Im about to fall into temptation...

i did what the average starter does and bought a little 8 channel mixer for cheap just to start out with.well im still poor but im needing a whole lot more channels all of a sudden so im going to need a bigger mixer.

i heard behringer mixers are pieces of shyt but the price is so hard to pass up.for around 300 bucks i can get a 24 channel mixer.for the same price i could get a mackie 12 channel and that would be perfect for now but what happens when im going to need more and more inputs(turntable, soundcard, sound modules...etc)....

should i just fall into temptation?

My first mixer was a cheap 12 channel behringer and I didn't have any problems with it. Was it the best sounding mixer? No. But I wouldn't say they were garbage either. I think that most of the time it's user mistakes that lead to people sh*ttin' on gear. A pro with a shitty mixer can probably get a better recording then someone who knows nothing about unity gain can with a good mixer. Also keep in mind that what you are essentially doing is making demos, if you ever sell a beat to a label or get a record deal they will most likely have you come into a real studio and track everything on pro gear(of course if you're the artist they make you pay for everything but that's a whole other story).

cooocooo1 wrote:My first mixer was a cheap 12 channel behringer and I didn't have any problems with it. Was it the best sounding mixer? No. But I wouldn't say they were garbage either. I think that most of the time it's user mistakes that lead to people sh*ttin' on gear. A pro with a **** mixer can probably get a better recording then someone who knows nothing about unity gain can with a good mixer. Also keep in mind that what you are essentially doing is making demos, if you ever sell a beat to a label or get a record deal they will most likely have you come into a real studio and track everything on pro gear(of course if you're the artist they make you pay for everything but that's a whole other story).

Think Casio and look what cats did on those in the 80's. COOOOOOOO1 hit it right on the head. cop that Behringer and do your thang. Remember crawl before you walk.

no doubt

I have a Behringer UB2222 and I like it. It gets the job done as far as I am concerned and for $250 you can't beat it. Not too mention that the rumor is some of the same components used by Mackie were used in the UB series mixers. I heard there is a lawsuit pending in regards to that. I would definitely get it if I were you. Good Luck
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D. James

It was to my understanding that Behringer was a Mackie knock off. And this is something that was rumored before I even started making beats over 3 years ago. I'd buy a Behringer, as a matter of fact I was about to cop the MX3228A. That is until my partner let me get his Mackie 1604 vlz pro.
Hell right now it's on loaner but I might cop it but if not I will be getting that Behringer.

word.....i have the 2442 fx pro...and it is pretty ill......i like that they use standard adapter plugs now....b4 you had to get it from the company

djames wrote:Not too mention that the rumor is some of the same components used by Mackie were used in the UB series mixers. I heard there is a lawsuit pending in regards to that.

That was settled in court about 2 years ago, in the trial Mackie flipped over and opened one of their mixer boards and they had Behringer open their ripoff board also and the designs were identical down to the same components. I don't remember how much Mackie sued for. I still wouldn't record through either, I just use them for getting all the signals to the reciever.

I use a Behringer also and I have no problems with the way it sounds. CooooCooo said it best.

DrumTek wrote:

djames wrote:Not too mention that the rumor is some of the same components used by Mackie were used in the UB series mixers. I heard there is a lawsuit pending in regards to that.

That was settled in court about 2 years ago, in the trial Mackie flipped over and opened one of their mixer boards and they had Behringer open their ripoff board also and the designs were identical down to the same components. I don't remember how much Mackie sued for. I still wouldn't record through either, I just use them for getting all the signals to the reciever.

good point!

I've owned a Mackie 1202VLZ for 6 years and it's been super reliable and sounds damn good. I haven't grown out of it yet. I recommend spending a little extra for a Mackie, it's worf it.

Are there any mixers that come with a pre-amp for a turntable? So that I won't have to hook my turntable up to a dj mixer first?

Remedial wrote:Are there any mixers that come with a pre-amp for a turntable? So that I won't have to hook my turntable up to a dj mixer first?

the new behringers com with IMP (invisible mic pre-amp)....hope that helps!

Count me in on a Mackie Vote

Mackie DFX 12 channel is a very reliable and solid product.
(Fairly priced for the amount of channels, $189 last I saw)

Behringer = Doo Doo
My mixer started to fade out vocal recordings after several months.
(It was as if someone was turning down the volume, if you hit it a certain way it would work again. Some type of short in the wiring I guess)

Not reliable

Understand, this was my experience. Good luck if you cop one!

go digital baby.....behringer make a good affordable one.