Can I record a Behringer WING to an iPhone or iPad?

Not tested yet. Behringer names no iPhone or iPad for USB audio. For the iPad, forum reports differ: one user says their iPads work with a WING Rack, another says three iPads on iOS 18 did not. Nobody has reported an iPhone. Test yours before a show.

Does the WING need a driver on a Mac?

One forum user reports it works on a Mac with no driver; Behringer doesn't say. Behringer offers an ASIO driver for Windows only.

Can the WING multitrack record without a computer?

Yes. Every WING model comes with the WING-LIVE card: up to 64 channels at 48 kHz, 32-bit, onto two SD cards (32 each). Each card writes one multichannel WAV per session, which Behringer's LiveSessions app splits into tracks. The front USB port also records 2 or 4 tracks to a USB stick.

How do I route channels to USB on a WING?

On ROUTING > OUTPUTS, pick the USB output group and choose a source for each slot, 1 to 48. Any source can go in any slot: raw inputs, buses, the mains, or a User Signal copy of a channel. Behringer doesn't say what the slots carry out of the box, so check and patch every slot yourself.

Why does my computer see only 2 or 8 channels from the WING?

Check SETUP > AUDIO > USB AUDIO: it sets 2 x 2, 8 x 8, 16 x 16, 32 x 32 or 48 x 48 channels. If the WING shows up as a disk instead (a red OS or DATA tag on its screen), eject that disk on the computer to get USB audio back.

Are WING recordings pre or post fader?

You choose. A raw input (Local In, AES50) on a USB slot is taken after the preamp gain, with no channel processing. For a channel, make a User Signal: it copies the channel at its TAP point (INPUT, FILTER, TAP 3 to 5, PRE FDR, POST FDR or POST PROC) or post-fader.

How do I do a virtual soundcheck on a WING?

Each channel has a MAIN and an ALT input. Patch the live source to MAIN and the playback (USB Audio from a computer, WLIVE PLAY from the SD cards) to ALT on ROUTING > CHANNELS, then switch all channels at once with SETUP > AUDIO > INPUT SELECT.

How to multitrack record a Behringer WING, WING Compact or WING Rack

Last checked 2026-11-07

Short answer. Plug the WING's rear USB port into a computer, set SETUP > AUDIO > USB AUDIO to 48 x 48, and on ROUTING > OUTPUTS pick a source for each USB slot. It sends up to 48 channels at 24-bit. With no computer, its WING-LIVE card records up to 64 channels to two SD cards. On an iPhone or iPad it is not tested yet: Behringer names neither, and iPad reports from users differ.

Quick start

Set the clock to 48 kHz at SETUP > AUDIO > AUDIO CLOCK. USB audio at 44.1 kHz is not confirmed by Behringer, so 48 kHz is the safe choice (our advice). (Recording settings)
Set SETUP > AUDIO > USB AUDIO to 48 x 48 (or fewer if you need fewer). (Recording settings)
Patch every USB slot yourself on ROUTING > OUTPUTS: pick the USB group, then a source per slot, such as Local In 1 for slot 1. Behringer doesn't say what the slots carry out of the box. (USB routing)
Connect the rear USB-B port to the computer. On Windows, install Behringer's ASIO driver first. (Mac, iPad and iPhone)
Open your recording app and check that it sees the number of channels you set.
Record a 30 s test and play it back before the show.
Only 2 or 8 channels, or a disk instead of audio? (Only 2 or 8 channels?)

Which mixers this covers. The WING, the WING Compact and the WING Rack. Behringer's manual says "All WING models have the same digital I/O" and that "All WING models include the WING-LIVE card". Where a model differs, the guide says which.

Every other mixer is in the mixer recording guides. Words you may not know are in the glossary. Facts come from Behringer's WING manual (firmware 3.1), Quick Start Guide, product page and remote protocol document unless a line says otherwise. The sources are at the end.

Ways to record a WING

To a computer over USB

Plug the rear USB 2.0 Type B port into the computer. Then record in any DAW (a recording app for computers, such as Reaper or Logic).

Channels: up to 48 x 48: "48×48 channel USB 2.0 audio interface onboard" (Behringer product page).
Setting the count: SETUP > AUDIO > USB AUDIO, from 2 x 2 up to 48 x 48. Inputs and outputs are always the same size.
Bit depth: 24-bit.
Sample rate: use 48 kHz.
- The console runs at 44.1 or 48 kHz.
- Behringer's spec tables list only 48 kHz, and no Behringer document says USB audio runs at 44.1 kHz.
- USB presumably follows the console clock (our reading).
Driver: on Windows, Behringer's ASIO driver from behringer.com. For a Mac, see Mac, iPad and iPhone.

With no computer: WING-LIVE to SD cards

Every WING model includes the WING-LIVE card in its expansion slot.

Channels: "up to 64 channels of 48 kHz / 32-bit audio to be recorded onto a pair of SD or SDHC cards". That is 32 tracks on one card, or 64 on two linked cards. Over 32 channels, press LINK CARDS.
Files: "Each card records multitrack WAV audio files of 8, 16 or 32 channels called a session". So each session is one multichannel (poly) WAV: every channel in one file. Behringer's LiveSessions app splits it into tracks.
Cards: "SD cards must be formatted to FAT32 with an allocation unit size (cluster) of 32 kB. SD cards of up to 32 GB can be formatted directly on the console". The card writes an X_LIVE folder.
Power cut: an optional 3 V CR123 battery lets a recording be "stopped and saved in case of a power failure".
Sample rate: plan on 48 kHz. The manual says 48 kHz. Whether WING-LIVE records at 44.1 kHz is not stated.

With no computer: a USB stick (4 tracks)

The front USB Type A port takes a USB stick: "4 tracks can be recorded and played back to/from a USB stick".

It records 2 or 4-track WAV files at 16 or 24-bit.
It is a 4-track recorder, not a multitrack replacement.
It needs a speed setting: see Recording settings.

To an iPhone, iPad or Mac with an app

The WING sends its channels over the same rear USB port.

Mac: one forum user reports it works with no driver.
iPad: reports differ.
iPhone: not tested yet.

The details are in Mac, iPad and iPhone below.

WING recording settings

For USB to a computer:

Open SETUP > AUDIO > AUDIO CLOCK (Clock Rate, Sync Source). Pick 48 kHz (our advice: 48 kHz is the only rate Behringer's manual and spec tables give for USB or WING-LIVE). The console also offers 44.1 kHz.
Open SETUP > AUDIO > USB AUDIO. Pick 2 x 2, 8 x 8, 16 x 16, 32 x 32 or 48 x 48.

USB bit depth is 24-bit. The file format is set by the recording app, not the console.

For WING-LIVE (SD cards):

Channel count: per card, SD RECORD picks 8, 16 or 32 channels. Open it with the arrow next to the SD CARD 1 or SD CARD 2 header.
Settings: the recorder screen's SETTINGS button has SHOW METERS, AUTO INPUT SELECT, STOP / PLAY / RECORD INPUT and FORMAT. STOP / PLAY / RECORD INPUT switches channels between their MAIN and ALT inputs with the transport.
Bit depth: 32-bit. The manual describes no other choice.

For the USB stick recorder:

Tracks and bit depth: 2 or 4 tracks, 16 or 24-bit, set in the recorder's top-right panel.
Folder: REC PATH sets the folder on the stick.
Sample rate: follows SETUP > AUDIO.
Speed: at SETUP > GENERAL, USB HOST SPEED must be HS for 4 tracks or 24-bit. On FS, "USB recording on the front port is restricted to 2 channels and 16 bits", so you get 2 tracks at 16-bit.

Only 2 or 8 channels? Check USB AUDIO and disk mode

If your recording app sees too few channels, or none, check these three things:

USB AUDIO. SETUP > AUDIO > USB AUDIO sets how many channels the computer sees. At 2 x 2 or 8 x 8 it sends only 2 or 8.
Disk mode. The rear USB port also works as a USB disk. At SETUP > GENERAL, WING OS (for firmware updates) and WING DATA (for preset transfer) turn the connection into a USB disk. While it is a disk, a red OS or DATA tag shows at the top of the WING's screen. To get USB audio back, "eject the console as regularly done with a normal USB flash drive" (Behringer QSG).
Silent tracks. Check that each USB slot has a source on ROUTING > OUTPUTS (our advice).

WING USB routing

Before you start: patch every slot yourself. No Behringer document says what the USB, WLIVE REC or RECORDER slots carry after a factory reset. Check each slot, and patch every slot you want to record.

How the router works. Every output slot picks any single source, so there are no blocks of 8. Behringer: "The OUTPUTS screen allows you to route any Source to any digital or analog output."

To open it:

Open ROUTING > OUTPUTS.
Click the unlock icon: "Before editing, the unlock icon must be clicked on". It lights green when editing is on (Behringer QSG).
Use the dropdown at the top to pick the output group.
Pick an output on the left side. Then pick its source on the right side.

Output groups for recording:

The USB group: slots 1 to 48, to the computer. "Up to 48 channels can be recorded on a computer connected via USB to the rear panel" (Behringer QSG). The manual doesn't quote the group's on-screen name.
WLIVE REC: up to 64 channels to the WING-LIVE SD cards.
RECORDER: up to 4 tracks to the USB stick.

Sources you can pick per slot:

raw inputs: Local In, Aux In (full WING only), AES/EBU, AES50 A/B/C, StageConnect, USB Audio, Exp Card, Module
Bus (16 stereo), Main (4 stereo), Matrix (8 stereo)
Oscillator, USB Player, User Signal and User Patches

To record every input raw

On ROUTING > OUTPUTS, pick the USB group (or WLIVE REC).
Select slot 1.
On the right, pick Local In 1 (or AES50 A 1 for a stage box).
Repeat for each slot.

A raw input carries no channel processing (see tap points).

To record processed channels, buses or the main mix

A channel with its processing: make a User Signal from the channel. Then route the User Signal to a USB, WLIVE REC or RECORDER slot.
- A User Signal is a copy of one of the 40 input channels, 8 aux channels, 16 buses, 8 matrices or 4 mains.
- It is taken from the channel's TAP point or post-fader.
- The manual gives at least 24 User Signals.
The main mix or a bus: pick it straight from the Main, Bus or Matrix source groups. Behringer doesn't say whether those are post-fader.

WING playback for virtual soundcheck

Virtual soundcheck means playing a recording back through the mixer's channels, so you can set the mix with no band on stage.

Each channel has a MAIN and an ALT input. On ROUTING > CHANNELS, patch the live source to MAIN and the playback to ALT, per channel.
Playback sources (ROUTING > SOURCES):
- USB Audio: up to 48 channels from a computer
- WLIVE PLAY: up to 64 from the SD cards
- USB PLAYER: 4 from a USB stick
Switch all at once: SETUP > AUDIO > INPUT SELECT toggles all 40 channels and 8 aux between MAIN and ALT.
Automatic: the WING-LIVE STOP / PLAY / RECORD INPUT settings can switch MAIN and ALT with the transport.
Match the tap (our advice): record the raw inputs if you plan a virtual soundcheck. Then the playback comes back in at the same point as the live source.

WING tap points

The tap point is where in the channel the recording is taken: the raw input, or later, after the EQ or the fader. Which one to pick, and why, is in Pre or post fader. On the WING:

Which to pick (our advice):
- For a recording you'll remix, or a virtual soundcheck, route the raw inputs (Local In, AES50) to the USB slots.
- For tracks that sound like the show, make User Signals at POST PROC.
- Avoid POST FDR for channel tracks: a fader that is down records a quiet or silent track.
Raw inputs on an output slot: taken after the source's preamp gain. Gain, phantom power (power for condenser mics) and polarity belong to the source (ROUTING > SOURCES). No channel processing is applied.
The channel TAP point: set per input channel with the wrench icon on Channel Home. It feeds User Signals and TAP-mode sends. In order: INPUT, FILTER, TAP 3, TAP 4, TAP 5, PRE FDR, POST FDR and POST PROC.
- INPUT: "immediately after the preamp, before any processing", and before the low-cut filter.
- FILTER: "after the low-cut and high-cut filters".
- TAP 3, 4 and 5: between the processing slots (GATE, EQ, COMP, INS1). That order can be rearranged, so what TAP 3 to 5 contain depends on it.
- PRE FDR: after the 4th processing slot, before the fader.
- POST FDR: after the fader, before INS2.
- POST PROC: after INS2, before WIDTH.
User Signals: each one picks pre-fader (the channel's TAP point) or post-fader. Each is mono, with an L, R or L+R choice. Two side by side make a stereo or mid/side pair.
Aux channels and buses: fixed. "The TAP point on Aux Channels is fixed post insert point and pre-fader"; on buses it is "fixed post insert point 1 and pre-fader".
Gain vs trim:
- Analog gain is on the source. The channel has a digital TRIM ("digital level control up to ±18 dB gain").
- The INPUT tap is right after the preamp, so it is before the digital TRIM too (our reading). The manual doesn't place TRIM against the INPUT tap.
- Set the analog gain for headroom and ride levels with the trim and fader (our advice).
Shared stage box: to remote-control a preamp, the source must come over AES50 with ENABLE HA REMOTE on. Whoever controls the headamp (preamp) sets the raw record level: a gain change there changes the recording. We found no gain compensation feature for the WING.

WING on Mac, iPad and iPhone

Mac: one forum user reports it works with no driver; Behringer doesn't say.
- No Behringer document names macOS for USB audio or calls the WING class compliant (working with no driver).
- One forum user writes that it "shows up as a class compliant USB audio device on my M4 MacMini".
- Not tested yet by us.
iPad: reports differ, and it is not tested yet. Test yours before you promise a recording.
- One forum user writes: "All my Ipads works perfect with my Wing rack without any software driver."
- Another tested two 10th-generation iPads and an iPad mini 6 on iOS 18.3 through a port extender, and none worked.
iPhone: no report from Behringer or users, so the iPhone is not tested yet.
Windows: install Behringer's ASIO driver.
Linux: one forum user says a Raspberry Pi 4 was plug and play.
Power: for a long show, use a powered USB-C hub or a camera adapter that passes power through (our advice).
- The front USB-A port "can also charge a portable device such as a phone or tablet" (Behringer QSG). But the audio goes through the rear USB-B port, and an iPhone or iPad has one port.
- The iPad report that failed went through a port extender. So test your hub or adapter with the WING before a show (our advice).

ShowRecorder (the app this site makes) records every USB Channel from any class-compliant mixer. We haven't tested it with a WING yet; if you try it, we'd like to hear how it goes. There is no Mixer Link for the WING. Mixer Link, which reads channel names and colors, works only on the XR18/MR18 and X32/M32.

Runs on a USB-C iPhone (iPhone 15 or later) on iOS 26, or a USB-C iPad on iPadOS 26. Mac: join the TestFlight beta.

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Sources

Behringer:

WING / WING COMPACT / WING RACK User Manual, firmware 3.1: USB channels, WING-LIVE, the USB stick recorder, settings, routing, tap points, User Signals, ALT inputs.
WING Quick Start Guide: USB recording, unlocking routing, ejecting the USB disk, charging from the front port.
WING Remote Protocols 3.1: the 44.1 and 48 kHz clock, the USB AUDIO steps, the red OS or DATA tag.
WING product page: 48 x 48 USB, the Windows ASIO driver.

Forums (not Behringer):

behringer.world, Is WING USB audio class compliant?: the Mac and Raspberry Pi reports, and the conflicting iPad reports.