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Lots of features but not for semi or pro use
I'm a full time one man band/full band entertainer looking for a better way to mix wirelessly. This unit is better than others since it uses bluetooth rather than a router to connect to tablet or smartphone. It has lots of features for its price but the MIC PRE, which is my number one requirement can't be utilized for professional set up as I am used to my MIDAS MR12 and SSL6 mixers when performing. I know I can't compare this Behringer model to the latter but I was hoping to get just a decent mic pre to avail its bluetooth wireless control. Adding to its fragility on the road is the power connector (small charging cable can easily detach and ruin your performance). This is good for podcasting, voice over (recording), but not for singing. But if you are not using this for professional set up (serving paying clients), then the FLOW 8 is better than the competition on this price range.
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Great idea, but…
I bought this as a super small format digital mixer to mix my brother and I as an acoustic duo. (2 mics, 1 Ac Guit, 1 bass, 1 stomp box, + iPod break music. 2 Aux, FX required/desired)
The features seemed excellent and it was a great price point.
But I used it on one gig and haven’t used it since. In general the sound quality was disappointing, and the wireless control delay/latency made it annoying. Even with plenty of messing around with it before taking it out, when it came to gig time it just under performed and was too cumbersome.
As someone who has worked in corporate Audio Visual a lot, I would recommend this product for small meeting room systems with a couple of inputs such as lectern, lapel, and PC audio. You could hide it under the lectern, or it is nice and small to sit on an operator desk. The compression and EQ options would work fine for this, and the usb intersect would be great for web casting output.
But for live music? It’s a no from me.
Instead I also purchased a small analogue desk (Soundcraft Signature 12MTK) which is excellent!
The features seemed excellent and it was a great price point.
But I used it on one gig and haven’t used it since. In general the sound quality was disappointing, and the wireless control delay/latency made it annoying. Even with plenty of messing around with it before taking it out, when it came to gig time it just under performed and was too cumbersome.
As someone who has worked in corporate Audio Visual a lot, I would recommend this product for small meeting room systems with a couple of inputs such as lectern, lapel, and PC audio. You could hide it under the lectern, or it is nice and small to sit on an operator desk. The compression and EQ options would work fine for this, and the usb intersect would be great for web casting output.
But for live music? It’s a no from me.
Instead I also purchased a small analogue desk (Soundcraft Signature 12MTK) which is excellent!
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Random whitenoise on all analogue channels
Turned on the mixer today (I use it to combine stream PC and Gaming PC audio) and there is a whitenoise on all analogue channels, the channels set to USB and Bluetooth do not display this whitenoise. I did swap the powercable (not the brick) and noticed the whitenoise, I have now swapped back and the noise is still there. I have a feeling that the Powersupply is the issue.
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Too good to be true
The mixer is fine to use for recording and podcasting, but if you're looking for the main mixer for bigger audience as a portable dj or for live events - look for something else.
Main output level is too low to use at decent volume, the same is for mic inputs.
Furthermore, the android app often gets non-responsive, so you have to restart it. It doesn't affect the sound, but it gets annoying. Tried it with 2 different phones - same result.
Main output level is too low to use at decent volume, the same is for mic inputs.
Furthermore, the android app often gets non-responsive, so you have to restart it. It doesn't affect the sound, but it gets annoying. Tried it with 2 different phones - same result.
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