I'm using it to control and combine 4 parellel stereo pedal chains from my pedalboard... Having all 8 left and right channels separated allows me to construct the stereo field in summing tte channels with this mixer... Big bang for the buck with this mixer... 💥
Thanks for posting! I'm here because I'm one of those with a bad Samson Sm10. 2 year warranty, right channel outputs cut in & out after 2 years and 2 days, literally!
Excellent review, thank you very much for answering nearly all the questions I was asking myself about this nice mixer. I will definitely order one asap since my peavey mixer isn't exactly what I needed all these years (that RX1602 was the missing piece of my really old Roland and Korg set). By the way, glad to see you own an A-880 as I do. Oldies but goldies :)
These are great. Saved me a lot of space when I found out how well they work because I was using a Mackie ProFX12 v3 as my keyboard sub-mixer. I've been sending effected signals into the 1602, but you having two made me think that with a pair it should be possible to split the inputs between them and use the sends on both out to one effects unit.
Well, after this review i own about 4 of them. They are perfect for submixing instruments in a home studio, and still do not regret buying them. The only downside is the mono fx send. Maybe it makes sense for DJ's who really use it as a monitor, but for me, it's quite useless.
@@trashgeneration what I'm thinking is that if you treat each 1602 as a mono channel strip. Split the output from a stereo keyboard.. Left to the L input of one unit, right to the L input of the other and then take the mono send from each unit to the stereo in of the effects unit. Treat one 1602 as left channel and the other as right channel. Unless there's some funky internal wiring, you should be able to use the R inputs on both 1602's for another stereo device that you want to share the same effect.
I have had an RFX16 (V1) in my home studio since 2008 but I have worn out some of the mute switches. I looked around for a replacement from other manufacturers but there is nothing to compare with the Behringer for simple functionality in a 1U case. Now waiting for a V2 unit to arrive from Thomann :)
Honesty during the direct and mixer comparison, I did notice quaility loss. Could be a volume thing (which does matter alot, if you a/b somthing, gain compisation is everything) with that said, I noticed a loss in transients and presence. Kinda gave a mushy feel to the overall sound qaulity, but its very subtle. if you listen back at a low volume, you might notice it better.
Just in case it helps anyone: V2 has an upgraded transformer and the outputs are "impedance balanced" - a kind of cheap and easy way to balance an output :-)
I shall be using this to maintain analog signal flow in my HiFi Stereo. For reel to reel tape LIN input, do you suggest +4 or -10 ? Also any audible channel bleed ?
A review i was looking for many thanks it seems like what i need. Now if only they did a mk3 with inserts on each channel for a little bit more ££ .. just trying to find stock
i was surprised when i saw only one jack for the effect send, but figured it must be a 1/4" TRS stereo jack...it is 1/4" TRS but the manual says it is balanced (MONO) NOT stereo (2 channel). the odd thing the front panel phone switch can feed the effects send out the phones jack that is 1/4" TRS but dial down the front panel effects volume and use a stereo to dual mono splitter to goto the effect and bring the effect return back into one of the channel pairs. 1/2 or better 15/16. i will be hacking my unit to turn the effect send into TRS stereo instead of balanced mono, so the send remains on the rear.
@@trashgeneration could you possibly check if the monitor send is mono, or stereo? It seems so pointless for them to make the monitor send mono, that perhaps it is in fact stereo.
I plugged in a stereo headphone into the monitor out, and unfortunately I only hear sound coming out of 1 of the ears. So I guess the product sheet is correct...
Really Nice Review about this product. I have one question: How does "To Phones" button route the signals to phone jack? Will it be mixed with Main Out or just FX Send independently? I do some DJing so I need a function that seperate output between headphone CUE and main speaker. I must make sure the mixer in my need does the second way.
Hello, I have a question regarding this mixer. The Mon/FX send on the back is mono only. Hower you cab route the mon to the headphone jack. Can you tell if I get a real stereo signal when routing mon/fx to headphones? Or is it just a mono witch is played on L and R?
Great vid! I have a Neve summing mixer with 2 stereo outs (which on each one you can apply a different coloration) so I want to route those two balanced outs to one stereo pair L/R on my interface. Would this work with this unit? Or, any other suggestion? Im trying to figure it out...Thanks!
You would probably be better off just using your daw as the summing mixer than this unit. Real summing mixers tend to sound better than daw and adds flavor but this thing is more of a patch bay than anything
Nice review. I just have the one :-) The main outs are connected to my speakers - always ready to play. How do you connect this to your audio interface to record into your DAW? Do you split this off, use the Monitor output or what?
Totally agree, these are very useful. However I have a question: Can these really be used as 16 ch mono mixers? Is it as simple as just connecting mono out from the mixer to a soundcard? I make stereo music but sources may be in mono with no issues really ;)
The RX line mixer was the only Behringer Product I got rid of in my lab in favor of a Peavey PV 14 to input all my synths plus the 8 inserts patched into a Behringer patchbay.
Great review. Anyhow, you muted the other 14 channels. I am wondering how much noise this is actually can bring.. Experience with all channels open .. ? I will mainly use it for my analog synths recording and route it to outboard HW compressors and EQ's. Thanks!
@@trashgeneration I really think that if we want to step up from a rack mixer like this we would have to jump in the 1k € + areas. Maybe even a summing mixer. Again as you well said don't believe tascams, art, or samson would make a big difference in this price range
@@mrcgeraldes I absolutely agree. I was even surprised by its performance considering the price point of this mixer. I was concerned that it would add audible noise because I saw some online reviews on webshops that the noise was terrible. On my two units, there are no such issues. Maybe they are about version 1, or they just had a bad batch, who knows.
@@trashgeneration When i see 1000 good reviews and then a couple people whining about noise, i have to imagine it's a problem with their power setup or some emf interference 🤷♂️ Great review 👍✌️
I'm using it to control and combine 4 parellel stereo pedal chains from my pedalboard... Having all 8 left and right channels separated allows me to construct the stereo field in summing tte channels with this mixer... Big bang for the buck with this mixer... 💥
Finally a review on this device ( V2 ), well done! It seems is out of stock everywhere
I ordered one today based on your review, seems like it's gonna be a great little sub mixer for some of my synths! Great video!
Thanks, grabbed one of these and it's perfect. Nice and quiet, super simple to set up and just does the job.
Great video appreciate the demo. I need something like this I’ll be purchasing one.👍🏻
Thanks for posting!
I'm here because I'm one of those with a bad Samson Sm10. 2 year warranty, right channel outputs cut in & out after 2 years and 2 days, literally!
Excellent review, thank you very much for answering nearly all the questions I was asking myself about this nice mixer. I will definitely order one asap since my peavey mixer isn't exactly what I needed all these years (that RX1602 was the missing piece of my really old Roland and Korg set). By the way, glad to see you own an A-880 as I do. Oldies but goldies :)
Thanks for this, I'm looking at picking up a couple for monitor mixes - great review
These are great. Saved me a lot of space when I found out how well they work because I was using a Mackie ProFX12 v3 as my keyboard sub-mixer.
I've been sending effected signals into the 1602, but you having two made me think that with a pair it should be possible to split the inputs between them and use the sends on both out to one effects unit.
Well, after this review i own about 4 of them. They are perfect for submixing instruments in a home studio, and still do not regret buying them. The only downside is the mono fx send. Maybe it makes sense for DJ's who really use it as a monitor, but for me, it's quite useless.
@@trashgeneration what I'm thinking is that if you treat each 1602 as a mono channel strip. Split the output from a stereo keyboard.. Left to the L input of one unit, right to the L input of the other and then take the mono send from each unit to the stereo in of the effects unit.
Treat one 1602 as left channel and the other as right channel.
Unless there's some funky internal wiring, you should be able to use the R inputs on both 1602's for another stereo device that you want to share the same effect.
hi, the description is confusing about FX, there isn't the return stereo channel of the fx itself ! any hint to use an external fx ?
I have had an RFX16 (V1) in my home studio since 2008 but I have worn out some of the mute switches. I looked around for a replacement from other manufacturers but there is nothing to compare with the Behringer for simple functionality in a 1U case. Now waiting for a V2 unit to arrive from Thomann :)
Exactly of what I was looking for thank you
Honesty during the direct and mixer comparison, I did notice quaility loss. Could be a volume thing (which does matter alot, if you a/b somthing, gain compisation is everything) with that said, I noticed a loss in transients and presence. Kinda gave a mushy feel to the overall sound qaulity, but its very subtle.
if you listen back at a low volume, you might notice it better.
Hi, I have an audient ID22 if I get that would I still be able to use my audient preamp? Thank you
Just in case it helps anyone: V2 has an upgraded transformer and the outputs are "impedance balanced" - a kind of cheap and easy way to balance an output :-)
Thanks a lot for the info!
it's downgraded...
@@Daniel-sc5ps upgraded
@@Henry_Crun no, it's not. This psu is to be replaced, terrible quality.
@@Daniel-sc5ps i don't know about the psu but the sound / noise and balanced outs make it an upgrade to me
Can you also tell me how to connect this RX1602
Thanks for this excelent review.
Can you also use this device between (guitar) preamps en effect processors?
Excellent, Thank you
Can I use these for podcasting?
Hi there. Is it possible to remove the rack ears? Just ordered one and it will be sitting on my desk so don't need the mounts. Cheers
is this good for monitoring all the synthesizers. i have about 6 (stereo). do is it work both on 120-220v?
I shall be using this to maintain analog signal flow in my HiFi Stereo. For reel to reel tape LIN input, do you suggest +4 or -10 ? Also any audible channel bleed ?
Very efficient, well done video
A review i was looking for many thanks it seems like what i need. Now if only they did a mk3 with inserts on each channel for a little bit more ££ .. just trying to find stock
Yes, that would be a very welcome feature indeed.
i was surprised when i saw only one jack for the effect send, but figured it must be a 1/4" TRS stereo jack...it is 1/4" TRS but the manual says it is balanced (MONO) NOT stereo (2 channel). the odd thing the front panel phone switch can feed the effects send out the phones jack that is 1/4" TRS but dial down the front panel effects volume and use a stereo to dual mono splitter to goto the effect and bring the effect return back into one of the channel pairs. 1/2 or better 15/16. i will be hacking my unit to turn the effect send into TRS stereo instead of balanced mono, so the send remains on the rear.
Yes this is actually a weird design choice. But I must admit, that I have a sub monitor plugged in to that jack so I didn't really notice this before!
@@trashgeneration could you possibly check if the monitor send is mono, or stereo? It seems so pointless for them to make the monitor send mono, that perhaps it is in fact stereo.
@@nikharrison I'll have a look at it later today! I'm planning to do some changes to the studio, so I'm interested in this as well.
I plugged in a stereo headphone into the monitor out, and unfortunately I only hear sound coming out of 1 of the ears. So I guess the product sheet is correct...
@@trashgeneration Awesome, thanks!
Really Nice Review about this product.
I have one question: How does "To Phones" button route the signals to phone jack? Will it be mixed with Main Out or just FX Send independently? I do some DJing so I need a function that seperate output between headphone CUE and main speaker. I must make sure the mixer in my need does the second way.
Hello,
I have a question regarding this mixer. The Mon/FX send on the back is mono only. Hower you cab route the mon to the headphone jack. Can you tell if I get a real stereo signal when routing mon/fx to headphones? Or is it just a mono witch is played on L and R?
Great review! Now a new subscriber!
Great vid! I have a Neve summing mixer with 2 stereo outs (which on each one you can apply a different coloration) so I want to route those two balanced outs to one stereo pair L/R on my interface. Would this work with this unit? Or, any other suggestion? Im trying to figure it out...Thanks!
2 x Radial Mix 2:1 units might do the trick, I use 2 myself and they are brilliant
Nice video. How are the mixers holding up, and what are your experiences with them after more than a year of use?
Thanks a lot, very helpful!
Can I ask, if it sounds acceptable, may i use it as summing mixer? Or those 10x - 20x expensive summing devices are to make a flavor?
You would probably be better off just using your daw as the summing mixer than this unit. Real summing mixers tend to sound better than daw and adds flavor but this thing is more of a patch bay than anything
Shame it doesn’t have stereo FX send
Nice review. I just have the one :-) The main outs are connected to my speakers - always ready to play. How do you connect this to your audio interface to record into your DAW? Do you split this off, use the Monitor output or what?
Totally agree, these are very useful. However I have a question: Can these really be used as 16 ch mono mixers? Is it as simple as just connecting mono out from the mixer to a soundcard? I make stereo music but sources may be in mono with no issues really ;)
will this power passive speakers?
No
The RX line mixer was the only Behringer Product I got rid of in my lab in favor of a Peavey PV 14 to input all my synths plus the 8 inserts patched into a Behringer patchbay.
Great review. Anyhow, you muted the other 14 channels. I am wondering how much noise this is actually can bring.. Experience with all channels open .. ? I will mainly use it for my analog synths recording and route it to outboard HW compressors and EQ's. Thanks!
I also run all the synths through it, and for me the noise floor is perfectly acceptable when all channels are open.
@@trashgeneration I really think that if we want to step up from a rack mixer like this we would have to jump in the 1k € + areas. Maybe even a summing mixer. Again as you well said don't believe tascams, art, or samson would make a big difference in this price range
@@mrcgeraldes I absolutely agree. I was even surprised by its performance considering the price point of this mixer. I was concerned that it would add audible noise because I saw some online reviews on webshops that the noise was terrible. On my two units, there are no such issues. Maybe they are about version 1, or they just had a bad batch, who knows.
@@trashgeneration When i see 1000 good reviews and then a couple people whining about noise, i have to imagine it's a problem with their power setup or some emf interference 🤷♂️ Great review 👍✌️
They should have used same color scheme as ADA v2
absolutely agree
Thx !
Dolby!
You'd think they would include stereo send with v2. But no.. What an idiotic decision
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