![]() ![]() In any case, I am hardwired with my guitar and headset so I cannot leave the stage to monitor the mains at distance, even if I wanted to. I understand for many people part of the appeal of the new breed of digital mixers is remote control of parameters, but for me, the stages are postage-stamp sized, and I run minimal volume, and I can hear the mains just fine without leaving the stage. So do I really need to bring a separate router? In fact, why do I need to bring an iOS device at all? Can’t I do everything I need (backing tracks, USB to MIDI for triggering external MIDI deices) plus XR18 control all from my one laptop?Ĥ. Interestingly, I don’t need wireless control of the XR18 for my solo act, nor must I control the XR18 from an iOS device, as I’ll always be being using my laptop for backing tracks. Can the XR18 accept an input from my laptop’s USB to control the XR18?ģ. You mention using Ethernet to my laptop, wouldn’t that mean hard wiring to my laptop (in my case using a USB to Ethernet adapter as my laptop does not have an Ethernet port)?Ģ. Thanks for your operational insights aleclee!ġ. Surely the XR18 can function as a USB to MIDI adapter and USB to audio adapter simultaneously? It’s pretty much set and forget for live use with the occasional minor tweak.Ĥ. In fact I will not be using the DIN MIDI input on the XR18 at all, nor will I be automating any of the XR18 parameters. I will not be using any MIDI floor controllers as inputs to my laptop, or as inputs to the XR18 (as you do). I will not be using a DAW for live playback, I use a dedicated piece of software called ShowPlay, see here it works great, I have been using it for years, I can run external MIDI sound modules with ShowPlay (need a USB to MIDI adapter of course) plus I can sync MP3's to my MIDI tracks with ShowPlay no problems (need a USB audio adapter of course).ģ. You mention that “Midi can be challenging…”. Given I want to send audio from my laptop to the XR18 via USB, is it really that much more of a PITA to have the XR18 receive MIDI via USB from my laptop and output MIDI via the XR18’s onboard DIN?Ģ. I have been around before the dawn of MIDI and I can easily use a dedicated USB to MIDI hardware adapter (I have a few of them) so it’s not necessary for the XR18 to provide USB to MIDI if it’s truly going to be a PITA as you seem to suggest (correct me if I am wrong). I have not checked the oh-so-crappy manual thoroughly.ġ. Since you're familiar with the XR18 and I less-so, what's the best way to control the XR18? Via PC laptop WiFi, via PC laptop & Ethernet, via PC laptop & USB, via iPad & Wifi, via iPhone & Wifi? I am not 100% sure if all these methods would actualy work, particularly via PC laptop & Ethernet or PC laptop & USB. I have not purchased Mixing Station for iOS, but that's the plan if X AIR for iOS is a nonstarter (for whatever reason). I do a solo act (mostly) and the XR18 has oodles of connectivity / sonic goodness for my live needs, which I might assume are rather less intensive than yours. In any case Mixing Station for iOS certainly does get consistently good reviews, and it supports Behringer's digital mixers, as well as other brands such as Allen&Heath, Midas and Soundcraft. Admittedly X AIR for iOS does not get consistently good reviews, but I'm not sure where you get the notion that there is no iOS app. ![]() Nothing worse than capturing a great gig only to realize that you caught none of the applause.That's interesting aleclee. if you're recording to have something to give to venues, and you have the spare channels, put a mic or two in the audience. I know someone developed a cheap stand-alone Raspberry Pi-based thing that worked with the XR18, but I can't find it online any more."Banana Tracker" on a Banana Pi device (more for a hobbyist with some time on their hands).record to an iPad (using Auria Pro software & a camera connector kit).And any FX that are added as inserts rather than send/returns will have FX on them. I (and a lot of other people) prefer taking dry channels and adding FX in the mix, but there's probably some way to capture FX returns if you want. Note that this will record dry signals without FX. ![]() Of course, using a full-blown DAW is fine too. I run it on an old laptop and transfer tracks for mixing in Reaper. If you want to keep things simple (a good idea unless you have someone whose job will be to start and stop recording), someone created MixTools just for that purpose.
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