BehringerXAir XR18 18-Channel 12-Bus Wireless Digital Mixer for iPad/Android Tablet

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.

The best you can buy for the price!

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 inputsSmall FootprintSolid 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 recordingHuge list of rack effectsTypical digital mixer options like compression, gate, PEQ and FX on each channel8 Outs including L/R MainSimple to use iPad mixer appDCAs (sub groups)Color coding labelling for channels and bussesRTA on the PC appConsNo AES50 connection - This is amazingly disappointing. Not a deal breaker at all, but silly. I can't see why they didn't add thisiPad app doesn't have RTA - The android app might, not sure. The PC app doesBOX 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.SummaryThe 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.

Works fine