Behringer Xenyx UFX1604 USB/FireWire Mixer at a Glance:
- Great-sounding mic pres
- Sound-sculpting features
- USB recording and playback
Great-sounding mic pres
The Behringer Xenyx UFX1604 is fitted with great-sounding, high headroom Xenyx mic preamps. These cutting-edge pres can hold their own against preamps in consoles costing considerably more then the UFX1604. You get a jaw-dropping 130dB of dynamic range, and a ginormous bandwidth extending from the subsonic to dog frequencies. Add to that a 4-band British-flavored EQ and you’re ready to rock. You’ll have a newfound respect for your mics when they’re plugged into the UFX1604.
Sound-sculpting features
Live sound engineers know the value of a quality compressor. The Behringer Xenyx UFX1604 mixer makes compressing easy, featuring eight channels, each with one-knob compression. Just set your signal levels, then adjust the compressor to taste, making signal-level management easier than ever. Dual studio-grade effects processor gives you the power to add professional touches to your mix. Editable reverb, delay, echo, chorus, and more let you add that finishing touch to vocals and mixes.
USB recording and playback
The Xenyx UFX1604’s computer connectivity is a helpful addition, both in the studio and on stage. In your studio, you can record up to 16 channels at 24-bit/96kHz of the UFX1604 to virtually any recording software via USB or FireWire, and you can also play back audio from your computer through the mixer. For live use, the UFX1604 is an easy way to mix and record the show at the same time With the built-in 16-track recorder. Simply plug in a USB thumb drive and hit the record button. It’s also a great way to add backing tracks to your performance, by routing computer playback to the main outputs along with the live mix.
