Behringer XENYX Q1202USB Premium 12-Input 2-Bus Mixer with XENYX Mic Preamps and Compressors, British EQ and USB/Audio Interface

I bought this to be able to jam with my friends in my apartment at school while all listening through headphones (I bought a mini headphone amp that connected to the PHONES out on this mixer.) It works great! With 12 inputs, it's enough for multiple instruments and microphones. I am not an audio engineer or some professional recordist, but I really like the quality of it, and let’s be real, if you’re shopping in this price range, you probably couldn’t notice the difference in sound between this and one many times more expensive. The other reviews are true when they say it wobbles in place a BIT (it’s really barely noticeable), but that's an easy fix, and it doesn't matter a whole lot in the grand scheme of things since this is about what you're hearing. I get it, you want to save some money since you don't have an infinite budget and you're not a professional who’s getting this on a company card. This is definitely the best option (in my opinion). After using it, I feel like I have no complaints about it, and it gets the job done. I'm sure the bit rate or something is lower than some higher end devices, but for getting this around 110 bucks, I really won’t be upgrading any time soon, unless my music makes it big enough to call for it.... if only :’) It also has an interface built in so you can record your jam or whatever straight to the computer so that's cool!

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 business card underneath. That stops the rocking, but if the unit moves, the card can 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 rarely 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.

Behringer is a good and affordable brand. It works well and has excellent sound quality. I bought this mixer for a church in Haiti . It works great sounds great. It is very easy to setup and use. It is a great value for the price.

Super compact but with all the needed features for live performances or recording that larger ones have. All channels have Pan/Balance control. I believe even the 1/4" jacks are balanced if you use a TRS plug. You can rig for fairly complex output: Stereo Main out (which has Stereo USB tied to it and probably the RCA out as well.) One note on USB that the included software can't record in stereo from USB. Use AISO and Reaper or something proper. Stereo Headphone/Control Room with independent level out. FX out with full level out for each channel. I found the FX out is useful as a Monitor out when recording. You can mute mic'd instruments on your monitor that don't need amplification, such as drums, but still have them in the main mix for recording. The EQ and Comp are solid for tweaking things a bit. Remember to keep output level at or below 0db and strive for roughly Unity (0) level output on each instrument. It does get warm underneath. I stuck a couple of large feet on the bottom to vent a little better. I'd recommend using the wall plug to power it up instead of the plug directly on the mixer to avoid spikes. Make sure the low voltage plug is fully and properly inserted.

This is an excellent mixer: I use it to hook my Yamaha DGX 670B keyboard and my VST via my microsoft tablet, to play at church. This mixer produce a very clean, nice and distinct sound output with no problems. There is no ugly hissing sound also. And it has Phantom power in case you need it for powered mics. I would strongly recommend it if you are looking for a fairly low priced mixer, easy to use, is durable and produces excellent output.

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.

Had the non usb version and used it for ten years as a family band. Worked great and still does. Upgraded to this for my office podcast. Only difference is it connects with USB and it has compression knobs for the 4 mics. It helps give rich tones to the voice. My only complaint ever was about this unit and the older version is No power button. But you can't do that easily as the power supply has a power transformer literally a half brick size. New one is even slighly larger and weighs it to. So it will be heating up. Always plug into the mixer first and power second as you can short the mixer if you don't. I've sent sparks before by trying to plug the live wire into the back of the mixer. It is a very versatile little beast.

Very good product for audio recording

La ocupo como tarjeta de sonido y estoy muy contento con su calidad de sonido. Aunque tengo que hacer un swicheo de cables y botones para que al momento de grabar voz o instrumentos se pueda escuchar tanto la referencia como lo que se está grabando, lo malo es que no se puede grabar por canales separados, eso sería un gran plus.

The mixer itself is fine, no real surprises. The DAC is unexpectly weak but does the job. Mixer is decently built. Power-plug is among the most stupid things in the universe, it's impossible to plug it in right until you've tried at least four times. Power-supply is a black hole of awfulness, it hums and vibrates excessively. Can only return the whole unit with everything, not just the PSU so everything sucks. Behringer owes me a new PSU in my opinion. So in essence it's a decent product that's completely sabotaged by braindead cheap garbage powersupply.

I was really doubting between several different mixers. I wanted to use Rekordbox and my DDJ-400 on the one laptop and using the DDJ-400 output I wanted to lead that to an external mixer, which then would route that to both, my speakers and my streaming laptop. Works flawlessly. Sure the UI of the mixer might not be the best out there, but still. GREAT piece of gear for the price you pay. And the sound quality is pretty darn good. My setup: - Macbook 2012 running Rekordbox - DDJ-400 connected with usb to macbook and master output to Q1202 (channels 5/6) - Q1202 output CTRL Room to my KRK5 studio monitors using balanced cables - Q1202 mic in channel 1 - Q1202 USB connected to my streaming laptop and OBS running with Audio Input Device selecting the Q1202 audio interface Make sure "To Main Mix" is deactivated! Cheers Behringer, great piece of gear.