Behringer MX3242X -- Best Price; Great Review

Whether you're an amateur enthusiast or a pro sound engineer, your mixer board is the backbone of your rig and will go a long way in determining whether you can deliver the goods or not. This is particularly true when you're first intaking and then delivering a larger number of signal inputs and the collective whole must be just right.

With personal growth comes the need for equipment that accommodate that growth. If you're in need of a large and sufficiently powerful and versatile mixer console you're challenged to find one that brings more bang for the buck than the Behringer MX3242X Eurorack mixer.

Perhaps you've been asked to do the sound for a ska collective. It's times like these the MX3242X and its 16 fully inline channels with invisible mic preamps are going to provide the capacity required to line-in all those cords. Not many mixers available in this price range offer features like 100-mm faders and individual level meters, and the perks don't stop there. This Behringer rack-mountable mixer also sports a built-in VIRTUALIZER effects section with 32 algorithms all in 24-bit quality to cover whatever FX you want to slather on your sounds.

Six auxiliary sends are readily accessible from the main channel and tape return path. Two have the option of being applied pre- or post-fade while four are strictly post-fade. Any routing configuration you may require should be within the grasp of four stereo returns, and both the subgroup and main section are fully outfitted to include talkback and independent metering. +48 volt phantom power is standard for condenser mic applications and a rack-mounting kit is included.

One might think that with the wealth of features and function provided with MX3242X mixer it'd require a forklift to move. There's the cherry on top - it's surprisingly lightweight and compact enough that it can be, as mentioned, rack mounted. The price tag you'll find on it is equally lightweight when lined up to comparable models, and that's a persuasion anyone can relate to.