K-Mix Compact 8-Channel Digital Mixer with Effects and Multi-Channel 8x10 USB Audio Interface

What an unbelievable mixer. I can't explain the difference from the previous mixer I was using. People come up to me at my shows and tell me how clear and crisp everything sounds. It was the best $600 I have spent in a long time.

lots of problems with ableton on windows, where it gives a loud noise sometimes.After 2 years of total usage, the touch became unreliable where the light jumps up randomly and causes a jump in the sound. it was out of support, KM told me they can change the thingy but it will cost me money besides shipping cost... so forget about itmany times ableton just freezes when it's connected. Ableton can't help me because it's a mixer/audio engine. I sent log files to Tom from KM support and no reply even with a follow-up.I recommend going with a device from a different well grounded company.

It doesn't work when connect in MAC ,The computer does not recognize it .

Super effective.

I love the compact and tough design. The touch areas are really responsive. Sometimes they aren't as precise as you need when making quick changes (that requires toggling "fine" mode which adds another step to the flow)Windows drivers and editing software was added shortly after I purchased which is a huge bonus.There is a trade-off for the compactness and unique design when compared to standard mixers. It takes more than one hand to get to parts of many features since they require holding the shift button. This makes the workflow slower than most mixers.I haven't used the control modes much yet, but they look like they will come in handy. Currently, it's one midi channel per control page. I'm hoping they allow channel assignment per control to make the pages more usable across multiple instruments/effects.

I’ve been working with film and audio tape (for those who remember what they are) since the 1960s and digital video and audio since their earliest days.Every time I sit down to create , edit or process video or audio, I am amazed at the affordable tools available for me to work – and saddened, in a way, by how old I’ve grown.K-Mix is to me very much like the first Mac: a fusion of ideas from many sources wrapped in a single beautiful package. If you had been involved with what was called “micro computing” at the time, you know what I mean. The K-Mix carries that tradition forward though it is vastly more useful than those first Macs.K-Mix has to be seen as several devices in one package. It is a mixer, though by no means a traditional mixer. I have a stack of Behringer, Mackie, Alesis, even a TEAC mixer here – and I can’t throw any of them in a sling or pack and power them from a USB port. An important thing for my aging fingers is no knobs to turn. I’m not kidding when I say that’s a blessing for people with arthritis and similar disabilities. What a kick to control my gain with an LED illuminated slide. Useful – and beautiful. Beyond that, it is programmable as a USB audio interface! I don’t have that on any of my other mixers.The manufacturer description describes it more succinctly than I can at this point:“The K-Mix is a Swiss Army Knife for the studio and stage. It works as a high quality audio interface to get your music into and out of your computer. It is a fully programmable digital mixer with onboard effects, custom configurable presets, and no moving parts to break off in your bag. It’s a MIDI control surface with three banks so you can control parameters of your DAW or external hardware synths and effects right from the board!”To me it’s mind-blowing.First things first: there is no Windows software yet for setting controls and such. Mac only. And iPad. Considering that the primary market for this is music, the emphasis on Mac is understandable. I’ll be trying it with an iPad Air 2 and even an iPad Mini 2 until I can borrow a Mac. (Okay, I’ll admit it: I’ve already started scanning listings of used Macs for sale.) The packaging is well done, attractive, but not excessive. A wall wart power supply iwth 4 plug adapters for international use are provided along with two USB cables. When used iwth a Mac, you'll need one cable for power, the other for connecting to the computer.So far, I’ve just used it in a rudimentary way for straight audio mixing – and I can already tell you I’m going to be up way late for several nights as I learn and grow accustomed to the controls.This review is going to be one of those where I am adding to it over weeks and months while I learn how to use the gear.There’s a Quickstart guide that will get you through the basics of using K-Mix as a mixer. I strongly advise you to patiently go through the single large page. On the back is a functional schematic on the back that required the use of a magnifier by me, but is both informative and amazing. Those with technical knowledge may find themselves sucking in their breath as they parse the schematic and get a hint of of what K-Mix can do.I am a tech guy, so the very first thing I do is read the manual. I urge you to do the same. It is available online as a PDF and runs 156 pages. Blessedly, it is very well written and illustrated. Read it, please, read it. It will provide you total insight into what you can do with this little box.I’m not kidding when I describe it as phenomenal: it really is. My primary use will be for video production and I can’t wait to learn it to the point where operation becomes second-nature. I grew up editing film on a Moviola and audio on tape. Mixing audio was Stone Age primitive and the idea of controlling one device through another was simply undreamt of.K-Mix makes I all so simple. I love it and I will posting as I incr6ease my knowledge.Jerry

Very nice compact size and good concept. very versatile with multiple output busses.BUT:..............Back and forth with tech support to get a new unit sent. First problem, the faders jumped from 75% to 110% with no in between. Then, headphone jack didnt work....another unit.In any daylight, you will have a hard time seeing the fader leds. In bright sunlight; forget it.Just had it glitch out on an outdoor show badly. In warm sunlight, the faders jumped to zero repeatedly......I would touch them to get them up and instantly they go to zero. SHOWSTOPPER.When powering from a PC/USB, you will probably get a ground loop whine if you use the PC audio output into the mixer. Same, if you power it from a keyboard's USB when using it as a stand alone mixer (i.e. Yamaha Motif).I used to use a MOTU Ultralite USB as an interface/mixer..........I wish there were a comparable . compact mixer.