Re: [LAU] Behringer and Linux

On Wed, 8 Apr 2015 13:37:31 +1000 (EST), Patrick Shirkey wrote: Hi Patrick, it isn't hate, the reason is experience. We like Behringer for some usages too. Some of us just recommended to care about the purpose of use, when paying much money for audio gear. The product Len was talking about isn't cheap, it's expensive, even while it might cost less then competing products. If there e.g. are two products from two different vendors, that are both long-lasting, both have the same good audio quality, operability and the same price, those products still might provide different reparability. Some companies might provide this product with slide-in unites, other companies might provide the product in one piece. Some companies might provide this product or at least spare parts for it, for several decades, other companies might have a different policy regarding their assortments. I pay 37.83 € for a Behringer X V-AMP LX1-X. It provides all needed effects, including amp and speaker simulations and a headphone output. I also own several stomp boxes. Each stomp box just provides one effect and at least does coast twice that much and sometimes much, much more. The Behringer is good to plug in a headphone and to play your guitar in your flat, but on stage, would you like to interrupt your songs, each time you turn an effect on or off? "My apologies audience, when I turn on the overdrive for the guitar solo, we'll stop the song for a second, because the gear has got a delay, when turning on or off effects." IOW it's not hate against a company, we only report our experiences. If you want a chorus, an overdrive, a wah wah and a sustainer (compressor) you can get everything for less money by this Behringer device, but if you want to be able to turn the effects on or off, without delay, for real-time usage, you better spend more money, to get old faithful stomp boxes, or you maybe will decide to at least buy the 9,- € stomp boxes from Behringer, instead of this all-in-one device. So the reason that we mention drawbacks, we more often experience with gear from Behringer, than with gear from other companies isn't hate, it's experience. Regards, Ralf