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@Ktmckay 

Hi Kevin, welcome to the forum.

The fastest way for us to help is for you to attach your saved scene file to your post (see Choose File button below). Also tell us which channels you want processed by which FX slots. 

Here is a screen shot. I am getting signal but not hearing the effect. 

@DanielBecker 

Hi Daniel, the block diagram here shows that, in the channels, the flow is: Gate, Insert, EQ, Compressor. In the Main and Aux buses, the flow is different: Compressor, Insert, EQ. This seems to be correct in practice.

So, in the mains, it is normal to compress before EQ'ing?  Curious as to why that would be the proper way.  Just asking as I learn more.

The insert issue was regarding the Combinator.  I would think one would not use the main compressor if you are inserting the Combinator?

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@DanielBecker wrote:

So, in the mains, it is normal to compress before EQ'ing?  Curious as to why that would be the proper way.  Just asking as I learn more.

The insert issue was regarding the Combinator.  I would think one would not use the main compressor if you are inserting the Combinator?

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@DanielBecker 

I wouldn't say it was normal to compress the buses before EQ'ing but that is how the XAir mixers are arranged. In the X32 mixers, the insert point can be switched pre or post EQ.

If inserting the Combinator FX processor into the Main mix, the built-in compressor would not normally be used.

Yes, I have the X32 core and have been playing with it's software.  I noticed you can switch the order of EQ/Comp/Insert.

Thank you for the help.  It is odd for the XR to have the Main Comp before the EQ but....

Maybe someone else has an oppinion.  Hopefully from Behringer them self to explain why the Comp is before the EQ on the XR.

@DanielBecker 

It is odd for the XR to have the Main Comp before the EQ but....

I haven't found it to be a problem in practice. EQ on Aux and Main buses is generally used to tailor the overall response to suit the environment and speaker system. In this case, it makes more sense to EQ the signal after the dynamics have been applied. There may be other explanations but they will not change how it has been implemented.

Why is it a problem for you?

Hi @RossMiller 

The X-Touch works great and is a good choice. Ethernet is the best choice when connecting at any distance. Scribble strips work. The X-touch extender does not work. If you want 16 faders, get two X-Touches.

Try OSIMIDI Stage with the X-touch compact if that's which one you have.

There's a free trial.  Latest version allows to make a custom layer.

https://www.osimidi.com/stage

Otherwise you can program the compact for the midi commands. 

You can't program to control the busses with faders tho if I remember right.  (my memory might be failing...)

@RossMillerThey are populated using the aes50 (a or b depending on your port connects) out 17-24 slot. If you look at X32-Edit it's fairly easy to see all the choices. Default uses "out 1-8" again but you have lots of options including ultranet assignments, card assignments, aux out/in, local inputs etc.

EDIT: A fairly common use is the ultranet assignment where you then choose what to send at what tap point using the ultranet out staging menu.

Hi Gary  I see the grid but I am not getting it yet.   Maybe walk me through a set up. 

My example would be send matrix 1 and 2 (my record sends) to out 9-10 & 17-18 & 19-20.

Thanks in advance

For instance change aes50a out 17-24 from out 1-8 to p16 1-8. In the Ultranet output routing menu, set p16 ch 1 to matrix 1, set ch 2 to matrix 2, set ch 3 also to matrix 1 and set ch 4 to matrix 2. Then your first 4 outs of the SD16 set for out 17-24 would carry matrix 1, matrix 2, matrix 1 and matrix 2 in order 1-4

Yeah  I went to the shop and did just that.  Using the Ultranet as a patch bay. Kinda cool

I will be spending the rest of the day seeing what else I can send where.

Thanks for your help

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@RossMiller wrote:

Hi X32 world  

I have read some of the posts regarding the 17-24 outs on the S16s  but nothing seems to answer the question.  How do you assign signal to the 17-24 outs. (even the SD8 has a switch for 17-24 so it must do something)

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Chang the S16 mode to mode 3 (Out+16) - see instructions

Hi @wolfereeno 

Check Win10's Control Panel : Device Manager. Look for your wireless adapter under the  Network Adapter heading. Look for the Power Management tab in it's properties. Disable the Allow the Computer to turn off this device to save power.

Hi Bill ( @wolfereeno ),

Welcome to the community.  Is your laptop connected to your mixer with an Ethernet cable?  It sounds like you may be bounced back and forth between networks.  Do you have your laptop setup as a static IP or DHCP on the interface going to the mixer?  Set it to static, make sure you don't define a gateway, and make sure the ip/netmask doesn't overlap with your WiFi network.  Finally, you have to go into network settings and change your network priority to WiFi so you can reach your home network.  Here's an article that explains how to do it: http://ecross.mvps.org/howto/change-network-connection-priority-in-windows-10.htm

By default Windows will prioritize the wired connection which will cut you off from your WiFi network.  If you have a gateway on both interfaces things can get really weird, particularly if you have the interfaces overlapping. 

Hope this helps,

Ken

Thanks guys!

I'm connected to the mixer via ethernet.  And to the internet via wifi.

I've tried setting the IP for the Xr18 but that doesn't help.  Or I'm not doing it correctly.  Not sure if it overlaps. I think it's out of the range my router assigns, but both start with 169.  The gateway is blank.  And the prefered DNS is the ip of the XR18.  I messed with those settings a lot trying to get this to work.

I just tried the wifi power settings the first post recommended but that didn't help.  I always had the windows power plan settings set to not turn off the network cards but the adapters themselves seemed to have their own setting that overrode that. So I set both adapters to not power off via device manager.

I just tried reprioritizing the adapters and put the wifi first.  We'll see!

@wolfereeno 

169.254.xx.xx is a self assigned IP address.

You really should have:

192.168.xxx.xxx OR 172.16-31.xx.xx OR 10.xx.xx.xx

Set your router to static IP address to something like 192.168.0.1

Turning on the DHCP server in the router is the easiest solution, then the other devices can get their addresses from the router. 

Thats the IP of the XR18.  Didn't it assign that itself?  Not sure how I'd change it.

Thx!

Hi @AlbertMitchell , 

Unfortunately, there is no way to contact them via phone.  This is becoming an all too common theme on the forums.  Just to be sure, please check your spam folder for any reply. 

Hope this helps, 

Ken

Thanks Ken. Yeah I keep a pretty close watch on my spam folder. I'll continue to wait for a response I guess.

Once I heard from Behringer they took care of my issue quickly. They issued a RMA number and provided instructions for the return. The mixer was delivered to Behringer in Las Vegas on the 14th and I had my repaired mixer back in my hands on the 20th. There was a weekend in there, so that's like 4 business days total which is pretty remarkable.

The only thing I'd say they could have done better would have been a little communication. An email letting me know they'd received the item and another letting me know it was fixed and being shipped back would have been perfect.

But still. I'm pretty pleased with the service I received, once they got in touch.

Hi Andre ( @AndreLapointe ),

Unfortunately, unlike Android OS, Apple does not allow direct access to the filesystem in IOS. 

"Shows" are nothing more than containers to hold scenes so you can think of them like folders on a computer.  Scenes are the actual settings of the mixer.  

For this very reason, I've avoided using shows/scenes on the iPad and instead use X-Air Edit to save scene files in folders on a computer.   It's also pretty brutal to transfer scenes from the iPad to a computer since you basically have to load each scene from the iPad and save it as a scene file on the computer.  After renaming them and re-organizing the way you want them, you have to reverse the process which again, is pretty brutal.

As an alternative, take a look at Mixing Station Pro on Android. Yes, there's also an iPad version but it has the same constraint since it's Apple imposed.  MSP on Android allows you to save scenes in folders, rename, re-organize, etc.  Note that the .scene files created by MSP are not compatible with X-Air Edit.  

Hope this is helpful. 

Ken

@KenMitchell 

It most certainly is helpful ! Thanks, Ken, for such a detailed and informative answer !

I think I might just switch from Mac to Windows and use X-Air edit that seems to let you manipulate scenes with ease and would hence be of great help for setlists building.

I am currently using Auria Pro for tracks recording and virtual soundchecks on iPad. So I am now looking for a good DAW with MIDI capability to install on a Windows laptop. Ideally, this DAW would also be installed on a Windows tablet and the two units would be linked together wirelessly to control the DAW during virtual soundchecks while the tablet would also control X-Air. Would this be feasible under Windows and if so would you have any compatible MIDI DAW suggestions ?

Hi @events2 . Welcome to the forum.

If you want to post the scene that you are currently using, we can give you some help and advice.

Here are (older) instructions for saving a scene. https://behringerwiki.musictribe.com/index.php?title=Uploading_files_to_the_forum

Upload by Choose File at the bottom of the window.

When you say 'headset' do you mean a pair of headphones to listen to the sound with (for which there isn't a suitable headphone jack on a PMP2000)? Or do you mean a pair of headphones with a boom microphone attached and you want to plug the microphone into the PMP?

I'm afraid that there is no easy way to connect headphones to a PMP2000 directly since there is no headphone jack provided. You could possibly buy a headphone amp with RCA inputs to connect to the RCA Line Out sockets.