{"id":1726973,"date":"2016-03-23T17:35:29","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T17:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1726973"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:25:19","slug":"behringer-x32-how-to-assign-channels-to-a-dca","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/behringer-x32-how-to-assign-channels-to-a-dca\/","title":{"rendered":"Behringer X32: How to assign channels to a DCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\nBehringer&#8217;s X32 provides countless features to make mixing and recording a breeze. In this article, we will be showing you how to assign channels to a DCA. Take a look at the instructions and video below as well as the <strong><a href=\"#resources\">Additional Tips and Resources<\/a><\/strong> section for more information.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"How-to-Assign-Channels-to-a-DCA\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">How to Assign Channels to a DCA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Assigning channels to a DCA is a very easy process! While holding the DCA channel&#8217;s Select button, just press each input channel&#8217;s Select button to assign them. Take a look at the instructions and video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Press <strong>DCA Group 1-8<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Hold <strong>Select<\/strong> for the DCA channel you wish to use.<\/li><li>Tap the <strong>Select<\/strong> button for all input channels you want to be assigned to the DCA.<\/li><li>Release the <strong>Select<\/strong> button for the DCA. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\nYou can <strong>view the assigned channels<\/strong> in a DCA group by holding the DCA Select button. The Select button will turn green for all assigned channels.\n\nIf you want to <strong>unassign channels<\/strong> from a DCA group, follow the same process as above. The Select buttons will turn off when they are unassigned.\n\nFor more information about DCA, read <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/behringer-x32-what-is-a-dca-and-when-should-i-use-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is a DCA and When Should I Use One?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/behringer-x32-what-is-a-dca-and-when-should-i-use-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"33\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/06\/Click-to-Read-More-About-How-to-Assign-Channels-to-a-DCA-300x33.png\" alt=\"Click to Read More About How to Assign Channels to a DCA\" class=\"wp-image-1742189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/06\/Click-to-Read-More-About-How-to-Assign-Channels-to-a-DCA-300x33.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2018\/06\/Click-to-Read-More-About-How-to-Assign-Channels-to-a-DCA.png 622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Related-Content\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Related Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/behringer-x32-what-is-a-dca-and-when-should-i-use-one\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Behringer X32: What is a DCA and when should I use one?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/behringer-x32-how-to-assign-channels-to-a-mute-group\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Behringer X32: How to assign channels to a Mute Group<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-setup-x32-edit-with-my-behringer-x32\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How do I set up X32 Edit with my Behringer X32?<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/behringer-x32-s16-setup\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Behringer X32: S16 setup<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-update-the-firmware-on-the-behringer-x32\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How to update the firmware on the Behringer X32<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"tags":[54055,115945,53950,53803,74130,60544,53649,115923],"storecat":[],"itemids":[16634,52494,52495],"manufacturers":[33214],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the Behringer X32: How to assign channels to a DCA page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/behringer-x32-how-to-assign-channels-to-a-dca\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Behringer X32: How to assign channels to a DCA - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Behringer&#8217;s X32 provides countless features to make mixing and recording a breeze. 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