Does Behringer actually make any good stuff?

[Thrashman]

..?

I've seen the 'tallicaz with the multigate? in their rack so I supose that one's of use, but is there anything else from Behringer that is actually worth the pricetag? :p

Discuss.

[nwright]

ada8000 is a nice piece for the studio, especially for non critical sound quality apps like drum triggers.

[Skin N. Bones]

I love my Behringer Ultrabass AX3000T!

[mrclean77]

Used to have a little mixer - very little - CBF to look up the goofy model #/name

VERY nice little piece of gear for the money and for what I needed it for

[Rex Rocker]

I saw some Behringer monitors yesterday at a local music store... thinking about picking them up. Any idea if those are worth it?

[Evil Eye Virtue]

Rex, the studio monitors or live floor monitors?

[Rex Rocker]

Studio monitors.

[Evil Eye Virtue]

Those were actually alright. The 8" were better than the 6" but they both do a decent job. For the price they're not bad and I didn't see a lot of returns or repairs on those when I was selling them.

[Rex Rocker]

Cool, thanks a bunch! I'm thinking I may pull the trigger on those at one point. They have the small ones, tho. I'd really like it if they had the bigger ones.

[AlphabeticalSlaughter]

Behringer definately makes some good gear. Of course, like most companies, they have some really shitty products, too.

[Racerx881]

Bugeras. Imo. I have a 6262 and i love it. to Death. Hasnt broken/died in the 9 months i've had it.

[Bro Blue]

I have a Behringer digital reverb pedal (DR 100?) that I use in the loop when I need reverb. Get it dialed in and it sounds just as good as anything else. I have picked up a few of their other pedals when I needed something quick and they have all (distortion, OD, delay) sounded really good. They don't last under continuous use, but for about $20-$30 what do you expect? The are like the disposable razor of the pedal world.

I have a little 2x10 amp that I got in a trade that was good for around the house. When it got any volume to it the speakers started to fart. Keep the volume reasonable ant it sounded pretty good.

I have two Bugera amps (333 head and the 6260 2x12) that are awesome. I haven't had a problem with them but others have. Swap the preamp tubes in both and they show their real potential. They sound killer, the issues are with reliability. If you talk to people that have actually played one more than not like them and would gig with them if they had a history of holding up. Like I said, mine have, but others have had problems with them. I bought them when they first came out and got both for under $700.

[Dilzdo21]

ive used acouple mixers and they still work 2 this day , got um all for less t han 100! solid construction too

[Imperium]

Some of their effects pedals are gems, perfectly useable, the fact they are made of plastic is off putting, ive long toyed with the idea of getting the Boss SG-1 clone and putting it in a new die-cast box.

But Behringer do make some good quality products, their Boss MIDI floorboard is seemingly easier to program than the thing its copying.

[antipole]

I have a Behringer DI box. Works like a charm.
Can the Behringer DI box input an unbalanced 1/4" and output in balanced 1/4"?

[Roidster]

i have 3 Behringer D.I. Boxes work great,the Behringer Composer Pro MDX1600 Compressor/Limiter ,works great,2 4x12 Behringer guitar cabs,never had a problem with them,and ive beat the hell out of them,and on order i have a Behringer SX2442FX mixing console im waiting to come in,the thing is paid for too,man i hate waiting

ive never had a problem with their gear,but just like any other company
sometimes lemons make it out to the stores

[AlphabeticalSlaughter]

Bugeras got two new amps out, as well. The 1960 and the 1990. They're more of a marshall copy. Pretty cool.

[esp_gaijin]

i've been using their mixers continuously since late 1990s with no problems to date with a single one (i've owned several ).

i own and like the GI (guitar direct box ).

i've had some rack gear by them i wasn't happy with, it was so-so. 4-channel compressor, 4-channel gate, feedback eliminator.

other mixers i've owned: mackie, peavey, yamaha, roland,

of those only the behringer and mackie were good,
the others suffered from horrible noise issues and the peaveys also had bad sound quality.

[nwright]

Those were actually alright. The 8" were better than the 6" but they both do a decent job. For the price they're not bad and I didn't see a lot of returns or repairs on those when I was selling them.


I've always heard the opposite, that the 6" were better than the 8's.

I own a passive pair of the 6.5" Truth monitors and I like them. Kinda hi-fi sounding, so I wouldn't call them flat, but they are pleasing to listen to and not fatiguing at all...I'd definitely recommend a sub, though.

I actually probably use the truth's more than my active Alesis Monitor 1's or my B&W's I use for mastering.

[Mike E Majik]

As long as it's not made for guitar or bass and doesn't have a $99 price tag, it's not too shabby. Stay away from the crappy microphone stuff though.

[Evil Eye Virtue]

As long as it's not made for guitar or bass and doesn't have a $99 price tag, it's not too shabby. Stay away from the crappy microphone stuff though.

This is the comment I get to rebute like Nate. I've used Behringer B-1's in my studio for years now for both overheads and for vocals and I've gotten great results with them. I'm sure it's not the best thing out there but I've had a lot of luck with them.

[Mike E Majik]

This is the comment I get to rebute like Nate. I've used Behringer B-1's in my studio for years now for both overheads and for vocals and I've gotten great results with them. I'm sure it's not the best thing out there but I've had a lot of luck with them.

Well, it depends on what you compare it too and what you use it for. For home use, it's fine, IF thats what your budget can handle. But is it the BEST mic for the money? That is debatable, but if it works for you, well.. awesome!

I have been fortunate enough to use some really, really nice mics. From $2000+ ribbon RCA's down to the trusty sm57. A Behringer mic of any type is not generally a sought after brand in the average pro studio. In fact, they never even mentioned behringer at all when my audio engineering class had to learn about the top 25 most used studio mics. However, I happen to also own a B1 myself, amongst others, and have now for a good 3 or 4 years. I was personally never too happy with it, but never had a complaint either because of it's price tag. It sounds pretty much what it should sound for it's price if you ask me.

[Kannon]

They make good bombs. They're guaranteed to blow up in your face. :)

[Shreddy]

There's good behringer products (mics/mixers) that i've had great results out of...and there's bad behringer products(pedals)..

i plan on buying some behringer rack stuff soon...

[Kannon]

I've heard good stuff about the FCB1010. I know a lot of folks use it to control their G-Major.

[Shreddy]

Yup! I've seen a lot of those in rig pics :lol

I'm going to pickup a behringer rack tuner, if that lives i'll be picking up some more.. i've been using behringer mixers and mics for the past 3 years. Great results for the price...and they work fine too.

[Kannon]

Yup! I've seen a lot of those in rig pics :lol

I'm going to pickup a behringer rack tuner, if that lives i'll be picking up some more.. i've been using behringer mixers and mics for the past 3 years. Great results for the price...and they work fine too.

For the most part it seems that if it doesn't have to make noise, then a Behring er generally works, lol.

This reminds me of the Bugera thread, haha.

I was going to get the FCB1010 but I decided against it. It'll be a GCX Ground Control Pro.

[antipole]

Yes. It has a dB buffer.
What Behringer DI Box you have? I am looking seriously into scoring one of this http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/DI20.aspx

http://www.behringer.com/EN/images/products/DI20_P0176_Right_web.jpg

General Description

The ULTRA-DI DI20 is an innovative active 2-channel DI-box/splitter that takes the signal directly from an unbalanced high-impedance output—like an electric guitar—and feeds it directly into a mixing console or recorder. It is ideally suited to augment the traveling gear of musicians (especially guitar/bass players) as well as live/studio/broadcast engineers, installation contractors and studios/live event engineers. The DI20 converts 2 separate unbalanced 1/4" jack inputs into 2 balanced XLR outputs. There is a 2-channel/link mode for flexible usage as mono, 2-channel or splitter box. In link mode, channel 1 can be split up into 2 balanced XLR connectors plus 1 unbalanced 1/4" jack connector. Switchable input attenuation in 3 ranges allows input levels of up to +48 dBu, while a ground lift switch eliminates typical ground loop problems. It operates either by using a 9 V battery or by using 48 V phantom power. The whole package is enclosed in an ultra compact, road-suitable and extremely rugged housing.


By just looking this, does it do the task that I want?

[nwright]

This is the comment I get to rebute like Nate. I've used Behringer B-1's in my studio for years now for both overheads and for vocals and I've gotten great results with them. I'm sure it's not the best thing out there but I've had a lot of luck with them.

I've got a pair of behringer C-2's for OH's, but I've never used them.

I got the pair for 50 bucks new in a case with a few different mounts, so if they perform even decently, it will not have been a waste of money, IMO. They will not be used as primary OH's. I mainly bought them to test how miking cymbal groups would work vs just a set of stereo OH's.

I think the fact that "pro studios" don't have Behri mics or they aren't talked about in audio school is kind of a "water is wet" statement.

Everyone knows that Behringer stuff is not top shelf equipment.

Aside from the monitors and the mics, I also own a Behringer Powerplay Pro headphone amp. It's a nice headphone distribution amp for the price, and it has some cool features and i/o options. For 120 bucks, I don't know of any headphone amps that provide this much flexibility. When listening through it, though, the noise floor is raised a little, but definitely not bad for tracking.

[antipole]

That's too bad. I was planning to get one that does 1/4" balanced output because my Creative Sound card wants Low Impudence only. This is a shame.

[BigMESA]

They make good stickers. Will last for years if you don't care about being ridiculed by other musicians....

[IbbySRX]

I have an older KX-1200 keyboard amp. It's been a real workhorse for my keys and AE guitar....will occasionally use it for bass, but I have another amp for that. 4 channels, 120 watts, 15" woofer, 5" mid. and 1" tweeter. DI output, effects loop....great little amp, about 5 years old.

[Rex Rocker]

I've always heard the opposite, that the 6" were better than the 8's.

I own a passive pair of the 6.5" Truth monitors and I like them. Kinda hi-fi sounding, so I wouldn't call them flat, but they are pleasing to listen to and not fatiguing at all...I'd definitely recommend a sub, though.

I actually probably use the truth's more than my active Alesis Monitor 1's or my B&W's I use for mastering.
Serious? So the low end on them is not all that great?

I read on the Behringer site the lowest they'll go is 50Hz. I guess I wouldn't hear my kick's low-end, then, because I boost at 45Hz to get it to thump.

[nwright]

Serious? So the low end on them is not all that great?

I read on the Behringer site the lowest they'll go is 50Hz. I guess I wouldn't hear my kick's low-end, then, because I boost at 45Hz to get it to thump.

45 is REALLY low, even for a kick.

But yeah, low end is not stellar.

I've yet to hear anything less than an 8" woofer that had killer low end, though, at least at a sub 1K price point.

If you know your system you could definitely get by, but my Alesis M1's have a low more low end and is better defined.

I'm speaking of my 6" (or 6.5" whatever) Behringer Truths...Maybe the 8" are different.

If you were looking at that price point, I'd recommend Alesis M1 MkII's for 300 waaaaay over the Behringers. Best low priced monitors I've heard...If you can still find them.

[Rex Rocker]

Will look into them, thanks. 300 for the pair?

Maybe that's why my shit's been sounding a bit thin... I'm relying too much the sublows and not enough the lows and low mids? :confused:

What frequency do you think is healthier for a kick's thump, then, Nate?

[nwright]

yeah, the Alesis are 300 for a pair...At least they were when I got them. I was under the impression they were being phased out, so they are roughly 50% off MSRP most places.

http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-ALE-M1AMK2-LIST

as for kicks, that's debatable and subjective. 45 seems low to me in that I wonder how many stereos would actually translate an EQ tweak at that point.

I usually boost around 60 if I want more lows, but YMMV. Also, the frequency of the kick makes a difference, too.