Best Home Studio Mixer / Yamaha Mixer MG12XU Unboxing, Sound Test and Review 

I am seriously loving this mixer. I feel so confident knowing im going to sound great with very little noise in my signal. Tell me what you are using or if you have this mixer give a shout out!

This is the best video about this mixer series! I have learned more from your 15 minute video than I have in the last 15+ years of owning these mixers. Thank You!!!

Hey, dude! Thanks for the going over the setup for installation and the interface. That was unbelievably helpful! You killed it

You did a GREAT job on this video!!! I literally knew NOTHING about mixers, but after sitting for the last 2 hours & taking notes on literally everything you said, I now have a clear picture of how all the potentiometers (knobs) work & feel comfortable purchasing this product for my husband. Thanks very much. Kerrie

Thank you for sharing this, its helped me learn how to use my mixer properly. I like that you not only talk about it but you demonstrate it.

Thank you for this video! I have been considering this mixer for awhile and doring my research. So far this has been the most helpful video for me!

Thanks for the video ! I bought the very same Yamaha mixer a couple of years ago as a backup to my VERY old Yamaha mixer....so the new one got very little use. However...your excellent video answered lots of questions that I had so I am eager to try working with this board again.

Excellent review. Not only did you unbox but you explained the controls. Makes a "quick start" efficient to get up and running. Kudos!

Just watching you makes me want to run to the store already, currently scouting a mixer for podcasting. Thanks for this review man.. Love it!

I'd like to point out, that the "ST"-Button is for "Stereo". That means, that the line, on which the ST-button has been pressed, routes to the regular "Stereo Out". The "1-2"-button is for putting the signal on that line to the "Group 1-2" line out. Please make sure you read the manual before you review it. :) It even says so (also it's color coded...)

I was waiting to listen to some very much useful thingsand you got me onethank you 😊

I'm thinking of buying the next model down and this is so similar that you've answered most of my questions.

One more helpful video. Thanks LO

Best review yet‼Thankyou 👌

Bro u rock. I was looking for this exact comparison my man

Thank you so much for the helpful video , very informative. Excellant instruction and information on the yamaha mixer .JJ

Best MG12XU Video on YT, thanks.

Once again thanking u. I am eagerly waiting for that video.

You sound so much better. Nice mixer

I clicked your video to find out what this mixer thing actually does, because I was totally clueless. By the time I was done with your video I wanted to buy one, not sure what for, but I wanted to own one none the less. Great video, thanks for taking the time to show what this magical thing can really do.

I ordered one for my music productions. Thanks for the quick overview!

Just got the analog one for myself switching from beringher. Fun vid man. Subbed.

I use the exact same Behringer mixer for live solo acpustic gigs. I absolutely love it. Originally bought it thinking I'll upgrade... 2 years later still amazing. I'm interested in this Yamaha... but only if it features the samne kind of delay / reverb effects

Other than the ST button which was already answered on what it is. There is also a 1-2 button. This assignment button routes the channel to the fader to the left of master. Which should also be laleled 1-2. This is called a sub master. Sort of "Grouping" So you can group multipule inputs into one fader without taking the master fader down.. The submaster also has a stereo asignment button which would of course route the submaster to the master output fader Hope this helps Great video! PS. Dont leave ST and 1-2 assignment buttons engaged at the sametime on one channel, it will essentially double the volume going to the outputs

An informative video. That looks like a nice unit.

Those little birds LOL I died. Awesome & thorough review! I think I'll buy this soon :)

Great looking mixer. I am curious about your running a signal from your Interface(protools?) back to the mixer. Is that necessary to hear playback? Other reason and ,, which input in the mixer did you run back into.? Thanks

Thank you so much! Very good mixer for Mac too

How did you get the mixer to send the mic audio to Audacity, nothing i do seems to send the mic signal to the pc, i see the signal range on the mixer from the mic but can't seem to get it to the pc if my life depended on it.lol plz help, going nuts over here...

Great review thanks a heap for those tips

I’m scooping dis up real soon💯

Thx great video. If you are not using Cu base What program do you use and do you have a video on how to set a camera to the mixer?

When I am going to record audio , the sound or volume level is very low, I increase gain level, fader up to 0 and USB line switch also keep on..Plz sir tell me how can I create better loud sound while recording audio

Curious how you are currently connected to your computer? USB or Audio Cable to a sound card? I'm currently connected via USB and unless I have the mic pressed against my mouth, the levels are basically zero.

Thanks for the video. Are you able to record in multi channels? Thanks again

nice very helpful and very clear explanation

Just bought this model MG12XU. The centrepiece of a children's band as they grow up being educated with familiar and reliable gear. Will use Apple Garage Band / audio via the mixer's USB, Rode M2 x 2 and M5 x 2 microphones plus keyboard, electric-acoustic guitar, recorders and purcussion instruments. Already using nine channels just with that, with room to expand.

The sound with the mixer sounds great

Nice video! I subbed!

Great review, did you ever figure out how to get more than two tracks in the daw?

Excellent demo....

Great review

Nice video man! It remember me when I get computer parts :D hahaha like!

Thanks for the video. Most mixers like this only do 2 channels in and 2 channels out via USB. It's a limitation of the mixer.

Nice job. Thank you!

Please ..we have de same mixer ,but i have no ideea how can i use them to record . I also have an Cubase Ai . Can you respond me ?

Man,love my mx12.Best mixer I've ever owned.

I have a Roland drum module. Where do I plug that in the board?

Bro usb option is on 11/12 input does the usb sends only 11/12 input to computer for recording or it send 1 to 12 inputs to computer

I want to know how to set it up to record and audacity without getting feedback because I constantly get a feedback loop and I don't know if I'm doing it wrong

nice video!! hey can you record 5 mics at the same time like for a drum set up? and get the individual effect for each channel?

How can you perform multi track recording with seperate mic channels with this mixer on a DAW? Online I could only find an asio4all driver on the yamaha site for it but no luck and I'm using a Yamaha driver that makes it work for seperate recording tracks from Steinberg site. Any suggestions?

Thanks bro ,good luck

How do I connect an external rack to this mixer?

Hey, nice vid! Can I use this Yamaha for my 4-MIC podcast show? I need to hear all 4 mics, no need for separate signals, just to have all 4 on one output signal to my OBS software...? Tnx!

Great review! 👍🏾 WOW, it came with 4 XLR cables!? What kind of bundle is that? Also, that kind of sucks it doesn’t come with a USB cable. 🤨 Question? I have a Yamaha MG 166cx. For some reason, when I plug microphones in, they are always on. And it doesn’t matter if I push the on off button, the microphone stays on. But, I can turn the sound off with the PFL button. Also, the faders don’t turn the volume up or down, I can only control the volume with the master. Do you know what this means? 🤔

I am new to all of this so just hear my problem out. I have the same mixer but I can not get it to work through my software. If I get the yamaha driver model and switch it to that, will it work? or do i need to do follow some more steps?

Hello, thanks for the video. Could you please tell me how can I connect my keyboard to this mixer and what are the keyboard settings? Regards,

I am using logic pro x..should i install yamaha mg xu driver...?

Please help: In Cubase 9.5, I have four instrument tracks. I then add a new audio track to record a vocal. I select the monitor and record-enable buttons in the audio track, hit "record". Instead of just hearing my vocal recording now, all of my instruments have been recorded into my vocal track. How do I fix this?

Seems like a really good mixer.. almost ready to get it.. but would like to record onto a small zoom8 since the old Cubase I have still works but takes time to learn ..any suggestions? I know some people record their mix onto a recorder.. wondering if the quality would be compromised ..thanks in advance for redd st ponding..

wow i like this mixer you have clearly explained

Does anybody knows if it's possible to send a click track to separate output from a daw by using this mixer (a part the 1/2stereo)? I had experience with mg10xu and from Ableton I was unable to send sound to a separate output. Thanks

does it work without an external sound card? does it work if we connect this mixer to computer directly?

Can you please tell me how to connect the mixer audio output to the laptop using a USB port on the mixer. Is it possible to feed the mixed audio from the mixer to the laptop using a USB Cable ? If so, how to do it ?

How many keyboards/synthesizers can you connect to the MG12XU?

Hi ,ive bought the MG16XU and i am trying to get a clean signal for recording vocals in cubase.Can you help me by telling me how to wire it up please x

Hello, I have bose s1 pro, microphone and this mixer. Do you know how to play youtube from tv using this mixer? Thank you

What is the name of the USB cable that connects the MG10 to the computer. My mixer came without a USB cable too.

Hello! With a mixer it is possible to connect two laptops (and send different sounds) to the same speakers?

Is it advisable to use USB aux to PC for audio input using OBS live stream? or should I use Phones stereo out to 3.5mm Jack input?

I have a question regarding speaker feedback from my voiceover microphone: I purchased the MG 10XU and was able to hook up my powered monitors (which workfine either using the monitor outs or the stereo outs equally well). The audio coming in from the computer through the USB was flawless. The issue I have is feedback through the speakers when trying to record. My former mixer (another USB mixer made by Alesis) has a feature called "Auxiliary Sends" which allows me to keep the main microphone level knob down to zero and I use the AUX SEND knob to feed a line output to my computer (unfortunately the USB [OUTPUT] on this mixer doesn't work no matter what I do). So, with the Alesis using the Aux Send, I can record even at a high gain with no feedback whatsoever through the speakers... and then, I can immediately play back anything and without having to press any buttons or turning knobs (yet, with playback, everything coming through the speakers, gloriously. (If I try turning up the level knob in the lower left, I get of course the feedback, but with the Alesis, I can leave it at zero). Now, with the Yamaha, there are no Aux Sends anywhere on the board - is this why I am not able to record without the feedback (unless I mute the audio out every time)? In any event, I got the Alesis hobbling along again and the sound is decent, so I'm living with that (the downside being I am running analog and using the soundcard, rather than using USB interface which is what I wanted to do with the Yamaha). The reason I'm reaching out with this comment is, I'm wondering if there is a workaround to mute those speaker outputs while not having to adjust anything every time I go to record (which is very often as a voiceover artist doing auditions all day long). Or is this mixer just not designed that way? Thanks in advance!

Brother can muti track record in same time in this Mg12xu ???

i bought mg2xu but can't get connected with mic ,headset or to pc..does i need sound card also to use this mixer ?

Can I plug in a voice live play acoustic into the board thru the XLR inputs? I had seen you posted earlier that preamps will not work with this unit and I'm not sure if the voicelive play acoustic would work or be prone to getting feedback because it is some sort of preamp I believe.

which is better if i just use the line out of the mixer to my computer mic input. or just stay with the usb? what are the advantage

Are you plugged in directly USB? Or into an audio interface and then into the computer?

it’s nice that you showed the noise floor. i wish you did that without anything on and with the audacity meter showing down even more so we can get an actual number out of it.

Hi, did you check if yamaha mg12Xu can record 4 independent mic inputs simultaneously and separately as different files ??

I am looking for some in budget mixer by which I’ll be able to control my DAW’s on screen mixer. Which one should I go for?

Hi sir! struggling between MG16XU to this MG12XU.. are you still using this mixer right now? if not what did you replace?

Gr8 explanation m8

Hey can you help me? what are the Aux 1 and 2 knobs all about, I realise one is the inbuilt effects volume control but what is the other and how is it used?

does the whole mixer work with usb straight into your computer or only 1 mic line

Hey, man, greetings from Brazil. I am thinking of buying this mixer and I have a serious question: Does the Yamaha mixer send the L-R stereo signal to the interface (DAW), or can I use separate outputs to control the mixer faders in my mix on the computer? That is, when many microphones are connected, etc. instruments, using all the possible channels in the mix, in DAW everything becomes just a stereo track? Thanks for the video!

so only one effect on a channel at a time? Also, does the board support tap tempo with its effects?

Do you think using USB connection while phantom power is on will damage my laptop? or better rca connection for the safety of my laptop?

Hello, this video may be old but i'm looking for the upgraded version of this little fella, the MG20 XU. Considering they are quite similar I was wondering if you could separate all the channels on the DAW ? Do you agree ?

How can I record all channels to a daw? I have the same mixer, and i can only record 2 channels via usb, and I ned to record like 5 at the same time! maybe changing the cables connection? please help

What aplicación do you use to record on your computers using the Yamaha ?

May I ask how do you connect The mixer on the computer? and how to set it up on your daw? I'm kinda confused which Mixer to get (Analog/Digital) I want to record my guitar without interface? and also how was the latency if there is any? thanks.

Hello. I'm having sound problems after hooking my laptop to this mixer. Could you advise me on what I can do please? Thank you in advance.

So, If I got this right... If I connect this MG12XU into my MacBook Pro USB port, and open Logic Pro X... Logic will identify it as a Audio Interface, and EACH channel of it can be recorded individually into Logic?? Parallel, all channels at same time??

Thanks for the information, I didn’t realize that you could record 4 channels at the same time

does the softwares you downloaded really needed?

I am thinking about replacing my alto Alto ZMX862 with this or Mackie ProFX12v3. How is the mixer as a sound card?

I'm trying to find the proper device flow. Since my device lacks all the USB Inputs, I'd like to know can I route the mixer board into the audio interface, then into the laptop? Or should I route the Audio Interface into the mixboard and let that send to my laptop? Or is it best to keep each device separate? Thanks for the help!

Hey LO. Can you help me? I'm sitting in my studio sending live radio online (Radio ALR - Denmark) And when I send the music with high power through the mixer, from drums, bass etc. than the sound is compressed by the Yamaha mixer (I also have a MG12XU) Can I turn something off the track where the music is running on, or turn some buttons on - of, the audio comes through the USB input fra the pc. Can you help me? Best regards Finn - and thanks for your good videos

I have this but realize after the fact is has no inserts, how would I use a beringher mdx4600 with this particular mixer?

I have the MG 12XUK (there is a K on the end). I don't have th faders, only knobs at bottom. Know why that might be? Thanks.