The X32 has been great for them but they’ve needed to expand the Behringer mixer line.Īlso, since they own MIDAS, they aren’t going to create a mixer that sounds as great as one of their MIDAS consoles, otherwise they would be competing with their own business. I will say that since Behringer purchased MIDAS a number of years ago, I’m not surprised this mixer has come to light. The mixer is available for pre-sale so until it’s released, I can’t honestly say.

And of course, they were probably running pristine amps and house speakers…haha. According to a marketing video done by Sweetwater, it sounds amazing. I’m not saying the WING effects will sound dated but it does mean we need to listen closely to the quality of such emulators between mixers when evaluating any mixer. But I guarantee my old processor doesn’t sound modern by today’s standards. It’s a guitar effects processor and it sounded good when I used it…20 years ago. However, I’m reminded of an old piece of rack gear that sits in my closet. I would like to think these emulators sound great. “The WING Premium FX rack boasts 8 true-stereo processors including spectacular emulations of some of the industry’s most revered reverbs, original TC VSS3 algorithms, along with Lexicon, Quantec and EMT emulations. However, we are in an age of digital emulators. If I have the budget to get a mixer like the Allen & Heath SQ-series, then I’m going to get an SQ-series mixer instead of the Behringer.Ĭheck out all the details on the Behringer WING and you’ll see it offers more than anything in its price-range. Can it compete with mixers like the Allen & Heath SQ-series?.And just to be clear, Behringer says it’s NOT using the WING to replace the X32. The WING, by contrast, does so much more, contains so much more, and is going after the mixers in the $5k-$9k market (my opinion). A quick look at the facts: the X32 does a lot at a $2,499 price-point and it’s been a huge seller for Behringer. NO! Behringer says it’s keeping the X32 series. If you want to learn more on mid-side mixing, check out this article on Isotope: The ‘Side’ channel contains all the information that differs between the left and right channels. The ‘Mid’ channel contains the information in both left and right channels – more of a sum. Mid/Side processing works by breaking apart a stereo signal into two components. (Really? They couldn’t fix that in post?) Ignore the second cameraman that occasionally shows up on the right edge of the screen. Can it really compete with mixers in the $5k-$9k range?īefore answering those questions, FYI, you can read all about the specs on the product page here on Behringer’s web site.Īlso, you can watch a 20-minute overview of the mixer, watch the below video.I do think it gives us the ability to be more creative. I just don’t think we should be changing around the channel inputs based on user preferences. I’m not dismissing the input-centric idea completely. For example, it would be great for duplicating channels for fancy effects work. I think it should be used to build out a mix, not personalize workflow. There is a standard method to optimal channel assignments on a mixer for good reason, both for workflow and for ease of use between people.ĭo I think the WING input-centric design is useful? Maybe. We shouldn’t be changing the channel layouts on a personal basis. I’m not exactly sure on how all of this plays out as I’m curious how it deals with duplicating channels such as for different effects on each channel (wet/dry mixing for a guitar for example). When the other person is mixing, they can easily change things around. Maybe they want channel 12 to be vocal 1 and someone else wants it to be guitar 1. The idea is the user can configure the mixer however they want. On the WING, pick the input, assign it to a channel, and then makes your channel settings, When you save those settings, they are saved at the input level, not the channel level. The WING takes a different approach in that everything is at the input level. Traditionally, input configuration on a digital mixer consists of picking a mixer channel, assigning the input, and editing the settings of that channel. Today, I cover the important questions you might have about the mixer and the one huge workflow change with the WING. Currently, it’s only available for pre-sale.

Behringer claims it’s a mixer 30 years in the making.

The makers of the popular X32 mixer have released a new console, the WING. While this is very cool, at the same time, the mixer lacks a dedicated main output fader – not cool. Have you ever looked at something and thought, “Either this is the greatest thing since refried beans or it’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen?” The new Behringer WING digital mixer, with touchscreen, enables the user to add tags (“vocal”, “guitar”, etc.) to each channel and thereby instantly assign a channel to a DCA or mute group – cool feature, right?.

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