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:
I gave this a 5 because the Chorus and Flanging effects don't work! I spoke with their tech support and they even acknowledged those effects are not operational. No plan for a fix either.

Quality:
Definitely above what you would expect for this price.

Value:
If you only need to record a single stereo channel at a time, this is the way to go. It works perfectly with my recording software and Pod XT Live.

Sound:
Sound Quality is amazing at this price.

Ease of Use:
Perfect!

Support:
Well, I was happy that they acknowledged the missing effects, but dissapointed that they offered no fix. I would think a FLASH upgrade could fix this.

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.

Feature:
Very versatile little mixer. The USB connection is absolutely flawless, this thing just literally plugs and plays.

Quality:
Only gripe here is, I wish all the connections were in the back instead of on top.

Value:
Can't beat the bang for the buck with this one.

Desirability:
When everything is hooked up to it, it looks like a 30s telephone operators switchboard with all the wires sticking out of the top.

Sound:
The chorus and flanging effects DO work on the unit I have. So, I have no idea what the previous reviewer is talking about. The sound from this unit is great no matter what you connect to it.

Ease of Use:
This mixer integrates smoothly with any studio program you have, be it Audacity or Magix... It works great over skype or any other VoIP system. Great for blog talkers.

Support:
Never needed any support for this product.

Overall:
It does everything I need to do, and more. My mixer search ended with this unit.

Feature:
This is a flexable unit, the USB alows for mobile recording with my sound recording impared laptop, I am using it for live performance, and as a phantom power/eq/preamp/effect prior to my main Daw interface for studio recording I do not use the USB

Quality:
I am replaceing a non USB enabled 6 chanel alesis mixer I am confident this one will perform with the same high quality

Value:
I got this thing for $145 at guitar center on sale. a pcmcia sound card for my laptop would have cost more than that

Desirability:
the price was prety sexy

Sound:
Only tested the capability to record and it records, quality hasn't been inspected but I will be using recording for Voice only

Ease of Use:
Total plug and play with Sonar4 on my laptop I did not install any of the LE software that came wit hit

Support:
The best support is support that you don't need because the product is easy to set up and the manuals are easy to use.

Overall:
I like this mixer. it's versability is huge. great front end to my main recording system, great for remote recording of my podcast, great front end for live internet streaming of shows in second life, small easy to use for my live coffeeshop performances.

Value:
If you want to see if you can accomplish recording then this unit will do on a tight budget. But if you have the money to spend buy a seperate mixer and a audio capture device.

Sound:
The sound recorded by the unit and sent to the computer is decent, there is a high pitched hum when I connect the board to the Audio recording software. I tried a Windows Xp machine and an iBook, different USB cables and different aaudio recording softwrae. I sent the unit in under warratny and they replaced the whole board and it still had the hum.

Feature:
The effects are outstanding. Improvements I'd like to see would be a mid sweep and the ability to send a signal to the control room/phones, while muting the main mix.

Quality:
The unit came with a scratch by one of the inputs. It was to much hassle to send it back for a scratch I'll probably put on it myself before the summer is over.

Desirability:
It's a friggin mixer! How "sexy" can that be? I love it, but I don't lust after it. TRS inserts are ony 1/4" anyway!

Sound:
I am using this for live solo work for acoustic/tric guitar and vocal. I use the onboard effects for vocal and I run a nanoverb through the aux loop for separate effects for the guitar. I run ART tube preamps to warm up the tone and I run 2 old style JBLowered Eons with it. This is the best sound I've gotten out of the Eons. This is a very clean board with great effects.I am very pleased with the sound. Very few small boards have a mid eq. The preamps could get by without the tube pres, but with them, it's really ideal. I couldn't ask for better live sound from a small rig. I haven't tried the usb hookup yet because i just got the board this week. I recommend it highy for duos or solos.

Feature:
The effects pleased me but I rated it the way I did because I don't think theres enough choices to choose from. There needs to be more effects but the effects on it was good after i figured out how i wanted the voices to sound. Its usb and it was kind of slow so i upgraded the firewire version of this product. much faster.

Quality:
The only thing i worried about was the heating. I wasn't real sure because it was my first mixer, but the firewire version is the same and I never used anything else but alesis brand. i think its built very good though. I couldn't answer if components wear out after awhile because I only had it for about 8 months. On some electronics you can track where the are being used if you sell the product or its stolen and with this brand of mixer you can't. I dont know about other kinds of mixers like i said i only had this brand.

Value:
for the price and for home studios especially for beginners I would recomend it to anybody and stand behind the product to the fullest. If it was priced about 300 I wouldn't of bought it only because it's usb and I'm not sure how much longer computers with with usb ports are going to be made, and plus it's a little slow sendin to the computer. Thats why I upgraded

Desirability:
I think its slick. Its small and can fit perfect on your computer desk and youll still have room to do things. It looks like a professional mixer just alot smaller. its about 5 pounds.

Sound:
I sold mine but while I had it I liked it. It sounded great for the price. It didn't produce the best sound but for home studio I think it was perfect. I used 2 different mics on it and really it comes down to the mic. the audio technica at2020 wasn't a good mic I sold it. I wasn't happy with the sound so I upgraded to the behringer b-1 series and in my opinion I think it really showed how good of a sound it can produce. I got good compliments on my voice from other artists and I recommend it. the bad reviews are inaccurate because you don't know what microphones they have and it really comes down to the microphones on the humming sound.

Ease of Use:
It's very simple to use once you figure out what knobs are used for what and which buttons are for what. It took me about 5 minutes to figure out what each knob is used for by recording and listening to the recording.

Support:
I had a problem with it. I thought it wasn't sending a connection to my computer so I called them and was on hold for about 10 minutes and they couldn't help me. It turned out to be my usb port on my 10 year old computer wore out. Thats when i upgraded to the firewire hookups and the firewire version.

Overall:
Like I said above I liked it so much I upgraded to the firewire version because I know computers with usb ports are going to go out eventually. I wouldn't get anything other than the multimix 8 unless i needed bigger. I liked the sound. I liked how it as built. I liked the size and what it could do. I liked the product all around. Ive used a 2 channel zenyx behringer with the b-1 series mic and wasnt pleased with the sound and I use the b-1 microphone now and I am happy with the sound. I dont recomend behringer mixers.

Feature:
The USB interface is why I bought this and it worked right out of box. Will soon be looking to buy a multi-track capable board and will look at Alesis first. This is a great product!

Sound:
This is a small studio dream. I've used it this little gem for commercial radio spot voice over and for movie production. I've added external eq and found a "sweet spot" and this thing sounds as good (if not better) than my broadcast quality boards at work. The only complaint is too much clipping in the red zone, but there is a reason it's the red zone!

Overall:
There is no other mixer in it's class that delivers more Bang for the Buck. The USB interface put's it over the top. This is not only a great buy, but once you have it "in service" you'll wonder how you ever did without one. The Alesis MultiMix 8 USB Mixer with USB Audio is, Bar None, The best deal to be had today. Perfect for professional, podcast, or personal work!

Feature:
This unit is very good for a quick setup, it has more than enough features for the size. The FX is great 100 to choose from great!. Wish it had a better way to power it, had to replace the power supply twice in a year and a half. I have about a 1000 hours on the unit itself. power supplies need to be a little beefier.

Quality:
With care the the Alesis multimix will last a long time like i said my unit is a 1 1/2 years old and still gig'in nobs could be better, but for the price you can't beat it.

Value:
Very well priced for the features that it has. I compared it to other models like berringer with same features the Alesis price is the best going.

Desirability:
Sex Appeal ?? Don't know about that, but it a good design slick looking, low profile. Like the look of it. as long as the unit works there worth there weight in gold.

Sound:
The sound of this mixer is very good, the sound depends on the mic you feed into it. I'm useing a mxl v6 Sounds very good and 3 shureSM48 very good also also I used a few low end mic's and there you get what you paid for as far as recording very good mixer, live can be demanding but the mixer can carry its weight though a gig. The nobs on the unit are a little weak in quality but I understand that we need to sacrifice that for board quality.

Ease of Use:
Its right there, at your finger tips. EQ fantastic, FX right there GREAT, as far as ease of use it couldn't be simpler. if your a newbie read the Manuel. Like with everything plug everything in before you POWER ON!!!! I'v used this product on a windows based machine XP (sucked) Vista (sucked) usb problems CRASHES almost every time The problem is WINDOWS not the Alesis. The unit runs without a flaw on a mac.

Support:
My experience with Alesis was very good, my only problem was with the power supplies the first one stopped working after 300 hours of service and cost me $32.00 to replace though Alesis the second one after 150 hours and Alesis replaced it free. Support was very good!

Overall:
I will try other alesis mixers as long as the quality is there. I have Yamaha mixers but not for the road. To be honest I did not expect the Alesis to hold up as long as it did and I'm very satisfied with it performance and if lost or stolen I will replace it with the same.