SoundMan watches a Behringer X32 or M32 mixing console the way another sound tech would — every meter, every mute, every fader, live on your iPhone or iPad — and can fix problems by itself: clipping caught in half a second, buried vocals lifted back into the blend, feedback hunted down. Built for church sound teams and the volunteers who run them.
On the X32: Setup → Network. Write down the IP
(something like 192.168.1.50).
Your phone must be on the same Wi-Fi network as the console — usually the sound booth's router. Guest networks often can't see the console; use the same network the board is plugged into.
Give it a name ("Main Sanctuary") and the IP. You can add boards from anywhere — SoundMan shows "looking for the board" and connects by itself the moment you walk into the building.
Nine times out of ten the phone is on a different network than the console.
Check the Wi-Fi name, then re-check the IP on the console itself
(Setup → Network — it can change if the router restarted).
Also allow Local Network access for SoundMan in
Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network.
No — iPhones pause apps that aren't on screen, with no exceptions for apps like this. Keep the phone on a stand, plugged in, with SoundMan open. It keeps the screen awake on purpose.
It turns the phone's microphone into a room ear: SoundMan hears what the congregation hears and can catch feedback ringing. It asks for microphone permission once — audio never leaves the device.
Per-channel listening (hearing all 32 channels individually through the X32's USB card) and the AI-powered features run on the Mac companion in the booth. Everything meter-based — clip protection, trims, blends, HEALTH SCAN, READY CHECK, full remote control — works from the phone alone.
Four rules it never breaks: every change is logged, every change has UNDO, STOP AUTO halts everything instantly, and locked channels are never touched by automation. If you move a fader by hand, automation stands down on that control — the human always wins.
Nothing. No account, no analytics, no audio leaving the device. The app talks to your console on your local network, and that's it.
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Include what you tapped, what you expected, and what happened instead —
a screenshot helps a lot.