Behringer Xenyx UFX1604 User Manual

22 XENYX UFX1604 Quick Start Guide 23
FireWire and USB recording
(EN) Step 6: FireWire and
USB recording
Your mixer is equipped with AD/DA converters,
FireWire and USB connections for sending audio to
and from your computer.
Make sure the drivers for the UFX1604
are loaded on your Windows computer
(driver is not required for Mac OS X).
Connect the mixer to the computer via
FireWire or USB. Make sure you set the
3-way switch on the back panel of the
mixer accordingly.
Select the UFX1604 inputs and outputs
you’d like to use in your
recording software.
Set your desired sample rate and
bitdepth from within your DAW
(digitalaudio workstation) software.
Connect your microphones, instruments
and line level sources to the channel
inputs. Each channel can be recorded pre
or post EQ as its own mono or stereo track in your
recording software. It is also possible to record the
AUX sends on channels 13/14.
The MAIN Mix can also be recorded by pressing the
MAIN MIX ASSIGN TO FW 15-16 button. This will send
the main mix to your DAW through output 15/16.
Arm the tracks in your recording
software and record when ready.
Recording to USB drive in STAND-ALONE mode
(EN) Step 7: Recording
to USB drive in
STAND-ALONE
mode
Make sure the STAND ALONE mode is
selected on the back of the mixer
(centerposition).
When a new USB drive is inserted for the
rst time, the mixer tests the writing
speed of the drive to determine the audio
quality. The outcome appears on the TRANSPORT
CONTROL screen as “Lo” (16 bit) or “Hi” (24 bit). If the
drive is too slow for recording, thedisplay will show
“SLO” after testing.
If your drive needs to be formatted, press
and simultaneously on the
TRANSPORT CONTROL until the display
reads, “For” (blinking). Push to initiate
formatting or to abort.
To show the sample rate setting,
push and hold the TIME REMAIN button
until the sample rate is displayed.
To change the sample rate to 44.1 kHz,
push and hold TIME REMAIN until the
sample rate appears and then press
while still holding TIME REMAIN.
To change the sample rate to 48 kHz,
push TIME REMAIN until the sample rate
appears and then press while still
holding TIME REMAIN.
With all your microphones,
instruments and source signals
connected press the button on the
TRANSPORT CONTROL to create a new folder on the
USB drive with the individual channels as les.
Congratulations! You are now recording.
Press when nished. The recordings
are displayed on the TRANSPORT
CONTROL screen as numbers (1-99).
To toggle between recording and playlist
modes, press TIME REMAIN and at
the same time for two seconds.
To listen or navigate through recordings
you have made, you must be in recording
mode. Playlist mode is ONLY for playing
back WAV les you copied to your drive from a PC/
Mac.
While in recording mode, press to hear
whatyou just recorded. To return to the start,
pressthe button on the TRANSPORT CONTROL
once. Press twice to move to the previous
recording. Press to move to the start of the next
recording. Note: long push on the or will
not fast forward or rewind within the track. ONLY
tracks 15 and 16 will be played back on channels 15
and 16 unless you route the MAINMIX signal to FW
15-16 (in the MAIN MIX ASSIGN section). This allows
the MAIN MIX signal to be recorded and played back
via channels 15 and 16.
To toggle between single playback
and continuous playback mode (in
playlist mode), long press PLAY.
To delete the current song in recording
mode, playback or recording must be
stopped. Press and together.
Press to complete deletion or to cancel.
IMPORTANT NOTE: the USB recorder only
plays songs if they are .wav les with
sample rates of 44.1 or 48.0 kHz from the
folder labeled “MyWav.” No subfolders are accepted.

Behringer Xenyx UFX1604 Specifications

General

Brand	Behringer
Model	Xenyx UFX1604
Category	Music Mixer
Language	English