How to Use an Audio Mixer Board Tutorial Mixing

The ins and outs of the music mixing board are covered thoroughly in this video. From the XLR input, line input, equalizers, to high pass filters, auxiliary sends/returns, sub mix busses and stereo pan pots. Learn more audio recording basics in our Recording Music 101 Playlist: • Audio Engineering 101 ...
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - The Power Supply
1:31 - Connecting Mixing Board to Audio Interface
3:15 - Calibrating Main Output Levels
7:12 - Plugging in a Microphone XLR Inputs
8:50 - Microphone Preamp and Input Gain Knob
9:35 - Pre Fader Listen ( PFL ) and Solo Modes
11:59 - Equalizer ( EQ ) Knobs
14:22 - Auxiliary ( Aux ) Sends
16:28 - Stereo Panning Pots
17:22 - The Solo Button
19:26 - Insert Effects and Recording Direct Channel Outputs
21:35 - Stereo Sends and Returns
22:19 - Equalizer Bandwidth (Q factor)
23:12 - RCA Outputs
23:48 - Control Room Outputs
24:56 - Headphones Output
25:27 - Aux Returns and Sends Control Knobs
27:19 - Gainstaging
27:45 - Output (Mains) Routing and the Unity (zero) Setting
29:45 - Mixing Board Console Tape Strip
30:58 - Main Output Level Button
31:34 - Microphone vs. Line Level WARNING
31:57 - Phantom Power Pro Tips
32:26 - Powering the Mixer Down and Resetting the Board
35:18 - Outro
(some of) Adam's Gear:
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Audio interface: amzn.to/2Mx58tX
Voice Over Microphone: amzn.to/313GkPo
VO Mic Gain Booster: amzn.to/35lmGlh
Main Audio Software: www.reaper.fm and www.nch.com.au/wavepad/
For a full gear list, visit realhomerecording.com and scroll to the bottom.
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Country: / country-song-master-7-...
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[@RealHomeRecording]

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[@RealHomeRecording]

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[@gunslinger8130]

Awesome instructional video, bro!! It's helped me tremendously in setting up my mixer to record to my PC!! Thanks, dude!!

[@NatJSBelza]

Would you look at that!!! I unearthed some of my dad's stuff, found a mixing board, but I don't know how to use one - a lot of stuff to look at. To the "internets" I went, find a video tutorial of some individual who is nice enough to share his know-how about mixer boards. Knowing that it's probably going to be the same concept across different brands, I clicked on the thumbnail from google results regardless of what the brand might be. Lo and behold! I have exactly the same mixer! MX2004A - only yours is blue. I have a silver variant. Haha! I couldn't be any happier!

[@RealHomeRecording]

I am glad I could help, NJB!

[@JosephDewey]

Awesome video!!! This helped me a lot!

[@RealHomeRecording]

Thanks!!

[@vansonia]

thank you so much.

[@donnythompson408]

Very recently (2019), for the first time in quite sometime, I felt the pull to go back to an analog desk, after watching videos and reading articles about the new SSL Origin analog console ( especially since its priced at around $50k, which is ridiculously inexpensive for an SSL). Starting out in ‘79/‘80, I came up in the era of tape machines, LFC’s, OB Racks and Patch Bays, and while there are some things that I DON’T miss about those days, I really do miss the tactile side of the craft; and, there was definitely something about the sonic vibe that was unique... It seemed that mixes were easier ( and quicker) to dial in on a desk, than on a DAW. Perhaps it was was because of the inherent limitations of the format; the fact that we weren’t obsessing (or couldn’t) over every tiny, minute detail, as can be done very easily in a DAW. Decisions had to be made, and committed to, because there wasn’t the hundreds of tracks available, with frame accurate editing and the easy ability to move things around on the timeline in the song. And the sound seemed to come together more quickly, with a pleasing cohesion and smoothness... But... then I’m jarred back to reality, and I remember the other side of analog, the not so good things: constant maintenance of desks and tape machines, editing tape with a grease pencil, razor blade, editing block and editing tape-and there was no “undo” button if you messed up an edit. In addition to that, the electric bill, as a result of having all that gear powered up all the time, the seemingly endless miles of cable to tie in every OB processor and tape machine track to every patch point on a 144 pt TT bay, that was connected to every aux, insert, DO, DI, and track and bus send and return of the desk... along with “total recall”, which in fact wasn’t even close to being “total” at all... I still think your video is valuable though- it’s a great lesson in signal chain, routing, gain structure, etc., and the knowledge of these things can easily be translated to virtual consoles in DAW’s. Thanks. 🙏

[@RealHomeRecording]

Very well stated! Thanks for commenting.

[@rescareguy]

great job!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SUNILYADAV-rw8tj]

Very Good.

[@RavenMadd9]

thank you for lesson

[@jgailey916]

I learn something new today

[@sesa1076]

Thanks for doing this.

[@shaun9107]

The best ive seen yet

[@danvillealdyon]

Thank you so much!^^

[@RealHomeRecording]

You're welcome.

[@QuestionMarks420]

DAMN THAT SOUND QUALITY

[@RavenStorm332]

So I was doing audio in my TV Studio Production class and our audio mixer went silent. We were talking because audio was fine it wasn't peeking and then the system just went quite. So I want to know what happened we were recording a show as well.

[@johnfritzel9833]

That Behringer is filthy!

[@joezaboncodin5691]

It has been a few years ago since I last use an audio mixer board. This instructional video is a great help for me to review how it is operated. I would like to ask how you call that player that appears on the left side of the video screen. I've seen that in an audio vault or monitor before.

[@RealHomeRecording]

Cockos REAPER. Sorry for the late reply

[@kirkbolas4985]

You were concerned leaving the Behringer mixer on unattended, that it might catch on fire. I hate to tell you bro but the Behringer gear, the early stuff that came out back in the day...that was an actual concern when the gear was in use during a live event or a budget recording session. It’d start sparking and smoking and then burst into flames. No joke 😆. It even had a built-in alarm system. When sparks and smoke started up, there’d be this gawd awful screeching in the mains and then everything would go quiet. That’s when the flames would start coming out of the back where the power input was. That description is from a personal experience of mine at a church where I was the board operator about 20 years ago. I’m sitting at the desk minding the store during the sermon and I thought I saw some sparks shooting out of the vent slits over where the power cable went in and then i thought I saw smoke. When it screeched, died and caught fire, I hit the master switch to off on the power conditioner, grabbed the fire extinguisher that was next to the desk that the board sat on and as I was hosing the base of the flames with retardant, I exclaimed loudly, “Come out of him Satan. Be ye cast out of poor brother Behringer. The power of Jesus compels you. Leave him beelzebub.” About then I got the fire put out. There was some laughter and some applause. That’s probably my funniest FOH board operator experience and why for the next 10 years I’d not touch anything with the Behringer brand on it that used more than a 9 volt battery.

[@RealHomeRecording]

LOL thanks for that! Great story and yes you saved the day/made people laugh. Good times!

[@OtherTheDave]

Speaking of Behringer products with a 9-volt battery, they do make a nice cable tester. Although, I wish they'd release a model that can test ethernet _and_ TT (the CT100 tests TT cables but not ethernet, and the CT200 tests ethernet but not TT). Edit: The X32 seems to have worked out pretty well for them, though. I don't think it'd have gotten as popular as it did if that kind of unreliability was still a common problem.

[@flacopico]

Very usefull for me, Adam, thouhg I have no PFL anyway. Thanx!

[@RealHomeRecording]

Pre fader listen is only really needed if you're doing live mixing. So if you aren't then you're gold.

[@Sketchrcat]

So I should get a mixer to use when I livestream my voice, for my art instructional Twitch & UTube livestreams? I also make instructional videos recordings for UTube too... So again is it your opinion that I should get a mixer? I use ORBS program to stream; and Camtasia program to record my drawing visuals (on my Wacom Cintiq) and audio, at the moment; and any needed post editing. I'm a complete noobie to the whole mixer thing. As far as mixers; although I haven't a clue at this point whether I should get either an Yamaha EMX5 12-input stereo / powered mixer (with DSP effects), or the Yamaha MG12XU mixer. (Currently I use a Dell precision tower 7910; Onkyo stereo receiver, and Pinnicle L & R speakers w/ a bar center speaker, and big sub woofer. I use a Yeti Blue pro mic, plugged directly into computer by USB). Any help would be hugely appreciated.

[@BobbyUnverzagt]

With that microphone, you can't use a hardware mixer like this because it connects via USB, not XLR. Even if you got a mic that connected with XLR, you probably don't need a mixer if the only input you have is the mic. That's because you don't have another source to mix with. You could plug the mic straight into an audio interface. If you want more control over things like gain, equalizer, etc you could get a small mixer, one much smaller and cheaper than the ones you mentioned.

[@mrsockmonkey1969]

7:07 that’s what she said.

[@thegreatsniper6683]

Hey in my school I do the sound stuff em we are getting new equipment what stuff should I recommend we have a mixer and have a weadge and 4 speakers what mics and other stuff should me get

[@sbiegs3885]

How is the grammar and spelling coming along in your school? Maybe we should worry about that. Good God.

[@christianaltaweel2307]

I found this video useful

[@rmrglobalproductionsinc9554]

Do you have any links you can post for the software you are using to test out the board?

[@MsCharlieBrown78]

Why do all these videos contain the word 'basically' but when you watch it, they make it more confusing than it needed to be?

[@fostexfan160]

Ha Ha.....so very true Ms charlie brown78!..... "Tutors" on youtube really do need "tutoring" on how to deliver their subject matter

[@J_David_Worthington_III]

I have often wondered the same thjng!

[@samsule8339]

i love your music taste nice to see you here

[@tommymurtaugh281]

I work with much more complicated systems and sometimes like to go back and watch videos like this to give feedback to people going over very basic scenarios like this one and often times they explain stuff either entirely wrong or in a much more complicated way. Also, keep in mind that audio is based on opinions/ taste.

[@peepinyowindow4517]

MsCharlieBrown78 (Charlie Rae) cause its basically how everyone does it

[@apsjr1]

sir when you are shutting off the mixer you said shut off the speaker first then lower your gain the adjust the equalizer then lower the volume. what happens after you shut off the speakers and then the mixer but don't do the other thing that you requested just leave everything as you lifted can you damage the mixer like that

[@RealHomeRecording]

Your mixer won't be damaged. I just do it so that I get in the habit of resetting the board. But if you say have drums set up then I would leave the EQs in position.

[@estebanhumet1471]

Hi there, Im a bit new in audio, sorry if some of the questions are too obvious. I need to record an event (people talking) and I need to get the sound from the mixer. The XlR are taken and also the mixer is very far from where I will put my camera(professional camera with XLR)... I'm gonna record the sound separately with my Tascam DR-60D MKii, the mixer at the venue is a "JBSYSTEMS MM-10".I have a cable wich is 1/4" balanced Jack to XLR, so I guess I could plug one side of the cable, the 1/4" Jack into the mixer and the XLR into my Tascam I have few questions. 1- Are the all the output from a regular mixer Line Level? 2- Can I connect any of the Mixer output to my tascam...XLR,6.5mm TR Jack,Auxiliar Sends,Subgroups..etc Is there any different btw them? 3- Can I use the headphones output from the Mixer to record the sound into my Tascam or professional camera? My Tascam has Line Level 1000 time Thanks you!!

[@RealHomeRecording]

1. No. 2. Yes, as long as the knobs are set on the Auxes. Pre-fader aux out would be your best bet. 3. Yes and I have used the headphone output on mixing boards during video shoots a few times. It is not ideal but if it's the only output available (or if the engineer is too dense to know/doesn't care how to route signals properly) then you take what you can get!

[@estebanhumet1471]

Thanks for the quick reply! Why the Headphones output are not ideal? I would like to know the science behind. Thanks again!

[@RealHomeRecording]

Extra noise and the headphone amp colors the signal.

[@estebanhumet1471]

Thank you!!

[@outofsyllabus9306]

Thanx

[@edasunvictor5921]

Does it have built in amp

[@zaccheuswilson5297]

Anyone know how to get your bass guitar sound to come out of the bass drum using a mixing board

[@Voartist]

I have a similar board and I want to do a simple mic into the board and to the interface. I have an outboard EQ which has a set of RCA input jacks and RCA output jacks. I don't know how to connect it to EQ the mic. How do I connect all that up?

[@RealHomeRecording]

I would get a insert/patch cable which will have a quarter inch male phone connector on one end and two male RCA connectors on the other. Then you put that where it says insert near where the gain knob is and your equalizer should work. If you're equalizer is stereo/2 channels then by two of those patch cables.

[@user-wl9eu7rh5i]

Hi Adam, what is the meaning of PFL buttton and its purpose?thank you

[@RealHomeRecording]

Pre fader listen. Allows you to audition a track before it is unmuted or the fader level is brought up to zero. Very useful for live mixing situations.

[@Lionking_Of_juda]

How you conetc to a computer?

[@renemv2679]

So if I use a mixer for studio recording I can't have individual multi-tracks of each of my inputs in my DAW? How is this convenient?

[@RealHomeRecording]

You can as long as you have an interface with line inputs. Your mixer should also have direct outputs or inserts. These days, I prefer just using an interface with built-in XLR inputs.

[@2inchfromtheground]

you can use a mixer to multi track but those mixers start around $2000, cheaper mixers like this one won't multitrack, they may stereo track at best.

[@dafekingsley3453]

What if you dont have an audio interface? how do you connect?

[@melelli22]

you're probably going to want to get one lol

[@lyamlexa6344]

That classic Behringer though

[@vscomia5709]

Hello, How are you? I hope all is well. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I recently both a Yamaha mg12xu audio mixer. Can you please give me some guidance, detail instruction, diagram on how to connect the following equipment together: 1 pioneer djm mixer 3 power amplifiers 1 behringer equalizer fbq3102 1 bbe 882i sonic maximizer 2 shure wireless microphone Thank you so much for your time, I look forward to your reply. Have a good day. Thank you,

[@danmickla]

TRS "phone" plugs (although 1/4" TRS is a much more common term to me). "phono" is RCA.

[@BCKingz]

OMG BRO YOU LOOK LIKE LESTER FROM GTA V

[@KpS4all]

LOL

[@RealHomeRecording]

That's because I *am* Lester from GTA 5! See this video from the year 2015 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h168lGCpmdSCqck for confirmation.

[@BCKingz]

@@RealHomeRecording lol that is aweaome can you wire me some money im broke

[@RealHomeRecording]

@@BCKingz here 'ya go....cha-ching!

[@BCKingz]

@@RealHomeRecording best youtuber on the planet thank you lester

[@gaboogablah]

The reason for not turning power off is to eliminate the stress from the temperature changes. That's cold when off and warm or hot when on. I would be more worried about the external power supply burning than an internal power supply.

[@liant9314]

Do all mixers have dual 1/4 cable output?

[@RealHomeRecording]

Usually they have both 1/4" and XLR stereo outputs.

[@liant9314]

@@RealHomeRecording , thank you. I am new to Mixer and I really appreciate your reply.

[@fletcherbenson3911]

where did you get your mixer, can you please put a link down?!

[@fletcherbenson3911]

or the brand and name.

[@RealHomeRecording]

I bought it off of eBay back in the year 2002. www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0030

[@haven252]

what exactly is phantom power tho ?

[@RealHomeRecording]

It allows you to power condenser microphones and other 48V devices off an XLR cable.

[@satyapraveen465]

+RealHomeRecording.co

[@aaronbelasco5672]

7:10 That's what she said

[@FLATSTONE]

Lol

[@emoboi311]

Nice camera upgrade

[@RealHomeRecording]

+Azazel Raiden Haha, are you being sarcastic because of the focus problems? I nailed it in the beginning but didn't use the Expanded Focus mode when I zoomed out.

[@heavenCSGO]

what the fuck is wrong with u

[@2inchfromtheground]

talking shit while looking like the worlds only obese gay vampire

[@robsonoliveira3672]

Hi, my name is Robson, i am From Brasil, Greetings, I hope you are well, I need some help, I have this table, but it has no power supply, can you tell me its specifications: Input x Output and Amperage? In advance, thank you very much!

[@RealHomeRecording]

I sold the mixer years ago so I can't help you. Sorry!

[@MichaelAddlesee]

At one point you talk of phono versus RCA as being the way to go, but these are different terms for the same connector.

[@RealHomeRecording]

You're correct. Unfortunately someone decided to call different connectors phone and phono. I get the two confused sometimes.

[@migwelswanchez6679]

can i do this with a usb mixer

[@RealHomeRecording]

I don't see why not! As long as the controls are the same the only difference would be that the USB mixing board acts as your interface (sound card) as well.

[@johnhill8735]

What app do you use?

[@RealHomeRecording]

Cockos Reapet

[@darthnihilus4880]

Me : realises the video is 35 minutes at 0:42 Also me : shit

[@RealHomeRecording]

LOL! Yeah, it's a very important lesson that I wanted to be thorough with.

[@darthnihilus4880]

RealHomeRecording.com cool to see that you reply to comments 3 years later lol. Thanks for making this tutorial mate👍

[@Waferdicing]

💖

[@Lapeerphoto]

How to pronounce Potentiometer: www.wordhippo.com/what-is/how-do-you-pronounce-the-word/potentiometer.html

[@gunslinger8130]

Po-tent-chi-omiter

[@jamilmohammed7817]

Why do we need 48 volts to run a condenser microphone ?

[@RealHomeRecording]

Because they require an electric charge to work.

[@dingo3077]

I have a question. I have a powered mixer. I have a couple of the channels that don't have XLR but has 1/4 inputs. If need be, can I use a XLR to 1/4 adapter to plug a mic into that channel? The channels does still have a preamp on the strip. This link will show you the mixer I use. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH-ZhHaroNeMbbs

[@BlazertronGames]

These things looks soooo complicated!

[@CapuletLeGrand]

They are not, really...

[@ronniesbathtub44]

Have the same board. Can confirm it's shitiness. Channels burn out while I'm sleeping lol

[@RealHomeRecording]

Hahaha. In its day it was ok for the price

[@ronniesbathtub44]

@@RealHomeRecording hahaha funny because they are still pretty modern but then you realize none of it works the way it's supposed to

[@rb032682]

I can verify everything Adam said in this video is correct.

[@mrsockmonkey1969]

7:29 That’s what she said again.

[@bloodlord1989]

I think most mic pre's are mono on audio interface. A while ago I tried putting stereo left and right into my M-track line inputs and was still in mono. Haven't tried it on Apollo Twin though. Found this post on gear slutz about stereo inputs for audio interface when trying to find out what i was doing wrong back then. www.gearslutz.com/board/newbie-audio-engineering-production-question-zone/730027-all-line-trs-inputs-audio-interfaces-mono.html

[@RealHomeRecording]

+blood lord (Chaotic Sonics) This was my mistake and I should have included the part of the video where I was choosing the inputs on the computer screen. They are labeled "Left" and "Right" in REAPER when the iD14 is set to Direct Sound as opposed to ASIO. Whenever I record voiceovers with Camtasia channel 1 is panned to the left channel as well. But yes you are correct technically every input is mono. The other important bit of information that was glossed over briefly was that normally I would not run the output from the main outs. Any recording that I do from a cheap mixing board is through the inserts to separate channels...eight in the case of Studio B's Delta 1010 interface. Even if only two inputs are being recorded I will still record off the inserts because most of the board circuitry is bypassed which results in a better sound. Even though the Mackie 1642VLZ3 at Studio B has direct outputs the inserts are used due to the circuit bypass. In the How to Record Drums video that's how I had it setup.

[@RealHomeRecording]

+blood lord (Chaotic Sonics) Now if you were referring to my suggestion to use TRS cables over TS that's because TRS = XLR but in phono format. When running a mono signal with a TRS cable you get a balanced signal which inherently has less noise. whirlwindusa.com/support/tech-articles/unbalanced-vs-balanced-lines/

[@bloodlord1989]

RealHomeRecording.com What about 3.5mm to 1/4 inch TRS adapters? would that work better then a 1/4 inch TS cord? or worst?

[@RealHomeRecording]

blood lord Well the connection on the 1/8" side wouldn't be as solid but my guess would be that it would be less noisy.

[@bloodlord1989]

RealHomeRecording.com I'll test it out later with my guitar .

[@shotsfiredandmissed9068]

Is it true that the very best microphones in the world are your ears?

[@joeluvembe3330]

Jerry joe

[@M3talMaddy767]

Game nob?/... whts that?

[@StunnaBoyLogan]

The fore head

[@daveandreahoward8203]

it's pronounced 'PO-TEN-SHE-OM-ITER'

[@rb032682]

yes, "POT" 😎😷

[@tomcunnington7907]

he sounds like TimTheTatMan hahah... good video mate

[@specialoperator8902]

Is that Ron Howard’s brother????

[@RealHomeRecording]

Yes.

[@slipperyfloorman4010]

RealHomeRecording.com vibe check

[@biukucanoe]

You did not explain why you moved slider up to 0 db

[@RealHomeRecording]

At which point in the video? Faders are kept at 0 dB because that is the optimal signal to noise setting. Volume (technically, input signal) should be set with the preamps. If you absolutely must, use the fader to take away signal level (lower volume) but do not put faders past 0 dB.

[@olibyte]

"... now because the audient iD14 has the preamps within the line input I have to acutally set that to a certain level." Of course I understand this, but i don't know how a mixer works, duuuh.

[@RealHomeRecording]

?

[@renniecharles2880]

hw tht mixer so naste

[@Jawakaithkuna]

I forgot why I was here...

[@jesusflores2121]

Was this made in the 90's? That Beringer looks like they got it out of the bottom of a stuffed closet. I'm sure they cleaned it off with a damp rag and said, "just use that one for the damned tutorial."

[@frieswijk]

You never clean a Behringer mixer because soap is more expansive than the mixer

[@markganus1085]

apollo justice brought me here

[@RealHomeRecording]

Who or what is that?

[@markganus1085]

@@RealHomeRecording a game for the nintendo ds. there's a case where the main character needs to defend a young borginian man wrongly accused of murder. somehow, it reminds me of this video (you'd have to play it to understand)

[@RealHomeRecording]

@@markganus1085 LOL, OK!

[@baconunicorn9830]

You can do this you can di that it will do this it is all very simple Me: uhm... where do i need to plug it in

[@RealHomeRecording]

Where to plug cables in was covered in the beginning.

[@jamescrossway4197]

You people act as if mixing boards are an out dated form of technology that's no longer in use, at all, currently in the music industry. When in reality sound company's that are significantly experienced, with great notoriety in the live sound reinforcement technology industry, do shows for some very well known majority label artists, all while utilizing the incredibly useful support of a mixing board. Although, I will say, that in most instances more sophisticated, as well as far more technologically enhanced mixing boards are typically implemented than the small mixing board depicted in the video shown above.

[@RealHomeRecording]

No doubt about it. If I had reason to use a larger mixing console I honestly probably wouldn't make a tutorial about it. That should be the job of the companies selling those $50,000 + boards, LOL.

[@jamescrossway4197]

Oops I meant to reply to these other individuals on here with that message, saying smart comments implying that mixing boards are outdated technology that aren't utilized by musicians anymore. I thought your video was really good actually. Honestly a larger board doesn't necessarily mean it's going to add anything more other than more channels, anyway.

[@alancrook1034]

I am NOT an idiot. Don't speak to me as if I am!

[@khalwavez8648]

U gay!

[@wrg1183]

Po-ten-chee-om-it-or

[@JR-ts6co]

dude you need to work on explaining and being more organized

[@ahnalistjndp]

Creepy

[@24nikita]

Or some thing like that. I`m wondering if this guy knows what he`s talking about. Why didn`t he tell us which mixer he was demonstrating from the beginig. He makes me nourvous `cause he can`t talk proper like.

[@dansshop]

meh.... stopped and gave up at 6:08

[@robertgrimes5024]

nice i want v bucks

[@pierrejoubert971]

dirty af

[@larrywhiting5323]

CAN YOU SAY DUMMY---

[@dazjoseph2523]

Dude, you need to talk to us like we're a bunch of idiots.... no comprende.

[@mickypoo4622]

Way too unplanned and disjointed an explanation with far too much superfluous and complicated information interspersed with what should have been simply describing the mixer. You threw in everything but the kitchen sink!

[@oskarterlecki5649]

This is too confusing

[@RealHomeRecording]

I may revisit this topic one day. Maybe get someone who knows nothing about audio engineering to be my on-camera guinea pig.

[@oskarterlecki5649]

@@RealHomeRecording please,that would be amazing,dont get me wrong the video is very well made and exaplained but I just don't get it hahaha

[@RealHomeRecording]

@@oskarterlecki5649 I sympathize. I was confused way back when. Mixing boards are very intimidating at first. I don't think I used enough close up shots and did not make outlines on buttons/pots/etc. Had I known this video would go viral, I would have spent even more time on it for sure!

[@annhadtheband138]

Worst

[@touch_master721]

So confusing...you shouldnt make tutorials

[@johncooper6246]

Who are you speaking to? I'm not a beginner and can say - you're not a teacher...

[@lizmorgon4846]

cant believe the sound is so bad on this audio tutorial. Cant understand what you are saying

[@RealHomeRecording]

This is the first complaint I've heard about that. I did have to move around a lot so the audio quality changed throughout but my voice was intelligible for the vast majority of the video.

[@kirkbolas4985]

You were concerned leaving the Behringer mixer on unattended, that it might catch on fire. I hate to tell you bro but the Behringer gear, the early stuff that came out back in the day...that was an actual concern when the gear was in use during a live event or a budget recording session. It’d start sparking and smoking and then burst into flames. No joke 😆. It even had a built-in alarm system. When sparks and smoke started up, there’d be this gawd awful screeching in the mains and then everything would go quiet. That’s when the flames would start coming out of the back where the power input was. That description is from a personal experience of mine at a church where I was the board operator about 20 years ago. I’m sitting at the desk minding the store during the sermon and I thought I saw some sparks shooting out of the vent slits over where the power cable went in and then i thought I saw smoke. When it screeched, died and caught fire, I hit the master switch to off on the power conditioner, grabbed the fire extinguisher that was next to the desk that the board sat on and as I was hosing the base of the flames with retardant, I exclaimed loudly, “Come out of him Satan. Be ye cast out of poor brother Behringer. The power of Jesus compels you. Leave him beelzebub.” About then I got the fire put out. There was some laughter and some applause. That’s probably my funniest FOH board operator experience and why for the next 10 years I’d not touch anything with the Behringer brand on it that used more than a 9 volt battery.