The Ultimate Behringer XR18 IEM Rig

Have you ever wished you could get more out of your Behringer XR18 IEM setup? In this video I discuss pairing the Behringer XR18 and the Midas DN4816-0 together for the ultimate XR18 IEM rig.
New Course!!
- Complete Guide To Mixing Audio on the Behringer X-Air: drewbrashler.com/x-air-course/
Products shown in this video:
Behringer X-Air XR18 Mixer:
- Sweetwater: sweetwater.sjv.io/EK6Z69
- Guitar Center: guitar-center.pxf.io/Or74aK
Midas DN4816-O:
- Sweetwater: sweetwater.sjv.io/VmyKVa
Sennheiser XSW IEM Wireless In-ear Monitoring System
- Sweetwater: sweetwater.sjv.io/9g0O9Y
- Guitar Center: guitar-center.pxf.io/Y97BjK
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Overview of the Behringer XR18 IEM Standard Setup
01:58 Adding in the Midas DN4816-O as a Digital Split
03:10 Setting up the Midas DN4816-O on the Behringer XR18
04:30 Routing on the XR18 for Digital Split
05:55 Careful of Preamp Gain for a Digital Split
06:38 Linking Auxes to be Stereo
09:15 Getting more IEM Sends out of the XR18
13:00 Getting 11 Mono IEM Sends out of the Behringer XR18
15:29 Conclusion

Пікірлер: 67

  • @davebrownentertainment7191
    @davebrownentertainment7191Ай бұрын

    Midas DN4816-0 is affected by any gain changes the performers make in the XR18. As a FOH sound guy, I do NOT want them making changes to my signal, or any sound coloration from the preamps, or latency from A/D D/A conversion. Good old fashioned analog splitter snake is still 100% the better way to go. But thanks for yet another informative video! :)

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Oh totally! As a FOH guy, I would want a physical split as well. The main purpose of the DN4816-O in this video was for the additional outputs via Ultranet, but the digital split was a little added bonus. Thanks for watching!

  • @drjacus

    @drjacus

    Ай бұрын

    If You mixing from FOH speakers, I recon You do, then to compensate latency move your desk fiew feet closer ;), DN4816-0 has 0.5 ms latency, if signal is not clipping, regain it at Your console as desired. Let's move on with technology.

  • @KENNETHCOOPER55
    @KENNETHCOOPER55Ай бұрын

    Fantastic tutorial as usual, keep up the great work Drew

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @alexnomundo
    @alexnomundoАй бұрын

    I'm in Brazil, thanks for your service. We love you!

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @GeorgeElenaRempel
    @GeorgeElenaRempelАй бұрын

    Always enjoying your content watching from Bolivia ❤

  • @nicksonkaru4534
    @nicksonkaru4534Ай бұрын

    Nick from Vanuatu, thanks for the informitive videos mate.

  • @stefanvombruch5649
    @stefanvombruch5649Ай бұрын

    Great information, as usual.

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @vdjsparrow
    @vdjsparrowАй бұрын

    Thanks for your teaching. Please I love you to make, a video connecting x air mixer to a drive rack pa or pa+ and connect to live sessions

  • @MichaelNatrin
    @MichaelNatrinАй бұрын

    Great info!

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @sebastianbechtel884
    @sebastianbechtel884Ай бұрын

    Nice Video, thanks for your explanation. Maybe you can show how to connect a XR 18 via the Klark DN4816U to the Behringer Wing, to get more Inputs.

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Oh man! That is quite an interesting thought. I'll have to add that sometime! The only downside is that you would have to have a computer or tablet ready to adjust the gain on the XR18, but if you had the same setup every time, you wouldn't have to do much adjustment. Cool idea!

  • @jmsiener
    @jmsiener15 күн бұрын

    This is more or less the setup I built for our string band. I’m using a transformer isolated analog split but otherwise pretty similar. We’ve had lots of issues with RF interference from the Sennheiser XSW system. Wondering if a larger combined antenna setup would alleviate these issues but otherwise it’s been a great setup

  • @timothyback4235
    @timothyback4235Ай бұрын

    There I was, wondering how to get an "alternate" output from the XR18.... Then the DN4816-O segment began and I realized you were saying "ulTRAnet!" Great video, as always.

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @ayay5340
    @ayay5340Ай бұрын

    Hey @Drewbrashler thanks for making this video. If you had to do this with more than one P16 monitors and P16D switch over ULTRANET, will the routing config on XR18 be different from the one in this video?

  • @jacksoncollins1525
    @jacksoncollins15253 күн бұрын

    You can actually use the XR18 headphone send for 2x mono Aux sends instead of losing 2 of the ultranet output channels.

  • @ZDawg.Official
    @ZDawg.Official4 күн бұрын

    Awesome video Drew. So I’m curious, if I used a xlr to LR 1/4 Would it still be mono.?

  • @bendickinson9173
    @bendickinson9173Ай бұрын

    If you were planning to use the Main outputs to a Bose PA instead of FOH type situation, could you configure the Midas outputs as stereo sends for additional IEMs? Someone mixes the Main Outputs to the PA for audience, and then the band does their own mix for IEM...

  • @grayancyagra5334
    @grayancyagra5334Ай бұрын

    Waiting this kind of great video on studiolive III mixer

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Don't worry, I'll be making more PreSonus videos soon!

  • @user-ig7yh6tb3h
    @user-ig7yh6tb3hАй бұрын

    Hi Drew! It's a interesting idea, but I think it`ll be better, for common case, to get Behringer HA6000 instead Midas DN4816-0. Because you can mix stereo Main and mono buses for 6 IEM stereo mixes inside.

  • @drjacus

    @drjacus

    Ай бұрын

    DN4816-0 is more of digital snake, not headphone amp/mixer.

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    That is also a great idea!

  • @treydavis4139
    @treydavis4139Ай бұрын

    I would love to purchase the DN4888 but I would like to know if I can use the ultra network to get a in ear mix, and send sound to and from the mixer to the DN4888? Ps I want to find a way to use the P-16 for IEM

  • @antslivesound
    @antslivesoundАй бұрын

    Great vid…. A very important piece of information is that the outputs are LINE level, post gain. A FOH guy should catch this but still probably a good idea to mention it.

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Oh yeah, I did mention it at 05:55 in the video. Mixing FOH mid show and having gains being adjusted would be a nightmare!

  • @antslivesound

    @antslivesound

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@DrewBrashler Hi Drew. You definitely did mention it int he video. I meant that the band should probably mention it to the venue. For instance, if a band comes off the DN using an XLR snake to feed FOH, as a FOH person my first thoughts would be, "ok maybe these are MIC level splits", until I did my due diligence and traced the snake back to it's line level source. As an alternate solution a split snake would also do the job, and would be an exact split, pre gain.

  • @Ilham3101
    @Ilham3101Ай бұрын

    Combining this setup with waves superrack performer is the ultimate ultimate rig 😅

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    HAH! Nice. Well I guess I'll have to make another video! 😅

  • @alvinandakurniawan5476
    @alvinandakurniawan5476Ай бұрын

    Nice very usefull

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @DToneQuest
    @DToneQuestАй бұрын

    so what is going out to the house? do you have to have other equipment for recording, streaming etc out to house?

  • @joseignaciogonzalez1823
    @joseignaciogonzalez1823Ай бұрын

    In the same way, I can use AUX 1-6 from XR18 for my floor monitors and then use the Midas DN4816-0 for IEMs. right?

  • @Hellemmm
    @HellemmmАй бұрын

    thanks! Can XR18 receive signals from ultranet? or it cen only sent to them?

  • @fernandolcoto
    @fernandolcoto8 күн бұрын

    I have a network for the equipment and another network for the users. Between the networks there is a firewall. I need to know which TCP/IP ports should be allowed on the firewall. Do you know what ports?

  • @RebornDrummer
    @RebornDrummerАй бұрын

    Drew can you do a video on this same kind of video with the x32

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    What do you have in mind with the video? A ultimate IEM setup for the X32 kind of thing? Thanks!

  • @francisnaval
    @francisnavalАй бұрын

    how can you connect this to x32?

  • @Hem_Panha
    @Hem_PanhaАй бұрын

    Hello , Drew! I am a musician at Phnom Penh New Life Church in Cambodia. I have been watching your video for a long time. Thank you for your Sharing! Can you make a video of using X-32(FOH mixer) and X-32 Rack(Stage and IEM mixer) sharing the same input from S32 stagebox and can control both mixer individually such as Preamp, EQ... but except mute from FOH mixer, please! Because I want X-32 Rack to control sound on stage like IEM and floor monitor for rehearsal without turn on FOH mixer. But when sunday worship come I want FOH mixer could possibility control mute on X-32 Rack also, and X-32 Rack still can use to control sound on stage as well.

  • @sterlinghowell111
    @sterlinghowell111Ай бұрын

    Can I use the DN4888 as well like this

  • @mati-fena
    @mati-fenaАй бұрын

    The midas dn4816-o is out of stock everywhere in USA 😣

  • @jumpbullmorcdoc6604
    @jumpbullmorcdoc660410 күн бұрын

    Can i use DN4816 for IEM output stereo?

  • @FatJoey
    @FatJoeyАй бұрын

    So we won't be able to use any FX to the IEM if we use FX send as IEM too, right? Some musician or vocalist do want some FX in their mix. Or am I missing something here? 😅

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    It is all tradeoffs. You would have to decide where the priority is in this case. But you can always do a IEM's from the FX sends and then leave 1 or 2 FX for use with effects.

  • @seanwalsh999

    @seanwalsh999

    Ай бұрын

    @@DrewBrashler Good point as there are 4 FX channels, so there would be two left over, cool, beans, thanks for posting.

  • @FatJoey

    @FatJoey

    Ай бұрын

    @@DrewBrashler yup..thank you for sharing.

  • @berkayozbek8877
    @berkayozbek8877Ай бұрын

    we have a XR18 and we want to use digital plugins for our guitars, bass and vocals. from the DAW I mean. Also 5 stereo in-ear setups. Is it possible with this setup? If not, what would be your suggestion?

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Digital plugins as an insert on your channels would be no problem, you can do that via Waves SuperRack Performer: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n5OIqad_ftnKfqQ.html. For getting 5 stereo in-ear setups, you would need to swap to a different console, like the X32 Rack. The X-Air only has 6 mono auxes, the stereo main LR, and then 4 mono EFX sends. So it just isn't possible.

  • @berkayozbek8877

    @berkayozbek8877

    Ай бұрын

    @@DrewBrashler Thanks! checked the video, really helpful one. If I got it right I can use more or less the same setup you show there with Gig Performer instead of Waves Super Rack, am I right?

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Absolutely! You can use any DAW in this manner, just make sure the buffer is small to get the lowest latency!

  • @hossein_haeri
    @hossein_haeriАй бұрын

    Also what is the advantage of this over using a relatively cheap splitter?

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    You can totally use a splitter, for a physical split rather than a digital, I think it would be a better way to do it. However you wouldn't be able to get the additional ultranet outputs without using the DN4816-O.

  • @sterlinghowell111
    @sterlinghowell111Ай бұрын

    I have 6 band members can I get 6 stereo iem mixes And still be able to send horns background vocals separate

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    You would need to change to a different board to get 6 stereo IEM's, the X-Air only has 6 mono auxes, the stereo main LR, and then 4 mono EFX sends.

  • @sterlinghowell111

    @sterlinghowell111

    Ай бұрын

    I’m asking cause I’m getting the Midas extension

  • @alexman649
    @alexman649Ай бұрын

    sadly, the earliest signal tap is still post-gain... So it does'nt work as good as it should.

  • @mmatthewias280
    @mmatthewias280Ай бұрын

    Why wouldn’t you just get p16 personal monitors. Seems like that’s the ultimate IEM rig… everyone has instant control of their own mix and is the simplest setup as well.

  • @ayay5340

    @ayay5340

    Ай бұрын

    Hey,thanks for this suggestion. When using multiple P16 with a P16D switch,Is the routing on XR18 the same as done in Drew's video or is there somewhere config to be done?

  • @hossein_haeri
    @hossein_haeriАй бұрын

    Thank you for the video but the fact that you look at somewhere else is extremely distracting :(

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Sorry that is a distraction, my left eye is blind and lazy, so its not actually looking at anything. lol!

  • @hossein_haeri

    @hossein_haeri

    Ай бұрын

    @@DrewBrashler ok, then I’m so sorry for saying that. I thought you were using some sort of screen to read the texts.

  • @DrewBrashler

    @DrewBrashler

    Ай бұрын

    Hah! I wish, that would be the ultimate teleprompter! No worries man!