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Ash, 

While I know that Behringer mixers are certainly
affordable, I've heard from more than 1 reliable
source that they are of shoddy build quality. 

I would recommend a Mackie. I bought at 1642 VLZ Pro
this year and really like it. It has 16 channels, so
I'm set for a while. 
Cheers, 

Philip
--- angelphkt@... wrote:
> I've been thinking of getting an 8 Channel Behringer
> Mixer, anyone know about 
> these at all?  They are pretty inexpensive (here
> anyway) and i *heard* they 
> are good quality, but i don't know if i trust the
> source....i don't need 
> effects and all that crap so i think this one might
> be for me....
> 
> let me know if anyone has any info...
> 
> ash
> 


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"The Behringer mixers are pretty good, very low noise and lot's of features 
and a
very small price.... some say Mackies are better, but for price - quality i 
think
Behringer is very good. There's also other alternatives like soundcraft 
spirit,
though they're in the mackie pricerane too."

Mackie is good, but also too expensive for my blood right now...the behringer 
will just be kind of a "just for now type deal....like i said i'm not even 
looking for a crapload of features, more or less just volume and EQ and 
simple stuff like that so i don't need some elaborate mixer....

"While I know that Behringer mixers are certainly
affordable, I've heard from more than 1 reliable
source that they are of shoddy build quality. "

Hmmmm, well i don't really plan on moving it or banging it around much, but i 
do plan on using it during live shows so i don't know, i guess i'll have to 
do a bit more research on it....

can anyone suggest something decent and inexpensive besides mackie?  I'll 
check out the soundspirit and see what's up with that....

Thank you guys for your input,
ash

Come to think of it, the Mackies are built a little tougher, at least
externally.
If you're a gigging musician and take your mixer on the road or on gigs, go
with Mackie. If your mixer plans to be in the studio and stay in the
studio, go with Behringer and use the savings on other studio gear :)

Elson
(Owner of a Behringer 2442A (studio mixer) and a Mackie 1202VLZ (live
mixer)) :)



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In a message dated 8/9/00 11:07:48 PM Central Daylight Time, 
elson@... writes:

<<  Come to think of it, the Mackies are built a little tougher, at least
 externally.
 If you're a gigging musician and take your mixer on the road or on gigs, go
 with Mackie. If your mixer plans to be in the studio and stay in the
 studio, go with Behringer and use the savings on other studio gear :)
  >>

Even if i'm going to be gigging like once every few months?

ash

At 12:13 AM 8/10/00 -0400, you wrote:
 
>Even if i'm going to be gigging like once every few months?
>
>ash

I wouldn't worry. I think the smaller models can take it. It's the bigger
ones that I wouldn't take on shows...

Elson


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aaaasome, yeah, i only want an 8 channel just so i can run all my stuff 
simultaneously....thanks alot :-)

ash

In a message dated 8/9/00 11:20:27 PM Central Daylight Time, 
elson@... writes:

<< 
 I wouldn't worry. I think the smaller models can take it. It's the bigger
 ones that I wouldn't take on shows...
 
 Elson
 
  >>

Didnt' this thread get a little bigger than the 8 channel you originally
asked about, Ash?  If you mean the new little silver and black desktop
thing... it's excellent for the price (~$120 IIRC).  It's got panning, an
aux bus and at least 2 XLR connectors.  A guy in my band just picked one up
and it's great.

Now, if you're talking about something different... please ignore the above
OT.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: angelphkt@... [mailto:angelphkt@...]
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 12:27 AM
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> Subject: Re: [AN1x-list] OT: Mixers
> 
> 
> aaaasome, yeah, i only want an 8 channel just so i can run 
> all my stuff 
> simultaneously....thanks alot :-)
> 
> ash
> 
> In a message dated 8/9/00 11:20:27 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> elson@... writes:
> 
> << 
>  I wouldn't worry. I think the smaller models can take it. 
> It's the bigger
>  ones that I wouldn't take on shows...
>  
>  Elson
>  
>   >>
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--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, "Edwards, Ed" <ed.edwards@s...> wrote:
> Didnt' this thread get a little bigger than the 8 channel you 
originally
> asked about, Ash?  If you mean the new little silver and black 
desktop
> thing... it's excellent for the price (~$120 IIRC).  

Hm? IIRC? What´s that?

Anyhow...Behringer is ok, they are a made in China, so in that way 
kinda cheap, but hell, if it breaks...get a new one...

Some ppl. say the EQ´s on Mackie´s are better. As well as the Mic-
preamps.

An alternative would be a small Spirit mixer, or look also for the 
excellence Yamaha MX12/4 (ok 12 channels but it´s good for gigging 
and studio).

Regards, Tom

I have also got a Behringer 2442a & i like it a lot. I would stay away from 
any of their cheaper range of FX units though. I have a virtualizer and it 
is piss poor. I think their mixers have a bad rep because of the massive 
price cuts a couple of years ago. A 2442a did cost \ufffd1800 now its \ufffd499 in teh 
uk.


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>At 09:24 PM 8/9/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >I've been thinking of getting an 8 Channel Behringer Mixer, anyone know 
>about
> >these at all?  They are pretty inexpensive (here anyway) and i *heard* 
>they
> >are good quality, but i don't know if i trust the source....i don't need
> >effects and all that crap so i think this one might be for me....
>
>I have a Berhinger 2442A 24-channel mixer and I love it. There seems to be
>an anti-Berhinger backlash out there (do a search for "Behringer" on the
>newsgroups and you'll see what I mean. If you can afford a Mackie, get a
>Mackie, but the Behringer's aren't as bad as certain people make them out
>to be.
>
>Elson
>
>
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>www.mp3.com.etrinity
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Hi Ash,

The Behringer mixers are pretty good, very low noise and lot's of features and a
very small price.... some say Mackies are better, but for price - quality i think
Behringer is very good. There's also other alternatives like soundcraft spirit,
though they're in the mackie pricerane too.

> I've been thinking of getting an 8 Channel Behringer Mixer, anyone know about
> these at all?  They are pretty inexpensive (here anyway) and i *heard* they
> are good quality, but i don't know if i trust the source....i don't need
> effects and all that crap so i think this one might be for me....
>
> let me know if anyone has any info...
>
> ash