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29 X32 COMPACT DIGITAL MIXER User Manual

5.8 Using Mute Groups

The X32 COMPACT has 6 separate “mute groups”. Individual channels can be

assigned to these mute groups, allowing you to mute multiple channels with a

single buttonpush.

This is particularly useful in theater contexts, where groups of microphones

(suchas the ones belonging to a group of background performers) may need

to be muted and unmuted often. By assigning them to a mute group, you can

quickly mute/unmute a large group of channels, which is much faster than

muting/unmuting each channel one by one.

1. Press the MUTE GRP button.

2. While holding the desired Group button (located on top panel’s lower

right-hand corner), press the SELECT keys for any channels you wish to

assignto that mute group.

3. When you are done assigning channels to the mute group, press the MUTE

GRP button next to the display again. The channel SELECT buttons will now

work normally again.

4. Press the corresponding mute group button, on the console top panel to

mute that specic mute group and all channels belonging to it.

5.9 Mix Buses, Sub Groups and DCA Groups

On a live sound console such as the X32 COMPACT, channels can be combined into

a single output channel in two ways.

A “Bus” is a combined collection of channel signals where each channel feeding

the bus can be done so with a variable level. One typical use of a bus would be

an eects loop (where for example, dierent channels feeding the bus and the

reverb eect associated with it, do so at dierent levels, so that a snare drum

has a small amount of reverb applied while a lead vocal has a large amount of

reverb). Another use of a bus would be to feed a stage monitor. By feeding the

monitor mix with a bus, dierent channels can feed the monitor bus at diering

levels, allowing creation of a custom monitor mix that is “just right” for the talent

on stage.

A “Group” is similar to a Bus, except that all channels feeding the group do so at

a ”unity gain” level, with their respective levels the same as their levels feeding

the main mix bus. Thus, a group is best used to control the levels of a group of

signals using a single fader, such as controlling the level of an entire group of

drum microphones.

To quickly divide up which of the 16 mix buses are congured as regular buses,

and which are congured as groups, press the SETUP button and page right to the

CONFIG page. Adjust the fth encoder to select between dierent combinations

of buses and groups for the 16 mix outputs of the console. This setting can later

be changed individually for each of the 16 mix buses either on the SETUP page

of the corresponding mix bus or individually per channel on the SEND page of

the selected channel. You can feed the signal of any mix bus either directly to

the main bus or back to any input channel if you want to apply loop type eects

or send to a monitor mix. All mix buses are available as SOURCE on a channel’s

CONFIG page.

Lastly, the X32 COMPACT oers a “DCA Group”. This is similar to a normal group,

except that the signals of the underlying channels are not actually combined

into a single audio path. Instead, channels are assigned to a DCA group (short

for “DigitallyControlled Amplier” ) and when a single fader representing the

DCAgroup is moved, it has the eect of adjusting the level of all the underlying

channels assigned to that DCA group.

DCA groups are useful in situations where you have a collection of similar

signals, and you want to be able to quickly adjust their overall level, but also

easily adjust the individual levels of the individual channels assigned to the DCA

group. Forexample, say you have a concert that employs 4 separate background

vocalists. By assigning them all to DCA group 1, you can adjust their overall level

as desired in the FOH mix by adjusting DCA fader 1. However, if you then notice

that background vocalist #3 is a little too soft in the “blend” of background

vocals, you can adjust the level fader on their specic channel.

To create a DCA group on the X32 COMPACT:

1. Press the GROUP DCA 1-8 button on the output fader layer.

2. Hold the respective DCA Group Select button on the right-hand side of

theconsole.

3. While still holding down the DCA Group Select button, press the SELECT

buttons for all the input channels, aux channels, fx return channels, and bus

masters that you wish to assign to said DCA Group. Those channels are now

assigned to the DCA group.

4. You can also press the DCA Group Select button in order to check which

channels are already assigned to it; the assigned channel SELECT buttons will

light up.

5. To adjust the level of a DCA group, simply adjust its respective fader.

DCA groups can also have custom names, colors, and icons assigned to them tohelp

you remember what groups of signals are assigned to each of the 8DCAgroups.

1. Press the SETUP button, then page right to the DCA GROUPS page.

2. Adjust the rst encoder to select the DCA group you wish to customize,

thenpress the encoder to edit.

3. On the editing pop-up window that appears, use the various encoders to

select a color, icon, and preset or custom name for the selected DCA.

4. Press the sixth encoder to exit the editing screen.

By contrast, conventional “groups” are useful when you have a group of signals

that you wish to combine into a single signal, perhaps to send that combined

signal to a single eect processor. For example, a common method for making

drums sound punchy and aggressive in a rock and roll mix would be to combine

all of the drum channels to a single stereo group, then process that group signal

through a compressor, and then nally bring the mono or stereo compressed

drum group back into the mix. This approach would not be possible with a DCA

group, because the DCA is not actually combining the audio signals, it is merely

linking the levels of all of the underlying channels digitally.

5.10 User Assignable control section

The X32 COMPACT’s assignable controls section lets you take the adjustments

you make most often, and assign them to a group of dedicated controls that are

assignedto just those functions, and nothing else. The assignable controls oer

8 buttons for a variety of functions.

Setting up the assignable controls is easy:

1. Press the “view” button in the assignable controls section. The main screen

will switch to a view that lets you make assignments for the custom controls.

2. The main screen will show assignments for all 3 sets of custom controls

(A, B, and C) on one page. Rotate any of the rst ve encoders to move the

orange “focus” box to the specic set of custom controls you wish to assign.

3. Press any of encoders 1-5 to switch to the edit screen for the specic custom

control that you have highlighted. The main screen will switch to an editing

screen where you can assign a console parameter to the custom control.

4. Adjust and press the encoders 3-6 on the editing screen from left to right to

make a custom control assignment.

5. When you are nished, you will see that the LCD screen located in the

custom controls section reects the assignment you have made in both

screen color and text.

6. You are now free to use and enjoy the custom assignments you have made.

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