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The Amazing Capacity and Limitation of the X32 with Drew Brashler

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In this episode of Sound Design Live I talk with Behringer X32 expert Drew Brashler. We answer loads of questions about the X32 and discuss his work with Christ’s Church of the Valley. I ask:

  • What are the biggest mistakes you see people making who are new to working with the X32?
  • What are the main differences between X32 and M32?
  • How do you set up the X32 for rock-solid wireless control?
  • How do you use the X32 as a speaker processor?
  • How do you perform a complete console backup to a USB drive?
  • Is the Combinator a useful effect? Why is the attack knob backwards?
  • What’s the difference between scenes, cues, and snippets?
  • What are some pros and cons of using Waves Multirack Native vs Soundgrid with the X-WSG IO card?
  • I once heard that in older versions of the x32 the outputs were not phase aligned. Does that have any merit?
  • Are there any issues with latency with the normal channel strip compressor?
  • Can I use the Midas DL32 with the X32 as a budget M32?
  • Can I go pre-fader post-EQ-dynamics through MADI directly into another X32?

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Notes

  1. All music in this episode by Shutterwax.
  2. Drew’s tips for setting up a killer wireless network for mixing:
    • Use a dedicated network.
    • Go wired with a manual IP address.
    • Password protect your audio network.
    • Make sure you have line of sight with your router’s antenna.
    • Add an antenna from wa5vjb.
  3. Behringer X32 Wifi Setup & Networking Guide
  4. Scenes/cue/snippets:
    • Scenes save and recall everything. There is a momentary break in audio throughput.
    • Snippets save specific things like a channel mute or fader move.
    • Cues can load both of those.
  5. Linksys WRT54G and DDWRT firmware
  6. Drew Brashler’s Youtube page
  7. Midas DL32
  8. X32 Snippets, Scenes, and Cues
  9. Smaart audio analyzer
  10. Quotes
    1. Who you surround yourself with is who you will end up being.
    2. Don’t be afraid to ask a question, but always be careful who you ask that question to.
    3. Please password protect your audio network. Please, please, please.
    4. The Apple Airport Express doesn’t like to be disconnected from the internet. You will have issues with routing.
    5. If you want to give yourself a full picture of what the room is sounding like, you need to walk.
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Not an X32, but a fun photo of Drew at work