Thanks for all the feedback. You can check it out using the links below. Let me know if you have any other questions. Buy it on B&H (USA) ► Behringer Composer PRO-XL MDX2600 - bhpho.to/2ZxMp6I ► Behringer Utragain Pro Preamp - bhpho.to/2FyMr5A ► Rode Procaster Microphone - bhpho.to/2Fuc2fG ► Steinberg UR22MKII Sound Card - bhpho.to/2FyNvq6 Buy it on Sweetwater (USA) ► Behringer Ultragain Pro Preamp - imp.i114863.net/BehringerMic2200 ► Behringer Composer Pro MDX2600 - imp.i114863.net/BehringerComp... ► Rode Procaster - imp.i114863.net/RodeProcaster ► Steinberg UR22MKII - imp.i114863.net/UR22MKII (affiliate links)
I got this unit 10 years ago. I run it on ancillary output from my Focusrite interface for optical analog dynamics. Still holding strong 10 years later!
@@simonblandford1002 You're all lucky! I Bought mine back in 2003 and within two years almost every switch was bad, resulting in functions turning off and on.
Shane is THE MAN! This guy could review a polish cloth and it would RAWK! He doesn't try to be "cute" like American reviewers or go on and on and on and on and on and on ABOUT NOTHING like British reviewers, NOPE! He understands the reason people watch these things is honest, un filtered , TO THE POINT reviews of the gear DUH! What a concept! Keep Rockin it Shane!!
@@GeekyNerdyTechy No sir thank you! I don't know how many of these reviews you watch but the majority of the time it's inane psycho babble. All most of us want is 5 minutes of information and we're forced to endure 10 or more minutes of blah blah blah YOU never go there, I really appreciate it and will continue watching.
I think you're under-driving the compressor. The green level is peaking at -18dB, so you're working around 16-20dB lower than nominal (0dB). This explains why you need so little gate/expander, or why at 4 notches it starts to make your mic audio cut out. I'd also set it to be an expander rather than a gate for vocal work, so that the noise floor is simply lowered rather than chopped off to nothing (the gate is more useful in a situation where you're trying to prevent multiple mics from cross talking, like when recording a drum kit). I'd wind up the output of your pre-amp, and make the compressor work more. You can then set the thresholds of the compressor and gate/expander higher if you find it's compressing too much. The fact all the red LEDs come on when you stop talking is the gate/expander in action - it's pulling the level of your noise floor right down. You also say something about the unit making your quiet sounds louder, and that's not what compression does - compression is a gain reduction function. You can make sounds at levels below the knee sound louder by turning up the output gain (sometimes called make-up gain). The make-up gain is intended to replace some of the gain lost by the compression process, but by this virtue, it also raises the level of anything that hasn't been compressed (that stuff below the knee). You're also running a really high ratio, which is making the unit work more like a limiter than a compressor. Maybe you could make a video where you change the ratio to show the difference it makes? At least you've managed to set up some fairly nice sounding attack and release constants that suit your voice - I've heard some reviews where these are badly set, and it makes the output "pumpy" and subjectively horrible to listen to. Other than those really technical notes, this is a good review. I've used an MDX2600 for many many years in a broadcast environment, mostly as a limiter rather than a compressor, and for the money, you get a pretty good single band compressor. I'm pretty sure they're more expensive than they used to be too - I'm sure I bought mine for less than £100.
@@jaredrogers1320 I can't really give any hard advice on your suggestions. The best thing to do is try it out, listen to what it sounds like. and judge for yourself if it sounds good or not. You seem to be applying several layers of compression and leveling, and you might find it's a bit too much. Note that if you compress something twice, the effective end ratio will be the product, not the sum, of the ratios. So 3:1 compression followed by 4:1 compression is the same as 12:1 compression. I generally compress mics before adding effects (like reverb), because compressing reverb or delay or echo reduces the decay of these effects, which can result in muddy mixes. Finally, before you go crazy with effects and enhancers, take a long hard critical look at how you use EQ, because cutting or boosting particular frequencies can change the way your mic audio sounds or fits in with other sounds in the mix (for example, don't boost the mid-range on everything, because you'll end up mixing mud. Assign frequency ranges to each component of your mix, and cut the frequencies that are used by other things (cut first, then think about boosts later). An EQ that allows you to sweep through frequencies will help you to identify objectionable resonances that you can then cut.
@@jaredrogers1320 As for meters... LED meters are useless other than for checking the levels of tones (and even then they aren't accurate enough). Effects units don't affect tones in the way that they affect more dynamic input, so trying to use tones for anything other than initial line-up is pointless... and thus LED meters are mostly nothing more than eye candy, so go for moving coil if you are serious about metering. Also, get meters that show you want you want to see. VUs generally bounce around too much for dynamic programme, and aren't generally fast enough to measure actual peak levels, so are again only useful for tones. VUs with a damped action are better at showing average levels. PPMs (most often seen in broadcasting) have a fast attack and slower decay, so better represent peak levels, but not average levels, so you have to allow for that, allowing speech peak levels to be higher than peak music levels so that the average levels of both are about the same. Meters are useful, but use your ears to tell if something rounds right or the balance of the mix is right. Your ears are your ultimate monitoring tool for everything from levels to how good an effects chain is.
This is my 4th Behringer purchase, they deliver everything that other processors do at half the price. I'm a professional producer with year's of recording history. My first studio board was a Tascam 488 and moved up to the 688, yes things where not near the quality that we have at our disposal now. Buy Behringer, give them a chance, you won't be disappointed. Thank you for this OUTSTANDING video, its top notch but putting them in your rack will be the defining answer, yes they're just that good!
My OG Composer hasn't ever left my rack. It's a secret weapon. Great review, and I'm glad you enjoy this as much as I do. Slow your attack, you're getting "essy". Cheers!
I've had a Composer Pro since 1998. I've not used it a lot because I had a Focusrite Voicemaster which was my go to back then and although I used to use the Composer on my mixes back then I usually took it off and just leveled my mixes how I wanted them without compression and left it for my mastering engineer to work his magic. I've recently taken it out of storage and I'm going to use it on vocals going into the Composer Pro then into my mixer. It should be interesting to hear the results. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks, Luis! I haven't tried the 1086 but they make great stuff so I am sure it's really good. I will have a look at it. :-) I have the dbx 286s and it's pretty wild! :)
Nothing about the functionality of the de-esser, then? I didn't know this unit existed until today, and am very interested to know how the de-esser works.
Ah sorry about that I may have edited it out for some reason. Basically, it helps control the amount of sizzle/sibilance on the voice so it's less harsh. Depending on your own voice you will need to experiment with it. Some people don't ever use or need it either.
Behringer makes some great rack gear Shane. For my PA setup, I'm using their 12 channel rack mixer, with the DBX 166xs compressor/limiter (for vocals) and a Behringer 30 band stereo EQ. The 12 channel rack mixer has build in effects which you can mix into any channel. I also bought a TC Voicelive to try out for a bit of fun, but haven't had the time to play around with it. But the MDX2600 sounds pretty good, I like that enhance + tube buttons too.
I just watch two of your other videos and the Behringer devices you demonstrated convinced me to buy one. Thanks love the training... .and your perspectives. I just bought an MXL M77 Ribbon Mic and I am trying to get the gain up. I picked up a cloud lift CL-1 and because of you, I ordered the Behringer Composer Pro MDX 2600 for that system. My other system is the MXL Genesis Tube Anniversary Edition with the Presonus Channel both feeding into my Tascam 4800 for Voiceovers and Corporate Videos. Thank you so much for the help in your videos.
This Composer pro is really great! If you saw my prior comment I thought you were talking about the Behringer Ultragain Pro, my mistake. :-) These will make the overall tone of that microphone come alive. I'd be really keen to see what you think of it once you have tested it. Thanks for the info. :-)
Hi!I'm not an expert but i wanna normalizie the audio output from movies for my stereo home theather.Sometimes the audio output is good for speaking but is too high in excited scenes and always i need to manually up and down volume,it annoys me.Can i use this compressor to solve this problem?I need to connect the left and right channel respectively in the channel 1 and channel 2 and replicate the same settings?Is there any better tool that costs less to achieve the same effect?Thank you!
if you are using a nice A/V receiver, most of them have already the feature you want, it is called night mode in many units ,if yours does not have it , this unit can do what you mention .
Question, can you explain how you hooked up the two units to your interface? You have 2 red cables in the back and also a red cable going into the interface, where does the 3rd red cable and the top left black cable on the MDX 2600 go?
what a great coincidence I came across this video, because I've used the same setup before, and from my experience I agree, it's a great setup for podcasts. only different on the mic, I use behringer xm8500. now i can say...yeah i have a good reference for my setup
So I just picked up the MDX 2600. And I don't notice any difference in the sound. Im running it with a Golden Age dynamic mic into the 2600 then into a Zoom P4. I see the LED registering my signal but it sounds the same to me. Any suggestions or help thank you
Hi Geeky Nerdy Techy, i have one question about behringer knobs of the video. Are they like the DBX 286s knobs that have a click or u can move them without that kind of click? Thanks
oi amigo ... meu valvulado esta piscando como se fosse apagar a valvula ,depois volta normal ,e depois volta de novo ,, vc pode me ajudar agradesço r,,,
That setup sounds great! I recently got the SM7B w/Coludlifter CL-1 and MOTU M2 USB Interface. I also just purchased the DBX 286s & Behringer Xenyx 1204USB Mixer for $260 (with some high quality XLR wires and 2 x Behringer MicroHD HD400 Hum Destroyers) and the 166sx & 215s together for $150. In total $410. I some good deals and hope it's going to serve my needs for live streaming (podcasting). Let me know what your thoughts are.
I wanted to use this for sleeping sound, rainstorms, etc. but cut the sudden high volume occurrences. But I tried turning knobs this way & that, & heard no effect. & I found the brief instructions obtuse.
So does the mic hit the Composer unit first? Or is it downstream of the preamp? Imma newbie. I just got both of these units myself and hooked it up with the preamp first after the mic (I figured this unit has the phantom power whereas the Composer Pro XL does not, so that suggests mic should go to it first). Also, the physical size of my units are exactly opposite of what you show, my Ultragain Pro preamp is smaller than the Composer. Thanks for the informative videos!
Hey, I know this might sound like a silly question, but I have no idea what I'm doing. I bought this compressor and I set it up just like you have it in your video but the lights on the front don't move when I'm talking into my microphone or when audio is going through the compressor, am I doing something wrong?
Great informative video! I'm looking for a compressor for vocals (live performance). How does the Composer compare to the Art Pro VLA II? Not going to ask if one is better than the other; but perhaps is one preferred over the other in terms on setting or use (studio versus live gigs)?
@@GeekyNerdyTechy I have a umc404hd with phantom power. Can I just plug the compressor into the insert of the umc404hd and plug my mic into the input of my 404hd?
I am very interested in getting one. Differences between 1600 2600 and 4600? Except that someone has 4 channels. They are cheap used, after all. Or is it safer settings with a Yamaha compressor mixer table? I understand that if you set it right it sounds very good. Thanks for the good explanations.
Do you have a video for connecting it all? I mean, the two behringers and the mic? best regards ... thanx for awesome simple show and tell videos ... helps alot
@@Gkn007 it looks to me like the mic goes into the pre amp then the pre amp out goes to the input in the composer then the composer out goes to the audio interface.think the red cable going to the interface is just a confusing image.i am getting this combo next week so will find out.
Very informative video.just want to clarify which cables are those that connects the composer to preamp? Does it include in the package?tnx in advance.
Loved the video and how it sounds, don't know much about audio though. Can I output this to a computer to record a podcast by using a Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD or similar interfaces?
hi there my name is George and I have the model mdx-1600 I need your help how to configure it .I was looking for a video how to proceed and configure this type of processes and I couldn't find anywhere are on the entire CZcams it's been a while since I was looking for a video like yours I'm using the compressor for only The Voice ice sorry for my English I hope you understand
What happened to house of blues??? Also- I have the Warm Audio 73eq it allows you to have a button for 'insert' into the chain and this is where the DBX 286s doesn't need a on/off switch and shines for the that particular purpose
can u give a tutorial on how to set this up for recording vocals for noob beginners i bought one but i can't figure out how to use it also my noise gate is not working properly no matter what i do? thanks for any help you can offer.
Very informative! Is it possible to make subtle gating effect instead of just hard open or close? I don't see a ratio knob for the gate. Thanks! God bless!
Hey, an excellent video that helped me decide on the Behringer Composer PRO-XL MDX2600. I have one now and have problems connecting them to my audio interface. I am using a Motu M2. Could you do a tutorial on how you can connect the Composer to an audio interface, for example, I am using Motu M2 and I use Audio Technica AT 2035 Microphone. Or where can I find it how to do that. Or do I have to buy the Ultragain Pro MIC2200 to have the same setup? Simply, I have difficulties connecting the device. I know I am a noob. Thanks for the video, anyway. Please keep doing such great videos. Sorry for my English I am not a native speaker.
I very much am looking forward to the DBX comparison. If you can please compare the 2 units with Vocals, Clean/Distorted Guitars, Kick/Snare, and Synths if possible :)
could you maybe do a set up without the ultra gain? I have the compressor, I have the same microphone and can't for the life of me get it to monitor or sound half as good as this? I have a focusrite 2i2 and also a yamaha mg10xu, I've tried it with both and can't seem to get it to sound good? am I missing something?
@@GeekyNerdyTechy Well, of course but I mean out of the equipment I purchased from them over the decades they were noisier than most and I found out that it is the norm due to cost cutting. Thanks for the reply and 3pm is a tad more than I go so glad there is some room.
Check out Behringer’s Ultrasound UV1 for a single channel pre and processor. A lot like the dbx 286s but with the addition of a USB interface. Very nice.
Thanks for all the feedback. You can check it out using the links below.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Buy it on B&H (USA)
► Behringer Composer PRO-XL MDX2600 - bhpho.to/2ZxMp6I
► Behringer Utragain Pro Preamp - bhpho.to/2FyMr5A
► Rode Procaster Microphone - bhpho.to/2Fuc2fG
► Steinberg UR22MKII Sound Card - bhpho.to/2FyNvq6
Buy it on Sweetwater (USA)
► Behringer Ultragain Pro Preamp - imp.i114863.net/BehringerMic2200
► Behringer Composer Pro MDX2600 - imp.i114863.net/BehringerComp...
► Rode Procaster - imp.i114863.net/RodeProcaster
► Steinberg UR22MKII - imp.i114863.net/UR22MKII
(affiliate links)
The passthrough of audio when the unit is off is brilliant.
I got this unit 10 years ago. I run it on ancillary output from my Focusrite interface for optical analog dynamics. Still holding strong 10 years later!
I have one running over 20 years, permanently switched on, still going strong.
@@simonblandford1002 You're all lucky! I Bought mine back in 2003 and within two years almost every switch was bad, resulting in functions turning off and on.
daw için alıcam aslında daw içinde bir çok plugin mevcut ama analog olması kolay kullanım sağlar
I own a MDX 2600 for more than 10 years.
I've just learned that it's pass through!
Thanks!
Most behringer things do
Its not that obvious from the manual thou.
What does pass through mean?
@@boimesa8190 The signal goes through even when it's turned off.
@@bitcollector6285 do u know if the TRS inputs carry a stereo signal without summing it down to mono?
Shane is THE MAN! This guy could review a polish cloth and it would RAWK! He doesn't try to be "cute" like American reviewers or go on and on and on and on and on and on ABOUT NOTHING like British reviewers, NOPE! He understands the reason people watch these things is honest, un filtered , TO THE POINT reviews of the gear DUH! What a concept! Keep Rockin it Shane!!
Thanks mate!
@@GeekyNerdyTechy No sir thank you! I don't know how many of these reviews you watch but the majority of the time it's inane psycho babble. All most of us want is 5 minutes of information and we're forced to endure 10 or more minutes of blah blah blah YOU never go there, I really appreciate it and will continue watching.
I think you're under-driving the compressor. The green level is peaking at -18dB, so you're working around 16-20dB lower than nominal (0dB). This explains why you need so little gate/expander, or why at 4 notches it starts to make your mic audio cut out. I'd also set it to be an expander rather than a gate for vocal work, so that the noise floor is simply lowered rather than chopped off to nothing (the gate is more useful in a situation where you're trying to prevent multiple mics from cross talking, like when recording a drum kit). I'd wind up the output of your pre-amp, and make the compressor work more. You can then set the thresholds of the compressor and gate/expander higher if you find it's compressing too much. The fact all the red LEDs come on when you stop talking is the gate/expander in action - it's pulling the level of your noise floor right down. You also say something about the unit making your quiet sounds louder, and that's not what compression does - compression is a gain reduction function. You can make sounds at levels below the knee sound louder by turning up the output gain (sometimes called make-up gain). The make-up gain is intended to replace some of the gain lost by the compression process, but by this virtue, it also raises the level of anything that hasn't been compressed (that stuff below the knee). You're also running a really high ratio, which is making the unit work more like a limiter than a compressor. Maybe you could make a video where you change the ratio to show the difference it makes? At least you've managed to set up some fairly nice sounding attack and release constants that suit your voice - I've heard some reviews where these are badly set, and it makes the output "pumpy" and subjectively horrible to listen to. Other than those really technical notes, this is a good review. I've used an MDX2600 for many many years in a broadcast environment, mostly as a limiter rather than a compressor, and for the money, you get a pretty good single band compressor. I'm pretty sure they're more expensive than they used to be too - I'm sure I bought mine for less than £100.
@@jaredrogers1320 I can't really give any hard advice on your suggestions. The best thing to do is try it out, listen to what it sounds like. and judge for yourself if it sounds good or not. You seem to be applying several layers of compression and leveling, and you might find it's a bit too much. Note that if you compress something twice, the effective end ratio will be the product, not the sum, of the ratios. So 3:1 compression followed by 4:1 compression is the same as 12:1 compression. I generally compress mics before adding effects (like reverb), because compressing reverb or delay or echo reduces the decay of these effects, which can result in muddy mixes. Finally, before you go crazy with effects and enhancers, take a long hard critical look at how you use EQ, because cutting or boosting particular frequencies can change the way your mic audio sounds or fits in with other sounds in the mix (for example, don't boost the mid-range on everything, because you'll end up mixing mud. Assign frequency ranges to each component of your mix, and cut the frequencies that are used by other things (cut first, then think about boosts later). An EQ that allows you to sweep through frequencies will help you to identify objectionable resonances that you can then cut.
@@jaredrogers1320 As for meters... LED meters are useless other than for checking the levels of tones (and even then they aren't accurate enough). Effects units don't affect tones in the way that they affect more dynamic input, so trying to use tones for anything other than initial line-up is pointless... and thus LED meters are mostly nothing more than eye candy, so go for moving coil if you are serious about metering. Also, get meters that show you want you want to see. VUs generally bounce around too much for dynamic programme, and aren't generally fast enough to measure actual peak levels, so are again only useful for tones. VUs with a damped action are better at showing average levels. PPMs (most often seen in broadcasting) have a fast attack and slower decay, so better represent peak levels, but not average levels, so you have to allow for that, allowing speech peak levels to be higher than peak music levels so that the average levels of both are about the same. Meters are useful, but use your ears to tell if something rounds right or the balance of the mix is right. Your ears are your ultimate monitoring tool for everything from levels to how good an effects chain is.
This is my 4th Behringer purchase, they deliver everything that other processors do at half the price. I'm a professional producer with year's of recording history. My first studio board was a Tascam 488 and moved up to the 688, yes things where not near the quality that we have at our disposal now. Buy Behringer, give them a chance, you won't be disappointed. Thank you for this OUTSTANDING video, its top notch but putting them in your rack will be the defining answer, yes they're just that good!
Wow sounds great!!! Looking forward to the shootout!!! Thanks Shane!!!🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾
Cheers for this Shane, helped me decide what I need ...
Thanks for this video! Very helpful and really appreciate seeing your settings, as well.
My OG Composer hasn't ever left my rack. It's a secret weapon. Great review, and I'm glad you enjoy this as much as I do. Slow your attack, you're getting "essy". Cheers!
I've had this unit for years and have never been able to get it to work. I have it hooked up the same way as you too.
These units are awesome! thanks dear Shane
Hey Shane! Great review, I just ordered based on this. Thank you.
You're going to love this thing mate! I like it better than my DBX. :)
Same here. Need it for hiding background noise and evening out volume for voice and it seems perfect for that.
those in/out buttons are like the "bypass" ?
I've had a Composer Pro since 1998. I've not used it a lot because I had a Focusrite Voicemaster which was my go to back then and although I used to use the Composer on my mixes back then I usually took it off and just leveled my mixes how I wanted them without compression and left it for my mastering engineer to work his magic. I've recently taken it out of storage and I'm going to use it on vocals going into the Composer Pro then into my mixer. It should be interesting to hear the results. Thanks for the tips.
Can I also connect my microphone directly to the Behringer MDX 2600?
great video. I have a dbx 1086. what do you think of that unit?
Thanks, Luis! I haven't tried the 1086 but they make great stuff so I am sure it's really good. I will have a look at it. :-) I have the dbx 286s and it's pretty wild! :)
Nothing about the functionality of the de-esser, then? I didn't know this unit existed until today, and am very interested to know how the de-esser works.
Ah sorry about that I may have edited it out for some reason. Basically, it helps control the amount of sizzle/sibilance on the voice so it's less harsh. Depending on your own voice you will need to experiment with it. Some people don't ever use or need it either.
@@GeekyNerdyTechy What's the "on camera" mic you use, when not testing the unit? It sounds great to me.
El MDX2600 ¿Con qué ecualizador Behringer lo combinarías para uso de escucha música?, Tengo una consola Behringer en donde conecto los dispositivos.
Behringer makes some great rack gear Shane. For my PA setup, I'm using their 12 channel rack mixer, with the DBX 166xs compressor/limiter (for vocals) and a Behringer 30 band stereo EQ. The 12 channel rack mixer has build in effects which you can mix into any channel. I also bought a TC Voicelive to try out for a bit of fun, but haven't had the time to play around with it.
But the MDX2600 sounds pretty good, I like that enhance + tube buttons too.
I just watch two of your other videos and the Behringer devices you demonstrated convinced me to buy one. Thanks love the training... .and your perspectives. I just bought an MXL M77 Ribbon Mic and I am trying to get the gain up. I picked up a cloud lift CL-1 and because of you, I ordered the Behringer Composer Pro MDX 2600 for that system. My other system is the MXL Genesis Tube Anniversary Edition with the Presonus Channel both feeding into my Tascam 4800 for Voiceovers and Corporate Videos. Thank you so much for the help in your videos.
This Composer pro is really great! If you saw my prior comment I thought you were talking about the Behringer Ultragain Pro, my mistake. :-) These will make the overall tone of that microphone come alive. I'd be really keen to see what you think of it once you have tested it. Thanks for the info. :-)
Thanks for the insight. From your example I can say it’s a shame it doesn’t have a de-esser too 😉
Hi!I'm not an expert but i wanna normalizie the audio output from movies for my stereo home theather.Sometimes the audio output is good for speaking but is too high in excited scenes and always i need to manually up and down volume,it annoys me.Can i use this compressor to solve this problem?I need to connect the left and right channel respectively in the channel 1 and channel 2 and replicate the same settings?Is there any better tool that costs less to achieve the same effect?Thank you!
if you are using a nice A/V receiver, most of them have already the feature you want, it is called night mode in many units ,if yours does not have it , this unit can do what you mention .
Question, can you explain how you hooked up the two units to your interface? You have 2 red cables in the back and also a red cable going into the interface, where does the 3rd red cable and the top left black cable on the MDX 2600 go?
what a great coincidence I came across this video, because I've used the same setup before, and from my experience I agree, it's a great setup for podcasts. only different on the mic, I use behringer xm8500.
now i can say...yeah i have a good reference for my setup
I had a DBX 286 S, but I got rid of it because it bothered me that it didn't have an off and on button.
So I just picked up the MDX 2600. And I don't notice any difference in the sound. Im running it with a Golden Age dynamic mic into the 2600 then into a Zoom P4. I see the LED registering my signal but it sounds the same to me. Any suggestions or help thank you
is it possible connect a wireless mic, and then link to the mixing board?
Hi Geeky Nerdy Techy, i have one question about behringer knobs of the video. Are they like the DBX 286s knobs that have a click or u can move them without that kind of click?
Thanks
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oi amigo ... meu valvulado esta piscando como se fosse apagar a valvula ,depois volta normal ,e depois volta de novo ,, vc pode me ajudar agradesço r,,,
So Helpful Shane!!
That setup sounds great! I recently got the SM7B w/Coludlifter CL-1 and MOTU M2 USB Interface. I also just purchased the DBX 286s & Behringer Xenyx 1204USB Mixer for $260 (with some high quality XLR wires and 2 x Behringer MicroHD HD400 Hum Destroyers) and the 166sx & 215s together for $150. In total $410. I some good deals and hope it's going to serve my needs for live streaming (podcasting). Let me know what your thoughts are.
I wanted to use this for sleeping sound, rainstorms, etc. but cut the sudden high volume occurrences. But I tried turning knobs this way & that, & heard no effect. & I found the brief instructions obtuse.
how do you pop the condenser microphone and the audio interface? can't understand the crack in the video
do you prefer this to the DBX 286S? I'm looking to pick up either this unit with an Ultragain Pro, or just a DBX 286S.
I actually do prefer this for a number of reasons. I will be doing a comparison video coming up son answering a lot of questions about the two.
Enhance (frantically types and keyboard)
Enhance 😂🤘🏽 it really does add definition and clarity
And...and...Smoking the reafer!
I picked up The Unbands album after watching this movie. Love it.
So does the mic hit the Composer unit first? Or is it downstream of the preamp? Imma newbie. I just got both of these units myself and hooked it up with the preamp first after the mic (I figured this unit has the phantom power whereas the Composer Pro XL does not, so that suggests mic should go to it first). Also, the physical size of my units are exactly opposite of what you show, my Ultragain Pro preamp is smaller than the Composer. Thanks for the informative videos!
Is it possible to compress a whole mixing board through the main speaker output inserts?
Hey, I know this might sound like a silly question, but I have no idea what I'm doing. I bought this compressor and I set it up just like you have it in your video but the lights on the front don't move when I'm talking into my microphone or when audio is going through the compressor, am I doing something wrong?
Your input source is not loud enough. You should be running your mics into a mic preamp first, adjusting the levels to get where you need to go.
Is there a huge difference between the 2600 and the 4600? Just picked up the 4600 today and wondering if I should've gotten this, instead?
I haven't tried the 4600. I ended up moving to the Rodecaster Pro a while back but if the 2600 is doing the job, you won't need to upgrade.
I have the ultra voice uv1 can I hook it up to it for expansion?
Great informative video!
I'm looking for a compressor for vocals (live performance). How does the Composer compare to the Art Pro VLA II? Not going to ask if one is better than the other; but perhaps is one preferred over the other in terms on setting or use (studio versus live gigs)?
Love your videos by the way
Thanks! How do these 2 units compare to the DBX when using it for singing vocals and direct electric guitar recording?
Hi! This device hasn´t phantompower, right? So I have to buy a external 48V Power device?
Best wishes!
Jusuf no phantom power
You will need a microphone preamp to alongside this for phantom power.
@@GeekyNerdyTechy I have a umc404hd with phantom power. Can I just plug the compressor into the insert of the umc404hd and plug my mic into the input of my 404hd?
I am very interested in getting one. Differences between 1600 2600 and 4600? Except that someone has 4 channels. They are cheap used, after all. Or is it safer settings with a Yamaha compressor mixer table?
I understand that if you set it right it sounds very good. Thanks for the good explanations.
I wonder how different it is to the MDX2200 ?
Cheers
Is the expander/gate an expender or a gate? It can’t be both at the same time...
Do you have a video for connecting it all? I mean, the two behringers and the mic? best regards ... thanx for awesome simple show and tell videos ... helps alot
This part was a little confusing, does anyone know the solution ?
@@Gkn007 it looks to me like the mic goes into the pre amp then the pre amp out goes to the input in the composer then the composer out goes to the audio interface.think the red cable going to the interface is just a confusing image.i am getting this combo next week so will find out.
@@SARDINIA1963 so how's that goes?
is it preferable over the Drawmer 1978 regardig sound quality and features?
I haven't used the Drawmer, sorry.
Hey?! I know that guy!
G'day Shane!
how to hook this to my mixer it is doing nothing for me
Could I use this with a dj setup for rane one controller
Can the multicom pro lx can connect to the speakers ?
Very informative video.just want to clarify which cables are those that connects the composer to preamp? Does it include in the package?tnx in advance.
Is it good for the mix bus like a little magic spice to add?:)
Shane you deserve a thumbs up and a a subscribe. Good vid.
It sounds great. I have one, I need to learn or figure out how to connect it in line with my Apollo Twin.
Could I use both that preamp and the composer for music?
Loved the video and how it sounds, don't know much about audio though. Can I output this to a computer to record a podcast by using a Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD or similar interfaces?
Can I use the composer pro alone with condenser microphone?????
No, you will need a preamp.
@@GeekyNerdyTechy will any kinda of preamp work ?
Back in the day, this is used in guitar, when someone make cheap rack system 🤭
Noticed more sibilance, even you turned on the compressor, on your first S?
hi there my name is George and I have the model mdx-1600 I need your help how to configure it .I was looking for a video how to proceed and configure this type of processes and I couldn't find anywhere are on the entire CZcams it's been a while since I was looking for a video like yours I'm using the compressor for only The Voice ice sorry for my English I hope you understand
Audio Technica ATH M20X headphones? I just got a pair too and I love them!
does the noise gate work as well as the gate on the dbx?
Sounds great
What happened to house of blues??? Also- I have the Warm Audio 73eq it allows you to have a button for 'insert' into the chain and this is where the DBX 286s doesn't need a on/off switch and shines for the that particular purpose
Hi! You know How do you link without a send entrance?
How to use this with audio interface?
MDX2600 have phantom power for condenser microphones? I don't see any info about that(
no mate
THANK YOU!!!!
superb voice sound quality
Sounds descent! How is the quality of that power switch? I had to send a interface back due to it sliding up into the unit.
Great View I just subscribe thanks for the information I just bought a composer🎉
Awesome, thank you!
hi, is this with the de-Esser activated?
can u give a tutorial on how to set this up for recording vocals for noob beginners i bought one but i can't figure out how to use it also my noise gate is not working properly no matter what i do? thanks for any help you can offer.
Sadly, I don't have it anymore mate. I sold it once I got the Rodecaster Pro.
Great name Shane
hah thanks! You also.
If trashold is 20dB. How much is the ratio?
Very informative! Is it possible to make subtle gating effect instead of just hard open or close? I don't see a ratio knob for the gate. Thanks! God bless!
several controls are compressed(!) into trigger and, i'm wondering if it's for the good.
Hey, an excellent video that helped me decide on the Behringer Composer PRO-XL MDX2600. I have one now and have problems connecting them to my audio interface. I am using a Motu M2. Could you do a tutorial on how you can connect the Composer to an audio interface, for example, I am using Motu M2 and I use Audio Technica AT 2035 Microphone. Or where can I find it how to do that. Or do I have to buy the Ultragain Pro MIC2200 to have the same setup? Simply, I have difficulties connecting the device. I know I am a noob. Thanks for the video, anyway. Please keep doing such great videos. Sorry for my English I am not a native speaker.
I find it quite distorted! It might be that you have a cheap microphone. Listening to booming loud audio with no dynamic range is tiring.
So youve had it for about 3 years now how did it hold up and was it good through the test of time as i am about to buy one?
I ended up selling it once I got the rodecaster pro but it worked fine until then.
Did you use the 48v on your interface to get that mic working ?
It doesn't require Phantom power as it's a dynamic microphone. Check my review of the Rode Procaster for more info :)
@@GeekyNerdyTechy can I connect my interface to composer pro with a condenser mic
ja attack must be like really slow for vocals, those are limiter settings, thats the other function for
what does switch on back do: home vs studio?
Does it not say in the manual? I don’t have mine anymore sorry.
I very much am looking forward to the DBX comparison. If you can please compare the 2 units with Vocals, Clean/Distorted Guitars, Kick/Snare, and Synths if possible :)
Great videos! (I tried to support, but...your affiliate link to Sweetwater isn't working.)
Don't suppose anyone knows the differemce between the v1 and v2? Can't seem to find any info on it
As far as i know,
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The ear rack metal mOre rounded, not sharp
could you maybe do a set up without the ultra gain? I have the compressor, I have the same microphone and can't for the life of me get it to monitor or sound half as good as this? I have a focusrite 2i2 and also a yamaha mg10xu, I've tried it with both and can't seem to get it to sound good? am I missing something?
you can't do that you need the ultragain
@@absak Cool man thanks
the de-esser did not work properly.. still hearing ssss
I always loved Behringer equipment except for one dirty secret they hide...they have always been noisier than the competition. Is this any different?
Most preamps are noisy when you turn them right up. These are fine up to about 3 O'clock.
@@GeekyNerdyTechy Well, of course but I mean out of the equipment I purchased from them over the decades they were noisier than most and I found out that it is the norm due to cost cutting.
Thanks for the reply and 3pm is a tad more than I go so glad there is some room.
Can gate remove sound of swallowing saliva which occures sometimes ?
Yes it can but the expander will probably be a better choice as it's less abrupt.
Nice one. Wish they did just a single channel version of these, I feel like dual channels a bit over kill for just narration etc.
Check out Behringer’s Ultrasound UV1 for a single channel pre and processor. A lot like the dbx 286s but with the addition of a USB interface. Very nice.
good video!
How to use the MDX4600 with audio interface?
You can, just if only u have insert send return... Maybe
I'm sold on this one.
To run a four person podcast would I need to run two of each the composer and micpro?
This is a dual channel processor and will run two mics, I dont know what your set up is, what board your running, but this will run 2 mics!
Larry Yearight thank you. Yea I usually run three to four people. They make the MDX 4600 which would work. I’m just trying to see different setups