Mixers

Zoom have launched a sibling for their R16, adding a further eight tracks and some neat loop-sampling and rhythm-track features.

Hugh Robjohns checks out another offering from Black Lion: the new passive summing mixer, PM8.

Thought you'd seen the death of the large-format console? Think again, as you read our exclusive preview of this modern take on classic Neve designs.

Join us, as we take Thermionics new bird for a test flight...

Is there a place for small analogue mixers in the project studio these days? Actually, we think there is...

For low-volume rehearsals and jam sessions, most options to date have been quite limited, particularly for creating separate monitor mixes. The JamHub range aims to make the whole process that little bit easier and more immediate.

Just how much does this compact mixer with a built-in audio interface and effects offer the home recordist?

These little mixers could provide the ideal starting point for would-be computer musicians — and at this price, whats not to like?

With improved Firewire routing and Pro Tools compatibility, this new Onyx design offers much more than a few tweaks...

USB and Firewire mixerfaces abound these days, but not all allow you to record multiple channels simultaneously to separate tracks in your DAW. Enter the M164UF...

Summing might not sound very rock & roll, but Thermionic Culture have added a little attitude of their own to this impressive and unique design.

Audient's latest analogue console has turned the DAW-controller concept on its head, taking advantage of mainstream DAW software to provide fader automation and recall.

In many ways, the Onyx 820i is exactly what youd expect from a Firewire Mackie mixer, except for one thing: its Pro Tools compatible.

Have computers made digital multitrackers obsolete? Zoom dont think so.

Technology from SSLs high-end mixing consoles has been filtering down to the project studio for some time, in the form of the X-Logic and X-Rack products, but the desks themselves have remained the preserve of commercial studios. Until now...

This neat new hybrid product appears to be defining its own market niche, but can it really be all things to all people?

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?