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{{Infobox Company
| name = Behringer
| logo = [[Image:Behringer Logo.svg|256px]]
| type = Private
| genre = Audio equipment
| foundation = [[Germany]] (1989)
| founder = Uli Behringer<ref>http://www.behringer.com/EN/Learn-More/BEHRINGER/Uli-Behringer.aspx</ref>
| location_city = [[Willich]]
| location_country = [[Germany]]
| location = 10 Countries and Territories
| locations =
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people =
| industry = Music
| products = Audio equipment
| services =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| owner =
| num_employees = 3500
| parent =
| divisions =
| subsid =
| slogan = Just Listen.
| homepage = [http://www.behringer.com/ www.behringer.com/]
| footnotes =
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}}
 
'''Behringer International GmbH''' ('''Behringer''') is an [[audio equipment]] company founded by Uli Behringer in 1989, in [[Willich]], [[Germany]]. Today, Behringer is a multi-national group of companies with its headquarter in Singapore/Monaco and a direct marketing presence in 10 countries and territories around the world. Behringer products are manufactured in China in "Behringer City", a wholly owned, vertically integrated plant.
 
==Products==
[[Image:1002B P0A04 Right web.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Behringer XENYX 1002B mixer]]
Behringer designs, manufactures and distributes [[professional audio]] products that include:<br>
* [[mixing console]]s,
* [[effects pedal]]s and processors for musical instruments,
* DJ mixers and tools,
* loudspeakers and studio monitors,
* microphones,
* [[Public address|public address systems]],
* musical instrument [[amplifier]]s,
* musical instruments such as [[guitar]]s and digital pianos,
* [[podcasting]] systems,
* computer recording tools and accessories,
* preamplifiers and effects processors for live sound and studio applications,
* professional lighting systems, and
* studio and DJ [[headphones]].<ref>http://behringerdownload.de/catalogue/BEHRINGER_2009_Catalog_EN.pdf</ref>
 
==Production==
Since 2002, Behringer's research and design, manufacturing, testing, and distribution operations have been headquartered in an over 1 million square foot facility called Behringer City in the city of [[Zhongshan]] in China's [[Guangdong]] province. Behringer employs over 3,000 people there and manufactures many of the components that go into its products including cabinets, speakers, and the pulp for its speaker cones. Behringer City is an [[ISO 9001]]/9002 certified factory.<ref>http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/article/793-behringer-city-opens-its-doors-.html</ref> <ref> http://behringerdownload.de/catalogue/BEHRINGER_2009_Catalog_EN.pdf</ref> <ref>http://www.behringerdownload.de/News/Blog/2008/12/happy-new-ear_30.html</ref>
 
==About the ear logo==
The stylized ear logo that the company uses is meant to symbolize Behringer's approach to design, as well as represent a nickname, "The Ear", given to founder Uli Behringer as a young piano student. <ref>http://www.behringerdownload.de/News/Blog/2008/12/happy-new-ear_30.html</ref>
 
==About the founder==
Behringer began in 1989 by Uli Behringer after he, as a sound engineering student, began building his own audio gear at the kitchen table of his [[Düsseldorf]] apartment. The company began to take shape as Uli Behringer's friends and fellow students began requesting their own Studio Exciters, his first real product. Uli Behringer remains directly involved in all aspects of the company's operations. <ref> http://behringerdownload.de/catalogue/BEHRINGER_2009_Catalog_EN.pdf</ref> <ref>http://www.behringerdownload.de/News/Blog/2008/12/happy-new-ear_30.html</ref>
 
==Notable users==
[[Alice Cooper]]<ref>http://www.behringer.com/EN/Power-Users/Alice-Cooper.aspx</ref><br>
[[Buster Williams]]<ref>http://www.behringer.com/EN/Power-Users/Buster-Williams.aspx</ref><br>
[[Ann Peebles]]<ref>http://www.behringer.com/EN/Power-Users/Ann-Peebles.aspx</ref><br>
[[Peter Wolf (producer)]]<ref>http://www.behringer.com/EN/Power-Users/Peter-Wolf.aspx</ref><br>
[[DJ Lucca]]<ref>http://www.behringer.com/EN/Power-Users/DJ-Lucca.aspx</ref><br>
[[Rob Tognoni]]<ref>http://www.robtognoni.com/</ref>
 
==Legal troubles==
===FCC lawsuit===
In February 2006, the US [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] issued a Notice of Apparent Liability against Behringer, claiming that 50 of the company's products had not been tested for conducted and radiated emissions limits as required by US law. The FCC proposed a fine of US $1m for these violations.<ref>[http://radiomagonline.com/currents/radio_currents_022006/ Radio Currents Online - Feb 20 - Feb 26, 2006]</ref>
 
===Controversy===
Companies that have accused Behringer of design infringement include [[Mackie]] <ref>[http://sec.edgar-online.com/1998/05/14/17/0001047469-98-020293/Section8.asp Loud Technologies Inc. LTec Quarterly Report (10-Q) Item 1. Legal Proceedings]</ref> <ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1997_June_18/ai_19518852 Mackie Designs Inc. files lawsuit to stop "knockoff" products; Company seeks damages of $327 million | Business Wire | Find Articles at Bnet.com]</ref> and [[Roland Corporation|Roland]] <ref>[http://www.musicgearreview.com/article-display/1438.html Behringer Sued for Cloning Renowned Boss Guitar Effects Pedals @ Music Gear Review]</ref> <ref>[http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=2054 Sonic State - News Roland Aim To Show Behringer Who's Boss, Lawsuit filed against Behringer for range of Boss-a-like pedals]</ref>. The case against Mackie was settled out of court under confidential, undisclosed terms. These allegations are difficult to confirm or disprove because even though some circuitry is patented, most audio circuits are variations on existing building-block circuits (like [[electronic amplifier]]s and [[bandpass filter]]s.) Thus, independently developed circuits may seem similar. There is no clear proof or legal decision proving or disproving the allegations, though Behringer has won at least one court case brought against it for infringement. <ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5264/is_199902/ai_n20420920 Mackie/Behringer lawsuit. | Music Trades | Find Articles at Bnet.com]</ref>
 
==See also==
{{commonscat}}
*[[List of microphone manufacturers]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.behringer.com/ Company website]
*[http://www.wikizic.org/Behringer/ Behringer products museum] - Behringer instruments database, resources, user reviews, pictures
*[http://www.loudtechinc.com/news/1999/11081999.html News of Settlement between Behringer & Mackie]
** [http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0002Tx Another news release and discussion]
*{{fr icon}} [http://otherside.pumaxprod.com/behringer/ Behringer's stomp boxes samples bank]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqUGLUJF7y4 Behringer factory tour pt1]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LKnQl8gbkQ Behringer factory tour pt2]
*[http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-13A1.doc FCC Notice of Apparent Liability against Behringer, February 2006]
 
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[[Category:Microphone manufacturers]]
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