one of my roomates just found one of these in a random dumpster brought it home and I tried it out.. works perfectly fine he gave it to me as he had no clue what it even was.
Such a great review! Especially considering it was done in 2011. A bit of waffling but largely a concise demonstration of a simple use of this hardware - not to mention, he's mindful of how far away from the camera he is. Great stuff.
Thanks for the overview. I've owned one for 6 years. Behringer does something very misleading with this model. They state on the box it has phantom power, but if you contact customer support, they will confirm that the Xenyx 502 only has +15V phantom power, not the full +48V required by most condenser mics. I use an older mic with mine that does not require +48V. This is further confused by the manual which clearly states in the intro that it's capable of 60dB and +48V phantom power. But the manual is for models 502 \ 802 \ 1002 \ 1202. After emailing Behringer they confirmed that this is a mistake on their part - the 502 does not supply that +48V. Very misleading and dishonest on Behringer's part.
+Jose Claudio D Some condenser mic's will still work - there's no guarantee but to try. But they'll run hot - they'll be more sensitive than an AT2020 user who is running on a full +48V phantom power. You'll have reduced pickup range and \ or be increasing the Gain more than on full power.
+Jose Claudio D No, condenser mic's require phantom power to work - your AT2020 is a condenser mic. It just requires a certain amount of phantom power to work optimally - or with other condenser's, for them to work at all. When I say it runs hot I don't mean temperature hot. When referring to a "hot" mic, it means one of two things: In broadcasting a hot mic is a live mic. As in, be careful what you say, that mic is live and on air. Mic's are also termed "hot" when one mic alone, or one in a signal chain are overly sensitive which can happen for various reasons, all of which come back to power. Dynamic mics don't require phantom power, and this Behringer unit is better suited to dynamic mics because of the insufficient phantom power. Without getting into a full technical description of how a condenser mics diaphragm works, suffice to say that they will not work optimally, or at all, without sufficient DC phantom power - the standard is +48V. If you turn up the gain to pick up the voice better, you're also making the mic more sensitive to all other sounds and noise, and the mic sounds sharp or tinny, and can produce hiss or buzz, and in a stage mix with other instruments they're nightmares for feedback - but condenser mics are much rarer in a stage mix. Condenser mics are already designed to be more sensitive to pick up multiple voices or room sounds depending on the cardoid pattern, so by supplying insufficient power you're having to compensate, and forcing it to increase sensitivity, on an already sensitive mic. So it runs" hot" If you get a chance test your mic on another mixing board with full +48V phantom power. You'll notice the difference immediately. The mic won't be as sensitive top achieve the same result, your voice will pick up clearer and stronger from a further distance - exactly the way condenser's should work - and without the hiss and buzz.
@cameracreations: They call this "5 input, 2 bus". The "2 bus" means it carries left and right channels separately. Inputs 1, 2, and 4 mix on the left bus, inputs 1, 3 and 5 mix on the right bus. If you plug in to 2 but not 3, it will double it to both buses. I'm surprised by the negative comments here. No, you're not going to run a professional DJ gig or a full concert tour on this, but for gosh sakes it costs $45. On a price/performance ratio basis, I think the use of "amazing" is quite appropriate.
I've not long gotten one of these, and a UCA202 digital audio interface. It's a great unit foir the price, and the only difference between mine and yours is that mine has an amber power LED rather than bright blue. I'm really loving mine so far, and the D/A interface gets me away from relying on the internal sound card at all.
I'm sure someone said it before, but you do have two main outs that you can use to send to your speakers, that will leave the headphone out as an extra output so that you don't need to use the splitter.
Thank you @MichaelHobbs for a great review! Had a quick question about how one would go about hooking up multiple mics into this mixer? Is it possible?
Thank you for this demo, it was extremely helpful! I came into one of these for free a while back. I'm a musician but don't have much electronic jargon down, and all the other demos i've found have had so much tech language i hadn't been able to make headway. I really appreciate your accessible language.
Wow, this video has been super helpful. I'm pretty new to the whole music stuff and got this mixer. Video has been helpful in explaining how this alien technology works. Thank you!
You plug you're guitar into 1 of the 2 stereo inputs. I use a Casio CTK - 7000 which has Left and Right inputs which the 4 inputs that weren't talked about are used for. If you are running a guitar always just plug directly into the left (mono) Jack and you can control the pan and volume levels easily. It's quite simple actually. My buddy runs his RP 6 digital fx pedal (1996) which has stereo Left (mono) main and right inputs which u can plug into the mixer for stereo sound.
Hi. I have one of these. The manual tells you NOT to attach the PSU the way you did. It tells you to plug the AC into the 110 wall socket AFTER the mixer is connected. This is true of many of the Behringer mixers that don't have power switches. Other than that, nice un-boxing.
Hi, I am thinking of buying this little mixer for my ham radio hobby, i have two ham radios which i want to plug into an audio amp which has some B&W speakers plugged into it.. I want to be able to use both radios on the ext speaker outputs to go to the same amp.. will this do this? James. really great video it explained quite a bit..
I really think of buying one, but I have a comment. When you plug in the spliter jack into the headphone, you will get the same volume level output for both speakers and headphones, which I believe will not do too well for your ears. Why don't you plug it in to the Left output 1/4" since it's mono?
What you're trying to say is (track 1:29), the "Phantom Powered Inputs" should be for "Condenser Microphones (like most high-end studio mic- your right on that", and the none-Phantom Powered input, is actually for the" Dynamic- Microphones", since dynamic mics, don't need Phantom power, but they do need pre-amplifier to increase their Gains, in case you'll use them with a PC or Laptop USB external sound-card to do a mixing or recording.
Try an Alesis for 2014 and on. The Multimix USB 2.0 allows for up to 10 channels of simultaneous recording. Mine arrived last night and I had the whole band playing studio quality recordings in 3 hours. Sadly if you don't buy it now, you may never have the option of doing so again as they are going out of production for a 3.0 version.
not a bad review. I run a xenyx 1002 2 bus 10 input 100 fx optional phantom power button, I run my Left and right keyboard amps through the main out, and also run 2 monitor amps through the ctrl out, or for live gigs I just have the sound guy use the ctrl out for quick setup to his rig. Also I use an MXL 4000 & Sennheiser cond. mics. plus run the behringer rca input and output into my UMA220 interface for recording, plus midi board vst's DAW's for my programs. Also use the fx send as well.
I can explain my setup. I have a Behringer UCA202 digital audio interface and the 502. The RCA outs of the 502 go to the RCA ins of the interface. The RCA outs on the interface feed my speakers. So I used an RCA cable from mixer to interface and an RCA to 1/8 female adapter for my speakers. The interface connects to the computer via USB. If you are just going to use an internal soundcard, get an RCA to 1/8" male adapter cable and run from RCA outs on the mixer to mic input on the soundcard.
I enjoyed the overview video. I have the 802, but have never used any sound equipment before. I have a the Behringer 802 and an audio interface UCA222...and a USB Samson C03U microphone. I just do not know how to get started. Can you assist me in my rookie outing here? Thanks. Papa Geo
So, if you have dynamic mic (which doesn't need phanton power), you just put it in unbalanced socket? (not XLR). I guess putting in XLR could damage the dynamic mic....Btw, excellent review:-)
I just purchased one of these Behringer Xenyx 502 and wanted to use it to run my P.A. Couldn't seem to get it working. Is there a video to show me step by step on how to set it up for P.A. speakers?
@iSeanTimmins just think if you're going to use your speakers, not only you are going to hear you, your mikrophone is also going to hear and record it. use headphones, may look silly but works best. you dont really need alot, maybe an adapter for your headphone cable but you'll get it at any electronic shop
just a hint, the reason your no tgetting a power chord is because they will brake easy in the transformer area. I read enough complaints b4 I bought mine, so i wrapped it in black electricians tape a few times to keep it from splitting.its not a rough use chord. and you probably already know it does not have a pwr switch. get a small power strip and just use that. hope you have a good time with it!
@mentalmaxkool That is wrong. You should plug it to the power putlet, and then to the mixer. The reason for this, is when you plug the adapter to the power outlet, a high voltage spike appears, and can damage your mixer.
yes. He should have talked more about the 4 inputs that are mono and stereo if you have a rig that runs via stereo. yes u can run a mic and an instrument through the same xlr/mono input but goodluck getting your recording levels straight.
I use the XenyX 502 strictly for gigs. It's to much of a pain in the ass to take out all the heavy duty amp cables and instrument cables, xlr cables, and so on out of my XenyX 1002 2 bus 10 input 100 fx mixer for gigs. So I find this little beauty works just fine. Just need the mic input. and the 2 stereo inputs for my workstation/arranger keyboard and guitar. Everything else runs through my rca to behringer rca usb interface for all my synth and midi vst's and daw's.
Thank you for this. That was good. Do you get a hissing or static sound when higher volumes are introduced? I've read reviews were some consumers say that it can't handle higher decibels of sound without presenting sound artifacts.
I might sound a little off-beat, but I was actually looking for a A/C powered mixer and stopped by this. My question is, although it is powered and used for recording as well, can i use an external battery or a large power bank to power this device?
Maybe you can help me I'm looking for an audio mixer for my Mac. Problem is I have the original blue yeti USB mic and I do my recording through Skype. What's the best mixer for this? Looking to play music through my iPhone on occasion
This was very helpful...gotta question: how do you keep from static when you record? Does that have to do with the soundcard. I use either Audacity, or Cakewalk recording studio. It seems static and feedback are a never ending problem for me. Thanks...Randy
@@vulpes__inculta yes, i bought it from ,,muziker´´ , which is the biggest audio shop in my country :D , and there are like 5 stores but only in one city , and that city is so far from my home so i got nervous and i just dissasembled that mixer, and there was some sus paper between the connection board and case , i removed it , and from that time, its working without shocks, i dont understand why but ok , maybe it was doing even a power supply connector because it was half broken when mixer arrived and sometimes one of the pins randomly disconeccted of and then there very loud electrtical signal started going to output , i primary bought it for live use but with this issues it wolud be nightmare.Actually before some days i decided to solder the wires to the power connector contacts, but i ended up using mixer sealed with adhesive tape and actually it works just fine as microphone pre amp , its xenyx 1002
QUESTION: Hi Michael, purchase same exact mixer different brand is an Acoustic Audio by Goldwood, need to know what you call the red and white cables and what size jack, and the white spliter, need to connect laptop and speaker and 2 microphones to it.
My mixer just came in the mail today and I'm very happy with it. But I have a question for you: when you plug in your headphones into the headphones input on the mixer, do you get low volume? I have my phones fader all the way to the right and the volume is pretty low. Now, I bought some RCA plugs to Phono (not sure if Amazon got my order right) and they hook up fine but the sound is not loud. Is that the same on your mixer?
I have questions: what do you mean by ultra low noise and high head room? what are the 5 inputs for and what is 2 BUS mixer mean? Which mixer will you recommend for the USB/XLR blue Yeti microphone i have . This mic has both USB and XLR options. I have never used the xlr till now i have always been using USB port direct to laptop. If you can explain me the benefit of using XLR and the related components to do voice recording on laptop I would really appreciate it.
Hi there. This is a great video. I'm in the midst of getting the necessary audio equipment to start doing voice over work, and this one seems like a great mixer to help get me started. I know I have the XLR cable and the microphone I need. Personally, I have the Rode NT1A microphone, a condenser microphone. But I'm still confused about what cables I need to connect the microphone to the mixer and to the computer. The cables you mentioned, the microphone going into the computer, and the audio going into the mixer...are these the cables that I need to do it? Do I need that white cable you also mentioned?
Liked the review - BUT. I think it would have been complete, if you had shown the power adaptor, and specified whether it was a 'local' adaptor, meaning only 100V input, or universal, 100v~240v.
First, let me thank you for such a good review! It was easy to follow. :D I am a total n00b when it comes to music and tech but I have a party and wanted to set up a simple karaoke. I have only seen how they hook up big mixers, which have several mic slots, and I am curious to know if it is possible to use 2 microphones at the same time in this small mixer since I want to buy something affordable and small. Can one use a mic under the XLR (wireless?) and another inside the 1/4" jack same time?
The USB one is coming out this year and has a switchable phantom power xlr input and a compressor built in, beyond that its about the exact same as this one.
Excellent video, but I advise against using those RCA cables unless you like a lot of noise. Get the USB model,a direct usb connection alleviates any quality problems.
nice video, I hace a question for you, I am kinda new working with this kind of gear, I have a malletkat that I use with my macbook pro through a tascam us 122 and a akaimpkmini I and I am planning to buy a wavedrum to play live, is this mixer good for live peromance? I mean since I am using just 3 interments I thougth It was good
if you do buy one all u need is a good interface to run through you're ctrl outputs (1/4ths) or run through the rca input and output for a ring/tip use (rca to 1/8th stereo in and outputs for direct connection to the computer like in the video (not for best results) I recommend using an rca to rca usb interface which is much better and makes better use for recording. buy a xenyx 1002 100fx 2bus 10 input instead. it's 100 bucks, plus 100fx's u can assign to any instrument and they are quality.
I bought one at pawn shop yesterday for fifty bucks I use as my backup mixer it's kind of cool I'd reissue it will have a separate intro for a phone cord like my Alicia mixer that's all they need and then get a powermic promoted to podcast without spreaker.com in the podcast magazine on a separate intro with a phone cord take phone calls would be great
Can i use a guitar and vocal mic at the same time with this one? I'm using a microphone in the channel 1 XLR input and try to use a guitar in the line in 2 mono input "first one next to the XLR input on the left" but I'm not getting any sound from the guitar. The mic works fine.
I need help! You say it has phantom power but many, many people are having problems finding it. Basically people are finding it only provides 12 volts to mics and not the 48 needed for more powerful ones. Can someone please clear this up once and for all? Maybe they redesigned the mixer since and now it does 48 volts.
Hey Hobbitassasin08, I am looking for a simple mixer that can produce a reverb effect on the mic. Can you tell me if this can do it? Or suggest one that can? Thanks
it's the end 2020 and I just bought this mixer , this review really helps me, thanks
one of my roomates just found one of these in a random dumpster brought it home and I tried it out.. works perfectly fine he gave it to me as he had no clue what it even was.
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Such a great review! Especially considering it was done in 2011. A bit of waffling but largely a concise demonstration of a simple use of this hardware - not to mention, he's mindful of how far away from the camera he is.
Great stuff.
Thanks for the overview. I've owned one for 6 years.
Behringer does something very misleading with this model. They state on the box it has phantom power, but if you contact customer support, they will confirm that the Xenyx 502 only has +15V phantom power, not the full +48V required by most condenser mics. I use an older mic with mine that does not require +48V.
This is further confused by the manual which clearly states in the intro that it's capable of 60dB and +48V phantom power. But the manual is for models 502 \ 802 \ 1002 \ 1202. After emailing Behringer they confirmed that this is a mistake on their part - the 502 does not supply that +48V. Very misleading and dishonest on Behringer's part.
+Jack Flynn Yes .. fooled by that claim too!
How come my at2020 which requires 48v works though? I asked behringer and they said it was only 15 but my mic still works
+Jose Claudio D Some condenser mic's will still work - there's no guarantee but to try. But they'll run hot - they'll be more sensitive than an AT2020 user who is running on a full +48V phantom power. You'll have reduced pickup range and \ or be increasing the Gain more than on full power.
+Jack Flynn is there a risk in using an external phantom power supply with my at2020?
+Jose Claudio D No, condenser mic's require phantom power to work - your AT2020 is a condenser mic. It just requires a certain amount of phantom power to work optimally - or with other condenser's, for them to work at all.
When I say it runs hot I don't mean temperature hot. When referring to a "hot" mic, it means one of two things: In broadcasting a hot mic is a live mic. As in, be careful what you say, that mic is live and on air.
Mic's are also termed "hot" when one mic alone, or one in a signal chain are overly sensitive which can happen for various reasons, all of which come back to power. Dynamic mics don't require phantom power, and this Behringer unit is better suited to dynamic mics because of the insufficient phantom power. Without getting into a full technical description of how a condenser mics diaphragm works, suffice to say that they will not work optimally, or at all, without sufficient DC phantom power - the standard is +48V.
If you turn up the gain to pick up the voice better, you're also making the mic more sensitive to all other sounds and noise, and the mic sounds sharp or tinny, and can produce hiss or buzz, and in a stage mix with other instruments they're nightmares for feedback - but condenser mics are much rarer in a stage mix. Condenser mics are already designed to be more sensitive to pick up multiple voices or room sounds depending on the cardoid pattern, so by supplying insufficient power you're having to compensate, and forcing it to increase sensitivity, on an already sensitive mic. So it runs" hot"
If you get a chance test your mic on another mixing board with full +48V phantom power. You'll notice the difference immediately. The mic won't be as sensitive top achieve the same result, your voice will pick up clearer and stronger from a further distance - exactly the way condenser's should work - and without the hiss and buzz.
@cameracreations: They call this "5 input, 2 bus". The "2 bus" means it carries left and right channels separately. Inputs 1, 2, and 4 mix on the left bus, inputs 1, 3 and 5 mix on the right bus. If you plug in to 2 but not 3, it will double it to both buses.
I'm surprised by the negative comments here. No, you're not going to run a professional DJ gig or a full concert tour on this, but for gosh sakes it costs $45. On a price/performance ratio basis, I think the use of "amazing" is quite appropriate.
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very good demo! I wish more people put this much effort into stuff like this
Thank you so much for this! I've had a mic for over 5 months and the behring xenyx 502 but never knew how to get the sound to the computer! Thankyouu!
Thanks for the review. Just what I was looking for - Update: Amazon has this mixer for $39.99
Thanks for this video. I needed a step by step (beginning with power) instruction to set it up. You solved a problem I was having with the power in.
I've not long gotten one of these, and a UCA202 digital audio interface. It's a great unit foir the price, and the only difference between mine and yours is that mine has an amber power LED rather than bright blue. I'm really loving mine so far, and the D/A interface gets me away from relying on the internal sound card at all.
I'm sure someone said it before, but you do have two main outs that you can use to send to your speakers, that will leave the headphone out as an extra output so that you don't need to use the splitter.
Just got one from amazon for $40/- + tax. Googled and found your video! It's helpful, especially with the basic wires and connections!
useful even 13 years later: thank you!
Thank you @MichaelHobbs for a great review! Had a quick question about how one would go about hooking up multiple mics into this mixer? Is it possible?
Thank you for this demo, it was extremely helpful! I came into one of these for free a while back. I'm a musician but don't have much electronic jargon down, and all the other demos i've found have had so much tech language i hadn't been able to make headway. I really appreciate your accessible language.
Wow, this video has been super helpful. I'm pretty new to the whole music stuff and got this mixer. Video has been helpful in explaining how this alien technology works. Thank you!
good job man,appreciate it you really show everything in detail which is very necessary
excellent video n guide n review. extremely thorough and well-spoken and organized. kudos bro
You plug you're guitar into 1 of the 2 stereo inputs. I use a Casio CTK - 7000 which has Left and Right inputs which the 4 inputs that weren't talked about are used for. If you are running a guitar always just plug directly into the left (mono) Jack and you can control the pan and volume levels easily. It's quite simple actually. My buddy runs his RP 6 digital fx pedal (1996) which has stereo Left (mono) main and right inputs which u can plug into the mixer for stereo sound.
Hi. I have one of these. The manual tells you NOT to attach the PSU the way you did. It tells you to plug the AC into the 110 wall socket AFTER the mixer is connected. This is true of many of the Behringer mixers that don't have power switches. Other than that, nice un-boxing.
Hi, I am thinking of buying this little mixer for my ham radio hobby, i have two ham radios which i want to plug into an audio amp which has some B&W speakers plugged into it.. I want to be able to use both radios on the ext speaker outputs to go to the same amp.. will this do this? James. really great video it explained quite a bit..
You can use it with ANY instrument that uses 1/4th jacks or if you have an instrument with an 1/8th inch jack just get a 1/4th jack adapter.
I really think of buying one, but I have a comment. When you plug in the spliter jack into the headphone, you will get the same volume level output for both speakers and headphones, which I believe will not do too well for your ears. Why don't you plug it in to the Left output 1/4" since it's mono?
Thanks a lot! I was sooo lost on how to use this thing. You helped a lot!
What you're trying to say is (track 1:29), the "Phantom Powered Inputs" should be for "Condenser Microphones (like most high-end studio mic- your right on that", and the none-Phantom Powered input, is actually for the" Dynamic- Microphones", since dynamic mics, don't need Phantom power, but they do need pre-amplifier to increase their Gains, in case you'll use them with a PC or Laptop USB external sound-card to do a mixing or recording.
"behringer is known for really great audio quality"
Great vid!, need more of these videos for this mixer!
Try an Alesis for 2014 and on. The Multimix USB 2.0 allows for up to 10 channels of simultaneous recording. Mine arrived last night and I had the whole band playing studio quality recordings in 3 hours. Sadly if you don't buy it now, you may never have the option of doing so again as they are going out of production for a 3.0 version.
not a bad review. I run a xenyx 1002 2 bus 10 input 100 fx optional phantom power button, I run my Left and right keyboard amps through the main out, and also run 2 monitor amps through the ctrl out, or for live gigs I just have the sound guy use the ctrl out for quick setup to his rig. Also I use an MXL 4000 & Sennheiser cond. mics. plus run the behringer rca input and output into my UMA220 interface for recording, plus midi board vst's DAW's for my programs. Also use the fx send as well.
I can explain my setup. I have a Behringer UCA202 digital audio interface and the 502. The RCA outs of the 502 go to the RCA ins of the interface. The RCA outs on the interface feed my speakers. So I used an RCA cable from mixer to interface and an RCA to 1/8 female adapter for my speakers. The interface connects to the computer via USB. If you are just going to use an internal soundcard, get an RCA to 1/8" male adapter cable and run from RCA outs on the mixer to mic input on the soundcard.
I only want to ask, all this cables,what you have, did you buy them with Xenyx 502 mixer or somewhere else?
Great job
Thanks
Thanks man i didnt know what the knobs did and i wanted to know that and you explained it kinda good thanks.
I enjoyed the overview video. I have the 802, but have never used any sound equipment before. I have a the Behringer 802 and an audio interface UCA222...and a USB Samson C03U microphone. I just do not know how to get started. Can you assist me in my rookie outing here? Thanks. Papa Geo
So, if you have dynamic mic (which doesn't need phanton power), you just put it in unbalanced socket? (not XLR). I guess putting in XLR could damage the dynamic mic....Btw, excellent review:-)
This video is amazing it really helped me understand how to actually use this thing. Thank you!!
It's a nice little mixer, I have one and it works well. Hell, I'm using it at this moment just to play around with it...
bought this thing in 2016 for $40 and it works as good as the day i opened it XD
@SOTBTv You need to have either a 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch adapter and an instrument cable OR RCA to 1/8 inch adapter
I just purchased one of these Behringer Xenyx 502 and wanted to use it to run my P.A. Couldn't seem to get it working. Is there a video to show me step by step on how to set it up for P.A. speakers?
THANX MICHAEL GREAT VIDEO
@iSeanTimmins just think if you're going to use your speakers, not only you are going to hear you, your mikrophone is also going to hear and record it. use headphones, may look silly but works best. you dont really need alot, maybe an adapter for your headphone cable but you'll get it at any electronic shop
just a hint, the reason your no tgetting a power chord is because they will brake easy in the transformer area. I read enough complaints b4 I bought mine, so i wrapped it in black electricians tape a few times to keep it from splitting.its not a rough use chord. and you probably already know it does not have a pwr switch. get a small power strip and just use that. hope you have a good time with it!
@mentalmaxkool That is wrong. You should plug it to the power putlet, and then to the mixer. The reason for this, is when you plug the adapter to the power outlet, a high voltage spike appears, and can damage your mixer.
Thanks! I just ordered this and now i'm glad i did!!!
yes. He should have talked more about the 4 inputs that are mono and stereo if you have a rig that runs via stereo. yes u can run a mic and an instrument through the same xlr/mono input but goodluck getting your recording levels straight.
I use the XenyX 502 strictly for gigs. It's to much of a pain in the ass to take out all the heavy duty amp cables and instrument cables, xlr cables, and so on out of my XenyX 1002 2 bus 10 input 100 fx mixer for gigs. So I find this little beauty works just fine. Just need the mic input. and the 2 stereo inputs for my workstation/arranger keyboard and guitar. Everything else runs through my rca to behringer rca usb interface for all my synth and midi vst's and daw's.
Yes just plug it in via the RCA / Quarter inch jacks
Thank you for this. That was good. Do you get a hissing or static sound when higher volumes are introduced? I've read reviews were some consumers say that it can't handle higher decibels of sound without presenting sound artifacts.
Hello, nice review. I was wondering if this needs any software drivers? Thank you
I just bought one of these 2nd hand. I've never owned a mixer before.
I might sound a little off-beat, but I was actually looking for a A/C powered mixer and stopped by this. My question is, although it is powered and used for recording as well, can i use an external battery or a large power bank to power this device?
Maybe you can help me I'm looking for an audio mixer for my Mac. Problem is I have the original blue yeti USB mic and I do my recording through Skype. What's the best mixer for this? Looking to play music through my iPhone on occasion
This was very helpful...gotta question: how do you keep from static when you record? Does that have to do with the soundcard. I use either Audacity, or Cakewalk recording studio. It seems static and feedback are a never ending problem for me. Thanks...Randy
Great review thanks, all what i needed to know about. From the UK :)
thanks man! good review!
Nice video. How do you prevent static from coming through when you record vocals?
nice candid review
I had mixer from this series , and it was giving me shocks when I touched of it
for real? i never had a build quality issue from behringer. did you buy it from a reputable source?
@@vulpes__inculta yes, i bought it from ,,muziker´´ , which is the biggest audio shop in my country :D , and there are like 5 stores but only in one city , and that city is so far from my home so i got nervous and i just dissasembled that mixer, and there was some sus paper between the connection board and case , i removed it , and from that time, its working without shocks, i dont understand why but ok , maybe it was doing even a power supply connector because it was half broken when mixer arrived and sometimes one of the pins randomly disconeccted of and then there very loud electrtical signal started going to output , i primary bought it for live use but with this issues it wolud be nightmare.Actually before some days i decided to solder the wires to the power connector contacts, but i ended up using mixer sealed with adhesive tape and actually it works just fine as microphone pre amp , its xenyx 1002
can you use this for connecting your guitar on irig or garage band etc..?
nice review!
Solution to the light: duct tape.
Solution to everything: duct tape.
Used for condensor microphones which required the Phantom Power.
QUESTION: Hi Michael, purchase same exact mixer different brand is an Acoustic Audio by Goldwood, need to know what you call the red and white cables and what size jack, and the white spliter, need to connect laptop and speaker and 2 microphones to it.
Thanks for the review bro! GBU
My mixer just came in the mail today and I'm very happy with it. But I have a question for you: when you plug in your headphones into the headphones input on the mixer, do you get low volume? I have my phones fader all the way to the right and the volume is pretty low. Now, I bought some RCA plugs to Phono (not sure if Amazon got my order right) and they hook up fine but the sound is not loud. Is that the same on your mixer?
I have questions: what do you mean by ultra low noise and high head room? what are the 5 inputs for and what is 2 BUS mixer mean? Which mixer will you recommend for the USB/XLR blue Yeti microphone i have . This mic has both USB and XLR options. I have never used the xlr till now i have always been using USB port direct to laptop. If you can explain me the benefit of using XLR and the related components to do voice recording on laptop I would really appreciate it.
Make sure if you get this you get 1/8" Jack to 2x (Left/Right) 1/4" cables to connect you mic properly to the PC!
Hi there. This is a great video. I'm in the midst of getting the necessary audio equipment to start doing voice over work, and this one seems like a great mixer to help get me started. I know I have the XLR cable and the microphone I need. Personally, I have the Rode NT1A microphone, a condenser microphone. But I'm still confused about what cables I need to connect the microphone to the mixer and to the computer. The cables you mentioned, the microphone going into the computer, and the audio going into the mixer...are these the cables that I need to do it? Do I need that white cable you also mentioned?
Yes, it can. The electric guitar doesn't need phantom power, thus you'll be good using a mic and a guitar.
Dude you'r awesome but please tell me about how i connect speakers to mixer and and how i listen my voice with music in speakers
thanks for the review!
Liked the review - BUT. I think it would have been complete, if you had shown the power adaptor, and specified whether it was a 'local' adaptor, meaning only 100V input, or universal, 100v~240v.
i would be suprised if that was the case. even the cheapest chinese toy powersupply is capable of 100v - 240v
very well done review. quick question: how would I go about connecting monitor speakers to this mixer?
First, let me thank you for such a good review! It was easy to follow. :D
I am a total n00b when it comes to music and tech but I have a party and wanted to set up a simple karaoke. I have only seen how they hook up big mixers, which have several mic slots, and I am curious to know if it is possible to use 2 microphones at the same time in this small mixer since I want to buy something affordable and small. Can one use a mic under the XLR (wireless?) and another inside the 1/4" jack same time?
hey thanks for very nice review , just one question can we use it with DSLR camera on filed
what would you recommend? My behringer just blew out so I need a new mixer but don't know the best brand. I only need 1 phantom input.
Hi Machael, could you give a demo on how to connect it with Oneplus phone please?
Hi can you do the review for zoom u-44 how to put and use of cables
The USB one is coming out this year and has a switchable phantom power xlr input and a compressor built in, beyond that its about the exact same as this one.
Excellent video, but I advise against using those RCA cables unless you like a lot of noise. Get the USB model,a direct usb connection alleviates any quality problems.
nice video, I hace a question for you, I am kinda new working with this kind of gear, I have a malletkat that I use with my macbook pro through a tascam us 122 and a akaimpkmini I and I am planning to buy a wavedrum to play live, is this mixer good for live peromance? I mean since I am using just 3 interments I thougth It was good
if you do buy one all u need is a good interface to run through you're ctrl outputs (1/4ths) or run through the rca input and output for a ring/tip use (rca to 1/8th stereo in and outputs for direct connection to the computer like in the video (not for best results) I recommend using an rca to rca usb interface which is much better and makes better use for recording. buy a xenyx 1002 100fx 2bus 10 input instead. it's 100 bucks, plus 100fx's u can assign to any instrument and they are quality.
yeah you just need the double wires I believe its the 6:3 wires to go into the man and one in the lone out and you should be good your a dj right
Thank you dude. Seriously.
Would this provide enough phantom power to make a Behringer C3 work? Also, would the 302USB be better for a C3 than this?
Sorry I am still lost. Do you have a more in-depth video? Can you use a lapel mic with this? It has the smaller input plug and only 1 of them.
So, its a good concept?
I bought one at pawn shop yesterday for fifty bucks I use as my backup mixer it's kind of cool I'd reissue it will have a separate intro for a phone cord like my Alicia mixer that's all they need and then get a powermic promoted to podcast without spreaker.com in the podcast magazine on a separate intro with a phone cord take phone calls would be great
buyed it today,yes.
Can i use a guitar and vocal mic at the same time with this one? I'm using a microphone in the channel 1 XLR input and try to use a guitar in the line in 2 mono input "first one next to the XLR input on the left" but I'm not getting any sound from the guitar. The mic works fine.
great video! helped me a lot(:
muchas gracias hacia falta algo como esto salds
I need help! You say it has phantom power but many, many people are having problems finding it. Basically people are finding it only provides 12 volts to mics and not the 48 needed for more powerful ones. Can someone please clear this up once and for all? Maybe they redesigned the mixer since and now it does 48 volts.
Im planning to get that for using it on my computer with 2 speakers with a RCA-to-3.5 mm adapter, is that good for that kind of using?
Sorry to sound like a noob, but does this mixer work with monitor speakers? Or do I need a higher priced one?
Do you have problems with the mixer because of haveing to take out the power cord all the time
Is it possible to plug in multiple microphones into this mixer? For example, can you plug a mic with a 1/4 inch jack into one of the line in?
When is it coming and how is it gonna be called?
Hey Hobbitassasin08, I am looking for a simple mixer that can produce a reverb effect on the mic. Can you tell me if this can do it? Or suggest one that can?
Thanks
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Thanks for this video. It had ALL the info I was looking for.
now that what I need