For everyone who doesn't know what gain is: GAIN knob is to adjust the amount of ELECTRICITY sent through that specific channel. Dynamic and condenser microphones: Set it too high and you will end up with too much background noise and a distorted and clipping audio track.
I'm thinking of using this thing with a Shure SM57. Am I going to get a lot of white noise? Some of the more negative reviews on Amazon point that out specifically. Scared of pulling the trigger.
Thank you for the review. I am watching this at the end of 2018. You have changed in short three years and the quality of your work has improved by at least twice as much. Thank you for your hard work.
This is the second time i stumbled upon your channel when looking up recording products that are not as popular as others, thank you for another great video, answered pretty much all of my questions, couldn't help but like and subscribe.
A good review, thanks. It will help me with my setup this Saturday, November 2023, I'll be using it for my Hypnotherapy clients - and looking forward to testing it out.
Jacob Stanziole gain can make your voice or guitar sound fuller, and louder, but if you turn the gain up too high, you will start to pick up white noise, and other unwanted sounds, not to mention you’re more likely to hit your clip (max volume basically), which causes distortion and more unwanted sounds and such. Think of it like a guitar amp, they turn the gain up to get the distortion, but with the gain so high, it gets pretty loud, so they turn the volume down. Hope this can help clarify :)
@@nutbardelete but is it wrong to turn your level dial up above 0 DB? like for example, would it be better to adjust my gain to 75% while My level dial is at 0db, or should I put my gain at somewhere around 25 to 50% and my levels above 0 db?
@@Stanzi18 well assuming you're not going above the clipping zone it would be more advisable to turn up your gain to somewhere around 40-50%, and play with the level to a point where it doesn't start clipping.
OMG, I just got here and you have the exact same audio setup as I have :D Same headphones and same microphone.. atm Im thinking bout buying the audio mixer
Man, after doing more research I think I finally found a solution to my problem. I think this will give me significant difference in terms of speaker performance plus the stuffs I can do with a mic using this device. For me, as for gaming, this might be the best 50$ I can spend unless you have something else to recommend? haha I'm loving your channel man. I just subbed! :)
THANKS A LOT MAN! I had something simular liying around and I thought it was dead on delivery with my mic, but because of this I finally know how to use this! keep on goin'
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So can I use it for gaming while Discording with my friends? So like the game is going to the headphones and the main mix into the computer via USB as a mic?
I should have watched your video before I purchased so many different mixers before this one... Thank you very much. At least now I can listen to the music(without recording the music) while recording my vocal for a cover song... God Bless You...
Pretty snazzy review. Very unhappy with my live audio sound and talking to 4K people in a live stream with bad audio turns my stomach. This by far is the best review for a reasonably priced single mic mixer I've seen tonight and has definitely helped me choose another possible product
this is probably the best explanation of using a mixer i've found. my biggest problem is, i use a good quality headset, with a DAC/AMP, and windows just cannot keep up with it, so there's a delay if i want to hear myself talk. in discord this becomes a real problem, because i'm using DT770's, so i generally talk louder since they're closed headphones. i've been trying to find a workaround for awhile now. i'm also looking for a mic, though I don't need any of these studio quality thigns that most of these streamers have, but i also don't want a stick on (like a mod-mic) or shitty clip on.
i wanted to use this for my livestream. i stream with a dual pc setup. i want to run the audio from my gaming pc to the mixer. also am going to use the xlr with my microphone. will i be able to hear the game from my gaming pc while it's being output to the stream at the same time?
What’s name is cable for setup ? Which one exactly cables I would like need for SubZero SZ-MIX04 4-Channel Mini Mixer ? I need use my microphone with pa speaker qr12pa Also for my laptop for recording
Thanks for the informative video! Can you guide me through setting the mixer up with my PC and my ps4? I want audio from both through my headset with the ability to speak to ps4 party chat. Do I plug in my pc audio to the line input?
+Dope Boy Thank you very much! I really appreciate that. Wow! That's nuts that I have someone watching from the other side of the world! HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND!
i recently got a behringer xenyx q502 and I have a hard time looking for a good review and explanation especially for the panning.. I hope you could do a review/test/explained of this product too one day
when you unplug the mic or any other cable, try to down your gain, and note that gain is not exactly a volume, the volume is the one that says mic. Anyways good vid
one of the downsides of this mixer, for me anyway, is that it doesn't have a separate power source. I have my PC and PS3 set up to this mixer, and I can't power it up without having to power up my PC.
I'm so glad that I found your video. This is exactly what I was looking for to do electronic music live sets, since my USB sound card can't handle line out and headphone monitoring at the same time (I can switch between the two, but not make them send out audio simultaneously). If I listen to the music in my headphones, people have no choice but imagine what I'm supposed to play to them. Haha. Your demonstration really helped, and I'll be able to do concerts now!
I've used this for years as my main audio interface. It seems like a well-made bit of kit, bit wouldn't rate the sound quality. I've tried using it for recording vocals / guitar and the sound is quite dull. Monitoring through headphones is not very clear. I suspect the DAC-ADC is not very high quality. Maxes out at 16-bit, and latency is high no matter what drivers are used. Behringer used to provide a driver on their website but it is no longer available.
Lots of confusion over this excellent little mixer and onboard phantom power for condenser mics. Apparently it offers around non switchable 15v phantom power... not enough to power good quality condenser mics that need 48v. I bought the Behringer ps400 external phantom power unit... so condenser mic in to ps400 in to this mixer already providing about 15v? How might this affect sound... 48v in to mixer already providing about 15v?
todavia nadie de los que hicieron reviews de esta mixer, digeron que el phantom que viene de dentro del mixer, ES SÓLO DE 14 VOLTS CC !! POR ESO LOS MICS CONDENSER DISTORSIONAN !!!!!!
@Jason Bratcher you don't understand me... the clipping led doesn't turn on because only 14 volts reach the condenser microphone from inside the mixer, with that poor voltage (it should be 48v) the circuit inside the mic hardly has any gain and for lack power even with low volume sounds distorts the contours.
The clip light in mine doesn’t turn on, I’m using zoom to reach fitness classes and my participants can’t hear me at all, the mic I’m is working perfectly but sure what’s wrong
For everyone's information: I discovered that the 3.5mm microphone input jack requires a stereo connection, not mono as I suspected. I wanted to use a microphone with a mono connector so I had to use a mono female to stereo male adapter.
Paula Ruemeser Iglesias same problem here maybe we need phantom power or mixer with adptor for the condeser microphone coz laptop cannot produce enough voltage for the condenser microphones....tell me if im wrong coz thats is my same problem 😀,i always find answers to this maybe if we have a destop or cpu it habe enough power supply through condeser mic. Plz correct me of im wrong tnx
Hey, I know this is kind of an old video now, but how much phantom power is this mixer providing the mics? Since P. power is always on, would it damage a dynamic mic?
Apparently this mixer provides somewhere between 12v - 17v... it's non switchable and therefore always on. I use it with dynamic mics and as far as I can tell there are no problems... this generally being a widespread point of view. For good quality condenser mics you'll need 48v but there are some condensers it will power like for example the budget BM800. I bought a separate phantom power unit, the Behringer PS400, to provide the 48v. One thing that I haven't found any views on is if you plug your condenser mic in to the PS400 for your 48v and then use the mixer XLR input, how is the mic and voltage affected?
I really only need this to get audio into a computer that is more convenient to use than my other choice. I'm not trying to use it as my sole preamp, but use a hardware preamp I like and using this to get my audio into the DAW without going through my limited line-in option. This should do it.
Great review man, thanks. I have been wondering what to add to my BM-800 and I think I will get this. Is the Behringer Xenyx 502USB better? I heard the Xenyx 502 had audio lag. Is it not there in the USB version? Subscribed!
All interfaces have lag issues depending on the processing you put on the track in your DAW. I didn't have any lag issues on Mac OSX though. I haven't tried 502usb, but I believe it has the same preamps, so you should get the same audio quality, they probably just added more inputs/features.
At 4:13 when you say "we have music coming out of this" is that your headphones/speakers you are using? I am thinking about getting this and wondering how I would hookup the neewer N700 and my speaker+headphones to it. What exactly would I need to do?
+ImDivineDeath That is being recorded directly to the video. I also could hear it in my headphones because I was plugged into the headphone jack. You could probably plug in your speakers to the "Main Mix L & Main Mix R jacks" but they will most likely need to be powered speakers.
They are powered. For someone who is going to be streaming twitch on occasion and making some youtube videos, would you suggest the neewer N700 and the xenyx 302 for $100 or the Blue Yeti and neewer mic arm for $100? (The yeti is on sale right now for $75)
ImDivineDeath I just ordered the Yeti to review...That is tremendously popular. I am personally not a fan of USB microphones, but I have not heard any bad things about that microphone so you could probably be okay with the blue yeti and the boom arm. With the NW700, Xenyx 302 & Boom Arm, you would be good as well. It comes down to whether or note, you need to be able to record multiple things at the same time. If you're going to plug in a mic and an ipod or something, the Xenyx 302 would be the better option.
Not sure about that in all honesty. I did jut that with a Tube PREAMP and nothing bad happened, You should look through some forums. I'm sure there's some folks who discussed it.
Is it possible to record the audio you have for the RCA input s to the computer? Digital L and R ? I’d like to record RCA music to a phone ( video ) connected through USB audio (xnenyx 302)
I used to love the functionality of these kinds of setups. I used to have a larger Behringer Xenyx desk with I think it was 4 pre ins and 2 'stereo' channels, plus the external USB DAC that you would connect it up using RCA leads. The only problem for recording tho was that if you had all the RCAs hooked up to the DAC ("tape in" and "tape out") you would get a horrendous humm even tho it was designed to work like that and had a switch to isolate the tape in etc. The best thing tho was when I just used the USB DAC for playing games through my mini hi-fi system it sounded AMAZING! =D
The hum is due to your not knowing how to engineer. It is a ground-loop because you have a powered audio device that is not grounded plugged into the wall and the mixer.
Could you add a purchasing link for the Amazon UK site please? I'm going to order a 302 and rather do it via one of your links so you get something back from it.
This may sound like a stupid question as I'm only having to look into products like this for the first time in my life. I currently use audio via AUX for PC & also from my monitor for my console, will this unit allow me to get both audio tracks playing through my headphones at the same time using those RCA to 3.5mm aux cables? Quick edit: If not, can anybody suggest a product that can do this?
gr8 video bro my question is am thinking of buying this but i wana confirm fist my issue is my pc sound is gone...if i get this i can use it to output pc audio directly with this right no need of usb sound card coz the usb sound card audio sux and not accurate audio...i can use this to monitor audio on a daw? ill appritiate the help tx
tx bro btw its me nocilllings entertainment i dont know if you remember me hehe been rocking with your channel since day 1. started a new channel about pigeons so want to get my gear set up for quality videos and good audio
Does the "line/usb to main mix/phones" button mute your heaphones when main mix is selected as output? I just got this mixer, plugged my new xm8500 into it and the mic went up in smoke. I wanna figure out if the mixer is broken
Your channel is the BEST resource for mic, mixer and interface reviews!! Love it! Can you please tell if I should use this or UM22 for making gaming voice overs/live streams. I have BM-800 mic right now.
Hi! Please help. I'm connecting my headphone to the headset 3.5mm jack. Is there any way to not hear the mic in through the headphone, but still being able to hear the sound from the PC? If I turn the "Phones" volume down, I couldn't hear the sound from my PC as well. I just don't want to hear the mic in.
When you had both mics plugged in around 3:30 that made me think of a possible use for this as a two mic setup. Maybe plug the guest mic in the 3.5mm input while using the main XLR for my mic. Would that work?
Help me. How do you make it work through an Android tab(Samsung Galaxy Tab A). I have a C3 Behringer mic and this Xenyx 302USB. Trying to record a video or sound recorder but it doesnt work right. I might use this for my online classes too. Thanks so much!
If i connect a xlr wireless adapter to this and connect this to my computer usb, would facebook live recogize the mic that is connected to this via the wireless adapter?
Im using the beyerdynamic 770 250's and a cheap modmic. I need to turn the "phones" option a little bit to the "right" so that I can hear anything but you mentioned that this option was used to monitor your own voice. I also have to press "Line" and "Usb" to record. Is there any option so I wont hear myself while talking.
I just bought this mixer, but im unable to cut MIC IN live monitoring on headphones, what am i doing wrong Sir? I want to hear PC audio on phones, but not my own voice from MIC IN XLR. Thank you!
Ok I'm gonna ask coz I still dont get something. how do you know how loud the output is? My goal is to put my vocal processor into a mixer along with my laptop output for music. I will be singing over music but I need to know how it sounds to them via mixer hope makes sense. does this not do that?
Hi there, This is now a couple of years later..! Just to make sure, would you recommend this to hook it up to Neewer NW-800, (that already has phantom power with it), for podcasting? Pls help I'm confused cause the mic kit by itself doesn't get recognised by my mac min. Looking for a budget but descent solution! Thank you!
Man, it´s 2020 and still the best explanation of these mixer. TY!
I'm agree!
I was watching this and didn't even realise its 5 years old now :o
@@1birdwargames587 7 yo here!
late 2024 and I think I'll be changing my scarlet solo to this one :))
EXACTLY what I was looking for. Only had to watch like 10 different mixer reviews first, lol. Thanks man.
Haha. Happy to help. =)
@@iNFiNiTiiYoo bet both would do a great job
For everyone who doesn't know what gain is:
GAIN knob is to adjust the amount of ELECTRICITY sent through that specific channel.
Dynamic and condenser microphones: Set it too high and you will end up with too much background noise and a distorted and clipping audio track.
Most thorough and succinct review thus far, hats off
Thank you kindly sir.
I'm thinking of using this thing with a Shure SM57. Am I going to get a lot of white noise? Some of the more negative reviews on Amazon point that out specifically. Scared of pulling the trigger.
dicks out
Thank you for the review. I am watching this at the end of 2018. You have changed in short three years and the quality of your work has improved by at least twice as much. Thank you for your hard work.
This is the second time i stumbled upon your channel when looking up recording products that are not as popular as others, thank you for another great video, answered pretty much all of my questions, couldn't help but like and subscribe.
That means a lot Jonathan. Happy to know it helped.
I just ordered this earlier tonight, and I thoroughly enjoyed this video, and I cannot wait to use because of you! I appreciate you my good sir!
When I found your channel I expected you to have at least over 100,000 subscribers. How do you not have more Subscribers? love your channel.
+RoddersDoui Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words, and we're growing. That's all I can ask for. =)
@@Podcastage do you have a demo of recording using this?
i am a presenter on 2 radio stations i use that mixer its been great asgood as many much more expensive, i like it thanks for running through it
I have just bought this mixer and xm8500. Perfect for one man podcast stuff. Thanks for all of your amazing videos. Cheers!
do u use just the mic and mixer or do i need anything els ??? also what cable from mic to mixer do u use ?
and can u make a audio sample plzzz
I bought the exact same combo! @Neon 3D, you just need an XLR cable.
This is how every tech review on earth should be like! You won a subscriber.
+EricMetalhead Thank you very much sir. =) Glad I could provide a video you found useful.
Any idea how to turn off the live mic monitoring? I don't want to hear my own voice when I talk.
same like me. I can hear my voice when talking. Can somebody solve this problem?
@@thatmenoob6885 same here. did you found a fix ?
@@3dypsycho no, still searching the solution
You can Not Turn Off/Change the Volume of channel 1 monitoring separately from other volumes.
Man, how come no other video that talks about this demonstrates it this well?
thanks I saw one in a pawn shop and now I know what it can do. Very hard to find two RCA inputs on even much bigger mixers but this one has them
Happy to help!
Well done! Just what I needed. I bought a kit without a manual. I downloaded the pdf but this made everything clear. Thank you.
or better used BEHRINGER U-PHORIA UMC22 instead Behringer Xenyx 302USB Mixer?
A good review, thanks. It will help me with my setup this Saturday, November 2023, I'll be using it for my Hypnotherapy clients - and looking forward to testing it out.
awesome review and test I love how you respond to your fans and do what they ask you to btw thanks for doing this test for me I'm buying one ☺
+ScrapsGaming Thanks for the recommendation. It's a good video idea, and I like making these. So thank you kindly.
+Podcastage no problem always wanting to help ☺
Love this.. thank you for reviewing and sharing how it works.. it helps to know what i want to buy
"it's pretty much the same thing as the gain"
*TRIGGERED*
tell me about it LOL
I'm new to mixers. Is it better to turn the gain higher or the Volume higher?
Jacob Stanziole gain can make your voice or guitar sound fuller, and louder, but if you turn the gain up too high, you will start to pick up white noise, and other unwanted sounds, not to mention you’re more likely to hit your clip (max volume basically), which causes distortion and more unwanted sounds and such. Think of it like a guitar amp, they turn the gain up to get the distortion, but with the gain so high, it gets pretty loud, so they turn the volume down. Hope this can help clarify :)
@@nutbardelete but is it wrong to turn your level dial up above 0 DB? like for example, would it be better to adjust my gain to 75% while My level dial is at 0db, or should I put my gain at somewhere around 25 to 50% and my levels above 0 db?
@@Stanzi18 well assuming you're not going above the clipping zone it would be more advisable to turn up your gain to somewhere around 40-50%, and play with the level to a point where it doesn't start clipping.
Your video was straight to the point, detailed, and used multiple examples of use for this product. Liked and subbed.
OMG, I just got here and you have the exact same audio setup as I have :D Same headphones and same microphone.. atm Im thinking bout buying the audio mixer
Man, after doing more research I think I finally found a solution to my problem. I think this will give me significant difference in terms of speaker performance plus the stuffs I can do with a mic using this device. For me, as for gaming, this might be the best 50$ I can spend unless you have something else to recommend? haha I'm loving your channel man. I just subbed! :)
why are you at 40k and have such good quality videos. keep it up
THANKS A LOT MAN! I had something simular liying around and I thought it was dead on delivery with my mic, but because of this I finally know how to use this! keep on goin'
So can I use it for gaming while Discording with my friends?
So like the game is going to the headphones and the main mix into the computer via USB as a mic?
Heck yes!
I should have watched your video before I purchased so many different mixers before this one... Thank you very much.
At least now I can listen to the music(without recording the music) while recording my vocal for a cover song... God Bless You...
Pretty snazzy review. Very unhappy with my live audio sound and talking to 4K people in a live stream with bad audio turns my stomach. This by far is the best review for a reasonably priced single mic mixer I've seen tonight and has definitely helped me choose another possible product
👏💜
Thanks man! Bought this because of this review...:) I think it's basically what I need for my budget set-up!
sounds great and very informative....better than the rest of reviews i've watched....very fast but great.
+Roy Rahl Thank you very much! I really appreciate that, and I'm glad that it helped you! =)
this is probably the best explanation of using a mixer i've found. my biggest problem is, i use a good quality headset, with a DAC/AMP, and windows just cannot keep up with it, so there's a delay if i want to hear myself talk. in discord this becomes a real problem, because i'm using DT770's, so i generally talk louder since they're closed headphones. i've been trying to find a workaround for awhile now. i'm also looking for a mic, though I don't need any of these studio quality thigns that most of these streamers have, but i also don't want a stick on (like a mod-mic) or shitty clip on.
i wanted to use this for my livestream. i stream with a dual pc setup. i want to run the audio from my gaming pc to the mixer. also am going to use the xlr with my microphone. will i be able to hear the game from my gaming pc while it's being output to the stream at the same time?
What’s name is cable for setup ? Which one exactly cables I would like need for SubZero SZ-MIX04 4-Channel Mini Mixer ? I need use my microphone with pa speaker qr12pa Also for my laptop for recording
Thanks for the informative video! Can you guide me through setting the mixer up with my PC and my ps4? I want audio from both through my headset with the ability to speak to ps4 party chat.
Do I plug in my pc audio to the line input?
+Michael Chen I do not own a PS4 and have never touched one. I wouldn't even know where to begin. Sorry man.
Its 2023 and bro still its the best video. 8.000 iq dude
your channel is awesome..big recspect for you man ...im a fan from Iraq
+Dope Boy Thank you very much! I really appreciate that. Wow! That's nuts that I have someone watching from the other side of the world! HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND!
i recently got a behringer xenyx q502 and I have a hard time looking for a good review and explanation especially for the panning.. I hope you could do a review/test/explained of this product too one day
can you review the xenyx 502?
theshizzle mcdizzle
I agree. It's almost ten bucks cheaper than the 302. But it lacks the little slider switches.
Bro do i need to install driver for mixer Beringer xynyx usb1202 as initially logic was not taking signal? Thanks for the tutorial.
Regards
Hari
Mixer is class-compliant.
Microsoft/Apple should have generic USB drivers to handle it.
Hello this is the future, and the year is now 2019 is this still worth it?
Yes. Absolutely. Terrific little versatile mixer.
youre the man bro, great videos, bought the samson c2u and this interface based on your videos, thank you
Awesome man! Thank you very much! Have fun!
Thank you for another great video. I was looking at buying one of these.
+Luoyisi Shimisi You're very welcome. It's a cool little USB mixer.
Thanks a lot, now I can fully setup the mixer and Mic.
hey! would i be able to use this as an audio interface to run into an amp sim program like guitar rig or amplitube?
yes.
Awesome review mate thanks heaps - look forward to more mixer reviews - thanks again :-)
Love it how you reviewed every function.
+vanzetti7 I hadn't considered doing any more mixer reviews, but I may have to grab a few other single or dual channel USB mixers and try them out.
this or behringer Um2 ?
I would do this because there is so much more you can adjust than what you can with the um2
If you need 48v phantom power, then the UM2 is your only option.
when you unplug the mic or any other cable, try to down your gain, and note that gain is not exactly a volume, the volume is the one that says mic. Anyways good vid
Shit hot review mate. Subscribed.
7:09 so does anybody know if you could use this while streaming gameplay through a console like a PS3 / PS4 / PS5?
one of the downsides of this mixer, for me anyway, is that it doesn't have a separate power source. I have my PC and PS3 set up to this mixer, and I can't power it up without having to power up my PC.
I'm so glad that I found your video. This is exactly what I was looking for to do electronic music live sets, since my USB sound card can't handle line out and headphone monitoring at the same time (I can switch between the two, but not make them send out audio simultaneously). If I listen to the music in my headphones, people have no choice but imagine what I'm supposed to play to them. Haha.
Your demonstration really helped, and I'll be able to do concerts now!
I'm really glad the video offered you what you need. Hope the concerts go well!
Whether the USB input from a computer can also function to output sound from the computer to our monitor headphones?
Hey can I plug this into my phone and record from there NOT a computer. PLEASE respond thanks!
I don't think you would get enough power from the phone, and since there's no input for an external power supply, I think you may be out of luck.
I've used this for years as my main audio interface. It seems like a well-made bit of kit, bit wouldn't rate the sound quality. I've tried using it for recording vocals / guitar and the sound is quite dull. Monitoring through headphones is not very clear. I suspect the DAC-ADC is not very high quality. Maxes out at 16-bit, and latency is high no matter what drivers are used. Behringer used to provide a driver on their website but it is no longer available.
Hello, sorry for asking
Can this be used with a Liam Daan microphone into a PS4 so that you can stream?
Thanks
Great video
So, the USB is a two way simultaneous?
Capable to get a Song while sending to PC?
Hi! can i use XLR & mic 3.5mm jack both at a time?
Lots of confusion over this excellent little mixer and onboard phantom power for condenser mics. Apparently it offers around non switchable 15v phantom power... not enough to power good quality condenser mics that need 48v. I bought the Behringer ps400 external phantom power unit... so condenser mic in to ps400 in to this mixer already providing about 15v? How might this affect sound... 48v in to mixer already providing about 15v?
I can connect USB mic via RCA adapter to this mixer? will quality be OK with min background noise?
todavia nadie de los que hicieron reviews de esta mixer, digeron que el phantom que viene de dentro del mixer, ES SÓLO DE 14 VOLTS CC !! POR ESO LOS MICS CONDENSER DISTORSIONAN !!!!!!
@Jason Bratcher you don't understand me... the clipping led doesn't turn on because only 14 volts reach the condenser microphone from inside the mixer, with that poor voltage (it should be 48v) the circuit inside the mic hardly has any gain and for lack power even with low volume sounds distorts the contours.
Would this work to hear the audio from my console and pc on the same headhpones?
The clip light in mine doesn’t turn on, I’m using zoom to reach fitness classes and my participants can’t hear me at all, the mic I’m is working perfectly but sure what’s wrong
Can I record the sounds from the 5 input channels simultaneously?
For everyone's information: I discovered that the 3.5mm microphone input jack requires a stereo connection, not mono as I suspected. I wanted to use a microphone with a mono connector so I had to use a mono female to stereo male adapter.
Paula Ruemeser Iglesias same problem here maybe we need phantom power or mixer with adptor for the condeser microphone coz laptop cannot produce enough voltage for the condenser microphones....tell me if im wrong coz thats is my same problem 😀,i always find answers to this maybe if we have a destop or cpu it habe enough power supply through condeser mic. Plz correct me of im wrong tnx
A true condenser microphone requires +48v of phantom power. This mixer only offers +15v
Is there Reverb effect?
Hey, I know this is kind of an old video now, but how much phantom power is this mixer providing the mics? Since P. power is always on, would it damage a dynamic mic?
Apparently this mixer provides somewhere between 12v - 17v... it's non switchable and therefore always on. I use it with dynamic mics and as far as I can tell there are no problems... this generally being a widespread point of view. For good quality condenser mics you'll need 48v but there are some condensers it will power like for example the budget BM800. I bought a separate phantom power unit, the Behringer PS400, to provide the 48v. One thing that I haven't found any views on is if you plug your condenser mic in to the PS400 for your 48v and then use the mixer XLR input, how is the mic and voltage affected?
Three years and 3 days later...
Mixer still purrs!
I really only need this to get audio into a computer that is more convenient to use than my other choice. I'm not trying to use it as my sole preamp, but use a hardware preamp I like and using this to get my audio into the DAW without going through my limited line-in option. This should do it.
Very informative and straight to the point explanation! Thank you!
I want to purchase this mixer but not sure how I would connect it to my Vocopro 890k karaoke player, any help will be greatly appreciated! TIA
does the method work if I was to sample vinyl from turntable?
It has RCA inputs, so it should. Don't know how good the quality would be, but it would work.
Use this mixer for vinyl copies, it’s brilliant
Great review man, thanks. I have been wondering what to add to my BM-800 and I think I will get this. Is the Behringer Xenyx 502USB better? I heard the Xenyx 502 had audio lag. Is it not there in the USB version? Subscribed!
All interfaces have lag issues depending on the processing you put on the track in your DAW. I didn't have any lag issues on Mac OSX though. I haven't tried 502usb, but I believe it has the same preamps, so you should get the same audio quality, they probably just added more inputs/features.
Okay, cool. Thanks for the quick response! Love your channel. Have a great weekend.
At 4:13 when you say "we have music coming out of this" is that your headphones/speakers you are using? I am thinking about getting this and wondering how I would hookup the neewer N700 and my speaker+headphones to it. What exactly would I need to do?
+ImDivineDeath That is being recorded directly to the video. I also could hear it in my headphones because I was plugged into the headphone jack. You could probably plug in your speakers to the "Main Mix L & Main Mix R jacks" but they will most likely need to be powered speakers.
They are powered. For someone who is going to be streaming twitch on occasion and making some youtube videos, would you suggest the neewer N700 and the xenyx 302 for $100 or the Blue Yeti and neewer mic arm for $100? (The yeti is on sale right now for $75)
ImDivineDeath I just ordered the Yeti to review...That is tremendously popular. I am personally not a fan of USB microphones, but I have not heard any bad things about that microphone so you could probably be okay with the blue yeti and the boom arm. With the NW700, Xenyx 302 & Boom Arm, you would be good as well. It comes down to whether or note, you need to be able to record multiple things at the same time. If you're going to plug in a mic and an ipod or something, the Xenyx 302 would be the better option.
Generally I just use my speakers or headphones. Thanks for the help!
What would happen if I plugged in a mic with phantom power into XLR input of this mixer (which also provides power to the mic)?
Not sure about that in all honesty. I did jut that with a Tube PREAMP and nothing bad happened, You should look through some forums. I'm sure there's some folks who discussed it.
Podcastage still unresolved? Cannot find info anywhere on this?
Hola, una pregunta ,¿Se puede grabar audio mientras suena la música? ( hablar y que suene de fondo la música). GRACIAS
Is it possible to record the audio you have for the RCA input s to the computer? Digital L and R ? I’d like to record RCA music to a phone ( video ) connected through USB audio (xnenyx 302)
is this device provide phantom power...??
Himal Patel
Yes, but only about 14.5v instead of the usual 48v
thank you so much
I used to love the functionality of these kinds of setups. I used to have a larger Behringer Xenyx desk with I think it was 4 pre ins and 2 'stereo' channels, plus the external USB DAC that you would connect it up using RCA leads. The only problem for recording tho was that if you had all the RCAs hooked up to the DAC ("tape in" and "tape out") you would get a horrendous humm even tho it was designed to work like that and had a switch to isolate the tape in etc.
The best thing tho was when I just used the USB DAC for playing games through my mini hi-fi system it sounded AMAZING! =D
The hum is due to your not knowing how to engineer. It is a ground-loop because you have a powered audio device that is not grounded plugged into the wall and the mixer.
You can use line in (red switch up) as an EQ bypass for your DAC that has RCA outputs.
Could you add a purchasing link for the Amazon UK site please? I'm going to order a 302 and rather do it via one of your links so you get something back from it.
Thanks so much man! I just added it to the description for you. =)
Podcastage
Thanks for adding the link, I've just placed my order.
This may sound like a stupid question as I'm only having to look into products like this for the first time in my life.
I currently use audio via AUX for PC & also from my monitor for my console, will this unit allow me to get both audio tracks playing through my headphones at the same time using those RCA to 3.5mm aux cables?
Quick edit: If not, can anybody suggest a product that can do this?
gr8 video bro my question is am thinking of buying this but i wana confirm fist my issue is my pc sound is gone...if i get this i can use it to output pc audio directly with this right no need of usb sound card coz the usb sound card audio sux and not accurate audio...i can use this to monitor audio on a daw? ill appritiate the help tx
Yes you just need to set this as your audio output.
tx bro btw its me nocilllings entertainment i dont know if you remember me hehe been rocking with your channel since day 1. started a new channel about pigeons so want to get my gear set up for quality videos and good audio
I have a yeti Blue that USB, does it work with this?
no it does not.
Does the "line/usb to main mix/phones" button mute your heaphones when main mix is selected as output? I just got this mixer, plugged my new xm8500 into it and the mic went up in smoke. I wanna figure out if the mixer is broken
Your channel is the BEST resource for mic, mixer and interface reviews!! Love it!
Can you please tell if I should use this or UM22 for making gaming voice overs/live streams.
I have BM-800 mic right now.
Hi! Please help. I'm connecting my headphone to the headset 3.5mm jack. Is there any way to not hear the mic in through the headphone, but still being able to hear the sound from the PC? If I turn the "Phones" volume down, I couldn't hear the sound from my PC as well. I just don't want to hear the mic in.
Would this work for a podcast with 3 regular mics?
no. can't think of a way to do that.
When you had both mics plugged in around 3:30 that made me think of a possible use for this as a two mic setup. Maybe plug the guest mic in the 3.5mm input while using the main XLR for my mic. Would that work?
Can octopad be connected through it..!!
Thank for the clear explanation for a newbie like me. Better than that from the manufacturer!
Help me. How do you make it work through an Android tab(Samsung Galaxy Tab A).
I have a C3 Behringer mic and this Xenyx 302USB. Trying to record a video or sound recorder but it doesnt work right. I might use this for my online classes too. Thanks so much!
Thank you for this lesson and keep up the excellent work. Cheers.
Can we do a dj live stream using this mixer connected via laptop? And can we connect speakers to monitor while live streaming?
If i connect a xlr wireless adapter to this and connect this to my computer usb, would facebook live recogize the mic that is connected to this via the wireless adapter?
Chanel 2 for guitar work or no work?
Im using the beyerdynamic 770 250's and a cheap modmic.
I need to turn the "phones" option a little bit to the "right" so that I can hear anything but you mentioned that this option was used to monitor your own voice.
I also have to press "Line" and "Usb" to record.
Is there any option so I wont hear myself while talking.
I just bought this mixer, but im unable to cut MIC IN live monitoring on headphones, what am i doing wrong Sir? I want to hear PC audio on phones, but not my own voice from MIC IN XLR. Thank you!
Ok I'm gonna ask coz I still dont get something. how do you know how loud the output is? My goal is to put my vocal processor into a mixer along with my laptop output for music. I will be singing over music but I need to know how it sounds to them via mixer
hope makes sense. does this not do that?
Hi there,
This is now a couple of years later..!
Just to make sure, would you recommend this to hook it up to Neewer NW-800, (that already has phantom power with it), for podcasting?
Pls help I'm confused cause the mic kit by itself doesn't get recognised by my mac min. Looking for a budget but descent solution!
Thank you!