@gmschwartz07
I am so grateful for you and your videos Alan. I've got my new MR18 up and running. This is my first mixing console ever. The info from your channel has been huge in teaching me the basics. I can't image how frustrated I would be without your videos. And I haven't even scratched the surface of your content yet. Awesome. Thank you!
@MattBoltonMusic
Your videos are so great. You do such a great job explaining things. This channel is a MUST subscribe for every single XR18 owner.
@kaseyhogan7924
With spring/summer gigs right around the corner, this was a great refresher on the x-air. Clear, concise, and well scripted - thanks for putting in the effort. Extremely helpful channel.
@BillBene67
Dude...your videos are THE best out there on this Behringer mixer..Thanks for sharing such awesome content
@rayderrich
I use the XR18 for years now and did not expect a video this new to pop up. Thanks!
@christianbechard5664
Hi Alan, as former AV consultant/designer and owner of an XR-18 mixer, I always enjoy and appreciate your XR-18 videos. I am not sure if you are familiar with Midas IEQ Pro (App for tablet). This program allows users to auto equalize the main “house EQ” with pink noise and a measuring mic. It would be great to have you review and explain this product in your typical clear manner. Best regards, Christian
@daledjfire268
Your videos are the best out there. I've been Djing and running karaoke for a about 10years and have started helping out some bands and doing sound for them and your videos have made learning so much easier.
@ebwalk03
Thanks! After struggling with mixing for a couple years now, I just learned in 20 minutes more than I've accumulated in all of those years and other you-tubes combined! Super thanks!! clear and doesn't make assumptions!
@peterthomson7050
Well thought out presentation Alan. It makes a huge difference from tubers who make it up as they go along. Much power to your elbow and giant thanks from Pete, Auchtermuchty, Scotland.
@STORMMusic-co7jl
This is a great beginner tutorial for those, like me, who've never used X Air! I particularly like the clear, even diction. So many tutors stress important points by going quieter or changing their speech pattern momentarily and that's distracting. Thank You!
@kingsqueak1
You do a great job on this. I spent five full time years with rack gear and reading the Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook and listening to the results in order to learn dynamics processing and effects for FOH. It's amazing now with the mixer tech and YouTube how much information people have that are new to the business. I think I had over $3k in rack gear for only four complete channels worth that I used to drag around with me. Now you have more control than I had on every single channel on mixers that are less money than I had in just insert patched chains for four channels. The shift in 25 years has been pretty incredible.
@greenpea9412
Holly crap where to start. Man that was a boat ton of information packed into that video. I remeber when the X Air 18 came out and video's were hard to come by. This was a great over view of an entire channel. I have been thinking about buying the Soundcraft 24UIr and giving that interface a whirl but I don't think there are many videos like this for that model.
@cvnb77
This is a great video. I have the xr18 for my band’s monitor mix. I’m new to mixing anything in general so your clear explanations are very helpful. Thanks 👍🏽
@waimeaguyz9074
Glad I subscribed. You explain mixing made easy. I been mixing over 30 years and still need to learn something new. Thanks, and awesome video.
@jcofer3074
This mixer is perfect for gigging and love recording on a budget if you know what you are doing. Here are my recommendations based on using this mixer for about 3 years 1. ALWAYS set gain first exactly like he explains it at -18db. This will give you an clean even rough mix to work from. 2. Do not use the internal wifi. Use a standard router with extra Ethernet ports to connect a interface and other add ons. You will be stuck without it. I'm not sure why behringer didn't put in a good built wifi but it's unreliable even if you are on stage. 3. Use the graphic EQ to ring out the house and monitors but don't over do it because you will end up trying to over compensate the EQ and end up with feedback. Know your maximum volume and refuse to go any higher. Just turn down the music in monitors if people say they can't hear themselves. 4. Save presets for gain adjustments based on specific mics and instruments. It provides a foundation for every set up and saves time otherwise just start from scratch. 5. When live recording, none of the gain settings transfers to your daw so you will have to repeat the gain structure separately first before mixing and mastering. If you need a feed for love streaming use an aux with the main routed to it to stream your main mix. 6. The gate feature is what sets apart from a standard mixer. Make sure you use it on the mics to minimize any unwanted background noise. The sound should go completely silent when nothing is playing or when people aren't speaking. 7. Invest in an ipad to be able to be on stage to mix monitors. There also are apps to allow performers to mix their own monitors once they are connected to your wifi router. 8. I use the dbx driverack as a cross over for subs only because of my old setup and convenience but the console really doesn't need any add-ons. Just put the subs on an aux channel. EQ that aux main to take out the unwanted frequencies and on the channels you need bass put it halfway on the aux channel fader then set it to post fader so that the subs will be in sequence with your main fader volume. 9. Once you record a live set you can reroute the inputs to usb. I use this to work on mixing and gain structure without the band being present which is another plus. Set the keyboards and line instruments to near max volume to set an accurate gain structure. For $500 or less this is by far the best mixer for live sound and even multi track recording or as a studio interface. I've even used it to use autotune live through usb and for incorporating daw effects live. The latency is delayed only by milliseconds and isn't recognizable. When I do love sets I record just for the heck of it and most of my clients end up paying for the recording as well. This is a must have for anyone in the business of live sound or multi track recording and can provide the same result as a high dollar console. The only limitation would be the number of channels but I run 6 mics, 4 line instruments(2 stereo keys or 4 mono inputs) and 4 drum mics very comfortably. Including a xtouch interface, 4 phones connected to wifi for monitor mixes, and 2 in ears. I literally was able to supplement all of my analog hardware for one box.
@MrDiscoseeker
Very good and informative, had my xr18 on the shelf since buying it and finding this useful before I even dust it off 👍
@fazmanicg
Would Love to see this video for the X32 Rack (X32 Mix and Mixing Station) - This video is priceless. Thank you.
@seanwalsh999
Pretty good overview for those that are somewhat familiar with the " X " series of mixers, hopefully people will check out your other video's, because they are much more in-depth and you go a little slower.
@hereonmars
Hey man, thanks as always for these XR18 vids. They've made a big difference for me, even as someone who knows my way around a console. Esp the dB FS stuff, that really cleared a lot up for me.
@AlanHamiltonAudio