Behringer Xenyx 302USB

Awesome mixer for live gigs!

Don't let the small size fool you!

This little monster packs some serious dB power for live gigs. I use this to get feed from the main stage console, as well as feed into an iPad with the metronome tracks and then send the console to an external recorder, while I hear both the console and the metronome on my in-ears.

It has so much power I only keep the phone levels at almost minimum on stage and we do play very loud music!

Handy little audio interface and mixer

I use this as my audio interface for work-from-home and gaming, because I wanted volume controls next to my keyboard. In that role it works perfectly.

Simple unit solves simple problems

Incredibly simple unit. I use it to quickly switch my computer audio between headphones and room speakers as well as using a decent mic. Great piece of kit.

very portable and it works

great to mix computer sound and microphone together, I use it when I conduct a music class, as it's easy to transport along with a good pair of compact monitors, just shove it all into a suitcase with wheels and take it to any classroom, and you can get nice quality sound in the classroom.

Very cool to use as a sound card for live streams

Very cool to use as a sound card for live streams. You can use is for pick up external sound through USB, or for send audio from USB to external source. One problem that You can not this do on same time. If you send your audio through USB, they go main mix. When You would like to pickup XLR audio to PC over USB, then You become back mix of XLR and USB audio, that You have send to mixer.

just not worth it

if you're gonna buy something this cheap, going for an xlr setup isn't worth it. anything below an M-Audio M-Track is just not worth it due to the amount of self noise.

Do yourself a favor, buy a cheap usb mic or a lavaliere mic or spend a bit more and buy a decent xlr setup.

Budget Audio Interface

It does what it says. And it is pretty easy to use.

Does the job

If you want something to start with, with something simple (i.e. mix microphone with main), this does the job.

15V phantom power. Be warned

All in all this is a great little mixer considering its price tag. There's a major flaw that I was not aware of when ordering it though: it delivers only 15 volts of phantom power. I have a SubZero boundary microphone that I use for gaming. This mixer wouldn't handle it. Even the light on the mic would not turn on. Clearly not enough power. Do your research on the net before you order. Sadly I am returning the mixer. A real shame as I would have really been happy with it if it was delivering the full 48V.

Simple Mixer for Simple Use Cases.

Build quality is quite solid, metals and plastics feel heavy duty and product has been thrown about a bit to issues. Works perfect out of the box and doesn't require any special drivers to be installed. Preamp is a little bit lively and does have a small noise floor comparable to a Gen 1 Scarlett 2i2. After a while the sliders and knobs can become noisy when moved, however this is to be expected because of dust buildup inside the unit.