R
Nice mixer, useless tuning oscillator.
All things considered this a a very nice mixer for the price and, thus far, all features except the tuning oscillator work as expected.
About the tuning oscillator... it is the most unstable osc I've yet to encounter so I can't fathom how it's intended function was for tuning purposes. It seems to have been designed/manufactured without any PTC resistors or other temperature compensation at all (similar to the issue with the first batch of 112 Dual VCO modules). You can turn the unit on and let it warm up and calibrate the tuning osc using the trim pot on the back to a perfect 440Hz (or 220/880Hz) and you'll be lucky if it stays calibrated for 30 seconds. Turn the osc off via the on/off frequency selector switch for even a few seconds and then back on and it will be out of calibration by 15-20 cents. Try to get around that by calibrating it and just leaving it on all the time and using its mix volume to bring it up when you need it? That doesn't work either as it will drift out of calibration 10-15 cents in 30 minutes to an hour.
It's a minor annoyance and not a reason to keep away from purchasing this mixer as a lot of people probably use a different tuner anyway, but if you're going to take up space on a module with a feature that you list as a selling point, it would be nice if it worked reliably.
I did open a support ticket with Behringer on this asking if this was a known issue and, if so, was there a fix for it. Their response was a canned 'If you feel your unit requires service please contact one of our authorized repair centers...' not very helpful at all in that regard.
About the tuning oscillator... it is the most unstable osc I've yet to encounter so I can't fathom how it's intended function was for tuning purposes. It seems to have been designed/manufactured without any PTC resistors or other temperature compensation at all (similar to the issue with the first batch of 112 Dual VCO modules). You can turn the unit on and let it warm up and calibrate the tuning osc using the trim pot on the back to a perfect 440Hz (or 220/880Hz) and you'll be lucky if it stays calibrated for 30 seconds. Turn the osc off via the on/off frequency selector switch for even a few seconds and then back on and it will be out of calibration by 15-20 cents. Try to get around that by calibrating it and just leaving it on all the time and using its mix volume to bring it up when you need it? That doesn't work either as it will drift out of calibration 10-15 cents in 30 minutes to an hour.
It's a minor annoyance and not a reason to keep away from purchasing this mixer as a lot of people probably use a different tuner anyway, but if you're going to take up space on a module with a feature that you list as a selling point, it would be nice if it worked reliably.
I did open a support ticket with Behringer on this asking if this was a known issue and, if so, was there a fix for it. Their response was a canned 'If you feel your unit requires service please contact one of our authorized repair centers...' not very helpful at all in that regard.
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Behringer 305
As all of the Behringer System 100 modules, this one is no exception.
Build quality is great, ease of use is good and overall performance is excellent. I have all of the system 100 modules in my setup and all have been well built. Price point is good, especially from Thomann.
If you are looking at modular (and this is my first time with modular) I could recommend these modules. I know there are so many available selections out there and it is hard to chose but from a price point, these are a good value to start with.
Enjoy!
Build quality is great, ease of use is good and overall performance is excellent. I have all of the system 100 modules in my setup and all have been well built. Price point is good, especially from Thomann.
If you are looking at modular (and this is my first time with modular) I could recommend these modules. I know there are so many available selections out there and it is hard to chose but from a price point, these are a good value to start with.
Enjoy!
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CL
Super cheap super power
Without any doubt, one of the cheapest eurorack mixers out there, but packed with loads of features, like a line output, headphone out, EQ, panning and a tuning A440 tone. Doesn't feel like a cheap module, front looks plastic but is painted metal.
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Great Performance mixer
I really like this mixer because of all the useful features such as eq, headphone out & the pan pots with center detent. This module gives alot of control and fulfillment
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RH
Great and versatile mixer and output module for the price
If you need a basic mixer with speaker and headphone outs for your rack, the Behringer 305 would certainly fit the bill.
It feels sturdy and well made, and even if it lacks the bells and whistles that dedicated modules for each section would have, it's definitely a great feature set for the price.
It feels sturdy and well made, and even if it lacks the bells and whistles that dedicated modules for each section would have, it's definitely a great feature set for the price.
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Most have on your eurorack set up
Very useful module, nice saturation went been push a bit, nice eq but the what i love the most is the head phones out.
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JS
Useful, but two rows of the pots are quite tough to move
I use it as a standard mixer. It has a handy pair of line level outputs. The two bottom rows of pots governing both frequency and bandwidth are quite stiff, which is a pity. Apart from that I think it's a decent module at an affordable price.
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