Behringer Xenyx 1204FX

Non-rackable....Quite small but nothing is miniature...All full sized faders, etc...
The connection types are all analog...1/4 instrument cable inputs/outputs...
EQ is limited to basics but quite workable and impressive...Each input has a trim pot to adjust input...It's a nice sounding adjustment...

There are also built-in FX that are pretty ok...If used sparingly, they are more than adequate...But if you want a wet reverb you might wanna look elsewhere,,,It can do it, just not as convincingly as I hoped...

The build is sufficient but I wouldn't expect it to handle much rough treatment,,,It's not a delicate flower by any standard, just not "built like a tank." Whatever that means now anyway...

UTILIZATION

Everything is accessible and easy to use...

No problems hooking up and was using it 15 minutes after it arrived...

Manual is good and there's a lot of info online via forums and reviews like these...

There is one sticky point I have...It uses a special power connection...That sucks as mine broke and I had to order a special power supply...

SOUNDS

No audible hiss unless you are using it improperly...The EQ is minimal but effective enough...It's not tweak able in any way but that's fine...It's meant to be a bare bones do it all mixer...

The preamps are just fine for live use and home recording...I wouldn't expect to see them anywhere else aside from places of worship (God apparently LOVES Behringer as you see more of their stuff there than Guitar Center ) Anyway, I digress...

To get right to the main point - Does this deliver the goods in a small package? Yes, not my first choice for digital recording but more than fine for a small PA setup... This thing is everything you would hope and more - it's worth more than the asking price in my opinion...

OVERALL OPINION

I like the small size and ease of use most...

I dislike the special power supply and cheap build...

I like that it sounds as good as higher priced competitors just doesn't look or feel like them...If you close your eyes, most wouldn't hear a difference...

Precision? I don't know...It doesn't color the tone of anything beyond adding FX (if desired) and EQ...

I would buy it again and might just have to as I hear something rattling around the inside of mine... True...Still sounds and works fine so I am not sweating it...

I own much better and higher end mixers but there's something really nice about gigging with a cheaper alternative...You can leave your good setup safely at home and use this Behringer gear for shows...Just treat it nicely and you'll have a long,loving relationship...

rack: Yes, parts supplied

connectors:
RCA (1 input / 1 outpout)
Jack (4 outputs and 4 inputs + 2 stereo inputs with +)
XLR (2 stereo outputs -1; 4 inputs)

Non-parametric EQ

99 built-in effects

Ouala

USE

config pretty simple - Standard

Drinking manual but it is understood by fiddling



SOUNDS

Its very correct

presence of a phantom power supply

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use it for more than 3 years:
convenient for group play (rehearsal, live)
and in the studio, I connect synths, keyboards, microphone, and branch ... the main output to a stereo input (XLR) my Fast Track Ultra

This is the first and only table that I owned

Good quality / price ratio

Behringer XENYX X1204USB features:
12 entries
Integrated USB port
1 compressor per editable.
Four XENYX mic preamps last generation.
3-band EQ "British EQ" neoclassical for warm and musical sound.
Stereo FX processor 24 bit upscale, 100 presets including reverb, chorus, flanger, delay,
pitch shifter and multi-effects.
USB Audio Interface included to connect directly to a computer. Recording software and
audio editing for free download.
2 aux sends per channel: one switchable pre / post fader, 1 post fader for processor
internal or an external effect.
Peak LEDs, mute / alt 3-4 switch, solo and PFL functions on each channel.
2 subgroups, 2 aux returns.
Main Mix balanced XLR gold-plated, Control Room outputs, and separate headphone output magneto.
Control Room and Headphone outputs.
Tape inputs assignable to main mix or control room and headphones.
Sliders 60 mm long and sealed rotary controls.
ENERGY XT 2.5 software, Audacity, and Golden Ear Podifier downloaded from BEHRINGER website
Internal power supply (100 - 240 Vo).
Rack mount brackets included.
Dimensions (HxWxD): 97 x 270 x 328 mm
Weight: 2.8 kg

UTILIZATION

Ultra simple.

The manual seems clear vraiement but has not been used. This is a table of intuitive mix with the usual options.

Everything is easily accessible.

SOUNDS

THE console is + / - transparent ... We must not push too gains the table for lack of breath and preferably come with a fairly high gain in the table. The equalizer is his office.

The effects on the merit to exist but are not transcendent. Better work via post to add a programe.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 year.

First studio table bought especially for the presence of four high-impedance inputs to enter with such intruments guitar / bass directly. Makie in the presence of 3 on most models except "mega budgets."

4entrées with direct guitar / bass were the reason for my purchase of this table.

I would do this choice for the budget and use that I do. (Small jams with friends, home studio solo) With the highest standards and a much larger budget 2 tables Makie firewire connected together for the final high impédences 6entrées live instruments.

All it says on the website or in other reviews

UTILIZATION

Simple, the manual is fairly brief, not much to say.

SOUNDS

I just installed it, so ....

OVERALL OPINION

WARNING!

I was previously a Alesis Multimix 8 Firewire. Firewire is abandoned as the laptops, I went to the table and usb takes roughly the same characteristics.
BUT YES! The USB interface HAS ONLY TWO ENTRIES!

Ie it is impossible to record beyond the 2 tracks.

I have a table with this basic use, ie connect the computer and any external devices. I do use it occasionally taken for its "witness". I suffirais therefore a stereo pair as I usually do but if I add an extra mic, it will not necessarily going back as recorded with the stereo.
Not a big handicap, but even a small disappointment qd.
The MultiMix USB, for once, give this opportunity.
To know so ....