Behringer X32 Digital Mixer – 40-Input 25-Bus

Ever since the “dawn of digital” audio engineers the world over have had a love-hate relationship with their consoles. The new Behringer X32 digital mixing console lets you focus on your event, instead of navigating a vast sea of knobs, buttons and menus like most other live digital mixers. The Behringer X32 is intuitive and powerful with 40 processing channels and 25 mix buses, all equipped with serious signal processing (dynamics, EQ and inserts), which can be configured quickly to meet the demands of virtually any gig, large or small.

Use any combination of the local 32 console mic inputs or the networked digital snake inputs on stage—their audiophile quality programmable preamps always ensure full control, purity and impeccable dynamics. The dedicated channel strip section puts 17 backlit buttons and 13 rotary controls with LED-collars right at your fingertips for nuanced adjustment of each channel’s compressor, 4-band parametric EQ and much more. Each input and output channel strip features its own color backlit 128×64 graphic LCD, which provides vital channel information at-a-glance.

The onboard virtual FX Rack provides access to eight true-stereo, multi-effects processors (16 mono) including delay, chorus, dynamics—and it can run 4 production quality true-stereo reverbs concurrently with 8 channels of 31-band graphic equalisation, all without the need for expensive, space-consuming external hardware.

I/O abounds with 32 high-end programmable mic preamps; 6 Aux Inputs on 1/4″ TRS; 16 balanced XLR Outs, plus balanced Control Room outputs on both XLR and 1/4″ TRS connectors. A single CAT5 cable from FOH to the stage can receive up to 48 channels of audio input—and deliver all bus outputs, along with 16 individual monitor feeds for BEHRINGER’s brand new P16 personal monitoring system.

Signals can be assigned to eight DCA groups (Digitally Controlled Amplifier), which provides simultaneous group level control via dedicated 100 mm motorised faders. The audio engineer can communicate with the talent by means of the Talkback section’s onboard mic or an external mic of their choosing. The Behringer X32’s scene management allows snapshots of high-level production mixes to be captured and recalled for future use (you can even save them to a USB stick), and it even has a dedicated custom control section with user-definable knobs and buttons where you can create your own set of controls, making it easy to access frequently used functions “on-the-fly.”

The Behringer X32 provides extensive output connectivity including 16 balanced XLR outputs, six balanced Line I/O on 1/4″ TRS connectors; dual Phones outputs; Main LCR (Left, Center, Right) buses; 16 mix buses (also configurable as subgroups) with Inserts, 6-band parametric EQ and dynamics processing; plus six independent Matrix Mixes with Inserts, also with 6-band parametric EQ and dynamics processing.

Features

• 32-channel total recall digital mixer with fully programmable high-end mic preamps and 16 mix buses, configurable as subgroups
• Main LCR and all 16 mix buses featuring inserts, 6-band parametric EQ’s and dynamics processing
• 16 analog XLR outputs plus 6 additional line in/outputs, 2 phones connectors and a talkback section with integrated or external mic
• 48-channel digital snake ready* via AES50 ports featuring KLARK TEKNIK’s SuperMAC networking capability for ultra-low jitter and latency
• Built-in expansion port for Firewire/USB/ADAT card* featuring standalone 16-channel recorder or other networking interfaces
• Virtual FX rack featuring 8 true-stereo FX slots for high-end simulations of famous outboard gear such as KLARK TEKNIK DN780, EMT250 etc. (included)
• Ultra-high power 32-Bit floating-point DSP features “unlimited” dynamic range, no internal overload and near-zero latency between in and outputs
• 6 mute groups and 8 DCA groups on 8 dedicated 100 mm motorized faders
• Super-easy user interface and dedicated channel strip section with direct access controls for intuitive workflow
• High-resolution 7″ color TFT with associated controls and individual RGB backlit graphic LCD’s in every channel
• 25 motorized 100 mm faders, extensive channel strip plus dedicated user-definable control section
• USB flash connector providing file storage for uncompressed recordings plus show presets and system updates
• Connectivity for BEHRINGER’s P-16 Personal Monitoring System*, AES/EBU stereo digital output and MIDI
• 6 independent matrix mix buses featuring inserts, 6-band parametric EQ’s and dynamics processing
• 3 Year Warranty