BehringerXenyx X1222USB Mixer with USB and Effects

This mixer is just what I wanted. The sound is clean and with the built in effects it sounds pretty darn cool. The only problem I have is I wish it had two more aux ports, but other than that it is a solid piece of machinery. Thank you Behringer.

Value for money, it’s worth every penny

I don’t write many reviews, but I am compelled to write this one because I got excellent service from the manufacturer, which is a rare thing these days and Behringer deserves an acknowledgement in this case.I bought a Behringer Xenyx X1222USB a little under a year ago. It’s been working great for my application using it as the main board for live gigs with a small band (vocals, a couple of mics on amps for string instruments, keyboards in direct, a wind controller and an iPad via an Alesis IOdock for backing tracks).This whole time I hadn’t used the built in FX, as I’ve been using an external FX box. I finally got around to checking them out, auditioning all the presets and messing with the various parameters, when all of the sudden (about 15-20 min into this) I got this really loud rapidly repeating clicking sound that just masked everything else. The only way to make it stop was to shut down the unit. After powering back up, the mixer behaved just fine, as long as all the controls for the FX were in the minimum settings. As soon as I would bring the FX back in, the same thing would happen again within 15-20 min. I tested it several times and I made sure that all controls were in their nominal settings (i.e., I was sure I was not overloading the FX unit). Luckily this took place when I was in my home studio. I had gigs coning up the following 2 days so I convinced myself that this only happened when the FX processor was engaged. Sure enough, I did not have any problems at the gigs over the next 2 days and everything went fine (with the FX off).The following day, before calling Behringer, I did some research and found that many people have experienced similar problems with FX units on Behringer mixers going back a few years (although I didn’t find anything specifically for this model). Some people attributed the problem to cheap capacitors made in China (I can’t confirm this one way or the other) but frankly I was a bit disappointed that Behringer hadn’t addressed the issue on newer models, given the number of complains, although I have noticed that some models now use a different version on the FX processor (don’t know if these address the issue or not).In any case, I called Behringer and much to my surprise, I was talking to someone within a couple of minutes. The service person was very knowledgeable and asked a few pertinent questions and she quickly assessed that indeed it sounded like a faulty FX unit. She emailed the RMA while I was still on the phone and told me that they typically have a 10 business day turnaround. I sent it in on a Tuesday. UPS tracking said they had it on Thursday. By the following Thursday it was at my from door! I was really blown away. Everything seems to be working just fine.The only negative is that you have to pay for shipping to get the box the them. Once they determine that it’s indeed a warranty issue, they’ll fix it and ship it back to you for free. So be sure to save your box and packing materials, in case you have to send it in.Btw, it has a 1-yr warranty, but if you register it within 90 days, they extend it to 3 years. I had not registered it, but the Behringer rep told me it was covered for 3 years anyhow. You may want to register your unit just in case.

My friend and I started a podcast (called Oh Honey, coming out February 14th everywhere),and we had no idea what we were doing. I've never done anything with audio recording before, and I had to do a lot of research on exactly what we would need. We knew we wanted to be able to have guests, so we needed a mixer that would support at least 4 mics, and this was the most affordable and reasonable option that worked for us.IT COMES WITH everything you need to plug it into your computer and plug it into the wall for power. The USB cord is a few feet long, and so is the power cord. Both are standard and look high quality to me. The manual, which I read cover-to-cover, is very easy to read and understand. It's only probably 20 pages, and half of them are diagrams showing where to plug in different components.THE MACHINE ITSELF is very user friendly, especially considering that I've never done anything with audio before. Because we needed guests to be able to hear themselves as well, I purchased a Behringer 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amp, and that works really well for us. The knobs and controls are also high quality. I love having this thing on my desk because it looks SO legit. Within probably a half hour of unboxing, someone with no experience whatsoever with audio had everything plugged in and set up and working correctly. If I can do it, you can too.Overall, this product gave us everything we needed. It's easy to use, isn't too big or small, and works great!

This is the one! After using the 1202 (rotary channel knobs, 4 stereo channels) and then changing to the 1204 (channel sliders, but only 2 stereo channels), I am really liking the 1222. It has the sliders, 4 stereo channels, AND 2 sliders controlling monitor and effects send right down with the rest of them where they should be, not some hidden knob hard to get to on the fly, AND a slider for the 2-track return too! FINALLY I can balance all my inputs on the mixer and not fuss with volumes/gains on the computer/phone/cd player I'm sending from. All the channels are in a vertical row, much easier to keep track of the inputs as opposed to the stacked channels on the 1202. This does not have a PFL button BUT I think the separate level setting yellow LEDs up by the gain knobs are better for my mobile DJ use...maybe not as accurate as using PFL on the main meter but they are a constant visual aide to keep the input gain levels hot but not too hot. You simply keep them dialed to where the input occasionally flashes them. I would prefer the main XLR outs to be on the back like they are on the 1204 and I might miss the Solo buttons that the 1204 has too but I'll swap mixers if a gig needs that. All in all the 1222 has a great mix of features. I like the onboard graphic equalizer with feedback detect, stereo expand feature, and a great FX section. Good job Behringer!

We don't have a lot of room at the table. This mixer packs a punch. It sounds great on the air, and it has enough aux outputs that I can feed the house, network TV and others who want our audio.It travels well since it's so small. I only need one case for everything, including the mixer.I would highly reccomend this one.