Remote Control; Recording A 2-Track Directly With The Console; Saving And Recalling Scenes; Using The Real Time Analyzer (Rta) - Behringer X32-TP User Manual

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X32 DIGITAL MIXER Preliminary User Manual

5.16 Remote control

The X32 hosts an Ethernet port on its rear panel which can be used to connect
and remote control it over a network via the X32-Mix on an iPad or the X32-Edit
application on a PC. To be able to do this the X32 has to be set up properly.
• Press the SETUP button next to the screen.
• Go to the Network tab.
•
Use encoder 1 to choose between IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway.
Adjust the address fields with the encoders 2-5 and assign the selected
numbers with encoder #6.
• Set an IP address which fits your network, normally 192.168.0.X.
The IP address should be free within the network.
• Set your subnet mask according to your network,
normally 255.255.255.0
• Set your gateway, if required.
Now get your iPad or remote PC into the same network and open the X32-Edit.
PC:
• On the X32-Edit, choose setup on the right side and the network tab.
Enter the IP address of the X32 in the network and press connect.
• If the software has connected to the X32 you can also synchronize them
in 2 directions. Console -> PC means all settings in the X32 will be
loaded into the X32-Edit. PC -> Console means that all settings in the
X32-Edit will be written to the console.
X32-Mix
• For the X32-Mix remote, open the program on your iPad (make sure the
iPad is connected to the same network as the console).
• On the startup screen, a popup should appear. Enter the IP of the
console, press "Go Online", et voilà: you are connected and can control
the X32 with your iPad.
5.17 Recording a 2-track directly with
the console
The X32 offers the possibility to record a 2-track of your mix (or any other
selection of signals) directly onto a USB-stick/external USB hard disk:
• Plug a FAT-formatted (FAT12, FAT16, FAT32) USB stick into the USB port
next to the main display.
• Press the VIEW button next to the USB port and the home screen of the
recorder will show up with a nice emulation of an old tape deck.
• On the config tab you can select the source for the recording, default is
main L and R.
• Press RECORD (encoder #5) to record your mix.
•
To adjust the volume during playback, press the AUX IN / USB FX RETURN
button next to the fader section and adjust the volume with the AUX
7/8 faders.
Remarks:
Due to the FAT format of the stick, the file size will be limited to 2 GB, which is
about 3 hours of stereo recording. Please test the recording capability of your USB
device before you do the "real stuff" as some sticks may not be supported or be
too slow. We also recommend you defragment your USB device prior to recording.
The recording will be done as 16-bit WAV file with the selected sample frequency
of the console.
Please also note that it is possible that the specifications of USB storage devices
may be changed by the manufacturer without any change in physical appearance
or notification.

5.18 Saving and recalling scenes

Follow the steps below to save and recall scenes in the console, allowing different
configurations to be recalled at a later time.
• Adjust all settings of the console so that all elements of the mix are as desired.
• Press the "view" button located in the top panel's "Scenes" section. The Main
Display will show various controls for saving and recalling console scenes.
• Press the rotary control labeled "save" to save the console's current
configuration to the next available empty scene and label it with a
custom name.
• Adjust the console to the next desired configuration, and repeat the process
above as needed, saving additional scenes to additional empty slots.
• To recall a scene, use the "prev" and "next" buttons, located in the top
panel's Scenes section, to navigate the scene list to the desired scene on the
Main Display.
• When the desired scene is highlighted in the scenes list on the Main Display,
press the red "GO" button and the console will switch to the highlighted
scene. All console parameters will switch to the state they were in when
saved to the scene that was just recalled.
• The console also allows smaller "snippets" to be saved and recalled for times
when you don't want to completely change the current setup. With this
tool, specific parameter or channel filters can be saved, allowing them to
be recalled without affecting the rest of the console status. Snippets can
be recalled separately from scene changes, or can be recalled along with a
stored scene. On the dedicated ''nippets' tab, select the parameter, FX slot or
channel you would like to store for later recall, then press the 2nd encoder to
name the snippet and save. The snippet can now be loaded directly from this
tab, or from the 'Home' tab cue list. See chapter 7.13 for more details.

5.19 Using the Real Time Analyzer (RTA)

Firmware 2.0 has introduced a Real Time Analyzer (RTA) function for quickly
monitoring frequency band activity. This feature can be adjusted in many ways
to provide the desired visibility, behavior and response. 100 bands of frequency
resolution are displayed on the main display with a 10 second window in
spectrograph view, allowing problematic or feedback frequencies to be quickly
identified. The data can be viewed as a bargraph or spectrograph, and can be viewed
from the dedicated RTA tab as well as blended above each of the channel EQ curves
or 31-band EQs, allowing the frequency modifications to be monitored directly. In the
case of channel and 31-band EQ views, the RTA will always display the respective
channel or bus frequency distribution independent from the RTA source definition.
This allows the effects of the channel or graphic EQ adjusts to be easily monitored.
On the Monitor/RTA page, the 6th encoder allows the RTA input to be taken from
either a pre-defined channel/bus, currently selected channel or from the monitor
source (main/solo). For example, when EQing the mains, a graphic equalizer
may be inserted in the Main LR bus, while the analyzer signal may come from
a dedicated measuring mic connected to an input channel. See chapter 7.3 for
more details.