Behringer X32 DIGITAL MIXER User manual

The Engineers’
Quick Start Guide

Dedicated Monitor / Control Room outputs for
Studio Monitors or“Cue Wedge”
AES50
2 X AES50 Digital I/O for connectivity to S16 Digital
Snake via standard Ethernet cable
16 XLR Outputs, individually assignable to
any mix bus or direct output
32 MIDAS Designed Programmable Mic Preamps with
individually selectable phantom power
6 Auxiliary Inputs / Outputs onTRS connectors
(routable as inserts or aux ins/outs.
Aux 5/6 feature RCA connectivity)
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Vital Specs
• 32MIDASDesignedMicPreamps
–Plus6AUX¼"TRSLineInputs
• 16XLROutputs
–Plus6AUX¼"TRSLineOutputs
• 25MixBusses
–MainLCR+6Matrix+16MixBusses,with6-bandparametricEQanddynamicsprocessing
• 24Bit,44.1or48kHz
• 2xAES5048x48ChannelDigitalI/O,(usewithS16DigitalSnakeorfordigitalsplittoanotherX32)
• 32x32USB/FirewireRecordingInterfacewithDAWControl
• 8StereoFXSlotsfor40+eectsplugins
• Separate16assignableoutputsforusewithP16PersonalMonitoringSystemviaULTRANETport
• Incriticalsituations,aswithalldigitalequipment,westronglyrecommendthatyouuseanUninterruptible
 PowerSupplywiththeX32
• Ifyouwouldlikethefullmanual:http://www.behringer.com/EN/products/X32.aspx
• IfyouhaveanyproblemswithyourX32,contactMusicGroupat702-800-8290(option1fortechsupport)

Firmware Updates / USB Stick Recording
To Update Firmware:
1. Go to behringer.com/X32 and click the “Downloads”
tab. Download the latest rmware to your computer
and “unzip”the le. Copy the rmware le onto the
root directory of a FAT formatted USB stick.
2. Insert the USB stick into the USB Recorder slot and
switch on the console. During boot, the X32 will run a
fully automatic rmware update.
3. Once complete, the console will boot to the normal
operating screen.
To Record to the USB Stick:
1. Insert the USB Stick into the USB RECORDER and
press the “view” button.
2. Press the 5th rotary encoder, under the screen,
to begin recording.
3. Use the rst encoder to stop. WAIT for the ACCESS
light to turn o before removing the stick.
Notes:
4. Stick must be formatted for FAT le system.
5. Maximum record time is approximately 3 hours for
each le, with a le size limit of 2GB.
6. Recording is at 16-bit, 44.1kHz or 48kHz depending
on console sample rate.

Routing Menu
1. The rst page of the ROUTING menu is where you choose which inputs the X32 will route to the 32 input
channels, (in banks of 8).
• Local = Internal Mic Preamp on back of console.
• Card Out/Card In = XUF Firewire/USB card, (or future expansion cards).
• AES50 = S16 or digital split via AES50 to/from another X32.
2. All of the other ROUTING pages refer to Outputs. Use the“page select” button to select these Output Tabs in order
to assign signals to the XLR & AUX outputs (individually), P16 Outputs, Card Outputs, and AES50 Outputs.
• When assigning AES50 & Card outputs,“OUT 1-8” and “OUT 9-16”will reect the outputs assigned on the
“Analog Out” tab.

Editing Channel Strip LCDs
1. Hold down the select button for the channel you wish to change and press UTILITY.
2. Use the rotary encoders below the screen to adjust parameters.
3. There is also a dedicated Scribble Strip Tab on the SETUP menu.
4. Select the channel while viewing this screen to edit
*Previous to Firmware 1.08, you will need to select the channel, view its’ CONFIG/PREAMP page and press UTILITY.

Using Busses
Bus Terminology Explained:
Unlike other consoles, the X32 uses ONLY Busses for Sends
(no AUX Sends).
You can use these 16 busses for whatever you require,
FX sends, Monitor sends, Sub Groups, etc.
Bus Setup:
The X32 oers ultra exible busing as each channels’bus sends can be independently Pre or Post Fader,
(selectable in pairs of buses). Select a channel and press “view” in the BUS SENDS section on the channel strip.
Reveal options for Pre / Post / Subgroup by pressing the LAYER Down button by the screen.
To congure a bus globally, press its’select button and then press“view” near the CONFIG / PREAMP
section on the channel strip. Use the third rotary encoder to change congurations. This will aect all
channel sends to this bus.
Note: Mix buses can be linked in odd-even adjacent pairs to form stereo mix buses. To link buses together,
select one and press the “view” button near the CONFIG/PREAMP section of the channel strip. Press the rst
encoder to link. When sending to these buses, the odd BUS SEND encoder will adjust send level and even
BUS SEND encoder will adjust pan/balance.

Matrix Mixes
• Matrix mixes can be fed from any mix bus as well as the MAIN LR and Center/Mono bus.
• To send to a Matrix, rst press the select button above the bus you want to send. Use the 4 rotary encoders in the
BUS SENDS section of the channel strip. Encoders 1-4 will send to Matrix 1-4. Press the 5-8 button to use the rst
two encoders to send to Matrix 5-6. If you press the “view” button, you will get a detailed view of the 6 Matrix
sends for the selected Bus.
• Access the Matrix mixes using layer 4 on the output faders. Select a Matrix mix in order to access its’ channel
strip, including dynamics with 6-band parametric EQ and x-over.
• For a stereo Matrix, select a Matrix and press the “view” button near the CONFIG/PREAMP section of the
channel strip. Press the rst encoder near the screen to link, forming a stereo pair. Note, stereo panning is
handled by even BUS SEND encoders as described on the “Using Buses”page in this guide.

Using DCA Groups
Use DCA Groups to control the volume of multiple channels with a single fader.
1. To assign a channel to a DCA, rst be sure you have the GROUP DCA 1-8 layer selected.
2. Press and hold the select button of the DCA group you wish to edit.
3. Simultaneously press the select buttons of a channel you wish to add / remove.
4. When a channel is assigned, its select button will light up when you press the select button of it’s DCA as shown in the
photo above.