Behringer MDX 1600 compressor

Posted on Jul 26, 2003 01:56 pm
presley_07
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Member Since: May 04, 2003

since I don't have a compressor yet
I thought of buying this one
what do you guys think of this one?
is it any good?

Geoff
SM7b the Chuck Noris of Mic's
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Since: Jun 20, 2002

Jul 26, 2003 02:58 pm

well I guess I'm the big Behringer guy here , I have an autocom and a composer pro and both have been nice to me so far , behringer bilds there stuff like a tank . As for quality ,well I've used the popular DBX compressors and I've messed with some high end ones too , and I would say Behriger you get more than you pay for most of the time . You are getting a decent compressor , it works well in a prject studio and with live gigs ,but don't expect the quality you would get out of a 1000$+ compressor , for the price it's one of the best ones in it's catigory.

Jamie Garrett
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Since: Sep 09, 2002

Jul 26, 2003 04:11 pm

the DJ i saw last night had a Composer limiting his mix. First time I've seen one up close. Just looking at it it seemed to be well built.

Geoff
SM7b the Chuck Noris of Mic's
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Since: Jun 20, 2002

Jul 27, 2003 10:09 am

and people knock the stuff , I guess with everyhting you get the good with the bad , but all my stuff is sturdy and works fine.

flame
...bringing sexy back
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Since: Jul 01, 2002

Jul 27, 2003 10:11 am

i love my little behringer mixer...dunno about the rest of their stuff though

Sonico
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Since: Apr 19, 2002

Jul 28, 2003 10:25 am

I have an Autocom MDX 1600 Pro and like it a lot.
The expander/gate is really good. The compressor section is clean if used moderately and the limiter is very effective. I never use the enhacer and the de-eser.
In short, I found it to be a clean unit with a lot of features for the price.

As Geoff said, don´t expect to find the character that an expensive unit can impart to the sound but after all, if you (like me) need an all purpose compressor, the 1600 is a very decent unit.