Has anyone here used Behringer digital mixers?

[Rick Meyer]

If so, any thoughts, opinions, impressions? I'm looking to go digital
for a club band currently using 24 inputs on an analog system.

I see Behringer's literature touts quality mic pre's/converters
designed by Midas, and FX modeled after Lexicon's PCM70. I'm trying
to decide between Behringer or Soundcraft's si series stuff.

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Post by Rick Meyer
If so, any thoughts, opinions, impressions? I'm looking to go digital
for a club band currently using 24 inputs on an analog system.
I see Behringer's literature touts quality mic pre's/converters
designed by Midas, and FX modeled after Lexicon's PCM70. I'm trying
to decide between Behringer or Soundcraft's si series stuff.
Rick

The general consensus is that there's nothing that can touch it in it's price range as far as features and performance. Nothing. It's still relatively new so reliability is the big question mark. But the Behringer folks, including Uli Behringer himself have been all over some of the audio message boards to answer questions and deal with support issues like no large scale live audio manufacturer I've ever seen. I don't own one myself, but it's remarkable the way Behringer is putting a shit ton of resources behind this product.

You're on the wrong internet forum though if you want your questions answered. Check out:

http://soundforums.net/junior-varsity/4393-x32-discussion.html

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Post by Rick Meyer
If so, any thoughts, opinions, impressions? I'm looking to go digital
for a club band currently using 24 inputs on an analog system.
I see Behringer's literature touts quality mic pre's/converters
designed by Midas, and FX modeled after Lexicon's PCM70. I'm trying
to decide between Behringer or Soundcraft's si series stuff.
Rick

The general consensus is that there's nothing that can touch it in it's price range as far as features and >performance. Nothing. It's still relatively new so reliability is the big question mark. But the Behringer >folks, including Uli Behringer himself have been all over some of the audio message boards to answer >questions and deal with support issues like no large scale live audio manufacturer I've ever seen. I >don't own one myself, but it's remarkable the way Behringer is putting a shit ton of resources behind >this product.
http://soundforums.net/junior-varsity/4393-x32-discussion.html

There's also this thread: http://soundforums.net/varsity/4299-uli-behringer-music-group-q.html

[Ron Johnson]

Post by k***@gmail.com

Post by Rick Meyer
If so, any thoughts, opinions, impressions? I'm looking to go digital
for a club band currently using 24 inputs on an analog system.
I see Behringer's literature touts quality mic pre's/converters
designed by Midas, and FX modeled after Lexicon's PCM70. I'm trying
to decide between Behringer or Soundcraft's si series stuff.
Rick

The general consensus is that there's nothing that can touch it in it's price range as far as features and >performance. Nothing. It's still relatively new so reliability is the big question mark. But the Behringer >folks, including Uli Behringer himself have been all over some of the audio message boards to answer >questions and deal with support issues like no large scale live audio manufacturer I've ever seen. I >don't own one myself, but it's remarkable the way Behringer is putting a shit ton of resources behind >this product.
http://soundforums.net/junior-varsity/4393-x32-discussion.html

There's also this thread: http://soundforums.net/varsity/4299-uli-behringer-music-group-q.html

Young Phildo is currently using one, though I think he may have given
up on this particular forum.

Ron

[Sean Conolly]

Post by Rick Meyer
If so, any thoughts, opinions, impressions? I'm looking to go digital
for a club band currently using 24 inputs on an analog system.
I see Behringer's literature touts quality mic pre's/converters
designed by Midas, and FX modeled after Lexicon's PCM70. I'm trying
to decide between Behringer or Soundcraft's si series stuff.
Rick

The general consensus is that there's nothing that can touch it in it's
price range as far as features and performance. Nothing. It's still
relatively new so reliability is the big question mark. But the Behringer
folks, including Uli Behringer himself have been all over some of the audio
message boards to answer questions and deal with support issues like no
large scale live audio manufacturer I've ever seen. I don't own one myself,
but it's remarkable the way Behringer is putting a shit ton of resources
behind this product.

===================================

It's the real deal, for sure, and a bit of a gamble for the company. Not
sure whether it's rider-acceptable, and for low cost 32x board with a remote
head unit, etc. it needs to be.

Personally I'm looking forward to the A&H QU-16, for the role of basic band
mixer. Less inputs, but a nice conbination of features including recording
direct to USB device.

Sean

[Marc Amsterdam]

Post by k***@gmail.com

Post by Rick Meyer
If so, any thoughts, opinions, impressions? I'm looking to go digital
for a club band currently using 24 inputs on an analog system.
I see Behringer's literature touts quality mic pre's/converters
designed by Midas, and FX modeled after Lexicon's PCM70. I'm trying
to decide between Behringer or Soundcraft's si series stuff.
Rick

The general consensus is that there's nothing that can touch it in it's
price range as far as features and performance. Nothing. It's still
relatively new so reliability is the big question mark. But the
Behringer folks, including Uli Behringer himself have been all over
some of the audio message boards to answer questions and deal with
support issues like no large scale live audio manufacturer I've ever
seen. I don't own one myself, but it's remarkable the way Behringer is
putting a shit ton of resources behind this product.
===================================
It's the real deal, for sure, and a bit of a gamble for the company.
Not sure whether it's rider-acceptable, and for low cost 32x board with
a remote head unit, etc. it needs to be.
Personally I'm looking forward to the A&H QU-16, for the role of basic
band mixer. Less inputs, but a nice conbination of features including
recording direct to USB device.
Sean

Which is exactly what the X32 does and more. It is dirt cheap! and
like said nothing touches it at it's pricepoint.
Now for audio… there is a reason why it is so cheap and one might find
it when putting a lot ( and i mean a TON) of processing on on al of its
32 channels.

I'm all for Digico V4/6 Pro/XL3/6/8 but wow… that thing works hard for
the money. I'm not sure about reliability and for that reason i'm not
putting it in YET… but i'm confident it will find it's way in my
gearlist one day.

[Sean Conolly]

Post by k***@gmail.com

Post by Rick Meyer
If so, any thoughts, opinions, impressions? I'm looking to go digital
for a club band currently using 24 inputs on an analog system.
I see Behringer's literature touts quality mic pre's/converters
designed by Midas, and FX modeled after Lexicon's PCM70. I'm trying
to decide between Behringer or Soundcraft's si series stuff.
Rick

The general consensus is that there's nothing that can touch it in it's
price range as far as features and performance. Nothing. It's still
relatively new so reliability is the big question mark. But the Behringer
folks, including Uli Behringer himself have been all over some of the
audio message boards to answer questions and deal with support issues
like no large scale live audio manufacturer I've ever seen. I don't own
one myself, but it's remarkable the way Behringer is putting a shit ton
of resources behind this product.
===================================
It's the real deal, for sure, and a bit of a gamble for the company. Not
sure whether it's rider-acceptable, and for low cost 32x board with a
remote head unit, etc. it needs to be.
Personally I'm looking forward to the A&H QU-16, for the role of basic
band mixer. Less inputs, but a nice conbination of features including
recording direct to USB device.
Sean

Which is exactly what the X32 does and more. It is dirt cheap! and like
said nothing touches it at it's pricepoint.

From what I can see the X32 will only record a stereo mix directly to USB -
anything more needs a DAW.

The QU-16 does all 16 channels plus a stereo mix to a USB drive, and you can
play back and mix the tracks, without a DAW. That's an important feature to
me because I want to start recording *every* performance, and that means it
has to be fast and easy. If it records the raw tracks it would be even
better, because we can go back later and try out ideas for the mix that we
don't have time to do on stage.

Anyway - they are apples and oranges.

Sean

[It's that Guy again...]

Post by Rick Meyer
Behringer

ANYTHING with that name on it is pure shit, throw away,
cost more then it's worth to attempt to fix. IMHPO


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