Behringher

Behringher
Posted on: 03.06.2010 by Halina Gopinath
I've heard mixed opinions on the behringher mixers but does anyone own a djx 750? how does it work for you?
Brunilda Kora
05.06.2010
Can't comment on any other Behringer gear - but the DDM4000 is a fucking awesome peice of kit. I can't believe they only charge
Brunilda Kora
05.06.2010
Can't comment on any other Behringer gear - but the DDM4000 is a fucking awesome peice of kit. I can't believe they only charge
Brunilda Kora
05.06.2010
Can't comment on any other Behringer gear - but the DDM4000 is a fucking awesome peice of kit. I can't believe they only charge
Brunilda Kora
05.06.2010
Can't comment on any other Behringer gear - but the DDM4000 is a fucking awesome peice of kit. I can't believe they only charge
Brunilda Kora
05.06.2010
Can't comment on any other Behringer gear - but the DDM4000 is a fucking awesome peice of kit. I can't believe they only charge
Brunilda Kora
05.06.2010
Can't comment on any other Behringer gear - but the DDM4000 is a fucking awesome peice of kit. I can't believe they only charge
Brunilda Kora
05.06.2010
Can't comment on any other Behringer gear - but the DDM4000 is a fucking awesome peice of kit. I can't believe they only charge
Brunilda Kora
05.06.2010
Can't comment on any other Behringer gear - but the DDM4000 is a fucking awesome peice of kit. I can't believe they only charge
Brunilda Kora
05.06.2010
Can't comment on any other Behringer gear - but the DDM4000 is a fucking awesome peice of kit. I can't believe they only charge
Cristian Carmona
04.06.2010
Originally Posted by mmauve
I owned one of these ugly as hell boat anchors back in the day:

If I were to drop this thing out of a B-52 bomber, it would pickup enough velocity and have enough inertia to not only decimate a small town, but probably go through the earth and come out the other side.

It was heavy as shit, impossible to break, and ugly as hell. And it got the job done. It's like when your parents give you a car when you get your license, it's your first car - and it's a piece of shit because they assume you're gonna wreck it.

Also, crossfader curve control was located INSIDE that thing. Yeah you heard me, you had to OPEN the goddamn thing to adjust the crossfader.

At $140, this thing was a deal.

Ha, its looks like something out of a cockpit in a plane
Dorie Scelzo
04.06.2010
I used to work at Guitar Center, and out of the entire pro audio room including PA Speakers, processing, amps, DJ gear, lighting
Vernice Balthis
04.06.2010
Originally Posted by JesC
I own 4 15" powered Behringers, 2 19" Mixers, 1 Crossover/Limiter....and guess what? The gear works and sounds great, and gets the job done.

All djs have to start somewhere and if you only got 200.00 for a mixer and behringer will get the job done. Once you get better and get more gigs...you going to have more money and you will be able to upgrade!
Exactly! I own a set of Behringer 212XL speakers and a Xenyx 502 (Mini) Mixer. I've never had a problem with them - they work fine, sound good, and I didn't have to make a large investment for the functionality I needed.

If you are on a budget, you can't beat the value of Behringer products for the price you pay.
juan garcia
03.06.2010
Originally Posted by tgunn897
imo i would stay away from behringer unless you go with the ddm4000
my opinion as well.
Halina Gopinath
03.06.2010
I've heard mixed opinions on the behringher mixers but does anyone own a djx 750? how does it work for you?
Irving Odabashian
06.06.2010
I have a DJX 750. If all you want is simple mixer then I cannot find anything wrong with it...

the only things I find wrong with it are...
-the effects aren't amazing (I use traktors so I don't care for this anyway)
-the volume control is an up fader, if its at ten you will blow your speakers (I bodge some blue tack to keep it at 7, so its not a real issue)
-the EQ kills don't change what your hear in your headphones, so the are useless for pre-queing
-the far right side of the mixer is useless, Behringer should have not included to absolutely useless beat counters!

One thing is that the VU meters are actually quite good (I was surprised how good) so thats a bonus.

When I bought it I didn't expect a pioneer quality mixer, I just wanted something that could mix four audio sources with a VU meter for each source, and for the price you cannot go wrong with it really...
Arcelia Siebeneck
06.06.2010
The DDM4000 is amazing value for money... if I had one (seriously considering one) I'd use it as a midi controlller... doubt I'd run any audio through it.
Alysa Almy
06.06.2010
I owned a Behringer DDM 4000.

It all comes down to what you plan to use it for!!!!

When I purchased it, I was low on cash and didn't care much about sound or build quality. I just needed a low priced 4 channel mixer.

To summarize my experience with the DDM4000:
- it looks cheap, feels cheap, but this doesn't mean it will broke fast. Mine was still in perfect condition after a year of use.
- sound quality is OK if you use it at home or in small bars. But if you use it on big PA systems is really sucks compared to Rane/Ecler/Vestax/Allen & Heath. This is why sound and PA engineers really hate Behringer, and that's why many people on the internet are pleased with its sound quality. There are different scales of measuring this thing called "sound quality".
- it is undoubtely wothing its money; very good price/quality ratio!

So, if you are a bedroom DJ / mobile DJ with cheap speakers, or if you are low on cash, the DDM 4000 is a very very good (sometimes temporary) option. But if you play in clubs or you own good speakers, just borrow a really good mixer from a friend (Rane/A&H/Ecler/Vestax etc) and you will clearly hear/feel the difference between them.
Brunilda Kora
05.06.2010
Can't comment on any other Behringer gear - but the DDM4000 is a fucking awesome peice of kit. I can't believe they only charge
Delila Vandommelen
05.06.2010
I've owned this mixer for a year and two weeks today.
*It isn't falling apart yet.
*If you want to be anal, finishing isn't top notch. For instance knobs spin a tiny bit off their axis
*Lots of midi mapping options. Too bad the buttons feel like crap!
*On that note, don't press too heavily on them for long. It feels like one of them collapsed on itself a bit. It can't go lower than the pcb, for sure, but is now a pain in the ass to trigger (good thing it's only fx2 select, which I don't use).
*Line faders are ok, they don't feel as satisfying as a djm's though (clicks and smoothness, that sort of stff). Crossfader is about the same thing, I have that section disabled most of the time anyway.
*Pots still feel about as medium-stiff as when I got the mixer, which is nice. Can't say the same for my cue/mix knob which sees the most mileage and almost feels like I'm turning in the air now.
*The headphones jack will emit a slight hiss as you crank the cue volume up. Of course it shouldn't be a problem because you WILL go deaf if you actually monitor anything at these levels - this thing has a LOUD headphone jack. By the way, really shitty placement. I'm believeing of relocating at the front of the mixer, or in the middle of the bottom right Behringer logo or something.
*I don't like only having orange/red on the meters (no, I'm not playing too loud it just doesn't have any green).
*Talking about flashing things... I believe they took the christmas-tree complaints into account and did something about the multi/single or phono/line leds. Still, everything else lights up, it's a pain - I turn off the sampler and crossfader section to keep things nicer.
*If you want to use its internal effects, the internal bpm detection is rather good. Not good enough to keep two sampled loops playing in time, even though you can nudge them and tweak the speed in .1 increments-which you will be doing all the time, just to keep ONE in sync with your other stuff.
*I wish the line/phono switches would be more like any mixer's and not just pushbuttons. If you like to stab tracks this way, that would be a good idea for a mod.
Leeanna Ayla
04.06.2010
I played with a DDM4000 at Guitar center the other day, felt cheap. I still believe it would be a good mixer for someone just starting out.
Al Henger
04.06.2010
Hmm, The DDM4000 has great reviews... and I've been believeing of buying one, but you know whats stopped me (btw, I own some behringer processing and eq stuff)? The weight.

its in guitar centere sitting right next to the pioneer djm 800. Pick up the 800, bitch is kinda heavy. Pick up the ddm4000, light as all get out.

I swear to god professional audio companies line their gear with lead. Lightweighness is such a stupid reasonf for me not to buy it, but I cant seem to explain it away.
Roselle Mcnaul
04.06.2010
True story, BP Oil bought one to plug the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Cristian Carmona
04.06.2010
Originally Posted by mmauve
I owned one of these ugly as hell boat anchors back in the day:

If I were to drop this thing out of a B-52 bomber, it would pickup enough velocity and have enough inertia to not only decimate a small town, but probably go through the earth and come out the other side.

It was heavy as shit, impossible to break, and ugly as hell. And it got the job done. It's like when your parents give you a car when you get your license, it's your first car - and it's a piece of shit because they assume you're gonna wreck it.

Also, crossfader curve control was located INSIDE that thing. Yeah you heard me, you had to OPEN the goddamn thing to adjust the crossfader.

At $140, this thing was a deal.

Ha, its looks like something out of a cockpit in a plane
Roselle Mcnaul
04.06.2010
I owned one of these ugly as hell boat anchors back in the day:



If I were to drop this thing out of a B-52 bomber, it would pickup enough velocity and have enough inertia to not only decimate a small town, but probably go through the earth and come out the other side.

It was heavy as shit, impossible to break, and ugly as hell. And it got the job done. It's like when your parents give you a car when you get your license, it's your first car - and it's a piece of shit because they assume you're gonna wreck it.

Also, crossfader curve control was located INSIDE that thing. Yeah you heard me, you had to OPEN the goddamn thing to adjust the crossfader.

At $140, this thing was a deal.
Dorie Scelzo
04.06.2010
I used to work at Guitar Center, and out of the entire pro audio room including PA Speakers, processing, amps, DJ gear, lighting
Vernice Balthis
04.06.2010
Originally Posted by JesC
I own 4 15" powered Behringers, 2 19" Mixers, 1 Crossover/Limiter....and guess what? The gear works and sounds great, and gets the job done.

All djs have to start somewhere and if you only got 200.00 for a mixer and behringer will get the job done. Once you get better and get more gigs...you going to have more money and you will be able to upgrade!
Exactly! I own a set of Behringer 212XL speakers and a Xenyx 502 (Mini) Mixer. I've never had a problem with them - they work fine, sound good, and I didn't have to make a large investment for the functionality I needed.

If you are on a budget, you can't beat the value of Behringer products for the price you pay.
juan garcia
03.06.2010
Originally Posted by tgunn897
imo i would stay away from behringer unless you go with the ddm4000
my opinion as well.
Cristian Carmona
03.06.2010
DJ hate on behringer, just like they do on numark & gemini....The "PRICE" and if the price is low...it must be cheap dj gear!

I believe it makes DJ feel superior b/c they spent $1500.00 on a Rane 57 or Pioneer DJM-800 or have a nice a shinny $3000 MBP. with 1200's Gold Edt & CDJ-2000's. Just cuz you dumped tons of cash on expensive gear...its not going to make you a better dj!

I own 4 15" powered Behringers, 2 19" Mixers, 1 Crossover/Limiter....and guess what? The gear works and sounds great, and gets the job done.

All djs have to start somewhere and if you only got 200.00 for a mixer and behringer will get the job done. Once you get better and get more gigs...you going to have more money and you will be able to upgrade!
robert chanda
03.06.2010
A lot of people seem to be down on Behringer kit, especially in the PA and audio production worlds. One of my buddies sad to me "I won't let any of my analog signals go through a Behringer box". So, yes, they're a German owned Chinese company with a Euro-sounding name but when I started looking for details of why people hate them so much, there doesn't seem to be much actual evidence. As far as I can work out it's more to do with earlier business and design ethics than with their products (they've been sued several times for copying more expensive gear, down to exact dupes of the PCB).

Of course there are always stories of "my sister's friend's husband's box crapped out after only X weeks", but all of them seem to have happened years ago, to unknown people with early products and nobody can explain what the issue is or whether there's ever been a repeat of the same thing.

It seems to be all hype. If you're strapped for cash, Behringer looks to me like a good deal. Upgrade once you have the cash to something more performant or ethical.

Anyone got any more insights into why the Behringer hating?
Randy Neave
03.06.2010
imo i would stay away from behringer unless you go with the ddm4000

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