- Premium ultra-low noise, high headroom analog mixer
- Built-in stereo USB/Audio Interface
- Free audio recording editing and podcasting software
- 150 instrument/effect plug-ins and ultra-low latency drivers
- Studio-grade FX processor with 16 editable presets
- Neo-classic British 3-band EQs
- 5 studio-grade compressors with super-easy one-knob functionality
- 4 state-of-the-art XENYX mic preamps
Introduction
In this article, we delve into a detailed analysis of 64,941 user reviews from various languages worldwide to examine the Behringer XENYX X1204USB. This analysis is performed by the RR artificial intelligence and updated daily with newly submitted reviews. The RR AI utilizes a complex algorithm to first scrutinize user reviews for credibility, filtering out unreliable ones. It then proceeds to dissect and evaluate the valuable insights within these reviews, providing users with ratings regarding the features of this product. Based on these assessments, users can make informed decisions about whether this product is suitable for them or not.
Ratings Based on Features
These results are a summary of user reviews of the Behringer XENYX X1204USB. For example, 87% of 31,107 users who have commented on the Value for money of the Behringer XENYX X1204USB have given positive feedback.
Highlighted Customer Reviews
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big bang for your buck
Behringer XENYX X1204USB USB Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by chris on Guitar Center
I needed a small workhorse. the 1204 with effects was it. as with all behringer products they usually under promise and over deliver. sound quality is good, effects are good, over-all layout and build quality is solid. I wonder when other company's will catch on. good products for a reasonable price. I can route anything through this mixer. I can record, sub-mix, use it live or just use it as my studio patch bay for all my intstruments.
Good little mixer, with an irritating limitation
Behringer XENYX X1204USB USB Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by CHRIS JOHANSEN on Guitar Center
Just picked up this mixer and a bunch of other gear from Guitar Center in Kirkland, WA. The guys there are great, Matt, Ryan, Devon, Mike, Pete, all know their stuff & have been very helpful and friendly. This mixer is a pretty decent little box, sounds good, easy to use, fairly well built. Perfect for a podcaster or very basic studio setup. I expected to have to spend time troubleshooting buzzes & hisses, but everything sounded great right out of the box. Had to adjust for latency by about +50ms in my software, but other than that it's been a breeze. The effects are fun (especially the pitch shift, the kids love it) but are only particularly useful if you are doing live audio. You're limited to only one effect at a time, and they have a very digital/synthetic sound to them (in my opinion) and are a bit on the heavy side. There are better options available in software for those who are using it for recording. Now for the irritating limitation: the Alt3/4 and Mute button are combined into one. This seems to mean, and correct me if I'm wrong, that if you're using the Alt3/4 like I am (to send to an external sampler), there really is no mute button. Secondly, the "mute" button doesn't completely mute the channel - even with the mute button on, the channel is still sent through the FX processor and the effects are heard in the main mix if you have the FX send turned up. Because of that simple limitation, I'm already thinking now about upgrading to the similar x1622USB because it does have separate mute and sub functions, two extra stereo channels, and better control over what is sent over the subs. And it's only $40 more! I like this mixer, I do, so I hate to recommend against buying it, but $40 more just isn't that much. I'm actually surprised Behringer even bothered to make the x1204USB with such a similarly priced, better equipped big-brother. ... More
Perfect Fit
Behringer XENYX X1204USB USB Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by Ed on Guitar Center
Okay so to set the tone here I am pretty new to making/recording music. I've been pretty serious about playing the guitar for a little over a year now having toyed with it in the past. I have a passion for singing as well and am taking lessons for both. So obviously along the way I needed to invest in some equipment to record and measure my progress. Plus, well, it's just cool stuff. I purchase a Presonus Audio box USB mixer which worked well and came with some decent software. Around the same time a friend of mine gave me an older model Behringer powered mixer similar to this one, but no USB, to try out. I got hooked. So I sold the Presonus and purchased this unit which gives me the inputs I need (the one I borrowed had twice the number) and USB connection for my laptop. I cannot be more pleased. It's a solid well-built unit. All the controls, knobs and sliders are high quality with a good solid feel. The unit is very easy to use. Which is good because the included documentation is weak at beast. But you can download a much better manual from the Behringer web site. Why it�ۡ���s not included with the unit is beyond me. I have a set of KRK Rokit Powered monitors and Shure Beta 58A mic that complete my setup. All the components work well together. I did not scrimp on the cables either and get no noticeable noise or buzzing which I have read about with other equipment. I did a lot of research on all of the components and made some mistakes along the way buying cheaper stuff, so one recommendation I can make for sure it make sure what you buy is meant to work together. It can be confusing for a rookie and even having friends who know this stuff did not help too much. They all want to spend a lot more. This unit does the job for a very reasonable price. Only knock I have is the software simply put....sucks. Period. The software that came with the Presonus was much better. I gave up on the included software pretty quick and am researching some options. I did not count on it though so I am not down grading the unit because of the bad software. Overall money well spent. I would not hesitate to buy another Behringer product. ... More
solid mixer that does it all
Behringer XENYX X1204USB USB Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by alan on Guitar Center
I switched from a mackie vlz pro, and an mbox 2 mini just to this to simplify my setup. The effects are a nice touch, they sound fine for the price. Setup was a breeze, the mixer feels solid. I get no hum, and to be honest the audio interface sounds better than my mbox(this was the deciding factor on keeping it). All in all, for the price, you can't beat it.
Not bad for a sale price
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by krasoft on B&H Photo Video
This mixer is OK for real live performances and karaoke parties not a serious studio work. The main issue is the USB: it is only 44/48KHz 16-bit which is not suitable for a serious studio quality results. And there is no way to uninstall their Windows USB driver once installed. The both DAT-in and USB-in are connected in parallel to the main mix only and have no volume/frequency control so you should use the such controls in your Windows player. The both DAT-out and USB-out are connected in parallel to the main mix only, and they output everything but the DAT-in and USB-in even if you can hear the DAT-in and USB-in thru the main mix' output. So by default you are unable to record a minus (a backing track) from a DAT or USB along with your vocals and instruments back to your DAT or computer thru USB: you'll get only your vocals and instruments recorded back not the backing track. Well, you can try to record the vocals thru the USB and then mix them with the original backing track but there is some USB lag so your vocals will be recorded with some delay of the original sound coming thru the USB to the mixer and back which will require some manual time adjustments to get the vocal tracks in sync with the previous tracks. The Behringer's technical support refused to explain why they stripped the USB/DAT-in from the USB/DAT-out - there is just some weird horrible sound feedback loop elimination explanation (see their forum) which still creates this feedback loop once I enable the vocal coming from the mixer thru the USB back to the mixer thru the USB. :-) So the USB to MAIN button adds uncontrollable DAT/USB-in to the MAIN OUT not to the DAT/USB-out, and the Behringer's technical support refused to provide a soldering way to fix this issue. The only workaround I found so far to fix this issue is to put the USB-in to the MONITOR not the MAIN MIX (and remove the MAIN and ALT from monitoring to avoid feedback) and then patch from the MONITOR OUT back to the STEREO IN 5/6 or 7/8 and thus mix the analog USB-in to the MAIN: this way make the MONITOR channel impossible to use for monitoring but allows to control volume/frequency of the USB-in and record the USB-in back to the DAT/USB-out which in my case allows to record karaoke parties and live performances along with back tracks. ... More
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Probably the Best Intro Mixer I Could've Bought
Behringer XENYX X1204USB USB Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by Mike on Guitar Center
So, I'll say that I'm very new to the sound engineering world. I'm working on recording my own music and was looking for a board that was nicer than a base model, but still basic enough to suit the minimal use I would be doing. I didn't want to drop a ton in it, but wanted quality. The more I read about Behringer, the more scared I got. "Their preamps suck," "Their functions are really limited" and "Should spend your money on something reliable" plagued all of the comment sections about Behringer products and forums. I'm here to tell you that the board I purchased pleased me to the point that I wanted to write a review, so that maybe a newbie, like me, could read it and understand its functions better. Behringer did a terrible job at something, though. The instructions. They give very basic points on setup. They do not, however, thoroughly explain the aux sends/returns, pathways for the sends and/or FX processor. They kind of lead you to figure out some by trial and error, which is easy if you have some knowledge of soundboards. I learned most of what I picked up about this board from the multitude of YouTube videos on setup. Keep in mind that you should sift through the information and cherry pick what you need. Some people have good parts with bits of bad/misinformation purported. For example, one video purported that "only two inputs are recorded to the computer." This is, in general, true, however, those inputs are left and right, not two individual channels, as he pointed to. The audio out is recorded L and R, but it is the main mix, which is whatever you have mixed together. All in all, I'm very happy about this purchase. A co-worker, who works with FAR more expensive boards with amazing features, helped me to figure out what all was happening and how to get the best use out of my board. If you simply pay attention to where signal is coming from and where it's going to, this board is nothing to figure out. ... More
Thumbs Down
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by That VidBlaster Guy on B&H Photo Video
I bought this mixer to handle the audio for my internet broadcast (audio & video). I've owned a USB mixer before and like the fact that it handles both the Line In and Main Out to/from the PC... except... that doesn't work on this mixer. Audio makes it to the mixer from the PC, but it stops there. No audio produced by the PC (videos, music, etc) get returned to the PC. We'll see how Behringer Tech Support responds. It will determine whether I buy any other Behringer product again in the future. If no joy, then this little guy goes back. ... More
Good, not great
Behringer Xenyx X1204USB Mixer with USB Interface
Reviewed by Raúl C. on Reverb
Gripes: The onboard compressors choke the sound and cause rapid clipping of the channel being used (no, no hipster "analog saturation" parlance here). The EQ is weak at worst, sterile at best. The EQ bandwidth seems too narrowly fixed, resulting in a very fake sound. The Aux sends have very little headroom, making their inclusion a bit pointless. They seem like a good idea, but will quickly bring you into the red in the channel, making you wonder why you're using an auxiliary feed instead of one of the many dedicated inputs. Why clog things up needlessly? Final and equally disappointing flaw is a VERY noisy headphone output. It's only useable up to about the 9 o clock position, after which you enter Hissville. All these shortcomings are of the same general issue, this is a mixer that is more about gain than fidelity. Good perhaps for small gigs and parties, but not clean enough for production purposes. ... More
A really good option
Behringer XENYX X1204USB USB Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by kenny croes on Guitar Center
I sometimes hear Behringer equipment disparaged, but I have always been impressed with how sturdy, affordable and utilitarian their products are. The Behringer X1204USB is an excellent choice, affordably positioned between similar Alesis, Mackie and Allen & Heath products. I'm using it as a PA mixer with powered speakers. The effects are pleasing and the channel features are very useful. Though I might choose my virtual effects in a computer recording environment, I would not hesitate to use the mixer for routing in my home studio. And the warranty on the product is three years. Go with Behringer. Forget the naysayers. ... More
More than I really expected
Behringer XENYX X1204USB USB Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by George Schuler on Guitar Center
After much research for a compact mixer that would do want I needed, this product was selected. I am a drummer and want to run my Roland V-Series set through this mixer into QSC speakers and sub; along with having a monitor feed from sound board and click in my headphones; also to have when I play my DW acoustic set for additional microphones, etc. I thought what I was trying to do was going to be rather complicated, but with the help of another person in my band that is very brilliant with sound gear, etc, we put this thing together and it is "rocking my world". This is the 2nd Behringer product and completely satisfied. ... More
RCA-In throgh USB interface doesn't work
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed on B&H Photo Video
Well... After a week of playing with it I figured out that my brand new x1204 usb doesn't record playing devices hooked up to RCA inputs (2Track Input) through the USB interface! It mixes it great though and sound is not that bad... However, when I try to record any mix it records everything except any RCA hookups! What the...?! User manuals with their hookup diagrams written terrible and some tags were outdated, for instance mentioned in owner's manual CD/Tape switch doesn't exist! There is 2TR/USB instead! Why should I guess?! I began thinking of replacement or even return... ((( Some pros at the end: it's built solid and I like quality of the unit assembly. FXs are mediocre, but doable for home studio purposes. It is definitely good for the price if you don't have defective unit as suspiciously I have. I actually have already placed a question to Behringer support about it and will see what they answer... ... More
Better than expected at this price level
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by rdi on B&H Photo Video
The mixer works out of the box and takes 5 minutes at most to learn all the controls. Admittedly, I couldn't figure how to configure the FX processor before I read the manual, but other than that the mixer is very straight-forward. The build quality is very good for the price (knobs are made of hard plastic, compared to the rubberized knobs on my synth). I bought this particular mixer for the USB audio functionality to connect it to my laptop. It shows as a standard USB audio device and no driver is required. I had trouble recording in Cool Edit Pro, but after downloading Behringer's driver from their website, it works fine. No bloatware of any kind! (I like that!) I have only 2 minor complaints: - There is no physical knob or slider to control the USB audio out volume (you can still adjust from the computer though). - Mic preamps are a bit noisy at high gain levels. Definitely audible with the Behringer C-2 mics, but those seem to have low sensitivity. Also note that most inputs are on top, as opposed to the back side, as in some other mixers. ... More
Quality is better than expected
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by SSK the Hi Fi nuts on B&H Photo Video
Got the mixer for a home recording project,use the USB interface to team up with Mixcraft for multi-track recording. I work with Mackie, Yamaha, RAMSA and Behringer power mixer for years, so this is nothing new. Always have concerns on Behringer quality as I been reading too many negative comments about DOA and defective pats, but the low price and features is what motivated me to take the risk. So far I have no problem with Behringer, and this mixer feels solid and well build. Design and routing features are above my expectation for a 12 channel sub $200 mixer, sound quality is real good with Sennheiser e855 Mic. Negative is the sound effect control, it uses a tap button to control the parameters, which is difficult to use, documentation that come with the mixer is another area that need improvements, recommend to go to their web site and download the latest doc and software drivers. Overall, don't think any other company could come up with a mixer with similar quality, feature and price. ... More
Nice unit
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by DCPoke on B&H Photo Video
I bought the Behringer Xenix X1204 USB mixer as the center of my podcasting operation. I specifically wanted this unit so that I could do live telephone conversations with my cell phone piped through the unit. It's excellent for this application! My biggest complaint is that the documentation is a bit thin and meant for those who already have experience with audio mixing equipment. However, research on the net and through YouTube I was able to learn useful things about this unit. If you are going to get serious about podcasting I highly recommend getting this mixer!
Features for your Dollar
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by Marathon Martin on B&H Photo Video
This is the only 4 buss mixer with effects you will find for your money. I bought two of them to use as an 8 buss mixer to my stand alone 24 track 8 input audio recorder. A great clean sounding mixer I use for keyboards, acoustic guitar and routing external effects. The compressor worked well when bringing down the dynamics of a digital piano. I have always been happy with the performance of Behringer, just not the dependability, this is my 4th Behringer mixer, the first 3 failed, this is Behringer's last chance with me. If failure occurs again I will be replacing with Mackie. (purchased Makie's first 16 channel mixer back in the 90's, functioned well for over a decade. ... More
Features I wanted at great price
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by hw0014 on B&H Photo Video
I use the X1024 for live mixing and home studio recording with 2 mics, V drum kit, acoustic guitar & bass, and keyboard. It's compact, well built, easy/intuitive to use, had it up and running in 5 minutes. Mic preamps work great. Effects are adequate for live stuff, not studio quality, I us it to add chorus to vocals or chorus/reverb/flanger to acoustic guitar. Single track USB output and 4 mic channels are a limitation, but you can't have everything at this price. I like that it uses IEC cable and has a 120-240V compatible power supply so I can travel with it. Overall very good value for money. ... More
Behringer dependability
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by James Rizzuti, EagleTVProductions.com on B&H Photo Video
To be honest, I have to give Behringer good marks overall. But the truth of the matter is, over time, all of these mixers, Behringer, and Mackie, fail. They all fail. Since they're so relatively cheap, just make sure you have a backup or two in a travel case out in the truck. This particular mixer, offering one knob compression on four mic channels, well that's just extremely useful at this price point particularly. If you're recording a lot of speech-style material or vocals otherwise, you'll appreciate how the compressor can really help even out your results. So many people who are not truly professional don't handle a microphone right and give you fits, then call out to the audience, Can you hear me? Can you hear me? And they're holding the mic down at their stomach or something! ... More
Behringer Xenyx X1204USB Mixer with USB Interface
Reviewed by Bradley A. on Reverb
Overall, very good for the money. The compression feature and equalizers for each channel work very well. The effects are a welcome touch, though I’d def go with phaser pedals over the built in phaser effect on this one. Considering that I am running into it 6 keyboards including a 1982 Yamaha CP-80 electric grand, all through a 30 year-old Peavey KB100 amp, this mixer makes it all sound very good. Pair it with some good headphones and you will really enjoy how good it makes everything sounds. Some of the features are a little complicated to use and require some trial and error in addition to reading the manual. Some people are hard on Behringer because of the lack of sturdiness of their equipment, but while I don’t intend to gig with this, it seems more than resilient enough to go out on the road. I would definitely buy it again. 5 stars because it suits my needs perfectly. ... More
Great Mixer for the price
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed on B&H Photo Video
This mixer has a lot of features for one in its price range. It has special effects and a USB interface that works with your pc or mac for recording or monitoring. It also comes with 19 rack adaptors. All the controls are smooth and the build quality is excellent. I am using this with vocopro wireless mics and a Hercules DJ controller all driving a Behringer 3000 watt amp for Karaoke. All are mounted in a 10U portable gator case, making a very light weight portable Karaoke setup. It all works quite well with a laptop and two Yamaha S115V club speakers. The X1204USB is the perfect complement for my setup. ... More
Great for dubbing my video's for YouTube
Behringer XENYX X1204USB - 12-Input USB Audio Mixer with Effects
Reviewed by Wayne on B&H Photo Video
I have a scratchy voice and needed to scrub my audio and record over my videos to level out my voice. So far this has worked wonderfully with aAudio-Technica ATR2100 ( I have a lot of background noise in the house), it's also much better than a Lavalier micraphone that I have been using while doing the videos. Running through the XLR gives me a lot more control over my audio and has worked well for me so far. The system also makes it so much easier to add music or additional voices that I can easily control. Wish I had purchased this years ago. ... More
