jjjjoao's Reviews

Cheap mixer, you get more than what you pay for.

12 in (4 mono, 4 stereo that double as 8 mono channels), 2 out mixer. 1 FX Send. No dedicated FX return insert. Main output (L/R) + Control Room/Headphones Output (L/R). Stereo RCA in/Stereo RCA out (no level adjustment). The 4 mono inserts consist of both XLR and TRS connectors and come with a dedicated preamp and one-knob compressor each. Switchable to +48V Phantom power. The 4 stereo inserts come with a (+10dB/0dB) switch and a pan knob. Only TRS connectors.

Audio interface: 16 bit/48KHz 2-track Recoding. It does not differentiate the outputs - it only shows up as L and R on the computer, being that you route the audio within the mixer.

Great mixer for those on a budget with an audio interface as a bonus. It does make some noise and it's slightly noticeable but nothing unbearable. Build quality isn't great and has some cheapness to it.

It definitely gets the job done and you won't even get a 2in/2out standard audio interface at this price mark.

The Q1202 is useful if you plan to (followed by the rating of doing so): - Record/Play guitars/basses (7/10) - Record/Play synthesizers (8/10) - Record via microphone (6/10) - Sample records (8/10) - Jam with friends (9/10, when jamming you won't really be that quiet to hear the somewhat faint hiss that its preamps make when cranked up)

Rating:

Price/Features: 10/10 Build quality (feel): 6/10 Components quality: 6/10

Pros: - Cheap - Excellent price/features relation - All rounder for a home studio on a budget

Cons: - Cheap (no, seriously, it kinda feels cheap) - Audio interface (16 bit, same as CD quality) is below industry-standard (24bit) if you plan on doing serious recording - nothing really noticeable unless you have really good monitors on a really good audio interface on a really well treated room - A bit noisy