Section 3: Main Display Area; Section 4: Group/Bus Channel Banks; Section 5: Various Assignments (Dca Groups, Mute Groups, Custom Assignable Controls) - Behringer X32 Quick Start Manual

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Section 3: Main Display Area

as the next upcoming scene. The center section
displays the playback file name along with elapsed
The main color display presents information about
and remaining time and a recorder status icon.
various sections of the console. It can be switched to
The next block to the right has 4 segments to show
different screens using the console's View buttons,
the status of AES50 ports A and B, the Card slot and
as well as any of the 8 buttons on the right side of
the audio clock synchronization source and sample
the display.
rate (top right). Small green square indicators show
The top section of the main display permanently proper connectivity. The right most block shows the
covers useful status information. The top left corner console time that can be set under Setup/Config.
shows the selected channel number, its nickname
When working with any given screen, press the
and the selected icon. The next block shows the
Page keys located on the display bezel to switch to
current scene number and name in amber, as well
different screen pages.

Section 4: Group/Bus Channel Banks

This section also contains a main LR output fader,
which is independent and always available no
This section of the console offers eight channel
matter which channel bank or layer is active.
strips, divided into the following layers:
When using the DCA Groups layer, the DCA Groups
• Eight DCA (digitally controlled amplifier) groups
can be soloed and muted, but they cannot be
• Mix Bus masters 1-8 selected. To edit the DCA group names, icons and
colors, navigate to the Setup/DCA Groups page
• Mix Bus masters 9-16
on the main display. DCA group names, icons and
• Matrix Outputs 1-6, and the main center bus color can also be edited by pressing the Utility and
Editing parameters or settings on each of the screens
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the bottom edge of the display.
sends main
• Whenever there is a continuous control or list entry,
you can turn the corresponding knob for editing,
which is indicated by various circular icons
• When there is a switch or toggle function
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
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.
Section 5: Various Assignments (DCA groups,
Usually this is used to control a specific channel's
mute groups, custom assignable controls)
parameter, like the lead vocalist's reverb
on/off status.
• Assigning DCA Groups
The Jump-to-Page control is a special target type
Thanks to the two distinct fader groups (inputs on that does not alter any audio parameter, but rather
the left, outputs on the right), the task of assigning brings you directly to any specified display page.
channels or buses to a virtual DCA Group is a breeze
on the X32 COMPACT. Simply hold the respective DCA The "Sends on Faders" Function
Group Select button on the right-hand side of the
The X32 console features a very useful function
console, while pressing the Select buttons for all the
that can be accessed by pressing the dedicated
input channels that you wish to assign to said DCA
Sends on Faders button, located between the
Group. You can also press the DCA Group Select button
two fader sections.
in order to check which channels are already assigned
to it. The assigned channel Select buttons will light up.
• Assigning Mute Groups
The mute group assignment process is similar to the
above, but is designed with an additional precaution
in order to prevent accidental muting of channels
during a show. To assign input/output channels
to one of the six mute groups (controlled by the
buttons located to the right of the Main LR fader)
you need to first switch on the Mute Grp button
next to the main display. While holding the desired
Mute Group button, select the desired input and The Sends on Faders function aids with level setting
output channels, which will now be assigned to the of channels sent to any of the 16 Mix Buses. It is only
Mute Group. When you are done with assignment, for channels assigned to Mix Buses 1-16, and does
switch off Mute Grp at the display, and the 6 Mute NOT work for DCA groups, main or matrix buses. The
Group buttons will work as intended. Sends on Faders function works in two convenient
ways to cover the most obvious situations in a live
• Custom Assignable Controls: sound environment :
The Assign section of the console offers three banks
When preparing a monitor mix for a
of 8 buttons, allowing for freely customizable access
specific musician
to 24 random functions on the X32 Compact.
• Select the monitor bus (1-8, 9-16) that feeds the
To make a custom assignment:
talent's stage monitor
• Press the View button in the Assign section to edit
• Press the Sends on Faders button;
the assignments
it will illuminate
• Select the set of controls you wish to edit
• Select one of the six input channel layers
(A, B or C)
• As long as the Sends on Faders is active, all faders
• Select the control 1-8 you wish to assign
in the input channels section (located on the left
• Select the parameter you wish to control and side of the console) correspond to the send levels
assign the function to the selected (monitor) mix bus
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When checking/editing where a selected input
signal is (to be) sent to
• Select the input channel in the left section
• Press the Sends on Faders button;
it will illuminate
• Select either bus channel layer 1-8 or 9-16
• The bus faders (located on right side of the
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.