Mixers

These compact, lightweight mixers are designed with live DJ-style performance in mind, but with an audio interface on board, there's plenty of flexibility when it comes to recording too.

If you want to use both a high-quality analogue mixer and a DAW control surface, you'll probably want to put them both in the same place. Well, now you can — and you get a multi-channel audio interface to boot.

Can mixers this small really provide all the preamps and monitor control facilities you need?

The almost universal trend towards using computers and hardware controllers has made business tough for the big console manufacturers — but the clever ones are fighting back with some innovative thinking, to create products that offer the best of all worlds.

Under the hood of this affordable new Alesis compact mixer lurks an 18-in/two-out audio interface. Is it too good to be true?

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.