Behringer Eurodesk SX4882 Brochure

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One reason you’ll really appreciate 

having the in-line mixer is simple: 
LIVE RECORDING. If you’ve ever tried to 
make a recording off of the board during 
a live show, you know how well that 
works (NOT!). Often input and output 
levels necessary for quality recording do 
not match the requirements of the live 
mix, where stage volumes factor in to 
the overall room sound. Getting around 
that issue used to require a splitter and 
second mixer just for recording. Now that 
is eliminated by having an in-line mixer in 
your live board.

Input choices and routing options are 

not overrated. In fact, they are essential 
to managing technically complex 
instrumentation or multiple bands all 
patched into the same board. And while 
you may not need every patching option 
for every show, at least you know you 
have every input and output option you 
could ever need. You will be grateful to 
have features like Insert points on every 
channel input, all Subgroups and on 
the Main outs. Direct Outputs on each 
channel are very useful too and may even 
make you a hero for about 5 minutes 
when you can provide a seemingly 
improbable solution by taking a direct 
split off the console to feed some other 
input source.

Use your creativity where it matters 

most – in getting the sound and mix you 
want, not on brain-twisting patching 
compromises and channel routing 
puzzles. Complete versatility and 
accessibility is what it’s all about and the 
SX4882 does not disappoint.

There’s no scrimping and saving 

on this board. Every channel has every 
feature of every other channel. They are 
all the same! No more “if only” sighs of 
frustration to utter as you try to organize 
your inputs. As long as we’re talking about 

channel strips, you might as well know 
that this board has a big treat in store 
for you: TWO bands of semi-parametric 
mid range controls. This is two more than 
many boards offer and at least one more 
than most live sound boards. Gone is the 
dilemma of EQ-ing out the honk at 600 
or adding a little upper-mid crispness at 
2k to bring out the clarity. Now you don’t 
have to compromise.

Expensive British consoles have 

long been praised for having sweeter, 
smoother channel EQ than many 
other mixers provide. That’s why the 
EQ circuitry on the SX4882 is designed 
with British-style EQ, with wider curves 
and smoother phase characteristics. 
It maximizes effective frequency sculpting 
without harshness or gaping holes in 
the audio spectrum. This sweet feature 
will benefit your mixes – both live and 
in the studio. You may even start saying 
“Check One, Two” with a British accent. 
And it’s worth repeating that there are 
two sweepable EQ bands, not just one. 
That’s a must-have for many situations, 
and now you have it!

The microphone preamp is one 

of the most important circuits in a 
mixing console. It boosts the low-
level microphone signal to a line-level 
operating level and it’s the first bit of 
processing applied to any mic signal. 
No doubt you’ve heard the phrase, 
“garbage in equals garbage out.” This is 
really true when it comes to mic preamps. 
Common issues with lower quality 
mic pres include noise, distortion, low 
headroom, and unimpressed fans. 

BEHRINGER uses high quality XENYX 

pre-amps in our professional mixers. 
These are ultra low noise, high headroom 
preamps that can hold their own, 
even against expensive stand-alone 
boutique-style preamps.

Comprehensive Channel, Group and 
Main insert points

Built-in meterbridge with meters for 
each channel, Subgroup and Main, 
monitoring either the channel or 
Tape return signal

Long-wearing 100-mm 
logarithmic-taper faders 
and sealed rotary controls

Expander port with universal jack 
connectors for optimal linking to  
other consoles

2 BNC connectors for 12 V  
gooseneck lights

Internal autorange power supply for 
maximum flexibility (100 - 240 V~),  
noise-free audio, superior transient 
response plus low power 
consumption for energy saving