X AIR XR18 18-Channel, 12-Bus Digital Mixer for iPad/Android Tablets with 16 Programmable Midas Preamps, Integrated Wifi Module and Multi-Channel USB Audio Interface

I've used a few digital mixers before, DL1608, Stagescape and X32. I'm not a power user or an engineer. I do sound for my bands and other bands in small lounge settings (50 to 300 people). With that that stated, what I was looking for was a way to reduce my footprint, reduce my set up and roll up time yet not lose core functionality. Pros: 16 Combo TRS/XLR inputs Small Footprint Solid quality housing - Seems rugged and durable enough to gig often. Built in Wireless is solid - 3 connection options. You can even use your own wireless router and connect the X Air router to that to extend your range. 16 track recording Huge list of rack effects Typical digital mixer options like compression, gate, PEQ and FX on each channel 8 Outs including L/R Main Simple to use iPad mixer app DCAs (sub groups) Color coding labelling for channels and busses RTA on the PC app Cons No AES50 connection - This is amazingly disappointing. Not a deal breaker at all, but silly. I can't see why they didn't add this iPad app doesn't have RTA - The android app might, not sure. The PC app does BOX placement risk - By this I mean that it seems designed to sit on stage. You can rack mount it, but anytime you put a device on stage you risk losing power and worse (someone spilling something on it). I can envision some nightmare situations. No Security on built in wireless signal - There may be something there, but I didn't see anything. This means anyone can log connect to it and mess with your mix. Not good. If you're in a situation where you need security, you can just bring your own router, but this is a risk. Summary The positives of this drastically outweigh the negatives. For small bands this is an incredibly powerful piece of equipment. Other companies will find it hard to match the feature set in this price range. The app is so simple to learn and use. I might have a bit of an edge given I've used other iPad driven mixers before, but compared to the others this offers so many features and everything is easy to get to. For a Phase 1 app, I can only imagine how great this thing will be after a year or 2. Personally, I can't wait for them to get the X-Touch ready to use with this. They told me that they'll be making updates so the midi instructions are set up to plug and play.

Let me start this off by saying that I've never held the quality of Behringer products in the highest regard. That said, Behringer does seem to have a particular knack for making products with features which people NEED at a price that is affordable. With this unit, I've got an unbelievable feature-set and the quality does seem to be there (after several months of continuous use, I've had zero reliability issues) at at an amazing price. In addition to this unit, I also own an XR12 and I would highly recommend this unit for anyone. The positives: there are way too many to list. Just look at the feature set and see if anything else comes even close to the price--nothing comes close. The audio quality is excellent. The features are great. There control options (this is really what I wanted in this unit) are unparalleled. Behringer definitely did it right with this baby. The negatives: There are very, very few and they are exceedingly minor. Nevertheless, here are a few things I have noted. -- The lack of the ability to do time-alignment which I understand the X32 has (admittedly the X32 is in a different class than this unit, but they're apparently both based on the same core hardware). Even that is minor though because I've found a way to work around that with the built-in effects. -- Another that MIGHT be considered a downside is the Wi-fi. In any critical live situation, I make sure to have a hard-wired connection to the unit, but I have seen others complain about flaky connections with the Wi-fi. Personally, I think that's just the nature of Wi-fi and not the fault of this unit. --The software is different for the iPad and on a computer. Both offer really robust control over the unit, but they aren't the same and it can be difficult to find settings if you're using one platform and move to the other. Other than that, if you're thinking about this and the features meet your needs, don't hesitate, just buy it.

Very nice unit. Considerable learning curve, probably less so if you have a lot of experience using mixers and mixer terminology. Software works great. It loads easily. I am using it on an iPad, MacBook Air and a PC. The software runs clean on all of them. Not buggy.

I love it. The sounds is way better than I expected. The 4 true stereo effects are way better than I expected. Yes, True stereo effects.. you can even get 8 mono effects if you set that up. I have used a Roland VM-7200, Korg Zero8, Mackie LM-3204.. the list goes on, but this is by far my favorite. There are just too many pros. I have a medium size synth/drummachine setup and this mixer fits perfectly on my desk and takes up virtually no space. The effects are quality, not at all like your standard crap built-in mono effects. There are no knobs. You must use android, Pi-3, windows or mac to control the mixer. The software is direct, no BS.. I use a touchscreen and it is just lovely. If you are not generally standing there constantly adjusting knobs on a mixer, you will be very happy.. and it stores scenes too. EQ, stereo-linking, 6 xlr busses, 18 analog or usb inputs.. 18 usb returns, all with inserts, routing, sends etc. Its like a digital snake with a mixer built in. Love it. It doesn't record to a usb stick like the 12 & 16.. but I have 9 stereo returns via usb back to my pc thats source can be from almost anywhere in the mixer. I can't wait to setup a side-chain with my 3630!

18 canales, 6 monitores y dos salidas excelente mezcladora muy fácil de usar y muy compacta estoy satisfecho con la compra. Y por el precio que la encontré 15 mil que mejor

Lucky to have this mixer functioning properly despite years of manufacturing.

I'm impressive, let me say that. Behringer is a brand I've always avoided with a ten foot pole because of cheap products and typically poor and dull sounding pre-amps. After recently downsizing my home studio and ditching the massive gear rack I didn't have space for anymore, I figured I'd give this little guy a try as something that meets the needs of where I'm at in life. As usual, I started with a pre-amp test as soon as it was out of the box. I keep samples recorded on all the preamps I own (or have previously owned) so I can get an idea of how new preamps sound when purchasing gear. The Midas-powered pre-amps in this guy are impressive and have come a long way from the cheap Behringer house brand preamps of times past. Preamp sound is very subjective to everyone's own ears, but in my opinion they were on-par with any good quality hobbyist level preamps (presonus, tascam, ART, maybe even Mackie Onyx too). Plenty good enough for home recording where I know I won't need to fight with the track to make it sound good afterwards. The software blew me away the most - I can't believe how much this can do not just in the studio, but for live use too. I have no reason to own any other outboard processing gear - throw this in a bag, and you've got easily $20k worth of gear all in digital fashion now that you can control from your computer, tablet, or even cell phone. You can load up effects on channels, patch things around, route things as needed, I'm honestly still learning even half of what it's capable of - I feel like an old man trying to learn some new fangled technology after being used to all the old outboard gear racks! My primary use is as an audio interface though - it handles all playback from my computer for 8hrs a day, and all recording when working on my projects. For that, it works flawless. They make the exact same unit with Midas Pro preamps as the Midas MR18 (compared to the "Midas Designed" cheaper line of preamps in this XR18), but with supply shortages during the pandemic I went for the XR18 simply because of availability - no regrets. For my level of use, the MR18 Midas Pro preamps would probably be overkill anyway.

Very good for churches work really well combined with Mixing station app. Best preamps, I will be glad to make a proper video review if the company wants

A mesa chegou em perfeitas condições. Gostei muito do produto, pois trabalho nessa área e tinha curiosidade no uso desse equipamento. Apenas o software dela me deixa um pouco decepcionado, pois só funciona no windows.