Section 3: Main Display Area; Section 4: Group/Bus Channel Banks; Section 5: Various Assignments - Behringer X32 Quick Start Manual

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Section 3: Main Display Area

The main color display presents information about
various sections of the console. It can be switched to
different screens using the console's View buttons,
as well as any of the 10 buttons on either side of
the display.
The top section of the main display permanently
covers useful status information. The top left corner
shows the selected channel number, its nickname
and the selected icon. The next block shows the
current scene number and name in amber, as well
as the next upcoming scene. The center section
displays the playback file name along with elapsed
and remaining time and a recorder status icon.
The next block to the right has 4 segments to show
the status of AES50 ports A and B, the Card slot and
the audio clock synchronization source and sample
rate (top right). Small green square indicators show
proper connectivity. The right most block shows the
console time that can be set under Setup/Config.

Section 4: Group/Bus Channel Banks

This section of the console offers eight channel
strips, divided into the following layers:
Eight DCA (digitally controlled amplifier) groups
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Mix Bus masters 1-8
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Mix Bus masters 9-16
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Matrix Outputs 1-6, and the main center bus
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This section also contains a main LR output fader,
which is independent and always available no
matter which channel bank or layer is active.
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When working with any given screen, press the
Page keys located on the display bezel to switch to
different screen pages.
Editing parameters or settings on each of the screens
is done using the 6 associated push-encoders along
the bottom edge of the display.
Whenever there is a continuous control or list entry,
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you can turn the corresponding knob for editing,
which is indicated by various circular icons
When there is a switch or toggle function
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on one of these knobs, you will see a broad
rectangular button along the lower edge of the
field. Pressing the encoder changes the on/off
state of the corresponding function. When the
rectangular button in the display is dark grey,
the corresponding function is off/inactive; when it
is amber, the function is on/active
When using the DCA Groups layer, the DCA Groups
can be soloed and muted, but they cannot be
selected. To edit the DCA group names, icons and
colors, navigate to the Setup/DCA Groups page
on the main display. DCA group names, icons and
color can also be edited by pressing the Utility and
Select button concurrently. Once the Setup/scribble
strip page is open you can directly select any other
channel for editing its layout in the same run.
When using any of the output bus layers, note that
the bottom LEDs on the meters in this section
illuminate when the respective bus is fed from
pre-fader sources of the selected channel.
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Section 5: Various Assignments

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Assigning DCA Groups
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Thanks to the two distinct fader groups (inputs on
the left, outputs on the right), the task of assigning
channels or buses to a virtual DCA Group is a breeze
on the X32 PRODUCER. Simply hold the respective
DCA Group Select button on the right-hand side of
the console, while pressing the Select buttons for
all the input channels that you wish to assign to said
DCA Group. You can also press the DCA Group Select
button in order to check which channels are already
assigned to it. The assigned channel Select buttons
will light up.
Custom Assignable Controls:
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The Assign section of the console offers three banks
of 8 buttons, allowing for freely customizable
access to 24 random functions on the X32 Compact.
To make a custom assignment:
Press the View button in the Assign section to
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edit the assignments
Select the set of controls you wish to edit
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(A, B or C)
Select the control 1-8 you wish to assign
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Select the parameter you wish to control and
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assign the function
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Channel Processing Block Patch
Inputs 1-8 Inputs 9-16
Local In 1-8 Local In 1-8
Local In 9-16 Local In 9-16
[Local In 17-24] [Local In 17-24]
[Local In 25-32] [Local In 25-32]
AES50 A1-8 AES50 A1-8
AES50 A9-16 AES50 A9-16
AES50 A17-24 AES50 A17-24
AES50 A25-32 AES50 A25-32
AES50 A33-40 AES50 A33-40
AES50 A41-48 AES50 A41-48
AES50 B1-8 AES50 B1-8
AES50 B9-16 AES50 B9-16
AES50 B17-24 AES50 B17-24
AES50 A25-32 AES50 A25-32
Cabling for AES50 connections between X32 and S16 stageboxes:
Shielded CAT-5e cable, Ethercon terminated cable ends (recommended)
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Maximum cable length 100 meters (330 feet)
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Usually this is used to control a specific channel's
parameter, like the lead vocalist's reverb
on/off status.
The Jump-to-Page control is a special target type
that does not alter any audio parameter, but rather
brings you directly to any specified display page.
The "Sends on Faders" Function
The X32 console features a very useful function
that can be accessed by pressing the dedicated
Sends on Faders button, located between the
two fader sections.
The Sends on Faders function aids with level
setting of channels sent to any of the 16 Mix Buses.
It is only for channels assigned to Mix Buses 1-16,
and does NOT work for DCA groups, main or matrix
buses. The Sends on Faders function works in
two convenient ways to cover the most obvious
situations in a live sound environment :
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Inputs 17-24 Inputs 25-32 Aux In 1-4
AES50 A
Local In 1-8 Local In 1-8 Aux 1-4
Local In 9-16 Local In 9-16 Local 1-4
[Local In 17-24] [Local In 17-24] AES50 A1-4
[Local In 25-32] [Local In 25-32] AES50 B1-4
AES50 A1-8 AES50 A1-8 Card 1-4
AES50 A9-16 AES50 A9-16
AES50 A17-24 AES50 A17-24
AES50 A25-32 AES50 A25-32 AES50 B
AES50 A33-40 AES50 A33-40
AES50 A41-48 AES50 A41-48
AES50 B1-8 AES50 B1-8
AES50 B9-16 AES50 B9-16
AES50 B17-24 AES50 B17-24
AES50 A25-32 AES50 A25-32
When preparing a monitor mix for a
specific musician
Select the monitor bus (1-8, 9-16) that feeds the
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talent's stage monitor
Press the Sends on Faders button;
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it will illuminate
Select one of the six input channel layers
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As long as the Sends on Faders is active, all faders
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in the input channels section (located on the left
side of the console) correspond to the send levels
to the selected (monitor) mix bus
When checking/editing where a selected
input signal is (to be) sent to
Select the input channel in the left section
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Press the Sends on Faders button;
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it will illuminate
Select either bus channel layer 1-8 or 9-16
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The bus faders (located on right side of the
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console) now represent the send levels from the
selected input channel (located on the left side
of the console)
The option to use Sends on Faders in both ways,
selecting an input or an output channel, is a special
feature of the X32.
Routing I/O
The X32 PRODUCER console features 16 analog
rear-panel XLR inputs with microphone preamps,
as well as 8 rear-panel XLR Outputs and 6 TRS
Aux Sends and Returns. In addition, there are two
AES50 ports, each featuring 48 input and output
channels, and a card slot for 32 channels of input and
output to and from a connected computer via USB 2.0.
Input Signals can be attached to the console's
internal audio processing engine in blocks of 8 signals
from any one of the aforementioned input sources.
Note: All signal blocks patched to the audio
processing will be connected to the corresponding
input channels automatically.
Local inputs 17-24 and 25-32 are listed with
brackets, indicating that these are not physically
available on this device. Assigning these will
obviously carry no signal, but they can still be used
when preparing shows for a full X32 console.