BehringerX 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

If you want a great digital mixer, - this is the one to get. I have been using the XR-18 Air Behringer now for over a year and a half. Seriously when you play a gig, and you EQ it for your band. You save the scene, and in the same venue, you tell the Mixer to save that scene and most of the time, very little tweeking will you have to do. I would highly recommend this and not use Analog. I used a Mackie 16 channel for years, and Yamaha mixers for years and would never EVER go back. I use EV's for my mains (12") same for floor monitors, and one sub and have a great sound:)

One of the best budget digital mixers you can purchase.

Like having a X32R with fewer channels, but for a fraction of the cost. Love this.BUT - If not for my familiarity with the X32, I would probably find the user interface very difficult to use.Behringer really need to completely redesign it. Many poorly name, poorly laid out options and features that make it extremely confusing and much harder than it needs to be to use!

The more behringer gear I get the bigger of a fan I become.I know sometimes behringer gets a bad reputation, especially if you compare quality to some of its competitors. But one thing they’ll never beat behringer on is value.By far behringer is the best budget friendly brand when buying music/sound gear.This mixer is a testament to that. There are endless things you can do with this machine and software.The biggest shock for me was finding out not only is this an 18 input digital mixer with built in effects, but it is also an 18 input audio interface… that’s right! When you plug this thing into your DAW it will recognize 18 separate channels of audio. At this price that is just absurd. Not to mention it’s extremely sturdy and functional for whatever situation you need it in.

Bold move to head to Digital......I was hesitating between buying this or a normal 16- channel Yamaha desk.I have only had it for two weeks.When I first opened it it looked flimsy, light and cheap... Yes it really does.Directly mounted it in a 3 space reinforced rack bag as this needs more protection. You need to protect this thing. Period.The wi-fi aerial is cheap and flimsy. Was seriously doubtful about this.1) Sound quality is really good and clear. Although I am positive the pre-amps on Focusrite and Yamaha (UR44, etc.) devices are fare superior to this MIDAS pre's. They look and feel very plastic. Only time will tell.2) Lots of inputs. I can Run everything in stereo now.3) used both PC and Android apps. They are quite different in features and setting them up. But once you get to know each control surface it is really easy. Did not use iOS interfacing.4) I am not too clever with WiFi but managed to set up access to 3 different devices using access point feature. For PC you can use Wifi connection or Ethernet cable. Just install the Windows program from Behringer's web site.5) Download apps: I bough this mixer instead of Pre-sonus and Heath & L models because..... I really do not like apple devices. My bandmates use apple phones and I'm sure they are great. In today's market you should focus on what your clients want - Behringer did that and grabbed sales from all its competition. Android rocks.Make sure to check all settings on your tablet / phone to prevent it from disconnecting.6) Channel set-up is very easy. I like the Linking feature for stereo vocals7) Saving set-ups is a breeze.8) EQ is excellent you will not have this much EQ control in most high end desks. It is very similar to DAW control. If you are experienced with using software EQ the parametric works really nice. You have to know what frequencies to cut for each instrument or voice, to make sure each one is clear.9) Apps: Important to know Behringer X-air app is for full control of desk. The Xair Q app is only for monitor control. You can assign rights to each user. I use my tablet for mixer and pone for monitors.9) Probably the best feature of any digital desk is the ability to create separate monitor mixes. I read up a lot on this before buying the mixer. These are excellent for in ear monitor mixes.My previous desk had mono mixes. Mono IEM makes you really tired as everything sounds 1 dimensional.This mixer has 6 aux buses.1&2 goes via: 2 x Female XLR to 1/4 TRS stereo cable into input of Behringer Microamp Ha400 Ultra-Compact headphone amp. This then goes to a few 1/4 TRS 20 ft to Male XLR cables that connects to Elite Core EC-WBP-VC Wired Body Packs. This is better than the Behringer dual wire model as you only have 1 tail and no batteries.3 & 4 is set up exactly the same as 1& 2 for second set of 4 monitor mixes. You can control the levels of each channel to the monitor in addition to panning and overall EQ.5 & 6 can be sent to whatever. Floor monitors. Important to note is you can even set up your sub's from these and filter out high frequencies sent to them.You have to save your setups and play around a lot with this before taking it to a gig... Set up passwords, practise the EQ for each channel and main LR to prevent feedback.Lastly when you gig you need some final control of your volume etc, I bought the DBX goRack Performance Processor (it is ridiculously cheap) to handle this.1) This gives you a great master volume control2) Ability to adjust level of speakers (L & R) individually3) The anti feedback actually works great.4) Managed to get a good EQ sound for my band. Smooths out everything to sound more produced.7) Mute - Yip sometimes after sets you just have to hit that one magic button to kill everything and prevent noise from PA during your break.Dont worry about price it really is a nice finishing touch to the system to have some hardwire control.