37 X32 DIGITAL MIXER Preliminary User Manual
6. USB Interface Operation Guide
Host system requirements for X-USB interface
expansion card
Check the BEHRINGER website at behringer.com for updates of X-USB rmware
or system requirements. Please nd the recommended hardware/software
minimum congurations in the specications section.
Note - the X32 initially shipped with the X-UF FireWire/USB card installed.
As FireWire has become an increasingly obsolete technology, we have begun
optimizing the X32's interface card to provide the most stable and reliable
performance via USB 2.0 on any system, including new computers that do not have
FireWire ports. Since there is no distinct advantage to using FireWire over USB,
we are condent that this update will not pose a major inconvenience to our users.
The BEHRINGER X-USB High-Performance 32-Channel
24-Bit USB Audio Interface
The X-USB card provides 32 channel, bi-directional audio I/O via USB 2.0 to
Mac or Windows PC. The simultaneous 32-in, 32-out audio channels enable
extremely powerful studio and live applications. You can run virtual live sound
checks or 32-track high-quality studio recordings, whileat the same time
remote operating your DAW via HUI/MackieControl emulation. Thehigh speed
24-bit signal transmission and ultra-low latency ASIO drivers and CoreAudio
compatibility even allow inserting audio plugins on your PC to perform advanced
outboard processing.
6.1 Conguring the X-USB card for use in
theconsole
The console will automatically detect the X-USB card during the regular boot
cycle, and it will display the card’s presence in several instances.
The green square in front of “C: X-USB” indicates that the card is installed and
working properly.
Conguration
After the console has fully booted up, you can access the Setup/Card screen to
view the current channel count conguration. Depending on your application,
you may want to select an option other than the maximum 32 x 32 channel count
to preserve system resources.