playing back. It did not happen when I switched the FOH board back to Local inputs. Nor were there any problems with the monitor board on Local inputs. Nor were there any problems when the FOH board was feeding the monitor board with Locally sourced inputs. The problem only occurred when the FOH board's inputs were set to Card, and was feeding the monitor board via AES50A.

Although my monitor tech couldn't do a virtual sound check, a traditional sound check went great.
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Just an update...

I provided the details on this to Chase (Behringer, Las Vegas) today.

The problem could not be duplicated.

At this point, there probably aren't too many people who tried what we did. But, if the problem truly does exist (and wasn’t a configuration or operator issue), I'm sure it will eventually come up again.

Eric H.
 
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