Mixers

Designed to integrate with Cubase, and featuring new preamps and compressors, Yamaha's N-series digital mixers have been causing quite a stir. Could the N12 be the centrepiece of your project studio?

Part preamp, part summing mixer, all tube: can the Fat Track provide all the 'analogue warmth' your studio needs?

Already boasting some famous users, this new console has caused a bit of a stir. Does it live up to the Toft heritage?

These modestly priced small mixers from Yamaha offer plenty of functionality and a good clean signal path.

We find out if the most competitively priced Allen & Heath mixer yet lives up to its heritage.

Phonic's well-established Helix range has made the jump to Firewire: we look at the 12-channel version, which is capable of sending 10 channels of audio at 24-bit/96kHz to your DAW.

This new USB-equipped mixer has a control surface and a separate I/O unit, but are two boxes better than one?

Mackie's VLZ Pro mixers gained a reputation for punching above their weight. Could this next generation do even better?

Boasting 16 channels, a transparent sound and bags of headroom, there's more to this innocent-looking creature than meets the eye.

With 16 mic preamps and a built-in mixer, the M16 certainly delivers on quantity. Can it deliver on quality too?

This neat little unit offers great flexibility for both studio and stage work.

Worried that your digital recordings sound a bit sterile? Maybe the Tubetracker can warm things up a bit...

Is an all-in-one mixer, MIDI controller and audio interface the perfect solution for digital DJs and live laptop artists?

Tascam's new 48-channel digital console is an imposing sight, full of features and attractively priced. We get to grips with it...

With a versatile range of features and exceptional sound quality, AMS Neve's latest piece of outboard technology manages to be more than the sum of its parts.

We check out this suprisingly versatile member of Mackie's affordable Tapco family.

A compact analogue mixer that also acts as a stereo USB audio interface.

This compact desk benefits from built-in effects, sturdy construction and low noise. Does it measure up to the Mackie name?

The Xenyx range of analogue mixers offers improved sound quality and USB interfacing with computers, plus the extremely competitive pricing we've come to expect from Behringer.

A robust and unusually flexible mixer with lots of stereo inputs.

This traditionally-designed mixer/amp packs quite a punch, with 1400W of power under the hood, and also boasts very sturdy construction and built-in digital effects.