YAMAHA MG06X 6-Input Compact Stereo Mixer with Effects

Owned this mixer for about two months, and it's actually better than expected. It is small, I would probably consider it a two channel mixer (though technically it has six channels), does not have a mid-range EQ, the channel volumes are a knob, instead of a slider and it also doesn't have USB output; so why 5 stars?I think some of the "less positive" reviewers maybe had unrealistic expectations of a super small form-factor, sub-$120 mixer. It fits a need and; that comes down to what is does have. The signal to noise ratio is fantastic as far as I can subjectively tell. It also has dual (stereo), balanced XLR outputs. Effects are well done, although admittedly, I don't really use them (especially in pre-production). As far as "no midrange EQ", there is no substitute for a hardware based knob but, if you know how to work the high/low EQs alongside the gain and master volume, you can in-fact, somewhat "tweak the mids" and this shouldn't be a deal breaker for an experienced sound person. You can tell the minute you explore the unit, that it is well made and uses high quality components.All things said, in my opinion, it is a two channel, podcasting mixer. I have two Shure SM7B microphones and a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 connected to this mixer for small studio interviews. I am confident saying that I would challenge any sound professional to come up with a better sounding setup for the money. You can spend 10x as much for an insignificant bump up in quality.As a side note, I've used this setup with Adobe Audition/Premiere, Audacity and Garage Band (although with Garage Band, I was using a Shure SM-57 as a guitar mic) and again, it exceeded my expectations.

This works well in my small studio. I use the XLR for microphones and the single ended for my keyboards. The first two channels have the effects, the rest are dry. That works for me because the keyboard has its own effects. I add reverb to my XLR vocal mic and to the single ended Harmonica mic for channel 2. There is a slight hiss but only when you are right up to the monitors at high volume. Otherwise it is quiet. I like that it has multiple outputs. The XLRs go to my studio monitors and the headphone output is independently controlled. I have even put the output from my band recordings into channels 5 and 6 so I can play along with the band's set and work on my playing. Hard to beat for the money. I tis small enough to sit on my keyboard out of the way. I haven't taken it on gigs because the band's PA and house PA have the effects I need. Also, plan on having AC power so you may need an extension cord. Highly recommended.

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The mixer and speakers I have been using to host karaoke were about 15 years old. One speaker started putting out a lot of static once in a while. I took it to a shop to be fixed. That cost me $150.00. However, it did not change anything. I then switched the bad speaker with the other speaker. When I did that, the new speaker did the same thing. I then figured the problem must be the mixer. After setting up the Yamaha speaker there was no more problems, and I the sound is much better than what I had before. I had no idea the mixer would have that much to do with the sound quality. I am very pleased with my purchase.

For the money is really about as good as you can get. And it's worth every penny. It was small enough for me to put on top of my Tyros5 keyboard, which was really cool, but I needed more inputs so I had to Upgrade.

I tried a few cheaper one-off products (iRig Pre) to provide 48V Phantom Power and mic preamp functions for my Audio Technica AT2020 condenser mic, but sound quality was poor. This Yamaha MG06X is far and away superior. The D-PRE inverted Darlington mic preamps in this are superb providing clean, pure sound with virtually no noise across its wide range of input gain and output levels. Quality design, well built, compact. Note that this is 2-band EQ, not 3-band (unless that's counting the HPF button on the preamp). If you don't need the built-in effects, which are just OK, the MG06 would be a good alternative. Note that there is only one button that turns 48V phantom power on or off for both Mic 1 and Mic 2 inputs. So that might limit some configurations if using both inputs, one of which requires phantom power and the other doesnt.

For a solo acoustic player, this is a great mini mixer. I've started doing acoustic open mics online by Zoom, and I needed a small 2 channel mixer with reverb so as I could better control of my sound. Zoom is designed for voice (people talking in meetings), so it automatically and aggressively filters out music (it thinks it unwanted background noise). This means you have to master Zoom's "Original Sound" feature and know how to disable it's filters just so people can hear you clearly. After that, everything else is up to you (your levels, your mix, effects, etc.). In times like these, I routinely turn to Yamaha for great quality equipment.This mini mixer has plenty of channels, great reverb on channels 1 and 2, and gives me the control I want. For inputs I have my vocals on channel 1 (with reverb) and my guitar on channel 2 (with reverb). For outputs, I'm running the Left side to my computer for Zoom Audio, and I'm running the Right side to my Tascam DR-05 digital recorder (to save my performances), and I have my headphones on the "phone" output. I'm going to experiment with running the computer speaker line back into channel 3 so as I can hear through my headphones both what I'm playing and what other people on Zoom are saying (and to get their applause on the recordings).For any other solo performers entering the brave new world of online open mics, I highly recommend this mini-mixer.