Behringer NR300 Noise Reducer
Noise reduction pedal
| Maker | Behringer |
|---|---|
| Model | NR300 |
| Type | Noise reducer |
Store
| Store | Price | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.se | 249 kr | 2026-06-24 |
Description
I got this because I have a series of very loud and noisy pedals on my pedalboard, especially the Metal Zone, and I needed something with a send and return. The original idea was to get an NS-2 from Boss, but it is extremely expensive, so I was looking into Behringer's solutions, and honestly it works quite well. I have a few grudges with it, which I'll get to in the impressions, but it's ok for its job.
It sits right after my wah pedal, so it mutes the ground noise that comes from the cable while still taking the signal chain from the wah. From there the send goes into the next distortion pedal, which is the Klon, and then through all the distortion pedals until it ends on the Metal Zone, which goes back into the return. The output is hooked to the modulation pedals, like the Electric Mistress and the delay, so those get the noiseless signal.
Impressions
Initially I thought this was going to be a very cheap pedal because it's entirely made of plastic, but it's quite sturdy. It's ABS plastic and it's injected, so it is quite cool. It does give a cheap look to the things though, especially because all the other pedals are metal, so I'm thinking of eventually getting the circuit out of it and putting it in a metal enclosure. For now, let's just leave it as it is.
The worst thing about this is that the DC input is on the side, like all Behringer pedals, and this is so bad. Every single pedalboard you're going to get runs horizontal strips of metal, you put the pedals on top of them, the DC cables go behind the board and below the strips and then come up behind each pedal, and it's basically invisible. This one doesn't do that. The DC cable has to come out on the side, where it also fights for space with the patch cables, so you need a right angled cable. If you don't have one, you end up with a huge space between the noise reducer and the next pedal. Same for any other Behringer pedal in general.
Functionality-wise, it does what it tells you to. I think it's just not super sensitive, and the NS-2 would probably be better, but it is a noise reducer, so it's ok. It also has a function where you can just mute, so you can switch from reducing the noise to automatically muting everything. My threshold is quite high on this one because the Metal Zone is a beast, so if I turn them all on together it becomes a big mess.
Final thoughts
If you can buy something better, go for it, but it's a noise reducer, and in general you don't need that much quality on it, so it's ok to buy these cheap ones. The ergonomics of it and the real estate it takes are quite too much, but it comes with everything that it needs to, so I'm pretty happy with it.