Nov 21, 2006 06:10 pm Both those units would be great pieces to add to your FOH set up. I use the big brother to the one you are looking at. The Ultra Curve 8024 and I love it.
Improving live sound - what EQ's compressors/gates etc?
Posted on Nov 21, 2006 06:51 am
hilly
Member Since: Jan 05, 2006
Hi,
I'm on a tight budget and need to invest in some gear to improve our live sound. I was thinking a good start would be to put this www.behringer.com/DEQ2496/index.cfm?lang=ENG on FOH. As well as this I was thinking possibly something like this www.behringer.com/MDX4600/index.cfm?lang=ENG for the drums. We also need seperate EQ for the monitors. I've heard quite a lot of mixed opinions on Behringer products. I know its not the best kit in the world but what do u guys reckon?
Also about connecting these units...idealy would have a seperate comp/limit/gate on each channel but am I right in thinking i can use only a few on separate aux channels and route the signals requiring similar (or the same) compression etc as set on each aux channel.
Thanks
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Nov 21, 2006 06:10 pm Both those units would be great pieces to add to your FOH set up. I use the big brother to the one you are looking at. The Ultra Curve 8024 and I love it.
Nov 22, 2006 09:32 am So which one is the 'best' so to speak? 8024 or 2496? I thought the 2496 model was the latest and most feature packed? I'm not sure which one to get...
Nov 22, 2006 11:02 am Well they are different bits of gear doing different jobs, so it will all depend on what your specifc needs and requirements are.
Nov 22, 2006 05:11 pm They are actually very similar really. The 8024 is more suited to studio use with a much larger display which the 2496 does not have. But the 2496 is much more suited to the live use. I am not sure I would want to use the 8024 live, though it is entirely usable that way.
The 2496 does have a 10 band parametric EQ which the 8024 does not have. Otherwise they are pretty much the same unit, although the 8024 has an AES/EBU i/o built in.
Nov 23, 2006 03:26 pm Thanks for the replys. Noize2u so I take it you think the ADC's are pretty good then. I've heard a lot of people slag these things off. I'm not really looking for perfection but I don't want to put something that will add noise or give a digital edge to the signal.
Nov 23, 2006 10:00 pm hilly, I can tell ya there are several of the bigger clubs around here that use Behringer gear without any problems at all. I just helped upgrade a church system for a friend who is a member there. And we installed several pieces of Behringer gear and they love it.
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