Re: Could be worse
The X32 series were game changers for small amd mid-size concerns, particularly gigging bands and churches which had suddenly found themselves in the company of a half-decent 'worship group'. Other, more well-known, manufacturers were caught off guard and struggled to get comparable products into the market.
In my case I work in a museum with very strong community links and find myself op-ing at half a dozen events a year where the X32's 32 channels, 25 mix busses, eight 'slots' of digital effects, parametric EQ on every channel, gating and compression on every channel, remote control ability (by net-conneced laptop or tablet), motorised faders and - in particular - a cat.5 'snake' theoretically capable of 48 channels in and 48 channels out (my old snake had 12 in and 4 out and a cable nearly two inches thick) has transformed the way I work, and for a very reasonable cost. At least, that's what I told my boss.
Its only real downside - from my point of view - is a lack of true stereo channels, meaning you need to pair mono channels (one button-push) and those eight faders on my 'line level sources page' are effectively just four.
It looks like Behringer may just be introducing a new architecture, very similar but with a few minor deficiencies ironed out and updated tech (a touchscreen!). Only one product at the moment (and one that won't suit everyone) but I have no doubt more to come.
M.
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