Behringer X32

(The numbers on this page correspond to the number on the picture “X32 Basic 2”)

1.(Orange) This the “Mute Groups Section”. A “Mute Group” is a collection of channels that has been grouped and entered into 1 of the 6 mute groups. *(A channel can belong to more than one mute group.) When 1 of the 6 mute group buttons is pressed it will glow red. All of the channels that have been entered into this mute group will be muted when pressed. For example, if you had channels 1,2,3,4,8,9,16,23,27 entered in to mute group 3, all of those channels would be muted when the mute group button 3 was pressed. (see Mute Group Set Up)

2.(Red) This is “The Master Channel” or “Master” for short. This channel is the supreme channel. Every channel’s volume on the board is dictated by this channel. The master channel changes the volume level coming out of the sound system directly. ( The mute for this channel is like a mute group for everything, so before you start any performance be sure to un-mute it. * The master mute button is very helpful for when the sound system is going haywire. If in any situation the sound system is in danger due to high feedback or loud sounds being amplified, and the problem needs a quick solution, drag down the master fader or hit the master mute button.)

 3.(Dark Blue) This part of the master channel is called the “Clear Solo Button”. When pressed this button will glow orange. The Clear solo will clear all solos that are in place. 

4.( Light Blue) This is a “Page Button” (see parts of a channel) for the “DCA Channels” (see DCA Channels). This page button will glow green when pressed and show all DCA channels.

5.(Light Green) This is the “Digitally-Controlled Amplifier” or “DCA” page. A “DCA” is like a customizable master channel. For instance, if you are controlling a group of 6 singers on channels 1-3 and 14-16, creating a DCA channel for them will allow you to use one fader to control all of the singers volume at once. It will also allow you to change multiple channel volumes at the same time while keeping the proportionate levels.*This means if you want the person singing on channel 3 to be less amplified (because they suck at singing or have a much lauder voice that needs less amplification) and the person singing on channel 12 to be more amplified (because they’re the best singer and basically carry the team.) moving the fader up on the DCA channel will make every one uniformly louder and moving it down will make them uniformly quieter (so that you still can’t hear the crappy singer in the mix  and the good singers are still heard). *(Even when a DCA channel is being used you can still change the individual faders) (see How To Set Up A DCA Channel.)

6.(Dark Green) These are solo and mute buttons, however because they are part of a DCA channel you must take note that the mute button will mute every channel that is entered into the DCA Channel. *(This is extremely important to keep in mind when running a show. If your main performers are entered into a DCA and it is muted, they all will remain muted until the DCA mute button is press again. Before every event you run check your DCA channels and what they are controlling. see How To Set Up A DCA Channel.) The DCA solo button effects all channels that have been entered into the DCA. Hitting the DCA solo button will only solo that group (every one in the DCA group will be heard). 

7.(Dark Pink) This is the “DCA Channel Display Screen”. It is edited the same way as a normal channel display screen and for tips on what to set it as, see Channel Display Screens. In addition to the tips found in, Channel Display Screens, set the DCA channel to mach the color as the group it is controlling. This will help you immensely. 

X32 Basic 2

X32 Basic Zoomed out