behringer mixers

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There are a lot of mixed emotions around Behringer mixers. I've had generally good experiences with them, both live and in the studio. If I could do it over again, I would probably have saved up a little more and purchased a better mixer for studio use. My overall opinion is that, for the money, you probably won't find a much better product.
 
so if the budget is tight, i can probably get some the most value for the least amount of money?
 
I have no complaints about Behringer mixers. I have the MX602 and it has worked just fine for me. Our church has other units and all work fine with good results.

Seem to be a very good value for the $.

Ed
 
I think that if I could do it again, I would have saved up a little longer and bought a little soundcraft mixer. Quiiiieeet. But, that is not to diss on Behringer. I recorded several CDs with a Behringer Eurorack UB802 and I'm still happy with them. For the buck, you won't find anything better. But, for a few more bucks, you could get something better. Check this link out.

http://www.soundcraft.com/products/spirit_notepad.html

Very cool stuff. Happy shopping.
 
i like them.
i think if you want to homerecord, and not trying to be a pro, u cant go wrong with a behringer mixer.

but then again - dont we all dream to be pros?? lol :D
;)
 
I doubt there is anyone on these board that can "hear" the different between a Behringer mixer and some other more expensive product for home recording. The differences are more likely to be in features and options than sound.

Ed
 
Ed Dixon said:
I doubt there is anyone on these board that can "hear" the different between a Behringer mixer and some other more expensive product for home recording. The differences are more likely to be in features and options than sound.

Ed
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the differences are also in stability. The quality of the hardware isn't that great and when one channel is broke, you can have the problem that your whole board is fucked.

But when you see the price difference...
 
Brett B is absolutly correct!
In addition, noticeable audio artifacts can be heard during certain operational phases of Beh's line of mixers.
 
Ed Dixon said:
I doubt there is anyone on these board that can "hear" the different between a Behringer mixer and some other more expensive product for home recording. The differences are more likely to be in features and options than sound.

Ed
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You doubt wrong my friend.
 
I don't think so. The typical home recording environment has far more other factors that enter into the sound product before the mixer. Things like background noise, poor mic placement, paper shuffling, floor vibrations, etc.

Many people in the past thought they could hear the difference between two different simple sound devices. Most such tests using A/B comparsion show them wrong. Mixers generally perform a simple task of gain control for one or more inputs. It's not rocket science.

What really separates most mixers are other features and options that may be needed by the user. Things like sound groups and multiple output options, pre/post controls, effects sends, insert points, and more basic things like the number of channels.

There is no doubt that a $1000 mixer is a better/higher quality product than a $100 Behringer mixer. The question is which one is the best match for the job to be done.

Ed
 
I've had an 802A for 2 years. ZERO problems.


As with ANY piece of recording gear, just make sure you can take it back. If you don't like it, return it and get something else.....
 
Ed Dixon said:
I doubt there is anyone on these board that can "hear" the different between a Behringer mixer and some other more expensive product for home recording. The differences are more likely to be in features and options than sound.

Ed
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not sure I can agree with you here.....I have a behringer 1604 for my little home studio and my bands guitarist has a soundcraft ghost in his studio - recorded with both, mixed with both....you can definitely hear the differences - particularly the preamps

also, my behringer has some channel crosstalk going on...which you can definitely HEAR!

I'm not dissing behringer...'cause I think that they are great for starting out and learning and they are definitely cost-effective...but you CAN hear the difference.
 
I had a MX602, and have a MX1604. These are all I could afford, and for the price, they are doing a pretty good job.
As far as quality control, I heared many horror stories, and Mr. Q could share some of his own, I'm sure, but if you tripple check everything in the store, and make sure that they have a good return/warranty policy, I don't think there's anything to worry about. The Behringer service guy in Israel is extremely nice and cooperative, so I know that when I actually have a problem, it won't be a hassle to fix it.
Regarding the pre-amps. Well... let's just say it's not the board's greatest side. Don't get me wrong, they're defenitly usable, and I made many nice recordings with them, but even the DMP2s on my God-damned M-Audio Duo (no doubt, the worst product to ever come out of this company) sound many times better.
For monitoring or live mixing, I wouldn't hasitate to get one. But if you just need a couple of pre-amps to record with, you have many different, better options. I have yet to hear the new UB series, so they might have taken care of that problem.
I wouldn't hold my breath though...

Oren
 
pratt said:
not sure I can agree with you here.....I have a behringer 1604 for my little home studio and my bands guitarist has a soundcraft ghost in his studio - recorded with both, mixed with both....you can definitely hear the differences - particularly the preamps

also, my behringer has some channel crosstalk going on...which you can definitely HEAR!

I'm not dissing behringer...'cause I think that they are great for starting out and learning and they are definitely cost-effective...but you CAN hear the difference.
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I have used 3 different Behringer mixers, and had zero cross talk on any of them. Either you have a bad unit, or something else is going on.

Ed
 
Ed Dixon said:
I have used 3 different Behringer mixers, and had zero cross talk on any of them. Either you have a bad unit, or something else is going on.

Ed
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fine, maybe I have a bad unit as you say. problem is, there's a heck of alot of bad units out there. however, I'm dead on RIGHT about the preamps...you CAN hear a difference between the behringers and those in a more expensive 'professional' mixer. even on my little 'home studio' monitors.
 
I could definitely hear the difference between my Soundcraft mixer pres and a Blue Tube. The mixer pres were more open and clearer sounding. And then, when I got my RNP, I could really tell the difference among them. Many times you can't hear much difference between two particular amps or mics until you mix up a few tracks. That's where you really hear the advantage of a nice pre. Sometimes, when your brain is used to hearing a certain sound, a familiar, inferior pre will sound better to you than a better one for a little while until your brain learns what it is listening for. I had to get used to the stark clarity of the RNP before I actually liked the sound as opposed to my old pres. But when I began to mix, I began to LOVE it. Now I'm wanting some more GOOD pres.... and some more cash...
 
Let's be honest here... this is the "Home Recording" website. Which means that we are not talking real studio quality. If that was the case, I wouldn't imagine that a real studio would want to cheap out and use a Beh for their main board. They are cheap, and you basically get what you pay for. But... if you are on a budget, which most of us are, then why not get a board that actually works decently and is cheap.. solution... Behringer! Obviously the mic pres aren't going to be great, but what can you say when you got it for $100!!!!:D
 
13th_Omen said:
Let's be honest here... this is the "Home Recording" website. Which means that we are not talking real studio quality. ...:D
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not sure I agree with this...as there are plenty of people here who have 'studio quality equipment' in their home recording studios. maybe not a neve console or a great river preamp...but still 'studio quality.' Anyways, WTF is 'studio quality' anyway? I know of plenty of 'pro' bands that have recorded in project and/or 'home' studios. some that you may even have heard of...(not just some obscure punk bands, etc.)

I think that we're getting away from the point (er....argument) here...my point of contention is with Mr. Dixon's comment: "I doubt there is anyone on these board that can "hear" the different between a Behringer mixer and some other more expensive product for home recording." which I think is B.S.
 
maybe not a neve console or a great river preamp...but still 'studio quality.' Anyways, WTF is 'studio quality' anyway?
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Neve consoles and Great River preamps!:D

Seriously though... I just hate it when people who have the loot for serious equipment put down Behringer just because they can. US POOR FOLK NEED TO EAT!! When we can get something that servers it's purpose and is cheap, we don't worry about whether "pratt" is going to hear the difference!:D
 
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