The Behringer Composer Pro is the workhorse dynamics box that's lived in budget racks forever, and for good reason: two channels of compressor, peak limiter, expander and gate with the clever Interactive Ratio Control that keeps it musical. Not boutique, but endlessly useful for taming vocals, bass, drums and the whole mix.

FEATURES & PROS:

• Full Dynamics Toolkit: Compressor, peak limiter, expander and gate per channel.
• Two Channels: Stereo-link for the bus or two independent mono sources.
• Interactive Ratio Control: Smooth, program-dependent compression curves.
• Auto and Manual: Set it fast or dial it in by hand.
• Cheap and Cheerful: Genuinely handy dynamics for very little.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Type: 2-channel comp / limiter / gate
• Sections: compressor, peak limiter, expander/gate
• I/O: XLR + 1/4-inch
• Format: 1U rack