I need a new, 12 channel, rack mountable mixer. My old Samson MPL1204 mixers are giving up the ghost. I have multiples so that if one is in the shop, the show goes on. But it seems having them in the shop takes longer and longer, the last one took over 6 months to fix, and it's the only shop within 75 miles that will touch them.

Looking for a new mixer, it seems the only candidate is the Behringer Eurorack Pro RX1202FX.

This concerns me, because I've heard bad things about Behringer products. So I'm asking here, does anyone know how reliable these? I'll be moving the rack in and out up to 6 days per week. One-nighters are notoriously hard on gear.

Why this one?

I require 11 inputs, and they all have to be in the rear. It has to be rack mountable with a small footprint.

I can't find anything else out there. It seems most of the mixers are optimized for desktop. Inputs on the face, long sliders for balancing, and so on.

Leilani and I both sing. We both play guitar through amp sims. She plays a tactile MIDI controller and I play a wind MIDI controller, and between the two we use four synth modules. I have two channels of backing tracks that I make myself, and one extra mic in case someone else needs one. (Sorry you can't use our mic, if you are coming down with a cold and don't know it, it might jeopardize a future gig for us). I also play sax & flute but use my vocal mic.

I can probably make the Behringer work, even if it is reliable enough.

RELIABILITY — That's the most important question.

Thanks.

This is my present gig, I'm needing to replace the mixer.....

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