Behringer XR18
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Connect the Behringer XR18 to your computer via USB cable, and make sure the drivers are installed and updated.
• Launch the X-Air app on your tablet or computer, and connect to the Behringer XR18.
• Set up your channels and effects on the X-Air app, according to your preferences and needs.
• Route the audio output of the Behringer XR18 to the USB interface, using the In/Out menu on the X-Air app. You can choose which channels or buses you want to send to the USB interface, and assign them to the corresponding USB outputs.
• Launch OBS on your computer, and go to Settings > Audio. Under the Mic/Auxiliary Audio section, select the Behringer XR18 as the device, and choose the USB input that matches the output you assigned on the X-Air app.
• Start streaming or recording your video and audio on OBS, and enjoy your Behringer XR18 mixer with OBS.
• Launch the X-Air app on your tablet or computer, and connect to the Behringer XR18.
• Set up your channels and effects on the X-Air app, according to your preferences and needs.
• Route the audio output of the Behringer XR18 to the USB interface, using the In/Out menu on the X-Air app. You can choose which channels or buses you want to send to the USB interface, and assign them to the corresponding USB outputs.
• Launch OBS on your computer, and go to Settings > Audio. Under the Mic/Auxiliary Audio section, select the Behringer XR18 as the device, and choose the USB input that matches the output you assigned on the X-Air app.
• Start streaming or recording your video and audio on OBS, and enjoy your Behringer XR18 mixer with OBS.
I had an XR18 in a last-minute cobbled-together rig for a one-off gig a few years ago. It worked, but the problem I had was:
The XR18 is an 18-channel USB device by default. OBS insists that multi-channel devices MUST be surround sound, with no way to change that wrong assumption. Thus, OBS downmixes what it thinks is 7.1 on the first 8 channels, into the stereo that you've (probably) set OBS for at the top of Settings -> Audio, and then gives you that mess to play with.
I solved it in the moment by setting all of the USB sends in the XR18 to be silent/off except for the first 2. Those are the front corners in a surround mix, so they map directly to the two sides of a stereo mix. The rest being silent/off causes OBS to "add zero" for the rest of the downmix, which of course leaves it unchanged.
The better solution would be to set the XR18 to be 2 channels on USB, Apply to save it to memory, and then reboot the XR18 to make it take effect. Then the channel count that OBS receives matches what it's set for, and so it translates straight across.
The XR18 is an 18-channel USB device by default. OBS insists that multi-channel devices MUST be surround sound, with no way to change that wrong assumption. Thus, OBS downmixes what it thinks is 7.1 on the first 8 channels, into the stereo that you've (probably) set OBS for at the top of Settings -> Audio, and then gives you that mess to play with.
I solved it in the moment by setting all of the USB sends in the XR18 to be silent/off except for the first 2. Those are the front corners in a surround mix, so they map directly to the two sides of a stereo mix. The rest being silent/off causes OBS to "add zero" for the rest of the downmix, which of course leaves it unchanged.
The better solution would be to set the XR18 to be 2 channels on USB, Apply to save it to memory, and then reboot the XR18 to make it take effect. Then the channel count that OBS receives matches what it's set for, and so it translates straight across.