Why are behringers so cheap

As part of the project, I also interviewed a number of sound technicians, some of whom actually prefer Behringer to Mackie!

Mind you, a lot of people will no doubt disagree Pocket Fluff Member. Interesting question Thanks for enlightening us Zen Cat. Gibbonflux Boom Boom Boom. Messages 2, Reaction score 5 Location Guildford. The build quality is usually utter shite though, so anything like a mixer with lots of controls which can wear out isn't going to last very long at all. Zen Cat said:.

Behringer is so cheap because it was one of the first companies to realise the benefits of moving its production facilities to China. Click to expand Gibbonflux said:. That's true, but you'd be surprised how much audio equipment is manufactured in china these days.

Messages 14, Reaction score 19 Location inside miszt's head. Fushion Julz Sound Bod. Messages 2, Reaction score 1. However, whether or not the product designs are licensed or not only the companies involved will say But it certainly isn't second rate stuff.

It is easily as good as things such as Samson, dB tech, etc. I have a few bits Far from it, just diferent Fushion Julz said:. The Compressor and limiters are fair, but not superb and the eq is best avoided JPsychodelicacy Studio Elf. Although some Behringer pedal users have complained about a few of their pedals being a little noisy, these complaints are outliers.

The sounds they produce are clear and articulate. Most Behringer pedals do not disappoint when it comes to the sounds they produce. So, regardless of their lower prices of Behringer pedals, most of them sound amazing. They sound so great that you might actually find it difficult differentiating between the sounds they produce and that of the original or traditional pedals.

To use effect pedals, you have to connect them to your guitar and then switch them on. What happens to the sound from your guitar when the effects pedal is off while still connected to your guitar?

This is where true bypass comes in. Some Behringer pedal models like the Behringer Vintage Tube Monster — VT are advertised as having true bypass, but unfortunately, that is not the case. Reviews from users have revealed that these true bypass do not work. This implies that Behringer pedals are not true bypass. However, this should not deter you from acquiring one. This is because most effect pedals out there are not true bypass as well. True bypass pedals route the guitar signal directly to the setup amplifier without coloring it in any way.

This produces a tone that is the same as if the pedal was not connected in the first place. The thing about using effect pedals is that the more guitar effect pedals you add to your pedalboard, the more the guitar signal degrades. Guitar players have done many experiments to prove this point. You can actually do this by yourself by plugging your guitar in your guitar pedals and turn them all of or bypass them , play it, and listen to the guitar tone.

After that, plug the guitar directly into the amp, play it and listen to the guitar tone. That was when buffer was introduced. With a buffer, there will be no signal loss, and your guitar tone will be more accurate. Although there are standalone buffers, some pedal manufacturers have buffer circuitry built into their pedals. But what about Behringer? Yes, Behringer pedals have buffers built-in. Although Behringer pedals have a built-in buffer, if you are going to use them with other pedals from different manufacturers, which you probably would, I highly recommend getting a standalone buffer.

You should definitely get one if you have a large pedalboard. Behringer has made a few gems just as Neve has made a few dogs. The biggest gripe against Behringer is his design stealing, part of the culture of making money from other's efforts and paying the price later when caught while keeping much of the gains in your pocket.

You at least get to vote with your wallet if this type of corporate behavior is acceptable yes it's hard nowdays to make decisions with so many ethically corrupt companies. The X is a very popular live mixer that works well. Still got and use my V-Verb Pro. B is just a harman international wannabe.

Not even close. It depends When Mackie and some others were still manufacturing their gear in USA, Behringer was the low quality control company being made in China.

Now that many manufacturers are manufacturing out of China that aspect of the comparison becomes somewhat moot. For the old timers here, like me, look at how many different brands of decent gear seem to have more quality control problems than they should have compared to say 20 years ago. They also made a lot of enemies when they were copying Mackie, literally. In my opinion, it really matters what piece of gear we are talking about.

The X is a nice piece of kit. That control surface B-Control? It has a lot of support with people writing custom drivers and so forth. Some of their other gear has been really bad. Their Truth Monitors are pretty decent but reliability is questionable. Short answer is, overall they are a good bang for the buck but it really depends upon the model and that makes it vary wildly from pretty good to pretty crappy. You get what you pay for. I have a that's not bad overall, sonically.

I use it for gigs. Occasionally, I'll still bring out brought out my trusty old Ramsa WR It's noticeably better sounding; EQ much better. But I'll still use the because it's very good and it damn near fits in my pocket. Used those last Friday at a gig. Limiters are a dream! I felt no desire to EQ anything. And the PreD does fit in my pocket, but I need the flex of the It's not so bad that I tossed it; very usable, even compared to the Sound Devices stuff. But I'd never use it for recording.

Again; Wow!