BEHRINGER STUDIO XL Monitor Controller

Speakers, headphones and talkback under one hand.

Between takes, you check the mix on small speakers, then on big ones. Then you tell the singer in the live room what to try. The STUDIO XL puts each of those moves on a button.

Three sets of speakers, one volume knob

MONITOR A, B and C each switch their own speakers, with a trim from -12 dB to 0 dB. One VCA volume control sets the level sent to the monitor outputs. MONO sums them to mono, MUTE silences them and DIM lowers them by 20 dB.

A headphone mix for the performer

CUE SOURCE feeds the cue bus from the aux mix input, the selected 2-track source or USB 3/4. INPUTS/CUE blends your inputs with that cue. Each PHONES output has its own level and its own 2-track or cue selector. A rear STUDIO/PHONES AMP output feeds a headphone distribution amplifier.

Talkback from a button or a footswitch

TO CUE and TO 2-TRACK send the built-in microphone to the cue bus or the 2-track output. An external mic on EXT MIC (XLR) can take over, chosen with TALKBACK SELECT. A standard footswitch on FOOT SW toggles talkback on and off.

Record through Midas-designed preamps

It has two Midas-designed preamps, and 48V applies phantom power to inputs 1 and 2. Over USB, it is a 2-in/4-out sound card at up to 192 kHz. REC SRC SEL records inputs 1 and 2, or the 2-track output that combines all sources.

Features

• Studio control and communication centre: with Midas preamps, a 192 kHz USB audio interface and VCA stereo tracking
• Two Midas-designed preamps: on XLR/TRS combo inputs 1 and 2, with +48 V phantom power
• Six inputs and five stereo outputs: line inputs 3/4 and 5/6 each have a ±12 dB trim
• Monitor outputs: select A, B or C; MONITOR C has an output trim from -12 dB to 0 dB
• VCA volume control: stereo tracking VCA control for the levels sent to the monitor outputs
• Mono, mute and dim: MONO sums the monitor outputs to mono, MUTE silences them and DIM lowers them by 20 dB
• Cue bus: CUE SOURCE feeds the cue bus from the aux mix input, the selected 2-track source or USB 3/4
• Inputs to cue blend: INPUTS/CUE blends between the input sources and the cue bus signal
• Headphone controls: PHONES 1 has a level control; PHONES 2 selects the 2-track source or cue bus
• Studio outputs: STUDIO OUT level and on/off, plus a STUDIO/PHONES AMP line output
• Talkback routing: send the TALKBACK MIC signal to the cue bus or the 2-track output, with a TALKBACK level control
• External talkback mic and footswitch: XLR EXT MIC input with TALKBACK SELECT, and a footswitch input to toggle talkback
• USB audio interface: class-compliant 2-in/4-out soundcard with 24-bit converters at up to 192 kHz
• Record source select: REC SRC SEL records either the 2-track output or only inputs 1 and 2
• 2-track output: balanced or unbalanced, switchable between +4 dB and -10 dB levels
• Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (±0.5 dB)
• Weight: 1.8 kg