Features:

  • Premium, ultra-low noise and high headroom studio control and communication center
  • All-in-one Master Volume controller, Source selector, Monitor switcher and Talkback box
  • 4 stereo inputs with independent level controls plus additional Monitor Mix input for your DAW
  • 3 independent and adjustable Monitor outputs to connect up to 3 sets of studio monitors
  • Built-in Talkback microphone with Level control for direct communication with musicians
Love it

I love this thing replaced a big knob with it great value for the $$ use a direct connect instead of the USB they give you sound card to monitor switch bogged down my computer a bit when I tried to bypass sound card

Just what I needed to complete my studio!

AMAZING PRODUCT! Would recommend this to ANY Mixing &/Or Mastering engineers out there, even those who just need a solution to multiple monitor / speaker setups. Super Easy to use, It was Plug N' Play right away on my Macbook Pro. Make sure your gains are correct though! Easy to select between monitors, and even able to select multiple monitors at the same time, The Talk back feature is SUPER helpful during sessions, so now I don't have to pause and yell at my artist to retake or ask them for certain things. Also the Built-In interface is Flawless! I literally just got rid of my Scarlett, and just using the built in Interface paired with an Apogee One (Mac Edition). My setup - - Macbook Pro (Late 2012) Intel i7, 16GB Ram. Output Interface - Behringer Control2USB Output A - Yamaha HS8's Output B - Yamaha HS5's Output C - Hosa Audio Signal Selector for Multiple Subwoofers in the room. Studio Out - Mixed Matched Home Theatre. Input Interface - Apogee One Mic - Sterling Audio ST69 / MXL 3000 / MXL 990. DAW - Apple Logic Pro X.

I expected something WAY lesser than this

Let's be honest, the name Behringer doesn't conjure images of high quality gear. Having a Dangerous Monitor ST in my other room at the studio, the expectations for this Behringer unit were about zero. I just needed something to switch between two sets of speakers. Looking at the cost between this and a Mackie Big Knob (of any of the three flavors) I thought I would take a chance because how bad could it be? I was ready to be underwhelmed. WOW, was I wrong. First of all, this unit is pretty substantial and big. It's actually heavy! Tons of ins and outs and it appears to be built like a tank. My first test for cheap gear is to wiggle the knobs side to side and see how loose they are which is an indicator of board mounted pots and overall cheapness. I have to say, these are pretty solid. Hooked it up using my UA Apollo as Input 1 and running to two sets of powered monitors. Perfectly silent! Does exactly what you would imagine and the price is unbeatable. It looks great as well. My only comment would be the stepped VCA big knob is great, but show the location of the pointer in the sexy lighted ring or at least have a white engraved line so we can see where it is at. Not a deal breaker, though, but more of a lost opportunity to make a great product even better. Listen, for the $149 I bought this for new it's a steal. I have had none of the issues (noise, etc...) that some of the other people mentioned in other reviews. Built like a tank, looks great and does what it should with tons of routing and in/outs. A no-brainer. Just do it!

USB interface sounds amazing

I'm using this as a PC sound interface to drive two sets of monitors, in my living room and kitchen - KRK VXT6 and KRK Rockit5's. It's set up and I'll never touch the knobs again. It just plays Google Play Music, MCE TV, and videos. So I can't speak to using this as it was intended... But... I can tell you that it sounds amazing. The USB interface sounds much better than the Saffire Pro24 it replaces and the Presonus Firestudio Project before that. Cleaner, more detail. (It's all about the detail) It's like getting new monitors. Yes, it's ridiculously large, but if you have the shelf space and need PC stereo output, it is amazing. Better than some supposedly decent purpose-built interfaces, which is weird.

Studio Control PLUS Interface = Killer Appliance

I replaced an old, failing Samson C-control. I'd had it for years and took the input from this to out to that plus headphones aspect of it for granted. I tried everything from small mixers I had around to Y cables to old M-Audio USB 1 interfaces... Having once been a Behringer rep I went to their website to see what they had. I read the reviews, read the specs and bought it. I own a Tascam 2020 w a Behringer AD 8 lightpiped to it for getting audio into my computer. But when I don't want to fire all that up to listen to a mix, try a new piece of software the CONTROL2 is there. I can take lines from my live rig to it, from my software, from a guest's pedal board and hear it without making a big deal out of it. Headphones, monitors, DAW or even a stereo pair out to a Zoom portable recorder to catch a jam. This thing is worth the price x3 and the desktop real estate. Balanced inputs, input trim, decent meters, talkback and dual headphones. Quiet, colorless. Just what the Doctor ordered. If you need to control your final ins and outs from sub-mixers, practice rigs or a random analog pair from whatever's in the room, this is the box. The big knob is pretty cool, but I think, between you and me, that all that finite adjustment for a pair of monitors might be a gimmick. Unless you can hear a hundredth of a dB or can't hear clipping ;). This is a great product that does exactly what it says it will do and run stuff around your studio. Plus be a secondary (or primary) USB I/O. For a buck and a half. If you know you need something like this, this is the one.

Love this Unit..

I was just about to replace my Mackie Big Knob with their newest model when I came across this piece. Some of the reviews stated it was noisy or degraded the sound. For $150.00 I decided to take a chance. I'm glad I did.. I did not experience any of those issues. Love this piece. That being said, certainly not on the same level as my Dangerous D-Box that cost almost 10 times more, but well worth the money... More than enough inputs and speaker outputs... I think it make a perfect addition to a home or studio "B" set up......

I'm glad I did

I have an original Big Knob and was patiently waiting for the Big Knob Studio Plus. Got tired of the six month wait and ordered this instead. I'm glad I did! This is a quality piece of gear. Highly recommended. And half the price! For those of you who found it a little large, you can remove the four screws holding the silver plastic "decorations" on the sides and reduce the width by more than an inch. Looks better, too IMHO.

JUST WHAT I NEEDED IN THE STUDIO

This gave me complete control of my speakers, headphones, etc. in my studio. The talkback mic is nice also.

Works great. I wish it were a bit smaller on ...

Works great. I wish it were a bit smaller on my desk, but with all the connections, I think it has to be. If I had to recommend one thing I would change, it would be making the main knob out of metal.

Take your studio to the next level.

This product works exactly as advertised and provides a solution to easily calibrate, and switch between reference speakers. It makes the diffenfece in my studio. Zero latency on the USB output, works perfectly with Xeynix X32 surface control and u-photos 8i8

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