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Published on 03/09/10 at 19:31
The Behringer Eurorack UB1204-Pro is a discontinued model of an analog mixer. It has 12 inputs total, with four XLR inputs and preamps, as well as two stereo channels with 1/4" inputs. It also six channels with faders - four of them mono, two stereo, as well as faders for a stereo submix and stereo master output. Each of the channel strips has built in EQ, although it doesn't sound too hot for my taste. It has a bunch of stereo aux return and sends, as well as RCA connections in addition to a number of other routing options, but I have used this in just about as simple of a set up as possible, so I haven't used these features too much.
UTILIZATION
Even if you don't have any experience with analog mixers, using the Behringer Eurorack UB1204-Pro is very simple. Behringer is a beginner's company, so pretty much everything that they make is simple to use and understand. If you don't understand the concepts behind analog mixers, I'd suggest doing some research or looking at the manual, but this is pretty much as simple of a little mixer as you can find.
SOUNDS
For what I have used the Behringer Eurorack UB1204-Pro for, it gets the job done, but for anything beyond this, I don't know how well it would work. I use it set up with a pair of Mackie HR824s and Wavelab 5 for editing clips together, so for this type of use the mixer works fine. Having said this, I wouldn't suggest getting this as your mixer for a home studio, unless you are just starting out, and even then I'd recommend straying away from it, as it just isn't necessary. The equalizers aren't very good at all, and I only needed to try them out once or twice to realize this. I haven't used the mic preamps, so I can't say what they sound like.
OVERALL OPINION
While they no longer make the Behringer Eurorack UB1204-Pro, you can definitely find a used one if you wanted to. However, it looks like to me that the newer Behringer models are slightly better than these older ones. Having said that, if you are looking for a dirt cheap analog mixer to get yourself started with, or for simple applications like that I mentioned before, the UB1204-Pro will get the job done, as just about any mixer will. Behringer aims their products at home studio owners, so it won't get too much cheaper than this...
UTILIZATION
Even if you don't have any experience with analog mixers, using the Behringer Eurorack UB1204-Pro is very simple. Behringer is a beginner's company, so pretty much everything that they make is simple to use and understand. If you don't understand the concepts behind analog mixers, I'd suggest doing some research or looking at the manual, but this is pretty much as simple of a little mixer as you can find.
SOUNDS
For what I have used the Behringer Eurorack UB1204-Pro for, it gets the job done, but for anything beyond this, I don't know how well it would work. I use it set up with a pair of Mackie HR824s and Wavelab 5 for editing clips together, so for this type of use the mixer works fine. Having said this, I wouldn't suggest getting this as your mixer for a home studio, unless you are just starting out, and even then I'd recommend straying away from it, as it just isn't necessary. The equalizers aren't very good at all, and I only needed to try them out once or twice to realize this. I haven't used the mic preamps, so I can't say what they sound like.
OVERALL OPINION
While they no longer make the Behringer Eurorack UB1204-Pro, you can definitely find a used one if you wanted to. However, it looks like to me that the newer Behringer models are slightly better than these older ones. Having said that, if you are looking for a dirt cheap analog mixer to get yourself started with, or for simple applications like that I mentioned before, the UB1204-Pro will get the job done, as just about any mixer will. Behringer aims their products at home studio owners, so it won't get too much cheaper than this...