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<blockquote data-quote="Arik Semagin" data-source="post: 113618" data-attributes="member: 5072">Re: NAMMAgree. X32 does the job just fine, is well worth its price and fills the market segment nicely. And it doesn&#039;t really mater what is behind the surface, Windows, Linux or whatever, as long as it doesn&#039;t crash too often and has easy-to-use GUI. It starts to sound like an endless PC vs. Mac debates (or more recent iOS vs. Android). Uli Behringer is certainly a genius in marketing, to offer X32 as product family for waaay less than competitors (in sub-$10K US category). Though simple-to-use quasi-digital boards like Presonus SL will have its niche, X32 beats them all in features set. I was considering Pro 1 upgrading from SL 24.4.2, glad that I went with X32.What I would really like to see is Behringer&#039;s functional equivalent of AVID&#039;s new S3L modular system. He has two components already, X32 Core and S16 stage racks. What&#039;s missing is a control surface similar to S3 (but better designed, I hate the S3 all-black styling and rubber feel). But overall S3L is a killer system, just imagine having 64-channel setup that you can carry with you on a plane as a checked baggage! If Behringer can make something like this under $8K US, it will seriously cut into AVID&#039;s slice of market. S3L with just one stagebox (16 in) goes for sweet $18K in US!A version of X32 Compact with less onboard I/O, say 8 out/ 16 in (for patching outboard effects, most are mono in/stereo out), some digital IO (for Driverack-4800 type processors) and hopefully support for a third S16 stagebox (I wish!) would be a nice thing to have. On my X32 (full) I rarely use onboard preamps, everything goes from stage or via card. Call it &quot;X32 Control&quot;?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arik Semagin, post: 113618, member: 5072"] Re: NAMM Agree. X32 does the job just fine, is well worth its price and fills the market segment nicely. And it doesn't really mater what is behind the surface, Windows, Linux or whatever, as long as it doesn't crash too often and has easy-to-use GUI. It starts to sound like an endless PC vs. Mac debates (or more recent iOS vs. Android). Uli Behringer is certainly a genius in marketing, to offer X32 as product family for waaay less than competitors (in sub-$10K US category). Though simple-to-use quasi-digital boards like Presonus SL will have its niche, X32 beats them all in features set. I was considering Pro 1 upgrading from SL 24.4.2, glad that I went with X32. What I would really like to see is Behringer's functional equivalent of AVID's new S3L modular system. He has two components already, X32 Core and S16 stage racks. What's missing is a control surface similar to S3 (but better designed, I hate the S3 all-black styling and rubber feel). But overall S3L is a killer system, just imagine having 64-channel setup that you can carry with you on a plane as a checked baggage! If Behringer can make something like this under $8K US, it will seriously cut into AVID's slice of market. S3L with just one stagebox (16 in) goes for sweet $18K in US! A version of X32 Compact with less onboard I/O, say 8 out/ 16 in (for patching outboard effects, most are mono in/stereo out), some digital IO (for Driverack-4800 type processors) and hopefully support for a third S16 stagebox (I wish!) would be a nice thing to have. On my X32 (full) I rarely use onboard preamps, everything goes from stage or via card. Call it "X32 Control"? [/QUOTE]

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