For the X32 full board people, question

[Rick Collins]

Can I plug a xlr mike into the back of the board itself while using the cat 5 line to my stage box ?? need an extra mike for announcements. but after just plugging into an empty channel nothing comes out.

 

[aeh20s]

You have to go into the routing and make sure that input on the back of the console is going somewhere. It's entirely possible that your routing is setup only to take your stage box inputs.

 

[Rick Collins]

Yeah, Andy. That's kinda thought I needed to do but I'm New to this board,( just bought it 6 months ago) and don't want to start changing things I might get wrong. You don't happen to know of any videos that would show me the right way to go ??

 

[aeh20s]

This should help you out:

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[DrewE]

Be aware that routing was quite a bit more constrained in old versions of the firmware: you could only assign input sources to channels in banks of eight, rather than being able to do it individually. If what you see doesn't match up with the video above, that's probably why and you would be well served to upgrade the firmware...but of course not on the day before the Big Show.

Depending on your needs, it might also be convenient and appropriate to use the talkback section.

 

[TimMc]

Firmware 4.02 is the place to start. Whatever the current version is (4.06?) it's buggy.

 

[yert33]

Firmware 4.02 is the place to start. Whatever the current version is (4.06?) it's buggy.

What is buggy? I just upgraded to 4.06 2 days ago with a show coming up Friday.

 

[TimMc]

There have been reports that 4.06 "forgets" changes to output routing. If you are using default routing and patching, I'm *not sure* if it's an issue.

The X32 Rack beside me is on 4.02 and has been rock solid. My full size X32 had been on 4.04; updated to 4.06 and then rolled back to 4.04 as a precaution. I've not experienced any issues with .06 but I'm not taking chances.

 

[yert33]

Thanks, Tim. I'll be on the lookout for any routing weirdness.

 

[Mike R]

If it is just for announcements and such, and you don't need any processing, the Talkback input is always a good option. You can route that to any of your mixes, which makes it pretty flexible and doesn't eat up your channels.

 

[Rick Collins]

Now, that's a thought. It kinda crossed my mind at one time, but never followed thru with it. Thanks Mike !!

 

[Mike R]

Yeah, I keep a 58 in the console case with a 5' XLR, and always have it available. Since you have 2 talkbacks, I always route 1 to be the Mains as a VOG, and the other to whatever mixes are pointed to the stage, as a true talkback. Has worked well for me so far!