Mixing Boards

[Henry Mars]

I need a cheap mixer that will be used to do some "live" recording. It dosen't need to be the best as these recordings are for personal use ... I have been looking at the Behringer UB2442FX as a solution.

Any thoughts or recommendations?

[Jazzooo]

The only negatives about Behringer are a) they are constantly under fire for ripping off other manufacturers' designs and have settled more than one lawsuit about this, and b) their allegedly incocnsistent quality control. Other than that, they offer huge bang for the buck (presumably due, in part, to lower R and D costs!)

I would suggest looking at Mackie or Yamaha's offerings. You might pay a tad more, but Mackies are bulletproof and clean-sounding. Behringers do get mixed reviews in t4rms of audio quality.

[Scott Dolan]

Mackie all the way. My buddy has a studio set up in his garage that we used to record local bands in all the time. We used a 16 track Mackie(can't remember the exact model number). It's as transparent as you could ask for, and bulletproof as Jazzooo pointed out.

[Enforcer]

The problem with this is the oak doesn't look right alongside the maple or walnut unless you have the exact same finish on every one.

Ruining a thread for the sake of a joke that isn't really even that funny,
Larry

[Scott Dolan]

Best poster my ass!!!

I demand a fucking recount!!!

[Scott Dolan]

Oh, and Henry, make sure to hit some of your local music stores. You can usually find a used Mackie in great shape for justa couple of hundred bucks.

[Salvador Dali Lama]

i'd say it depends on how much you want to spend. like these guys say, mackie makes a great product..... but berhinger makes a great duplicate. i've heard of some people having some problems with berhingers when they take them on the road, but i've never had any trouble at all with my little one, and a friend of mine records bands live almost every night on a 16 channel berhinger he's been using for about 3 or 4 years now and gets an amazing sound.

if you're kind of strapped, i'd say go for a berhinger, and use the hell out of it at first to make sure it's a good one so you can take it back if it's not. but if you have the cash and don't mind parting with it, go for a mackie.

[Henry Mars]

Mackie sounds like a good bet. This is going to be a tough decision. Thanks for the advice everyone.

[graypencil]

Another vote here for Mackie ..used one for 12 years, and never a glitch!

[kenny weir]

Geez, I really oughta get out a bit more - I thought this was about jumping from here to AAJ to Organissimo.

[Ron Thorne]

Henry, Mackie gets my vote, too. I've had lots of experiences with various boards, but none have been as positive and predictably trouble-free as Mackie. I'm not a techie, but that's the point, too. I don't want to have to fart around with inferior gear. But it right, buy it once, and let the music happen!

We're using two Mackie boards in the band I'm playing with, a 16-channel main board, and a smaller 6-channel for my drum mics as a sub-mix. They're flawless!

As with most things in life, you get what you pay for.