Does anyone here have experience with the Behringer DS2800? It’s got two separate balanced line level inputs, each feeding up to four line level outputs. I’m running a biamped bass rig and would like to go with direct outs for my high pass and low pass feeds, making things a bit easier for live sound mixers etc.
I’m running a Yamaha PB-1 preamp which puts out unbalanced high pass and low pass line outs. The high pass runs into my Digitech s100 for effects. The output of the Digitech and the low pass from the Yamaha preamp then run into a DOD SR430QXLR two channel EQ. This unit also very nicely takes the unbalanced signals from the Yamaha and Digitech and outputs them into balanced XLR and TRS ¼” outputs. The XLR outs feed a Crown XLS1000 power amp. The Crown has XLR and ¼” TRS inputs, and the TRS jacks can be used for loop-thru to additional amplifiers.
I’ve made a dual cable, with ¼” TRS plugs for the loop-thru jacks from the Crown on one end and XLR plugs on the other, to run both my high and low pass signals out to a mixing board. My band has been recording scratch mixes through our own board and I’m having a bit of a problem. The signal from my rig into the board is extremely high, too much even for the input trims on the board to handle. I’ve found that when I turn my Yamaha preamp way down the signals going to the board are at a proper level, but this isn’t right for my sound level needs, since I can’t be anywhere near loud enough to keep up with the rest of the band.
I’m hoping that a device like the Behringer DS2800 will take my signals, for low pass from the Yamaha preamp and high pass out of the Digitech, and split them both so they can go out to the two channels of my DOD EQ/Crown amp and also to a mixing board. It also looks like it has individual gain controls over each output, so that the signals within my rig can be at the correct level for playing onstage or at practice, and the signals to the board can be lowered to the correct level. This would also give me the benefit of a pre-eq balanced output to a live mixer, because I know that most board operators hate an eq’d signal. It’s going to be a tough enough sell getting them to take two direct signals from the bass player anyway.
So does the Behringer sound like the deal here? Or any other suggestions? I know there’s a lot of prejudice against the B-product out there, but it looks like it fits my needs at a price I can afford. I can always upgrade after our first album goes gold
Thanks all.
I’m running a Yamaha PB-1 preamp which puts out unbalanced high pass and low pass line outs. The high pass runs into my Digitech s100 for effects. The output of the Digitech and the low pass from the Yamaha preamp then run into a DOD SR430QXLR two channel EQ. This unit also very nicely takes the unbalanced signals from the Yamaha and Digitech and outputs them into balanced XLR and TRS ¼” outputs. The XLR outs feed a Crown XLS1000 power amp. The Crown has XLR and ¼” TRS inputs, and the TRS jacks can be used for loop-thru to additional amplifiers.
I’ve made a dual cable, with ¼” TRS plugs for the loop-thru jacks from the Crown on one end and XLR plugs on the other, to run both my high and low pass signals out to a mixing board. My band has been recording scratch mixes through our own board and I’m having a bit of a problem. The signal from my rig into the board is extremely high, too much even for the input trims on the board to handle. I’ve found that when I turn my Yamaha preamp way down the signals going to the board are at a proper level, but this isn’t right for my sound level needs, since I can’t be anywhere near loud enough to keep up with the rest of the band.
I’m hoping that a device like the Behringer DS2800 will take my signals, for low pass from the Yamaha preamp and high pass out of the Digitech, and split them both so they can go out to the two channels of my DOD EQ/Crown amp and also to a mixing board. It also looks like it has individual gain controls over each output, so that the signals within my rig can be at the correct level for playing onstage or at practice, and the signals to the board can be lowered to the correct level. This would also give me the benefit of a pre-eq balanced output to a live mixer, because I know that most board operators hate an eq’d signal. It’s going to be a tough enough sell getting them to take two direct signals from the bass player anyway.
So does the Behringer sound like the deal here? Or any other suggestions? I know there’s a lot of prejudice against the B-product out there, but it looks like it fits my needs at a price I can afford. I can always upgrade after our first album goes gold
Thanks all.
