Mixers

It might look like a simple analogue desk, but beneath the MGP16X’s familiar exterior lies some extensive digital processing.

Cadac’s large-format consoles are legendary in touring theatre circles, but their Live 1 range aims to clean up in the compact-mixer market...

Does anyone need eight channels of distortion when summing analogue signals together? Looptrotter might be able to persuade you that the idea’s not entirely crazy!

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Designed to meet very specialised needs, mastering consoles can be scarily expensive. Crookwood’s modular system offers faultless sound quality at a surprisingly affordable price.

Can you really make a complex, DSP-packed mixer that even musicians with no engineering experience can use? Line 6 think they can...

Audient’s modern classic is now available in a smaller format — but there’s nothing cut-down about the sound!

Can you really mix a live show without any physical controls? If you have a DL1608 and an Apple iPad, it seems you can...

Behringer’s new digital mixer and snake system are impressive on paper, but how do they fare under real-life gigging conditions?

Digital mixing offers a huge range of benefits over analogue, and with more models available than ever before, there’s never been a better time to try it. Here’s our round-up of some of the most popular models available today.

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Behringer are known for making cost-effective products, but their new X32 live mixer takes that to a whole new level...

With its high-voltage power rails, this console offers more headroom than any other we can think of. Oh... and it sounds rather nice, too!

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With its built-in effects, compressors and graphic EQ, this compact console might just be ideal for small-scale live work.

Analogue summing is proving a popular route for ‘warming up’ digital mixes, and there are many models on the market that are dedicated to the task. Here’s a selection of current options, with links to the SOS reviews where available.

Yamaha have added USB interfacing to their established digital mixer. Is this enough to ensure it keeps pace with more recent competition?

I'm trying to hook a Behringer Denoiser and an SPL Vitalizer MK1 into an older-model Alesis Multimix 16USB mixing console,...

Wharfedale’s latest portable mixer-amp offers a compact solution for smaller venues.

Soundcraft’s compact desk is designed to offer digital power and versatility combined with an operator-friendly ‘analogue feel’.

The StudioLive range of mixer interfaces now includes a compact 16-channel model.We find out how well it performs on the road.