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I am very impressed with this mixer. I perform 2-3 times per week with my 4-piece rock band and primarily wanted to downsize some of our bulky PA gear. I did not expect the quantity and quality of outstanding features that the XR18 offers and delivers on. The networking and WiFi aspects were a little intimidating before I opened the box but have proven to be flawless. I had planned on giving myself a week to become acclimated to this mixer before taking it on a gig - I ended up using it and getting great results the same night that it arrived. We have now used the XR18 on at least 20 gigs and I am completely pleased and totally impressed.

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Out of the box the unit was very intuitive and easy to use for me, an old school analog type. After one practice we used the mixer for a gig with the iPad Ap. Every thing worked great. Our sound guy had his own iPad and we had one on stage to tweak monitors as needed. Based on reading and watching several tutorial videos, It does appear that the Android Ap is more robust, and we will give that a try eventually. I would recommend looking up some videos and sorting through them for new ideas and applications. Overall very satisfied with the unit and with zZouns with this my second purchase from them.

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For many years I wouldn't even allow anything with the name "Behringer" into my signal chain. But when i saw the XR18 and all of the features it promised I had to check it out. I've had it for a few months now and mainly use it for band rehearsal with in ear monitor mixes. First and foremost, the unit almost immediately paid for itself with it's headphone output. You can assign the headphone source to just about anything, so in our case we assigned it to BUS5 and use it as a monitor mix for our drummer. This not only saved us from having to spend $500 on ANOTHER IEM pack, but he also gets his own dedicated monitor mix.I've read other reviews where people complain about the built in wifi cutting out but I haven't had any issues with it. However, the 2.4ghz spectrum (wifi) can get pretty crowded in some areas, and this can cause problems with ANY wireless device so if you plan to gig with this unit I would always be prepared to run hardwired to a laptop in a worst case scenario.There are currently applications released for Windows/OSX android & Ipad, but it's my understanding that an iphone app is still under development. Don't let the lack of an iphone app hold you back though. I use a cheapo $40 android tablet to control my XR18 and it works great. Overall I'm very happy with my purchase. The bang for your buck factor here is extremely high.

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Our band has been using the XR18 for 8 months (or so). Set up in small venues is great; no hassling with a snake and mixers, just put the box on the stage, plug in and do all the mixing from a tablet. Issues we've had has been related to adapting to the mixer applications. Each different device (iPad, Android, Windows) are programmed slightly different. They are laid out differently and may have features that aren't found between apps. For instance, mixing just for monitors in a bus output to the stage; I set an Android device in front of the guitar player - the Android app allows you to select and show only the faders for a given output (such as bus1). This allows the guitar player to dial in his own mix without accidently changing the main mix. I am the keyboard player and bought one for personal use with my DAW. Through USB, it is possible to record 16 channels straight to audio channels in the DAW. I have yet to try this out, but it seems pretty straight-forward. In the meantime, I've been bringing it to our practice and working with the others in the band to show them the capabilities it has. We've been experimenting with the effects; there are so many things to choose from. It makes sense that the musicians get to know how this thing works. Our sound man has encouraged us to work with this thing so we all have an easier time when it comes to setting up and performing.

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I purchased this about a month ago and, given all the features it has and the low price, I was a bit skeptical that it would deliver. How wrong I was ! We have been using it for all our gigs and it has proved to be the best investment I've ever made. We all run in-ear monitors from a separate bus so, everyone has his own personal mix. Each guy has the app on a phone or, tablet and, can tailor his own monitor mix to suit his taste. FOH could not be easier as you can walk around the club and get the mix perfectly set. The lack of running snakes, carrying equipment racks, and wedges cut our setup time dramatically ( And made it easier on our backs) We are a 5 piece Country, Rock, R&B band and, this mixer is a must-have for any gigging band.

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My only regret is not buying one sooner. Do your homework. Watch as many videos as possible. It's easy to get a solid mix in a short time. This unit eliminated two racks of gear. The endless effects (up to 4 per channel), 6 aux sends (I use one for subs), and an affordable price tag. We've used it for months, and no hiccups at all. If you're looking for an affordable digital mixer, this is the one.

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We just replaced half of our sound system with this thing. Small live venue we replaced our snake, Mackie 24.4 and all our rack gear. If you properly set up the gain staging this thing is awesome in a live setting, the mic pre's are clear, the built in dynamics work amazingly well. We just purchased 3 Kindle fires to run the xair Q app so monitors can be run from the stage. speaking of monitors the graphic eq with built in rta made ringing out the monitors so easy, I was able to do it myself from the stage. Built in effects are not bad either

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I work at a night club 7 days a week I use this 7 days a week. I have famous Mexican bands come in and some bring their engineer some bring expensive gear. I have out beat them with this. People have ask me to teach them the come in with yamahas tf5 and the have years ahead of me. I have a secret I play 7 instruments and heir it all. This is all you need and pride. Has all you need good fx and echo compression gate. Bottom line what els you want?? Something that does the work for you? Then don't call your self an engineer

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I have had this for over two weeks and have used it on about 8 gigs so far. The more I use it the better it gets. Highly tweakable! Sounds awesome!!! Only downside is the different app interfaces between the different platforms. I have familiarized myself with them all pretty good so it isn't that much of a pain to deal with now.

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Lots to like about this mixer - small footprint, extra line inputs (17,18), easy to use, apps are pretty easy to navigate. It has two glaring flaws and they're both related to the built in WiFi. First, 802.11g is an old protocol and for looking at screen redraws, it's slow and laggy. If more than one device is connected, it can take 3-5 seconds to register a fader move. That's useless in a live situation. Second, the encryption options are Open, which no one should do, or WEP, which was cracked more than a decade ago. Since wireless IS the interface of this mixer, you should expect to add $100 or more to the cost for a good, but small wireless router to keep in your gear bag. It's a huge overlook that was clearly driven by marketing to say wireless was built in. Mackie is coming out with a similar mixer, and hopefully it doesn't fail here too.

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we have been Presonus users mater fact i still have 3 Boards. however i decided to give the xr a shot because of the price for easy set ups, i am more then happy with the results, the pre-amps are good overall sounds really good pleased.

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