Behringer X32 User Input Routing

[@Five0Music]

You've been a huge help, Drew! I'm a longtime Presonus user, but am incorporating an X32 Rack into my performing rack. Although I have run FOH on one in the past, I didn't set it up so the internal setup and routing was unfamiliar. Your content has been invaluable in sorting my needs and options. I also purchased a S16 to incorporate into the setup. The limitation of 8 channel grouping was absurd to me, and I am so glad I didn't jump into this soup until V4 was a thing. I'm going to reset my machine and re-do everything based on User inputs/outputs. This gets me back to the routing capabilities of my Presonus gear, and really gets the X32 on equal footing. You're a blessing, brother!

[@cornerstoneefcmedia6855]

DREW!! You just saved my Sunday morning! I was scratching my head over this when we just put in our 2 S16's and need to route 1-4 and 30-32 on the board from the back of the board and the rest from the stage boxes. I knew there had to be a way to do it and the part I was missing for user input routing was actually the part where you set them to the faders. Your videos are such a help and extremely informative. Thank you for putting this info out there for free!!

[@steveforce2822]

Thank you Drew for your excellent work! You are a Godsend for those of us working through the Midas M32 maze....

[@chrisc958]

Thank you Drew. Great video. I am going to be able to apply it to a X32 Compact that the band currently purchased. Since we don't have a stage box, it will allow me to route the Aux Inputs to the Band 17-24, keeping the Aux's closer to the other banks. Current layout is 1-3 Vocals, 4-8 empty; 9-16 Drums; Aux1-Aux5 Guitars, Keyboard and Bass. Thank you again.

[@aaronaustin7760]

Lovely! Also note that you can change the input patch of any selected channel in the "configuration" tab without having to go the setup/patch screen.

[@stratosFZ1]

As long as you have selected user inputs at routing / input tab ...otherwise in the configuration tab of each channel it will show the inputs that you have selected in routing / inputs tab

[@djrobert68]

Awesome info. A video of routings outputs would be helpful also. Thank you for all your knowledge and video content. Keep up the great work.

[@Gladingson1]

You have widely open my mind and knowledge over this as I see it as a bigger problem for me...Thanks Drew for your awesome knowledge as always.

[@djeev1]

Great videos and Channel. Thank you very much for your contents, time and clear explainations.

[@AldoSalvent]

Drew thanks so much for all your videos. I have learned a lot, helping me to understand better my new Behringer X32 producer. If you have time in the future, please talk about working with a couples of SD-16 or SD-8 on stage. I have questions on how to do the routing in two different stage boxes, how to know from Which one from those two I have to connect to Main L/R for FOH speakers. And also how to do multitrack recording in Logic using two boxes plus a couples of wireless mics connected locally to the mixer. I know it’s a lot of questions but if you can talk of any of these topics would be highly appreciated. Thanks so much!

[@pauloronsaye4367]

Good Job drew need to understand routing form beginner to pro and how to setup the Xair 18 from scratch

[@GerryDwyer]

Thanks, Drew, for the great videos! Question for you, or for anyone who has experienced this situation and solved it. I have recently worked in a theater with an odd sound setup. The wireless mic receivers and amplifiers were all located at the FOH mix position, connected to an X32. There is an S32 snake connecting the orchestra pit and some XLR stage mics. All good so far. Now I needed to send a monitor signal to the stage, which doesn't have installed monitors, so I added my own. Problem was, with the main L&R outputs of the X32 going analog to the amps beside it, I could not configure the X32 to send a monitor-only signal to the stage, via the S32. I tried every routing possibility that I could think of, to no avail. Without time on my side, I ended up doing it quick and dirty, by running analog XLR lines down the venue to feed the monitors. Surely there is a way around this, so if you would, please advise me. I'm very used to configuring the X32, but this setup proved to be unusual.

[@omrikladar-benstine819]

I use an X32 Rack onstage that houses my first 16 preamps, including those for wireless and this console acts as the monitor console (Band runs IEMs, though this would be just as relevant with wedges), this rack houses my Bluetooth unit on one of the Aux ins that I use for program music. This ends up being reflected in my AES50 sends to FOH (an X32 or M32 usually). So I send my Aux Ins on AES50A 33-40, using the User routing I can remap the Aux Ins on the FOH board to come from the stage, thus running my program music from the rack onstage. On top of this, I can also use the User Output routing to run Mains and Subs back through the outputs on the X32 Rack, of course if more I/O is required, then a stage box could be run from said X32 Rack and audio would be routed accordingly to both consoles.

[@bdrew348]

VIDEO REQUEST: Excellent video by the way, I would love a video on user outputs using AES and Local simultaneously. I know how to do it now but, it was frustrating to figure out and I am sure users would love to have you do a video as your videos explain things perfectly. :)

[@pressorv]

Drew seems to have narrow focus on his use case instead of taking a step back and thinking of others. He also doesn't show easier ways of doing the same thing, like only using user block for the one block that is unique. He fails to discuss record vs play in both these videos and rhythm gotchas. Like routing to outputs/inputs and explaining it in a way that makes it easy to remember. Drew is excellent and works hard but could do better.

[@stephensams709]

@@pressorv I agree! I love his explanations, but would love to hear about the inputs and outputs of the user menu, especially how to route usb 2 channel audio from a computer through the expansion card and how to get an output through a couple of faders. I've tried it and I seem to be missing something somewhere. I have the appropriate driver downloaded on the PC and I know that part is working.

[@gboyega]

Funny how l am so confused about this. I have an 8 output snake cable and an 8 output sd behringer but don't know howto route it

[@jidhinvr4649]

your videos is very helpful thank you so much sir❤

[@efrainvazquez340]

I have the same question Regarding the outputs. Most aux are on stage for in ear monitoring but two of them are used for the streaming mix. Our steaming computer/atem are near the board.

[@nikolaipetersen3032]

great, such helpful content! thx man.

[@michalmazurek]

I'd rather use block routing from 1 to 24 stagebox, and only last block USER (stagebox+local). Woldn't that be easier/faster?

[@0oTHEJACKo0]

Would be yes. But this way you are not prepared for full flexibility

[@angusbetty5186]

Great videos. Keep up the good work. I'm having difficulty routing bus outputs. After many frustrating hours I believe it's because higher bus outputs are defaulted as effects sends. I'm seeing the meter's move on the channels and in the bus output meter but not getting any audio. I follow the instructions of so many videos and yet I still don't get the same result

[@amensoft2838]

Thanks.... its really helpful

[@emiliocardona3739]

Thanks for giving us more knowledge of this mixer! God bless you! I just had a question about what’s the difference between having a stream in a matrix and a bus?

[@ahgoonlabya12dg]

Thank you!

[@ericprince2865]

Drew this was a big help. I have an x32 FOH when the venue has space for it. An x32 rack (used for monitor world when needed and full FOH and Monitor world when full x32 is not present) and 16 chan snake. I want to route all channels in the x32 rack and snake. How should I set the user routing on the full x32 seeing that I'll only be using the aes50 port A on the full x32? It would also be fun to see you set up a similar system that allows the user to use the rack and snake as a fully stand-alone unit w/IPad or monitor world.

[@titchphipps-carter856]

I’m new to the x32, how do I connect an external preamp, as I can only see mic level inputs. Many thanks, great channel

[@moddmyfathear]

On the user screen have the input and output can I use the same method on the outputs? is because I have two sd16 and I am also using the local output.

[@eliemusic3108]

Thank you so much Mr Drew.. I want you to play a band wich is coming from the user please?

[@miltonbobe6274]

Is about time they made this feature available……most digital console have flexible input routing

[@michaelforaker1225]

Hi Drew, this is super helpful thank you. If you use the user inputs for routing, how does this affect P16 routing?

[@279oxygene]

Hi Drew, you did a Video with User out also; but it would be great if you would do the Same example like this video here. How do you get the Signals (local and AES50 Inputs) out on the AES50 lane? Just set User out to the corresponding AES50 In? Thank you.

[@toneevans1129]

Drew I am a x32 rack user and I am having major issues. So what I have is the x32 rack running with the Dante card and the SD16 Stage box. My delima is that I want to mutitrack and stream my church service live. I have my multitrack system on one side of the sancuary with a dVS license and on my main Vmix machine I have another DVS license. I have everything routed but when I go to the routing I get lost. I am using inputs 1-16 on the rack and 1-16 inputs on the stage box AES50. I am using 4 outputs on the stagebox for IEMS and for my outputs on the x32 im using outputs 3 for stage monitors and output 4 for a subwoofer on the rack. I am using Busmix 1and 2 for my livestream into Vmix but, when I try to multitrack with my laptop I get all of my channels coming in weather I want to here just 1 mic it comes over all channels. What am I doing wrong? I guess I am getting confussed about the outputs and inputs.

[@wilfredwilson-marfo813]

Hi, can you please make a video on how to multitrack and playback a stereo mix back into the M32 for a livestream?

[@johnmichaelmacdonald9117]

Awesome videos - how about sending effects to monitors. I thought I knew how to do that but I couldn't get it working on the weekend! M

[@66fitton]

Hit "Select" on the BUSS feeding the particular monitor you want effects in, hit "Sends on fader", go to LEFT side of console and select the "AUX in/USB/FX Returns" tab, you will see the master effects return faders at zero. Bring up whichever effect you want into the buss/monitor mix. It's the same at that point as adding any channel to the monitor. All the master effects returns are already set to unity to feed the main left right, but they have to be added to buss' 1 through 14. --(or 1 through 6 if you have the smaller boards). Hope that helps👍

[@66fitton]

Oh, you have to make sure that the actual channel you want the effect on is going TO the effect first. As long as you can hear the effect in front house, what I wrote down here will work. If you can't hear it in front house, you may not have the channel going to the effect. And, it's a pain to turn it off and on in between songs. FOH engineer already has to remember to mute effects to FOH between songs. So it generally stays on if you ask for it in your monitor.

[@mauricioc1860]

In my x32, we have channels one to 16 for instruments, all plugged into the s32 digital box. Channels 17-26 are for microphones because we have a huge group of singer and that includes pastors Mic and invited preachers who have 1 mic universal for them. We routed the instruments to AES50 which works fine, then the vocals were left in their normal routing, because the microphone box has 8 microphones. We didn’t buy different boxes, just that one. Audio comes out so there’s no problem, however. When selecting a channel, using the fader either the one for each channel or the main L/R. Nothing changes, it doesn’t affect the channels. How can that be fixed if I did something wrong.!

[@jeremiahjackson3248]

Make sure to set your LR source to post fader in the output routing. (Routing -> Analogue Out -> scroll down to your main L& R outputs (these are set to 15 & 16 by default if you haven’t changed them) & make sure “Post Fader” is selected on both the LR under the “Tap” tab) hope this helps!

[@LouisAdamsDiaz]

Any word on if you’ll be able to do user routing through the app anytime soon?

[@mineruavideo34]

I admit that I don't have yet the mixer at hand so I can not verify by myself. Problem: I'm undecided whether to buy x32 or x32 compact (with Midas DL 32 stage box). I ask #1: with x32 (no compact) the eight Output Faders can be configured as Input Faders, to have 24 input faders in one layer.? It would be useful for live. if this is not possible, then I might as well buy the compact which, by pushing at the same time the green keys 1-8 and 9-16, transforms the eight output faders into input faders. At least I have 16 input faders at hand, like "x32 no compact".

[@noelsantos7456]

hi drew. your videos are very helpful, thank you so much for sharing. is it possible to use 1 x32 foh, 1 x32 rack broadcast and 2 s16. and 8 p16’s? i tried to follow the principle of one of your video but i could hardly make a signal to the broadcast console. much appreciated your help please. many thanks noel

[@stevietcooper]

Hi Drew! thank you for this video. could you help me out with how to go about this? i have a behringer WING for my FOH and an X32 as my monitor mix . both are linked to the S32 digital stage box. is it possible for the monitor engineer to be able to receive my talk back mic from the wing on his mixer ( x32) . any help on this would be greatly appreciated

[@broadcastgospelca]

i want to send ,my 6 input in ch 17 to 24 to aux in - and send them to daw - then use th dax coming back to the board on into 17 to 25

[@bean1120]

Hi David, I’m part of a Church Plant and we use Multitracks for all of our music using an iPad with usb cable. Is there another way to route it? I want to eventually record on a computer for later use. Do you have any suggestions?

[@marlonhyre]

Can you plug into aux input and use route it to local xlr 7&8 ?

[@johnpauljonesgrouptv]

What I want to do is take a sub mixer and connect it via TRS to Aux Inputs 1&2 is there anything special I need to do? AUX Remap

[@frankhanley6576]

Thanks for the videos! I have a question: I want to run multiple keyboards into my X32 board. All my vocals are coming out my Main outputs(1&2) to my powered Yamaha mixing board PA. For rehearsal only, I don't want my Keyboards going out the main outputs. I want thme going out to my other PA (YamahaEMX Powered Mixer) to use as a separate amp. If I routed them to Main Outs 3&4 and run those leads to the EMX , would that work? Will I still be able to send every channel to my Mac Studio Pro to record the rehearsal sessions, as well? Forgive me if this is a stupid question. I'm just a piano player, not sound engineer.

[@sonikblaksmif]

What about outputs? Same concept??

[@samuelfelix9]

How can I connect my wing to my x32 to get my inputs from the wing. If I do so does my x32 get Stereo inputs

[@trinitymedia5369]

I have a question I'm trying to get a microphone to only go into a set of inner ears and not the main bus do you have a video or suggestion for me

[@baronmusical]

Hi can this console be set at 48 input channels with ds snakes Example i have 2 s32 snakes and would like to get 32 channels on one snake and 16 more inputs on the other snake

[@iengineer_247]

Is there a way of allowing the playback of a session to go to the aux outputs so it can go through analog gear then back into the x32 via daw???

[@baronmusical]

Hello Drew, i would like to have 48 inputs on my stage box. I have 2 snakes one dl32 and one s32 would it be possible?

[@christopherheadcase6886]

Noob question as I've had my X32 all of 2 months. Instead of using aux in remapping to get backing tracks to my aux ins can I utilize the user input routing to place them under card on the aux ins so that they aren't coming in on 1-6.. cuz I noticed I am trying to record my show and send it to a pa and the recording glitches.. I'm guessing cuz I'm trying to record local 1-4 and aux in (remapped to card 1-4)

[@ldixon1014]

Good afternoon Drew. As I am looking at my user inputs, there is nothing assigned to any slots. What is the benefit of doing this?

[@juanbarba83]

Im having trouble on the routing part when it comes to re recording a track becauae when i switch 1-8 channels over to local inputs i am not able to hear tracks on channels 2-8 for example if im re recording a vocal on channel 1 for example. Any suggestions or tips on how i can get this to work? If i leave the local channels 1-8 on card i can then hear all the 8 tracks but when im trying to re record my vocal on ch 1 there is latency and obviously can not re record a vocal when there is latency. The only way i can hear my vocal normally with no latency is when i switch the routing inputs 1-8 back to local inputs if that makes sense. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance.

[@EqDior]

Just a quick question instead of ticking the 28 one by one could you have went to the input page and chose 1-24 aes50 channels and then went to the user input page to finish the remainder 25-28 aes50 inputs and the Local inputs that you were routing to 29-32?

[@DrewBrashler]

Absolutely you could! Typically when working with volunteers keeping things clean is the better way so I will try to limit the amount of things that look out of place. Which is why I would chose the User Routing for all 1-32 and then bury the changes into the user routing patch.

[@EqDior]

@@DrewBrashler Awesome thank you for your quick response. There is also a multi-Behringer X32 setup that i have been working on and would like your input. is there an email that you have to where i can send the diagram?

[@WILLY.OGANDO]

It is a shame that you can’t setup the user routing through the X32-Mix IPad App

[@davidwellington4186]

The “Mixing Station” App has the User routing feature.

[@WILLY.OGANDO]

@@davidwellington4186 Thanks for the information.

[@keith7863]

I have a lexicon reverb I'd like to use for vox. I have it connected to aux sends and returns but is there a way to get it to return to a group opposed to the aux returns?

[@66fitton]

SELECT a buss or "group" that you want it on, and hit "Sends on Fader". Select the tab with the "Aux in's" on the left side of the mixer and raise the appropriate aux fader. It will send the Aux return to that buss. It can be a monitor buss to hear through monitors, a group buss with vocals only, or an empty buss that only contains the effect return and you send it to the left right main out. Mix it in to the main mix when you want it. Btw, don't blame you for wanting to use the Lexicon over the stuff inside lol. Cheers