That xenyx does have great features for the price although calling it "8 input" is a bit misleading.

join the behringer brotherhood, drop it on the floor and spill a beer on it and keep on playing.

yeah...
my music isnt at the level where i think i need a really nice mixer yet (maybe someday).
so im really looking for something that does what i need, is portable (yes live play. parties mostly),
and isnt *that* expensive.

a friend of mine suggested the behringer xenyx 802
it has all the features i want/need:
- small form factor
- 6 stereo paired line inputs (and 2 mics)
- AUX send / return
- about $50...

so unless someone says this mixer really sucks, and has a legitimate reason as to why,
i think i might order this bad boy after pay day. i really want to hear what my stuff sounds
like with multiple synced gameboys mixed properly. plus, i will *FINALLY* get to integrate
my circuit bent casio sk-1 into the soundscapes

though the roland m-10DX looks pretty
awesome as well... but $100 more... but ya get what ya' pay for...

yea behringer makes cheap stuff, which will work 100% fine for lo-fi jams anyway... I'm assuming live use? don't spend too much, you can find something awesome for less than $150 if you stalk craigslist or summat. if it is a mixer for studio on which to mix your recordings, you'll want to spend more on something that is not behringer but that's a whole new realm of poop

Get a Mackie. No question.
NOT a clone. Just Mackie.
If you are on a tight budget, get one of those Behringers that copy a Mackie

good looking out...

thanx for the suggestions every one!

...sorry, accidental double post removed...

i would say to make sure you get one that doesn't suck....

I hope that helps.

Thanks!

So far it has done everything as advertised.  Nice navigation, decent effects, good sound, runs on batteries.  I have had some background noise issues but I think that's a problem on my part...

I thoroughly reccomend you get either a mackie or yamaha mixer, they make great small mixers.

http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/music_ … e=overview

can be picked up for about £150 on ebay, maybe less if you are lucky. I'd kill for one myself, they just look so cool for me.

Saving for this baby though. Sexy stuff.

http://www.mackie.com/products/onyxiseries/

(1620i)

edit: ok, ignore what I said, Ebay prices seem to have shot the roof.

the 102c is decent also, not so luxury but much cheaper!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/B-STOCK-Yamaha-MG … 2ead40966d

I might be getting this.. is it worth it?

Other than some odd noise issues, this has been working out for me well.

http://www.rolandus.com/products/produc … rentId=125

i have the 802vlz3 and it stomps balls. Quiet plenty of routing and options.