Behringer 40-Input, 25-Bus Digital Rack Mixer with 16 Programmable MIDAS Preamps User Guide

Behringer 40-Input, 25-Bus Digital Rack Mixer with 16 Programmable MIDAS Preamps User Guide

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X32 RACK DIGITAL MIXER Hook-up

Step 1: Hook-Up

Basic Connections

32 RACK Live Performance Setup with S16, X32, and P16 Monitor System

Cablingforall AES50connectionsbetween X32andS16stageboxes:

• Shielded CAT5e cable, Ethercon terminate cable ends (recommended)
•  Maximum cable length 100 meters (330 feet)

Step 2: Controls

1.  USB button opens the Recorder View on the MAIN DISPLAY, causing the LED to glow green. The LED will glow red to indicate access on the DATA/AUDIO input. An unlit LED indicates no data access and inactive Recorder View.
2. DATA/AUDIO USB input allows connection of USB flash drives for firmware updates, loading/saving scenes and show files, and playing back or recording WAV files.
3.  CHANNEL SELECT control cycles through all channels by turning the knob. By pressing this knob, you can jump to the next type of channels.
4.  CHANNEL TYPE LEDs indicate which type of channel is currently selected.
5.  CHANNEL NUMBER display shows the currently selected channel.
6. INPUT METER displays the pre-fader input level of the selected channel.
7.  SOLO button routes the currently selected channel to the monitoring paths. The LED lights when active.
8. CHANNEL LEVEL control adjusts the currently selected channel’s output.
9.  MUTE button mutes the currently selected channel. The LED lights when active.
10.  MAIN MENU buttons open specific menus on the MAIN DISPLAY.
11.  MAIN DISPLAY shows permanent information about the mixer’s configuration as well as information about the currently selected menu.
12. DISPLAY ENCODER knobs allow adjustment and on/off selection of the menu items indicated at the bottom of the MAIN DISPLAY.
13.  MAIN METER indicates the Main Mono or SOLO level in the left meter and the Main Stereo level on the right.
14. PAGE SELECT buttons curse horizontally in the MAIN DISPLAY and make Yes / No confirmations.
15.  LAYER SELECT buttons access different parameter layers that can be edited by the DISPLAY ENCODERS.
16. TALK button engages the Talkback microphone. Routing is defined in the Monitoring Preferences page.
17. TALK LEVEL knob sets the Talkback mic gain.
18. CLEAR SOLO button lights to indicate that one of the channels has been Soloed. Press to deactivate all active solo functions.
19. MAIN LR LEVEL knob adjusts the main stereo output bus.
20. ON/OFF button turns the power on and off.
21. MONITOR LEVEL knob adjusts the headphone and monitor output volume. Connect headphones to the ¼” front panel input.
22. TALKBACK input connects a talkback microphone via XLR cable.
23. MONITOR outputs send audio to monitor speakers via ¼” balanced cables.
24. AUX IN and OUT jacks send and receive signals via ¼” and RCA connectors.
25. XLR OUT jacks send audio via XLR cable. Output signals are configured on the Routing/Aux Out page of the MAIN DISPLAY.
26. X-USB card provides 32 channels of input and output via USB cable to and from any connected personal computer DAW application
27. ETHERNET connector allows full OSC-based remote control of the X32 RACK.
28. MIDI IN/OUT allows the unit to send and receive MIDI commands via standard 5-pin DIN cables.
29. ULTRANET connector sends 16 channels of audio to a P16 monitoring system.
30. AES50 A and B connectors allow 96 channels of bidirectional audio for connection to S16 digital snakes or other X32 family products. Shielded CAT-5e cable should always be used for AES50 connections between X32 and S16 units.
31. XLR IN jacks receive inputs via XLR cable. These inputs feature 16 MIDAS-designed mic/line preamps with 72 dB of gain range. Each input has an adjacent red LED to indicate when 48 V phantom power supply is engaged.

Step 3: Getting started

Note: All signal blocks patched to the audio processing will be connected to the corresponding input channels automatically.

Local inputs 17-24 and 25-32 are listed with brackets, indicating that these are not physically available on this device. Assigning these will obviously carry no signal, but they can still be used when preparing shows for a full X32 console.

Cabling for AES50 connections between X32 and S16 stage boxes:

•  Shielded CAT-5e cable
•  Ethercon terminated cable ends
•  Maximum cable length 100 meters (330 feet)

Routing I/O

The X32 RACK console features 16 analog rear-panel XLR inputs with microphone preamps, as well as 8 rear-panel XLR Outputs and 6 TRS Aux Sends and Returns. In addition, there are two AES50 ports, each featuring 48 input and  Input Channels 1-16 are pre-configured to use the local input signals 1-16, but can be patched to use any other available signal on the audio engine as well, including mix bus/sub group outputs. Changes of the Channel Source can be made on the Preamp Config page. Input Channels 17-32 are pre-configured to AES50 A inputs 1-16, so that connecting an S16 stage box to port A will automatically feed the channels. Aux Return Channels 1-8 are pre-configured to use the 6 aux input signals, and the two USB playback outputs, but can be patched to use any other available signal of the console as well.
FX Return Channels 1L-4R control the 4 stereo output signals of side-chain FX1-4.

Output Signals can be freely assigned from
any internal signal to any of the following outputs:

• 8 analog local XLR outputs (with adjustable digital delay for time-alignment of speakers)
• 8 virtual outputs (marked with *) for routing over AES50or card outputs
•  6 auxiliary send son ¼” TRS outputs
•  16 channel personal monitoring using the console’s P-16 Bus output connector Anyandall of the above signals can also be mirrored in blocks of 8 signalson either one of
•  48xchannelson AES50 port A
•  48xchannelson AES50 port B
•  32xchannelson USB interface card

The configuration of Mix Bus Channels 1-16 can be pre-set (in the Setup/Global page) or can also be configured on an individual, per-channel basis. The bus processing includes (in this order):

•  Insert point (swappable between post-EQ and pre-EQ operation)
•  6-band fully parametric EQ
•  Compressor/expander (swappable between post-EQ and pre-EQ operation)
•  Bus sends to 6 matrices
•  Main LR panning
•  Mono/Center level

Main Bus Channels LR/C are always available and independent from Mix Buses. The processing steps for this signal path include (in this order):

•  Insert point (swappable between post-EQ and pre-EQ operation)
•  6-band fully parametric EQ
•  Compressor/expander (swappable between post-EQ and pre-EQ operation)
•  Bus sends to 6 matrices

Matrix Channels 1-6 are fed exclusively by MAIN LRC and Mix Bus 1-16 signals. The processing steps include (in this order):

•  Insert point (swappable between post-EQ and pre-EQ operation)
•  6-band fully parametric EQ
•  Compressor/expander (swappable between post-EQ and pre-EQ operation)

Effects Processing 1-8
The X32 RACK contains eight true-stereo internal effects engines.

• FX 1-4 can be configured as side chain or insert effects, while FX 5-8 can only be used in insert points of channels or buses
•  The FX Home screen allows selection of the FX 1-4 input sources and selecting the effects type/algorithm for each of the 8 FX slots of the virtual rack
•  The subsequent tabs FX 1-FX 8 of the FX screen allow editing all parameters of the chosen effects processor

iPad App for X32 RACK
Many functions of the X32 RACK console can be remotely controlled by a dedicated iPad app. Details about the app’s download, setup and operation are included in a separate user manual available for download from the X32 RACK product page.

The app’s User Interface is optimized for the touchscreen nature of the iPad device and concentrates on the most important remote features of the console only. Using the app, you can perform functions such as adjusting monitor mixes from the stage while interacting with musicians, or adjusting the front-of- house mix from the audience, while hearing the mix exactly as the audience does.

X32 RACK DIGITAL MIXER Block Diagram

Specifications

Processing

Number of processing channels| 32 input channels, 8 aux channels, 8 FX return channels, 16 aux buses, 6 matrices, main LRC
Internal effects engines, true stereo / mono| 8 / 16
Internal total recall scenes (incl. preamp and fader)| 100
Signal processing| 40-bit floating point
A/D-D/A conversion (Cirrus Logic A/D CS5368, D/A CS4385)| 24-bit @ 44.1 / 48 kHz, 114 dB dynamic range
Local I/O latency (local in > console processing > local out)| 0.8 ms
Network I/O latency (stagebox in > console processing >

stagebox out)

| 1.1 ms
Connectors
XLR inputs, programmable mic preamps, designed by MIDAS| 16
Talkback mic input, XLR| 1 external (no internal mic)
RCA inputs/outputs| 2/2
XLR outputs| 8
Monitoring outputs ¼” TRS balanced| 2
Aux inputs/outputs, ¼” TRS balanced| 6/6
Phones outputs, ¼” TRS| 1 stereo (front panel)
AES50 ports, SuperMAC| 2
Expansion card slot| 32 channel audio input/output, various standards
P-16 connector, Ultranet (no power supplied)| 1
MIDI inputs / outputs| 1/1
Ethernet, RJ45, rear panel, for remote control| 1
USB Type A, front panel, for audio and data export/import| 1
Mic Input Characteristics
Preamp design| MIDAS
THD + noise, 20 dB gain, 0 dBu out| < 0.006% A-weighted
Input impedance XLR jack, unbal. / bal.| 5 kΩ / 10 kΩ
Non clip maximum input level, XLR| +23 dBu
Phantom power, switchable per input| 48 V
Equivalent input noise level, XLR (input shorted)| -128 dBu
CMRR, XLR, @ 20 dB gain (typical)| > 70 dB
CMRR, XLR, @ 40 dB gain| > 80 dB
Input/Output Characteristics
Frequency range, @ 48 kHz sample rate, 0 dB to -1 dB| 10 Hz – 22 kHz
Dynamic range, analog in to analog out (typical)| 106 dB
A/D dynamic range, preamp to converter (typical)| 109 dB
D/A dynamic range, converter and output| 108 dB
Cross talk rejection @ 1 kHz, adjacent channels| 100 dB
Output level, XLR, nom./max.| +4 dBu / +21 dBu
Output impedance, XLR, unbal. / bal.| 75 Ω / 75 Ω
Input impedance TRS jack, unbal. / bal.| 20 kΩ / 40 kΩ
Non clip maximum input level, TRS| +16 dBu
Nominal output level, TRS| +4 dBu / +16 dBu
Output impedance, TRS, unbal. / bal.| 150 Ω / 300 Ω
Phones output impedance / level| 40 Ω / +25 dBm (stereo)
Residual noise level, XLR and TRS| -87 dBu A-weighted
Display
Main screen| 5″, 800 x 480, 262k color TFT
Main meter| 18-segment (-45 dB to clip)
Power
Switch-mode power supply| Autorange 100-240 V (50/60 Hz)
Power consumption| 60 W
Physical
Standard operating temperature range| 5°C – 40°C (41°F – 104°F)
Dimensions| 132 x 483 x 287 mm (5.2 x 19 x 11.3″)
Weight| 6.5 kg (14.4 lbs)

Other important information

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3. Power Connections. Before plugging the unit into a power socket, please make sure you are using the correct mains voltage for your particular model. Faulty fuses must be replaced with fuses of the same type and rating without exception.
4. AES50. To fully comply with national legislation including (but not limited to) transposition of EC EMC Directive 2004/108/EC by EU member states and FCC Part 15 for the United States of America, all connections made to Ultranet, Ethernet and AES50 ports A and B on the BEHRINGER X32 must be made using shielded CAT5/5e or CAT6 cables.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION

X32 RACK DIGITAL MIXER

comp lies with the FCC rules as mentioned in the following paragraph:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. this device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Important information:

Changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by MUSIC Group can void the user’s authority to use the equipment.

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