Allen & Heath CQ20B

Guys and girls, this is the future. That's my update from zed12fx, and it is day with night, I am going to post this review because thats the review I was looking for when I was searching for buying a mixer. I am not going to say that is the best mixer coz out there, I am sure you have so many choices, some of them are better and some are not so good. After a research that I made, I decided to go on this coz I already had the zed12fx for fifteen years, and allen and Heath never disappointed me in the analog world and fortunately, I am more than happy with that choice. This mixer is like a toy for a musician who doesn't have the knowledge of a sound engineer! Every feature is cool and easy to figure it out with some study. I took it on stage after one month off purchase, and everything was absolute grate. You have everything, compressors, limiters, gates, feedback assistance, Parametric eqs, auto gain assistance, great effects, 6 independent auxiliaries that can be eq and sound like your main left and right speakers, main speakers can also be eqed. Also, you have the choice to download the cq4you app for managing the volumes of your monitor from your phone. The feature that impressed me more is the recording, which is really easy, you can record every single channel individually on an SD card and playing it back from the mixer through your main speakers and having your band playing with no one there, but the impressive thing is that you can make the mixing on the recording, make everything sounds great and save it for the live. In conclusion, that's a great mixer for someone who's going to dive into the digital world for the first time. I combined this with the DBX pa2, and guys, I think after all these years of spending money on equipment, this time, I am done!

In my opinion, this is a direct competitor to the Midas MR 18 mixer. But the A&H QC20B does everything that the Midas can do, and much more. I am VERY SATISFIED with my choice! I recommend it to both professionals who need a smaller console and beginners for whom this is their first console. The console can be configured according to your wishes. There are filters that are familiar to professionals (EQ, compressor, gate) as well as filters and automatic assistants suitable for complete beginners (feedback reducer, automatic gain, etc.)

I’m a musician, not a sound engineer. We use the mixer to play/practice with in ears. Still on the learning curve, but this mixer does everything I need. I like the recording feature a lot as it helps us improve our playing. Oh, and at home it functions as a great multi in/out audio interface with my Mac running Ableton.

Update: Combined with a mic-splitter this unit works great as an in-ear mixer wherein the band is completely independent from the FOH sound engineer. Fantastic quality and the iPhone/Android app is easy to use and works great!