Behringer Digital Mixer X32 User Manual

X32 DIGITAL MIXER Preliminary User Manual

The USB screen controls various aspects of the console’s onboard audio file 

player/recorder, allowing the user to record stereo audio to an attached 

USB drive, as well as playback audio files from the drive through the console.  
The USB screen contains the following separate tabs:
Home: This screen provides a general overview of the USB record/playback 

interface.
Config: This screen allows configuration of the various parameters associated 

with recording to and playback from the USB drive, such as audio paths, 

record folders, etc. 

7.11.1  USB Screen: Home Tab:  
The USB screen’s home tab provides a general overview of the recording/playback 

process for audio files residing on the attached USB drive. It offers a basic set of 

transport controls, as well as metering and a list of files available for playback. 
To adjust the various settings on the USB screen’s home tab, perform the 

following steps:
1.  Tap the 1st encoder to stop playback of the audio file. 
2.  Tap the 2nd encoder to play back audio from the currently loaded audio file.
3.  Tap the 3rd encoder to rewind the audio.
4.  Tap the 4th encoder to fast forward the audio.
5.  Tap the 5th encoder to record audio from the currently configured audio 

path, to the attached USB drive. 

6.  Rotate the 6th encoder to select an audio track from the currently attached 

USB drive. 

7.  Tap the 6th encoder to begin playback of the selected audio file. 
A list of available audio files is displayed on the right hand side of the screen. 

When the currently loaded track finishes playback, the next track in the list will 

begin playback. This allows assorted audio tracks on the USB drive to be played 

back in sequence and used as “break music” during a break in the band’s set.
The USB screen’s home tab also contains the following helpful displays:

Stereo meter displays for the recorder input level

Stereo output meters for the playback level of the file currently 

playing back

A list of available tracks on the attached USB drive

7.11.2  USB Screen: Configuration Tab
The configuration tab allows setting up all aspects of the stereo recorder. In this 

screen, one can select audio paths to feed to the recorder and adjust the level of 

incoming audio.
To adjust the various settings on the USB screen’s configuration tab, perform the 

following steps:
1.  Tap the 1st encoder to select a folder to save the recorded audio files to. 

A pop-up window appears, displaying all available folders on the 

attached drive. 

Rotate the first encoder to select an available folder.

Tap the first encoder to select the currently highlighted folder.

Tap the 2nd encoder to select the folder and return to the 

main interface.

2.  Rotate the 2nd encoder to adjust the input trim for the currently selected 

channel of the stereo recorder. A stereo input meter on the left side of the 

screen shows the current input level. 

3.  Tap the 2nd encoder to select the left or right input of the stereo recorder for 

further configuration.

4.  Rotate the 3rd encoder to select the category of input to feed to the currently 

selected channel of the stereo recorder. Choices include:

Main (LRC)

Mix Bus

Matrix

Direct Out

Monitor