Behringer Xenyx X1204usb mixer understanding 2-track connections and USB recording 

This was helpful , as intended. My Behringer UB2222 is quite a bit larger , but as I am learning , mixing boards appear more complex because they are larger. But they are simply multiples of the smaller ones. Thank you

This board has so much functionality. I love the board. Learning to use it is hard. I've had this board for two years and decided I wanted to tackle learning how to send audio to the mixer and thought I could use the track/USB. Now I know that's wrong. Thank you!

I returned 3.5mm to RCA cable before the item is being shipped! Then I bought a 3.5mm to 1/4” . Thank you so much for your explanation!

as others have found, I had a basic misunderstanding of where the two track input could be routed to on this mixer - thanks for explaining it so clearly

wow. this video told me about the inputs what professional videos did not. nice video, sir.

Very helpful in my search for a mixer and the channels I need. Thanks!!

Thanks for simple explanation it is very helpful.

Helpful demo. Having actual demo with meters and video of the setup is SO much better than a talking head. Thanks!

This was incredibly helpful, thanks :)

Thanks Tony! This helped a TON!!!!

A great video, like always.... So if i want to connect a mixer with the computer and an amplifier, i can do over "2-tracks/usb" of the mixer, same like with main out and line in of the mixer too, depending what i need a for? Right? In a short, is it safe to connect the computer and an amplifier with all inputs and outputs of the mixer?

Thank you so much to your video ! 🙏 It help me so much !!! It's clear and well explain, whereas I come from France and i'm not too good in english 😅 Thank you !

HI, PLEASE HELP!! I have this arrangement for my new looper setup: A boss Rc-300 pedal station and Behringer X1204USB. I have all the instruments in the separate channels, and then everything on the desk can be recorded onto my Boss RC-300 looper pedal station. Next issue that I'm stuck on is how to feedback my looper station back into the desk, without creating a feedback loop (where every time I'm recording a loop on the looper pedal station, it records the looper playback as well as the new phrase I'm playing, continuously layering up the looper playback on top of itself, until it has feedback)... I've figured out that, using the 2-track/USB input with an RCA cable coming from the output of the looper pedal station, I can hear the looper playback and record on top of it without creating looper feedback.. but when I record from my desk to Protools on my laptop, as you said, I can only hear what I'm playing, not the looper playback. I have a feeling, instead of running from the output of the looper pedal station to the 2 track/USB input, I have to run it into the Stereo aux returns L and R (to the left of the 2 track input)... the thing is, I think this will create the looper feedback issue again... Is there anyway at all to have the 2 track picked up on my recording software at all!? Or is there any arrangement I can have with this board where the looper playback can be recorded to my laptop, as well as heard, without creating the looper feedback. Thanks!

You answered my question. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

question...when you press button to send aux to main, does it cut out any sound from the mixer board?

Excellent info!! Thank you!!! 🐕

Hi, is it possible to send audio from the laptop to the mixer and listen it with the audios using only the usb connection ? I'm trying to listen the playback and my guitar but no signal comes up on audacity..

I have an electric guitar and I want to send it on pc to a pedal program, the problem is that when I do it I only can hear the signal from the usb with headphones and it gets mixed with the original mix (main mix). If I record something on the program, the original sound doesnt get recorded, how do I only listen to the usb signal? If I press the usb button nothins is sent and when I unpress it is working but I cant hear it. Help please

For those who own this mixer, are the connectors Neutrik or off branded? Just asking as i have had several wear outs of non-Neutrik connectors

i am trying to record but the usb cable connected to my behringer mixer does not show up on my laptop. can you help me with this issue please. i have downloaded the audition programme for recording and microphone connected to the mixer works fine but the mixer is not picking up the sound (i believe is the usb from the mixer to the laptop as it does not show on my desktop thank u

Hi,I bought the same mixed new and I have noticed the green indicator near to tap is blinking,but I can't see it in your video.Could you please help me

I want to connect my zoom recorder and record a comedy show with stage mic and audience mics connected to the mixer channels. I can’t figure out which outputs to use for the zoom and I’m still confused after watching 😅 I ordered an rca cable but the hook ups don’t seem to fit in the red and while hookups and are lose

Thanks a lot for sharing this. Just to be sure to understand, I just bought an analog reel to reel tape recorder, I intend to record my music from the computer to the tape recorder. If I route the 2-track rca output to the input of the tape machine I should have the sound from the computer right? Because it seems that no sound is coming out, I currently use the control room out put to get in the tape machine. Thanks in advance for your help.

I would like to ask if I can connect Qx1204 to iphone and record videos?

Hi Tony, I have a Harbinger L1402fx-usb mixer connected to my PC, and want to record (by Cubase 11) both vocal from this mixer in a track and the youtube Karaoke music from the same PC in another track. How do I setup to get both tracks individually ? When I plug the mixer usb cable in PC, it shows "USB Audio Codec" instead of "Samsung UC Audio" which written in manual. and in Cubase, I browse to Studio setup, in the Audio System, it shows only 1 driver:" Generic Low Latency ASIO Driver". I hope you or somebody can help me out. Thanks

I looked all over for a couple days after buying the x1222USB and could not figure out how to mix the CD music input. I was using the analogue jacks with no luck like you did. The manual is as clear as mud on this topic and other videos don't cover it. Your video explained it simply which jack to use. Why doesn't the company "Draw you a Map" of something so many want to do? Thanks so much for taking the time to cover this.

How do you control the volume? I have problems with inconsistency from usb inputs with my analog inputs… My main volume is the only way

if i understand correctly i can have the sound of my macbook pro going into the mix using a 1/4 stereo to 3.5mm cable and record the music playing from the macbook into the mix, correct? so if i were live streaming and wanted to have audio from my laptop in the stream i would set my computer output to headphones then set my software's inputs to usb-codec (behringer 1204usb)

I have a question about the output on the 2 track/usb. How do i adjust the volume on the output? Is this not possible? Thanks for your help!

06:20 thank you! your video was very helpful! I have a question. If the recording equipment on line 5 is not a mobile phone, but a PC connected to a mixer, how can music be recorded together? Can I record without connecting a cable? I don't have the equipment in my hand yet, so I want to test it, but I can't.

I was thinking about picking one of these x1204usb and run through windows 10 64bit. The x1204usb is 24bit. Have you heard of problems running windows 10 having driver issues with the behringer?

The way I have it setup is I’ve got my Steinburg interface outputs going into the rca 2 track input then my control room going back into the inputs of my steinburg input for recording and left right guitar and vocal going into the mixer inputs 1 to 4 from my voicelive 3 extreme my main mix outputs go to my 2 jbl eon one pro speakers the monitor out puts on them go to my control room speakers it’s just one big loop that connects everything into the laptop for live gigging with backing tracks and recording and my left right inputs on the mixer 7/8 is where my td25kv drum kit connects into it and 5/6 has my akai mpk261 keyboard attached in the only USB Connection I use on the system is from my steinburg interface as it is noiseless compared to the mixer as the behringer has a humming hiss and by doing it this way everything talks to each other through midi as it has midi in and out on the back of the steinburg interface.

Where/how to connect 2 synths and a drum machine, only 2 stereo channels?

I have same this mixing, but cannot setup well, whether you can come to help? Thank you!

Can you run the cable from the HEADPHONE OUT of your computer into channels 5/6, set your Audacity output to computer speakers, then play a track in Audacity and overdub it?

Hi. Just about to buy one of these - I want to leave two inputs from two separate amps [ x1 bass amp + x1 guitar amp ] connected to channels 1 and 2 by 1/4 inch jacks so that I can plug into the bass amp and guitar amp directly, as I wish, and record via usb output from the Behringer in LOGIC or GARAGEBAND on my Mac. Any reason this wouldn't work? Thanks.

Dang , the problem I’m having is I have the 2 tr/usb RCA output going to my headphone amp. But it stopped working and I don’t know what I pressed

Thank you for this video. What a strange choice on Behringer's part to assume you wouldn't ever want to input something to Main via USB or RCA and simultaneously send it and everything else back out via USB or to your recorder via RCA. As soon as I press "2-TR/USB to Main", those go to the main mix out of XLR, but my USB main mix is silent which seems... useless. Do you know if the Yamaha MG-XU series mixers suffer from this limitation? They have RCA inputs on Line 9/10 and USB on 11/12, each with their own discrete volume controls, so it seems like they view the role of RCA and USB input differently.

Tks for your info's. My question is after I do a recording on my PC software how can I do a play back via my mixer speaker.

Plz share q1204i use shure mic dynamic..its not connected with behringer xenyx q1204..and I don't know how to connect it with laptop

Thank you so much

hello you have to place the cable in line in 5/6 the sound will be better for recording with xlr microphone 😉

Greetings, if someone can help me: So I am using Macbook Pro Early 2015, with OS Cataline 10.15.7 - latest at the moment, and I am having trouble getting signal that can be seen inside System preferences -> Sound -> Input, as seen in the video, even when I select that USB port from my XENYX X1204USB. I know that there is signal coming through my XENYX X1204USB mixer, because condenser mic that is connected can be heard through speakers also connected to the mixer, along with fader showing the signal input level, but there is no signal coming to Mac through mixer's USB port. The port is working fine, because I can play music from Mac through mixer, to speakers, just fine. Please help. :) I am trying to get the signal inside Ableton, but there is no signal even coming to Mac that can be seen or heard.

How do I connect an equalizer to this mixer and have the output equalized to the Main Out? Could I connect the Main Out to the equalizer and at the same time connect the equalizer to the two Track-In?

If I needed to add a DJ mixer to this, how would I go about doing that?

Hi bro, hopefully you'll get round to answering this? How would you recommend connecting a record player to this mixer? I've already connected my dj controller to a channel but my controller is only an entry level reloop touch and has no extra inputs (hence bypassing through the mixer before I connect to my powered speakers).. I've got some nice retro vinyl that I'd like to one drop during my set. Cheers Paul 😕

Hello Tony - I hope you can help, I'm so confused. My problem is that all the surrounded 7.1 speakers are connected to AVR255/Receiver to play the songs vs. your speakers are directly connected to the mixer, then you can connect a phone, CD, video to Input #5. If you don't mind, I can send you the rear picture of my Harman/Kardon AVR255. Thanks!

Hi Tony, i got Behringer QX1002USB, what you think is the problem why all my audio output from mixer to android phone are distorted, even if i'm setting it to the minimum (from gain to mic level). thanks

how do you connect a home theater receiver to the mixer when main output is used/

If we can control the input audio from its source (like connecting a PC to 2 track - or even a phone like you did), is it just the lack of control on the board itself that makes it so that you wouldn't use it in your mix? Based on your explanation it sounds like we could send the 2 track into the main mix (using the specified button) alongside everything else and have it all work and output together no?

Hi Tony, I am able to connect my mic, but when trying to do karaoke singing on zoom, I connected my phone to 2 track USB with red and white pin and the other end connected to headphone slot on the phone. But I am unable to hear the karaoke music via zoom. Only my voice is heard through the condenser microphone. How do I slow it? Tips for karaoke music input for zoom please. Thank you for the great video.

Useful video, 👍👍

Hello, can you connect a technics sh-ge70 equalizer to this mixer? Thanks and great video 👌

Had t0 watch a few times…7:30 is where it gets explained perfectly, thanks

What tipe of usb cable should I use, because the computer is not recognize the input.?

Thanks, so when my active sound boxes are connected via XLR at the back, I am not able to turn off the music while recording at the same room to hear it only on my headphones, is that true??

Can I use an xlr to rca cable so I can record a second mic on another track?

Do the two USB channels function like a multitrack?

Great.How to use this mixer for transmiter alive by RU-vid?

I want to be able to record output of my computer sound via usb as well as mixer. So far I have not found how to do this. I can record either the computer sound or the mixer sound but not both. Now, I can monitor the computer sound while recording the mixer but cannot record all 3 sources. Any ideas?

So that built in RCA connection seems like it's really just for a quick hook up scenario where you need something just to play in a live setting for people to hear.

Hi Tony, I have a question about the X1204USB. If I use the RCA aux in, I don"t get that sound in the headphone. I tried any combination of buttons next to the phone volume knob. Do you know if I shoud hear the aux in or not? Maby still a wrong setting or so?

So I need 3,5''-->6,3'' cable to record from a phone to computer through USB.

Hello Tony, could you please explain how one can connect an external stereo compressor to the mixer for master buss processing or on an individual tracks during mixing. Thanks

Thank you very much. I've been trying for 2 hours.. I dont hear any sound. I had temporarily output the mixer from the track out. No record, no sound. I would be crazy. In the user manual, it says track out and main out parallel. But they did not write that every audio output is not from track out. :(((( I am very I know I'm a novice. But I never imagined that I would have so much trouble with this tiny mixer.(Driver, out, in, record to computer....) QX1002USB

HI, I need help my dear friend, I have a question, is it posible to plug the USB to the computer for recording, and at the same time use the main mix outputs while having a microphone that sounds through the usb but not through the main mix? Example: I want to plug an ambient mic while doing a Facebook live, and at the same time I need it to be muted for the main mix outputs....

Hello Tony. Thanks for this great video. I bought the same mixer. Do 2-track/USB RCA outputs play USB?? I mean if I choose the mixer as the default playback device and play a song from youtube, can I get the song from this output? I tried but nothing came.

Behringer x1204usb mixer contains ECHO option or not?? Please tell me about echo option sir

Thanks bro

Merci 👍

Can i use my qx1222 as an audio interface In place of my M Audio M Track 2? In short use it with my DAW etc? If so how do I connect it? It’s USB and my PC recognizes it but no sound comes through the mixer.. thanks

Hello. Sorry my english. For example, if one channel is with his fader on max playing music, can you listen previously other music in another channel befor mixing?

Wich program did you use on pc?

So you need the Rac cord to record to your computer

Very good tutorial 👌 may I know if the other connection that you made is it possible to connect to a phones slot with my karaoke machine as my source of music ?karaoke machine comes with built in mic and speaker source already. The white and red on top right I connected to my android phone as my recorder and the left red white I connect it on my karaoke machine phones slot, it works but the sound quality was not that really good. Maybe I can try the other option that you did on the other line just you did. Hope you get my point .thanks

Thanks its a disappointment but u helped me i guess i gotta buy a new cable nice explenation

I plug mi phone to the rca input. How can I do to send that signal to the rca output?

I'm using the Xenyx 802 model and I'm not able to hear the microphone over the headphones, while the 2-track to control room is switched on. I'm using the 2-track RCA input to bring the audio into the mixer. I don't want it to be in the main mix. However, I need it to be heard in the headphones. The problem is that I cannot hear the 2-track AND the microphone at the same time. Is this normal? Is there a workaround?

What about the quality of this console for a home studio or whatever ? thanks for the video

Hi Tony! Would this record the sound from my laptop doing it this way? As i am wanting to podcast through zoom, also what are the name of the leads that help record, many thanks

I wanna use an interface and subsequent computer to capture and playback whats going thru my mixer, since I can do the remaining mixing in the box. So, would it be a good idea to connect the 2-track in/out of the mixer into a 2ch. in/out of an interface?

good evening..can I give stereo outputs from the xlr main outputs and from the control room out at the same time?

please i need help , i want to do live music and sing and pass by the mixer so i control the volums by the mixer so it sounds good i have the same mixer

congratulations for the video. I own your own mixer and since I'm Italian and I can't understand all your speech in English, I kindly ask you one thing. I don' t understand what connections do i have to make to register with headphones while singing on a music base imported from pc or phone? I currently have the il.mixer connected to the pc via usb cable, so in this way I should take advantage of the sound card inside the mixer, right? but what other connections do I have to make and what settings? thanks

I cant get any signal at all. I have the Behringer 1204Usb. My keyboard has main out(left mono/right mono) and AUx out (left mono/right mono). I'm using Audacity. My Audacity settings are at USB Audio CODEC. When I play my keyboard, there is no signal from the mixer to the laptop. I used main out and aux out on my keyboard. There is no signa to the Behringer or the laptop. What is wrong with my connection with neither are getting a signal? Thanks.

Hi again Tony, i have another question, is there a possibility, i can hear the call from my phone or the backing track from my karaoke app from my phone like Wesing or StarMaker app, and i can sing while connected to this mixer? Can you teach me how, before i buy this...Thanks

Thank you. That’s very helpful. Any idea how I could change the key/pitch of a karaoke track?

Why the sound was distort at some pitch😔.

could we use the 5/6 or 7/8 channel for extra microphone?

What could be the reason that my phone connected via line in 5 does not send via USB into my DAW?

do I need a sound card to connect the mixer to my computer?

Hi! Nice Video! Can i connect 1204usb to my pc via usb but not for recording? I would like to connect my pc to mixer via usb to listen the music on my speaker. It is possible?

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Please help, i have rca speakers, i connected them to rca out but it wont work, what do i do?

I can’t hear anything coming from my phone when I do this setup. I’m not sure what’s wrong

exelente

Grazie!

Hello. I purchased Behringer 1204USB and want to convert my cassettes using Audacity. Please show me the setup. I have a cassette player with USB for flash driver and also 3.5 jack for headphone. Please show me the setup for use with Audacity. I don't have speakers hooked up to my receiver. Not sure if that matters.

Is this multi track usb mixer?