Musicians, engineers, and producers looking for an affordable hybrid analog/digital mixer will be impressed with the Korg SoundLink MW-1608, a 16x8x2 mixer with advanced features such as mute groups, musician's custom monitor mixes, HiVolt high-headroom mic preamps, 8 mono / 4 stereo inputs, 8 buses, and a powerful digital section with 32-bit Korg effects, dynamics, and a 31-band paragraphic EQ with integrated spectrum analyzer, well suited for live bands, recording studios, and small broadcast applications.

Designed in conjunction with legendary mixer designers Greg Mackie and Peter Watts, the SoundLink MW-1608 features 12 XLR HiVolt microphone preamps with a 16.5V internal voltage for clean, high headroom. Line-level inputs are available via 1/4" inputs with mono inputs on channels 1-8 and stereo input on channels 9-16. Each channel offers input gain, EQ, four aux sends, an FX send, pan, mute, overload and -20 dB LEDs, 8-bus assignment switches, a 60mm fader, and a pre-fader listen switch. Mono channels each feature a 3-band EQ with a sweepable mid frequency, a 100 Hz high-pass filter, and a single-knob compressor, while stereo input channels each feature a four-band EQ with two fix-band mid-band EQs.

Outputs include a pair of XLR and 1/4" main outputs, a stereo pair 1/4" monitor outputs, 8 mono / 4 stereo bus outputs, and four aux sends with XLR outputs. Additionally, Aux 3-4 features two 1/4" musician's phones outputs, which allow vocalists and drummers to customize their headphone mixes. Mute Groups let you choose what combination of channels you want live without having to fiddle with multiple channels. Press one of 4 Mute Group buttons, and touch each channel's Mute that you want as part of the Mute Group.

The digital section features studio-quality dynamics processing with two types of compressors, two types of noise gates, and a limiter, as well as the anti-feedback functions and dedicated EQs for Main L/R and Aux 1-2. The 31-band spectrum analyzer works in conjunction with the paragraphic EQ, which provides access to 9 selectable bands out of 31 bands for fast and efficient feedback suppression. The onboard digital effects utilize a 32-bit DSP engine and offer 20 types of effects (10 simultaneus) from reverbs and delays to modulation FX and test tones. All digital settings can be saved and recalled for fast and efficient operation. The SoundLink MW-1608 ships with a power cord and includes iZotope RX Elements.

Open Box Products Have a Limited 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty    8 Mono / 4 Stereo Ins, 8 Bus, 4 Aux Outs    HiVolt Mic Preamps with +16.5V Headroom    Velvet Sound AD/DA with 0.004% THD    Two Musicians Headphone Outputs    Four Mute Groups with Recall    Graphic EQ with Spectrum Analyzer    One Knob Compression on Mono Channels    20 x 32-Bit Korg Digital Effects    Automatic Feedback Control    ALPS Faders and Rotary Controls

• 16x8x2
• True hybrid design developed with mixer design legends Greg Mackie and Peter Watts
• HiVolt mic preamps, with tons of headroom (+16.5V internal voltage) 
• Velvet Sound A/D and D/A converters with 0.004% THD
• L/R Monitor, ¼” and XLR main outs, eight ¼” Group Outs, four XLR Aux Outs, two ¼” Musician’s Phones outputs linked to Aux 3 and 4, front-panel Headphone output, stereo USB output
• Eight mono / four stereo individual output buses
• Musician’s Phones Monitor Section gives two musicians individual control of submixes
• Mute Groups to quickly create and recall various input combinations
• Talkback to L/R or to Aux 1 to 4
• Mono channels have HI (12 kHz), MID (250 Hz to 5 kHz sweepable), and LO (100 Hz) EQ;
• Stereo channels feature HI, HI MID (2.5 kHz), LO MID (250 Hz), and LO EQ
• Remarkable 9/31-band Paragraphic EQ addresses nine bands out of a possible 31 and works with built-in Spectrum Analyzer
• Peter Watts-designed digital Compressor, Limiter, and Noise Gate, each with editable, recallable parameters
• Twenty of KORG’s renowned 32-bit digital effects—ten at once, save and recall user settings
• One-knob compressor on all mic channels
• Remarkable Automatic Feedback Control
• USB stereo audio output/input + input for optional foot switch
• XLR speaker outputs
• Enhanced Break Switch with 3.5mm input
• Silky smooth long-life ALPS faders and rotary controls

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Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Do all tracks bypass onboard effects when recording 20 separate tracks to a SD card for import into a DAW for post production? I want to mix live with effects to FOH and monitors, but record all tracks without any effects for later import and mixing.

A: All individual tracks will be recorded without any effects applied. If recording on the Master track, all effects will be heard on the recording to the Master track, but not on the individual tracks. The individual tracks can be set to record pre or post compressor in the Menu of the L-20.

Q: 2. The audio recorded on each track is Raw audio (pre faders and or EFX) or is recorded after process? Thanks

A: The recording is pre-fader and pre-effects. It can also be pre-compressor, there is a setting for that. So yes, it is RAW . The other person who answered is wrong.

Q: 3. So on inputs 9/10 and 11/12, if you plug your single mono input into the left channel, it will come across both L and R in mono?

A: No, input 9 is routed directly to Main L and input 10 is routed to Main R. 9/10 are controlled by a single fader and share controls, but there is no summing taking place. This is true for both stereo channels of the Zoom LiveTrak L-12.

Q: 4. Can you bypass all of the onboard effects and record straight from the pres to the SD card?

A: Yes you can bypass effects also record to sd card all of your recordings save to SD card

Q: 5. Can I connect my studio monitors from the xlr outputs to the trs balanced cable?

A: If your active studio monitors have a 1/4-inch TRS balanced input, you can use cables such as these: Pearstone PM Series 1/4" TRS Male to XLR Female Professional Interconnect Cable (10'), BH #PEPMTRSXF10.

Q: 6. Does this console has clock?

A: If you are referring to a clock that tells time, then it does not.

Q: 7. Can you play a track and record on another at the same time?

A: Yes, the Zoom LiveTrak L-20 - 20-Input Digital Mixer & Multitrack Recorder is capable of file playback while also recording.

Q: 8. Its any audio delay option?

A: Yes, the LiveTrak L-8 does have built-in delay and reverb effects and the delay effect can be synchronized with the tempo of your recording project.

Q: 9. Does phantom power apply to the TRS portion of the combo jacks, or just the XLR portion?

A: The Zoom LiveTrak L-8 can only supply phantom power via XLR. 1/4" TRS devices connected to its combo jacks will not receive phantom power.

Q: 10. Does this work well with Mac Os Catalina?

A: Yes!