- Behringer X32 Usb Output Routing
- X32 Aux Out
- Behringer X32 Output Routing
- Behringer X32 Main Output Routing
- Behringer X32 S16 Output Routing
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X32’s automated control surface is designed to present you with the control you need, when you need it. A total of 29 programmable LCD Scribble Strips offer channel/bus identification that mirrors what is being controlled. Use them to enter input/output tags, plus add icons you recognize at-a-glance.
Behringer X32 Usb Output Routing
These downloadable worksheets are meant to help you plan the inputs and outputs of your sound board. I always found that being highly organized leads to being successful and efficient on the day of the show or service. Using these worksheets will not only help you plan and stay organized, but the rest of your team will be able to see the routing and workflow that you have planned on paper.
- Check the ‘tap’ setting on the X32. On the Behringer X32, the ‘tap’ setting lets you decide at what point in the signal chain to send that specific channel to the P16. In other words, you can send a channel with or without EQ, with or without compression, etc. On the X32, navigate to the ‘Routing.
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- Check the ‘tap’ setting on the X32. On the Behringer X32, the ‘tap’ setting lets you decide at what point in the signal chain to send that specific channel to the P16. In other words, you can send a channel with or without EQ, with or without compression, etc. On the X32, navigate to the ‘Routing - p16 out (or ultranet)’ tab.
- The X32 console allows for many different kinds of output signal paths, and this screen is where these output paths are assigned to an actual physical rear panel output so that the signal path can be patched to their eventual destination (such as the front-of-house PA speakers or a powered stage monitor).
Includes forms for:
- Physical Routing & Assignment
- X32 Inputs & Outputs
- X32 Channel Assignments
- Channel MixBus & DCA Assignments
- Matrix Assignments
- Output Routing Destinations
I use these on a daily basis!
I found that over the years, all of my pen & paper diagrams and routing worksheets looked the same! These are the very same sheets that I use today when planning the routing for any group, service or band coming through my sound board.
Best Practices for using the Behringer X32 Routing Worksheet:
I have found that over the years you should not only think of your inputs when planning your routing but the outputs too! In my experience, plan the outputs first! This will ensure that you have enough mix busses, matrices, and physical outputs planned for your routing. Placing these in your mind first will help plan the remainder of the routing workflow a breeze.
NOTE: A .PDF reader is required for viewing these routing sheets. Adobe Forms & Text Input are supported by the most current version of Adobe Reader which can be downloaded for free here from Adobe.
Something that I always get questions on is the ‘Output Tap’ function on the routing screen on the Behringer X32 and Midas M32. Depending on how you have the channel set up, the output tap can be a burden or an aid to your outputs. Today, I wanted to dive into this and really help give a clear picture of how we can use this to our advantage.
Output Tap Options
Much like the Mixbus sends configuration, with the output tap, we have a few different options, and here they are below:
- IN/LC
- IN/LC + M
- PreEQ
- PreEQ + M
- PostEQ
- PostEQ + M
- PreFdr
- PreFdr + M
- Post Fader
On the mixer and in version 2 of X-32 Edit you will see them listed like this:
In X32-Edit v3+ you will see them listed like this:
- IN/LC – This tap is directly after the Input, Preamp Gain and Low Cut. Being before any of the EQ and dynamics, this would be the cleanest unprocessed audio from each channel available.
- PreEQ – This tap is before the EQ but after the Gate. There is also a configurable option to have the Insert before this tap, so you can have the Insert set to ‘PRE’ and have this tap pull the audio off of the channel after the insert. (This would be beneficial if an inserted effect was desired, but not the EQ).
- PostEQ – This tap is after the EQ. The Dynamics is configurable to be pre or post EQ; when it is set to ‘PRE’, the ‘Post EQ signal tap’ will include the dynamics as seen in the graphic below. When the Dynamics is set to ‘POST’ then the ‘Post EQ signal tap’ is before the Dynamics section.
- PreFdr – This tap is before the channel fader. Any channel fader movements will NOT affect the signal coming out of the output taps up to this point. One thing to note, if you have Dynamics set to POST, this tap will pull audio off of the channel after the Dynamics. You may also notice that if you have Dynamics set to PRE that the PostEQ signal tap and the PreFdr signal tap are the same things. If the Insert is set to POST, this tap will pull before the insert is applied to the channel.
- Post Fader – This tap is affected by everything on the channel including fader movements, mute buttons, DCA levels, Gate, Dynamics EQ and insert.
Pro-Tip: Don’t get the Channel Sends Preconfiguration of a Mixbus and the Output Tap of a physical output confused. You will often times have two different settings between these. A perfect example is a Mixbus that is being used to feed a floor monitor. While the mix bus itself will typically be a Pre Fader configuration for the channel sends, the output tap on the routing screen will be Post-Fader so that if we need to turn the monitor down, you can do so using the mix bus main fader.
What is +M for?
The +M stands for with mutes enabled. “IN/LC, PreEQ, PostEQ, and PreFdr” are taps that are not affected by the mute button due to those being placed before the fader in the signal flow. So, Behringer & Midas decided to add the +M to allow any of these taps to be muted. Nintendo switch emulator for mac macbook pro. Where this affects is the direct out of a channel. So if you were feeding the direct out of a Pastor Microphone channel. And you had that direct output tap set to pre fader, if there was feedback and you muted it on the board, it would still be feeding into that direct out.
Set-Up for a Floor Monitor
How would one best set up a feed for a floor monitor? Most of you are going to be running monitors from your front of house desk that is ALSO feeding your Main PA. With this example, you would want to have a MixBus with a channel sends preconfiguration.
To set this up:
- Select the MixBus Master (i.e. MixBus 01)
- Press the ‘VIEW’ button in the ‘Config/Preamp’ section
- Use the 3rd Rotary knob to select ‘Pre Fader’ and depress knob to confirm
- Verify with the ‘Yes’ button
NOTE: This will take the ‘odd & even’ pair of mixbusses and change the channel sends preconfiguration on both mixbusses even if they are not linked. So 1&2 or 3&4 will be changed.
Next, we will take the MixBus 01 and feed that into an output for that monitor. We will want to pick a ‘Post Fader’ output tap so that we can still have volume control over the monitor level. Take note that our output tap and channel sends preconfiguration are different!
To set this up:
- Press the ‘Routing’ button
- Tab over to ‘out 1-16’
- Use the 1st Rotary Knob to select the XLR output you would like to use for this monitor. In my case we are going to use ‘Output 01’
- Use the 4th Rotary Knob to select ‘MixBus 01’ and depress knob to confirm
- Use the 5th Rotary Knob to select ‘Post Fader’ and depress knob to confirm
Set-Up for the P-16M – PreFdr & PreFdr+M
Some of you have a setup using the P-16M wired in-ear monitor systems. These are awesome systems to be able to have the musicians on-stage be able to adjust their own mix. This is an example where changing the output tap for these sends can be beneficial for the band.
We feed the P-16 system via the P-16 or Ultranet tab on your X32 mixer on the routing page. Typically we will send direct channels to the P-16 so that the musicians can mix their own mix of 16 channels for their monitor. You would not want to send the direct out of the channel as ‘Post Fader’, because then as you are adjusting things in the house, you would be affecting the volume in the monitors as well.
This is where one would normally pick ‘Pre-Fader’ so that we can still get the channel processing with the EQ and dynamics, but not have the house mix get in the way of the monitors. Typically, PreFdr is the right send for this, that way even if the channel is muted in the house, a vocalist can say “check check” in their microphone and hear it in their P-16.
X32 Aux Out
If you want to NOT have audio pass to the P-16 when you have a channel muted in the house, select ‘PreFader+M’ which will enable the direct output to be muted when the channel is muted.
Behringer X32 Output Routing
Take note!
Behringer X32 Main Output Routing
Make sure when you are setting up your console, that you keep tabs on what you are adjusting! I have seen time and time again of people making a mistake and choosing the wrong one.
One last TIP!
Make sure to look at the ‘Sends’ or ‘Config’ tab on the channels, as this will show you how the current channel is set up with all of the pre/post options.
Behringer X32 S16 Output Routing
Thanks for reading!