I started out with the Boss equivalents of these things years ago. They are a good way to do things on a budget, but are a pain in other ways, so you're eventually going to want to upgrade.
The big things with them are:
- You also need to purchase rack trays or adaptors to rackmount them.
- They each use a separate wall-wart power supply and while this keeps the cost down, it makes a rats nest of wires, adaptors and also wall warts can throw off a lot of interference, which you don't get with a properly shielded internal power supply.
- They are budget items, so the quality of the circuitry and sound quality is lower.
I think if you need to get everything together quickly and within a small budget, or if you are always on a really tight budget, they make sense. However, if you can it's far better to build up a studio over time, buying the things you need as you reach the point where you need them. This means you get things one at a time, and can usually afford to get something better - takes a little longer, but you end up with a better studio.
If you look at the prices of these things and compare them to the better products in the Behringer range, the price difference is not all that radical. The Minimic is R729 while you can pick up a two channel
valve Mic2200 for under R1200. Actually the mic preamps in your Yamaha mixer aren't that bad, and should serve you for some time.
