If you've ever run a service with multiple bands, scene changes, or complex cue sequences, you know how chaotic things can get when you're making changes on the fly.
The Behringer WING gives you three powerful tools to manage all of this: snapshots, snippets, and shows. But understanding the difference between them—and knowing when to use each—will completely change how you approach those more complicated services.
The WING Library Core Three
Snapshots capture everything on your console—every fader position, every EQ setting, every routing assignment—and save it to a single file. When you load a snapshot, you're restoring the entire board to that saved state.
Snippets capture only the specific parameters you choose. Maybe you just need to save the fader and mute positions for your input channels, or perhaps you need to store all the settings for a single guitar channel. Snippets ignore everything else.
Shows tie it all together. A show is a container that holds your snapshots, snippets, and even audio clips in a sequential cue list. Once you've built a show, you can navigate through your entire service using the Go, Next, and Previous buttons.
When to Use Each
Here's how I think about it:
Use snapshots for full stage changes like switching between two completely different bands with different input assignments, monitor mixes, and effects.
Use snippets for song-to-song transitions where you're only adjusting faders and mutes. You don't want to reload every EQ, compressor, and routing setting between songs—you just want the levels of the channels to change.
For example, a Christmas service might look like this:
Snapshot: "Service Start" — Board fully configured, all channels muted
Snippet: "Song 1" — Unmutes keys and lead vocal only
Snippet: "Song 2" — Brings in the full band
Snippet: "Message" — Mutes band, brings up pastor mic
Snapshot: "Band 2 Setup" — Complete reconfiguration for the second band
The snapshots handle major reconfigurations. The snippets handle the in-between moments.
How to Build a Snippet for Song Changes
Here's a tip that will save you time: you don't have to manually adjust every parameter to add it to a snippet.
Go to LIBRARY → SNIP and press Add Items. You'll get a scope-style grid where you can select exactly what you want to include.
For example, if you want to save the fader, pan, and mute positions for all 48 channels (inputs plus auxes):
Select all those channels on the left side of the grid
Check only Fader, Pan, and Mute in the Contents section on the right
Press + Add
You'll have 144 parameters ready to go—without touching every single fader. This is my go-to setup for song-to-song transitions where I need consistent control over levels without affecting EQ, compression, or routing.
This method guarantees you don't accidentally miss a channel, and it's much faster than recording changes one by one.
One Important Note
There's no crossfade on the WING. The moment you press Go, every parameter loads instantly. So you'll want to time your scene recalls during quiet moments—between songs, during applause, or when the band is vamping.
I go much deeper on this in the full blog post, including how to record snippets, use Global Safes to protect parameters, link scenes together, and set up auto-loading at startup.
Until next time,
Drew
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