OSC Documentation 0.59

©Patrick‐GillesMaillot 5 WINGOSC–V0.59
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Introduction
MynameisPatrick‐GillesMaillotandIamauthorizedbyBehringertopublishandmaintainthe“OSC
RemoteControlDocumentationforWING”,yetIamnotaMusicTribeemployee.
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In2019,Behringerhasbeendesigningawholenewdigitalmixingdesktheywouldlatercall“personal
mixingconsole”.TheWINGwasunveiledtothegeneralpublicinNovember2019andfirstshipments
tookplaceinDecember.Astowhycallingita“personalMixingConsole”,hereisaperfectlyvalid
answerfromoneofthefathersoftheconsole:“AfundamentalideaofWINGwasprovidingahigh
levelofcustomizationoptionstotheengineer,allowingtoadapttheconsolesurfacetohispersonal
preferencesandneeds”.
TheWINGconsolewasawaitedbyseveralX32andM32usersasitcarriedthepromiseofnew
features,longexpectedsincethefirstreleasetheX32andM32familyofdigitalmixingdesks.Itseems
theWINGreceivesawarmwelcomefromthecommunity.
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GeneralfeaturesoftheWINGconsole
TheBehringerWINGprovides48‐channel,28‐busmixingwith24motorizedfadersandalarge10”
capacitive‐touchLEDscreen.Thedeskisdesignedforliveperformance,liveandstudiorecording,
touringsound,A/V,clubinstalls,andmore.Threeseparatefadersectionsandacustomcontrols
sectioncanbeeasilyandintuitivelytailoredtopersonalrequirements.
Historically,consolesfocusoninputnumbersassignedtochannelsandauxes.WINGisofferinga
substantiallydifferentperspectivebyfocusingontheSourceasthereasonforanymixing,sayabass
drumsignalortheleadvocal.Inputsarethereforegivenmorepropertiesthanjustanumber.Sources
canbeinmono,stereo,ormid‐side
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mode,ownheadampparameterslikegainandphantompower,
withspecificsourcemuteandmetering.Theycanbegivenacolor,icon,nameandupto8consoleor
userdefinedtagsforgroupingorfilteringpurposes.AllofthisdescribestheactualSourcefirst,before
channelsareusedforprocessingormixing.
The48‐channelinputs[in/aux]and28‐channelmixes[bus/matrix/main]canallbeinmono/stereoor
mid‐sidemode,withspecificsourcemutesandmetering,andprovidedynamics,EQandFX
processing.Theytoocanbegivenacolor,icon,nameandupto8consoleoruserdefinedtagsfor
groupingandfilteringpurposes.
WINGinputchannelsprovidelow‐cut&high‐cutfilters,tilt‐EQs,all‐passorSoundMaxer,inaddition
toa6‐bandparametricEQ.Allbuses,matrices,andmainsfeature8‐bandparametricEQ.Allchannels
andbusescanalsoloadhigh‐endsimulationsmodeledfromhardwaredevicessuchasPultecEQ,SSL
BusCompressorandGate/Expander,SPLTransientDesigner,NeveEQ,CompressorandGate,
FocusriteISAandD3,DBX160,LA‐2A,1176,ElysiamPressor,EmpiricalLabsDistressor,andmore.The
builtinFXracksupports8truestereoprocessorsincludingTCVSS3algorithms,Lexicon,Quantec,and
EMTemulations.Otherprocessingincludesmodulation,equalization,dynamics,nonlineareffectsand
fourguitaramplifierswithcabinetsimulations.Amaximumof16stereoinsertscanbeusedfor
applyinginternalFXoroutboardprocessingtoinputchannelsorbuses.
Thechanneleditingsectionprovidesinstantchannelstatusoverviewandflowofoperation.Itallows
workingontheselectedchannelprocessing,evenwhenthemaindisplayisusedforsomething
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Mid/Sideprocessingisahighlyeffectivewayofmakingadjustmentstothespatializationperceptionofamixormaster.The
Midchannelisthecenterofastereoimage.WhentheMidchannelisboosted,thelistenerperceivesamorecentered
(mono)soundtotheaudio.TheSidechannelistheedgesofastereoimage.WhentheSidechannelisboosted,thelistener
perceivesamorespacious(wider)soundtotheaudio.