Re: [LAU] Behringer and Linux

On Tue, 2015-03-31 at 23:14 -1000, david wrote:
> Yah, I have a brand name product here - Yamaha PSR-225GM. Not pro stuff,
> but I must say that the colors they chose for the stenciling on this
> keyboard make it impossible to read the labels under almost any kind of
> lighting.

I remember that you mentioned this once we discussed the
design/functionality of audio gear and everyday thing. Btw. I still
didn't buy the book "The Design of Everyday Things".

http://www.bax-shop.fr/media/catalog/product/B/e/Behringer_LX1-X-V-Amp-gitaar-effectpedaal-top.jpg

One data wheel and the second functions are printed in one shade of
grey, to make them invisible under stage light. Perhaps because the
second function needs to be selected by the the same button, that is
used to tap the speed of effect's LFOs and delay time. The grey font is
nearly unreadable on that picture, even after enlarging it.

Behringer gear often is unusable regarding the idiotic combinations of
buttons you need to do, it doesn't matter if the fonts are readable or
not.

Perhaps not an issue for the X32 live mixer, it got good reviews from
customers. However, those good reviews exclude durability, until now
nobody knows how long it will last.

I don't mount my ADA8000 to a rack and place it on sockets, so that
there's air even under the device, I remember an anecdote from Fons
about ADA8000s mounted to a rack. For the home studio the low price
could be an advantage, but for professional usage the low price could
cause expensive issues, so in the end it could be more pricey to buy
Behringer gear.

> I'm more inclined to suspect cheap production-quality for the
> Behringer equipment the original poster mentioned, not fundamental
> design problems.

That reminds me of my Behringer mixing console UB2442FX-PRO. It's a
known issue that companies chose capacitors with to low voltage for
power switching supplies. They want that they fail at the end of the
guarantee period. Since Behringer does this too, I wouldn't trust any
Behringer product for serious, professional studio work or live usage.
Using voltage undersized capacitors in a power switching supply is an
intentional fundamental design problem.

It's possible to fry eggs on my ADA8000 and IIRC Fons had 4 of those hot
ADAs too and they burned when he rent an acoustic room.

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