BEHRINGER X32 COMPACT DIGITAL MIXER

Behringer X32 Compact 32 Channel Digital Mixer

The X32 40-Channel, 25-Bus Digital Mixing Console from Behringer provides a wealth of features in a compact design, ideal for professional live and recording applications. The mixer features 32 fully programmable MIDAS-designed mic preamps. The Main LCR (left, center, right) channels, 16 mix busses, and 6 independent matrix mix busses all have 6-band parametric EQs and integrated dynamics processing for excellent sonic tailoring capabilities. 

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 flagship X32 console in a slightly smaller package for installs at smaller venues, houses of worship, theaters or discerning audio smiths 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, 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 firepower you’ll ever need – without hauling a world of outboard gear and analog snake cables.

Compose. Record. Mix. Share.

TRACKTION 4 puts the fun back into the creative process, so we’re including it free of charge with select BEHRINGER products. This powerful, yet easy-to-use music production software is unlike anything you’ve seen before, putting everything you’ll need on your desktop, on a single-screen – without the sea of drop down and hidden menus common to most other DAWs. And TRACKTION doesn’t limit the number of tracks you can record, or the number of effects you can use. In fact, the only limitation is your Mac or PC computer’s processing power. Recording and editing couldn’t be easier; simply drag, drop, cut, copy or paste. Once your magnum opus is finished, share it with other “Tracktioneers” so they can listen, collaborate and edit.

Behringer X32 Compact 32 Channel Digital Mixer Features :

• A pair of AES50 ports that feature KLARK TEKNIK SuperMAC networking capability to be ready for use with 48-channel digital snakes for ultra-low jitter and latency

• The system also has an integrated expansion port that ships with a 32 x 32 XUF FireWire/USB audio card installed.

• The high-resolution 7" color TFT display has associated controls and individual RGB backlit graphic LCDs on every channel

• There are 25 motorized 100mm faders for extensive user-definable control

• A USB flash connector provides file storage for uncompressed recordings, show presets, and system updates. There are also connections that support the P-16 personal monitoring system, AES/EBU stereo digital outputs, and MIDI

• Adjustable line delays are available on all of the physical inputs and outputs

• The included remote editor software lets you coordinate networked remote control or show setups via USB or Ethernet. You can even conveniently handle the scene management duties of complex productions

Behringer X32 Compact 32 Channel Digital Mixer Specifications :

Processing

• Input Channels : 32 input channels, 8 aux channels, 8 fx return channels

• Effects Engine : 

   • 8 x true stereo

   • 16 x mono

• Scene File Memory : 100 recall scenes, including preamp and fader settings

• Bit Depth : 40-bit floating point

• Audio Converters : 24-bit @ 44.1/48 kHz, 114 dB dynamic range

• I/O Delay : 

   • 0.8 mS, input to output console latency

   • 1.1 mS, stagebox in -> console -> stagebox out network latency

Connectors

• Mic Preamps : 32 x XLR inputs, programmable mic preamps

• Talkback Mic Input : 1 x XLR

• RCA

   • 2 x input (1 x L/R)

   • 2 x output (1 x L/R)

• Line Outputs : 16 x XLR

• Monitor Outputs : 

   • 2 x XLR

   • 2 x 1/4" TRS balanced
• AUX Inputs : 6 x 1/4" TRS balanced

• AUX Outputs : 6 x 1/4" TRS balanced

• Headphone Outputs : 2 x 1/4" TRS stereo

• AES/EBU Audio Output : 1 x XLR digital

• AES50 Ports : 2 x SuperMAC

• Expansion Port : 1 x 32-channel I/O card, various standards available

• P-16 Connector : 1 x Ultranet (no power supplied)

• MIDI In/Out : 

   • 1 x MIDI In

   • 1 x MIDI Out

• USB Ports : 

   • 1 x USB type A - audio and data export/import

   • 1 x USB type B - for remote control

• Ethernet Connector : 1 x RJ45 - for remote control

Microphone Inputs

• Designer : MIDAS

• THD + Noise : < 0.006% A-weighted (20 dB gain, 0 dBu out)

• Input Impedances : 

   • 5kΩ unbalanced

   • 10kΩ balanced

• Maximum Input Level : +23 dBu without clipping

• Phantom Power : +48V, switchable per channel

• Equivalent Input Noise : -128 dBu (input shorted)

• CMRR : 

   • > 70 dB @ 20 dB gain (typical)  

   • > 80 dB @ 40 dB gain

Performance

• Frequency Range : 10 Hz to 22 kHz @ 48 kHz sample rate, 0 dB to -1 dB

• Dynamic Range : 

   • Analog : 106 dB, typical

   • A/D : 109 dB, typical

   • D/A : 108 dB

• Cross Talk : 100 dB rejection @ 1 kHz, adjacent channels

• Output Level : 

XLR :   

   • +4 dBu, nominal

   • +21 dBu, maximum

• Output Impedance : XLR : 75Ω

• Input Impedance : 

   • 1/4" TRS:

   • 40kΩ balanced, 20kΩ unbalanced

• Maximum Input Level : 

   • 1/4" TRS : +16 dBu without clipping

• Nominal Output Level : 

   • 1/4" TRS : +4 dBu

• Output Impedance ; 

  • 1/4" TRS : 300Ω balanced, 150Ω unbalanced

• Headphone Output Level : +25 dBm (stereo)

• Headphone Output Impedance : 40Ω

• Residual Noise : -87 dBu A-weighted

Display

• Screens : 

   • Main screen : 7", 800 x 480, 262k color TFT 

   • Channel LCD screen: 128 x 64, LCD with RGB color backlight

• Metering : 24-segment (-57 dB to clip)

Power

   • Power Supply : Switch-mode autorange 100 to 240V (50/60 Hz)

   • Power Consumption : 120W

Dimensions & Weight

• Dimensions (W x D x H) : 35.4 x 20.8 x 7.9" (900 x 528 x 200 mm)

• Weight : 45.4 lb (20.6 kg)