Behringer XENYX X2222USB Premium 22-Input 2/2-Bus Mixer with XENYX Mic Preamps and Compressors, British EQ, 24-Bit Multi-FX Processor and USB/Audio Interface

I think this is a great mixer. It's my second Behringer mixer. My previous one, a UB1204FX was used almost daily for 10 years. It's still going strong, but is just a bit too small for the needs of our band. I use the X2442USB for recording and as a live desk for my band. It's a great design and offers all that I need from a mixer. The thing with gear like Behringer is that it has to be judged in the context of it's target application. Affordable stuff like this just didn't exist a few years ago, so for gigs we would all be plugged into some massive 4 channel Peavey or HH PA heads which might have a spring reverb if you were lucky. Home recording was on a cassette porta-studio if you could afford it. Now with gear like this we can get pro-quality functional gear at a very affordable price. I am an ex sound engineer who spent many years in recording studios in the 80's and 90's. In those days only huge SSL desks had compressors on every channel, and many of the 'pro' digital reverbs we had didn't sound as good as the effects on the X2442USB. The effects are a little noisy, but quite useable if driven hard enough, more than good enough for live applications. I really like the compressors, not much control, but the settings are a good compromise of attack and compression ratio. EQ is functional and adequate. I tend to use plug-ins on my DAW for recording anyway. Direct channel outs are a great addition, and 4 aux sends is a luxury. It's just a really well designed desk which covers everything I need t for. Sure it's no Neve, it's not as quiet and has more crosstalk than the real pro stuff, but really, in the pubs and clubs we play, or on the MP3 recordings we make streamed online, i defy anyone to tell the difference.

I bought this mixer with a view to starting out with some simple podcasting - there are smaller versions available, but I deliberately bought the extra capacity for when my projects develop and become larger and more complex. I've read reviews where people have slated these mixers for not having the stated number of channels, or such. It is a bit misleading. This has 4 mono inputs - XLR or balanced / unbalanced jack. Each of these gets 48V phantom power if you switch it on. There are then 5 stereo inputs (2 channels each) and a stereo subgroup. 4 + 10 + 2 = 16. Each of the channel strips is well specified with gain and compression on the mono strips, 4 band EQ AUX / FX Send - mute, solo, sub. Although you can send signals to off board effects processors, there is also an onboard unit with quite a range of effects. Strictly, i suppose it's a PA mixer or for recording single take performances. I use mine with GarageBand and the output from the mixer comes into GB as a single stereo source. I record music and voice over separately on different GB tracks. A benefit of this mixer for me is that I can customise channel strips and leave them set, even though I might not be using them. Any music tech student or home recording musician would do well to look at Behringer kit - you'll get great quality at a great price. Don't be tempted though by the software package - much of the stuff is freeware and you probably have far better DAW / podcasting software already. If you use Mac OS X Lion, much of the free stuff won't work anyway. The proprietary DAW package works well, but Macs have GarageBand which is far superior. Windows people, you're also bound to have your favourite package also.

This Behringer XENYX X1222USB Premium 16-Input 2/2-Bus Mixer is working ok but i find it really noisey when I add my high quality, large diaphragm mic or when using certain apps on my PC. There is also USB connectivity, onboard effects and subgrouping amongst many other features and overall it is a good product but i have to remove one star from my rating because that noise it makes is really not cool.

I've used this a bit and can give a considered review. The Behringer X1832USB is a very capable mixer. The features I like most are: 1) The compressors on the mic channels. 2) The subgroup (which allows a very easy way to send a clean feed to Zoom, Teams etc.). 3) The graphic equaliser which allows me to tame feedback on (for example, some rather "middleish" Behringer 205 active loudspeakers). The only negatives are 1) The line inputs don't have a gain control just a switch. 2) The USB in/out isn't as much use as it might be as the "out" is tied to Main (post fader) and the "in" (if switched that way) goes directly to the main. The USB "in" is more use as a source to headphones to monitor something happening on a PC but a better sound card isn't much to add if you want to use a PC with this mixer in a more complex setup. The mixer is designed to cover a multiplicity of use cases and in many ways is better than either the larger or smaller mixers in this range. The Mon Send and FX/Aux2 Ret faders are good and although I haven't had occasion to use it, for music the built in reverb would be a bonus. Finally, I wanted a good flight case and Swan offer a custom case. In that box I suspect the Behringer will last longer than I do!

I was looking for a replacement mixer after my Behringer Eurodesk 2442 started to die on me. I didn't need anything too fancy as I tend to produce largely on my music workstation, but I needed enough inputs for my hardware synths and enough routing options for my external fx units. Given my current setup, the built-in USB interface and FX units were largely redundant but nice to haves at this price :) It arrived promptly, although the included quick start guide was next to useless (you'll need to go to Behringer's own website to download a proper copy of the full manual in .pdf format). I can say that everything worked perfectly out of the box and I was quickly back in business.. All in all, a good mixer. Anyone wanting a budget mixer with faders instead of pots, decent mic pre-amps (nothing earth shattering but they're clean and quiet), a decent number of inputs/routing options and a few value-added features will find this a good option.. :) (One thing to bear in mind.. Behringer are soon releasing their "iX" range of mixers (which offers a built in iPad dock and integrated Klark Technik FX processor - again, two features I don't need) - I'd wager its probably why the 1832USB is being discontinued (and discounted))

For the money it's a fantastic piece of kit, but it has it's limitations. The USB audio interface is not two way. Which means when you want to record to a PC you need to de-press red button USB to main. And than if you want to listen to it, you need to press USB to main again. You have so many channels in the mixer but it records only stereo mix output. This cannot record each channel separately. Otherwise it's a really good and quiet mixer. Compressors are very good, per channel EQ is fantastic, 9 band EQ is ok, Surround Sound gives very good effect. FX processor is amazing, for things like voice recording or single instrument recording this is amazing piece of kit. You can record, two microphones and pan one to L one to R and you have two separate tracks recorded. Many people would record drums onto two tracks mix anyway. For small live venues this is perfect too, as you can mix it on the board and record full mix to a PC or Mac.

I'm sure if you just want to mix audio, maybe for a live gig or rehearsals or radio or something, this mixer is great. But it will not work with Windows 10. Lots of abbreviations and acronymns and techie Windows stuff coming up, sorry... I was planning on using this mixer to record a podcast, and have it be an interface into Cubase. I already have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4, which is great for recording instruments or vocals, but only has two channels. This mixer would have been ideal, but unfortunately it is not recognised by Windows 10. The "drivers" on the Behringer website aren't drivers really, it's just a link to ASIO4ALL. Now, ASIO4ALL is a superb little driver bridge, and works a treat with audio devices that do have WDM drivers but no ASIO interface. There are no WDM drivers available for this mixer - not even any Windows 10 default ones - and so Windows 10 just does not even recognise it at all, let alone as a device for ASIO4ALL to latch on to. So it just cannot work. Hidden away on the internet are some ancient Windows XP drivers which work up to Windows 7, but completely crash Windows 10 (not even a blue screen, just completely frozen, requiring a hard reset and Safe Mode to sort out). I suppose I should have noticed, it is a rather old model, and Behringer do have a reputation for letting their products age - perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that they haven't kept their drivers up to date. It's getting returned. Maybe I'll get that Mackie I saw, or perhaps I'll just splurge on a Scarlett 18i8 and upgrade my interface.

Was initially looking at the Mackie desk upon which this seems to be based, but went for the far cheaper Behringer version. Replaced a patch bay and was finally able to get everything connected in a useful way, I find the subgroups especially useful - for sending to samplers etc. The eq section and compressors sound good to my ears. Don't really use the onboard effects, but the 4 sends are very useful. Only downside is the documentation, and haven't found much more online. Most things are fairly straightforward though. Definitely recommend for more complex home studio setups, especially at the price.