🎯 Learning objectives

• Run a line check in under 15 minutes with a checklist
• Set channel gains correctly using meters and ears
• Follow a band soundcheck order that protects hearing and time
• Lock a pre-service level reference for stream and room

✅ The pro order of operations

1. Power & digital link — confirm Wing + AES50 + X32 online and clocked before artistry.
2. Line check (both desks) — one source at a time: Wing hears it, X32 meters it. No EQ art yet.
3. Wing gain — artist performs at real peak level. FOH sets preamps; stream verifies AES50 levels.
4. X32 HPF / stream prep — high-pass non-bass sources on the stream desk as needed.
5. FOH owns monitors/room — Wing builds sanctuary mix; don’t fight them from X32.
6. X32 stream build — drums → bass → guitars → keys → vocals → playback for online.
7. Stream path verify — headphones on iD14/stream, not only the room PA.
8. Speaking mic polish on stream — intelligibility is non-negotiable for Vimeo.

📈 Gain is mostly a Wing conversation

In your stack, preamp gain lives on the Behringer Wing (FOH). The X32 sees that gained raw signal over AES50.

• FOH should set Wing gain while the musician plays/sings at real performance level.
• X32 verifies healthy digital meters — not red, not microscopic.
• If stream needs a source louder, prefer better balance/EQ/comp on X32; if the feed is truly starved or clipping, radio FOH to adjust Wing gain.
• Never “fix” a bad Wing clip with X32 faders — distortion is already baked into the digital feed.

🧪 Lab — write your church’s soundcheck script

• Create a printed line-check order matching your input list.
• Time a dry run. Goal: calm, boring, repeatable.
• Add a hard stop: “Stream path verified” checkbox before doors.
• Record one rehearsal to stream and A/B against a reference church stream you admire.

🎬 Video tutorials

Curated watch-list. If an embed is unavailable, use the YouTube link — then come back and do the lab. Watching without the lab is only half-training.

📝 Prove it