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Can anyone recommend a good sub £200 mxing desk? I've been looking at some of the Behringer Eurorack desks & they look cool but I've got no idea if they're actually any good or not.
I a bit new to the idea of a desk so im pretty unaware of what makes a good desk, im trying to read up about it but any useful pointers would be really helpful!
Cheers guys! 
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28-02-2005 19:35 |
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Hmm guess the first thing u need to ask yourself is what you want to do with it, and which quality you want. I know someone who has one of them behringers and is quite happy with it. Not too sure about the quality of behringer either. Their dj mixers aren't very good, but the mixing desks have a better rep as far as i know.
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28-02-2005 19:47 |
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Im really looking to record vocals & live instruments for my tracks, record small bands & I suppose also the ability to be able to PA a small live gig would also be good.
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28-02-2005 20:08 |
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For PA one of those behringers will probly do the job. For recording maybe a little digital HD recorder or some kind of soundcard/interface that turns your computer into a HD recorder would probably be more convenient since then u can record the channels separately, edit them afterwards, & so on.
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28-02-2005 21:56 |
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do you know of any decent ones & what sort of prices i'd be looking at?
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28-02-2005 22:09 |
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You're not going to find much at that value. I would buy the Behringer but as soon as you've earned some money doing recordings and live shows buy something better.
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01-03-2005 09:38 |
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Yawn
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yeah of course, i understand that im not gonna get pro quality equipment with the amount that im spending but im really looking at it as a starting point & hopefully I will get the chance to upgrade my equipment as time goes on.
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01-03-2005 12:19 |
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i find the yamaha mg or soundcraft e series much better quality than behringer, but thats imo
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01-03-2005 13:17 |
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ok i'll give them a look, cheers
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01-03-2005 14:07 |
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Samoth
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My mate has a behringer eurodesk (?) mixer. Its pretty good. I think all of their hardware is pretty reasonable (especially for the price). Word of advice, if you're recording live instruments without a mic, a DI box would be a worthwhile purchase.
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16-03-2005 14:02 |
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what does a DI box actually do? There would probably be situations where I would record without a mic so maybe i should invest in one.. Ive had a little look & you can pick up a behringer for £30. would that be sufficient?
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16-03-2005 15:51 |
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Samoth
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I think the DI box changes the impedence of the input. Effictively all it does is make an input that would otherwise sound shitty (i dont know if you've ever tried recording guitar straight into a mixer or soundcard) sound nice and clean.
My friend with the mixer has the orange behringer DI box, it sounds quite nice. He (and i too) have recorded many guitar parts through it. It certainly does the job. Would definately recommend getting either one of those or an amp simulator (line 6 is a good make although can be expensive) an put it between the input and the mixer.
If you are recording guitar on a budget, i would recomend Zoom 50x series of FX. there all about £50 quid and you get a PSU and expression pedal(!). Its good for the price. I've got a 505 and its been going for years (even has an amp simulator)
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