Behringer Eurodesk SX3242FX Brochure

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Balanced Main mix outputs with ¼" 
jack and gold-plated XLR connectors, 
separate Control room, Headphone 
and stereo Tape outputs
Solo-In-Place and Pre-Fader-Listen 
functions plus full-featured 
Talkback section
Standby switch mutes all channels 
during breaks while background 
music is provided via CD/Tape inputs
Long-wearing 60 mm 
logarithmic-taper faders and 
sealed rotary controls
Internal autorange power supply for 
maximum flexibility (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

like compression and gating plus final 
effects such as Ultramizer, Ultrabass 
and Exciter that can put a PA or studio 
mix over the top. And because there 
are two processors, you can cue two 
separate effects, then apply one or both 
to channels 1 through 28 — compression 
for the vocalist, reverb for the vocalist and 
snare drum, for example.

A good thing to have on your side 

when you start reaching for those channel 
equalization knobs. At a live concert or in 
the studio. 

Think of it as kinder, gentler, more 

musical EQ like the type found on classic 
British consoles from the 60’s and 70’s. 
Single malt scotch instead of Everclear. 
Home-baked cherry cobbler instead of 
an artificial cherry lollypop. 

British EQ’s distinct configuration 

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 firmer sound instead of a nasty bonk. 
When you back high frequencies off 
a bit, treble backs off just a hair instead 
of turning muffled.

All SX3242FX mono channels have 

low and high shelving plus a sweepable 
“midrange” you can move anywhere from 
100Hz to 8kHz. Think of it as your roving 
English troubleshooter.

When it comes to suppressing 

feedback, the SX3242FX is like having 
a bloodhound trained to spot trouble 
frequencies a mile away. 

The 9-band graphic EQ (which you 

can choose to apply to your main mix 
or monitor mix via the MAIN/AUX1 
button) features the FBQ Feedback 
Detection system. It makes finding and 
adjusting critical frequencies a snap. 
Just push FBQ IN, then watch as LEDs 
on the individual EQ sliders light up, 
indicating which frequency bands are 
causing feedback. Simply adjust until the 
LED goes dim. 

Some manufacturers make what 

they call 32-input mixers that count 
stuff like CD/TAPE IN as an input. But the 
SX3242FX really gives you twenty-
four honest mono channels plus eight 
stereo channels, making it easy to 
accommodate a variety of studio or live 
performance configurations. You can 
connect up to 24 microphones or other 
mono instruments and up to four stereo 
instruments (keyboards or tone modules, 
for example). 

You can combine these input in 

four different sub-mixes (we call them 
buses). That allows you to blend multiple 
channels—say all the mics on a drum 
kit or all the backup singers’ mics—to 
a single fader, which is easier to adjust 
for the overall mix that goes to the 
PA speakers. You can also use one or more 
of the sub-mix buses to create custom 
monitor mixes for picky members of your 
band (“More me! More me!”).

At the top of each mono channel, 

you’ll find 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.