Additionally, these busses also need to be shared with send type fx processors for the internal fx racks. It is for this reason that most mix elements are likely to be handled via DCA, which would forego your ability to do group processing. However, with a maximum of eight stereo busses available (not including its six matrix buses) any desired bus processing for mix elements (such as vocals, instruments, drums, media, etc.) can quickly eat through your bus count, even for small to moderate sized services. The console has 32 inputs with mic pres and 16 XLR outputs which could support LR mains with a number left over for bus outputs, etc.
#LIVEPROFESSOR X32 UPGRADE#
Likely the largest reason for upgrade is that the X32 has a smaller limitation on the number of busses and inputs/outputs available. Both concepts are somewhat interconnected. So, when would you upgrade? I believe that the two best reasons for upgrading past the X32 are related to its ability to support the bus count and I/O needs of your ministry, and whether or not the system’s workflow is usable to your team. These can be ways to extend processing capability without forcing a pricier console upgrade.ĭoes Your Console Support Your Bus Count and I/O Needs? I know of a local engineer who successfully mixes his church’s live stream using an X32 in this configuration. The latter is a very inexpensive plugin host that can run on a laptop interconnected via a simple USB connection. While it has limited on board processing, the X32 can make use of outboard plugin hosts such as the Waves multi-rack or Audiostrom’s LiveProfessor. generous use of dynamic eq, stereo field processing, hardware emulation, etc.) While this may sound like a reason to upgrade, to do so may be a bit quick on the trigger. Admittedly, however, this falls short on plugin capability that is becoming mainstream in the audio production world (ie. The X32, specifically, only has eight available slots (split between channel insert processing and send/receive fx processing), though it does provide a fairly rich set of fx and equalizers for its price range, even including its own version of multiband compression. Lower tier consoles tend to limit the size of the onboard virtual ‘rack’ in which to host fx processors.
#LIVEPROFESSOR X32 UPDATE#
The last update temptation that I want to discuss is the increasing prevalence of consoles that can expand their processing with support of plugins. As a corollary, I have found that the better informed an organization is regarding their consoles’ capabilities the easier it is for them to articulate the reasons for moving up or staying put. The X32 is a capable system with more processing power and I/O options than many churches ever take advantage of, sometimes because they haven’t taken the time to fully understand it. I have worked with a few churches who felt limited by their console but were unaware of all its features - including some that would have alleviated their frustrations. The next red flag against moving beyond an X32 is if your organization doesn’t understand or isn’t maxing out the capability that it already provides you. Engineers will need to adapt to the X32 more than the X32 adapts to an engineer.
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