Wanted to get in on this discussion and post some info and my 2 cents. First, Kevin, thank you for posting this...this X32 producer seems like exactly what I have been looking for in a control surface/audio interface/digital mixer combo. I wanted to take the opportunity to post some info here because I have been researching the x32 producer all week to determine if I am going to pull the trigger and buy this bad boy. It is a full mixer/audio interface with 32 in and 32 out channels into pro tools. This is done via USB. It has 16 mic preamps and 17 motorized faders. 8 are ins and 8 are outs plus the final is master, but since it is a digital mixer you can remap these faders to whatever you want. The 32 in 32 out audio interface to pro tools means you could record in to the computer with the mixer inputs, then simply route the pro tools channels right back out via the USB and actually do your mixing on the board itself without even using it as a control surface. With the mortised faders this alone would be great for me. But on top of this, it can use either HUI or Mackie control to send signals to pro tools via the USB as a controller. It also has a standard MIDI connection so you can hook up additional MIDI gear...however I believe it is only 16X16 so if you needed more than that you would have to buy an additional MIDI interface. I have listened to demos of the built in effects in this board and they are very nice. This board also has an additional separate USB bus that you can use to output a stereo mix to...either to a USB stick or an actual USB external drive. It has the ability to be controlled by Behringer's software on Mac or PC but don't bother...not accessible at all...at least on the MAC. I do not know about the IOS app because you have to be connected to one in order to use it. Price is $1500 which is excellent considering my previous TASCAM FW1884 which is no longer supported by anyone cost almost this price bra new and provided a much smaller feature set. One question I did have for Kevin: I am assuming since you mentioned these boards that you have used them. Can you comment as to the use of the menu system for the board internal. Obviously since it is a digital mixer many of the more advanced features are in menus...I am sure they are not accessible but have you found that after maybe some memorization that you could navigate at least some of them? Thanks for any info and hope this helps someone.
On Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 7:00:49 AM UTC-4, Kevin Reeves wrote: > > The X touch is not a touch screen. It's a full 8 fader surface. > Also, it has better components than the BCF. The BCF doesn't support > touch automation, so you end up fighting with the fader if you're trying > to rewrite automation moves. > > The BCF was made at a time when Behrenger was known for making cheap > hardware. There's been a shakeup at the company, and as a few years ago, > the build quality of their products, especially anything related to the > X32 series, which includes the X Touch control surface, has greatly > improved. > Speaking of the X32, that is another option for a control > surface/interface combo. The X32 producer, which is the same price as 1 > of the artist mix surfaces, gives you 8 motorized faders, 16 xlr ins, a > ton of routing options, ,effects, etc. As a guy who once advised folks > to never let Behrenger become part of the signal chain, I'm actually > considering this as my main studio board because of the feature set and > Midas Mic Pres. > Hope this helps. > > Kevin > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
