If you're running a dual-console setup with separate FOH and monitor positions, you don't need two stage boxes or long AES50 lines going everywhere. You don't even need an audio splitter. You can connect two Behringer WINGs to a single Midas DL32 (or Behringer S32) and have both consoles receive all 32 inputs simultaneously.
The DL32 and S32 have two AES50 ports, and they act as a built-in splitter - duplicating all 32 local inputs and sending them to both consoles at once.
But there's one critical thing you need to understand before you set this up.
Preamp Control vs. Trim Only
Here's the key difference:
WING #1 (connected to Port A) gets full preamp control - analog gain and phantom power.
WING #2 (connected to Port B) gets digital trim only. The audio arriving at this console is already post-preamp.
Left: WING #1 shows preamp gain control. Right: WING #2 shows trim adjustment only.
This matters more than you might think. If the FOH engineer sets gain too hot and clips the input, that distortion goes to both consoles - no amount of trim adjustment on WING #2 will fix it. And if gain is set too low, WING #2 can only boost by +18 dB, which might not be enough.
The practical solution: have FOH set consistent gain levels during soundcheck and leave them alone. Both engineers work from that baseline, or communicate if something needs to change. Which brings me to the free routing snapshots below. I've already configured talkback routing for both FOH and MON, plus all the console-to-console sends.
Downloadable Routing Snapshots
I've put together snapshots for both consoles with all the routing already configured with a DL32 or S32. All you need to do is set the correct clock source on each console and connect the cables correctly.
The Connection Overview
Connection diagram showing both WINGs connected to the DL32
WING #1 AES50 Port A → DL32 AES50 Port A
DL32 AES50 Port B → WING #2 AES50 Port A
Notice that WING #2 connects to the DL32's B port, but uses its own A port for the connection. This is important for the routing to work correctly.
WING #1 runs as the clock master (Sync Source: Internal). WING #2 syncs to AES50-A. Both consoles set to 48 kHz Clock Rate.
What About X32 and M32?
The same connections and concepts apply if you're running dual X32s or M32s with a DL32 or S32. The routing menus look a bit different, but the “Port A = preamp control, Port B = trim only” rule is identical. You can also do the same thing with a WING and an X32.
The full blog post walks through clock setup, cross-console talkback routing, and how to route WING #2's monitor outputs through WING #1 to the DL32's physical outputs.
Until next time,
Drew
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