inside BEHRINGER DDM4000, 32bit Digi Mixer(update)

well, your incoming and outgoing bandwidth is 24bit (144db), most signal sources are 16bit (96db), the intermediary headroom in the dsp would appear to be the full 32 bit (a very large number) ..so, when the incoming signal is correctly scaled for 1:1 it shouldnt loose any resolution, nor waste any headroom & have some leeway in the middle :)

im short of time this evening and weekend, tho ill do a gain structure test and post on it later.. im curious too :)

in the meantime, id like to reccomend getting distracted by the coen bros film, raising arizona ..absolute classic, with nicolas cage before he was 'someone' ;) 

most interesting and usefull thread ive seen on here in a LONG time. Top marks too you!!

Thing is that if they are good enough then hire firms will start to get them anyway, so DJ's will have no choice but to become familiar with them.  And then you're part of the way to an 'industry standard' item.......

whilst it might be quite humorous to prose the idea of anything behringer becoming a mandatory must have which the industry depends on; they do manage to make the occasional exceptional product which exceeds their usual middle of the road standards.
back in the 90's their 19" compressor racks were everywhere, hire companys up and down the land had droves of them as i can only assume they were affordable & did the job to a high standard ;)
now, their dcx2496 digital crossovers seem to be becoming an accepted standard where someone doesnt feel the need to be visably seen with a very pricey bss or the likes in the rack; as yet again, they are affordable &  do the job really well ;)
I suspect the ddm 4000 could catch on somewhat too, however i figure the prejudices against its branding in a more visable post will weigh heavily against it... even when it does deliver. Whats that quote from shakesphere again about 'a rose by any other name ? ;)

as for the reliability issue, it was initially down to afew bad connector choices in new product & letting some bad smps supply designs out the door too early on.. causing the mucho exciting failiures on their part.
they have however resolved this now and they seem super reliable ;)
however yes at this price, you can sling a spare one in the backup box & know that come failiure or dj with a pint.. youll not be too heavily out of pocket to keep things running :)


Edited by nineleaves - 24 January 2009 at 9:21pm

Edited by nineleaves - 25 January 2009 at 4:22pm

whilst it might be quite humorous to prose the idea of anything behringer becoming a mandatory must have which the industry depends on; they do manage to make the occasional exceptional product which exceeds their usual middle of the road standards. back in the 90's their 19" compressor racks were everywhere, hire companys up and down the land had droves of them as i can only assume they were affordable & did the job to a high standard ;)