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U ser Manual X3 2 C OMP A CT DIGIT A L MI X ER C om pa ct 40 - I n pu t, 2 5-Bus Di g i tal M ixi n g C o n sol e wi t h 1 6 P rogr a mm a ble M ID AS P r e am p s, 1 7 Mot or iz ed F ad ers , C ha n .
2 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual T able of C on ten ts Important Safet y Instructions ...................................... 3 Legal Disclaimer ............................................................. 3 Limited warranty .............
3 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Impor tant Safety Instructions LEGAL DISCLAIMER LIMITED W ARRANTY T erminals marked with this symbol carr y electrical current of su cient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed.
4 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Introduc tion Welcome to the X32 COMP AC T User Manual! After year s of intense developme nt, we are proud to o er a mixer that combine s tremendous power an d exibilit y with a ver y user-frie ndly layout and intuiti v e work ow that allow you to get up-an d-running ri ght awa y .
5 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 1. Operational Overview (4) (5) (2 ) (1) (3) View buttons r ule Throug hout the top panel o f the console, youwillnd small bu ttons labele d View.
6 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Input Channel Bank s Y ou will nd a sele ct but ton on top of ever y channel that is u sed to direc t the contro l focus of the us er interf ace, including all channel re lated parameter s ( channel s trip and main display) , tothat channel.
7 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Ch01 F atSnare OpeningScene 02: next 0:00 - 0:00 A: S16 A: 48K B: - C: X-U S B : 15 01 15:33 home cong gate dyn eq sends main Main D isplay Area The main color d isplay presents i nformation ab out various s ectio ns of the console.
8 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual The “Sends on F aders” F unction The X32 COMP A CT cons ole features a ver y usef ul func tion thatc an be accesse d by pressing the de dicated Sends o n F aders but ton, located b etween t he t w ofader s ect ions.
9 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Link Lo Cut Ch01 01: 01 0:00 - 0:00 A: S16 A: 48K B: - C: X-U SB : 37 14:11 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -42 -48 -54 clip home gate dyn eq sends main cong Gain Gain 48V In Pre Post Ins Delay dB +0.00 Link Lo Cut Lo Cut Hz 20 Lo Cut Input Select Source PRE Insert Ins Pos InsF Connect Insert ms 0.
10 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Inputs -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -42 -48 -54 clip Link Gain dB 00.00 Send Pos. Insert Pos. Insert Link Bus Sends Insert Connect Pre LeOnde.
11 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual iPad App for X 3 2 COMP A CT Many func tions of th e X3 2 COMP AC T console can b e remotely controlle d by a dedic ated iPad app. Details abo ut the app’ s download, se tup and operati on are available on the X 3 2 COMP AC T produc t page.
12 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 2. Callout s 2 .1 Channel Strip and Monitoring (2) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) ( 10 ) (3) (1) (1) Preamp – Adjus t the preamp gain fo r the selec ted channel wi th the Gainkno b .
13 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 2. 2 Input C hannel Banks (11) L a ye r Select – Selec t either the c hannels 1 -8, 9- 1 6, 1 7- 24 , 25-3 2, Aux in 1 -6/USB REC, Ee ct s Returns, Bus 1-8, or Bus 9 - 1 6. Thecur rently ac tive layer will light.
14 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 2.4 Group/Bus Banks (23) DA W Remote – Pre ss this to enable DA W remote control. (24) Group/B us Lay ers – Selec t bet ween DC A groups 1-8, Buses 1-8 or 9- 1 6, or Matr ices 1 -6 and th e main center bus with the se but tons.
15 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 2.6 Rear Panel Connect ions ( 46) ( 47) ( 40) ( 42) ( 43) ( 44) ( 41) ( 45) (40) MON OUT - Connec t a pair of s tudio monitor s using balanced ¼ " cable s. (41) O utputs 1 -8 – Send audio to e xterna l equipment using XLR c ables.
16 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 3. Ho ok - Up Diagrams B1800D-PRO B215D F1320D B3031A Laptop GTX30 Keyboard XM8500 2-TRACK HARD DISK RECORDER FCB1010 MIDI Pedal P-16 D P-16 M S16 Digita.
17 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Note - Shielde d CA T - 5e cable shou ld always be used fo r AES50 connec tions bet ween X32 and S 1 6 units.
18 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 4. FX Descriptions FX Descriptions Here is a lis t and brief des cription o f the eec ts available on t he X32 C OMP A CT . WhenStereoand Dua l v ersio ns of an eec t are oere d , use the Stere o v ersio n when the le ft and r ight signal are to be altere d together (e.
19 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual up. DIFF( USION) controls the ini tial reec tion densit y . SPREAD controls h ow the ree ction is d istribu ted through the envelop e of the reverb. The LO CUT knob set s a low frequen cy beneat h which the source sig nal will not pass thro ugh the reverb.
20 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual When Layer 1 is se lecte d , the far le ft enco der push but ton allows you to selec t bet ween vir tual fro nt and rear output s. Rear is suitab le for drums due to i t being less re ect ive . Front is well-sui ted for vocals and ot her dynamic inst ruments.
21 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual T r emolo / Panne r Stereo T remolo cr eates an up and down volume chang e at a constant and even tempo jus t like the guitar amps of ye steryear. Use X32’ s S tereo T remolo to add a unique “sur f-music” tex ture to a voc al or instr ument track .
22 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Mood Filter The Moo d Filter uses an LFO gene rator and an auto- envelope generator to co ntrol a VCF ( voltage -controlle d lter ) , as well as a side chai n func tion where the channel B sig nal controls the envelope of c hannel A.
23 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Del a y + Chorus This combinat ion eec t merges a us er -denab le Delay ( echo ) with a s tudio- qualit y Chorus sure to f atten up even th e “ skinniest ” tr ack.
24 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 5. T opic G uide 5 .1 Start ing up, shutting down, and rm ware updates We recommend sw itching the X32 COMP A CT on b efore any ac tive sound reinfo rcement system is co nnecte d.
25 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 5.4 Ho w do I add one of the 8 inter nal eects to the sound? There are t wo ty pes of ee cts t hat are commonly use d : • “Eec ts Loo p.
26 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 3. Selec t an input chann el la yer ( Ch 1-8, 9- 16, 1 7- 24 , 25-3 2, or Aux/USB) . 4. Adjus t the 3 2 channels of inpu t faders on t he lef t side of the console.
27 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 5. 8 Using Mute Groups The X32 COMP A CT has 6 s eparate “mute groups” . Individual channels c an be assigne d to these mute gro ups, allowing you to mute multip le channels with a single but tonpush.
28 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 5 . 11 How do I share sig nals o v er AES 50S upermac network ? In many live sound sit uations, a single mixin g console is used to cover bot h the fr.
29 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual • T o load a pres et from the UT I LITIES sc reen, adjust th e rst encod er to selec t which asp ect s of the selec ted channe l y ou wish to re call, then press the 2nd encoder.
30 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 5 .1 4 Using the X 3 2 C OMP ACT in recording and produc tion studioenvironments While the X 3 2 C OMP ACT is primar ily targeted at a live s ound environment, i t also can wor k as an ext remely full -featured and power ful s tudio conso le as well.
31 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 5 .1 5 Re mote con trol The X32 COMP A CT hos ts an Ether net por t on its rear p anel which can b e used to connec t and remote cont rol it over a net work via the X32-Mix on an iPad or the X32-Edit applicat ion on a PC.
32 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 6. USB Interface Ope r ation Guide Host system requirements for X -USB in terface expansion card Check t he BEHRINGER w ebsite at beh ringer .
33 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual This mode o bviously allows the f ull potential of the inter face to be t apped. Notethat the comp uter needs to be ab le to handle that amount of conc urrent I/O str eam without any glitche s.
34 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 32 in / 8 out This mode i s tailored to suit a t ypica l studio and overdub r ecording situat ion, withmany inpu t channels but only a f ew output chan nels for monitor ing of previously recorded tak es.
35 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 6.2 C onguring the PC to Interface withtheX -USB Card Please watch behringer .com for fur ther advice on the sof tware conguration of X-USB interf ace card.
36 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual The ’Outp ut Channels’ scr een allows you to name each ou tput channel fo r more organized mix ing. The ’Synchronisat ion’ screen allows manual selec tion of the s ample rate and cloc ksource.
37 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual The ’Set tings’ s creen allows the s tream, ASIO, and WDM sound bu ers to be set . Any detec ted drop ou ts will be doc umented as well, in which c ase a larger bue r should be s electe d.
38 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. Main D ispla y 7. 1 Over view 7 .1.1 Displa y and Navigation C ontrols The contr ols in this sec tion are use d in conjunct ion with the colo r screen, in orde r to navigate and contr ol the graphic al elements it cont ains.
39 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Main Conte nt Link Lo Cut 01: 01 0:00 - 0:00 B: - C: XUF : 37 14:11 -6 -12 -18 -24 -30 -36 -42 -48 -54 clip home gate dyn eq sends main cong Gain Gain 48V In Pre Post Ins Delay Lo Cut Lo Cut Source Ins Pos Insert Delay Delay dB +0.
40 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 1 . 3 Navigation Methods Following is an over view of how to navigate to the d ierent conso le screens, scre en tabs, and set s of encoder par ameters.
41 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 2 H ome Screen The home s creen contain s a high-level over view of the sele cted inp ut or output channel, and oe rs various a djustment s not available through t he dedicated top-panel control s: The home s creen contain s the following sep arate tabs: 1.
42 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 2 . 3 Home S creen: G ate T ab The gate tab disp la ys all aspec ts of t he channel noise gate and a llo ws for ver y deep cont rol of the gate ee ct.
43 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual • Linear: In t his mode, the rate of gain chang e is constant (as set by the timing cont rols ) . Therefo re , the greater th e signal dynamic excur sion, the longer t he compresso r will take to complete a gain chang e .
44 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 2 . 6 Home Screen: Sends T ab The send s tab displays and contro ls all aspect s of the channel s ends to the six teen mix bus es.
45 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 3 Meters Screen The meter s screen d isplays dierent gr oups of level meter s for various si gnal paths of t he console, and is usef ul for quick ly ascer taining if any channels ne ed level adjus tment.
46 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 4 Routing Screen The rou ting screen is w here all signal patching is do ne , allowing you to rou te internal signal p aths to and fro m the physical inpu t/ output co nnector s located o n the conso le’ s rear panel.
47 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 4 . 2 Routing Screen: Analog Out T ab The rou ting screen’s analog out tab allow s the user to patch the co nsole’ s various internal signal p aths to the 1 6 analog XLR out puts that ar e located on the co nsole rear panel.
48 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 4 . 3 Rou ting Scre en: Aux Out T ab The rou te screen’s aux out tab allows the us er to patch an internal signal path (such as a mix o utput use d as an eec ts send) to t he 6 separate ¼ " /RC A auxiliar youtpu ts.
49 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7 .4.4 Routing Screen: P 1 6 T ab The rou ting screen’s P1 6 tab allows the user to rou te various conso le signal paths to the rear pan el P 1 6 Ultrane t output.
50 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 4 . 6 Ro uting Sc reen: AES50 -A and AES50 -B T abs: The rou ting screen’s AES50-A and AE S50-B tab s allow the user to patch var ious console ou tput paths to t he output s of the dual AES50 connec tors.
51 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 5 Setup Sc reen The set up screen o ers vario us controls for gl obal, high-level f unctio ns of the conso le such as display adjust ments, samp le rates and sync hronizatio n , userse ttings, an d networ k conguration.
52 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 5 . 2 Setup Screen: Cong T ab: The set up screen’s cong tab allows adjus tment of vario us audio-r elated set tings, such as the co nsole’ s base s ample rate and use of an inter nal or ex ternal digital cloc k.
53 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7 .5 .3 Setup Screen: Remote T ab: The set up screen’s remote tab allows se tting up t he console as a contr ol surf ace for var ious DA W r ecording sof t ware on a connec ted computer.
54 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7 .5 .5 Setup Sc reen: Scri bble Strip T ab.
55 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual The Sc ribble Strip tab allow s the color , icon and name that appear s in the small LCD display of a channel, bus, matri x or DCA gro up to be adjusted. 1. Adjus t the 1 st encoder to sel ect the c hannel, bus, matrix, D CA group, etc.
56 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 6 Libraries Screen The librar ies scre en allows loading and savin g of commonly used s etups for t he channel inp uts, ee cts p rocessor s, and routing s cenarios. The librar ies scre en contains the follow ing separate tab s: 1.
57 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 7 Eec ts Screen The e ect s screen cont rols various asp ect s of the eight inter nal eec ts proce ssors.
58 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 8 Mute Group Screen The mute gro up screen allows f or quick assignm ent and control of th e console’ s 6mute group s, and oers t wo separate f unct ions: 1. It mute s the acti v e scre en during the pro cess of assigning c hannels to mute groups .
59 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 9 Ut ility Screen The utili ty scr een is a supplement al screen de signed to work in conjunc tion with t he other scre ens that may be in view at any par ticular moment . The utilit y scre en is never seen by it self, it always exis ts in the contex t of anothe r screen.
60 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual “View ” Based Screens The sc reens descr ibed in the fo llowing sec tions are all “ View” bas ed screen s. Theyare navigate d to b y pressin g the “View ” but ton in various se ctions o f the console top p anel.
61 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 1 0 . 2 Monitor/T alk back Screen: T alkback T abs : The talk back tabs o er various adjus tments f or the talkbac k paths of the cons ole , such as de stination of th e talkback signa l and more. T o adjust the v arious set tings on the Talkback A tab, per form t he following step s: 1.
62 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 11 USB Screen The USB scre en controls variou s aspec ts of the conso le’ s onboard audio le player /recorder , allowing the us er to record ster eo audio to an at tached USBdrive, as well as playback au dio les from t he drive through t he console.
63 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 5. Rotate the 4th en coder to selec t the spec ic signal source to fe ed the curr ently selec ted channel o f the stereo re corder .
64 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 12 . 2 Assig n Screen: S et A T ab The “Se t A ” tab allows mapping of spe cic console p arameters to th e 8 assignable but tons. Using this scr een, the user ca n map the exac t parameter s that are most usef ul to them to the desir ed controls, in the d esired order.
65 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 1 3 Scenes Screen The scene s screen allows s etup for savi ng and recalling di erent memor y scenes of the cons ole. The comprehensive re callabilit y of the console (includi ng gain set tings for t he digitally cont rolled mic preamps) is one of the mos t powerf ul aspec ts of t he console.
66 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 7. 13 . 3 Scenes Screen: Parameter Safe T ab The scene s screen’s “ parameter s afe” tab congur es which conso le parameter s are and are not s aved/ swi t ched wi th the console s cenes.
67 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual 8. Spe cic ations Processing Number of p rocessing channe ls 32 input channels, 8 aux c hannels, 8 FX retur n channels, 1 6 aux buse s, 6 matrices, main LRC Internal e ect s engines, tr ue stereo / mono 8 / 1 6 Internal tot al recall scenes (inc l.
68 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Input/Output Characteristic s Frequenc y range, @ 48 k Hz sample rate, 0 dB to - 1 d B 10 Hz - 22 kHz Dynamic r ange, analog in to analog out (ty pical) .
69 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Block Diagram.
70 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual X3 2 MIDI Impl ementatio n MID I RX > SCEN ES Whenever pro gram change mes sages in the r ange 1 - 100 are recei ved on MIDI CH01 , the correspo nding scene of the X 3 2 internal show memor y will be loa ded.
71 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual MID I RX/ T X > REMOTE Enables a spe cic for m of bi-dire ctiona l MI DI communic ation for remote controllin g a computer DA W application usin g control element s of the X32 console.
72 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual Dimensions 512,13 [20,1625] TO P SIDE REAR.
73 X3 2 C OMP ACT D IGIT AL MIXER U ser Manual FEDERAL C OMM UNICA TION S C OMMISSION C OMPL IANC E INF ORMA TION Responsible Par ty Name: MUSIC G roup Se rvice s US Inc.
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