Re: [Harp-L] Behringer UB802 - any opinions?

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

G wrote:
> I'm thinking of getting the Behringer Eurorack UB802 mixer to use 
> with my harp gear - just wondering if anyone has experience with 
> it, and if so, what did you think of it?

I have the UB802's big brother, the UB1202.  The 802 actually has a 
few features that the 1202 doesn't, including an FX return and EQ on 
the stereo channels.  The 1202 offers more channels, but you end up 
using a couple of them for FX return.  Still, slightly more channels 
is better suited for my use.  

I keep mine in my "home studio" with all my gear running through 
it.  I have channels for harp (line out from my amp), vocal mic, 
electronic keyboard, guitar, and some stereo audio sources, 
including CD, cassette tape and computer playback.  I use an Alesis 
Wedge as an effects unit for the FX send.  Output is split between 
cassette tape and computer line in, which also feeds powered 
speakers.  

I love this setup because it means all my equipment is always 
available at the touch of a few power buttons, and that I can play 
over a bunch of different audio sources.  When a friend called with 
a weekend gig invitation I downloaded a few MP3s to my computer and 
could practice right over them through the mixer.  

I haven't really compared this mixer to others from a quality 
standpoint, figuring that it was probably not going to be the 
weakest link in my sound chain.  Someday when the kids are grown and 
I've got more space and more time, I'll get something nicer and more 
flexible and build it into the room.  Who knows what they'll have in 
10-15 years!  

-tim

Tim Moyer
Working Man's Harps
http://www.workingmansharps.com/