X32 for theatrical work. back from the dead
I am reviving a zombie thread that I started last year because a lot has changed.
I posted most of this below in another thread I started last week that seems to have died a premature death. So I am editing this to reflect some new info.
At the moment I have a clients X32 and have been playing with it to learn what I can and can’t do. I am impressed with the changes that they have made to the firmware with the updates. I actually (with the client’s permission) used it at a concert last week.
I have a Behringer BCF2000 and I have been playing with it this week to see how it works with the X32. I can set it to recall next cue, or set it to recall next scene, or set it to recall next snippet. And also recall previous. So it gives me a Go and a Back button. But the spot on the console display window doesn’t display the correct cue/scene when I use this method. Also the X32 does send and receive CC for fader moves in scene/snippet recalls and this gives me more flexibility with the BCF2000. But the faders are snapping to position so loud that I don’t know if I can use it live for musical theater because the room could be quiet when I recall a scene. Is there a way to slow the fader moves down?
I have also discovered that I can turn off the general preference of “Scene GO next” since I am doing the GO and BACK with the BCF2000 and then as I am recalling or should I say dealing with the scenes I can make the changes I want and just hit save. I do have to be in the Scenes View screen and it is 3 different buttons I have to press in the right order. It would be nice if I could assign a SAVE to an assignable control button. And I could then just double tap it no matter what screen is displayed.
More then 100 scenes would make this all work so much better. As I have said before it is the speed with which you can or can’t work that is important for the way I do these musical. In some ways the capabilities of the X32 are great and the cues/scenes/snippets are rather capable but they are definitely not fast to work with. It is faster and more flexible then it used to be.
Also it would be real nice if I could do set a rate for cross fades. This could also cure the fader snap to position problem I am experiencing.
