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(More customer reviews)This mixer does what it advertises, almost.
The good: It works. It's not of quality I'd use for a combining mixer in a recording environment, but for tying multiple sources together (e.g. several computers, outboard synthesizers, etc) it does the job nicely. I very much like the fact that it's rackmounted: this was purchase to replace an original model Mackie 1202 desktop mixer. Overall, as a simple rack line mixer, it's adequate, and downright great for the price.
My major complaint with this is with the monitor mix. The concept of having a separate monitor mix is fabulous, and I was exciting to find it in a mixer in this price range. That mix is monaural. Again, no big deal. The kicker: the monitor mix, not the main mix, is tied to the headphones. In one way this may seem appealing because it allows completely different mix from the main levels. Unfortunately, as mentioned above the monitor mix is MONO. Rather than mixing in stereo, so the headphones could be stereo, and combining the L/R channels just before the mono output on the back, signals are combined at each channel input; before the monitor mix is created. Result: Monaural headphones. For some things, like a monitor in a recording studio, this might be fine. For me, this is a crucial failure. I need the ability to easily switch between headphones and speakers, and monaural headphones are simply not an option.
Thus, this mixer failed to be what I needed it to be and I'm left doing some really creative wiring through a patch panel to physically route the output to a STEREO headphone amplifier or speakers so I can have what I thought this mixer would do. If you don't need the headphones at all, this mixer is great. However the fact that one of the two main outputs on this mixer is essentially worthless leads me to give it only 3 stars.
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