Live Sound & Production

[mackoid]

Yay or nay on the DSP8000 as a cheap solution (I can get one cheap) for a church 31 band EQ and RTA?

[ctardi]

No such thing as a DSP8000... At least not that I can find.

Only ultracurve is the DEQ2496

[mackoid]

This is not the auction that I am bidding on, just proof that the thing exists. Might be an older model that is not stocked anymore?Here.

[ctardi]

Invalid Item.

[ctardi]

Found the item, it's an DSP8024.

Is it really worth the whole 3 bands of parametric you get? I'd just go with a good graphic or two.

[mackoid]

dammit the link isnt working.

Lets try again...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Behringer-Ultracurve-DSP-8000-graphic-equalizer_W0QQitemZ7378751064QQcategoryZ23...

[pro1-54]

Out of the 5 Behringer digital eqs around this area that I know of, only 2 are still working properly.

They are both early versions.

[mackoid]

Oh well, thanks anyway.

[pro1-54]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7378751064&ru=http://search.ebay.com:80/737875106...



from the auction;
"There is one issue that has not effected our using it, but you should know... Once in a while the screen will go blank and then it comes back to normal. This does not effect the sound and all settings are still saved. It's strictly a screen issue."

[ctardi]

Originally posted by pro1-54
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7378751064&ru=http://search.ebay.com:80/737875106...



from the auction;
"There is one issue that has not effected our using it, but you should know... Once in a while the screen will go blank and then it comes back to normal. This does not effect the sound and all settings are still saved. It's strictly a screen issue."

He isn't buying that one

[agedhorse]

The DSP-8000 mainframe is one of the first truely innovative and original products Behringer succeeded in developing.

It is a very good design (except for a little thermal issue on the+5V regulator circuit) and a good sounding unit (outstanding sounding given it's price), quiet and a pretty decent user-interface, at a penalty of being 2U high. The only real functional issue is the noise gate threshold, and I don't recall if it can be bypassed. It's only a problem on systems with an exceptionally low noise floor. I have not seen any significant reliability issues with either the DSP-8000, or the upgraded (and no 5 volt regulator problem) 8024. I use one on the road as a programmable signal source and quick & dirty RTA when I am travelling on service/troubleshooting jobs and don't want to deal with (or need to analyze time domain problems) a laptop. It's all set up with balanced I/O and if it gets destroyed in an unforseeable accident it's not the end ofthe world. Sometimes, I have to work in somewhat inaccessable areas like catwalks. I can rope the little rack up off a floor 100 feet in the air without fear that I would have with a laptop.

It may need the back-up battery replaced though.

[Steve_B]

I’m not sure about the 8000, but on the 8024 the gate threshold can be adjusted as well as turned off by going to the setup menu.

Steve.

[agedhorse]

Originally posted by Steve_B
I’m not sure about the 8000, but on the 8024 the gate threshold can be adjusted as well as turned off by going to the setup menu.

Steve.

I believe that was one of the changes on the 8024. There may have also been an EPROM update available but don't know for sure. I do remember that they did address the gate threshold issue AND the voltage regulator issue on the 8024, which has an exceptionally nice PCB layout I might add.