Behringer FX2000 3D FX Processor Reviews

cheap enough to try out?

I think this is more suited for 'Studio/PA' use more than guitar?…contains lots of differing sounds and effects…difficult for an old aged guitarist like me!…so try it out?...

ABSOLUTELY SUPERB item

In the meantime I bought a THIRD one (that says a lot)! Sounds as good as other high end FX processors but is 2 to 4 times cheaper. While in the beginning the operation of the four function edit wheels felt strange to me, I now see it is a superergonomic system that enables a much more direct/faster access than the "page scrolling systems" of most of the competition. Even if the info on the display is very succinct, the large characters are MUCH easier to see than the tiny characters of most other systems displays. Only drawback is that it cannot handle more than at most 2 FX at a time. I now use three in series.

Affordable effects for home users

The dials feel a bit too sensitive from time to time (skipping values), and quite wobbly. Buttons how ever have a nice, firm clicky feel to them. The unit is quite light, yet the (removable) rack ears feel very solid.

Loads of very average quality effects with very average parameters to edit them. For the money, it's really not too bad. What I REALLY miss, is a tap tempo/bpm delay!

Well, the sound quality is kind of average too. Never got excited about any of the effects. Reverb is kind of ok.

For the price, it's a very nice box for a hobbyist, or even as a backup unit for non-pro artists performing live.

Could not be more affordable!

1. Introduction

A few years ago I used to rock a Roland MV-8800 production studio. It used to have only 3 effects slots (1x reverb, 2x delay/chorus, 3x multi-fx). When I needed more effects or wanted to do some crazy processing using the multi-fx processor I had to resort to re-sampling. To avoid it I had to find a stand-alone multi-fx processor which would allow me to have more effects without the need to re-sample. As usual I had a hundred in my pocket waiting to get a bang for my buck (or pound :) and this is how I met the Behringer FX 2000 processor.

2. Build Quality

Really sturdy metallic chassis (some of the edges are "razor" sharp so watch out, don't cut your fingers). Plastic knobs feel a bit cheap and wiggly at first but you get used to it and after 2 years I can't complain. Connectors are all of decent quality and fit nicely.

3. Features

You get 100 presets and you can alter them in unimaginable ways and store in another bank of 100 user presets. There are 8 master effects groups (Reverb, Delay, Modulation, Dynamics, Psycho Acoustics, Filter/EQ, Distortion/Amp and Special FX) within these groups you get certain sub-types and even effect combos such as REV+DLY etc. Each effect has 8 tweak-able params (knobs EDIT A through EDIT F + EQ LO, EQ HI). FX bypass push button and compare are nice to quickly skim though and preview the effects. Some effects require MIDI input to set tempo and such. MIDI in/out connectors allow you to recall a preset or to dump them to a PC using the MIDI SysEx. I really enjoyed the ability to recall stored presets using MIDI messages. All you have to do is to record a valid preset change event somewhere at the beginning of your track and the unit will react promptly.

4. Verdict

Lets start with the price. I dare you to find more a affordable multi-fx processor with such a wide selection of effects. Moving on to sound quality. It's acceptable, don't expect too much from reverb as presets sound quite average. The unit is simple in setup and easy to work with, produces nice sound and gives plenty of presets to chose from. For the price, definitely get it, you can't go wrong.

rack almighty

Excellent value with pro sounds easy editing and great factory presets, you also can custom your sound easily , i was so surprised with the quality of the Behringer FX 2000 3D Processor, and this patchs are useable why pay more , very high quality that cost so little where was the catch . There wasnt any. Well worth having this in the arsenal.

Barry O Keeffe, Ireland

The cheap price must not fool you

Excellent product, I use it in my rehearsal studio, the effects are great.

The only bad thing is that there is only one factory setting for delay+reverb, but you can save user presets.