Are Behringer Eurorack Mixers worth a f**k?

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just remind you guys that with MG10/2 , you can NOT monitor with just headphone while the mainout to your speakers is silent because the headphone out and speakerout are connected, 01x also has the same problem
however the higher MG series don't have that troublesome routin
 
sound ... miles apart?
they are both non coloring, bother are all fairly quiet
behrigner mic pres are quieter and louder
yamaha's is a bit smoother and less "pop"
both are bad

maybe when i start using them to mix.... i might notice the difference more
but i only use them for monitoring different sound sources
 
dxl said:
they are both non coloring, bother are all fairly quiet
behrigner mic pres are quieter and louder
both are bad
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I haven't found that to be the case, but if you haven't done any recording with them yet then it's all speculation! :confused:

The Behringer pres were reasonably quiet as long as you had nothing plugged in, i.e. bump the gain up and not produce a big redundant hiss. But with real-life sources they were louder, grainier and more lifeless than the MGs. The MGs are almost 'real' mixers.
 
I own a UB802. Works pretty well. I don´t think the sound is bad and it doesn´t add much hiss either. It´s ok for the price. I think that mixers will be useless in the near future.
 
eduleal said:
I think that mixers will be useless in the near future.
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Nah ... anyone with a tactile kind of brain/personality will want to use real faders, EQ etc, and if you can combine that with getting a row of channel strips all in one box then the mixer will be around for a long time to come yet!!
 
802

My 802 sounds dull, even with several different mics.
routing options are shit.

going to upgrade to tascam FW 1884
 
Mxb 1002

I took the MXB 1002 out for a test run this weekend. What a surprise, the mixer was a champ. My recording came out just Just fine. Surprisingly good after reading what's been said here about this mixer.

No extraordinary hiss, distortion and the Power supply did not blow up. In fact the only hum was from the guitar player who was humming.

The MXB is a handy little mixer. Specs are good, the unit is well made, versatile and the right price. I could learn to like this little mixer.

Now can anyone offer some constructive suggestions about the recording that I just made?

Violin, accordion guitar trio recorded with two PZM microphones.

Here's a one-minute segment of it.

http://cardsamerica.com/rec.wav
(10 Meg file)

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

RD
 
I have five mixers I use every week for live sound. Four are Behringer and one a Yamaha. All work well without problems.

I have a MX602A mixer that is used to mix wireless mics and in-ear monitors. I have a UB1202 that is used to mix condenser mics for a church choir before going into the main board. I have a UB1832FX-Pro that we use for a stage monitor system. I have a Yamaha MG10 that I use to mix my guitar/synth setup before going to power amps. Our main board is a Behringer DDX3216 digital board with 32 channels.

We have no complaints from any of them.

Ed
 
I would love to know how many people could actually do the discriminating thingy during a blind test?

I have just read a test report where various speakers were tested in front of a number of experienced listeners. First they were tested and put in order of preference with each speaker plainly in view. The next test was exactly the same but the speakers were hidden behind a thin acoustically transparent drape. Surprise surprise the results were totally different when the speakers identity was hidden.

If you keep reading that A is good and B is bad eventually you will end up believing it. How many people on this forum believe that the AKG C1000s is a shitty Mic and yet have not heard or even seen one.

Tony
 
I'd pass the test on the Behringer vs Yamaha one, I think. If I failed it, it'd be on memory alone ... cos I sold a Berry to keep a Yammy. Also, I sold a C1000S cos it was virtually useless for me. It was great on hand percussion and snare, especially in a live setting cos it's unbreakable, but I couldn't find a decent acoustic or OH sound from it without major high cutting ... I am on a quest to find an affordable mic with a usable top end, and the road ends at Sounds Expo on Friday with any luck!!!! :)
 
noisedude said:
It was great on hand percussion and snare, especially in a live setting cos it's unbreakable, but I couldn't find a decent acoustic or OH sound from it without major high cutting ... I am on a quest to find an affordable mic with a usable top end, and the road ends at Sounds Expo on Friday with any luck!!!! :)
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I presume you tried the C1000s without the adaptor fitted to the capsule?

Have a nice Show keep a tight grip on that credit card :)

Tony
 
I tried the little thing on and off ... basically I knew a friend who desperately wanted it for recording djembe and snare samples and we worked out a nice price for that and the UB1204. He's happy and I'm happy ... until we lose our financial heads at the show on Friday ... :eek::eek:
 
Random recorder said:
The MXB is a handy little mixer. Specs are good, the unit is well made, versatile and the right price. I could learn to like this little mixer.

Now can anyone offer some constructive suggestions about the recording that I just made?

Violin, accordion guitar trio recorded with two PZM microphones.

Here's a one-minute segment of it.

http://cardsamerica.com/rec.wav
(10 Meg file)

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

RD
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I think that you have made a brilliant job considering that you had such a simple set-up. Where did you position the PZM's. I presume that you have used little or no compression?

Tony
 
MXB 1002 recording

The recording was made straight to a small dat recorder in a 18X40 living room. You are correct that there was no compression. The PZM'S were placed on the floor in front of the trio. There was a audience.

Recording like this could not be simpler. What helps the most is having good musicans who can play for each other. I think that the Berringer MBX1002 certainly has the capablilty of making good recordings.

RD
 
MXB 1002 recording VS folio

So how would the MBX 1002 stand when compaired to one of the Soundcraft Folio Mixers? Both of them being nearly the same price. :rolleyes:
 
mixing advice

Can i mix and record two guitars ,one bass, a keyboard a vocal and a drum machine using the Yamaha MG20/2 as the mixer and a terratec dmx6/fire sound card. does the MG10/2 give me the inputs that i need.
 
mixing advice

Can i mix and record two guitars ,one bass, a keyboard a vocal and a drum machine using the Yamaha MG10/2 as the mixer and a terratec dmx6/fire sound card. does the MG10/2 give me the inputs that i need.
 
how dare you insult the behringer thread with talks of a yamaha mg10/2! guards! take him away to the dungeon!

and the answer to your question is yes but only if you wanted a stereo recording. if you want individual tracks for each instrument then you will want a mixer with inserts for each channel or a mixer with direct outs
 
What he said. If you want all of them hooked up but not to record more than one at a time, go for it. If you're doing them all at once you're going to have to group them up so you can't separate them afterwards.
 
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