Behringer mixer???

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Hi everyone,

I've been looking at the Behringer ub2442fx mixer, and it looks really good for the price. What I wanted to know is, if the 9th and 10th XLR input can be used as mono as the channels they are in are stereo. I contacted Behringer about this and they said it is possible, but does this mean, if the mixer is being used in stereo, does the the sound from these channels only goes to the left of a stereo field or does it go to the middle of the stereo field which is where I hope it goes??

Thanks in advance.

Jamesie
 
i worked several weeks with the behringer 32 channel with built in FX


i'm sorry to say but its extreme, i repeat extreme junk

faders feel like toys, channels stop working, the built in fx are CRAP,
they say they come from the virtualizer, but you can't change one parameter.. euhm ;;;; the sound is pretty sharp and crisp,
and when u record with it u'll go into distortion Real quick,
seems like there's lots of headroom in the mixer..ehm...guess not...
and the Gains, even on zero they let trough ALOT of music,
so u ALWAYS have bleed from ALL the channels

i compared these mixers with mackie 1604's ,
i'm not a mackie fan but god, the behringer disgusts me...

but, i do have an 'old' 4 channel behringer, an eurorack MX602,
its built ALOT more solid .... i'm not talking about the sound,
but seems like behringer is making their producs worse and worse

if you're buying a 24 channel mixer you seem to be "serious" about it,
you really need all those channels? i got them, and don't even use all of them, and i record full bands in this room...

go look at a better mixer, i'd say less channels, no fx,
just decent quality, it doesn't even have to be good,
decent...

i know, i'm pretty 'black and white" about this,
but i'm only saying what my ears and eyes noticed !!!

cheers,
earworm
 
I agree. I have a UB-1832FX, which has "Summing issues" too, and lot's of bleed. It's junk for recording. However it sits in a rackcase, for use with my live keyboard rig, and has always served me well live (Even the cheesy reverbs are passable live).
 
Thanks everyone for all your help! The Behringers don't sound as good as they're made out to be! Still I want to make this clear:-

The stereo channels don't have pan pots like the mono channels, but balance pots instead. I understand that if you plugged in a keyboard through stereo into one of these stereo channels that the stereo channel is pre-designed to pan the left input hard left and the right input hard right.Does this mean that if you connect a mic into the left input only and leave the right input empty of the stereo channel, does the mic sound come out in the middle of the stereo field or do you have to turn the balance pot hard right (as its already pre designed to be panned hard left?)??

Thank-you in advance again.

Jamesie
 
Jamesie said:
Thanks everyone for all your help! The Behringers don't sound as good as they're made out to be! Still I want to make this clear:-

The stereo channels don't have pan pots like the mono channels, but balance pots instead. I understand that if you plugged in a keyboard through stereo into one of these stereo channels that the stereo channel is pre-designed to pan the left input hard left and the right input hard right.Does this mean that if you connect a mic into the left input only and leave the right input empty of the stereo channel, does the mic sound come out in the middle of the stereo field or do you have to turn the balance pot hard right (as its already pre designed to be panned hard left?)??

Thank-you in advance again.

Jamesie
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I'm using that board. The UB Behringer series is nice. I've used Mackie, and have to say it was not worth the extra money. My Behrigner is quiet as a mouse with no bleed. Never had a problem with it. The effects are just what you should expect from a $300 board. They are good enough to add effect to a channel for monitoring while recording. It's not a Lexicon, or Eventide, guys....it's a $300 board. It is a good product for the money, and unless you are using $2000 mics, and want $3000 preamps, it will do the job just fine.

Anyway, to answer the question. If you plug a mic into only the left or right of the stereo channel, it comes from only the left or right out, you can not pan it to the other side, or to center. However, if you use the XLR, it becomes mono, and you can now pan it.. I hope this helps.

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I just recorded it with that very mixer.
 
Thanks Toker41 - that's what I wanted to hear! :cool:

Jamesie
 
You would do better getting a Yamaha MG series mixer. Price is right and alot better mixer
 
Toker41 said:
If you plug a mic into only the left or right of the stereo channel, it comes from only the left or right out, you can not pan it to the other side, or to center.
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On mine you CAN pan the left channel, but only if you use the left channel (By default left channel is mono unless the right channel has an input inserted too, which than switches that channel into stereo). Using only the right channel though will not allow you to pan the channel. This could be different on your model though.
 
deepwater said:
You would do better getting a Yamaha MG series mixer. Price is right and alot better mixer
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I'll second the Yamaha MG for both live sound and recording. Much better preamps, much better EQ, much better build construction. I used a Yamaha 32 channel board for a drama and choir production and instantly felt at home on it. Very well laid out and of decent quality. Far more than I can say for any behringer product i've ever used.
 
If I were to upgrade to a new mixer, I would go with SoundCraft.
 
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