Yamaha Launches New MG-X Mixing Consoles

Yamaha has launched new MG-X models of audio mixing consoles, designed for live and installed sound applications where high quality SPX digital effects are needed. Intuitive and easy-to-use, these compact mixing consoles are ready for the road or the studio, with three models - MG16X, MG12X, and MG10X - that will also do well in conference rooms, or event spaces, benefiting from D-PRE microphone preamps with an inverted Darlington circuit, and 1-Knob compressors, among many valuable features.

RCF announced an expansion of its audio installation solutions catalog to be unveiled at Integrated Systems Europe. The new new RCF Business Music line was designed to assist the architect and installer with a new application-focused series of high-quality products, including new speaker designs and innovative new integrated mixer amplifiers with built-in DSP, combining the latest RCF technologies and designs for Commercial Audio systems.

The professional mixer console market achieved global revenues of US$775 million in 2018 and is on track for annual sales of nearly US$1 billion by 2023, according to a comprehensive new report from Futuresource Consulting. The market research firm has been focusing on specific product categories in the professional audio industry, from microphones to professional headphones, which have not been fully characterized before on a global perspective. Audio mixers are an interesting category, since they are right at the core of the action.

With Prolight+Sound 2019 becoming a single-hall trade show, it was hard not to notice a large area of the exhibits where RCF Group combined for the first time all its companies, including RCF, dB Technologies, EAW, DPA Microphones and its ANT brand, created in 2017 for the musician and performance markets. On the RCF section of the booth, visitors could find an extended range of mixing and recording solutions, including new studio monitors and four M series digital mixers: the M 20X, M 20R, M 20XD, M 20 RD.

Every day, musicians strive to bring people together through live performance. In helping artists and engineers achieve their ideal sound, Peavey Electronics endeavors to meet every need with the new UNITY DR16, the first entry in the UNITY Series of digital mixer products and the first of its kind to be fully expandable. Whether the user is running front of house or their own monitor mix, the rackmount UNITY DR16 is a highly adaptable and compatible solution that delivers professional-grade sound.

Audio mixing consoles, devices that blend together multiple sound sources, continue to experience a customer shift towards low-end products, cannibalizing the mid-range market. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new report released by Futuresource Consulting’s pro audio team. On the positive side, the overall segment continues to grow, thanks to the strong momentum experienced by professional audio digital mixing consoles in touring and rental, broadcast, and installed commercial applications.

Continuing its long legacy of high-quality professional mixers, TASCAM has introduced the new MZ-223 and MZ-372 models with multiple outputs/zones and phono input channels. Both rack-mount analog mixers offer flexible inputs, mixing, and routing that makes them well suited for installs in small to mid-size venues such as restaurants, hotels, ballrooms, meeting rooms, and schools, as well as residences.