Behringer sx3282 User Manual

Large Format Mixers

EURODESK
SX3282

EURODESK — Ultra-Low Noise
Design 32-Input 8-Bus Studio/Live
Mixer with XENYX Mic Preampli ers
and British EQs

Ultra-low noise, high-headroom
analog mixer for studio, live,
front-of-house, monitor, corporate
and touring audio applications

24 state-of-the-art XENYX Mic
Preamps with switchable
+48 V phantom power plus
4 stereo Line inputs

Neo-classic “British” 4-band EQ
(stereo channels) and 3-band EQ
with semi-parametric mid band
(mono channels) for warm
and musical sound

8 subgroups with independent Pan
controls, Solo and Main functions
and insert connections

Clip and -20 dB LEDs plus Low Cut,
Mute, Solo/PFL, Subgroup and Main
routing switches on all channels

8 Aux sends per channel: 4 pre/post
fader switchable for  exible routing

Main Aux sends with Level controls
and Solo functions

4 multi-functional stereo Aux returns
featuring Level and Balance controls,
Solo and extensive routing functions

If you’re looking for old-school analog
handling in a package armed to the teeth
with modern reliability, the search is over.
This mixer’s British EQ, 24 mic inputs (each
with its own built-in studio-grade XENYX
preamp), 8 stereo inputs and 8 buses give
you enough leeway to craft the recording
of your dreams or create the perfect mix
for a live show.

What the heck is “British EQ”?

British EQ is a smashing thing to have
on your side when you start reaching for
those channel equalization knobs at a live
concert or in the studio.

The EQ’s on British consoles from the
60s and 70s are what many engineers
believe does their sound the best justice.
When it comes to tweaking your sound,
they’re kind, gentle and above all, musical.
It’s like drinking a  ne scotch instead of
forti ed wine—or maybe receiving a
warm hug instead of a kick to the crotch.

British EQ’s distinct con guration
of wider curves/lower Q and harmonic
phase characteristics allows you to add
or subtract EQ more generously than you
can with conventional EQ circuit designs.
When you add low midrange, you get
a  rmer sound instead of a nasty bonk.
When you back high frequencies o a
bit, treble backs o just a hair instead of
turning mu ed.

The Ins and Outs

Some manufacturers make what they
call 32-input mixers that count features
like CD/TAPE IN as an input. But the
SX3282 really gives you 24 mono channels
and four stereo channels (with two ¼"
inputs apiece—an additional 8 inputs),
making it easy to accommodate a wide
variety of studio or live performance
con gurations. That means you can
connect up to 24 microphones or other
mono instruments and up to four stereo
instruments (keyboards, for example).

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Solo-In-Place with PFL function plus
full-featured Talkback, Phones and
Monitor section

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EURODESK
SX3282

Inserts on all mono channels,
subgroups and main

Balanced inputs and Main outputs
for highest signal integrity

High-precision, 13-segment LED
meter for main mix

Long-wearing 60-mm logarithmic­taper faders and sealed rotary
controls

Internal autorange power
supply for maximum  exibility
(100 - 240 V~), noise-free audio,
superior transient response plus low
power consumption for energy
saving

High-quality components and
exceptionally rugged construction
ensure long life

Conceived and designed by
BEHRINGER Germany

You also get eight buses, allowing you to
assign multiple channels—say all the mics
on a drum kit or all the backup singers’
mics—to a single fader.

Best of all, you don’t need a black belt
in engineering to operate the SX3282.
The mono channels are grouped along
two-thirds of the board, featuring dials
in uniform primary colors (Gain in white;
EQ in blue; AUX in red; Pan in black). Sub
groups are located next door to the Main
and Mono faders in the bottom right
corner. Directly above, there’s a handy
built-in talkback mic that sends signal to
your AUX 1-2 monitors via a push button,
as well as a multi-purpose 13-LED master
level meter to give you a dynamic visual
gauge of the selected output.

The SX3282’s intuitive patch bay
makes it equally at home in the club or
studio. You get two balanced XLR MAIN
outputs as well as a two ¼" TRS MAIN outs.
There’s also a ¼" MONO OUT (perfect for a
subwoofer output). Eight SUBGROUP OUT
jacks allow you to send your buses to an
external recording device. This section also
includes AUX SEND jacks for connection
to monitors, CD/TAPE input and output
jacks, and FX send/return jacks for use
with outboard e ects processors. Directly
below, you’ll  nd the ¼" headphone/
control room out jack.

A Million Ways To Change
The Channel

At the top of each mono channel,
you’ll  nd both a balanced XLR input
with a XENYX mic preamp and a ¼"
input. A phantom power switch located
on the back near the main power switch
accommodates condenser mics.

Each mono channel has a 3-band EQ
with semi-parametric mids (giving you
control of the Mid level and a sweepable
frequency with a boost or cut of 15dB) and
a Trim control for adjusting input gain via a
Level Set LED. A Low Cut button eliminates
the frequencies where unwanted
infrasonics such as mic handling noise
occur. The eight AUX dials control the
volume of the AUX SEND ¼" output signals
(more on that below).

Stereo channels feature the same
functions, but a with dual ¼" inputs and
a di erent EQ. Instead of sweepable
mids, stereo channels feature High Mid
and Low Mid dials, both with bell center
frequencies set at 8 kHz and 800 Hz,
respectively. This is especially useful for
EQ’ing the critical midrange frequency
content found in keyboard signals.

Near every mono channel’s fader you’ll
 nd a 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and MAIN button.
By engaging the MAIN button, the signal is
sent to the main mix. Or, if you engage the
1-2 button, the channel becomes part of
a bus. Twist the PAN control all the way to
the left to assign it to Sub 1, or all the way
to the right for Sub 2. The same principle
applies to the 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8 buttons.

A Mute button with accompanying
LED cuts the signal from the channel, and
a Clip LED helps you dial in a distortion­free post-EQ signal. The Solo button on
individual channels routes the subgroup
signal to the solo bus or Pre-Fader
Listen—depending on whether the signal
has been included in a subgroup.

Finally, each of the eight buses feature
an independent fader, Solo switch, and
Left and Right buttons to assign them to
Left or Right stereo channels.

Hitch your art to the AUX

The SX3482 has eight AUX SEND
outputs as well as eight AUX return inputs,
giving you more routing options than
a Los Angeles road map. AUX SEND 1-8
allow you to send the signal governed by
an individual channel to an outboard
FX unit or EQ.

Meanwhile, the AUX returns can be
thought of as eight extra line inputs
working as four stereo pairs. You can
apply up to 20 dB of gain to these inputs.
AUX returns 1, 2, 7 and 8 allow returning
FX to be sent to tape, and, along with 5
and 6, are also good for cuing artists via
headphones. AUX returns 3 and 4 are
always assigned to the main bus.

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EURODESK
SX3282

Buy it now. Teach your great grandkids how to
run it.

BEHRINGER mixers last and last. We use top
quality parts such as long-wear faders, sealed rotary
controls and premium circuit boards. We have 20
years of experience  guring out how to compensate

Bass Guitar

Acoustic Guitar

BDI 21

for clumsy load-ins, spilled drinks, crazed
guitarists and millions of road miles. The
result is a mixer you can count on day after
day and night after night.

Take On The World

Not every town on the planet uses
the same voltage common in yours.
Unfortunately, this sometimes doesn’t
occur to jet-setting sound technicians until
they’re 5,000 miles from home. With the
SX3282, this is never an issue. The internal
autorange power supply can run on

Live Performance Setup

AUX SENDS 1-4

MDX4600

MDX4600

Drums

anything from 100 to 240 V with
noise-free audio, top-quality transient
response and low power consumption.

Why do you need this mixer?

Built-in pristine XENYX mic preamps •

British-style EQ dials give you the sound •
and control preferred by top studio
engineers

Awesomely complete I/O – everything •
from bus inserts to mono output

EUROLIVE F1220A

Monitor mix 1

EUROLIVE F1220A

Monitor mix 3

EUROLIVE F1220A

Monitor mix 2

EUROLIVE F1220A

Monitor mix 4

Electric Guitar

ULTRAVOICE

XM8500 mics

(horn section)

ULTRAVOICE

XM8500 mics

(vocals)

SUB 1-2
button
pressed,
PAN
channels
left,
GROUP 1

V-AMP3

SUB 1-2
button
pressed,
PAN
channels
right,
GROUP 2

ADI 21

SUB 3-4
button
pressed,
PAN
channels
left,
GROUP 3

SUB 3-4
button
pressed,
PAN
channels
right,
GROUP 4

SUB 5-6 button pressed, PAN
channels center, GROUP 5 & 6

Keyboard

Synth

Module

SUB 7-8 button
pressed, PAN
channels center,
GROUP 7 & 8

Inserts

AUX SENDS 5-8

AUX RETURNS 1-4

Lead Vocals

Bkgd Vocals

an channels to usual values for a live drum kit.

Pan left channels to L and right channels to R

Horns

Guitars

CD/TAPE OUT

CD/TAPE IN

Drums

Drums

Keyboards

Keyboards

MAINS

DSP2024P

DSP2024P

Tape/CD recorder

MAIN R OUT

MAIN L OUT

Low L

Low R

High L High R

B2520 PRO

Low L

DCX2496

High RHigh L

EP2000

B2520 PRO

EP4000

Low R

HPS3000

B1800X PRO

B1800X PRO

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SX3282

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Recording Setup

Electric Guitar

C-3 Studio
Condenser

mics

(horn section)

Electric Guitar

Acoustic Guitar

V-AMP3

Bass Guitar

V-AMP3

ADI 21

BDI 21

MDX4600

MDX4600

MDX4600

Drums

Keyboard

Synth

Module

PX3000

To/ Fr om

Inserts

DSP2024P

DSP2024P

DSP2024P

PX3000

DSP2024P

DSP2024P

HA4700

HA4700

STEREO INS 1-8

SUBS 1-8 OUT

Computer

HEADPHONES

HPS3000

HEADPHONES

HPS3000

Tape/CD recorder

T-1 Studio
Condenser
Tubes mics

(vocals)

SUB 1-2
button
pressed,
PAN
channels
left,
GROUP 1

SUB 1-2
button
pressed,
PAN
channels
right,
GROUP 2

SUB 3-4
button
pressed,
PAN
channels
left,
GROUP 3

SUB 3-4 button
pressed, PAN
channels right,
GROUP 4

SUB 5-6 button pressed, PAN
channels center, GROUP 5 & 6

SUB 7-8 button
pressed, PAN
channels center,
GROUP 7 & 8

Bkgd Vocals

Lead Vocals

Horns

Pan channels to usual values for a live drum kit.

Pan left channels to L and right channels to R

Guitars

Drums

Drums

CTRL L OUT

CTRL R OUT

TRUTH

Studio

TRUTH

B3031A

Studio

monitor

B3031A

Keyboards

Keyboards

MAINS

monitor

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SX3282

(Stereo In section) EIGHT LINE IN-ONLY
CHANNELS, Left and right balanced/
unbalanced line level ¼" TRS inputs (stereo
channels 25/26, 27/28, 29/30 and 31/32)

16 mono channels

with balanced

XLR with XENYX

mic preamp and

phantom power for

condenser mics

Master AUX SENDs
1-8 to external
e ects devices or
monitor speakers

STEREO AUX
RETURNs inputs
return e ect
signals from
external e ects
processors

SUBGROUP inputs

SUBGROUP outputs

Gold-plated CD/TAPE
OUTPUT RCA connectors
for output to USB
interface/hard disk
recorder or DAT

Gold-plated CD/TAPE
INPUT RCA connectors
for connecting Tape/
MP3/CD players or
other line-level devices

Balanced XLR
MAIN outputs

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¼" TRS balanced/

unbalanced input

Insert I/O for signal

processing on

individual channels

(pre-fader, pre-EQ

and pre-aux send)

GAIN control

adjusts input gain

via Level Set LED

12 kHz shelving

HIGH EQ

Semi-parametric

MID EQ sweepable

from 100 Hz to

8 kHz

80Hz shelving

LOW EQ

LOW CUT  lter

(mono channels)

eliminates

unwanted

infrasonics

AUX 1-8 controls

with PRE/post

switch

Channel CLIP LED

PAN control sets

position of signal

in stereo mix

SOLO routes

subgroup signal to

solo bus (Solo In

Place) or PFL bus

(Pre Fader Listen)

MUTE switch (with

bright LED) also

mutes aux buses

set to post-fader

Routing switches
for assigning
channel to MAIN or
Subgroups

Balanced ¼"
MAIN outputs

MAIN INSERTs
for connecting
external processor

12V/5-Watt BNC
lamp sockets

Four-band EQ on
stereo channels, with
HIGH, HI MID, LO MID
and LOW controls

13-segment Main mix
LED meter

STEREO AUX RETURN controls
with LEVEL, BALance, SOLO
and assignment switches

STEREO AUX RETURNs 3 & 4
feature only a LEVEL control
and SOLO switch

SOLO SECTION with LEVEL
control and SOLO/PFL switch

PHONES Level control and
assignment switches

TALKBACK section with LEVEL
control and assignment
switches

CONTROL ROOM Level
control and assignment
switches

AUX SENDS level
controls with SOLO
switches

MAIN MIX with talkback
mic switch and Left &
Right faders

Subgroup controls with
faders, assignment
switches and PAN
controls

Silky-smooth faders
on all channels and
buses

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INPUT CHANNELS

Mic input

Type XLR connector, electronically
balanced, discrete input circuit

Phantom power +48 V DC

MIC E.I.N. (22 HZ - 22 KHZ)

@ 150 ohms source –129.0 dBu

Input shortened –132.0 dBu

Distortion (THD + Noise) 0.007 % @ +4 dBu, 1 kHz,
bandwidth 80 kHz

Gain range +10 dB to +60 dB

Max. input level +12 dBu

Line input

Type ¼" TRS jack,
electronically balanced

Impedance 20 kΩ balanced, 10 kΩ unbalanced

Gain range Mono channels: –10 dB to +40 dB
Stereo channels: –20 dB to +20 dB

Max. input level +22 dBu

Channel fader range +10 dB to o

Aux send gain range +15 dB to o

EQ MONO CHANNELS

Hi shelving 12 kHz, ±15 dB

Mid sweep 100 Hz to 8 kHz, ±15 dB,
Q  xed at 2 oct.

Lo shelving 80 Hz, ±15 dB

Lo out (HPF) 75 Hz, 18 dB/oct.

EQ STEREO CHANNELS

Hi shelving 12 kHz, ±15 dB

Hi Mid peaking 3 kHz, ±15 dB, Q  xed at 2 oct.

Lo Mid peaking 500 Hz, ±15 dB, Q  xed at 2 oct.

Lo out (HPF) 75 Hz, 18 dB/oct.

CHANNEL INSERTS

Type ¼" TRS jack, unbalanced

Max. in/out +22 dBu

Channel to channel crosstalk –95 dB @ 1 kHz

SUBGROUP SECTION

Noise

Bus noise, fader @ 0 dB –105.0 dBr

All input channels assigned & set
@ 0 dB gain, channels muted
–92.0 dBr

All input channels assigned & set
@ 0 dB gain –87.0 dBr

Submaster max. output level
+22 dBu, balanced/unbalanced

Fader range +10 dB to o

MAIN MIX SECTION

Noise

Bus noise, fader @ 0 dB –102.0 dBr All input channels
assigned & set @ 0 dB gain,
channels muted –92.0 dBr

All input channels assigned & set
@ 0 dB gain–87.0 dBr

Submaster max. +28 dBu,
balanced/output level +22 dB,
unbalanced

Fader range +10 dB to o

Aux returns gain range +20 dB to o

Aux sends max. output level +22 dBu

SYSTEM DATA

Distortion 0.007% @ +4 dBu,
(THD + Noise) 1 kHz, bandwidth 80 kHz

Frequency response

20 Hz to 40 kHz –1 dB (any input to any output)

10 Hz to 120 kHz –3 dB

POWER SUPPLY

Power consumption max. 150 W

Fuse 100 - 240 V~, 50/60 Hz
T 2 A H 250 V

Mains connector Standard IEC receptacle

PHYSICAL/WEIGHT

Dimensions 3.5 x 40x 20.7"
(H x W x D) 89 x 1016 x 526 mm

Weight 53 lbs/24 kg

Please note these speci cations are preliminary and conceptual in nature,
and as such are subject to change as product development progresses.
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