Any specific recommendations on X32 rack internal routing?
For example do you like to send all the drums to a stereo bus? ive read some articles that recommend bussing all similar sounds then run that bus through one of the compressor plugs with just a touch of compression to glue the group together. So bass and kick one buss, rest of the drums another, all vocals bus 3, guitars 4, etc.
Or do you find its best to just keep it simple as possible for IEM mixing?
I prefer the keep it simple approach! So...
No, as a freelance [local] FOH guy when I'm not playing I'm not a big user of VCA/DCA groups or sub-mixing drums to ANY bus.
WE monitor what we send to FOH.. for most gigs, for drums, that's kick and 2* Overhead mics. One pointed at hat/snare, other at lower toms/ride.
I usually put kick and OH#1 in my mix.
For the X32R, each buss -
is it's own mix - either stereo or mono. You can put ANY input channel (plus effect levels) into your mix and adjust level/pan for each channel. No panning w/ mono! Press the "sends on fader" button, select the output buss you want to mix, and adjust as you like. VERY EASY!
There's 16 output busses available on the X32 series. Without an external unit connected via AES50 (SD8, SD16, S16, S32), buss 7+8 are the main DEFAULT L/R outs.. which leaves 6 [physical] output busses [XLR] left on for [monitor] IEM/wedge mixes.
With one of those devices connected, default routing is buss 15/16 as L/R, and 1-10 open for IEM/Wedge mixes.
Either way, busses 11-14 are effects busses, but CAN be re purposed~!
Remember, you are NOT listening to a CD. You don't need 40 mics on a drum kit, unless you are in a stadium gig and Crimson King!
Put what you need to do your job into your mix. Keep it simple. Keep volumes LOW!
Stereo IEM mixes let you pan instruments relative to stage position, important if you have multiple sets of keys, electric and acoustic guitars as often occurs in large church bands!
Multiple driver IEM's let you boost freq ranges to taste.
Each output buss on the X32 has an EQ, so it's easy to boost/cut as needed!