I'm so happy you are doing a series on the Behringer X-Touch. Owning one myself but using it with Logic I gotta say in terms of the "Encoder Assign"-section it does the exact thing written on the buttons. For example if I press the Track Button once I can also turn encoders to adjust the volume of the 8 displayed Tracks... However if I press it twice it gives me the option to edit the parameters for the currently highlighted selected track including Volume, Pan and the Inserts. For the Pan Button it is exclusivly for the Pan of the displayed Tracks EQ brings up the default Logic Equalizer and now you can edit the equalizer with the knobs and scroll through the parameters with the left and right arrow key next to the zoom button If you press Send Button once you can add send destinations to the currently displayed tracks, but if you press it twice it will give you the advanced parameters for the selected track like volume to the send post-, prefader etc. The Plug-In Button let's you choose which plugin to open on the currently seen 8 channels and if you press it twice you can choose which plugin to edit (selected with the first knob) from the currently selected channel and if you press that knob it will bring up the selected plugin and you can (like with the EQ Button) edit the parameters of the plugin and scroll with the arrow keys Inst at least on a Audiotrack operates the same as EQ, but if you have a Instrumenttrack it brings up the current Instrument and again you can edit all parameters inside the plugin.
Thank you for taking the time to write that out. Logic is the one DAW that I don’t own anymore (that’ll change) and I’ve been curious how it handles MCU. It SHOULD be pretty damn tight considering that one of the original Mackie control surfaces was the Logic Controller that I believe got rolled up into the Mackie Control Universal or MCU, which is what the X-Touch emulates 1-to-1. You’ve been using it for a while it sounds like, can you for the sake of anyone reading this, tell us if you’d ever go back to just a keyboard and mouse? How does the control surface affect your relationship with the DAW and therefore the music?
@@G_handle Sorry for the late response, didn't get a notification. The unit as absolutely straight forward when working with logic. Every button and fader does exactly what you would it expect to do. I'm currently using it to control volume and panning of all my channels and depending on the sessions it's mostly like 30-40 Tracks, sometimes even more. The only plugins I currently control with the knobs are the SSL Bus Compressor and the SSL Channelstrip, because most other plugins I use don't make much sense (for example Soothe) to work on the controller, because way to many parameters to control. Wouldn't want to go back to mouse control only because it is way to comfortable to just grab the fader you want to adjust. I would say in terms of my relationship with the daw I'm now more focused on listening to what I'm doing instead of reading values on the screen. If my desk would be bigger I would also consider pruchasing an extender but because of the limited space it is difficult to fit another unit.
Thanks! I'm looking for a touch controller for Logic. To me it's either this one or the Faderport. I don't have a problem with Behringer as I've had other items by them and have been good with their quality. I wish Behringer made a 16 track as one piece instead of having to buy the extender. One of the reasons why I'm leaning towards the Presonus. Anything bad about the Presonus?
Just so you know, DAW control is the xTouch's Secondary function as a unit. It's main use was to give the X air series of mixers a tactical option along with the software control. Those buttons that do not light up while controlling S1 Do light when controlling the mixers. And thye Scribble strips follow color with the behringer mixers. But not in daw control since they use different protocols. Mackie, HUI, ect. and the click button does work in studio one. I've had mine since 2016 and it has survived the home studio with heavy use daily. Thanks for the video. By the way, It works BEST with Logic, Studio One Next, Cubase Third, but it's function with Pro Tools is sketchy and not worth buying if you only use PT.
@@keithlaury3538 How did you mange for the X-Touch to work with Pro Tools? I hit the "select" on the track 1 and turned on the unit, selected Mode on track1's LCD as Hui, and in the track2's LCD I chose USB (as I am connecting it with the USB directly to the PC) but somehow it fails to work :( What did you do and does everything work? do the LCD screens display the track names and do the faders work etc? Please help me out if you solved it all haha :D
I have not thought of doing that as I dont have all the units in the studio anymore so it would be just me talking about them. If enough people ask me to do such a video, I will for sure
I like the X touch and the extender. It works very well with my DAWs. I believe that because Behringer bring things in at very affordable prices, their products are no good. I have a few Behringer items and I find them very good. Thank you for reviewing the X Touch.
So after 5 years of using the XTouch It's a solid kit. I found more pros then cons with the unit. However the internal power supply just went out. I picked up the Icon Platform M+. If I had it to do over again I would with pick up another XTouch.
Hey Dave, the single fader XTouch I had came with a number of overlays for the master section that conformed to the various DAWs it worked with, which made all of the button programming easier to work with...did this unit not include them?
Really?That is a good idea! No, this unit did not come with any overlays, but it should. That would make switching from DAW to DAW way easier. Maybe they can be purchased as a seperate item? I'll have to check that out
Awesome video Unc!!!!! Scrub, and Nudge work in Logic. Pretty much every soft key does. One thing that I found is that when I program the Function keys to my liking is that every once in awhile they revert back to default. Luckily I save a preset with my preferences so I don't have to program all over. I don't know if that's Logic glitch or an X Touch glitch.
I have tried and tried to get Studio One to implement a scrub function but still to no avail. Shocking that this great DAW doesn't have a basic editing feature like scrub! 🙄
@@HomeRecordingMadeEasy Hello Uncle Dave. I basically reposted this question on another video today because it looked like it didn't post here AND RUclips sent me zero notification that you responded until now. Thank you! I understand you use Studio One primarily (at least based on these particular vids). If you had to vote for the X-Touch or the Pro X in an election, which would you go with? Thank you again!
@@HomeRecordingMadeEasy Thanks so much. Saw that in your other vid. I never saw anyone with more than 16, so I wasn't sure. Still no easy way to fuse them together, other than the DIY and black tape thing?
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I'm so happy you are doing a series on the Behringer X-Touch.
Owning one myself but using it with Logic I gotta say in terms of the "Encoder Assign"-section it does the exact thing written on the buttons.
For example if I press the Track Button once I can also turn encoders to adjust the volume of the 8 displayed Tracks... However if I press it twice it gives me the option to edit the parameters for the currently highlighted selected track including Volume, Pan and the Inserts.
For the Pan Button it is exclusivly for the Pan of the displayed Tracks
EQ brings up the default Logic Equalizer and now you can edit the equalizer with the knobs and scroll through the parameters with the left and right arrow key next to the zoom button
If you press Send Button once you can add send destinations to the currently displayed tracks, but if you press it twice it will give you the advanced parameters for the selected track like volume to the send post-, prefader etc.
The Plug-In Button let's you choose which plugin to open on the currently seen 8 channels and if you press it twice you can choose which plugin to edit (selected with the first knob) from the currently selected channel and if you press that knob it will bring up the selected plugin and you can (like with the EQ Button) edit the parameters of the plugin and scroll with the arrow keys
Inst at least on a Audiotrack operates the same as EQ, but if you have a Instrumenttrack it brings up the current Instrument and again you can edit all parameters inside the plugin.
Thanks for sharing the info! I am sure it will help other here!
Thank you for taking the time to write that out. Logic is the one DAW that I don’t own anymore (that’ll change) and I’ve been curious how it handles MCU. It SHOULD be pretty damn tight considering that one of the original Mackie control surfaces was the Logic Controller that I believe got rolled up into the Mackie Control Universal or MCU, which is what the X-Touch emulates 1-to-1.
You’ve been using it for a while it sounds like, can you for the sake of anyone reading this, tell us if you’d ever go back to just a keyboard and mouse?
How does the control surface affect your relationship with the DAW and therefore the music?
@@G_handle Sorry for the late response, didn't get a notification.
The unit as absolutely straight forward when working with logic.
Every button and fader does exactly what you would it expect to do.
I'm currently using it to control volume and panning of all my channels and depending on the sessions it's mostly like 30-40 Tracks, sometimes even more.
The only plugins I currently control with the knobs are the SSL Bus Compressor and the SSL Channelstrip, because most other plugins I use don't make much sense (for example Soothe) to work on the controller, because way to many parameters to control.
Wouldn't want to go back to mouse control only because it is way to comfortable to just grab the fader you want to adjust.
I would say in terms of my relationship with the daw I'm now more focused on listening to what I'm doing instead of reading values on the screen.
If my desk would be bigger I would also consider pruchasing an extender but because of the limited space it is difficult to fit another unit.
Thanks! I'm looking for a touch controller for Logic. To me it's either this one or the Faderport. I don't have a problem with Behringer as I've had other items by them and have been good with their quality. I wish Behringer made a 16 track as one piece instead of having to buy the extender. One of the reasons why I'm leaning towards the Presonus. Anything bad about the Presonus?
Just so you know, DAW control is the xTouch's Secondary function as a unit. It's main use was to give the X air series of mixers a tactical option along with the software control. Those buttons that do not light up while controlling S1 Do light when controlling the mixers. And thye Scribble strips follow color with the behringer mixers. But not in daw control since they use different protocols. Mackie, HUI, ect. and the click button does work in studio one. I've had mine since 2016 and it has survived the home studio with heavy use daily. Thanks for the video. By the way, It works BEST with Logic, Studio One Next, Cubase Third, but it's function with Pro Tools is sketchy and not worth buying if you only use PT.
Ok, that's great info! Thanks for sharing!
Works great with my pro tools
I have an X Air 18. Thanks for the info.
@@keithlaury3538 How did you mange for the X-Touch to work with Pro Tools? I hit the "select" on the track 1 and turned on the unit, selected Mode on track1's LCD as Hui, and in the track2's LCD I chose USB (as I am connecting it with the USB directly to the PC) but somehow it fails to work :(
What did you do and does everything work? do the LCD screens display the track names and do the faders work etc? Please help me out if you solved it all haha :D
Man I can't believe you are still using studio one. It truly is your DAW of choice
I use several DAW's but Studio One is my favorite for sure!
Once done with all the major controllers, will you be doing a final comparison/overview? This has been a great series BTW.
I have not thought of doing that as I dont have all the units in the studio anymore so it would be just me talking about them. If enough people ask me to do such a video, I will for sure
Thanks for the vid coach. Your time is appreciated
My pleasure! That is why I am here!
I like the X touch and the extender. It works very well with my DAWs. I believe that because Behringer bring things in at very affordable prices, their products are no good. I have a few Behringer items and I find them very good. Thank you for reviewing the X Touch.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for another great insight
Glad you enjoyed it
@@HomeRecordingMadeEasy SSL UF1 next ?
So after 5 years of using the XTouch It's a solid kit. I found more pros then cons with the unit. However the internal power supply just went out. I picked up the Icon Platform M+. If I had it to do over again I would with pick up another XTouch.
That's great! If after 5years you still like using it then it's a winner!
Hey Dave, the single fader XTouch I had came with a number of overlays for the master section that conformed to the various DAWs it worked with, which made all of the button programming easier to work with...did this unit not include them?
Really?That is a good idea! No, this unit did not come with any overlays, but it should. That would make switching from DAW to DAW way easier. Maybe they can be purchased as a seperate item? I'll have to check that out
Awesome video Unc!!!!! Scrub, and Nudge work in Logic. Pretty much every soft key does. One thing that I found is that when I program the Function keys to my liking is that every once in awhile they revert back to default. Luckily I save a preset with my preferences so I don't have to program all over. I don't know if that's Logic glitch or an X Touch glitch.
Thanks for watching! Good thing you save that preset. :)
I have tried and tried to get Studio One to implement a scrub function but still to no avail. Shocking that this great DAW doesn't have a basic editing feature like scrub! 🙄
Can you do an in depth look into Ableton with the X Touch
Please!
I dont use Ableton, sorry
i subscribed only from just hearing that juicy intro music
LOL! Hopefully you like the content as well!
After watching all of the X-Touch videos and the Qcon Pro X, which would you say worksbest with Cubase?
I dont use Cubase on a regular basis so I am not sure.
@@HomeRecordingMadeEasy Hello Uncle Dave. I basically reposted this question on another video today because it looked like it didn't post here AND RUclips sent me zero notification that you responded until now. Thank you! I understand you use Studio One primarily (at least based on these particular vids). If you had to vote for the X-Touch or the Pro X in an election, which would you go with? Thank you again!
i wanna buy a daw controller, I need to choose x touch or fader port 8 presonus, wich better? I use Logic Pro x
thanks
Presonus Faderport would be my choice
Just wondering if you ever figured out how to toggle the plugin off/on I have the x-touch compact but not very savvy with midi.
I have not, sorry
Sweetwater is #1
They sure are!
Can you get 24 to 32 channels with the extenders? Thanks
Yes,
@@HomeRecordingMadeEasy Thanks so much. Saw that in your other vid. I never saw anyone with more than 16, so I wasn't sure. Still no easy way to fuse them together, other than the DIY and black tape thing?
How do the motorised fader noise compare between the X-Touch and the FaderPort?
They are about the same
Does this controller still work with the newest operating system of Mac?
Yes, I believe so
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Thank you