Behringer as a Mixer?
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Posted on Jan 12, 2006 09:45 pm
Kreshnik
Member Since: Jan 04, 2006
I am looking into buying a mixer, and I been looking at the Behringer Eurorack UB1222FX-PRO Mixer.. I guess its one of their new models. I am concerned because i hear that it is for DJ's also. I really dont wana buy something now and then change it after a few months. the MACKIE mixers they are a little bit too much for me except if i can find a good price on the
1202-VLZ PRO Micro Mixer... and also considering Yamaha...
Can any one tell me about these mixers, especialy the Behringer.. as in their performace and quality.
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 12, 2006 10:22 pm Nope that one is not for DJ's as well. It is a regular mixer of their UB type. It could be used by DJ's though if they needed all those inputs.
I as well as many others here have used Behringer gear for years and it is sturdy and well built stuff. And as far as bang for the buck they are very hard to beat. At half the price a a Mackie it is a much better piece of gear.
BrunoThe Quiet MindedMember
Since: Jan 01, 2003
Jan 12, 2006 11:10 pm No question about Behringer's quality or reliability. As for the model I think you should first know what you want from a mixer, and then look for a model that comes to meet your expectations. I own a UB2442-FX and an UB-802, they work perfectly. To tell the truth, half of the people here uses what I call the "value combo" thats is no more than "Behringer + M-Audio"
Jan 12, 2006 11:31 pm It's true. I've owned three of their mixers and a compressor and have never had a bit of trouble. Sound quality has always been up to par.
Jan 13, 2006 12:52 am well the Behringer Eurorack UB1222FX-PRO i like it because it has enough channels for me and it has the effects so i think that is pretty good, but it also has the EQ, but I am still going to get another Mono EQ.
But i go to school for Audio Production and there we use the Mackie 1202-VLZ PRO. I realy dont want my quality to be crapy, and when people hear my stuff for them to notice right away i used a crapy Mixer....the software i use right now is CUBASE SX and REASON, so hopefully they match...
Jan 13, 2006 01:08 am Quote:
I realy dont want my quality to be crapy, and when people hear my stuff for them to notice right away i used a crapy Mixer....
There's so much more to recording than the price of your gear. While great gear can help a great engineer, if someone claims that they can tell what mixer you used on a recording, they are most likely complete and utter morons. They're lying to try and sound smart.
In other words, a great engineer can do a lot with cheap gear and a bad engineer can't do anything even if he's got the best gear that money can buy.
I've A/B'd things side by side, and even doing that there's hardly any way you'd be able to tell the difference between a Mackie and a good Behringer with just your ears.
Jan 13, 2006 01:32 am yes that is true, and i am very new at music production. I know how to use mixers am not great but ive used mostly Mackie mixers most of the models. Couple of friends of mine use yamaha like the 10/2 and that is a very small mixer but their stuf comes out GREAT, also they have been doing this for a long time. So i was just wondering if Behringer would offer me a CLEAN and CRISP quality, am defenatly not expecting TOP OF THE LINE.
zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
Since: May 11, 2002
Jan 13, 2006 07:42 am I would suggest testing it out instore. Personally I don't like behringer. I have the headphone amp which is really noisey but Ijust use it for tracking.
Yamaha does make nice mixers along with Allen&Heath. If you like the way yamaha sounds I would suggst that you take the time to save up and get one.
Jan 13, 2006 07:50 am I'm a big fan of Behringer personally. I love my UB1622FX-Pro. best in the world? No, but for sure one of the best values for the dollar. That said, those new Yamaha's get a lot of praise from a lot of people, and would be well worth checking out as well.
HuePinnipedal Czar (: 3= Member
Since: Apr 11, 2004
Jan 13, 2006 09:11 am No complaints of my 2442fx pro .
Jan 13, 2006 09:11 am Any nasty sounds coming out of my Behringer I can blame soley on myself, not the mixer...
PhilCPC WarriorMember
Since: Dec 28, 2005
Jan 13, 2006 11:06 am Behringer is cheap because it's made in China, but the parent company is German and I believe they take their quality control pretty seriously.
Although they undoubtedly produce some products that are not up to snuff, my own experience with Behringer has been outstanding in terms of quality, price, and features. I have no complaints of any kind on the two pieces of their gear that I use (2004 mixer and a patchbay). It has been reliable, well featured, and low noise gear for the most part.
I've hear the idiot salesemen working at Guitar Center and the like badmouthing it, but I think it's more because the gear is lower priced than the comparable Mackie and other products so they get less commission.
Jan 13, 2006 12:29 pm I have basically become a Behringer slut!
Anytime I am in the market for a piece of gear I look at Behriger first, and usually last. If they make it, a lot of times I'll buy it on name brand recognition alone. I use a Behringer mixer in my home studio and I love it. (And that's coming from a guy who owns a Mackie CR-1604...which we use for live gigs and I'm too lazy to connect and disconnect it from my home stuff!)
Jim
Flashmannot the brightest spark...Member
Since: Sep 13, 2005
Jan 13, 2006 04:06 pm Got the 1202 pro. pre amps nice and quiet compared to my old four track. Looks cool and is very versatile.
I love it.
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Jan 13, 2006 04:20 pm I'm in the yamaha camp, myself. Not so $$$ as a soundcraft, A&H or a mackie, but gots the good clean and clear sound like they do.
I'm inclined to believe that the yamaha MG series is very close to the mackie, but didn't get the 'name' price increase. I believe the mackie will have a few more bells and whistles, but for me, the saved $$$ went to something else.
I don't cater much to the behringer stuff. I may someday, but I don't today. I'm not partial to their business practice of stealing technology, and also I'm not to inclined to beleive they use any quality components in their signal chain.
I could be wrong, of course, but you have to believe that they cut corners somewhere, and I'd think that internal components will be the first point of cost reduction.
That said, there's lots of other people here that get dandy recordings out of berry stuff, so there you go.
TadpuiI am not a crook's headMember
Since: Mar 14, 2003
Jan 13, 2006 04:35 pm I wouldn't worry about getting one with effects built-in unless maybe you're not using a computer as your recording medium.
Once you record a track with effects on it, you can't alter it. But if you record the track dry and apply effects later on your computer, you can always take it off, change it, whatever. About the only effects that are good to apply before the signal is recorded would be compression and maybe a limiter, but that's more for clip protection and not for effect.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 13, 2006 06:24 pm Another testimony for Behringer. I have been using their gear, lots of it, for almost 10 years now. I have not had one piece of bad or noisey gear from them. My old mixing desk even got a half can of Coca Cola spilled into the sub out buss and last 4 channels, while it was powered up. Not one bad thing came of it and the guy who owns it now has it still running. Just for referance, my gear runs on the average of 60 hours or more per week.
I honestly love my newer Behringer 8 buss desk. I grew up mixing on SSL, Neve and other big dollar consoles. And I think I have as good a sound now as I did then.
As stated above it is all in how you use it.
