BEHRINGER X32 USB RECORDING AUXS PLUS

The other connectors at the top of the panel are those concerned with control and digital I/O.

BEHRINGER X32 USB RECORDING AUXS PLUS

The eight analogue outputs - main left/right mix plus the six auxiliary outs - are all on balanced XLR connectors and, in terms of analogue in and out, thatвЂ™s about it. Inputs 17 and 18 are line-level only and do not have as much processing capability as the first 16 channels these inputs are on standard TRS jacks. This is all very handy stuff, and provided cable lengths are not too long and there are no ground-loop issues, the XR18 is all you need on a small band stage, as everything - mics, guitars, keyboards, playback - can just connect directly. Inputs 1 and 2 can accept signals from instruments such as electric guitars and basses that need to вЂseeвЂ™ a very high impedance. The 16 mic inputs are accessed via вЂcombiвЂ™-type connectors which will take XLR or standard 6.3mm jack plugs (you can connect balanced or unbalanced sources), and so line-level inputs direct from jack-equipped gear can be plugged straight in. The BasicsДЄlthough none of the usual mix controls appear on the unit itself - everything being controlled remotely - there is a local headphone output, which is useful for monitoring from the stage if necessary. Here, IвЂ™ll be giving you a description of the XR18вЂ™s main capabilities, and my impressions of owning and using it as a live-sound mixer. When I looked at the physical size of the unit and the overall cost of purchasing one, out came the credit card, and a couple of days later I owned one.

When I read this, it made the XR18 sound like something IвЂ™d be interested in any day of the week, and around the same time, a live job came up for which I needed a very compact, low-profile system.

Does BehringerвЂ™s affordable take on the concept deliver the goods?Д«ehringer describe their XR18 as an вЂњ18-channel, 12-bus digital mixer for iPad/Android tablets, with 16 programmable Midas preamps, integrated Wi-Fi module and multi-channel USB audio interfaceвЂќ. The stagebox/mixer format has become hugely popular of late.

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