#BEHRINGER X32 USB RECORDING FORMAT INSTALL#
#BEHRINGER X32 USB RECORDING FORMAT MANUAL#

ThereвЂ™s a dedicated format button that needs to be pressed twice before the formatting begins, which on my drive took about 30 seconds or so.

I got a steady green LED indication that meant вЂready to recordвЂ™ but I decided to let the uTrack X32 reformat the drive anyway.

ItвЂ™s also important to tighten the two screws evenly, because if the card isnвЂ™t pushed fully home and dead straight in the slot, one of them wonвЂ™t actually engage with its thread at all.ДЄfter powering the console back up it was time to connect a recording drive - I had a spare 1TB hard drive available so I connected it to the USB port and it was quickly recognised by the card. The two screws that secure the X32вЂ™s original option card (or blanking plate if it doesnвЂ™t have one) are not very long, and the uTrack X32 has a thicker outer panel than the existing card, so I found that the screws were only just long enough to engage their threads - IвЂ™d be keeping an eye on the tightness of these, or possibly finding some slightly longer screws. My X32 Compact already had one of BehringerвЂ™s X-USB cards installed in the expansion slot, so (with the mixer disconnected from the mains, of course) I removed the two screws holding it in place, pulled out the Behringer card and slid the uTrack X32 card in its place.

#BEHRINGER X32 USB RECORDING FORMAT MANUAL#

Installation is quick and straightforward - the full manual can be downloaded from the Cymatic web site, but all the info you need to start recording is contained within the included basic instructions. The card itself appears to be well made and sturdy, and arrives well packed in a foam-lined box and sealed inside an anti-static envelope. With its bright orange face panel, the Cymatic uTrack X32 is a distinctive-looking piece of hardware. Of course, it is possible to make multitrack recordings direct from the X32 (provided it has the standard Behringer X-USB card installed), by connecting a laptop and running a suitable DAW programme, but simply using a pocket drive on a вЂpress and forgetвЂ™ basis is massively convenient, and for me would have been a really useful thing to have at a great many of my live-sound gigs.

#BEHRINGER X32 USB RECORDING FORMAT INSTALL#

The basic concept is an attractive one: install this card and all 32 input channels on your X32 can be captured as an uncompressed multitrack recording by simply connecting a suitable USB drive and pressing the record button on the card itself - you can even use a USB stick if itвЂ™s up to the job, although вЂproperвЂ™ hard-drive performance is really required for best results. In a nutshell, it is a direct recording card which plugs into the X32 option slot and requires only a connected USB drive to capture all 32 input sources. The Cymatic uTrack X32 brings exactly that functionality to users of BehringerвЂ™s successful and widely used X32 mixer series, as well as the Midas M32. Many small-format consoles - digital and analogue - allow recording of the stereo output direct to a USB memory stick, but the idea of recording all the deskвЂ™s inputs and saving them as individual files for later editing and production is an appealing one. One of the very valuable benefits of digital mixing has been the ability to capture recordings direct from the mixer, without the need for analogue splitters and lots of additional wiring looms. BehringerвЂ™s X32 consoles arenвЂ™t light on features, but theyвЂ™ve never offered stand-alone multitrack recording - until now.

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