Behringer Eurorack UB1002FX

This mixer is a small utility kind of thing manufactured by German audio-on-the-cheap company Behringer. It is not rackable - it's about 6"x9" so it's more of a desktop mini mixer. Technically it boasts 10 channels, but beware that only 2 of them have XLR connections for your mics. The other 8 channels are 1/4" inputs - and they are all part of a stereo pair. So in effect, it's more like 2 XLR channels and 4 1/4" channels that are stereo. Now the XLR channels have a little EQ section and low cut filter. There aren't really aux and inserts like you may be used to, but there is one master effect that can be applied to any channel via a pot. The unit has 99 different digital effects on it, from reverbs to chorusing to pitch shifting to delays. This usefulness is diminished by the fact that you can only use one at a time. The main outs on this are 1/4". The mixer also has switchable phantom power for your mics.

UTILIZATION

If you are familiar with other mixers, this one should be very simple to understand. The only departure is the way the FX send is set up, but that is not terribly complicated. All the typical functions are quite easily accessible. The manual is sometimes not that descriptive, but again most of the mixer is self-explanatory.

SOUNDS

This mixer is not very transparent. The sounds all definitely are kind of tainted and made to sound more brittle. Noise is generated with the more gain you apply on the channels, resulting in rather dirty tracks if you are trying to use this to record. The EQ on this, as you may expect for the price, is not great. However, in a pinch it will work even though it doesn't sound so smooth. The FX are mostly a little cheap sounding, although a couple of the reverbs are okay - I use them for headphone mixes for people who want a little reverb on their voice/instrument sometimes. Overall this thing doesn't sound all that good.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this mini mixer about 4 years ago. I like that it is small and convenient, and I still use it for small routing tasks like dealing with headphone mixes and small live setups where sound quality is not critical. I don't like that it doesn't sound that good. I've tried a variety of mixers, and while this doesn't stand up in the sound category, it is convenient if you use it for just utility needs and nothing where great sound is needed. These are very cheap, so the value is good. It serves my limited purposes for it fine, so I would buy it again.

See doc manufacturer in French, very well done.

UTILIZATION

Mixer with lots of connection options for a price quite affordable. Engineering rather correct: Robust chassis, acastillage good.
Pitch correction on the mic only, no corrections to the inputs "line" (handicap). Volume "Master" zipper, which is a plus. Phantom power supply for microphone inputs, ability to record or to insert an external source audi. Integrated effects of good quality. Not really good ergonomics. some inserts for external effects on the entries would be a plus.

SOUNDS

His side is not what I expected. I use it to mix two guitars (one acoustic electric + 1) and voices. Nothing to do whatever the tone control (High / Medium / Low) I find the record unclear.
I used the earlier stages MX602A (the same manufacturer, with no effects) and the sound has nothing to do. MX602A with the sound is clear and well defined. I get the impression that Behringer has radically altered the internal schematics and suddenly the console is no longer the transparency of its big sisters.

OVERALL OPINION

I would not recommend this purchase for what is expected of a mixer is at least not to change the sound color and sound to assemble without the gene. Here in this case it's still annoying regardless of the input used, with or without the internal effects.

No rack, complete except SPDIF connector, analog console

2 IN XLR (+ Line) + + 48v phantom power EQ LOW / MID / HIGH + gain, 80 Hz LowCut PAN + + + VOLUME EFFECT
8 IN line, grouped by 2, END, NAP and Volume
FX SEND
Headphone Output 6.35
MAIN outputs 2x
2x outputs CTRL ROOM
2IN 2 OUT, and CD / TAPE / PC etc. ...
Digital multi-effects with 100 programs covering a wide range
Volume control headphone / control room
General linear fader volume

UTILIZATION

table mix very easy to use, provided that one has the habit of using a mixer, the buttons are spaced enough to work properly, while is
The manual is very clear and wiring diagrams are offered unequivocal, or use LIVE STUDIO

I used it quite a few years for multitrack recording with Cubase SX
It has two separate buses (CTRL + MAIN ROOM) which allows you to easily track at the

SOUNDS

Yeah, transparent, I do not really know the quality of the preamp ... Yeah, the EQ Hmm ...
I replaced it with a MG 16 / 4 Yamaha, day and night what, yet it remains the entry-MG
In any case it served me well for a long time, it can not spit
Besides, I now use it live, I branch sax and vocals to recover the effects I'm not on my Stagepas 300

She did not breathe, that's nickel



OVERALL OPINION

I used many other models, but I needed something compact with phantom power for condenser microphone to connect my
+ What I like: it does everything that needs to be a mixing desk
What I like -: the sound is tight anyway, but for the price + ask, seriously, it does it well
Money OK, I had bought in the USA with a pair of Samson C02 microphone for 150 € all my time, we will not ask for the moon either ^ ^

If I had to redo this choice: ba nan, it's great to start, try your hand but for the home studio is better to invest +
I redeem some of the Behringer only for live because it's really cheap and very robust