X32userconfigs - NEWS #7               
           1-March-2022

Hi there!

This is actually the most sophisticated and elaborate SCENEs setup, that has
ever been done on this website. Check out yourself, if you could take advantage
of it for your application!

BackesBand (backesband.de) optimizing setup with X32 Rack

6.1    Setup before

         FOH:           X32 Compact
         Stage:         2x S16

6.2    Setup afterwards
         FOH:           X32 Compact
         Stage:         1x S16
                           1x X32 Rack       

6.3    Requirements for the new setup

• Necessary signal channels:
  8 Drums/Perc, 1 Bass, 2 Keys, 4 E-Git, 2 A-Git, 1 Flitsch, 7 Vocals
  (+1 reserve)
   
• 7 mono monitor-InEars should become 7 stereo InEars.
   
• For reduction of In-head-localization (IHL), leading to earlier listening
  fatigue InEar monitoring sound has to be equipped with natural space
  simulation.
   
• For improving acoustic instruments sound (A-Git, Flitsch) a stereo-chorus
  effect should be available on the InEar mixes.
   
• 2 monitoring concepts have to be realizable:
  1. Hearing the final FOH mix and blending one's own voice or
      instrument to it as desired.
  2. Doing a complete individual monitor mix.
   
• Each of the 7 band musicians should be able to adjust his or her own InEar
  monitor mix via tablet or smartphone, finally releasing the FOH sound technician
  completely from this task!
   
• Stereo subgroups for Lead Voc, Backing Voc, E-Git, Drums, A-Git with activated
  BUS-compression on each of them.
  Dynamic Auto-Mix according to Dave Rat:
  Since (almost) all signals are routed to subgroups, they are influenced by BUS compression.
  With higher signal amplitude there will automatically be higher compression and thus a
  more compact and dense sound.
  When configuring a DCA-fader for ALL SIGNALS and another one for ALL GROUPS this
  effect can even be amplified: Increasing ALL SIGNALS and decreasing ALL GROUPS
  leads to higher compressing subgroups, useful for louder songs.
  Ballads and more soft pieces on the other hand are benefitting from reduction of
  ALL SIGNALS and lowering ALL GROUPS, leading to a more open and dynamic signature.
   
• Lead-Voc subgroup with dynamic EQ, utilizing the 5-band-multiband-compressor
  COMBINATOR, thus avoiding the constant EQ ‘screwing’ between quiet or loud
  vocal parts (lowering unpleasant mid frequencies at loud parts and boosting them
  again at quiet passages, as well as reducing booming low mids when close miking
  and increasing them again for greater microphone distances).
   
• All vocals having double or triple compressors applied, that, by task sharing
  and in combination, are bringing vocals to the front in a very natural and transparent way.
   
• Multitrack recording and virtual soundcheck at FOH console with the X-Live-Card.
   
• PA volume control for 2 mid-high (top) speakers and 2 different pairs of subwoofers
  using matrix channels (MTX), as well as outputs for an additional location hall PA system.
   
• Setting up the bands equipment and stage must be achievable within 10 minutes!
   

Here the actual BackesBand stage rack...

...with the new X32 Rack on top, the wireless transmitters, a 4-channel DI and 2 Digitech
E-Git Preamps.
 

Yes, it took a moment. There was a learning curve, and there are still things to learn.
But the new general FOH sound is solid, wide, transparent and powerful.

Referring to the InEar monitoring changes, it was a huge step forward, a night and day
difference compared to the mono version before.

Making Music hast to be an audiophile pleasure for us musicians ourselves.
That only happens, if one is able to hear himself/herself and the other band members
distinct and clearly, in a stereo panorama with natural space characteristics and ‘in time’,
with a mix according to own taste.
Then we’re having fun, then excitement starts sparking…

The band leader, Mike, became attentive through the website and asked for individual
project support. At the end of the process, and it was a process, that took time and
commitment from all sides, technicians and musicians, the result might be called
truely a success.

Many thanks, Mike, many thanks BackesBand for confidence, faith and empowering
cooperation! This was fun!!

The SCENEs that were developed for their X32 Compact (FOH) and X32 Rack (Stage) are,
self-explanatory, band and project specific, but everyone interested in their features and
functionality, is invited to purchase and taylor them according to own needs:

SCENEs 23c_bb
 

Til then
Gerson