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<blockquote data-quote="Chuck Galaviz" data-source="post: 215006" data-attributes="member: 14537"><p>Thank you to everyone who responded to help me out! Finally got the darn thing working thanks to all the help! We are now looking at using the whole system as a PA as well when we have to (some of the venues we are playing don't have sound reinforcement). For what it's worth I'm going to list everything we have/did as far as I remember so that if anyone else wants to start from scratch they could use this as a starting point/reference.</p><p></p><p>Our gear:</p><p></p><p>ART s8 Microphone splitter (x2)</p><p>Behringer x32 rack</p><p>TP-Link AC1200 Gigabit Router (Archer A6)</p><p>Shure PSM 300 In Ear Monitor System </p><p>Lenovo 16GB M8 Android Tablet</p><p>Mixing Station app (pro version)</p><p>ART p16 XLR balanced patchbay</p><p></p><p>The cable connections: </p><p></p><p>In: </p><p>mics in via XLR to the mic splitter, then the mic splitter to the x32 rack (XLR); the other part of the splitter was sent to the p16 (the mic splitter and p16 we have for when we go to shows and want to use the IEM but also want to give the venue staff the mics directly)</p><p></p><p>Out: </p><p>XLR outs 1-6 to PSMs 1-3 with female XLR to 1/4 TRS cable (sent two channels to each PSM) (XLR out 7-8 are the default main L/R out and didn't want to mess with that in case we want to use our main mix for PA)</p><p>Aux outs 1-4 to PSMs 4-5 (1/4 TRS cables) </p><p></p><p>Ethernet:</p><p>TP-Link Archer A6 connected to ethernet port of x32 rack with Cat6 cable (as I recall the manual says to use a Cat5 cable but all I had was Cat6)</p><p></p><p>Software setup on x32 rack:</p><p></p><p>1. Updated firmware with USB stick (required finding a fat32 formatted stick, then going to the Behringer website getting the software onto the stick (make sure it's in the root directory! Mine wasn't at first and it didn't work until it was as I recall) </p><p></p><p>2. Downloaded x32 Edit software onto my laptop. Used it to configure a scene for the IEM. Which means labeling the inputs, then changing the sends to the mixbus prefaders and linking them (mixbus 1 and 2 for the mix intended for IEM 1, mixbus 3 and 4 for IEM 2, etc.). All of this info is earlier in this thread, the only thing I have to add that I think is important is to LABEL THE MIXBUS PAIRS! This is the best way in my opinion to make sure the individual band members know which mix is theirs to play with when they are doing their own adjustments with the apps that control the mixer! It's not perfect, but it's the best way. As I recall I also had to configure the outputs as well to make sure the IEMs were receiving the correct mixbuses. Then used the USB stick to transfer the saved scene onto the x32 rack (this could also be done using a USB 2.0 cable, but since I already had the stick ready I was too lazy to pull out the cord).</p><p></p><p>Network setup (note this sets up a wireless network that is NOT connected to the internet, just to the x32 rack):</p><p></p><p>1. plug in and connect router to ethernet port on x32 rack. must use one of the LAN ports, NOT the WLAN port</p><p>2. must make sure that all the lights on the router are on</p><p>3. go to setup - network on the x32 rack</p><p>4. as I recall I had to push the DHCP option on the x32 rack. This changed the network settings on the rack from all zeroes to something else (actually gave it a network address essentially)</p><p></p><p>Connecting wirelessly:</p><p></p><p>1. Downloaded mixing station app (pro version) to my android tablet. Behringer also has an app but I chose mixing station because of all the good reviews</p><p>2. Connected android tablet to the network for x32 rack (this part was a bit of a problem because when I first tried it looked like I needed to configure the router first, and it always asked to be connected to the internet to do it)</p><p>3. An annoying problem I had is that the password I set on the router was not the one that I needed to connect with the tablet. Once I figured out what the password I was supposed to use is (the PIN for initial setup) I was able to connect.</p><p>4. When my tablet was connected I opened mixing station. There is a search function and it found the x32 rack. Once I selected it I was connected and it worked like a charm for controlling the mixer</p><p></p><p>All we had left was to pair the PSMs with the packs and we were good to go...at first.</p><p></p><p>Quick troubleshooting tips:</p><p></p><p>1. After everything is working...make sure if you turn everything off that all the components are turned ON before you try to use it (multiple times something was off and people would get mad and the simple dumb fix of turning stuff on works)</p><p></p><p>2. For some reason sometimes when we turn off the x32 rack some of the output settings will get changed. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to this. But if someone isn't getting the mix they had been getting in the past the first thing I do after making sure everything is turned on is to check the outputs for that person.</p><p></p><p>3. I always force stop and restart my app if I have left it open since the last time I used it to control the x32 rack. It seems that if my tablet has lost the connection to that network (either because it was turned off or I went out of range) the mixing station app will appear to be open but none of the sliders will change anything on the x32 rack. I don't know if this applies to the Behringer app </p><p></p><p>that's it. I hope this helps somebody if they need it, and everyone who answered questions in this thread made it possible for my band to get our IEMs working.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuck Galaviz, post: 215006, member: 14537"] Thank you to everyone who responded to help me out! Finally got the darn thing working thanks to all the help! We are now looking at using the whole system as a PA as well when we have to (some of the venues we are playing don't have sound reinforcement). For what it's worth I'm going to list everything we have/did as far as I remember so that if anyone else wants to start from scratch they could use this as a starting point/reference. Our gear: ART s8 Microphone splitter (x2) Behringer x32 rack TP-Link AC1200 Gigabit Router (Archer A6) Shure PSM 300 In Ear Monitor System Lenovo 16GB M8 Android Tablet Mixing Station app (pro version) ART p16 XLR balanced patchbay The cable connections: In: mics in via XLR to the mic splitter, then the mic splitter to the x32 rack (XLR); the other part of the splitter was sent to the p16 (the mic splitter and p16 we have for when we go to shows and want to use the IEM but also want to give the venue staff the mics directly) Out: XLR outs 1-6 to PSMs 1-3 with female XLR to 1/4 TRS cable (sent two channels to each PSM) (XLR out 7-8 are the default main L/R out and didn't want to mess with that in case we want to use our main mix for PA) Aux outs 1-4 to PSMs 4-5 (1/4 TRS cables) Ethernet: TP-Link Archer A6 connected to ethernet port of x32 rack with Cat6 cable (as I recall the manual says to use a Cat5 cable but all I had was Cat6) Software setup on x32 rack: 1. Updated firmware with USB stick (required finding a fat32 formatted stick, then going to the Behringer website getting the software onto the stick (make sure it's in the root directory! Mine wasn't at first and it didn't work until it was as I recall) 2. Downloaded x32 Edit software onto my laptop. Used it to configure a scene for the IEM. Which means labeling the inputs, then changing the sends to the mixbus prefaders and linking them (mixbus 1 and 2 for the mix intended for IEM 1, mixbus 3 and 4 for IEM 2, etc.). All of this info is earlier in this thread, the only thing I have to add that I think is important is to LABEL THE MIXBUS PAIRS! This is the best way in my opinion to make sure the individual band members know which mix is theirs to play with when they are doing their own adjustments with the apps that control the mixer! It's not perfect, but it's the best way. As I recall I also had to configure the outputs as well to make sure the IEMs were receiving the correct mixbuses. Then used the USB stick to transfer the saved scene onto the x32 rack (this could also be done using a USB 2.0 cable, but since I already had the stick ready I was too lazy to pull out the cord). Network setup (note this sets up a wireless network that is NOT connected to the internet, just to the x32 rack): 1. plug in and connect router to ethernet port on x32 rack. must use one of the LAN ports, NOT the WLAN port 2. must make sure that all the lights on the router are on 3. go to setup - network on the x32 rack 4. as I recall I had to push the DHCP option on the x32 rack. This changed the network settings on the rack from all zeroes to something else (actually gave it a network address essentially) Connecting wirelessly: 1. Downloaded mixing station app (pro version) to my android tablet. Behringer also has an app but I chose mixing station because of all the good reviews 2. Connected android tablet to the network for x32 rack (this part was a bit of a problem because when I first tried it looked like I needed to configure the router first, and it always asked to be connected to the internet to do it) 3. An annoying problem I had is that the password I set on the router was not the one that I needed to connect with the tablet. Once I figured out what the password I was supposed to use is (the PIN for initial setup) I was able to connect. 4. When my tablet was connected I opened mixing station. There is a search function and it found the x32 rack. Once I selected it I was connected and it worked like a charm for controlling the mixer All we had left was to pair the PSMs with the packs and we were good to go...at first. Quick troubleshooting tips: 1. After everything is working...make sure if you turn everything off that all the components are turned ON before you try to use it (multiple times something was off and people would get mad and the simple dumb fix of turning stuff on works) 2. For some reason sometimes when we turn off the x32 rack some of the output settings will get changed. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to this. But if someone isn't getting the mix they had been getting in the past the first thing I do after making sure everything is turned on is to check the outputs for that person. 3. I always force stop and restart my app if I have left it open since the last time I used it to control the x32 rack. It seems that if my tablet has lost the connection to that network (either because it was turned off or I went out of range) the mixing station app will appear to be open but none of the sliders will change anything on the x32 rack. I don't know if this applies to the Behringer app that's it. I hope this helps somebody if they need it, and everyone who answered questions in this thread made it possible for my band to get our IEMs working. [/QUOTE]
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