Wing COPILOT App v1.4 by Behringer

First Look & Overview

Love it or hate it, remote mixing on iPads and other tablets is an expected feature these days. Does the Wing COPILOT app deliver? Some manufacturers get it right, while others struggle to make a usable app at all. I remember the days well when iPad control wasn’t stable enough to leave connected to your console during a show. In the space of only a few years though, dumping a small console backstage and mixing exclusively on iPad happens more often than I’d like to admit.

Especially if you don’t like to mix on a tablet, many apps are incredibly frustrating by design. They focus on mix controls exclusively and often leave setup and patching along with more complex routing to the console. For my money, there is nothing more annoying than having to run back to the console repeatedly to patch or route things for a simple request.

COPILOT

The Wing COPILOT app v1.4 that we look at in this video takes a different approach. For a deep console with complex routing capabilities, they’ve done well to extend access to your tablet. One of my favorite app & console pairings is the QSC Touchmix, for how similar the app is to the console. The Wing follows that same feeling. Walk away from the console with your tablet & it feels to me like carrying the touchscreen away with you. In a good way though, not like the Mackie DL-1608 where you have to part ways with you head-amp controls.

I’m genuinely interested to hear your feedback if you’ve used this app, as to how it works for you. There is so much going on, I can’t test it all extensively myself. Have you run into any features that are missing or watered down? What would you fix or change? Let us know in the comments how your time with the Wing and COPILOT have been.