(see rating details)

Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.

I only have limited experience with the older revision of this product (the ADA8000) but this is definitely an improvement. The older version had less capable mic preamps, not quite as much dynamic range, and issues with the converters clocking properly with certain interfaces. The ADA8200 has improvements in all of these areas. The mic preamps certainly don't have as much clean gain as my Focusrite ISA Ones or my Seventh Circle Audio pres, but they are still have enough gain to push a Shure SM7 to line level without any appreciable noise. Some people are deterred by the inability to use S/MUX for higher sample rates, but this isn't an issue for me. I never record anything above 44.1 or 48khz. I bought two ADA8200s here on Zzounds at a B-Stock/Blemished item price of $150 each! That is a truly unbeatable price for getting 16 mic preamps and 16 A/D/D/A. I use them with a MOTU 828mk3 with no issues thus far. If you are looking for the cheapest route to expand the number of channels in your project studio rig, look no further! The sound quality is on par with any of the more expensive alternatives like the Focusrite Octopre, M Audio Octane, Presonus Digimax, etc. My only issue with the unit is having so many of the connections on the front. I have them permenantly interfaced with a patchbay so each unit has 16 cables and connectors hanging out on the front of the rack and it can sometimes be difficult to adjust the levels for the mic pres. Its a small price to pay in terms of ease of use considering how great of a value it is!

Musical Background:

Musical Style:

(see rating details)

I bought this to get 8 more channels into my home ProTools rig. I'm currently using a 002 which is about ten years old, so I'm pretty sure the pres and converters on the Behringer are actually better than what I've been using. The unit is pretty straightforward – no elaborate bells and whistles, just gain and phantom, really. There's a weird jump in level towards the top end of the gain range, but the unit doesn't have the same noise as its predecessor with the gain cranked up that high. This isn't a set of pres that impart any coloration or character; it's just a clean extra 8 channels. One quibble I have is with the phantom power button – it's illuminated green in its "off" state and red in its "on" state. This is, for some reason, counterintuitive for me and I've been fooled by it once or twice in stressed setup situations. I'd have preferred no illumination in the "off" position and green for "on." But I'll get used to it. As this is one of the more modestly-priced 8-channel pres with ADAT/opto connection on the market, I suspect there are some out there with nicer pres and converters. But working on a budget as I am, this one gives me results that I'm happy with – and my clients are happy too. Win-win.

Musical Background:

(see rating details)

Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.

I use the Focusrite Octopre MkII dynamic preamps on my primary rig, but I needed a cheap 8 channel mic pre for a rehearsal rig. The mic preamps are clean, but perhaps a bit harsh in the upper end and they do not have the depth and body of the Focusrite, but then again... huge price difference.

Musical Background:

Musical Style:

(see rating details)

Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.

Well, I must say I am impressed with this unit. While it's build quality doesn't seem super robust, it has the exact same AD converters as the Focusrite Saffire and Scarlett interfaces. The Cirrus Logic CS4272 chipset. The preamps sound a little more flat and true on this unit compared to my Focusrite which sounds more boomy and big. I could see this easily fitting into the mix. Very good job Behringer!

Musical Background:

Musical Style:

(see rating details)

Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.

Great price and value now with the Midas touch.

Musical Background:

(see rating details)

Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.

Works as it should. Seems well made, sounds good. What more can you say?? Buy it!

Musical Background:

Musical Style:

(see rating details)

Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.

I purchased the ADA8200 to augment my existing UMC 1820 for recordings. WOW this works very well, The hardest part of installing it was routing the cable through the wall in the Studio. Once I powered it up and set the ADAT settings, the DAW now had 16 channels to record from. Now with Six microphones on the Drums, I have Ten for Guitars, Vocals or whatever. We are using SONAR X3 for our recordings and the UMC 1820 / ADA8200 are working together with no latency and awesome sound reproduction quality. The MIDAS preamps and 48K / 24bit still sounds good. I recommend this product if you are looking into an inexpensive home recording studio for yourself or you band.

Musical Background:

Musical Style:

(see rating details)

Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.

There is no option to bypass the converters and use the 8 outputs as direct outs from the preamps. If you connect the adat out to the adat in it will function like this, but then your signal is passing through the converters instead of clean straight from the preamp. Why would you not make this an option? I don’t get it...