Why Do I Have No Sound On X32? Full Guide To Routing On X32 And M32

Get better mixes, faster with my 3-step guide to perfect EQ:
www.offshoreaudio.no/eq
Why Do I have no sound on x32 or M32?
Getting signals in and out of the mixer is basically the most important skill you can have. If you have no signals to mix or you can’t get that mix to the speakers, there will be no gig.
Analogue mixers are pretty simple, if you plug an XLR into channel 1 then you can push up channel 1 to hear the sound. Digital mixers are a lot more flexible and with flexibility comes complexity. It’s easy to connect an XLR and still get no sound.
While the X32/M32 are some of the most popular and easy to use digital mixers today, the routing screen is a bit of a nightmare to get to grips with.
In this video we’ll cover:
How digital mixer routing works, so that you understand how to solve problems conceptually
How to make sure your mic gets to your channel input on X/M32
How to get your mixes out and to the speakers
How to use user blocks to customise and get the most out of the mixer
00:00 Introduction
01:06 Overview
02:01 Understanding Digital Routing
05:06 Routing inputs to channels on x32/m32
10:06 Intro to x32 output screens
10:18 Patcing outputs on x32
11:10 Patching XLR outputs on x32
12:29 Routing XLR outputs on AES stageboxes
13:55 Routing Card USB outputs on x32
15:14 Routing Aux outputs on X32
15:47 How to use user inputs and outputs on x32
20:00 Sumary of routing on X32 and M32 mixers

[@chingyuanwei2095]

This is by far THE clearest x32/m32 routing tutorial I found on KZbin, thank you Andrew. Unlock Live Sound courses are really nice by the way.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Thanks so much Ching! Very glad to hear you're enjoying the course as well 😀

[@gideonghiddy2351]

You can say that again, a little louder 😊

[@VictorinoJake]

No one on KZbin explains this concept better than you do! Thanks for creating this intuitive and wonderful video.

[@OffshoreAudio]

thank you so much! Glad it was helpful!

[@kurtpetteloot1205]

Wohooooow man!!! Awesome!!! You are literally the first person on this planet to succeed in explaining this in a way that even I can understand it and(!) explain it to someone else as well! YESSS you should definitely create more of this content... I'm going over now to your channel to see what else I can find there! THANK YOU!

[@OffshoreAudio]

Oh thank you so much. You're too kind! So glad it helped

[@AceAskin]

Please create that video of everything from taking the X32 out of the box to running your own show. I am brand new to all of this and this is the best video I've seen on the X32. Subscribed!

[@OffshoreAudio]

Here you go. Set Up An Entire Live Sound PA| Passive PA, Monitor Speakers And Mixer kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmXdiaiGpqmki5Y

[@Jon_Oates]

An introductory series would be most useful. This patching is insane! Using the term 'output' to mean multiple things, and working left-to-right then right-to-left is a real head-scratcher.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Agreed! It's a pretty strange system.

[@fredkarpik5637]

I agree! How about something simple like how do I get the sound to come out of the mains lol. Obviously, if I can’t get the sound out of the mains, it has something to do with the routing. Keep it simple!

[@johnnyvlee]

Your explanation of analog concepts vs digital concepts is SO much better than most people are able to explain it. The real problem with most training videos on youtube is assumed knowledge. And if the training is targeted at a certain audience, the videos almost never make that clear up front. I think anyone with experience AT ALL with analog mixing can understand this pretty easily.

[@sophiarodriguez1861]

FINALLY someone who explains how things works!! You're the best!!! ❤

[@OffshoreAudio]

Aw thanks! It's a pleasure to be able to explain for you :)

[@DonnaGreene-kl1fp]

Finally someone to clear up this muddy water !! Thanks so much for the video Andrew . It's still a brain teaser but it makes a lot more sense to me now .

[@olaoluwaowolabi2214]

This is the exact video I have been looking for. Well done. At our church we use a stage box, local xlrs and local auxs and we stream live via OBS so this is a God send. God bless you 🙏

[@robh7671]

This is very good Andrew one of the best I have seen in setting up your Mixer. I'm On X32

[@lelcecc4793]

Best video so far of explaining the routing section of the M32, thanks a lot 👍👍👍

[@OffshoreAudio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sneakercrushing]

Now this is what x32 people need coming from a live sound rig over to digital, nothing made sense. I can now see why. I now use an X32 Rack in my studio via USB. many Thanks.

[@seanderekrodriguez133]

This is a great set of tutorials !! Thank you for taking the time and patience to create these !

[@OffshoreAudio]

You're very welcome! If there's anything else in live sound you'd like explained then just leave a comment.

[@billysparks233]

Yes an indepth video from out of the box set up to doing a show would be very helpfull in getting a working knowledge without the stress of showing up and programing the board as everyone is wating on you to get them what they need for their monitors.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Hey, I've since made this video covering that: Set Up An Entire Live Sound PA| Passive PA, Monitor Speakers And Mixer kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmXdiaiGpqmki5Y

[@juhareunanen2433]

I am just waiting for M32R and have been worrying how to set the digital snake to work. Things are a bit clearer now. Thank you!

[@OffshoreAudio]

Great to hear! I've got a few other videos about that stuff if you get lost

[@G.Tsakarakas_Bouzouki_Academy]

thx mate you made my day and at last after 2 days i finaly manage to understand the philosophy of routing in m 32 r thx !!!!! God bless you!!!

[@steverobertson589]

Great video. Very informative & clear!

[@mitjasmidbricelj4565]

Thank you for the effective training. My transformation from analogue to digital mixers seems to me easier than looks atthe begining.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Absolutely, you've got this! it's just a differnet way of interfacing. At the end of the day your existing knowledge of mixing, gain structure, EQ is the same, so it's just a little bump in the road :)

[@Anton-wc7lb]

Amaaaazing, thanks Buddy!

[@Gladingson1]

Nice and well explained video into the routing section of this board... hopping to see more from you sir....Kudos

[@OffshoreAudio]

Thanks so much, glad it was helpful :)

[@RamRam-cg3rq]

Magnificent amazing way of explaining, you are super teacher!!

[@OffshoreAudio]

Thank you so much! 😃

[@vuuufii]

Perfect. Very helpful.

[@dorianscheepers7083]

I am blown away by this explanation 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 … Best explanation video ever 💯

[@OffshoreAudio]

Aw thanks!

[@kelmc0824]

Thank you! This is the best video I've seen so far on explaining the routing of the x32. I'm still a bit confused but it's because I have very little experience with routing. One thing I would like to see is more pictures or diagrams. For some reason that helps me visualize what is going on internally in the mixer. I keep telling myself I'm going to do just that once I understand the routing in this thing. By then they will probably have a whole different routing interface.

[@OffshoreAudio]

I'm so glad you liked it. I agree diagrams make it easier. I'll try to get more in in the future but I'm no graphic designer and it takes me ages haha. But you should make a diagram! Even if you don't think you totally understand it yet then just draw it out, how you think everything links together and in what order. Jus thinking about it will help you understand.

[@ImOzify]

Very useful thanks! I’ve only mixed on Allen and heath and Yamaha but have a gig coming up with an x32 so this was very helpful.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Great to hear!

[@jamesnorman421]

Andrew, this video was fantastic to help in understanding routing in an X-32. The discussion about physical versus virtual paths including the diagram was extremely helpful. Also, explaining the use of 8-channel custom assigned USER Input and USER output blocks was very helpful. I was confused about assigning channels to output to the card until I realized that USER Output blocks can contain both Inputs and Outputs. A video about sends and mix buses and matrices would be very useful beginning right after the signals pass through the Input stage.

[@OffshoreAudio]

So glad it was useful, especially the diagrams haha, I'm no artist. I'm working on a video about sends and buses just now. I've got one about pre and post fader on the channel already as well

[@reynaldolewis8620]

Yes, make a in-depth video on setting up M32/X32 to run a production.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Set Up An Entire Live Sound PA| Passive PA, Monitor Speakers And Mixer kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmXdiaiGpqmki5Y

[@JoshGray1]

Thank you for this great explanation.

[@OffshoreAudio]

You're very welcome!

[@bradynichols4464]

yes please make that video!!! Please show us how we can use them with power amps. and the whole setting it up from the plugging in chords to the entire live set up

[@Resounded]

Power amps for passive speakers.. Active speakers work the same.. the only difference is that the amps get plugged in for all the outputs on the mixer or digital stage box.

[@jasperdrift3856]

Great explanations thanks will be rewatching carefully

[@OffshoreAudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kooistradurk]

This is great stuff. Thanks mate

[@OffshoreAudio]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gideonghiddy2351]

Am wowed right now🔥🔥🔥

[@miroslavcrveni3826]

Thanks for sharing!

[@OffshoreAudio]

You're very welcome

[@notanobodywithabody]

This is great man.. routing on these things is so friggin confusing. I'm sure people (and me) would get a lot of value from a tutorial on how to use this as an AD/DA interface for recording in a studio - i.e. getting tracks from a band into the computer and then sending signal back to the band for monitoring.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Glad you enjoyed it! I've got some videos that might help you out. For recording: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXKwXn-EqdKbrrs For Playback: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5XIfGeogtOdj5o Maybe also something useful here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3yxqn6frMisfJY Once you've got tracks moving forward and backward you can just use the buses and XLR outs to create a monitor mix.

[@richardlocke3375]

I have been looking for something like the user controlled blocks. Thank you

[@kurtpetteloot1205]

Thanks!

[@ElsonA9]

Thanks that was a great tutorial i found and make sure next time clean up the dust on your mixer display 😁

[@HeltonDeJesus]

Amazing !!!! thank you !!

[@OffshoreAudio]

Glad you like it!

[@studiodespenates]

Thanks a lot for this view on the routing of those consoles. Their vision on routing is the sh**tiest I know in digital consoles. Thanks again for your explanation

[@OffshoreAudio]

Haha Couldn't agree more

[@ftlaud911]

This is gold. Thank you for this!!! Just gor my x32 rack hooked up. Now I need to watch it a few more times. I grasp the concept and then get confused. Need to play around with it and change I/O and see what happens. By the way goes without saying, but main fader is turned off by default which is to be expected. Just couldn't find it on the front panel. On the home - main tab. Might help a newbie like myself. Thanks again!!!

[@OffshoreAudio]

So very glad it's helpful! It's quite a lot to take in so I'm hoping it can act as a reference wherever you need to get something routed. I certainly had to do lot of thinking and playing about to get my thoughts straight for this video haha

[@NatxoLarrazabal]

Thank you !!

[@OffshoreAudio]

You're welcome!

[@jonathonconant7532]

Hi! I found this tutorial extremely helpful in demystifying my new gear. I wanted to ask if you ever made that more in-depth video series you mentioned at the end of this video? I would be most interested in seeing that if it's something you've published or have in the works. Thanks so much!

[@OffshoreAudio]

Thanks! So glad it was helpful. I did! I think it was this one: Set Up An Entire Live Sound PA| Passive PA, Monitor Speakers And Mixer kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmXdiaiGpqmki5Y

[@mauricioc1860]

Can you do a tutorial how to route the mixer for multitrack recording to pc for virtual sound check but also be able to still do livestream?

[@alvinfelder6204]

Thank you for this video I find it to be very informative. Yes I would love it if you would do a more in-depth video as I am very new to the digital world I have recently purchased a bunch of digital equipment i.e. 2-x-r18’s, x-touch, x-r32, sd-16, p-16, dp-48, & the Wing, all by Behringer. Between my son and myself we have 2 x-r32’s, 2-sd-16’s, 4-p-16’s. My son works on digital sound systems for a living, whereas I am trying to learn my way. I like you stated early on in your video am very much familiar with the analog boards. However trying to understand the digital side of sound is a whole different beast and can get quite complicated as well as confusing. I purchased my own digital equipment so that I could get hands on lessons at my own pace. I find these videos lessons very helpful and interesting to me so again thank you very much. 😊

[@OffshoreAudio]

Thanks so much for your comment! Great to hear you're diving into the digital world. I've made a few other videos about routing and one about setting up a PA Set Up An Entire Live Sound PA| Passive PA, Monitor Speakers And Mixer kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmXdiaiGpqmki5Y

[@roynico-fk9bz]

Thanks so much for that video. I work on tour on many different brands of digital desks and each time I find myself with an M32, I wonder what kind of drugs behringer engineers took to make a routing so confusing. "Analog Outputs" that tend to mean hardware, "card out" that is more like out to the card and so on. X32edit with its matrix look make things a little bit more welcoming, but still, to do simple things you would do on a CL5 in a sec, Behringer software turns it into headacke. Thanks again and bravo.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Hahahah thanks :) It's a strange system. The whole input blocks and user inputs blow my mind as well. Like, if I can customise every input why not just get me doing that from the start? I almost forget how quickly you can get things done on the QL CL mixers.

[@kooistradurk]

The matrix is in the software (as the midas uses the behringer app). But the software ain't great either.

[@tamwendy]

Thank you OffshareAudio! You've done a great job in demystifying X32/M32 routing panel! I look forward to watching more content from you. May I ask you a "no sound" question? I've got a bank of local input (Local 1-8) connected to an analog stage box. So they're patched to Input 1-8, and they should all come out of the Main LR speaker channel as output. However, I found that there are 2 input channels which do not give any sound on Main LR, but when press "Solo", audio from that channel would come out properly. Do you have any idea what's wrong? Thank you so much!

[@OffshoreAudio]

Thanks! You're very welcome. My first guess would be to check that the channels are assigned to the main mix. If you select the channel there should be a button somewhere near the pan dial. I believe it says main or stereo. Very easy to hit that by mistake.

[@tamwendy]

Let me go check, thanks!! @@OffshoreAudio

[@walterspivey1290]

Great in depth tutorial. So here’s my scenario: I need to route my X32 to my computer where I just downloaded Ableton Live. For now I’ll be only using 3 input channels on the X32. So far I’m getting no feed pick up in Ableton. What’s the best way to route these appropriate channels so that I can record audio? Thank you in advance.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Thanks! I'm not around an X32 at the moment but I made a video about this that should help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXKwXn-EqdKbrrs

[@HiluluxSon]

Would you give me the example how to route using user output for the case of: 1. Output 1-8 - AES50A -> Bus 1-8 2. Output 9 - Local -> Matrix 1 3. Output 10 - Local -> Matrix 2 4. Output 11 - AES50A -> Bus 9 5. Output 12 - AES50A -> Bus 10 6. Output 13 - Local -> Bus 11 7. Output 14 - Local -> Mono Sub 8. Output 15 & 16 - Local -> Main LR

[@gugamotta]

Gentleman, thanks for the content. There's a possibility to use a channel in the M32 in line, without a preamp? To use with a external Neve 1073? How to best way to use teh mixer with a external preamp like that neve? Thx in advance

[@Spacechord]

Excellent video, help ma a lot !!! But I'm not able to understand how to Send all the mix, ( what I heard on phones ) to streamlab, and stream my music. And How to route one external synth to ableton live ? But maybe I know this. thank you a lot.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Glad it helped. That depends on a few things. If streamlab is on a computer you could connect the computer via usb and use card outputs. This video goes into a little more detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3yxqn6frMisfJY

[@Spacechord]

@@OffshoreAudio wow thank you a lot. ❤️❤️❤️

[@bensonmaina9840]

How do I balance the volume on the mixer only the left side is showing on the mixer your reply will be highly appreciated thanks

[@strobelightaudio]

can you change the tap point of channels to auxes? Seems pre-fader aux sends are post dynamics, and I want post-eq, pre-dynamics sends.

[@OffshoreAudio]

I think you can make some selections by going to home the scrolling over to config. Though I'm not sure if you can change it in that much detail.

[@jgomez1528]

Great video! I can’t find the User In option using the iPad software. Any idea why? I have the latest version.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Thanks, I'm afraid I'm not sure. I'm not much of an iPad user to be honest. I'll be around an iPad with the app in a coupe of days and I'll try find out for you.

[@JuanGomez-iz7yl]

Thank you so much for answering and yes, let me know if you find it, I appreciate it. Subscribing right now 🙂

[@OffshoreAudio]

@@JuanGomez-iz7yl I had a look and it is indeed missing from mine as well, I guess they just skipped it on the app. I tried to find a manual for it but there's not a lot of info online. If you're on the rack version your best bet would be the offline editor to create a preset with your routing done. Though that is a pain.

[@bradynichols4464]

How do I use power amps with the X32 and passive Mains and subs, and passive monitors?🤔

[@OffshoreAudio]

Hey Brady, assuming you've got sound coming out your mixer normally you would connect the XLR cables of the main output to the input of a power amplifier. You would then connect the output of that power amplifer to your speakers, most likely using speaken cables. So main left to amp channel A, Amp Out 1 to the left speaker. Main right to amp channel B, then on to the right speaker. This video should help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqHJk3mXjNuXnZo

[@ransfordfearon8780]

Great video. no audio sound leaving behringer x32 compact to the 3 floor monitors . The monitors are connected t0 two amplifiers and are working properly . Audio sound is going through the Behringer x32 to the 2 main speakers but not through the monitors. can you help me?

[@OffshoreAudio]

Thanks! Is sound getting to the bus as intented? use the solo button and the meters to confirm that the intended bus is receiving audio. If it is then check that the sound is reaching the ouput correctly, use the meters to check you've got audio in the intended output. Then check that the output is routed to the intended physical output/ XLR on the mixer and stagebox.

[@basilmuhlemann3318]

That console should come with a box of aspirin, because you will for sure get a headache. I work on all sorts of digital consoles from all standard manufacturers (Yamaha, Digico, Midas, Soundcraft etc) but I've never needed to watch a video about how to patch. So if my virtual Out 1-16 and Aux Out 1-6 are used up, I'm out of outputs, even if I have more physical outputs available? Meaning it's not possible to patch Mix 1-16 to physical outputs 1-16 (via the virtual outs 1-16) on the stagebox, and at the same time rout matrix 1-8 and the L/R mix to the local XLRs on the console?

[@OffshoreAudio]

Yeah as far as I know anyway, you only have 16 outputs. You do have 6 auxes. Maybe there's a workaround using user outs. I agree it's a bit weird. Yamaha is a bit weird with the dante stuff as well.

[@jgsmachine1776]

Is digital “Stage Box” the equivalent of an analog snake? Thank you, j.

[@OffshoreAudio]

Hey Jimmy, yes pretty much. I've got a few videos explaining them. I'd recommend you start with this one Understanding Digital Stageboxes kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OteZaug9t2fbM

[@gbass7328]

Well if I'm on an X32 again I'll look this up. Doesn't help that diff console firmware versions, iPad and laptop software patching screens are all different.

[@mothersangle]

Hi loved the stream....I have a x32 and a sd16.....and ....yes I'm having trouble routing do I need to tell the desk that I'm using a sd16 ...should it just ug and play....sorry dude tia😢

[@OffshoreAudio]

Good question. It should show up in your routing screen if it's connected. Make sure that you're connected from point to point. That means aes50 A on your mixer to aes50 A on your stagebox. It must go direct. Can't go through a router or other network device. Make sure your stagebox is connected to power as well. The stagebox should show a green light over aes50 A in that case.

[@mothersangle]

@@OffshoreAudio thank you I will have another go

[@iantarry582]

How do I mixbus to card and verify on the laptop sound is coming

[@OffshoreAudio]

Hi. Select the output bus on the card output screen, shown at 15:00 on this video. I'd just use a DAW to verify input. You'll need the drivers for the card. I cover that in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5XIfGeogtOdj5o

[@bensonmaina9840]

Hi in our church we have the x32 producer how i connected but the sound seems not balanced as the left side is the only one showing on the screen, how to i balance sound? you reply will be highly appreciated thanks

[@OffshoreAudio]

Hi, there are a lot of questions to ask. What have you already tried and ruled out? Start at the beginning of your signal flow with one mic in, turn it up, how do the meters look? Solo the master bus and listen with headphones, does it sound balanced? Pan the mic fully to the left and right, is the sound equal when you test each side? Move step by step through the system until you find the point that is causing the problem. If everything seems to fine try updating the firmware

[@bensonmaina9840]

Thanks for your response sir I appreciate, will check out thanks again for your time and dedication in helping out I really appreciate

[@OffshoreAudio]

You're very welcome. I'll make a video about troubleshooting on digital mixers to try help out.

[@alfonsomaldonado833]

really good video, but i kept on wanting to clean that screen?? thanks

[@OffshoreAudio]

Me too, but everytime I come back it's dusty so I just get on with it. now it's my trademark

[@LachlanVines]

For the love of God, how do I simply get my computer to send audio via USB into the mixer to play out of front of house? Is no one else on earth trying to do this? Would really appreciate your help

[@OffshoreAudio]

You set the inputs to CARD (09:00 in the video). This video explains the computer side of things: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5XIfGeogtOdj5osi=2ukeNfI-_G3uGDj-

[@LachlanVines]

@@OffshoreAudio thanks man. I seem to have followed your steps and still isn’t working. Will have to keep diving in to understand what’s wrong

[@LachlanVines]

​@@OffshoreAudio hey me again. I've gone in circles the past few weeks trying to get my x32 to simply receive ANY audio via USB from my Mac. Nothing is working. With the AUX inputs, I have audio coming from the computer headphone jack into two (stereo) physical AUX inputs on the x32, and the mixer is handling this just fine. When I change the AUX inputs to Card 1-6, it seems like now the mixer should simply pick up audio being sent to it via USB (I am changing the audio output on the Mac to X-Live when I try this). But simply nothing is coming out. I have opened up a Logic Pro X session, and tried sending audio out via USB through all 32 channels testing two by two. None of them play any sound through the mixer. It seems that whatever inputs are selected for the AUX IN section should be outputted to the same place, right? So whether Aux Ins is selected or Card 1-6 is selected, either source in this section should simply get routed to the same place? But also with that, am I missing something or is there just no section for assigning where your AUX IN inputs get sent to? Considering the CARD OUTPUTS section is literally a Card Input section, and I have no idea how we are supposed to choose where the card inputs get *sent* to. Sorry this is such a long comment. I am just struggling here. Any advice would be appreciated!

[@gaurangajitbhatia]

👍👍

[@OffshoreAudio]

🙏

[@hezekiahcharles6754]

You lost me towards the end 😆..... please do a practical explanation with live connections. it would really help to understand how to work its...

[@nwudedaniel5404]

This is the best on ×32

[@gigsup]

Understand USER = less suffering

[@Resounded]

Please create that video of everything from taking the X32 out of the box to running your own show. I am brand new to all of this and this is the best video I've seen on the X32. Subscribed!