Re: Questions on operation of the X32
Shane is right concerning, how the hardware is build. Inputs and outputcards are build in blocks of eight.
Theoretical you have these possible inputs:
+ 32 x local inputs (channel 1-32) on xlr
+ 6 x AUX inputs on TRS (yes, you can hook up line level signals here, otherwise use a DI box on channel 1-32)
+ 48 inputs on AES50 Port A (you can hook up up to three S-16 here)
+ another 48 inputs and AES50 Port B
+ 32 Inputs over build in recording
all together over 170 possible input channel (if I counted right
). The board itself can't handle all of these simultaneously, so you have to do a kind of pre-selecting in the routing setup menu!
This preselection is done in blocks of eights too! E.G. you could set up the board like this:
1-8: Local inputs 17-24
9-16: card returns from you DAW
17-24: AES 50 Port A (input 1-8, coming from a S-16)
25-32: AES50 Port B (input 9-16, coming from another S-16)
On the console itself, you can route any of this preselected Inputsources to any channel you like. So you could send for example the first return channel from the DAW card return, to any of the 32 desk channels. I'm not a native speaker, so it might sound even more confusing as it actually is.
It becomes instantly clear, when you use the desk.
Christian
Shane is right concerning, how the hardware is build. Inputs and outputcards are build in blocks of eight.
Theoretical you have these possible inputs:
+ 32 x local inputs (channel 1-32) on xlr
+ 6 x AUX inputs on TRS (yes, you can hook up line level signals here, otherwise use a DI box on channel 1-32)
+ 48 inputs on AES50 Port A (you can hook up up to three S-16 here)
+ another 48 inputs and AES50 Port B
+ 32 Inputs over build in recording
all together over 170 possible input channel (if I counted right
). The board itself can't handle all of these simultaneously, so you have to do a kind of pre-selecting in the routing setup menu!This preselection is done in blocks of eights too! E.G. you could set up the board like this:
1-8: Local inputs 17-24
9-16: card returns from you DAW
17-24: AES 50 Port A (input 1-8, coming from a S-16)
25-32: AES50 Port B (input 9-16, coming from another S-16)
On the console itself, you can route any of this preselected Inputsources to any channel you like. So you could send for example the first return channel from the DAW card return, to any of the 32 desk channels. I'm not a native speaker, so it might sound even more confusing as it actually is.
It becomes instantly clear, when you use the desk.
Christian
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