Behringer X AIR XR16 Owner's Manual

X AIR User Manual

The X AIR applications for iOS, Android and Mac/Win/Linux allow all of the 

physical controls and features normally found on analog mixers to be adjusted 

digitally, and also allow effects and routing to be fully adjusted, all from a remote 

location away from the input box. This results in a very compact, yet full-featured 

mixing solution that can be operated while moving about the venue or studio. 

This chapter will discuss the software's functionality on an iPad.

The main screen provides access to all 16 channel faders, Aux in, and FX send 

levels, as well as navigation to preamp controls, meters, FX slots and more. 

The channel strips can be swiped side to side to reveal all 21 faders, and the 

selected bus fader is always visible.

1.  The Channel Strip control section gives a quick reference to the status of 

phantom power, aux send levels, pan, etc., but no adjustments are made 

directly on this screen. Touch anywhere inside a channel’s top strip section to 

edit parameters.

2.  Touch a channel’s Solo button to send the channel to the solo bus. 

The button will light yellow to indicate that a channel has been soloed.

3.  Each channel has a dedicated meter to monitor the input level. If the meter 

reaches the red clip lights, lower the gain control on the Input screen (5.2).

4.  The Channel Fader adjusts a channel’s level, or adjusts the aux/FX send level, 

depending on which layer is selected on the right-hand side (see callout 11).

5.  Touch a channel’s Mute button to mute the channel. The button will light red 

when muted.

6.  The Meters, Shows, Effects, Routing and Setup buttons allow direct access to 

these menus.

7.  The Advanced button only applies to the Gate and Dynamics sections 

(5.4 and 5.5).

8.  The Solo Clear button releases all soloed channels.
9.  The Solo Meter shows the level of the solo bus.
10.  The Channel Width button toggles between normal and condensed channel 

strip views. When active, the channel strips provide more detail and 

additional room to touch the desired fader or button, while the condensed 

view allows all 16 inputs to be viewed simultaneously. In either view, 

the strips must be swiped to the left to access the FX send levels.

11.  The Fader Bank buttons alter the function of the channel faders. When set 

to Main, the faders adjust the channel volume levels sent to the main 

bus, and the overall main output. When one of the Aux or Effect buttons 

are selected, the faders adjust each channel’s send level to that bus for 

monitoring or effects routing. The level for the Aux or Effect bus that is 

currently selected can be adjusted where the main fader normally appears.

The Input section allows adjustment of the most common preamp parameters 

such as gain and phantom power. This is accessed by pressing the top of the 

Channel Strip of the channel you wish to modify. If another menu such as Sends 

or Gate come up instead, the menus can be swiped side-to-side without 

returning to the Main Screen.

1.  The Link button allows adjacent channels to be linked as a stereo pair. 

Moving one of the linked channels‘ fader will also adjust the other channel.

2.  The Phase button inverts the phase.
3.  Use the Mic/USB switch to determine whether the channel is fed by 

the microphone input or by a signal from a DAW via the multi-channel 

USB connection.

4.  The Mic Gain knob adjusts the input gain for the currently selected channel’s 

mic preamp.

5.  The USB Trim knob adjusts the digital trim for the signal coming from the 

connected computer. The Mic/USB switch must be set to USB.

6.  The HPF Freq knob adjusts the frequency of the filter, allowing unwanted 

low frequencies to be removed.

7.  Engage the HPF (high-pass filter) with this switch.
8.  Press this button to engage the phantom power.

The Sends tab allows the currently selected channel’s signal to be routed to the 

6 Aux outputs and to the 4 Effects processors. Aux and Effects routing can also 

adjusted using the fader banks on the right-hand side of the screen.

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