BEHRINGER XENYX 1002SFX Analog Mixer

Open mic night, mixed by hand on a small table.

Two singers, an acoustic guitar and a backing track from a laptop. Between acts, you reset every level by hand. This analogue mixer gives you a knob for each decision and weighs 1.1 kg.

Voices shaped one channel at a time

Each mono channel has an XLR microphone input. The PHANTOM button sends +48 V to the XLR connectors of all mono channels, ready for condenser mics. Their 3-band EQ boosts or cuts each band by up to 15 dB. A steep LOW CUT filter clears away unwanted low frequencies.

Built-in effects, or your own

Turn up a channel's FX control to feed the built-in Klark Teknik effects processor. Turn PROGRAM to choose an effect, then press it to confirm. FX TO MAIN feeds the effect into the main mix. Prefer an external effects device? Connect it to the FX SEND output and return it on a stereo channel. Keep that channel's FX control at minimum.

From the stage to a computer or a recorder

Over USB it is a class-compliant stereo audio interface. Computer audio arrives on the last pair of stereo channels, unless a jack is plugged in there. The RCA STREAM OUTPUT feeds a recorder from the main mix, 12 dB lower to match home recording level. The mixer runs from its included power adapter, because USB cannot power it.

Features

• Analogue mixer with USB streaming: 10-input analogue mixer with a USB streaming interface and internal effects
• XLR mic inputs: each mono channel has a balanced XLR microphone input with switchable +48 V phantom power for condenser microphones
• Line inputs on the mono channels: balanced ¼" line input on each mono channel, which also accepts unbalanced jacks
• 3-band EQ: on all mono channels, with up to 15 dB of boost or cut per band at 80 Hz, 2.5 kHz and 12 kHz
• Low cut filter: a steep LOW CUT filter on the mono channels removes unwanted low-frequency signal components
• Klark Teknik effects: built-in effects processor fed directly from the FX sends, mixed in with FX TO MAIN
• Effect selection: turn PROGRAM to dial an effect number, then press it to confirm
• Stereo line channels: balanced ¼" left and right inputs, with a 12 dB BOOST switch to match home-recording levels
• USB audio interface: UAC2 class-compliant stereo in/out over USB at 48 kHz, 16 bit
• USB return: USB audio is routed to the last pair of stereo channels unless a jack is plugged in there
• Stream inputs and outputs: bring in an external source such as a CD player and feed a recording device from MAIN OUT
• Stream routing buttons: send the USB and STREAM IN signals to the main mix or to the PHONES and MONITOR OUT jacks
• External effects loop: the FX SEND output feeds an external effects device, returned on a stereo input
• Phones and monitor outputs: stereo PHONES jack and MONITOR OUT jacks share one PHONES/MONITOR level control
• Main outputs: MAIN OUT on balanced jacks, with the level set by the MAIN MIX fader
• External power adapter: runs from the included power adapter and cannot be powered over USB
• Weight: 1.1 kg