It's true; mackie stuff is more expensive than Behringer. You get what you pay for. For basic stuff, Behringer is ok, it has its place, but I've never had luck with getting quality sound. An SM-58 into a Mackie Onyx pre is going to yield much nicer results than the same mic fed into a Behringer recording unit. I have used both; Mackie is higher quality, without a doubt. Mackie has also made some pretty terrible and unreliable products. However, those have been the exception, rather than the rule(which is the situation with Behringer gear).
I would not recommend any solution that involves Behringer equipment. Behringer is infamous for stealing designs, using cheap parts, and making all around terrible products. I've bought several things from them; most did not last for more than a year, and all of them were dismal quality.
I would recommend the Mackie 800R. The Onyx preamps are very solid, and it comes with a very nice firewire interface and software. It puts out exactly what you put in (as accurate as a mic preamp at that price point can be, anyway), no EQ, effects, etc.
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It's true; mackie stuff is more expensive than Behringer. You get what you pay for. For basic stuff, Behringer is ok, it has its place, but I've never had luck with getting quality sound. An SM-58 into a Mackie Onyx pre is going to yield much nicer results than the same mic fed into a Behringer recording unit. I have used both; Mackie is higher quality, without a doubt. Mackie has also made some pretty terrible and unreliable products. However, those have been the exception, rather than the rule(which is the situation with Behringer gear).
I would not recommend any solution that involves Behringer equipment. Behringer is infamous for stealing designs, using cheap parts, and making all around terrible products. I've bought several things from them; most did not last for more than a year, and all of them were dismal quality. I would recommend the Mackie 800R. The Onyx preamps are very solid, and it comes with a very nice firewire interface and software. It puts out exactly what you put in (as accurate as a mic preamp at that price point can be, anyway), no EQ, effects, etc.