Feature:
I am not an authority on sound engineering, but if you need something that this board doesn't already have on board, you just don't know what you're doing and trying to mask problems.

Quality:
I appears to be built well, but not too heavy. The finish and all marking are done nicely, I expect to wear them off years down the road.

Value:
I thought this was a great return on investment. We play bluegrass/gospel music in various places. This doesn't pay in money, you get it back in blessings. I researched this expendature for about 2 months before I threw down the money, and have not regretted ot one second.

Desirability:
A few more glowing l.e.d.s would make it "appear" more active, but after using it a while, you know it is alive.

Sound:
I am totally thrilled with the ease of use (once you get accustomed the the vast array of adjustment possibilities). I run it through a 300 watt stereo amp and have great success in a small venue and there is still more available if needed. I recommend this to garage bands and small churches whole heartedly.

Support:
I've had no problems and therefor no support

Overall:
I plan on using this for years to come. I will suppliment it with new speakers and maybe a better amp soon as I get "blessed" with enough money for the upgrades.

Feature:
Same as Mackie 1604 board

Quality:
I have no complaints with the UB2442 as far as quality, the silver is kind of cool for look.

Value:
Maybe be a Mackie copy, but oh well - money well spent.

Desirability:
Own one, use it daily.

Sound:
I am taken back a little by people who just hate the thought of Behringer gear. I have the UB2442 and also owned the MX2442A, years of quiet, great sounding recordings with no problems. I have recorded on the Mackie 1604 and the mixer are almost identical in sound. I don't hate Mackie for charging what they charge, but I definitely can't hate Behringer for maintaining standard and charging less. Do not believe people ranting about behringer is cheap, go test it for yourself, I think you will be highly pleased.

Support:
Haven't had a need to use Behringer support.

Overall:
I think the Behringer is cheap rant comes from hearing people compare their Mackie $900 mixer to a $300 clone. I probably would be pissed a little too, but I would run to thrash Behringer's name, hey, they make great products, I can't hate them for that. It's a value scale, what do you value - if the thought of forking over more money offers a sense of quality, no one can judge you for that. Behringer has more people in mind by reducing their prices but maintaining quality. $600 difference is a extra sound module, or $600 toward getting your own CD pressed up. It's all about what we deem important.

Sound:
I've had this Mixer for about 9 months and love it. I use it in a home studio and plan to buy another one for portable live sound.

Support:
Haven't had to call support even though I have quite a few Behringer products:)

Feature:
It provides all the features and actually much more than might be expected in a mixer at this price.

Quality:
This is where I'm having problems. I was quit happy with the unit, it's solid and seems well built and has been "on the road" with me. I've had it almost 6 months and it was great then all of a sudden channel 2 went dead. I tested it at home and discovered that ch 2 was intermittent, then discovered that channels 4 & 8 also might not want to work all the time. A strange problem that doesn't seem to be related to loose connections. It is now in Chicago for warranty repair and we'll see what comes of that....

Value:
Despite the aforementioned problem I don't know how you could find a better value in this type of a mixer.

Desirability:
I like the looks of the mixer

Sound:
The sound replicates very well without noise. Levels and EQ adjust the way you would expect a mixer to do.

Support:
it took a week or so but the company seems to be wanting to help me out.

Overall:
A lot depends on the servicing of the unit. It's very inconvienent to not have it while it is needed. It costs me time and money to have to send a relatively new unit in for repairs.

Feature:
What else a rock band of 5 needs?

Quality:
So Far So Good.

Value:
Compare to other brands features and quality, this is the best buy you're gonna get.

Desirability:
From now on I,m a Behringer Customer.

Sound:
The sound is all you where looking for. Quality sound? I'm using this with a QSC 2450 power amp and Behringer speakers B1520 and is all i need for my gigs.

Support:
Haven't needed yet, and i have behringer Gx-212 Guitar amp and is still working like the first day. this has prove me the is the better buy. good quality plus $ save.

Overall:
I't was everything i needed and for the price that I cut afford, I hope they keep making this quiality and features for the same price, Keep up the good work.

Feature:
Tons of features however it is not the simplest mixer in the world to use. Lots of routing options 4 aux sends are nice and the effect processor on board,although not the best are handy.

Quality:
Hey lets face it...It's not a super high quality mixer. You do get what you pay for. I have limited funds and this mixer fit the bill for my home studio. I lost channels 4,5 and 7. This was an easy fix however.Inside there is a large ribbon cable that eventually comes free from the main board. When this happens, open up the box carefully and insulate the entire ribbon cable with duct tape on the side that sits up against the main board. This will prevent the ribbon cable from shorting out any channels. A clue for this happening is that you loose the trim from any channel from 4 to 7.Oh and guess what..it's intermittent. Great on Gig night. Thats exactly where the ribbon cable sits under. Bad design. A service tech could do it for you fo 25 bucks.

Value:
Again you get what you pay for.

Sound:
The sound out of the board is pretty much ok however the IMP's lack a huge amount of head room.

Support:
Behringer told me to go to a autherised dealer since my warrenty was up. Thanks for that.

Overall:
I will keep it until it's pooched.... I am not a pro..I bought it for home use, my son is going to be a Sound engineer and I bought it to help teach him about mixers.

Feature:
This board has everything and more then all the other boards in the same catagory.

Quality:
Have had the board for about 2 years, haven't had a problem. Performed up to the expectations I had.

Value:
Behringer products have the best value. Never had a problem. Seen boards with the same amount of inputs for 3x's the cost.

Sound:
I have done some recordings with this board and have been pleased. The built in effects are kind of a nice bonus, although I never used them....seemed a bit to noisy. Who puys a mixer for built in effects though.

Overall:
Great product for a person on a budget.

Feature:
Lots of differant ways to set up system. I used the sub outs to a poweramp and speakers for sound reinforcement in big areas. Also as output to a monitor system. The aux sends were nice to use for monitor system, as one could set up separate mix to differant monitors.

Quality:
I was very careful with this console, Have a nice padded case, and never was dropped or have any thing spilled on it. It has not held up well. One of the sub out signal didn't work. When I was comfortable enough with the function of the mixer. I used it for about 10 gigs, before the gain pots, and volume sliders became intermittant on 4 channels. Sometimes it would work fine and then it would drop out. Unfortunatelly (my fault) I didn't use this mixer playing out for about 6 months and the problems started after the warranty. So I did not send it back for repair. However I was able to take it apart and clean all the components. I got all channels working again, but it didn't last long. 2 channels crapped out again.

Value:
Has lots of features, for this price range.

Desirability:
The unit looks good, and is set up simular to the Mackie boards.

Sound:
The on boards effects aren't great sounding. I was able to find a decent reverb setting for live performances. I've powered it with separate amps and speakers, and with a Mackie setup of woofer, and powered speakers. I ran 5 Mics, 2 keyboards, 2 drum mics, and bass, and guitar thorugh it.

Support:
I haven't dealt with the company or service. Will be replacing it soon.

Overall:
This product has alot versatility, but I read other reviews on Behringer products, which led me to believe the quality, and reliability are a gamble. Fortunately we were able to complete our performances when it failed. This product was in the price range, and had what we needed at the time we were upgrading our PA. We are replacing it , probably with a Mackie Board, and will continue to use it in our Rehersal studio.???

Feature:
Alot of features. There are alot of options available for a performer or a band. If you are a moile DJ you will use only about 1/4 of them. At least you get your money's worth.

Quality:
Great features and looks. The construction is pretty solid; but after a while the board will start shorting out unexpectedly. This will provoke you to get another one; but before you do get a technician to open it up to see what's wrong. It will cost more if you ship it to Behringer if the warranty if expired.

Value:
The value of this mixer is good for the money. Did not know it was going to give me problems within two years.

Desirability:
I will try and fix my mixer myself since the warranty is expired. I checked other mixers and only behringer makes nice looking ones. Maybe I will get the UB-1832 instead and see how that goes. I would not buy the UB-2442 again because of my experience with it and I do not need one this big for my DJ rack, the 1832 shoule be fine.

Sound:
As a mobile DJ, this UB mixer sounds ok if you do not care about sound. I use it as a monitor to play and record music. I had to buy a sonic maximizer (BBE 882 I) in order to have crystal clear sounding highs, midrange and bass. The parametric equalizer is not all that great; there need to be more clarity added to these features.

Ease of Use:
If you know what you are doing, this mixer is very easy to set up. If on the other hand, you are not as experience, the manual is very helpful. Very straight forward if hooked up correctly.

Support:
I have other Behringer equipment and asked how should I go about hooking them up. All I got was manuals with other options emailed to me. The person was not able to tell me what to do via email. It is a good thing I know about equipment, so I did it myself. I am having problems with the UB mixer. I emailed behringer about a week ago, so far no response.

Overall:
If I cannot fix it, I will purchase the UB-1832 within two months. I will get some type of trade in value for it if I do.