Behringer Compact Digi User Manual

Digital Mixers

Compact 40-Input, 25-Bus
Digital Mixing Console with
16Programmable MIDAS
Preamps, 17Motorized Faders,
Channel LCD's, FireWire*/USB
Audio Interface and iPad/iPhone*
RemoteControl

Compact 40-input channel, 25-bus
digital mixing console for Studio and
Live application

16 MIDAS-designed, fully
programmable mic preamps for
audiophile sound quality

17 Fully automated motorized
100mm faders allow for instant
overview, powerful scene
management and DAW control

8 XLR outputs plus 6 additional line
in/outputs, 2 phones connectors and
a talkback section with integrated or
external mic

Individual and dynamic LCD Scribble
Strips on all channels and buses
creating easy assignment and
intuitive channel distinction

32 x 32 channel audio interface over
FireWire* and USB 2.0, with DAW
remote control emulating HUI*
andMackie Control*

iPad* and iPhone* apps for
professional remote operation
available free of charge—no host
PCrequired

High-resolution 7" day-viewable
Color TFT for easy viewing of
workow components and
parameters

Main LCR, 6 matrix buses and all
16mix buses each featuring inserts,
6-band parametric EQ's and full
dynamics processing, plus 8 DCA and
6 mute groups

Virtual FX rack featuring 8 true-stereo
FX slots include high-end simulations
such as Lexicon 480L* and PCM70*,
EMT250* and Quantec QRS* etc.

X32 COMPACT

Compact 40-Input Channel,
25-Bus Digital Mixing Console with
16 Programmable MIDAS Preamps,
17Motorized Faders, Channel LCD’s,
FireWire*/USB Audio Interface and
iPad/iPhone* Remote Control

Lean Mean Mixing Machine

What happened to the X32? It’s there…
just a little bit smaller. The X32 COMPACT
delivers the best of the agship X32
console in a slightly smaller package
for installs at smaller venues, housesof
worship, theaters or discerning
audiosmiths who may not need as many
local inputs or motorized faders.

Powered by MIDAS & KLARK TEKNIK

When we began development
on the X32 COMPACT, we called on
our sister companies, MIDAS and
KLARKTEKNIK, recognized the world
over for their digital consoles and EQ/FX
processing, for implementation support.
Theprogrammable, high-grade mic
preamps found in the X32 COMPACT
are based on a genuine MIDAS design,
allthe way down to their A/D converters.
Theresulting design ensures superior
common mode rejection ratio (CMRR) and
extremely low harmonic distortion (THD).
The X32 COMPACT is an amazingly clean
amalgam of high technology merged with
superb user-friendly features.

We also received brilliant support from
MIDAS and KLARK TEKNIK in designing
X32COMPACT’s GUI (graphical user
interface), a major advancement in digital
mixing made easy, productive, and well…
fun! They also drew on their extensive
experience in FPGA (Field Programmable
Gate Array) coding for rock-solid, ultra-low
latency digital channel patching—giving
the X32 COMPACT the capacity to handle
up to 168 sources on 168 destinations,
including the two AES50 ports. You can
expect to see more collaboration between
BEHRINGER and MIDAS in the very
nearfuture.

You’re Well Connected

Ultimate connectivity remains the
battle cry of the X32 COMPACT with its
40inputs, 25 buses, 16 programmable
MIDAS-designed mic preamps,
FireWire*and USB 2.0 recording capability.
Notsure which X32 is right for you?
Wetotally get it. That’swhy the entire X32
family is designed to be beautifully scalable
through the powerful AES50 ports built
right in. Connect the powerhouse S16
digital snakes to these inputs to add an
additional 16 mic preamps to your setup.

Travel Light… Travel Far

Need another X32 for side of
stage or the broadcast control booth?
X32COMPACT packs all the features
with the same great 7" TFT screen and
customizable LCD scribble strip so you
can take on the world of sound with all
the repower you’ll ever need – without
hauling a world of outboard gear and
analog snake cables.

40-Bit oating-point DSP features
“unlimited” dynamic range with no
internal overload and near-zero
overall latency (0.8 msec)

Powerful scene management
forconvenient handling of
complexproductions

48-channel Digital Snake ready**
viadual AES50 ports, featuring
KLARKTEKNIK’s SuperMAC
networking capability for ultra-low
jitter andlatency

USB type-A connector providing le
storage and uncompressed stereo
recordings plus show presets and
system updates

Dedicated and easy-to-use channel
strip section with direct access
controls and graphic user interface
forintuitive workow

Additional user-denable control
section allows to set up short-cuts to
your favorite views or parameters

ULTRANET connectivity
forBEHRINGER’s P-16 Personal
Monitoring System** plus AES/EBU
stereo digital output and MIDI

Networked remote control for show
setups with on-screen software editor
via Ethernet

Built-in expansion port for audio
interface cards or digital
networkingbridges

Future rmware updates, incl. new FX
“Plug Ins”, downloadable from
behringer.com free of charge

Conceived and designed by
BEHRINGER Germany

Input Channel Preamp, Dynamics & EQ Panel

Low Cut
lter
frequency
adjust

Equalizer
On/O

Monitor
Level
control

Equalizer
Gain adjust

Input
Level

meter

Input Gain

adjust

Phase Invert

On/O

+48 V Phantom

Power On/O

Low Cut lter

On/O

Gate threshold

adjust

Gate On/O

Dynamics

LED meter

Talkback
mic A and B
controls

Compressor
On/O

Talkback
Level
control

Dynamics
threshold
adjust

Main Display

Mono Bus/Solo
level meter

TFT display
rotary encoders
(include button

push capability)

Color display

Dim
button
lowers
control
room /
phones
outputs
to user
dened
levels

Equalizer
Mode
button

LR Bus
level meter

Phones
Level
control

Equalizer
Band select
buttons

USB recorder
socket with
Access LED

TFT display
selection
buttons

Equalizer
mode
indicator

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Equalizer
Q adjust

Equalizer Frequency
adjust

Main Bus Level
control

Mono Bus
On/O

Stereo Bus Balance
(pan) control

Stereo Bus
On/O

View button per section
shows parameters on
main display

TFT display
navigation
controls

*FireWire, iPad, and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the
U.S. and other countries. The AES50 trademark is a property of the Audio
Engineering Society, NY. All trademarks, including, but not limited to HUI,
Mackie, Lexicon, PCM, EMT, Quantec and QRS are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners. Their use neither constitutes a
claim of the trademark nor aliation of the trademark owners with
MUSIC Group. Product names are mentioned solely as a reference for
X32COMPACT compatibility and eects.

**P16 Personal Monitoring System and Digital Snake are not included.