Behringer X-TOUCH ONE Operator's manual

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Behringer X-TOUCH
Universal Control Surface
MIDI Documentation

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X-TOUCH Remote Control of X AIR Mixers
With the release of X-TOUCH rmware version 1.15, the X-TOUCH is able to remotely control the X AIR
series mixers: XR12, XR16, X18, and XR18. The connection between the X-TOUCH and the mixer can be
made via Ethernet connection or MIDI in and out connections. This document shows how to make the
connections, and how to use the X-TOUCH in Xctl mode, Xctl + MC mode, and Xctl + HUI mode.
Operating Modes: Display Network MIDI USB Footswitch/Pedal
Mackie Control Emulation MC  
Mackie HUI Emulation HUI  
X AIR mixer control Xctl X AIR X AIR — —
X AIR and MCU control* Xctl/MC X AIR X AIR 
X AIR and HUI control* XctlHUI X AIR X AIR 
– used for DAW control surface
* – toggle between X AIR and DAW control with “SMPTE/BEATS” button
Preparing a Connection Between X AIR Mixer and X-TOUCH Control Surface
Steps: Preparation
1a Make sure your X AIR Mixer is updated to rmware 1.12 or higher
bIf necessary, go to your X AIR Mixer’s product page on behringer.com and download the most recent
rmware le to your PC
c Connect the X AIR EDIT application on your PC with your X AIR Mixer
d Open the Setup/Connection page and upload the new rmware to your mixer
2a Make sure your X-TOUCH is updated to rmware 1.15 or higher. The current rmware is briey displayed
above “BARS” when starting
bIf necessary, go to the X-TOUCH product page on behringer.com and download the most recent
rmware update le to your PC
c Follow the instructions in the Readme.txt le contained inside the download zip le
3a Connect the X-TOUCH and X AIR Mixer using a standard Ethernet LAN cable, or alternatively using
2 MIDI cables (when “Ifc Mode” is MIDI)
b Move the small slider switch on the X AIR Mixer to the “Ethernet” position and power the mixer up

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Direct MIDI Connection Between X AIR Mixer and X-TOUCH Control Surface
Steps: Preparation
4a Make sure your X AIR Mixer is switched on
b Connect any X AIR remote control application with your Mixer as usual
c Open the Setup/Audio-MIDI page, make sure that all MIDI Tx and Rx ags are o
dConnect mixer MIDI In to X-TOUCH MIDI Out, and connect mixer MIDI out to the X-TOUCH MIDI In,
using 2 standard MIDI cables
5a Hold down the CH01 Select button for more than 2 seconds while switching the X-TOUCH power on
b The CH01 display will show one of the operating modes as described in the table “Operating Modes” above
c Use the CH01 rotary encoder to select the mode “Xctl”
6a Then use the CH02 encoder to choose the interface “Ifc” between MIDI and Network. Select “MIDI” here
bPress the CH01 Select button again, and the X-TOUCH will be updated with the mixer parameters,
indicating that it is properly connected with the mixer
Direct Ethernet Connection Between X AIR Mixer and X-TOUCH Control Surface
Steps: X-TOUCH Network Setup
4a Hold down the CH01 Select button for more than 2 seconds while switching the X-TOUCH power on
b The CH01 display will show one of the operating modes as described in the “Operating Modes” table above
c Use the CH01 rotary encoder to select the mode “Xctl”
dThen use the CH02 encoder to choose the interface “Ifc” between
MIDI and Network. Select “Network”
5a Use the CH03 encoder to specify the network mode “DHCP”
b
X-TOUCH can register on a network in two dierent modes:
> DHCP = ON (default), automatically detects/assigns an IP address
> DHCP = OFF, requires manual setup of “my IP” address
(only choose OFF, if you have a preferred valid IP for X-TOUCH in your network)
c Use the CH03 encoder to specify an IP address of the preferred mixer you wish to control, select “Slv IP”
d Enter/modify the slave IP by turning the CH04...CH07 encoders
6a The LCD display contrast can be adjusted using the CH08 encoder
7a When the above settings are correct, press the CH01 Select button
b The CH01 Select LED will turn oand the channel LCD displays will turn black for some time
c
Then the CH01-Ch03 displays will indicate:
> the X-TOUCH IP address on the rst line, and
> the Mixer IP address on the second line
dIf the second line does not show a valid Mixer IP address, you may press the CH08 rotary encoder to
“Scan” for another mixer
e Wait for a little while, until the channel LCDs and fader positions are updated with the actual mixer settings
8a Now, your X-TOUCH control surface is connected with the mixer
b You may use all the controls as described in the XCTL Mode overview shown later in this document
cThe next time X-TOUCH is started, it will automatically attempt to connect to the mixer with the specied
Slv IP address again. If it does not connect automatically, go back to step 7d

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Connecting X AIR Mixer and X-TOUCH Control Surface in LAN/WLAN
Network Infrastructure
Steps: Local area Network Setup
3a Connect any X AIR remote control application with your Mixer as usual, and open the Setup/network pages
for reviewing/adjusting the LAN/WLAN settings
b
On LAN/WLAN setup pages you may choose either DHCP for automatically receiving an IP address from
the network router, or manually select a Static IP Address and Subnet Mask that is valid in your network.
DHCP is recommended. Static IP may be useful, if you are familiar with manual IP conguration
cX AIR Mixer(s) can be connected to the local network either using a standard Ethernet LAN cable, or
alternatively using the internal WLAN module in WiClient Mode
dIn case the mixer is registering on a wireless network, you will need to specify the exact SSID name of the
Winetwork and the corresponding Key. See X AIR mixer documentation
eMove the small slider switch on the X AIR Mixer to “Ethernet” position when using a wired connection, or
slide it to “WiClient” when registering on a wireless network infrastructure
f Connect your X-TOUCH to the network router/switch using a CAT5 Ethernet cable
4a Hold down the X-TOUCH CH01 Select button for more than 2 seconds while switching the
X-TOUCH power on
bFollow the instruction steps 4 to 8 in the section “DIRECT ETHERNET CONNECTION BETWEEN X AIR MIXER
AND X TOUCH CONTROL SURFACE” shown above
Network Interface Master rtp Slave rtp Static IP DHCP
Mackie Control Emulation 
Mackie HUI Emulation 
X AIR mixer control — — X AIR X AIR
X AIR and MCU control1— — X AIR X AIR
X AIR and HUI control1— — X AIR X AIR
¹Combined modes are controlling MCU/HUI via USB connection and X AIR Mixers via network or MIDI

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MODE: XCTL
This section shows the operation of the X-TOUCH controls in XCTL mode
X-TOUCH rmware: 1.15 X AIR min rmware: 1.12
Operating Modes: Display Network MIDI USB Footswitch/Pedal
Mackie Control Emulation MC  
Mackie HUI Emulation HUI  
X AIR mixer control Xctl X AIR X AIR — X AIR
X AIR and MCU control1Xctl/MC X AIR X AIR 
X AIR and HUI control1XctlHUI X AIR X AIR 
– used for DAW control surface
1– toggle between X AIR and DAW control with “SMPTE/BEATS” button
NOTE: Combined Operating Modes1are using the Ethernet or MIDI ports for controlling the X AIR Mixer,
and use the USB Interface, Footswitch and Pedal input for controlling the DAW. The button “SMPTE/
BEATS” can be used to toggle the console surface between both, Mixer and DAW control.
NOTE: X AIR Mixer MIDI rx/tx ags must be o, when X-TOUCH controls the mixer via MIDI
KEY: In the information below,* refers to the X18/XR18 only, and ** refers to XR12/XR16 only
Please refer to the diagram on the last page that shows the X-TOUCH top panel controls
General Buttons
Global View return to home view with channel names and pan
Flip indicates Sends-on-Faders and allows to switch it o
SEL select an X AIR channel for remote control
MUTE mute an X AIR channel
SOLO solo an X AIR channel
FDR BANK < > select fader banks 1-8; 9-16; Aux/FX1-4 Return; Bus 1-6/Main; FX1-4 Send/DCA1-4
CHANNEL < > scroll through channels 1 ... Main
Name / Value clear all solos

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Other Functions display: action:
FUNCTION F5 - F6 — —
FUNCTION F7 X Toggle AUTOMIX Group X on/o
FUNCTION F8 Y Toggle AUTOMIX Group Y on/o
MODIFY SHIFT FX1 Sends on Faders FX 1
MODIFY OPTION FX2 Sends on Faders FX 2
MODIFY CONTROL FX3 Sends on Faders FX 3
MODIFY # ALT FX4 Sends on Faders FX 4
AUTOMATION READ BU1 Sends on Faders BUS 1
AUTOMATION WRITE BU2 Sends on Faders BUS 2
AUTOMATION TRIM BU3 Sends on Faders BUS 3
AUTOMATION TOUCH BU4 Sends on Faders BUS 4
AUTOMATION LATCH BU5 Sends on Faders BUS 5
AUTOMATION GROUP BU6 Sends on Faders BUS 6
UTILITY SAVE 1 Toggle Mute Group 1 on/o
UTILITY UNDO 2 Toggle Mute Group 2 on/o
UTILITY CANCEL 3 Toggle Mute Group 3 on/o
UTILITY ENTER 4 Toggle Mute Group 4 on/o
Main Display
ASSIGNMENT indicates selected channel number
BARS indicates target bus/fx-send while Sends-on-Faders is active
BEATS/SUBDIVISIONS indicates the active Mute Groups 1...4
TICKS indicates active Auto Mixing Groups X and Y
LED: SMPTE indicates XCTL surface1
LED: BEATS indicates DAW control surface1
¹) in combined Xctl-MC or Xctl-HUI modes only, use button to toggle

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Channel Section Global View: LCD displays show channel numbers and names in banks of 8
SOLO
MUTE
SELECT
functions pertaining to the selected block of 8 channels
Faders fader levels pertaining to the selected block of 8 channels
Meters channel input meters pertaining to the selected block of 8 channels
Encoder
Assign turn: push: push + turn: push + REC: REC button:
all channels on selected bank
Global View
(default) panorama pan-center — — —
TRACK gain/trim — source select 48 V phantom
Select
Analog In or
USB Return*
PAN/SURROUND panorama pan-center — — Channel to
Main LR on/o
FLIP
(Sends-on-Fader)
panorama
when sending
to stereo bus
pan-center
when sending
to stereo bus
Channel Send
Mode: Input,
Pre/PostEQ,
Pre/Post Fdr,
SubGroup
—
Channel ON,
when bus is
in SubGroup
mode
for selected channel
EQ (Channel)
page 1/2
1: select chan.
2: page select
3: LowCut freq.
4: —
5: Gain1
6: Gain2
7: Gain3
8: Gain4
—
1: —
2: page select
3: LowCut freq.
4: —
5: Freq1
6: Freq2
7: Freq3
8: Freq4
—
1: —
2: EQ on/o
3: LowCut
on/o
4: —
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —
EQ (Channel)
page 2/2
1: select chan.
2: page select
3: LowCut freq.
4: —
5: Q1
6: Q2
7: Q3
8: Q4"
—
1: —
2: —
3: —
4: —
5: Band Type1
6: Band Type2
7: Band Type3
8: Band Type4
—
1: —
2: EQ on/o
3: LowCut
on/o
4: —
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —
EQ (Bus)
page 1/2
1: select chan.
2: page select
3: Gain1
4: Gain2
5: Gain3
6: Gain4
7: Gain5
8: Gain6
—
1: —
2: Bus-EQ
mode
3: Freq1
4: Freq2
5: Freq3
6: Freq4
7: Freq5
8: Freq6
—
1: —
2: EQ on/o
3: —
4: —
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —

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Encoder
Assign turn: push: push + turn: push + REC: REC button:
for selected channel
EQ (Bus)
page 2/2
1: select chan.
2: page select
3: Q1
4: Q2
5: Q3
6: Q4
7: Q5
8: Q6
—
1: —
2: Bus-EQ
mode
3: Band Type1
4: Band Type2
5: Band Type3
6: Band Type4
7: Band Type5
8: Band Type6
—
1: —
2: EQ on/o
3: —
4: —
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —
SEND
(to Buses)
Send Level
1-6 / Pan
4, 6, 8 for
stereo buses
———
Channel ON,
when bus is
in sub group
mode
PLUG-IN
(send to FX)
5: Send to FX1
6: Send to FX2
7: Send to FX3
8: Send to FX4
————
INST (Noise Gate)
page 1/3
1: select chan.
GATE:
3: Threshold
4: Mode
5: Range
6: Attack
7: Hold
8: Release
———
1: —
2: GATE on/o
3: —
4: —
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —
INST
(Compressor)
page 2/3
1: select chan.
COMP:
3: Threshold
4: Ratio
5: MGain
6: Attack
7: Hold
8: Release
———
1: —
2: COMP on/o
3: —
4: —
5: —
6: Auto on/o
7: Auto on/o
8: Auto on/o
INST
(Assignments)
page 3/3
1: select chan.
AMix/ DCA/
MG
3: AutoMix Grp
4: A-MixWeight
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —
1: --
2: --
3: --
4: --
5: DCA Grp 1
6: DCA Grp 2
7: DCA Grp 3
8: DCA Grp 4
——
1: —
2: —
3: —
4: —
5: Mute Grp 1
6: Mute Grp 2
7: Mute Grp 3
8: Mute Grp 4

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FUNCTION turn: REC button:
FUNCTION
F1 - F4 =
edit
FX1-FX4
1: page select
When Delay eect types are selected, the REC
button below the Delay Time parameter can
be used for tapping the tempo
2: —
3: param1
4: param2
5: param3
6: param4
7: param5
8: param6
TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS for XR12/XR16 USB RECORDER **
STOP amber LED Stops all playback or recording
PLAY while
stopped green LED Starts playback of selected track
PAUSE PLAY while
playing green ashing Pauses current playback
FFWD while
playing amber LED Fast forward in the playing track
FRWD while
playing amber LED Fast rewind in the playing track
RECORD while
stopped red LED Starts recording audio to the root of attached
USB media
PAUSE REC while
playing red LED ashing Pauses current recording
SKIP UP while
stopped — Selects the next audio le in the list
SKIP DOWN while
stopped — Selects the previous audio le in the list
TRANSPORT: “REPLACE” red LED Toggles “Play Folder” option that continues
playback for all les in the current folder

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MODE: XCTL + MCU and XCTL + HUI
This section shows the operation of the X-TOUCH controls in XCTL + MCU mode and XCTL + HUI mode
X-TOUCH rmware: 1.15 X AIR min rmware: 1.12
Operating Modes: Display Network MIDI USB Footswitch/Pedal
Mackie Control Emulation MC  
Mackie HUI Emulation HUI  
X AIR mixer control Xctl X AIR X AIR — —
X AIR and MCU control1Xctl/MC X AIR X AIR 
X AIR and HUI control1XctlHUI X AIR X AIR 
– used for DAW control surface
1– toggle between X AIR and DAW control with “SMPTE/BEATS” button
NOTE: Combined Operating Modes1are using the Ethernet or MIDI ports for controlling the X AIR Mixer,
and use the USB Interface, Footswitch and Pedal input for controlling the DAW. The button “SMPTE/
BEATS” can be used to toggle the console surface between both, Mixer and DAW control.
NOTE: X AIR Mixer MIDI rx/tx ags must be o, when X-TOUCH controls the mixer via MIDI
KEY: In the information below,* refers to the X18/XR18 only, and ** refers to XR12/XR16 only
Please refer to the diagram on the last page that shows the X-TOUCH top panel controls
XCTL OPERATING MODE DESCRIPTION
General Buttons
Global View return to home view with channel names and pan
Flip indicates Sends-on-Faders and allows to switch it o
SEL select an X AIR channel for remote control
MUTE mute an X AIR channel
SOLO solo an X AIR channel
FDR BANK < > select fader banks 1-8; 9-16; Aux/FX1-4 Return; Bus 1-6/Main; FX1-4 Send/DCA1-4
CHANNEL < > scroll through channels 1 ... Main
Name / Value clear all solos

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Other Functions display: action:
FUNCTION F5 - F6 — —
FUNCTION F7 X Toggle AUTOMIX Group X on/o
FUNCTION F8 Y Toggle AUTOMIX Group Y on/o
MODIFY SHIFT FX1 Sends on Faders FX 1
MODIFY OPTION FX2 Sends on Faders FX 2
MODIFY CONTROL FX3 Sends on Faders FX 3
MODIFY # ALT FX4 Sends on Faders FX 4
AUTOMATION READ BU1 Sends on Faders BUS 1
AUTOMATION WRITE BU2 Sends on Faders BUS 2
AUTOMATION TRIM BU3 Sends on Faders BUS 3
AUTOMATION TOUCH BU4 Sends on Faders BUS 4
AUTOMATION LATCH BU5 Sends on Faders BUS 5
AUTOMATION GROUP BU6 Sends on Faders BUS 6
UTILITY SAVE 1 Toggle Mute Group 1 on/o
UTILITY UNDO 2 Toggle Mute Group 2 on/o
UTILITY CANCEL 3 Toggle Mute Group 3 on/o
UTILITY ENTER 4 Toggle Mute Group 4 on/o
Main Display
ASSIGNMENT selected channel and solo indicator for X AIR mixer or
DAW control
BARS Song position pointer of DAW
BEATS/SUBDIVISIONS Song position pointer of DAW
TICKS Song position pointer of DAW
LED: SMPTE indicates active X AIR Mixer surface1
LED: BEATS indicates active DAW control surface1
¹) in combined Xctl-MC or Xctl-HUI modes only, use button to toggle

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Channel Section Global View: LCD displays show channel numbers and names in banks of 8
SOLO
MUTE
SELECT
functions pertaining to the selected block of 8 channels
Faders fader levels pertaining to the selected block of 8 channels
Meters channel input meters pertaining to the selected block of 8 channels
Encoder
Assign turn: push: push + turn: push + REC: REC button:
all channels on selected bank
Global View
(default) panorama pan-center — — —
TRACK gain/trim — source select
48 V phantom
“P” indicates
48 V ON
Select
Analog In or
USB Return*
PAN/SURROUND panorama pan-center — — Channel to
Main LR on/o
FLIP
(Sends-on Fader)
panorama
when sending
to stereo bus
pan-center
when sending
to stereo bus
Channel Send
Mode: Input,
Pre/PostEQ,
Pre/Post Fdr,
SubGroup
—
Channel ON,
when bus is
in SubGroup
mode
for selected channel
EQ (Channel)
page 1/2
1: select chan.
2: page select
3: LowCut freq.
4: —
5: Gain1
6: Gain2
7: Gain3
8: Gain4
—
1: —
2: page select
3: LowCut freq.
4: —
5: Freq1
6: Freq2
7: Freq3
8: Freq4
—
1: —
2: EQ on/o
3: LowCut
on/o
4: —
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —
EQ (Channel)
page 2/2
1: select chan.
2: page select
3: LowCut freq.
4: —
5: Q1
6: Q2
7: Q3
8: Q4"
—
1: —
2: —
3: —
4: —
5: Band Type1
6: Band Type2
7: Band Type3
8: Band Type4
—
1: —
2: EQ on/o
3: LowCut
on/o
4: —
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —
EQ (Bus)
page 1/2
1: select chan.
2: page select
3: Gain1
4: Gain2
5: Gain3
6: Gain4
7: Gain5
8: Gain6
—
1: —
2: Bus-EQ
mode
3: Freq1
4: Freq2
5: Freq3
6: Freq4
7: Freq5
8: Freq6
—
1: —
2: EQ on/o
3: —
4: —
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —

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Encoder
Assign turn: push: push + turn: push + REC: REC button:
for selected channel
EQ (Bus)
page 2/2
1: select chan.
2: page select
3: Q1
4: Q2
5: Q3
6: Q4
7: Q5
8: Q6
—
1: —
2: Bus-EQ
mode
3: Band Type1
4: Band Type2
5: Band Type3
6: Band Type4
7: Band Type5
8: Band Type6
—
1: —
2: EQ on/o
3: —
4: —
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —
SEND
(to Buses)
Send Level
1-6 / Pan
4, 6, 8 for
stereo buses
———
Channel ON,
when bus is
in sub group
mode
PLUG-IN
(send to FX)
5: Send to FX1
6: Send to FX2
7: Send to FX3
8: Send to FX4
————
INST (Noise Gate)
page 1/3
1: select chan.
GATE:
3: Threshold
4: Mode
5: Range
6: Attack
7: Hold
8: Release
———
1: —
2: GATE on/o
3: —
4: —
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —
INST
(Compressor)
page 2/3
1: select chan.
COMP:
3: Threshold
4: Ratio
5: MGain
6: Attack
7: Hold
8: Release
———
1: —
2: COMP on/o
3: —
4: —
5: —
6: Auto on/o
7: Auto on/o
8: Auto on/o
INST
(Assignments)
page 3/3
1: select chan.
AMix/ DCA/
MG
3: AutoMix Grp
4: A-MixWeight
5: —
6: —
7: —
8: —
1: --
2: --
3: --
4: --
5: DCA Grp 1
6: DCA Grp 2
7: DCA Grp 3
8: DCA Grp 4
——
1: —
2: —
3: —
4: —
5: Mute Grp 1
6: Mute Grp 2
7: Mute Grp 3
8: Mute Grp 4

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FUNCTION turn: REC button:
FUNCTION
F1 - F4 =
edit
FX1-FX4
1: page select
When Delay eect types are selected, the REC
button below the Delay Time parameter can
be used for tapping the tempo
2: —
3: param1
4: param2
5: param3
6: param4
7: param5
8: param6
TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS CONTROL DAW PERMANENTLY
STOP amber LED Stops all playback or recording
PLAY while
stopped green LED Starts playback at current song position pointer (SPP)
PAUSE PLAY while
playing green ashing Pauses current playback and resets the song position pointer (SPP) to current position
FFWD while
playing amber LED Fast forward in the playing track
FRWD while
playing amber LED Fast rewind in the playing track
RECORD while
stopped red LED Starts recording audio to the root of attached
USB media
PUNCH INTO RECORDING while
playing red LED Switches from Play to Record on armed tracks
DROP OUT OF RECORDIING while
recording red LED oSwitches from Record to Play on armed tracks
SKIP FWD while
stopped — Sets the SPP to the next Locator or Marker
SKIP REW while
stopped —Sets the SPP to the previous Locator
or Marker
TRANSPORT: “CYCLE” green LED Toggles “Loop” or “Cycle” playback/recording
between left/right locator points on/o

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