SPLAT recording with Behringer X32 and S16

I use it sometimes at the music school I work at. Works really well. Latency doesn't get super-low with my laptop but that isn't much of an issue considering all the monitor options available. We set it up to have 16 "live" channels and 16 computer channels (mostly for monitor mixes). I'm not sure you can record more than 16 channels simultaneously, which might be an issue for live.

You can also record a stereo mix directly to a USB stick for quick and dirty stuff. Oh and update to the latest firmware, they've been pretty cool about adding stuff since the release and there's no telling how long it sat on the shelf.

I use this setup and it works great with very clear records for live bands! Let me know if you have any questions.

Anyone using the S16 with SONAR too?

I'm a huge x32 fan, have done some live mixing on them, and intend to add one to my mobile mixing rig at some point (the 1U Core version). Brilliant bit of tech.

No idea about using it with Sonar, but posting to remind myself to check in on the thread.

Thanks for the replies everyone!
 
Gary, can you reply in my other post about setting up the X32 as a controller? I am working that angle now. I have the DAW going through and recording as expected. It was a rough start, but after you finally realize the vas routing ability of this  X32, it became a lot clearer and seems to be quite simple for mixing and recording.
 
I am looking for a way now to automate the faders and FX to see if I can actually use it for live shows with midi devices and such.
 
I feel sorry for my UFX.  ;)

X32 Producer + X32 Rack + S16 and love them, too ... use them mostly for live gigs - brilliant with the P16 monitoring stuff + in-ears BTW ...
 
did some "live" recordings of a brass orchestra plus rock band just using the X32 + and my win8 tablet ... worked like a charm ...
 
wouldn't use it in the studio, though, as it only goes up to 48 kHz ... and not a great DAW controller, either ... in ft very limited / unsatisfactory Mackie control only last time I checked but supposedly there were some improvements with the latest firmware (which I have not tried as I have better controllers around) ...

yeah, the sample rate is a kicker for sure. The Midas Board has the upgraded preamps with the higher sample rate and price tag. 
 
No plan to sell the UFX yet. :)

Guitarmech111
Gary, can you reply in my other post about setting up the X32 as a controller? 

I'm not sure about where your 'other post' is, and I don't exactly know what you're asking.  I'll start with the generic basics, and then you can point me to where your interest actually is: 
 
Depending on how the ASIO driver sees the X_UF Firewire or USB interface, that will be one of the MIDI interfaces shown in the SONAR menus under the Preferences >> Control Surfaces. Choose it, select Mackie Control, push the Remote button on the X32, and it should spring to life.
 
The assignable controls on the X32 can be coordinated with the little Mackie utility that's included with SONAR. I put the jog wheel on one of the rotary controls, and the transport controls on some buttons. I also put the red 'overs' reset on a button. I mostly use the job wheel and reset function buttons, and of course the volume fader function to get a mix into initial balance.  I've had no interest in getting plugins or the ProChannel to work from any control surface other than a touch screen.
 

Guitarmech111
yeah, the sample rate is a kicker for sure. The Midas Board has the upgraded preamps with the higher sample rate and price tag. 
 
No plan to sell the UFX yet. :)

I'd been looking at the Midas board but while it has the better preamps 96khz recording has still not been implemented. That's why I dropped it off my shopping list.

GaryMedia
Yes, I find it strange that not only the X32/M32 family hasn't gotten the 96kHz bump, but most of the competitors' products announced since then in the $3k to $5K range are also 'limited' to 48kHz.
 
I'd love to get beyond speculation and understand the engineering or marketing issues that make it so.

I've also been waiting for at least 88.2 kHz to show up on X32/M32.  All I've got is speculation, but I'd speculate that, when the rubber hit the road, their CPU didn't have the beef to clock everything through at that speed and still work reliably...without a hardware change.

You can only use one ASIO device at a time. So unselect the local device, Close SONAR, reopen and then you should be able to choose the x32.

hv_
Been using the x32 at foh with an s16 onstage all summer and its working great for live sound. But hit a snag trying to record inputs with the x-usb v4.11 driver and Sonar Platinum on Win10.  Maybe I'm missing something but I'm only seeing local inputs on asio but not the s16 ones.  And cannot select any outputs for recording at all.  Going to try sending the S16 inputs to some unused bus/xlr outs and physically plugging some xlr patch cables from the outs to some unused local inputs as a work around.

I suppose you have already checked this, but you do have to have the correct settings on the "PC Card" screen (on the X32 console).  The USB-attached device will only see what is enabled on that screen. 
And my next comment is even farther afield.  I do lots of live recording using X32 (up to 32 tracks with two S16 stage boxes, and up to 16 tracks using the XR18, which I just love).  I wouldn't dream of using a DAW for live recording, although I realize most people think that's pretty normal.  I am all about reliability and simplicity.  I track everything to Waves TracksLive and I assembled a special notebook computer that is only used for that.  It is a 2011-era Lenovo that is built like a tank. I put a SSD in it and got it to upgrade to Windows 10.  I use it for TracksLive and nothing else.  I absolutely never connect to the the 'net, so I don't have to worry about Windows updates hitting it, and I don't need an Anti-virus. 
 
That setup works perfectly every time.  I take the WAVs back to the studio and then feed them into SONAR.  I see no benefit whatsoever in farting around with a DAW on a live job, but that's probably a minority opinion.
 
I do expect we'll see higher sample rates in the next generation of product, but really, for live recording 44.1 x 24 bit is about as good as any live recording is going to sound anyway.  I'm not sure I'd go higher even if I could.  Before I got the Behringer setup, I used an Allen & Heath ICE16 recorder that could do 96 Khz on 8 channels.  I could never hear any real difference in a field recording.

John T
Slight tangent from the main topic, but have people seen this? Card coming soon that enables 32 channel recording to SD card right on the x32. Also still has the USB out to record to a DAW for redundancy.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g43BCr-IXYM

i'll get one of these !!!

We are gigging with the X32 and I use SONAR to capture the performances. It works very well and the sound is excellent! I liked it enough that I bought a second X32 and S16 for the studio.