Behringer x Air XR18 Digital Mixer

Think of buying something else!! XR18 relies on software control via tablet, phone or PC. Tthe built in wifi to connect to this is useless even when you are in the same room with it. May connect for a few minutes...then break. Forget it in a practice situation let aone gig. Other metods of connection (including hardwire!) are let down by the software app provided...X Air. Useless and dosn't work with apple. In android you just can't connect all the time. Shame on Behringer - fales advertising and taking money from people without providing a working product!

Thanks to Covid we started doing church services outside. Moving our large Soundcraft outside each week we picked up the XR18. Last year I bought the MR12 to temporarily replace a TouchMix 16 at work that was in for service. The MR12 performed so well that it has permanently replaced the TouchMix.With the XR18 at church it's the same story. I'm mixing a livestream each week on a 24 channel Soundcraft SI Expression and although it's a decent mixer frankly I just don't care for it. It's software is not nearly as intuitive as the Behringer and its hard-knee compressor just destroys the audio whereas the Behringer is nearly transparent. After several months I'm still learning the Soundcraft where I was up and running on the X Air mixers right away. I only had to refer ... MoreThanks to Covid we started doing church services outside. Moving our large Soundcraft outside each week we picked up the XR18. Last year I bought the MR12 to temporarily replace a TouchMix 16 at work that was in for service. The MR12 performed so well that it has permanently replaced the TouchMix.With the XR18 at church it's the same story. I'm mixing a livestream each week on a 24 channel Soundcraft SI Expression and although it's a decent mixer frankly I just don't care for it. It's software is not nearly as intuitive as the Behringer and its hard-knee compressor just destroys the audio whereas the Behringer is nearly transparent. After several months I'm still learning the Soundcraft where I was up and running on the X Air mixers right away. I only had to refer to their training videos for a couple of features. The mic preamps sound great, the entire unit has lots of headroom, and the apps work very well.Like others have said, WiFi can be an issue depending non where it's used. Last weekend the mixer was about 18" from a metal storage container and a large electrical transformer and didn't work well, losing connection with an iPad and Microsoft Surface Pro. Next weekend we will use a separate WiFi router with CAT 5 for backup.I've also mixed on Yamaha TF series mixers for both live and streaming applications. The TF series is quite nice, but having used both I believe I'd take the Behringer.

If space is often a struggle at your gigs this is a great solution, it’s got a very small footprint for the amount of inputs and it’s packed full of features. I often don’t have the option to have my mixer front of house but with this I can set it up neatly out of the way and mix freely from anywhere in the room with the iOS software, which seems easy enough for a novice to navigate but is also packed with features and options for the more experienced of us too. The software has been very responsive so far with minimal lag and the WiFi range is quite good, though for larger spaces with lots of WiFi traffic I’ll be using a separate router just to be safe anyway.It’s lightweight but still feels rugged and well built enough to deal with life on the road and regular ... MoreIf space is often a struggle at your gigs this is a great solution, it’s got a very small footprint for the amount of inputs and it’s packed full of features. I often don’t have the option to have my mixer front of house but with this I can set it up neatly out of the way and mix freely from anywhere in the room with the iOS software, which seems easy enough for a novice to navigate but is also packed with features and options for the more experienced of us too. The software has been very responsive so far with minimal lag and the WiFi range is quite good, though for larger spaces with lots of WiFi traffic I’ll be using a separate router just to be safe anyway.It’s lightweight but still feels rugged and well built enough to deal with life on the road and regular use. I’ll be using the X Touch controller with it too for certain applications and that offers lots of room for expansion and can be hard wired to the X18 via an Ethernet cable so it doesn’t have to rely on WiFi as a fall back option.The only negative I have for it so far is that I’d like to see the option of having rubber feet to help stop it sliding on a flat surface. (Not that I’ve had this problem yet) but this is a mod you could easily do yourself if you’re not squeamish with a drill, or you could always glue some on for a less permanent option.All in all, if you’re looking to dip a toe in to the wireless mixing world you can’t really go wrong with one of these.