Behringer - never again

[ratherdashing]

I have a Behringer UB802 mixer that I use for my home recording. I noticed recently that my rig had a lot of hiss, and by process of elimination found the culprit to be the mixer. I tried it in several different power outlets, but the hiss didn't go away. Turning things down minimized it, but it was always there.

I took it to Long and McQuade, and asked to try one of their UB802's to see if mine was broken, or if the product itself was a POS (can you guess the outcome?). The guy got me a brand new one right out of the box and let me play with it. The hiss was, if anything, worse on the new one.

What a disappointment. I can't afford a Mackie or similar, so I'm stuck with this hissy hunk of crap for now. The mic pre's make so much noise they are essentially useless. I will have to resign myself to the fact that my recordings will be throw-aways until I can afford something better.

If you're contemplating buying a Behringer board, and you care at all about the quality of your work, forget it. Save your money until you can afford something decent. Even a used Mackie is light years better than these.

 

[RushOfBlood]

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I have that same mixer, maybe that's the cause of my noise?

 

[Zerberus]

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OH god, the 802... I don´t think I´ve ever seen one of those last for more than 6 months.

Behringer makes SOME good stuff, particularly in the 19" DSP area, but IMO the mixers in general, esp the small ones, are not recommendable

Sorry you have to deal with this, bro....

 

[Artie]

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I've always wondered about that. Their bottom of the line unit sells for like $35. You can't even buy the 1/4" jacks and knobs for that much. I knew something had to give, to make them so cheap. Now we know . . . at your expense.

For the benefit of others, if you keep an eye out, on eBay, fo the older Teac/Tascam units, they can generally be found relatively inexpensively, and they're good quality units.

The Model 2 or 2A is a nice little unit.

 

[DeadSkinSlayer3]

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Yeah, Behringer for audio stuff is generally ****.

Soundcraft mixers are comparably priced and sound great .

 

[ratherdashing]

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Yeah, Behringer for audio stuff is generally ****.

Soundcraft mixers are comparably priced and sound great .

Yeah, I've heard good things about Soundcraft. They're priced somewhere between Behringer and Mackie (at least here they are).

 

[CapoFirstFret]

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I've never had hiss problems out of my behringer equipment. Granted, I've never used any of their mixers that small...the smallest one I've ever used was the 2442FX-PRO and it worked VERY well with no hiss. I know guys in the professional industry (people who have worked in Nashville, Memphis, Detroit, Muscle Shoals with professionals, people you have heard of and admire) who use Behringer stuff live, a LOT! maybe it's just their smaller mixers?

 

[Zerberus]

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Another plug for the Soundcrafts, we had a Spirit Live while I still had my shop and that thing was ur main console for live gigs of all sizes (of course with fitting power sections outboard in a rack)... that thing took one hell of a beating and AFAIK still works today...

 

[vinterland]

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I have yet to find anything from behringer that I really like.

 

[Nightburst]

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Anyone tried the new Behringer pedals? Those prices really make me wonder what's up with them.

I hear nothing but bad things about Behringer products but have some good experiences also.
I have a mic-pre with a tube (mic200 ultragain) that works perfectly without any noise problems.
In the rehearsal space for my band we use a Behringer mix panel (bigger one) that works perfectly, very little hiss or noise.

 

[zilong]

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i got me a behringer eq pedal 2 days ago. its in the fx loop, and works quite well. it did add a bit of hum tho. my bro bought the noisegate pedal at the same time and that works fairly well too.

 

[Zerberus]

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They probably work fine seeing as they´re all just cheaply made reverse engineered 1:1 ripoffs of the Boss pedals.... just fall apart earlier and hum more would be my guess...

 

[Rocker35]

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A tech at a local store told me once that all of Behringer gear is great EXCEPT their mixers which are the lowest of the low in terms of reliability. I personally own a V-Amp2, V-Amp Pro, FCB1010 and my bands PA rig runs a feedback destroyer and they are all excellent. However, their mixers are just crap!!!:thumbsdow

 

[ratherdashing]

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http://www.soundcraft.com/product_sheet.asp?product_id=121

This looks like exactly what I want in a mixer. I especially like the Record Out for each channel. I could hook the Record Out to the MBox, and the Playback to my monitors. The 4 is pretty meager, but the 10 would suit my needs and then some.

 

[stonabus]

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you get what you pay for in pretty much everything.
i had a GMX210 (behringer amp) and it was really good too. just not loud enough for me. but while i had it, i was pleased.
now, i see behringer has some guitar "starter kits" im pretty sure those are junk.

 

[StrangeSound]

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I´ve got this Behringer too but it works fine for me. All recordings I´ve posted here been done through this one.

My bro bought huge Soundcraft mixer a month ago or so..ok..worlds in-between...really nice no hiss at all but the Behringer is ok for me.

But I stick with you nevertheless..never ever. Behringer raised the prices here in Germany..dunno if it is the case in the US. 20-40% more expensive..so it´s better to save some money and buy the real thing.

If you buy cheap you will buy twice. :34: