Alesis MultiMix 8 USB FX | 8-Channel Mixer with Effects & USB Audio Interface, Black

I bought the Multimix8 about a year and a half ago. I was looking for something compact and solid to use both for home studio recording (GarageBand and Logic Studio Pro) as well as on-line karaoke with Zoom. The build and sound quality are excellent. I have owned other Alesis gear in the past and that helped inform my decision to go with this product sight unseen. It has some important features that I value including sweepable mids on the first 2 channels as well as built-in reverb and an external effects send. Additionally, there is an insert on the first 2 channels as well which means the ability to use side chain compression. Nothing else in this price range had all of those features. There was a Yamaha that came close but required using a computer to access and control effects so it could not be completely standalone. There is also flexible input and output routing via switches which are important depending on what you are doing with it and how you want to monitor audio. It is limited to 44.1/48khz 16bit stereo digital in and out via USB but that is not an issue for me. That said I do wish it had a few other features. Exclusion of some of these are purely about keeping the cost down: I would love solo and mute buttons on the channels. These seem to be missing from all small mixers but are immensely valuable things to have! (I would have paid the same amount of money for only a 4 channel mixer that had all features on every channel plus solo/mute). It would also be really nice to be able to control the volume of the digital audio input. The digital audio FX are passable but limited (I use one of the Alesis reverbs then add in delay when needed externally with the effects send). So ultimately truly a great piece of hardware which I highly recommend!

A really great professional quality mixer for a good price. I want to address first and foremost to anyone wondering, this mixer only outputs a stereo mix from the Main channel over USB. The channels are not routed individually. Besides that, you get a lot of functionality including two parametric EQ's, and EQs on every channel and built in FX sends that I have found incredibly useful and of great quality. One thing I also really enjoy about this mixer is I've found it to have far less noise than my other DACs. Which I assume is just the quality internals of an Alesis product I personally like to use this mixer to mix my drums and then send it's output into a seperate USB audio interface along with my other instruments/mics. This mixer has more functionality than I have mentioned, some of which I'm not entirely sure how to use yet! But I think any entry level recording enthusiast would enjoy this amazing quality mixer

It's my first XLR mixer, and it's pretty good. The 1/4 inch Headphone out port has a lot of hiss and I can't seem to find the culprit. I'll contact the manufacturer to find out what it could be, but if you use it for feedback on how your mic sounds, expect a hiss in the background. The FX included are alright, but I don't have a use for them myself. I bought this with a Sennheiser E835 and it sounds a lot better than my Blue Snowball. Since it's a mixer, you have 4 controllable channels to mess with. I have my Main mic on Channel 1 with the low cut filter engaged (which also supplies Phantom Power if your mic requires it) and a 1/8 to 1/4 inch adapter with a standard cable connected to a device such as my phone with the guitar switch engaged. I use this to spam MLG Airhorn effects whenever I win a round in CS: GO. One thing the manual doesn't say to get this working is that you need three knobs turned on to get sound out of your mic: You need your channel gain knob engaged (item 4 on instructions sheet), channel volume (item 11), and the master volume (item 18). For line in on channel 2 from an external source such as from a guitar or tape deck, you need the guitar switch engaged and it's recommended that you don't increase the input gain, only the channel volume. Overall, it's a pretty neat toy if you want to break into podcasting or something, and an XLR mic and this mixer combined during sales isn't more expensive than a USB mic such as the Yeti, but sounds better than one.

The Alesis mixer is an amazing product. I was looking for a mixer that would allow me to record voice and guitar directly to the computer without using an additional audio interface. The USB connection from the Alesis 8 channel mixer does just that. The controls are easy and intuitive. the effects are very good (although I would have liked some more controls on the effects). The quality of sound is really good.

If you're a musician and you're currently practicing your tunes without something like this, you really can't know how you're actually going to sound at the gig. A small mixer like this that you can plug your mic and your instrument or amp into, then mix into headphones or a powered speaker can seriously improve your performance a TON. This is the first and only 4-track mixer I've owned, and it's likely the only one I'll ever need. It's very durable, easy to use, and does more than just get the job done.

Muy bajo nivel de ruido de fondo. Los previos para guitarra y micro son espectaculares. Efectos muy buenos. Conexión USB. Lo puedes usar como sound card

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I'd spent a lot of time looking for a usb mixer and had real trouble finding one that had all the features that I wanted - at least 4 inputs, built in effects, usb out, phantom power and able to act as a stand alone mixer, on/off switch - and wasn't too large or too complicated. This Alesis mixer has all the features that I wanted and is only 18 x 22 x 06 cm. The first thing I noticed when I picked up the box was that it was heavy - this thing is built like a tank, steel facia and back, with plastic sides and the knobs and switches all feel quality. In line with most 4 track mixers inputs 1 and 2 have XLR and jack inputs and separate EQ controls and inputs 3 and 4 are just jack inputs and share one set of EQ controls. Inputs 1 and 2 have both gain and level knobs, as well as pan knobs, while 3 and 4 just have level knobs. Inputs 1 and 2 also have 80HZ low cut switches and input two has a guitar switch to accept high impedance signals. There are 15 effects - 8 reverb, 2 delay, 3 modulation (chorus, flange and rotary) and two multi (chorus and reverb) plus a bypass setting. Effects are dialled in via the selector knob and controlled by both a FX send knob on the inputs and a master FX return level knob. On the back are the power 18V power input, on/off switch, phantom power switch and the usb out socket. The unit comes with short, straight-forward instructions in English and I was very quickly able to get it up and running. Everything works as you would expect in a straight-forward manner, when connected to my iMac it immediately recognised the Alesis and I was able to transfer data. The gain and level knobs are a good feature and on most things that I've plugged in - electric guitars, acoustic guitars, ukuleles, mics, condenser mics etc - I've quickly been able to adjust the signal and get a usable sound. The headphone inputs works fine and there is also a mini jack input to connect mp3 players etc which I haven't used yet. The effects are quite subtle and don't sound synthetic, they are easily adjusted via the send and return knobs. All in all I am very pleased with this mixer, I had considered mixers with more inputs and controls and I'm so glad that I didn't go down that road, the simplicity of this Alesis mixer makes it so easy to use and when lockdown is over and I get a chance to use it in a live setting I'm sure it will come into its own on a dimly lit stage. There are cheaper mixers out there with more features but this does feel quality and I'm sure that it will last.

Non mi dilungherò molto in questa recensione anche perchè la valutazione complessiva già fa capire il mio grado di soddisfazione per il prodotto. Questo è uno dei pochi mixer "economici" ad includere un ingresso ad alta impedenza che permette il collegamento a strumenti come le chitarre elettriche. Il costo è relativamente alto se rapportato ad altri mixer anche in considerazione dei 4 ingressi audio di cui uno per sorgenti "commerciali" (EXT IN) con jack da 3,5mm stereo. Penso che se l'Alesis MultiMix4 USB FX avesse incluso il compressore audio per ogni canale sarebbe stato un vero "best buy" anche perchè la qualità delle elettroniche è piuttosto buona. Non introduce rumore e gli effetti sono "un orpello carino" ma in certi ambiti davvero comodi e funzionali. Il PAN funziona benissimo, la presenza dei filtro LO CUT ad 80 Hz è una "manna dal cielo" per chi deve microfonare un ambiente e cerca una soluzione per attenuare le vibrazioni dei supporti (che creano oscillazioni a bassa frequenza che rientrano nei microfoni sotto forma di rumore). La porta USB non'ha bisogno di driver per poter funzionare ma in casi particolari dove la latenza è importante si possono installare i driver ASIO4ALL ... driver completamente gratuiti e compatibili con questo mixer. La costruzione è buona, non'è un riferimento ma è curata in tutte le sue parti a parte i piedini in gomma che non fanno quello che dovrebbero alla perfezione cioè dare stabilità. Il livello di guadagno non'è eccessivo, ho visto di meglio ... ma almeno il rumore è davvero ridotto e sotto questo punto di vista è uno tra i migliori mixer di fascia economica che ho provato. Sono soddisfatto perchè sta assolvendo pienamente i compiti che gli ho affidato. Si tratta pure sempre di un prodotto di fascia medio/bassa , forse un pò "sovra prezzato" per la presenza dell'unica "chicca" che è l'ingresso ad alta impedenza selezionabile, ed a testimoniare la sua fascia di appartenenza parla il campionamento massimo di registrazioni pari a 16bit contro i 24bit di prodotti prosumer. Nonostante questo trovo che in generale sia un mixer valido e dedicato a chi ha esigenze particolari ... come un ingresso ad alta impedenza, una sezione FX (effettistica ... che a me serve poco ma se c'è può fare comodo), la presenza di una porta USB con cui collegare le periferiche ad un sistema informatico. Sono soddisfatto del prodotto ? Chiaramente si, conscio di quello che è questo prodotto e conscio di quello che offre il mercato. Prima dell'acquisto valutate bene le vostre esigenze, questo è l'unico consiglio che mi sento di dare, di certo questo prodotto difficilmente vi deluderà sotto il profilo funzionale.

A big disappoint. Ordered "Alesis Multimix 4 USB FX" but received a non FX old version. Even the product is not matching with the product photos advertised. Here i am posting photos of the product what i received.