Behringer X-TOUCH EXTENDER Quick Start Guide - Page 7

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X-TOUCH EXTENDER

Quick Start Guide

X-TOUCH EXTENDER Controls

(EN)

Step 2: Controls

T

he

function

of

the

X

-

T

OUC

H EXTE

ND

E

R

contro

l

s

wi

ll

vary

wide

l

y

depending

on

the

imp

l

ementation

of

your

DAW.

T

he

fo

ll

owing

descriptions

are

for

the

idea

l

case

in

MC

mode,

if

your

DAW

supports

these

features.

I

f

you

l

ook

into

the

features

of

your

DAW,

such

as

M

I

D

I

Learn

mode,

you

wi

ll

be

ab

l

e

to

assign

the

physica

l

contro

l

s

to

operate

a

wide

variety

of

software

and

p

l

ug-in

contro

l

s.

(1)

Push encoder knobs

–

these

8

end

l

ess

encoders

each

have

a

detent

and

push

function

(not

i

ll

uminated),

and

a

13-segment

amber

L

E

D

ring.

T

hese

are

typica

ll

y

used

in

Digita

l

Audio

Workstation

(DAW)

app

l

ications

for

fi

ne

contro

l

of

parameters

such

as

aux

send

and

pan

contro

l

of

each

channe

l

.

(2)

Scribble strips

–

these

8

LCD

disp

l

ays

indicate

various

parameters

and

l

abe

l

s

as

shown

in

the

DAW

software.

T

hey

are

a

l

so

used

to

view

various

settings

and

adjustments

of

the

unit

that

can

then

be

adjusted

with

the

encoders.

(3)

Channel buttons

–

these

4

buttons

per

channe

l

are

used

for

individua

l

DAW

mixer

channe

l

app

l

ications:

Rec

–

arms

the

channe

l

for

recording.

Solo

–

iso

l

ates

a

channe

l

in

the

mix.

Mute

–

mutes

the

channe

l

.

Select

–

this

se

l

ects

the

channe

l

for

editing.

T

he

mixer

contro

l

s

are

then

dedicated

to

setting

up

the

se

l

ected

channe

l

,

with

detai

l

s

shown

in

each

scribb

l

e

strip.

(4)

Channel meters

–

these

8

-L

E

D

meters

show

the

signa

l l

eve

l

of

each

channe

l

,

and

indicate

when

a

signa

l

(S

I

G

L

E

D)

is

present,

and

when

it

is

c

l

ipping

(CL

I

P

L

E

D).

(5)

Faders

–

these

touch-sensitive

motorized

100

mm

faders

are

typica

ll

y

used

for

fi

ne

contro

l

of

l

eve

l

functions

in

DAW

app

l

ications.

Rear Panel

(6)

AC IN

–

secure

l

y

connect

the

supp

l

ied

AC

power

cord

here.

Connect

the

other

end

of

the

cord

to

your

l

oca

l

AC

mains

supp

l

y.

Do

not

defeat

the

safety

ground.

(7)

POWER switch

–

press

in

to

turn

on

the

unit,

press

out

to

turn

it

off

.

Do

not

turn

it

on

unti

l

a

ll

connections

have

been

made.

(8)

REMOTE

–

this

port

is

an

E

thernet

interface

for

connection

to

a

DAW

supporting

R

T

P

M

I

D

I

.

(9)

USB HUB

–

these

2

USB

type

A

connectors

are

used

for

connecting

externa

l

USB

hardware

such

as

a

USB

mouse,

a

keyboard,

USB

M

I

D

I

contro

ll

ers

such

as

the

X

-

T

OUC

H

M

I

N

I

,

and

USB

M

I

D

I

keyboards.

T

he

H

ub

communicates

direct

l

y

to

the

computer

and

not

to

the

X

-

T

OUC

H EXTE

ND

E

R.

E

ach

connector

can

supp

l

y

5V

USB

power.

T

he

hub

is

on

l

y

active

when

the

X

-

T

OUC

H EXTE

ND

E

R

is

powered

on,

and

connected

to

a

l

ive

computer

via

the

USB

M

I

D

I

connector.

(10)

USB MIDI

–

this

USB

type

B

connector

is

used

to

connect

to

a

computer’s

USB

port

for

M

I

D

I

data

transfer

(send/receive),

and

USB

H

ub

communications.

(1)

(2)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(4)

(3)

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