Alesis MultiMix 8 USB Mixer with USB Audio

Feature:
Features are great, the effects are decent and the phantom power is very useful when using a condensor mic.

Quality:
It's very sturdy, even though mines stays put in the pre studio, it would probably travel well.

Value:
Good if I didn't have this humming noise.

Desirability:
Very nice appeal for a small home studio, great effects if your DAW is lacking or you want something in the initial recording chain first.

Sound:
This would be a all around great product if it didn't do an obscene amount of buzzing while I'm recording music. It doesn't translate to the mix, but it's distracting in the headphones of the artist or in the monitor room.

Ease of Use:
Plug and play, no hassle (just make sure you know your input locations on your DAW software).

Support:
Very shaky, when I inquired about the humming noise, I have still yet to get a answer on the fix yet.

Overall:
Not completly satisfied.

Feature:
Everything worked that came with it, including the CuBase software. I use Multitrack Studio for most of my recording. The mixer integrated seemlessly with all the computer tools I use.

Quality:
This mixer gets toted around with my laptop. It is rugged and withstands the normal and not-so normal use very well. I do prefer slide faders over knobs though.

Value:
You will not find another mixer with the capabilities this one has for the money. As one of the other reviews said, "It makes an excellent sound card also".

Desirability:
My "I Want It" had nothing to do with how it looked. I went on the specs and compared it to others for what I needed. This one out performed all others for the money based on the specs sheets. I am not disappointed.

Sound:
I only give it a 9 because there is a slight hum in the audio when recording. It is not in the actual recording after the track is laid down. I used it at a family recital. While wearing headphone, when the doors would close or people would talk, you would have to look around to see if it was real. Even using average mics the quality was excellent.

Ease of Use:
I took me a couple of trial and error settings to get the USB configured correctly. After that, it is an easy setup each time I connect it to my PC. Just follow the instructions. They work.

Support:
I initially had a problem with tech replying. After I resent my request, they were very helpful in resolving my problems I had a problem getting the prerecorded mix and the current session going to the headphones. They gave me instructions on how to make that work.

Overall:
I will eventually replace this unit but only because I would like multitrack capabilities and more channels. This was an entry level product I wanted to try to see if it was real.