Behringer LC2412 24-Channel DMX Lighting Console Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm a big fan of Behringer equipment, especially in terms of value vs. price. Since I occasionally work in lighting - I thought I'd give this unit a try, since it boasted a lot of features at a very reasonable price.
Now, the unit I bought worked pretty well, but I guess since Behringer is more of an AUDIO company, I found that this console was not set up to be very user friendly.
If you work in lighting you know that most light boards are very similar, regardless of manufacturer. This one is a little different.
The things I remember being problematic to me were that it didn't just work right out of the box. You have to select a bank (which it wouldn't remember the next time you turned it on) before any channels are active.
Also, the A/B or X/Y faders aren't mirrored. Most boards have a separate level control for the X bank and the Y bank. Usually they are sex up so that X's level is 0 to 10, and Y's level is 10 to 0. So that when you crossfade, you move both sliders together. This unit has both X and Y at 0 to 10, so the sliders are always at opposite places, at least in typical use. This can be pretty confusing when lighting on the fly, because it's not obvious which scene is active. To my embarrassment, I constantly found myself editing the "live" bank by mistake.
The manual must have been written in another language, and poorly translated into english, most-likely by someone unfamiliar with typical lighting standards. Very confusing.
Finally, this board had a BNC socket for a flexible console light, so I spent the extra $20 to get it. It broke within a month.
So if you can get around the design flaws, this unit is ok for the money, but if I buy another board - I most likely will choose another next time.
The NSI/Leviton boards don't have as much flexibility/feature, but are much easier and intuitive to run, and for my dollar - more reliable.

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