modding a Behringer ADA8000

Bastiaan · 2nd November 2003, 01:07 AM

i read somewhere that there's a modification available for the ada8000 to make it sound better. Does anyone have more specifics on this? I am capable of soldering stuff.......

Thanks in advance

drmad69 · 3rd November 2003, 10:00 PM

I'm curious as well, I am wondering on the quality increase
of say using it with a luxcid genx6..

SureShotStudio · 4th November 2003, 12:28 AM

hello,

i heard from a friend that it's possible to mod the mic pre into something usable by replacing the elco's with "Blackgate" elco's.
You could also clock it using a better clock to minimize jitter error and tighten up it's stereo image.

greets,

thomas

edmann · 7th November 2003, 04:10 AM

maybe some relevant stuff here.....

http://www.diyaudio.com

http://db.audioasylum.com

http://enjoythemusic.com

Bobalou · 8th November 2003, 05:03 AM

hey Bastiaan,

over on the DUC I know you were waiting for another unit, how has this one worked out for you as to comparing it too your 001 pre's and converters (I guess youe topic should answer that in itself),,,but how do you feel it compares?

Bastiaan · 10th November 2003, 12:33 PM

Bobalou,

I used it on a recent recording, and i think it sounds just like the digi001's pre's. I have some strange brittle high's that i cant seem to ged rid of. The behringer is a very quiet unit, but the highs are no good....

Just ordered a Mindprint ANDI/PRO and a matched pair of Oktava's MK-012's to see if that makes a difference....wich i am pretty sure it does.

To hear those high's i mean, goto http://bastiaan.ods.org/music, and listen to the Jasper3.mp3 song.

SureShotStudio · 10th November 2003, 09:58 PM

aloha bastiaan,

(dutch mode on)
Welke mic's had je gebruikt? Ik ben het met je eens dat dat hoog een beetje schel is maar ligt dat niet gewoon aan dat de mix gelimit is. 128kbps is trouwens wel erg laag om er kritisch naar te luisteren.

maare nog iets hoe zit het met die behringer als je gewoon de line ins gebruik. ik heb die mic pre's 90% van de tijd toch niet nodig en iets duurders kopen kan ik voorlopig niet. Ik denk dat ik m binnenkort maar ga aanschaffen en dan die elco's ga vervangen. Ik zal dan wel posten hoe dat klinkt.
(/dutch mode off)

greetz

thomas

drmad69 · 11th November 2003, 05:53 AM

Has anyone tried it with a decent external wordclock?

Bastiaan · 11th November 2003, 08:44 AM

Sureshot:

/dutch mode on/

Je zou gelijk kunnen hebben over dat limitten. Moet ik nog verder naar kijken. Het zou best kunnen dat dat schelle in de micpre's zit, maar ik heb de line-ins nog niet echt gebruikt, dus dat weet ik niet zeker. Ik zal binnenkort een betere MP3 posten op mijn site. Ik hoorde trouwens ook van een andere Nederlander die ook met dat schelle zat, en hij heeft geen Behringer. Wel een digi001 en protools LE. Verder zou het natuurlijk aan mijn microfoons kunnen liggen.

Kick: Rode NTK
snare: klein Beyer microfoontje (weet het type niet, maar de baas van de band stond erop dat ik die gebruikte; track mislukt, en opgepoetst met soundreplacer...)
overhead: 2 maal AKG C430
Room: Behringer B2
basgitaar: Direct in mijn Focusrite Tonefactory
gitaar: SM57 closemic
zang: Rode NTK

Aleen de drums liepen door de Behringer. De rest is opgenomen met de pre's van de Mindprint DI-port.

rockum · 17th November 2003, 11:27 PM

Did you ever find your answer?

Bastiaan · 18th November 2003, 12:04 AM

Not really. Maybe swapping the ElCo's could work, but no-one knew for sure. And modding the box and forfitting warrenty for something i am not entirely sure of....well.....i am not going to do that.

W Eric · 18th November 2003, 03:49 AM

Did the Mindprint ANDI/PRO and the matched pair of Oktava's MK-012's make a difference in how you perceive the Behringer?

Bastiaan · 18th November 2003, 06:59 AM

Not yet. I can imagine that the Behringer will sound better when clocked to the Andipro, but other then that i havent really tested it yet. I have tested the andipro with the oktava's, and they sound sweet together indeed, but no comparance yet...

Randall · 24th June 2004, 01:05 AM

Sure are a lot of people raving about how great these things sound, this guys not complaing about the converters or the pre's, he claims both were used exclusively on this, Is anybody else using these or have anything to say about them besides the usual screw Berringer diatribe? The cymbal clarity is surprising.http://www.eyesound.it/dwn/afromania.wma

shikawkee · 24th June 2004, 01:57 PM

A buddy of mine might be able to do a mod on that unit. Maybe drop him a line:

Roger Foote-

footnote@hayfork.com[/email] (or .net, I can't remember...)

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2nd November 2003, 01:07 AM	#1
Bastiaan Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands Posts: 145	Modding a Behringer ADA8000. HOW? i read somewhere that there's a modification available for the ada8000 to make it sound better. Does anyone have more specifics on this? I am capable of soldering stuff....... Thanks in advance __________________ "Not now, i have a meeting with the 2 Bob's"

10th November 2003, 12:33 PM	#6
Bastiaan Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands Posts: 145	Bobalou, I used it on a recent recording, and i think it sounds just like the digi001's pre's. I have some strange brittle high's that i cant seem to ged rid of. The behringer is a very quiet unit, but the highs are no good.... Just ordered a Mindprint ANDI/PRO and a matched pair of Oktava's MK-012's to see if that makes a difference....wich i am pretty sure it does. To hear those high's i mean, goto http://bastiaan.ods.org/music, and listen to the Jasper3.mp3 song. __________________ "Not now, i have a meeting with the 2 Bob's"

11th November 2003, 08:44 AM	#9
Bastiaan Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands Posts: 145	Sureshot: /dutch mode on/ Je zou gelijk kunnen hebben over dat limitten. Moet ik nog verder naar kijken. Het zou best kunnen dat dat schelle in de micpre's zit, maar ik heb de line-ins nog niet echt gebruikt, dus dat weet ik niet zeker. Ik zal binnenkort een betere MP3 posten op mijn site. Ik hoorde trouwens ook van een andere Nederlander die ook met dat schelle zat, en hij heeft geen Behringer. Wel een digi001 en protools LE. Verder zou het natuurlijk aan mijn microfoons kunnen liggen. Kick: Rode NTK snare: klein Beyer microfoontje (weet het type niet, maar de baas van de band stond erop dat ik die gebruikte; track mislukt, en opgepoetst met soundreplacer...) overhead: 2 maal AKG C430 Room: Behringer B2 basgitaar: Direct in mijn Focusrite Tonefactory gitaar: SM57 closemic zang: Rode NTK Aleen de drums liepen door de Behringer. De rest is opgenomen met de pre's van de Mindprint DI-port. __________________ "Not now, i have a meeting with the 2 Bob's"

17th November 2003, 11:27 PM	#10
rockum Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nashville Posts: 304	Did you ever find your answer? __________________ http://myspace.com/rockkennedy

3rd November 2003, 10:00 PM	#2
drmad69 Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 254	I'm curious as well, I am wondering on the quality increase of say using it with a luxcid genx6..

4th November 2003, 12:28 AM	#3
SureShotStudio Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: holland Posts: 153	hello, i heard from a friend that it's possible to mod the mic pre into something usable by replacing the elco's with "Blackgate" elco's. You could also clock it using a better clock to minimize jitter error and tighten up it's stereo image. greets, thomas

7th November 2003, 04:10 AM	#4
edmann Gear addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 429	maybe some relevant stuff here..... http://www.diyaudio.com http://db.audioasylum.com http://enjoythemusic.com

8th November 2003, 05:03 AM	#5
Bobalou Gear maniac Join Date: May 2003 Location: socal Posts: 275	hey Bastiaan, over on the DUC I know you were waiting for another unit, how has this one worked out for you as to comparing it too your 001 pre's and converters (I guess youe topic should answer that in itself),,,but how do you feel it compares?

10th November 2003, 09:58 PM	#7
SureShotStudio Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: holland Posts: 153	aloha bastiaan, (dutch mode on) Welke mic's had je gebruikt? Ik ben het met je eens dat dat hoog een beetje schel is maar ligt dat niet gewoon aan dat de mix gelimit is. 128kbps is trouwens wel erg laag om er kritisch naar te luisteren. maare nog iets hoe zit het met die behringer als je gewoon de line ins gebruik. ik heb die mic pre's 90% van de tijd toch niet nodig en iets duurders kopen kan ik voorlopig niet. Ik denk dat ik m binnenkort maar ga aanschaffen en dan die elco's ga vervangen. Ik zal dan wel posten hoe dat klinkt. (/dutch mode off) greetz thomas

11th November 2003, 05:53 AM	#8
drmad69 Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 254	Has anyone tried it with a decent external wordclock?

18th November 2003, 12:04 AM	#11
Bastiaan Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands Posts: 145	Not really. Maybe swapping the ElCo's could work, but no-one knew for sure. And modding the box and forfitting warrenty for something i am not entirely sure of....well.....i am not going to do that. __________________ "Not now, i have a meeting with the 2 Bob's"

18th November 2003, 03:49 AM	#12
W Eric Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 5	Did the Mindprint ANDI/PRO and the matched pair of Oktava's MK-012's make a difference in how you perceive the Behringer?

18th November 2003, 06:59 AM	#13
Bastiaan Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands Posts: 145	Not yet. I can imagine that the Behringer will sound better when clocked to the Andipro, but other then that i havent really tested it yet. I have tested the andipro with the oktava's, and they sound sweet together indeed, but no comparance yet... __________________ "Not now, i have a meeting with the 2 Bob's"

24th June 2004, 01:05 AM	#14
Randall Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Muscle Shoals Posts: 3,957	Sure are a lot of people raving about how great these things sound, this guys not complaing about the converters or the pre's, he claims both were used exclusively on this, Is anybody else using these or have anything to say about them besides the usual screw Berringer diatribe? The cymbal clarity is surprising.http://www.eyesound.it/dwn/afromania.wma

24th June 2004, 01:57 PM	#15
shikawkee Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,015	A buddy of mine might be able to do a mod on that unit. Maybe drop him a line: Roger Foote- footnote@hayfork.com[/email] (or .net, I can't remember...) __________________ "Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor"- Andre 3000

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