Behringer Reverb?

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what does everyone think of the Behringer REV2496 Dual Engine Reverb Modeler if you dont reccomend the Behringer. Then is there anything eles in it's price catergory that you could reccomend. Thanks!
 
I recently bought a t.c. electronic M300. Same price class, good reverb, excellent delays, and a bit of other stuff.
 
Well, it has 15 reverb algoritjms, and one knob each for pre delay, decay and color, which is all you need, so it's very quickly tweaked.

Only problem I have found is that if you set the dealys to have equity feedback (so they keep going for ever) they seem to actually be a little bit faster than the MIDI sync. I don't know if that is my sync source or not...

That means that you can't use the delay as the basis for improvised pieces of MIDI synced texture building in minimalistic compositions. so I'll have to find another delay for that. :cool:
 
Buy a used Lexicon MPX500 or 550 for about the same price and have a much nicer reverb
 
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thats ok im not using midi so i should be ok
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OK, so then it's very, very good for making minimalistic improvised textural compositions. I totally recommend using the tape delay setting for that. It has a very nice filtering effect that works fantastically.

In fact, the tape dealay is very good for being digital. It sure doesn't beat my Space Echo, but the effect is quite similar and in a mix you wouldn't hear any difference. And of course, the M300s tape delay has much, much longer maximum delay time.
 
Stay away from Behringer effects all together. I have a DDX and all the built in effects sound TERRIBLE! A used Lexicon or TC Electronics or Kurzwiel will be a million times better than Behringer anything. Even an Alesis nanoverb might be better!

Chris
 
Right, if you are on a real budget a used Alesis Wedge is actually a good reverb box, and it does have delays and some other fx as well. Although if you can afford it, the TC M300 and low end Lexicon boxes would be a better choice than Behringer.
 
If you've got no personal experience with Behringer gear it's very easy to get enchanted by the specs and features... I just looked up this Reverb and wow... it sounds phenominal... the problem is, when it come to real sound (the audio you pass though it) it just doesn't.

Behringer is reputed to have built a brand by stealing equipment designs from other manufacturers... earlier models even had the same faceplate layouts as the units they were copying... The only way they can produce these products at this price point is to skimp on the component quality and QC.

They've certainly opened the door wide for budget equipment for the casual hobbyist. I've owned numorous Behringer pieces , found them to be great learning tools, but have eventually sold ever last one of them.

If it's in your price range, and you don't consider it an investment, it could suit your purpose... but if your looking for a unit you'll still have racked five years from now... I'd look somewhere else...

Almost forgot... TC M300
 
The Lexicon boxes are good too, but when I looked at reverbs this fall, I found that the cheaper boxes suffer from a lack of settings. I think it was the fact that they usually don't have predelay settings. The MPX550 does but that's $400, as compared to the M300 for $200.

And of course, their top of the range PCM serious sounds FANTASTIC. :drooool: But that costs some $2000 or so, I think. ;)

So my personal "hierarchy" would be: For fantastically cheap stuff: a second hand Microverb (I'm talking like below $30). Next step is an Alesis Nanoverb ($80). Like the microverbs but with one parameter. After that it's the M300, and then a Lexicon MPX1 (it has cool modulation effects, so you can put LFOs on your parameters and stuff) and above that I'd probably plunk for a Lexicon PCM of some sort.
 
I own Beh's older model the Virtualizer DSP Pro(phylactic)1000 of which the REV2496 borrows certain inane features from the Virtualizer. Though Beh has upgraded somewhat it's converters in the REV and reduced S/N ratio from it's older models, the fine-tuning of the unit's "plates","hall","studio", etc. patches
continue to yield sub-par results. Just like the Virtualizer, effect algorithms can only be adjusted in .5 increments compared to Lex's MPX500 .1. Even TC's M300, though not alloted with as many patches as the REV2496, allows a lower incremental adjmt for greater control of effect parameters along with
a more detailed 'Verb & Delay output processor. Brucie-Bear pulled my collar 5-6 yrs ago on the MPX500 and last year I took a gamble on the 300 and for a mofo like me on a budget,both units give me more than satisfactory results!
I GUARANTEE you that if you DO purchase the REV2496, in a short while you'll be yearning for a better efx processor.
 
just wondering have any of u actaully tried it?
just wondering~
 
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i got a cheap lexicon alex, got it for about .... $80 i think (+ shipping hehe)

its great, but i just use it for 'monitoring', it can come in nice for recording too, its clean enough, you can't really tweak alot on this reverb unit,
but it satisfies me, simple, not expensive and last but not least, it has a lovely WALL WART :o

i spend a little time with an alesis micro and nanoverb and to be honest...
i was a bit disgusted with the quality, but that might be the cause of the behringer compressor that was part of the audio chain...

like many other people i like behringer for 'testing' and learning the equipment,
but its sold within weeks or months, compare the quality with any other brand....u'll see....and hear

my 2 cents
 
regebro said:
The Lexicon boxes are good too, but when I looked at reverbs this fall, I found that the cheaper boxes suffer from a lack of settings. I think it was the fact that they usually don't have predelay settings. The MPX550 does but that's $400, as compared to the M300 for $200.

And of course, their top of the range PCM serious sounds FANTASTIC. :drooool: But that costs some $2000 or so, I think. ;)

So my personal "hierarchy" would be: For fantastically cheap stuff: a second hand Microverb (I'm talking like below $30). Next step is an Alesis Nanoverb ($80). Like the microverbs but with one parameter. After that it's the M300, and then a Lexicon MPX1 (it has cool modulation effects, so you can put LFOs on your parameters and stuff) and above that I'd probably plunk for a Lexicon PCM of some sort.
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FYI - You can acess the predelays, as well as many other settings, on the lex through the MIDI interface.
 
More support here for the M300. It has exceeded all reasonable expectations at it's price point. -Richie
 
If your in that price range you might want to consider these:
All from ebay 120-220 dollars:

Lexicon lxp-1
Lexicon Lxp-15
Lexicon Lxp-15 II
Roland Srv

If you do a search here for any of these, there are some more oldies...
 
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