Behringer X-Touch Reviews

Good value

Nice controller for mixers, lights, DAWs and so on.

Does the job

Great controller. So usefull. Love it!

Good

Good Device.

Above average built quality of its kind,

More options but may take bit more time to be friendly.

5-Star DAW Controller

The Behringer X-Touch deserves its five-star rating as it has revolutionized my music production workflow.

Its rugged build, seamless DAW integration (I use Logic Pro, Ableton & Pro Tools), and touch-sensitive motorized faders make mixing a breeze.

The X-Touch's versatile controls and compatibility with various software applications have elevated both my studio work and live performances.

Highly recommended for any musician or producer seeking an intuitive and powerful control surface.

Works well with Logic Pro and Reaper

Used it on both Logic Pro and Reaper.

I use it with default config in Logic, and it works flawlessly. No disconnections, no issues - it does the job.

In Reaper, I reconfigured it completely to be the ultimate "no mouse" machine. I kept all buttons as is, but then mapped new functions when combined with Shift/Ctrl/Alt/Option. For instance, with the function buttons, this trick allowed me to have 5x 8 buttons assigned to load plugins (one button and its 4 modifiers for several pianos, another one for synths, another one for various compressors, ... ).

Wish Logic would allow that same level of customization, but oh well ...

Inexpensive but not so great when it comes to quality

I am using Behringer X-Touch to control my Ableton Live sessions.

Although I was delighted with the price, I should mention that the build quality is not excellent. You can feel the flimsiness of the faders.

Behringer X-Touch Universal DAW Remote Controller

This is the best piece of equipment i have ever bought makes my life so much handier with my daw ableton and along with the Behringer xr18 easy to set up loads of you tube videos on both units would recommend

Improved My Work Flow

I have been using the X Touch with Cakewalk, and once I'd got used to the layout and whereabouts of the buttons, I haven't looked back. The big advantage, for me, is being able to mix and adjust various things like EQ, Compression and other VST settings by feel and listening, rather than looking at a screen to navigate a mouse, and then being led by the visual prompts, rather than with is coming from the speakers.

Added to this, I tried out Harrison Mixbus, and the Mackie integration with the X Touch is 100%

Works awesome with MR18

It gets some getting used to and getting the remote to communicate with your mixer may be bit of an hassle yet it'll be wirth it in the end.

You'll want to keep your computer or phone nearby for little adjustments though. Easier and prettier there.

Awesome Controller for a lot of equipment

A perfect Controller for the X32. Very satisfied with the purchase

Great daw controller

Works perfectly with Ableton Live. I used it to control the daw and individual tracks. I'm totally satisfied with this investment.

Pros:

Good quality faders and different colour lights in the buttons. The small screens makes it easy to see which track you are tweaking.

Cons:

You need to tilt it a bit more to actually see what's on the screens, but it can quickly be fixed. The controller itself is heavy, but also a bit too big and clumsy on the desk in my opinion.

5 stars for X-Touch

Very good and solid construction and meets what it promises. Good value for money

Perfect mixer

Received it 2 days ago, and just want to say it is so amazing.

So many features and it works flawlessly in Reaper. It just started working at once, just switched connection from BCF2000 (i use Mankie Control driver by Klinke).

Don't forget to choose MC and respective connection option in boot menu if you changed firmware.

x touch

Super controller!

I use it with Reaper.

With the standard MCU settings in Reaper, most used functions work out of the box.

If you want to dig a little deeper into the possibilities of the x touch with Reaper I suggest installing the CSI plugin.

It took some time reading and, trial and error to understand the "programming language", but it is really not as hard as it seems.

There is a lot of information online about this, and when you know how to use it the possibilities are endless.

Not only for your DAW controls but also for your plugin controls.

Plus for me as an "old skool" engineer, the way of working with faders and controls, instead of only a mouse, provides me with a lot more creative ideas and options.

So I don't use it as a mouse replacement. But it absolutely provides me a more creative and faster workflow.

Best generic DAW controller

Easy to set up, it allows you to work via USB, via Ethernet or both.

I use it to control ProTools smoothly, as it supports Mackie HUI mode.

The only flaw is the displays that (although they work excellently) on Pro Tools do not use channel colors, and the master fader is not used (it makes sense in a daw). While using it via USB with any DAW, any Behringer (X32 or Xair series) or Midas (M32 series) digital mixer can be controlled via Ethernet.

The motorized faders work excellently without delay. Furthermore, the faders are sensitive to the electrostatic current of the fingers, and only move by themselves while not touching them. Recommended!

Great for the price

I use it for my Logic Pro X. Works great, easy to use. Great value for money.

Impressive hardware considering the price asked.

I actually wanted the Mackie Control Universal Pro, but because it costs almost three times as much as the X-Touch I had to resign myself to the fact that I'm in the wrong income bracket presently.

It has a very sturdy build, built like a tank. Picking it up the first time and feeling its weight immediately communicated good quality. Good response in the buttons, soft ones and hard ones. Jog wheel is pleasant to operate. The motorized faders are very smooth and I can't hear any anomalies when they track my automation. I wipe the surfaces down at least once a day to keep things nice and tight.

I use it with Presonus Studio One 5 and setup was a breeze.

Full transparency, I don't use nearly all the functionality. I bought it because I want to adjust levels and pans and fast forward to any position in a tactile way, but you can do so much more than that. It's just that I'm way faster with my keyboard for most things. For example, I could adjust FX parameters, but reading the tiny channel displays and menu diving is far too complicated and whimsical.

If you want to create custom setups it is apparently possible to write scripts, but I couldn't be bothered. You can find videos on this topic on YouTube if that's your bag.

On a purely superficial note, it looks really cool on my desk and I take idiotic pleasure in watching the faders move in accordance with my music. No regrets after many months of use.

Great DAW controller! And great for XR18!

Bought this to control my Behringer XR18 and it works beautifully - with full colours and maximum control. It can also be used simultaneously as a DAW controller!

Easy installation in Logic pro. Works very intuitive. Not very well documented, some youtube explanation available.

Okay, but not without its flaws

Overall, this is a nice piece of kit to help you free your hand from the mouse. I've had this for a few years now and it's still going strong. It's well built (mostly) and for the price, you do get a lot for your money. That said, there are a few niggling issues I'd like to point out.

Now, I use this for interfacing with my DAW and if you (like me) were/are swayed by the fact that the LCD scribble strips can change colour, then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed as this feature is only available if you're using it with the Behringer's X32 products. Whilst this isn't entirely the Behringer's fault (as it is technically impossible to get them to change colour through the Mackie protocol without some technical knowledge), their product pages and publications all show multi-coloured screens with no mention of the feature only working with other X32 products. It's not the biggest issue in the world, but when you're working with loads of tracks, it would have been nice to have some way to change the colour of the screens.

On the subject of lights, it seems to me that there is no real way to clear the LED clip lights if you peak as they do not seem to respond if you clear them in your DAW. This means it can be quite confusing if you use them in conjunction with your onscreen mixer. It would have been nice if this could be fixed in future firmware updates but considering I've not seen a firmware update in the five years I've owned this, it says to me that Behringer has probably forgotten this product exists. Also, I find that certain lights randomly stay on when you close your DAW down which is rather annoying.

Secondly, whilst the jog wheel is a nice addition, it does feel quite cheap when compared with the rest of the (mostly) metal construction. I love the illuminated ring around the wheel, but I notice friction at some points where the wheel makes contact with the outer ring which makes accuracy a bit of an issue if you're using it for fine scrubbing purposes.

The biggest flaw I have found though, is through the reliability of its connectivity to the computer. The X-Touch has three ways to interface with the computer; through USB, MIDI or through the network. I'm using this with a 2016 Apple iMac installed with the latest version of Logic and connecting it through the USB is by far the most unstable option, with it regularly dropping connection and me having to cycle the power to get it to connect again. The network option is a little better but there is a lot of setting up and additional hardware (a router) involved and it still dropped connection occasionally. In my opinion, the best way is to connect it with old fashioned MIDI cables. In my case, I have them connected through my NI Komplete Audio 6 interface and so far (touch wood) it's not dropped out.

So yeah, it's an okay bit of kit for the money, but I can't help but feel it could have done with some more refinement on the software side to make sure it was truly was user friendly. The build quality is mostly excellent with a lot of it being solid metal and it does get the job done if you like the tactile workflow, but perhaps with a few more tweaks under the hood, it could be even better.