Just briefly my opinion about the Behringer flow 8.
It's a handy little well-built little mixer with very big potential.
I mainly want to use it when recording podcasts.
Some comments though.
The Flow 8 looks like a 4 microphones 2 stereo line inputs + Bluetooth audio.
Unfortunately, as far as I'm concerned it's more like 2 microphones, 2 mono line & 2 stereo line inputs + Bluetooth audio.
I have the impression that microphones 3 & 4 have the same pre-amp design as the 2 stereo line inputs 5-6 & 7-8.
The result of this is that microphones 3&4 have noticeably more noise than microphones 1&2.
Too bad... it's a real shame to have saved on this, I would have happily paid €25 to have a better preamp on 3&4 as well.
Perhaps some things that could be adjusted in the software?
- BT-out to USB could also be useful (can only go to main & phones now)
- Making MON1 and MON2 available as USB out can also be useful (e.g. to record a SKYPE conversation)
- When USB is connected to inputs 5-6 or 7-8, these can also be kept available as USB out (now only applies to the analogue option)
All these comments can now be solved with some additional external devices (separate pre-anp or phantom power, USB interface, ...) but I think many will agree that this cannot be the intention ... unless one only makes a podcast with 2 microphones , 4 guitars and & Synth :-)
w.
