Behringer 302USB mixer?

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

I dunno, there's a lot of tempting about the Behringer thing:
USB interface, which I don't need need, but could use. I had the super cheap behringer USB audio interface for awhile and it was usable, just not super great.
$49
Mic if I ever need to record, as well.

Mostly, I'm just going to be routing sound from laptop and amp into headphones and mixing that for quiet late night practice + hearing backing tracks.

these things are common on most mixers tho

[Mike]

Yup, Behringer stuff looks great on the spec sheet.

I've got 4 rack mount Behringer units sitting next to me. DSP-2024p (multi effects w/ surprisingly good pitch shifting), MDX4600 4-channel compressor, MDX2600 2-channel compressor, MDX2100 2-channel compressor.

Two of the four have broken on me. The MDX2100 dropped half of its indicator LEDs-- burned out transistor. The MDX2600 developed a hum about a year after I got it-- not in the audio, the thing literally hums when powered on. It's a bad power transformer that literally vibrates when power is applied. All of the LEDs have also started intermittently dimming, turning off, and flashing.

Out of necessity, I have slowly started to replace my Behringer stuff with quality gear. Buy cheap, buy twice.

Mike

[sonidero]

Buy cheap, buy twice.

Mike

WIN... That there is TRUFF...

[rfurtkamp]

I have two pieces of Behringer gear. One is a patchbay. It patches without incident, all the other options were just as cheaply made, it's worked for years in what was a very very very high dust environment without fail.

Other is a Vamp Pro rackmount, which is convenient for the SPDIF out, the fact that it's an acceptable POD clone (the models don't sound much like the amps they're claiming to be but can be tweaked to be quite decent), and the effects are basic but functional. It's an extra texture available as I play with sound, the light up dials/LEDs showing what the patch is set to (and allowing easy tweaking) should have been copied by more manufacturers, and for the hundred bucks I paid for it, it's been more than decent. I wouldn't trust it in mission critical apps, but well, it's a $100 rackmount. Who would? I wouldn't want it as my main effects generator either but it's acceptable for "I want X now" or for stuff I very rarely use, like flange.

That said, the Alesis in the USB mixer categories offers better features for a minimal price upcharge - you're going to want two mic inputs if you think you need one, etc.