5% différence for 3000$ différence. When you know 99% of listener listen music thru Spotify and dont care if it soud warmer at 300-400hz.. behringer beat neve
It doesn't work like this, this comparison doesn't have much value: your Neve sound went through digital conversion in the studio it belonged to and then came back. Not only this: I suspect that your drums seem to come from a sample pack, therefore with dynamics already controlled (and probably also aliasing): it doesn't seem like a scientific comparison to me. Cristoph, you can do better. If you want to compare seriously, rent a Neve unit and play drums through both compressors. Actually, I would also like to hear a third compressor in the video, in the same price range as Beringa, like FMR RNC or Warm Audio
For $500 the behringer will do just fine. U want to impress clients. Put a neve sticker on it. No one will know. It's a difference but a small stock eq could make them equal in 3 secs. Small bump in low band (40-100) and done
Thank you so very much for taking the time to do this. Over the years, I have found that I get much more scientific results by utilizing blind tests. Especially with a brand that is so divisive- all objectivity is going to go out the window. Everyone will think the Neve sounds better- myself included. I am going to import the results into HOFA Blind Test and test myself that way, in 10 rounds. A 5/10 correct is imperceptibly different. It needs to be a 7-8 (8 being better). Thanks for this
This is cool but I'm getting rid of all hardware that doesn't have 100% remote recall. I can only make a few exceptions for things like mic preamps with detented gain knobs. If it's a vintage unit I'm going to put tape on it to mark where the setting should be and then I don't change it. I'd rather buy another unit if I need another setting, instead of having to touch the knobs. Simply because I have too much work to get done and I can't handle working on 20 songs at a time and dealing with recall. Recall kinda ruins the day and makes me avoid loading the songs because I know I got at least a half hour of messing with recall if I load anything. I'm not doing that anymore! I think Behringer should design a reusable common hardware platform based around recall that works for multiple products like Wes Audio. Behringer is fully capable of this and they have the engineering talent at the company to be capable of being one of the only companies who can build recall with reasonable prices. If they actually did it they'd be an industry leader in this.
In my opinion, the Neve is warmer. There's like a slight 250-700hz bump. The behringer sounds more modern, a little thinner- not in a bad way. It's like they scooped the little bit of extra beefiness/ warmth the neve has out of the berhinger. Again, not a bad thing in my opinion. I think I may actually like the Behringer more for that reason alone.
The Behringer sounds pretty good on the drums, but it falls apart on the full mix. Seems to narrow the soundstage and reduce separation in a way that the Neve does not. The mix loses excitement, so much so that I prefer the unprocessed version over the Behringer. My two cents, anyway...
Thank you for doing this review. Going the extra mile to compare it with the real thing via access analog is a plus. Well done. Looking forward to future reviews.
I was expecting a big difference between the two but blimey there’s small differences, when you think of the cost of a Neve the behringer is incredible value for money.
Congrats for that video. The way you switch between tracks is exactly how it should be done: first full tracks, second slow switching and third fast switching. Thank you!
5% différence for 3000$ différence. When you know 99% of listener listen music thru Spotify and dont care if it soud warmer at 300-400hz.. behringer beat neve
I was skeptical at first, but I honestly hear practically zero difference between the Behringer and the Neve.
The Neve is wider and deeper sounding on the mix bus. Pretty obvious.
It doesn't work like this, this comparison doesn't have much value: your Neve sound went through digital conversion in the studio it belonged to and then came back. Not only this: I suspect that your drums seem to come from a sample pack, therefore with dynamics already controlled (and probably also aliasing): it doesn't seem like a scientific comparison to me. Cristoph, you can do better. If you want to compare seriously, rent a Neve unit and play drums through both compressors. Actually, I would also like to hear a third compressor in the video, in the same price range as Beringa, like FMR RNC or Warm Audio
For $500 the behringer will do just fine. U want to impress clients. Put a neve sticker on it. No one will know. It's a difference but a small stock eq could make them equal in 3 secs. Small bump in low band (40-100) and done
Thank you so very much for taking the time to do this. Over the years, I have found that I get much more scientific results by utilizing blind tests. Especially with a brand that is so divisive- all objectivity is going to go out the window. Everyone will think the Neve sounds better- myself included. I am going to import the results into HOFA Blind Test and test myself that way, in 10 rounds. A 5/10 correct is imperceptibly different. It needs to be a 7-8 (8 being better). Thanks for this
This is cool but I'm getting rid of all hardware that doesn't have 100% remote recall. I can only make a few exceptions for things like mic preamps with detented gain knobs. If it's a vintage unit I'm going to put tape on it to mark where the setting should be and then I don't change it. I'd rather buy another unit if I need another setting, instead of having to touch the knobs. Simply because I have too much work to get done and I can't handle working on 20 songs at a time and dealing with recall. Recall kinda ruins the day and makes me avoid loading the songs because I know I got at least a half hour of messing with recall if I load anything. I'm not doing that anymore! I think Behringer should design a reusable common hardware platform based around recall that works for multiple products like Wes Audio. Behringer is fully capable of this and they have the engineering talent at the company to be capable of being one of the only companies who can build recall with reasonable prices. If they actually did it they'd be an industry leader in this.
In my opinion, the Neve is warmer. There's like a slight 250-700hz bump. The behringer sounds more modern, a little thinner- not in a bad way. It's like they scooped the little bit of extra beefiness/ warmth the neve has out of the berhinger. Again, not a bad thing in my opinion. I think I may actually like the Behringer more for that reason alone.
The drums sounds way punchier with the behringer, in the mixbus situation, the Neve sounds the best IMHO.
The Behringer sounds pretty good on the drums, but it falls apart on the full mix. Seems to narrow the soundstage and reduce separation in a way that the Neve does not. The mix loses excitement, so much so that I prefer the unprocessed version over the Behringer. My two cents, anyway...
Dude, you are awesome. Thanks for posting this and giving us the opportunity to hear it in action along side the real deal! Pre-order placed!
Thank you for doing this review. Going the extra mile to compare it with the real thing via access analog is a plus. Well done. Looking forward to future reviews.
wow! those were REALLY close...thanks for the demos!
Great video! Thank you for this. The Neve sounds a bit tighter in the low end, but they are close!
I was expecting a big difference between the two but blimey there’s small differences, when you think of the cost of a Neve the behringer is incredible value for money.
The Behringer sounds great! 👍
I'll be getting this for sure.I hope Behringer will continue making Neve inspired gear,so i can buy more of it.
Great demo, thank you.
Interesting comparison, thank you.
Congrats for that video. The way you switch between tracks is exactly how it should be done: first full tracks, second slow switching and third fast switching. Thank you!