Features:

  • Premium ultra-low noise, high headroom analog mixer
  • 4 state-of-the-art Xenyx Mic Preamps comparable to stand-alone boutique preamps
  • Studio-grade compressors with super-easy 'one-knob' functionality and control LED
  • Built-in stereo USB/Audio Interface to connect directly to your computer. Free audio recording, editing and podcasting software plus 150 instrument/effect plug-ins downloadable at behringer.com
  • Neo-classic 'British' 3-band EQs for warm and musical sound
Great for starting out

This mixer is the first one I have ever purchased and I am very glad I made this choice. I am just beginning to record podcasts and needed something that could record 4 mic inputs at one time to my MacBook. I use garage band and as soon as I plugged it in my mac recognized the device and was working in less than 2 minutes. it has a nice variety of options for a beginner like myself and is extremely affordable for just beginning and seeing if this is what you really want to do. I also do a lot of traveling and it the perfect size for fitting in a backpack or duffel bag along with your computer. I would highly recommend this product to anyone wanting to start recording and is on a budget.

Excellent for podcasting!

This review has been a long time coming. However, I wanted to put this mixer to use a few times before giving a review. I'm no audiophile, by any means. But I have to say that this mixer is a great product for a low price. The podcast I started involves several individuals (shameless plug: check out "A Night Out With Microphones" on Spotify, Souncloud and iTunes) and I needed to be able to control volumes, equalization and levels of all parties involved. This unit is perfect and I have been so pleased by the ease of use. I would like to note that a big part of my decision to buy this is how simple it was to plug-n-play to my older MacBook Pro. Garage Band recognized it immediately and I was able to get recording in no time. There are a lot of features to this that someone with more experience in audio setup and design could probably share with you. But as a somewhat novice, this is a fantastic entry level to mid level (probably even professional level) entry mixer for podcasting needs with multiple parties.

so the extra inputs proved useful, although not essential (yet)

I bought this Behringer mixer to use for karaoke singing at home. I didn't want to spend a lot of money and this seemed to fit the bill. My original thinking was that I only needed two mic inputs. As it turns out I now have three mics, so the extra inputs proved useful, although not essential (yet). I find the performance to be very good. The sound is clean, with no noticeable noise. When first testing I heard a hiss coming out of the main mix, but after investigating, I realized that the hiss was actually from the computer audio out. In fact all of my computers had a noticeable hiss, but only at the highest levels. Interestingly, the microphones, a Shure SM48 and Nady dual UHF-24 wireless were all very clean even with the gain turned up to maximum. Watch out for feedback! I thought the microphones were far enough away from the speakers, but not with surround sound. A horrible squeal came out. I was afraid I had blown my amp and/or speakers, but fortunately not. It seemed I would not need the four stereo line level inputs since I wasn't planning on connecting a lot of instruments, but I found that I could connect all of my computers as well as an analog synth into the mixer using a mix of RCA, USB, and line-level inputs. Incidentally, the digital I/O eliminates the computer hiss. Right now I have four computers and a tablet hooked up to the mixer. This has the added benefit that my computers are all connected to one audio system and I can either playback or record from my choice of computer. I have the mixer's main outputs plugged into a 2x2 USB audio interface that I connect to one of the computers and to an amplifier. The downsides for me are more what the mixer can't do. It's not an audio interface, the USB notwithstanding, but it can act very similarly. It connects to a computer via USB or RCA and then sends everything out through the main mix. I would have liked if it could send each channel individually, but that requires a device for more money. The four mono pre-amp channels have gain, level, pan,and 3 band equalizers. The 4 stereo inputs have only level and stereo balance. Mute and solo switches would be convenient, but I guess I'm not paying for convenience. I read in some of the comments that a reviewer found that the mixer doesn't sit flush to his desk and rocks when pushed. My unit does the same thing. One foot seems to sit about a millimeter high. Annoying, so I put a busibess card underneath. That stops the rocking, but if the unit moves, the card cab slip out. I ended up attaching four square vinyl bumpers onto the bottom. That not only gets rid of the rocking but also movement. One of the bumpers covers a half inch of a ventilation opening. Hopefully that doesn't cause a problem. I read that another reviewer dislikes the DIN power plug and I also hate it. The plug can slip out if the unit is lifted. It only happened once to me, but if you are gong to move the mixer around, or even re-position it, first unplug it. I also find the DIN connector difficult to attach . I rarly get it on the first try, even if I'm looking straight at the arrow. I never had this problem with DIN connectors before, so it could be my eyesight is failing. I also don't see why Behringer couldn't add an on/off power switch. Rubber feet and a switch - that might cost the company fifty cents. Their margins can't be that thin. I was able to buy the mixer for less than $75 which seems to be a bargain since the price jumped $25 immediately after the purchase. For a hundred dollars, I might not have bought it. If I were willing to spend more I would have looked at a Mackie or Yamaha or a better Behringer, If I kept at a similar price point, I would have considered the Q802 or Q1002, but value for the price drove the sale. My price was actually less than the smaller Behringer mixers. Otherwise, for a bare-bones analog mixer at a reasonable price, this unit gets the job done.

easy to set up and use

Works really well for podcasting. I'm not taking it all over the place so not dealing with the durability of it as it's stationary. No complaints, easy to set up and use.

Solid and affordable usb mixing board.

Love the product, especially for the price. Takes some messing around with the knobs if you're not super familiar with boards like me but it was easy to figure out.

Works great

These tools worked great when we were trying to cut out gaskets. We needed some gaskets and there were none available so we had to try and make our own. These tools made it a lot easier to complete the job.

Easy to use affordable

As a beginner in podcasting and record music as I’m a guitar player on the side this thing works wonders and captures everything I need. I don’t much about mixer nor have I ever purchessed one before but this is a great starter if you just looking to get your feet wet worth the money and it’s not gonna break the bank too. Plugs directly in to my computer and connects immediately no problems so far and I’ve had a total of 4 people on microphones before everything works great highly recommended

Behringer Q1202 for recording

The Behringer Q1202 is great for a small recording studio or mixing live. It's easy to use with a bunch of different instruments, this just works.

Excellent value

So far this is a very versatile device. It will accept sound from nearly anything, except a usb mic.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. That's a yes for every star.

I can't say enough great things about this mixer. Simple to use, but loaded with all the features you could need as a live performer, or bedroom producer like myself. It worked from the moment I plugged it in, and has worked in every DAW I have tried. The free software is pretty simple to use as well, with plenty of information and tutorials available from beginner all the way to a professional level. Keep up the great work Behringer, I can't wait to get another product from you.

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