I read a lot of reviews of this product prior to making my decision and one of the things that kept cropping up was how great the mic preamps are. I totally agree...these are awesome sounding preamps, regardless of price. In conjunction with the way the channel eq is voiced, esp with the quasi parametric mids, these things are crisp, clean, capable of nice warmth, since they can be pushed a bit without clipping unpleasantly. Also, the board as a whole is very quiet as long as the gain structure is managed correctly, and there are some very nice, useful effect presets with pretty good transparency, esp the large hall verbs.

This has a great many features for the price, which can sometimes be a red flag, since most of the time, feature-laden coupled with inexpensive means that cheap components were used...NOT the case here, as the routing flexibility, onboard FX, aux buses, feedback detection, all work together extremely well. I haven't yet tried the USB 2.0 interface that came with this board, but I have every reason to expect it to perform as promised, based upon the quality of the rest of the unit.

Not for the faint-hearted or inexperienced. This is, in my opinion, a pro-level board and will require some background in recording and sound reinforcement fundamentals to get the best sounds with it. Also, the manual is not very complete and smattered with unnecessary plugs for the unit (c'mon, guys, I already BOUGHT the darn thing!) All in all though, I had little trouble getting crisp clean high-fi sound from this...YMMV.

Very good build quality...much better than one would have a right to expect at this price.

Superb value...I considered many other units before settling on this and I have no regrets.

Haven't had cause to call support, but I hear they are very quick and knowledgeble.

I'm a pragmatist...I want it to sound great and function as advertised...no complaints here. I like the compact size, though.

active musician

Rock, progressive, jazz, acoustic fingerstyle, blues

A very pleasent surprise. I own two soundcraft mixers. The FX -16 and the powerstation with FX. These both have Lexicon effects and are outstanding. I needed a small non - powered mixer for a Jazz quartet that I'm in where we use powered speakers. I wanted something affordable and light weight for this smaller situation. I needed on board effects. I'm use to the Lexicon effects on my other mixers so I'm somewhat spoiled. They are really good. I was all set to purchass the Mackey DFX-12 which has all of the features I need, however I was disuaded by all of the poor reviews concerning the Mackey effects. I read five or six reviews from different sources and they were all dissapointing. I never considered Berhinger products before because I assumed because of the price they were mediocore. However, I looked at some of the reviews on the 1832 and they were all very positive , especially concerning the on board effects. So I went ahead and purchassed the Berhinger 1832 with FX. I have to say I was very impressed with the sound and common sence layout of the board. The sound was very good. I've been useing PA. gear for 35 years and the is one of the better values I've seen. I don't know about the technicial support aspect of Berhinger. I hope to not have to worry about it. Ron Siegel

The main concern for me is a good clean sound with nice effects. I mainly like a moderate amount of reverb for vocals and Saxophone. It is also important to have an easy quick set up.

Very easy.

Cosmetically it is very nice. I can't speak to the longentivity at this point. Ask me in 10 years.. By the way I always use a good fitting hard case for all electronics. I think it's a good basic common sense idea. Anybody who has any gig experience knows what I'm talking about.

very good value

no experience

It has good appeal.

active musician

Blues, funk R&B . Jazz

the mic preamp of a xenyx 1832fx are remarkable. i use an xm 1800s microphone and a c1 condenser microphone when recording, the sound is very good with the dynamic microphone however, i am not quiet contented with the c1. I am getting a mic200 mic preamp and test its full capability,maybe it will improve.overall, i am pleased with the sound output.my group, when we sing in church, we use a mackie sr32-4-vlz pro mixer,using mackie speakers and 6 x b300 behringers. however, with the price difference of a mackie mixer and behringer 1832fx (which i use at home)i have my money's worth. the sound is warm & pleasing.

the product included the uca 200 u control (usb) which can make me do a recording without so many interface midi i/o connectors. i connect my korg x5d synthesizer directly to a channel in my mixer and get to record the sound i want from my korg synthesizer. i only wish for behringer to add control knos for the input and output for the uca200 u control for addl. flexibility in recording.also if possible to add 2 more subgroups it can become a powerful mini mixer.

it is very easy to get the sound you want as all functions really work.

the finish is quiet good, the color coding of controls, the peak leds are very usefull the e.q. works well and looks good. except for some screws at the side which easily coroded. i used a soft oil to keep corrosion from going into the casing.my unit is only about a month and a half old.

for a good sound with a decent price,it is worthwhile..

i would rate this portion low as i had problems at first making it work with my computer and did not get a feedback when i emailed for a question. i may have missed the email ad, but i finally figured out so no problem.

i think it looks decent.

hobbyist, musician, recording engr.

country , rock and gospel

It's quiet and does what I need it to do. There are plenty of choices for effects and they sound fine to me. They definitely work fine for live situations. I'm sure there are better effects but I can't imagine somebody in a band with drums blasting their back saying, gee, I wish our effects were better right now. I probably want more for high quality studio applications if you are extrememly experienced with a great ear. Otherwise, this will satisfy any reasonably experienced musician and home recording hobbyist. I had a 16 channel mackie 1604 with my old band that everyone raved about. I loved it but at 3x the price, I can't tell a difference live.

Product came with rca to usb converter. I never needed to use it. There are tons of options for signal routing. The eq is nice. I like the feedback eliminator option but, honestly, haven't needed it yet. The karaoke function sounds need but haven't tried it yet. The layout with the effects fader, monitor fader and extra sub faders are very convenient. I was a little fooled by the aux sends...If you use the onboard effects, one send is taken. If you use the monitor, another send is taken leaving you with just one left. I don't really need more but I liked the idea of having a couple free for outboard processing in addition to the onboard. The eq allows you to choose either mains, monitors or off. I wish I could eq both.

The mixer is extremely intuitive and logical. It's easy to use, however, the manual is confusing. For a basic overview it works but if you want to get more complicated with your routing, it's useless. Basically they combined all of the mixers from that line into one manual. So one minute they'll be explaining and showing a picture of the 24 channel then the next the 12 channel. They're not identical so it often doesn't help you. I'm pretty inexperienced with mixers. There are some common things I want do that I can't figure out and the manual doesn't come close to giving me hints. There are no examples shown at all for any types of routing.

So far it's looked and worked great.

This is a steal at it's current price.

Not needed.

I like the looks, the compact size and the logical layout. I also like the blue monitor and red effects fader channels. Everything is labeled well.

Hobbyist, Active Musician

Rock, Alternative

It sounds almost perfect. I have the mono channel plugged into an adapter that plugs into my computer's microphone jack. Works great.

Great features. Equalizer, the voice cut out feature where u can take the voice off a song from a cd, everything lights up, the sound effects are awesome and there really are 100 of them. Also the mic pre amps for condenser mics work perfectly.

After reading the entire instruction manual it is almost simple.

Great design, easy to see/read/turn knobs/use everything...

For the price this mixer is great.

It was a little confusing to master all the controls at first, but I downloaded a complete manual on the behringer site and in a half hour after reading it I was an expert.

I mostly produce beats and record vocals for other people. I record a little rap myself. If anyone's in Naples and interested em

Rap/Hiphop

My primary application for the 1832FX is to mix various sources to a pair of QSC K10 powered speakers in my music room. The 1832FX performs well in this application. The built-in graphic EQ comes in handy to tailor the low-end response for music playback.

The 1832FX comes with a UCA200 audio-to-USB interface and a pair of RCA cables to connect the interface to the mixer. This will be of use for home recordists who wish to record one or two tracks at a time to their computers. The 1832FX also includes a pair of rack-mounting ears for permanent installations. One thing I really appreciate about the 1832FX, compared to other inexpensive mixers I have owned, is that the power supply is internal. The only additional feature I might wish for would be switchable pads on the mono channels.

The majority of the functionality is completely intuitive. The only stumbling block I encountered was in understanding the metering, as this is the first mixer I've owned that has PFL metering.

Out of the box the 1832FX performs well. There are no apparent cosmetic, physical, electrical or audible defects. Only time will tell how well a device having so many moving parts will continue to function. I'm rating this category at 7 based upon my experience with other Behringer products, which have all lasted for many years given normal care.

At the price charged for the 1832FX I would find it difficult to find fault. This mixer has a rich feature set useful for modest applications in live sound and project studios, while the sonic quality is more than acceptable. Frankly I'll be surprised to see the 1832FX last more than five years under light use without developing some symptoms of age. Even then, I will have received a fair return on my purchase price.

I've owned several Behringer products over the years and have never before had occasion to ask for support. The 1832FX interacted poorly with another manufacturer's product given a certain hookup and combination of settings. Support requests to both manufacturers made it clear that both products worked perfectly except in this one peculiar circumstance. The other manufacturer's support staff responded with a partial schematic and a number of very insightful suggestions as to the nature of the problem, allowing me to find several useful workarounds. Behringer responded with a form letter blaming the other manufacturer's product while asserting that nothing is wrong with the 1832FX. As if that wasn't unhelpful enough, Behringer's response then went on to tell me how to get an RMA # to have the 1832FX - yes, the same unit that had been absolved of blame in their previous paragraph - for service. I'd be hard pressed to imagine a more useless response. The fact that I rate Behringer's support as a 2 rather than a 1 is only because another company holds the dubious distinction of having offered the worst support I've ever encountered.

Hobbyist

Solo improv guitar

As always with Behringer products, the manual is absolutely dreadful. The manual covers four different models in the Xenyx series so the text is constantly interrupted with model-specific information - except for model x, also on model y, etc. The language is over-technical and jargon is used when it really isn't necessary. It's as if this manual was written solely for other technical experts rather than musicians trying to learn how to use a new piece of gear.

Good solid build. External parts seem durable.

When I email a query to the Behringer support team, a reply always comes back within a day or two and it's usually very helpful. They appear to have additional quick guides and application notes for many products. Why these can't be put on the Behringer website along with the regular manuals, I really don't know. It would be helpful.

Hobbyist

Dance, funk, big beat, acid jazz, alternative rock