When you are looking for a great mixer that can be used for live performances or in a recording studio I really like the MG Series. The series range from #129.00 – $929.00 which makes it affordable for most home studios. I personally have the MG16-XU and really love it. It was easy to setup and very easy to use. About 50% of my recordings were done with that mixer. I have had it for about 6 months now and have been very happy with it.
The choices are broken down like this.
| MG20XU | MG16XU | MG12XU | MG10XU | MG06X | ||
| Outline | ||||||
| Mixing capability | On-board processors | SPX algorithm: 24 programs, PARAMETER control:1, FOOT SW:1 (FX RTN CH on/off) | SPX algorithm: 24 programs, PARAMETER control:1, FOOT SW:1 (FX RTN CH on/off) | SPX algorithm: 24 programs, PARAMETER control:1, FOOT SW:1 (FX RTN CH on/off) | SPX algorithm: 24 programs | SPX algorithm: 6 programs |
| I/O | Phantom power | +48 V | +48 V | +48 V | +48 V | +48 V |
| Digital I/O | USB Audio Class 2.0 compliant Sampling Frequency: Max 192 kHz, Bit Depth: 24-bit | USB Audio Class 2.0 compliant, Sampling Frequency: Max 192 kHz, Bit Depth: 24-bit | USB Audio Class 2.0 compliant, Sampling Frequency: Max 192 kHz, Bit Depth: 24-bit | USB Audio Class 2.0 compliant, Sampling Frequency: Max 192 kHz, Bit Depth: 24-bit | – | |
| Input Channels | Mono[MIC/LINE] | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Mono/Stereo[MIC/LINE] | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | |
| Stereo[LINE] | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Output Channels | STEREO OUT | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| MONITOR OUT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| PHONES | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| AUX SEND | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| GROUP OUT | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | – | |
| Bus | Stereo: 1, GROUP: 4, AUX: 4 (incl. FX) | Stereo: 1, GROUP: 4, AUX: 4 (incl. FX) | Stereo: 1, GROUP: 2, AUX: 2 (incl. FX) | Stereo: 1, AUX[FX]: 1 | Stereo: 1 | |
