I’ve only been messing with live sound for 2 years and recording for the last 8 months but this is by far the easiest digital device I’ve worked with. It’s extremely satisfying to click on an input and everything that you would need (eq, effects, gain, etc) appear in front of your face and not having to search across a board looking for things.
Great video, and explanation!! I’ve been trying to find something that was explaining these units in use with a DAW. This was spot on what I needed, thank you!!🙏 😊
Great video for a "Talking head" You provided great information, while keeping the visuals interesting. My band just got one of these to rehearse at my house, so I was looking for some basic info, which you provided. Thanks!
xr18 is a great piece of kit; I use it in churches and other venues lacking PA, and have used it for band rehearsals in the past. I've also got an Ableton setup, same as yourself, and may very well experiment with using it as a studio interface as well.
Thanks for a very useful video. I have been using an MR 18 in my studio for a few years. I don't use it very often (but that will change now) but it is like a Swiss Army knife; regardless of whether you are going to record into a DAW, or connect to a PA system, it solves your obligations in the best way. Works great together with Logic Pro X and Behringer X-air. Thanks again for a very educational and inspiring video
Steve. I can't tell you how much this video just made my day!! I was an avid user and proponent of the Yamaha O1V for well over a decade. Yamaha quit supporting it years ago, but I couldn't see any alternatives. It was a digital mixer with dynamics, Fully Parametric EQ's, and onboard FX, and this could all be used on the inputs and written to tracks if you chose. Then on the back end it was a control surface. with faders, trim knobs, transport controls etc. Plus you could look down and see where you were with it's digital scribble strips. There was nothing on the market like it and I've been looking for over a DECADE!! Well, Not unless you wanted to purchase a $5,000 console, anyway. I Feel that Yamaha really missed an opportunity by not making another 01X, but like a big brother? Like Yamaha 01X-16! or 24, etc. It really was a great product. Now I have the Behringer XAir-18, plus the X-touch and the X-touch extender I basically have that 18 channel mixer/control surface that I always wanted and the total cost was less than $1500, if I remember correctly. At first I felt a bit depressed, I didn't think you could write the compression or EQ to the track. And then I saw this video!! Geez!! I feel like an idiot!! ha ha Thanks again! You just made my day!!
I have been using the XR18 with my band for in-ear monitoring. I am building my own home studio in my attic after years of not being able to do anything on that area. I was wondering if the XR18 could be used in my studio. And man, am I surprised that it’s so versatile. Thanks for your video.
@@stevesrecordingtips7247good job presenting the gear. It is very informative. When I bought one there was almost none videos on yt regarding yt. Even today there is almost none. I definitely learned a bit from it. Thanx!
I've updated my mac OS and the interface I use is no longer supported so the drivers aren't available. I clicked on this randomly. It jogged my memory that I have a XR12 that I isn't being used on either of my two PA rigs. I'm going to set up now after watching this. 👍
I've just connected it up updated the firmware on the XR12 which is the same as the XR18. rebooted my Mac, the device and still my mac isn't finding the XR in audio settings. I've tried finding the MAC USB driver for the XR but can only find windows exe files.I can't find any Core Audio drivers. Can you help?@@stevesrecordingtips7247
Useful information and insights, indeed! And the only brand (Behringer) of studio quality interface that is completely class compliant, and therefore fully functional in Linux.
Steve, thank you for making this very informative video. I actually purchased the Midas MR18 to use as my studio interface and absolutely love it as it also doubles as a mobile recording rig as well as an IEM rig for my band. Money VERY well spent! My question to you is, where is your XR18 located in your studio? Is it mounted in a rack at your desk?
Excellent video, mate. Answered a lot of questions I had. Wondering what you think about it’s competition (not price wise of course), the Midas MR 18? Looks to be exactly the same thing but with Midas quality preamps.; reckon it’s worth the extra £200?
They used to be priced farther apart, iirc. Now what? $100 difference? I'd go with the MR18. Locking input jacks is nice, but the upgraded preamps are slightly better sounding to my ears. At roughly $6 per preamp to upgrade, I think that's a good value.
Mainly out of laziness. Also, it would take 2 Auxes to make a new stereo mix. That's fine, but i have several auxes feeding a PA system, and a couple of room monitors, plus i like to keep one open for reamping.
I really like how you explain the use of the XR18. I have an MR18, I believe is the same thing. I connect via USB to a PC Win11. Running CakeWalk by Bandlab. I do get audio and record each track in the DAW, however, I can’t figure out How to get the Audio back to hear it in the MR18…. Im sure its something basic im missing. Help!
Thanks for the great video! Do you think this is a good solution for a Mobile DJ or do you think an analog mixer is better? I need something with at least 2 aux out so I can run my bass speakers separate (for control) and figured an extra AUX for a videographer. What are your thoughts? My DJ rep thinks this digital would be best, but wanted a second option. Thanks for your help.
So the XR16 (which I have) doesn’t record out of its USB, but it can apparently send its analog inputs over MIDI? Do I have that right? There’s no way you can’t NOT record on it right? That would be such a massive waste of potential.
These are headphone amps, so, no. I mis-spoke in the video. No splitters were used, but rather I took one output from the ART amp and ran it to the Behringer amp. So, it is split, but not with a passive splitter.
Very informative video. I have a question. If I’m recording drums, keys, and aux keys at the same time while using a click track can I get different headphone mixes by using the aux sends instead of purchasing p16 units?
Hey, Steve! Does it work with only one controlling device (with the X-AIR app and DAW) or will it also work if there's a device that's controlling the XR18 thru the X-AIR app and then another separate device thru a DAW to record?
The Wifi does not carry any audio. The Wifi is only a control for the levels and setting on the XR18. So, if you're asking if you can control the levels of the channels being sent to aux1-aux6, then yes. If you're asking if the auxes are transmitting their audio over Wifi, then no.
hey Steve, can i connect an SSD hard drive to record a performance in lieu of a DAW? i can do this with my DL32R and use Wave agent to unpack the multi channel wave files to be imported to Protools. thinking of picking this unit up instead of the DL16S. i would hate to always bring a laptop and or interface to live gigs.
I can track a band and give them some reverb in their headphones but not on the actual recording. Do you know how I would actually track the FX along with the dry signal? I would like to add some of the XR18s FXs going into the DAW. I just want to add a tiny amount of compression to the vocals going in but as of now it's just straight dry vocals. No one seems to know the answer.
Yes, you can track with the reverb. Find me on Facebook. The Recording Tips group. I'm an admin. Message me. I'll send you the screenshot you need to do this.
Please please help. I just got one of these for Christmas and I use Studio one. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get this thing to be recognized by studio one for an interface.
Do what you see in this video. Set the inputs to send over USB on the correct channels. Set your Daw to receive on these same channels. It may require some tinkering, but that's how it is supposed to work.
Excellent question!!! The fact is we're monitoring all this from the interface with onboard effects in place. No audio from the recorded source even passes through the Daw unless we want it to (we don't). This means there is no latency at all from the round trip the audio makes in and out of your computer. You're monitoring live, in real time, with no latency. Granted, there may be some latency in the interface that may be measurable, but I can't hear it. If I had to guess, it would need to be less than 1ms. So, no, the singers will not hear latency.
I'm interested in hybrid mixing. It seems like the XR18 should be able to give me 6 sends to feed outboard gear and then allow me 18 inputs for returns. Have you tried this? I can't seem to find anyone talking about that.
It’s not clear I hear static and clicking when your talking I mean your voice sounds dope but I’m getting some weird feedback like a vinyl almost but poppy … it’s low but it makes me worry for my vocals … also is it smart to use this paired with your interface or should I just use the x18 I have one on the way from school and that made me nervous but it seems cool …
I would like to record my drums with compression from the channel settings. No matter what I do I am only catching the uneffected wav. How can I set it to record what I hear. That is, compression, eq, FXs etc... Regards
I haven't been able to solve one problem for over a year now. The vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist feed the signal to the behringer xr18 mixer from the mixer to the Boss RC505 Looper from the looper back to the mixer and to the main. But if, for example, the vocalist is recording a loop, then the guitarist and keyboardist must not play so that their parts do not overlap with the vocalist's loop. We purchased BOSS AB-2 signal output switches, the principle of its operation is one input and two outputs, when the pedal is pressed, the signal goes either to output 1 or to output 2. We connected one to the mixer and set it to send a signal to the looper, the second to output to the main. Assuming that the signal going to the lane will not fall into the looper. But this did not happen, all the signals fall into the looper. Tell me how to overcome the problem?
@@user-bs7ur6rk7j One for looping vocals, and the other for the guitar. Otherwise, you have to assign particular tracks to get looped by a single looper.
Hey hey. XR18 needs the driver from the Behringer website. Then, restart your computer and check in Cubase to see if it detects the XR. Hopefully it will. I assume you're on PC.
Comparándola con una apollo twin en cuanto a calidad o una interface de gama media como la ssl2+ solo hablando de calidad de conversión D/A A/D cual crees que es mejor? Comparándola con tu xr18?
At this point, A/D and D/A converters all do the same thing in every brand, pretty much. The main difference would be in the preamps. Chances are, nobody could hear the difference in preamps, though.
@@stevesrecordingtips7247 right, I have a stereo piano plug into Chanels 3 and 4 level up to unity gain set to 20db. Sound meters read the sound levels but don't play it back
@@c2411928 Well, can you troubleshoot the outputs, like hear sources from other channels? What are your outputs plugged into? Are you sure those channels are up in the main L/R mix?
If you mean as a submixer, yes. If you mean as an extender, no. Slave could mean either of those things. Let me know if I can clarify this for you, mate.
@@stevesrecordingtips7247 so I need additional inputs to go into my current interface. Now I do have a focusrite being used as a slave via optical ADAT to give me 8 more inputs.. but I am not sure the XR18 even would let me do something like that. I only want one interface connected into my DAW which is my MOTU via thunderbolt. Can I connect the XR18 to my MOTU?
@@Faithaven Yeah, so it can be a submixer. Plug stuff you need into the inputs of the XR18. Then, run XLR cables out of the main outs on the XR into the inputs on your MOTU. This is fairly common with a drumset, btw. You won't have control over the mix after the fact, but you will gain the extra inputs. That's normal when using a submixer. I know you're hoping to, instead, use the XR18 as an extender. I don't think you can do that unless you use the Mac's Aggregate Device function, which I do not know much about other than it exists.
I finally unboxed mine. I downloaded the software onto my Win10 laptop, hooked up the USB, flipped on the X-Air18, opened the software and........ Hmm...... So do I HAVE to use an eternity cable to a router if I'm just planning to control this thing via the laptop it's hooked to? I'm sorely inept here..... 😢😔
I’ve only been messing with live sound for 2 years and recording for the last 8 months but this is by far the easiest digital device I’ve worked with. It’s extremely satisfying to click on an input and everything that you would need (eq, effects, gain, etc) appear in front of your face and not having to search across a board looking for things.
Aye. Powerful and it makes sense!
Great video, and explanation!! I’ve been trying to find something that was explaining these units in use with a DAW. This was spot on what I needed, thank you!!🙏 😊
Glad you liked it!
Great video for a "Talking head" You provided great information, while keeping the visuals interesting. My band just got one of these to rehearse at my house, so I was looking for some basic info, which you provided. Thanks!
Happy to help, Dan!
Thanks Steve nice informative presentation.
Happy to have a compliment. Thank you 8)
Excellent, very professional and helpful 😀
Thanks, mate!
xr18 is a great piece of kit; I use it in churches and other venues lacking PA, and have used it for band rehearsals in the past. I've also got an Ableton setup, same as yourself, and may very well experiment with using it as a studio interface as well.
Yup it does it all 8)_
Thanks for a very useful video. I have been using an MR 18 in my studio for a few years. I don't use it very often (but that will change now) but it is like a Swiss Army knife; regardless of whether you are going to record into a DAW, or connect to a PA system, it solves your obligations in the best way. Works great together with Logic Pro X and Behringer X-air. Thanks again for a very educational and inspiring video
Glad you liked this!
Steve. I can't tell you how much this video just made my day!! I was an avid user and proponent of the Yamaha O1V for well over a decade. Yamaha quit supporting it years ago, but I couldn't see any alternatives. It was a digital mixer with dynamics, Fully Parametric EQ's, and onboard FX, and this could all be used on the inputs and written to tracks if you chose. Then on the back end it was a control surface. with faders, trim knobs, transport controls etc. Plus you could look down and see where you were with it's digital scribble strips. There was nothing on the market like it and I've been looking for over a DECADE!! Well, Not unless you wanted to purchase a $5,000 console, anyway. I Feel that Yamaha really missed an opportunity by not making another 01X, but like a big brother? Like Yamaha 01X-16! or 24, etc. It really was a great product. Now I have the Behringer XAir-18, plus the X-touch and the X-touch extender I basically have that 18 channel mixer/control surface that I always wanted and the total cost was less than $1500, if I remember correctly. At first I felt a bit depressed, I didn't think you could write the compression or EQ to the track. And then I saw this video!! Geez!! I feel like an idiot!! ha ha Thanks again! You just made my day!!
hey what a great video! Thank you!
Happy to help!
I have been using the XR18 with my band for in-ear monitoring.
I am building my own home studio in my attic after years of not being able to do anything on that area.
I was wondering if the XR18 could be used in my studio. And man, am I surprised that it’s so versatile.
Thanks for your video.
Yeah, these things are very powerful studio interfaces.
Awesome vid, you convinced me to invest in one soon lol
Ahh, cool. Yeah, I really like mine.
Love my xr18. There is no competition really. Great quality, works great as audio interface and as stand alone mixer.
For sure. It's clean and powerful. Nothing comes close to it for the money! Thanks for checking out the channel!
@@stevesrecordingtips7247good job presenting the gear. It is very informative. When I bought one there was almost none videos on yt regarding yt. Even today there is almost none. I definitely learned a bit from it. Thanx!
Great video !!
Thanks Mate!
very insightful ty
Welcome, mate!
I've updated my mac OS and the interface I use is no longer supported so the drivers aren't available. I clicked on this randomly. It jogged my memory that I have a XR12 that I isn't being used on either of my two PA rigs. I'm going to set up now after watching this. 👍
I'm currently on a Mac Mini M2 Pro and it works perfectly with an XR18.
I've just connected it up updated the firmware on the XR12 which is the same as the XR18. rebooted my Mac, the device and still my mac isn't finding the XR in audio settings. I've tried finding the MAC USB driver for the XR but can only find windows exe files.I can't find any Core Audio drivers. Can you help?@@stevesrecordingtips7247
I don't think the XR12 can be used as a Interface, though.
I agree.
@@pulguinha1303
The book is superb and worth the pennies.
Yah, Mark knows his shit.
Useful information and insights, indeed!
And the only brand (Behringer) of studio quality interface that is completely class compliant, and therefore fully functional in Linux.
Good information! Thanks, mate!
RME UFX (and other models) are class compliant for Linux, Windows, and Mac.
@@DougOsborne Thanks for the RME information, Doug! It is always good to know about more brands that accommodate Linux.
THanks! You saved me a lot from buying another USB audio interface. Works flawless with Logic Pro X
Happy to help!!
Steve, thank you for making this very informative video. I actually purchased the Midas MR18 to use as my studio interface and absolutely love it as it also doubles as a mobile recording rig as well as an IEM rig for my band. Money VERY well spent!
My question to you is, where is your XR18 located in your studio? Is it mounted in a rack at your desk?
It's on top of my desk, beneath the shelf that holds my left monitors. Easy access for cable swaps and so forth.
Excellent video, mate. Answered a lot of questions I had.
Wondering what you think about it’s competition (not price wise of course), the Midas MR 18? Looks to be exactly the same thing but with Midas quality preamps.; reckon it’s worth the extra £200?
They used to be priced farther apart, iirc. Now what? $100 difference? I'd go with the MR18. Locking input jacks is nice, but the upgraded preamps are slightly better sounding to my ears. At roughly $6 per preamp to upgrade, I think that's a good value.
Thanks!
Subbed 💯
Thanks, mate!
Why wouldn't you use the auxes to your headphone amp to give completely different mixes to the clients ?
Mainly out of laziness. Also, it would take 2 Auxes to make a new stereo mix. That's fine, but i have several auxes feeding a PA system, and a couple of room monitors, plus i like to keep one open for reamping.
I really like how you explain the use of the XR18. I have an MR18, I believe is the same thing. I connect via USB to a PC Win11. Running CakeWalk by Bandlab. I do get audio and record each track in the DAW, however, I can’t figure out How to get the Audio back to hear it in the MR18…. Im sure its something basic im missing. Help!
I can help/ on FB go to Recording Tips and message me there. I'm the Admin.
Great video! Just snagged one of these bad boys for $270 from fb marketplace! I feel even better about the purchase now! Lol
That's a great price!!!! Normally $600+ for used.
That's a great price!!!! Normally $600+ for used.
@@stevesrecordingtips7247 right! Unfortunately the guy who sold its dad passed and they needed the money quickly smh
@@just908blaze1 Sad story, but it has found a new home!
@@stevesrecordingtips7247 for sure!
Thanks for the great video! Do you think this is a good solution for a Mobile DJ or do you think an analog mixer is better? I need something with at least 2 aux out so I can run my bass speakers separate (for control) and figured an extra AUX for a videographer. What are your thoughts? My DJ rep thinks this digital would be best, but wanted a second option. Thanks for your help.
Doesn't matter digital vs. analog as long as you know how to gain-stage. The XR18 does have a lot more outs than most analog boards, though.
So the XR16 (which I have) doesn’t record out of its USB, but it can apparently send its analog inputs over MIDI? Do I have that right? There’s no way you can’t NOT record on it right? That would be such a massive waste of potential.
You just made me want one lol. Do you notice any volume degradation as far as loudness when using a headphones splitter?
These are headphone amps, so, no. I mis-spoke in the video. No splitters were used, but rather I took one output from the ART amp and ran it to the Behringer amp. So, it is split, but not with a passive splitter.
@@stevesrecordingtips7247 Very good sir!
Very informative video. I have a question.
If I’m recording drums, keys, and aux keys at the same time while using a click track can I get different headphone mixes by using the aux sends instead of purchasing p16 units?
Yes. Each Aux has its own mix.
Hey, Steve! Does it work with only one controlling device (with the X-AIR app and DAW) or will it also work if there's a device that's controlling the XR18 thru the X-AIR app and then another separate device thru a DAW to record?
Answered in the FB group, mate!
HELPPP BOSS HOW DOES THE XR RECIVE MIDI FOR DELAYS ? FROM ABLETON
Hi Steve, can I use the six individual aux outs for Independant personal monitoring with the Wi-Fi on phone or tab mixer app?
The Wifi does not carry any audio. The Wifi is only a control for the levels and setting on the XR18. So, if you're asking if you can control the levels of the channels being sent to aux1-aux6, then yes. If you're asking if the auxes are transmitting their audio over Wifi, then no.
hey Steve, can i connect an SSD hard drive to record a performance in lieu of a DAW? i can do this with my DL32R and use Wave agent to unpack the multi channel wave files to be imported to Protools. thinking of picking this unit up instead of the DL16S. i would hate to always bring a laptop and or interface to live gigs.
Great question, and I have no idea! I've never tried it. I'd ask this in the FB group:
facebook.com/groups/832013841116166
I can track a band and give them some reverb in their headphones but not on the actual recording. Do you know how I would actually track the FX along with the dry signal? I would like to add some of the XR18s FXs going into the DAW. I just want to add a tiny amount of compression to the vocals going in but as of now it's just straight dry vocals. No one seems to know the answer.
Yes, you can track with the reverb. Find me on Facebook. The Recording Tips group. I'm an admin. Message me. I'll send you the screenshot you need to do this.
Please please help.
I just got one of these for Christmas and I use Studio one.
I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get this thing to be recognized by studio one for an interface.
Hey hey. Pop over to my FB group "recording tips" and ask this question there. We can get you sorted.
I just started using this with my pc. How do I get the audio output through my audio interface and use the xr18 for input?
Do what you see in this video. Set the inputs to send over USB on the correct channels. Set your Daw to receive on these same channels.
It may require some tinkering, but that's how it is supposed to work.
What about the latency if you are recording and monitoring at the same time? do the singers notice it in there headphones?
Excellent question!!! The fact is we're monitoring all this from the interface with onboard effects in place. No audio from the recorded source even passes through the Daw unless we want it to (we don't). This means there is no latency at all from the round trip the audio makes in and out of your computer. You're monitoring live, in real time, with no latency.
Granted, there may be some latency in the interface that may be measurable, but I can't hear it. If I had to guess, it would need to be less than 1ms.
So, no, the singers will not hear latency.
I'm interested in hybrid mixing. It seems like the XR18 should be able to give me 6 sends to feed outboard gear and then allow me 18 inputs for returns. Have you tried this? I can't seem to find anyone talking about that.
Yes. 6 sends. And every channel can be a return.
I do this.
It’s not clear I hear static and clicking when your talking I mean your voice sounds dope but I’m getting some weird feedback like a vinyl almost but poppy … it’s low but it makes me worry for my vocals … also is it smart to use this paired with your interface or should I just use the x18 I have one on the way from school and that made me nervous but it seems cool …
Yeah, the C2 mic was defective. I swapped it out.
Is there a way around where i dont need to connect to it via network and everything can be via usb
USB is for the audio. Network is to control it.
So, you can still use it with just USB, but you won't be able to control it, I don't think.
I would like to record my drums with compression from the channel settings. No matter what I do I am only catching the uneffected wav. How can I set it to record what I hear. That is, compression, eq, FXs etc...
Regards
In/Out. USB send screen. Pre fader or post fader, your choice.
This is great information but what is that sound in your video?
Defective mic. I replaced it in the next video.
What is the topology of the mic preamps and line outs?
The routing? It's whatever you want, really. There are tap points.
I haven't been able to solve one problem for over a year now. The vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist feed the signal to the behringer xr18 mixer from the mixer to the Boss RC505 Looper from the looper back to the mixer and to the main. But if, for example, the vocalist is recording a loop, then the guitarist and keyboardist must not play so that their parts do not overlap with the vocalist's loop. We purchased BOSS AB-2 signal output switches, the principle of its operation is one input and two outputs, when the pedal is pressed, the signal goes either to output 1 or to output 2. We connected one to the mixer and set it to send a signal to the looper, the second to output to the main. Assuming that the signal going to the lane will not fall into the looper. But this did not happen, all the signals fall into the looper. Tell me how to overcome the problem?
Get two loopers?
Or, you need to direct whatever signal to an aux send, and change it every time you want the source swapped.
@@stevesrecordingtips7247 I don’t understand what the acquisition of the second looper will give me!
@@user-bs7ur6rk7j One for looping vocals, and the other for the guitar.
Otherwise, you have to assign particular tracks to get looped by a single looper.
How would i set up my xr18 as audio interface With cubase 5? Do i need driver for xr18 to make it work.
Hey hey. XR18 needs the driver from the Behringer website.
Then, restart your computer and check in Cubase to see if it detects the XR. Hopefully it will.
I assume you're on PC.
Comparándola con una apollo twin en cuanto a calidad o una interface de gama media como la ssl2+ solo hablando de calidad de conversión D/A A/D cual crees que es mejor? Comparándola con tu xr18?
At this point, A/D and D/A converters all do the same thing in every brand, pretty much.
The main difference would be in the preamps.
Chances are, nobody could hear the difference in preamps, though.
what's that static I'm hearing on the audio here....?
Was a defective mic.
I'm having issues with the main outs setup. I can't make it to work any ideas of what should I be doing
The main outs require that you have an audio source connected to an input and that the levels be up for that channel, as well as the main level.
@@stevesrecordingtips7247 right, I have a stereo piano plug into Chanels 3 and 4 level up to unity gain set to 20db. Sound meters read the sound levels but don't play it back
@@c2411928 Well, can you troubleshoot the outputs, like hear sources from other channels? What are your outputs plugged into? Are you sure those channels are up in the main L/R mix?
the control software is on a desktop? What about the ipad? or Tablet?
The software can run on up to 5 devices at once, and they make versions for Mac, PC, Android, and IOS. So, load it onto whatever you have.
Any difference in mr18 versus xr18?
Yes, the MR has better preamps and connectors. Slightly better, but worth it imho.
Can the xr18 ever be used as a slave? I have a Motu interface and would like to Slave the XR18 since my Motu is thunderbolt to my Mac
If you mean as a submixer, yes. If you mean as an extender, no. Slave could mean either of those things.
Let me know if I can clarify this for you, mate.
@@stevesrecordingtips7247 so I need additional inputs to go into my current interface. Now I do have a focusrite being used as a slave via optical ADAT to give me 8 more inputs.. but I am not sure the XR18 even would let me do something like that. I only want one interface connected into my DAW which is my MOTU via thunderbolt. Can I connect the XR18 to my MOTU?
@@Faithaven Yeah, so it can be a submixer.
Plug stuff you need into the inputs of the XR18. Then, run XLR cables out of the main outs on the XR into the inputs on your MOTU.
This is fairly common with a drumset, btw.
You won't have control over the mix after the fact, but you will gain the extra inputs.
That's normal when using a submixer.
I know you're hoping to, instead, use the XR18 as an extender.
I don't think you can do that unless you use the Mac's Aggregate Device function, which I do not know much about other than it exists.
Whats the background noise on your video? Mostly when you speak…
Traced it to the C2 mic.
@@stevesrecordingtips7247 Ok .
I finally unboxed mine. I downloaded the software onto my Win10 laptop, hooked up the USB, flipped on the X-Air18, opened the software and........
Hmm......
So do I HAVE to use an eternity cable to a router if I'm just planning to control this thing via the laptop it's hooked to?
I'm sorely inept here..... 😢😔
Nope. The onboard Wifi is fine in most studios. External routers are good if you're in big venues and there are tons of cellphones around.
I can use it in a church
Yup.
MR 18 IS WAY BETTER, BELIEVE THE PRE‘s, ADC & DAC are better quality