Mackie ProFX10 Go

With its compact footprint and the option to run from a built‑in battery, the ProFX10 Go is Mackie’s most portable mixer ever.

The Mackie ProFX10 Go is a compact mixer that can also double as a 24‑bit/192kHz USB recording interface, and which also incorporates bidirectional Bluetooth to allow audio streaming to and from a nearby mobile device. However, mobility is the USP here, with the ProFX10 Go having the unusual ability to run on battery power. A 12V power adaptor is also included, and the replaceable lithium battery is automatically recharged when this is connected. Overall weight is 2.7kg with the battery fitted, and the size is a rucksack‑friendly 70 x 270 x 292mm.

The GB‑10 rechargeable battery ships with the mixer as standard, and Mackie say that it provides for up to eight hours of use between charges. As well as recharging when the mixer is plugged into mains power, the battery can also be charged outside the mixer.

With the ProFX10 Go, Mackie have made it possible for phone calls to be relayed via Bluetooth with a Mix Minus feature so that the caller doesn’t hear themselves repeated, making the mixer suitable for live streaming and podcasting phone‑ins. There are also digital effects, employing what Mackie term their GigFX+ processor, which provides reverbs, delays, chorus and so on. Effects presets can be saved and recalled for live performance.

There are three different USB recording modes. Standard mode records the full mix with effects, Loopback mode brings in computer audio along with the mix for streaming, and basic interface mode uses channels 1+2 as the inputs without recording the effects. A separate USB 3+4 return can be brought into channels 7+8 — useful for incorporating software instruments or other DAW audio. Used with my Mac, the mixer shows up as a class‑compliant 2‑in/4‑out interface. A licence for Tracktion’s Waveform OEM recording software is included.

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