Just curios if anyone has had a chance to use or own a behringer MX9000 recording counsel?? I have heard a lot of good things, and just a few bad about it. If you have experience with this board, any input would be helpful.
Thanks in advance!!
Anyone know the quality of the Behringer MX9000??
2I'll own up. A good friend of mine has been using one in his basement/bedroom studio for a few years now. I've recorded tons of music through an MX9000. When I was first learning about recording, I figured out a lot about signal flow on one. The preamps are honestly bad and the opamps used in those things and super shitty. For a grand (or under, I don't really know what they charge) they aren't bad, if you aren't concerned with quality (specifically, quiet and clear recordings).
As for Mr. Comrade's comment, I agree. Behringer doesn't actually build their own equipment. They pay outside firms to design gear with a price point, and then let the lowest bidder build it. For example, an MX9000 built in 2001 may be built by an entirely different company (using different components) than a different generation MX9000. So there is absolutely no quality control.
That being said, I still find them more appealing than Mackies.
As for Mr. Comrade's comment, I agree. Behringer doesn't actually build their own equipment. They pay outside firms to design gear with a price point, and then let the lowest bidder build it. For example, an MX9000 built in 2001 may be built by an entirely different company (using different components) than a different generation MX9000. So there is absolutely no quality control.
That being said, I still find them more appealing than Mackies.
Anyone know the quality of the Behringer MX9000??
3I know someone who contracts to fix all Behringer's fucked-up gear up here in Seattle. They do make substantial, crazy mistakes all the time.
Your issue here is quality control. Two units out of the box will sound different...one will be OK, but will not last long. One will be fine. One will be fucked out of the box. Etc.
Their designs are, literally, copies of other designs that are 'cheaped out'. The Mackie mocks they make (most of their mixers, for instance) are indistinguishable from Mackies', in terms of the sound (flat, brittle-ish mic pres, smeary EQ, crosstalk for days...), but don't do the 'toss it down the stairs' test. They won't hold up.
I buy lots of B-stock Behringer, cheap, and I burn it out and toss it as quickly as I buy it.
My suggestion: test it out, and if it works for you, use it. Treat it with kid gloves, if you don't want to buy more. Don't buy the shit from Guitar Center...lots of small companies will sell it to you without much mark-up. It usually comes down to what budget you have to work with. The mocks often perform as well as the originals. My cable tester/tone generator thing works remarkably well, and I find it indispensable on the job (20 bucks). India is absolutely awash in Behringer, and they seem to function fairly well with it. Don't expect an EA-quality recording out of it, though.
Your issue here is quality control. Two units out of the box will sound different...one will be OK, but will not last long. One will be fine. One will be fucked out of the box. Etc.
Their designs are, literally, copies of other designs that are 'cheaped out'. The Mackie mocks they make (most of their mixers, for instance) are indistinguishable from Mackies', in terms of the sound (flat, brittle-ish mic pres, smeary EQ, crosstalk for days...), but don't do the 'toss it down the stairs' test. They won't hold up.
I buy lots of B-stock Behringer, cheap, and I burn it out and toss it as quickly as I buy it.
My suggestion: test it out, and if it works for you, use it. Treat it with kid gloves, if you don't want to buy more. Don't buy the shit from Guitar Center...lots of small companies will sell it to you without much mark-up. It usually comes down to what budget you have to work with. The mocks often perform as well as the originals. My cable tester/tone generator thing works remarkably well, and I find it indispensable on the job (20 bucks). India is absolutely awash in Behringer, and they seem to function fairly well with it. Don't expect an EA-quality recording out of it, though.
Anyone know the quality of the Behringer MX9000??
5Crappy junk, and a Bad Company from what I've gleaned.
Anyone know the quality of the Behringer MX9000??
6Everything above: Agreed.
That being said, I've been recording with one for about 3 years now. As someone said, it's great for learning signal flow, etc. The preamps suck, and there's no QC.
You can really only compare them the mackie's, and if you're going to compare them:
1. B-ringer has built-in meter bridge, mackie does not.
2. The buttons/knobs feel a bit more solid than the mackies I've worked with.
Uhh... I'd have more but I'm getting slammed at work. Part of me says don't get one and save a little extra for something better like a soundcraft or something, the other part of me says they're not terrible if you need a 32 channels for as cheap as possible.
That being said, I've been recording with one for about 3 years now. As someone said, it's great for learning signal flow, etc. The preamps suck, and there's no QC.
You can really only compare them the mackie's, and if you're going to compare them:
1. B-ringer has built-in meter bridge, mackie does not.
2. The buttons/knobs feel a bit more solid than the mackies I've worked with.
Uhh... I'd have more but I'm getting slammed at work. Part of me says don't get one and save a little extra for something better like a soundcraft or something, the other part of me says they're not terrible if you need a 32 channels for as cheap as possible.