Yamaha EMX312SC Powered Mixer with Effects (2x300 Watts)
With two channels pumping out 300 watts each, and one-knob compression on the first 4 mic channels, this Yamaha mixer is perfect for any mid-sized venue.
Overall User Ratings (based on 26 ratings)
Submitted August 16, 2015 by Jon Davidson in Granbury, TX
"EXM312SC"
Verified Customer
zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
Mixer is compatible with passive, and powered speakers. Easy and intuitive to use. The sound quality is excellent! Really nice mixer, additionally, the zzounds support has answered any question I ever had.
Musical Background:
Been playing all my life. Guitar, banjo, piano, blues harp, vocal. hobby
Musical Style:
folk, American, and Irish. Little pop, and classic rock and roll.
3 of 3 people (100%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted February 24, 2007 by a customer from juno.com
"inexpensive powerhouse that is very light to boot!!!"
the only thing is that it doesnt seem to have a separate volume for left and right other than that it is great
Sound
light weight portable with much kick
Features
i like the built in effects they sound great and easy to use also the built in compressor
Ease of Use
if you ever mixed before it is very easy to use well laid out
Value
comparable to other name brands better and less money
Manufacturer Support
not yet
The Wow Factor
LIGHTWEIGHT PORTABLE EVEN A SMALL PERSON CAN EASILY JUGGLE!!!!!!
Musical Background:
professional kj/dj
Musical Style:
if they make it in karaoke it goes
36 of 41 people (88%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted February 27, 2006 by a customer from aol.com
"Best for the money on the market"
Sound
Bought this for my club in Honduras and it has performed better than expected.
Features
Everything you need, and more.
Ease of Use
Light weight and easy to transport.
Quality
Best
Value
Best for the money and twice the quality of the Samson
Manufacturer Support
Don't know yet because I have not had a problem.
The Wow Factor
NM
Musical Background:
Club Owner
Musical Style:
Blues
17 of 20 people (85%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted September 19, 2012 by Dave H in columbus, OH
"Yamaha 312 powered mixer"
Verified Customer
zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
Just be careful when you set up the channels. Run the master volume high and the channels a bit lower or else it will peak out. Sounds clear and I like it. It IS a fast recovery power amp inside. The entire mixer weighs less than my drum machine in the case. It doesn't have a huge heavy transformer inside like a Peavey, Mackie or any of the others.
Musical Background:
40 year professional
Musical Style:
classic rock
4 of 4 people (100%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted November 9, 2011 by a customer from cssbyfg.com
"Great Mixer"
Verified Customer
zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
Sound
The mixer sounds great. I don't think you can do any better in this price range.
Features
The built in compression is nice. The effects are only adequate.
Musical Background:
Active Musician
Musical Style:
Rock, R&B
1 of 1 people (100%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted December 27, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com
"it don't get any better"
Verified Customer
zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
untill it wears out ,i would replace it or get upgade from yamaha
Sound
the sound that comes from this unit is out of this world fantastic you can adjust the soud to the different rooms you are playing at.
Features
most useful is the adjustment kobs beng able to adjust every item alone, as far as least useful there not any every knob and switch is an asset
Ease of Use
it is very easy to operate
Quality
it is solid it going to be around a long with me
Value
it is well worth the selling price
Manufacturer Support
had no reason to get in touch.i have had frends that has clled yamaha got reat service from them and got lots of help
The Wow Factor
all the controlls are located at ease to use
Musical Background:
i do the sound for a guy just startting out
Musical Style:
country,hip-hop
2 of 4 people (50%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted February 24, 2013 by Dave H in Winter Haven, FL
"NOT for professional use"
Verified Customer
zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
I bought one of these units. The features are all fairly typical except this unit has a compression limiter that cuts and distorts the signal if you drive it to hard. Look...I am a single acoustic guitar player that uses a Boss 880 drum machine and a Digitech vocal harmoniser. This unit just cant handle that much input. All you can do to remedy the problem is turn the sound way down, OR cut the Eq and quality of the sound way below what sounds good. This unit has what they call a fast recovery amp system in it. That means there is no power transformer that builds up the power for hard surges like a kick drum signal. It cycles the sound quickly but VERY POORLY. If need backbone FOR EVEN A SINGLE OR A DUO.....this is not the product to purchase.When you order a powered mixer, check the weight of the unit. If it is very lightweight, you can bet its fast recovery and it won't work very good. Look for a 35 pound + mixer, or check the specs before you buy.PLAN TO DUMP THIS AS FAST AS I CAN.
Musical Background:
played for 40+ years
Musical Style:
classic rock / acoustic stuff...Eagles etc.
4 of 5 people (80%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted January 25, 2013 by Donald Stouffer in Lansing, MI
"USED TO LIKE IT"
our church purchased this 3 or 4 years ago. We used it for our outdoor and portable sound and it worked well. Then out of the blue the power supply dies. I had it fixed 3 times and now have to replace 2 boards to ensure the repair. $300. This has not been abused and if I have to repair it again I will just buy some other amp.
Musical Background:
Sound Engineer for 9 years
Musical Style:
All kinds
2 of 2 people (100%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted December 18, 2015 by Rob Moore in Lowell, MA
"Disappointing"
Verified Customer
zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
I was really disappointed with this unit. I read a lot of good things and my expectations were that it was at least usable. I found the sound to be a little boxy, especially when using the built-in compression. But, that was not the deal breaker. Two things broke the deal for me. One, the FCL (Feedback Channel Locating) lamp lights up at any volume when using a microphone or acoustic guitar with a piezo PU. It even lit up when I was speaking into the mic with the LEVEL for that channel turned all the way down! When I was strumming my guitar on one channel, the FCL lit up for both the microphone and guitar channels! I'm using a dynamic mic (no phantom power), postioned a few feet behind the speaker (I also moved around with the mic to see if it was some acoustical node; not the case). I had the levels for the channels about 1 and the master volume about half (very low volume; not even loud enough for a gig in a small room). There is no trim pot, which suggests that the input is padded dynamically - and doing a very poor job. I'm an engineer who has designed and built my own amps and has studied architectural acoustics, so I can say with confidence that these things should not be happening. Something is clearly wrong. The second deal breaker is the built in echoes. I only use a slap back, so those are the only ones I tried. The Karaoke was better than the vocal echo, but both were unusable. The delay time and repeats are set (you can't tweek them). The delay time is far too long and the effect ends with a few repeats and a medium-long reverb. It might be OK for slow ballards, but nothing else. The unit's compact size and light weight don't trump bad effects or bizarre behavior.
of 1 people (0%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted April 10, 2006 by a customer from yahoo.com
"FEED-BACK MIXER"
I am not SATISFIED with this product at all.
Sound
If you like feed back during your show buy this one.
Ease of Use
FEED BACK
Value
$100.00 if that.
Manufacturer Support
Won't get back with me.
Musical Background:
many years
Musical Style:
R&R ,Country, Blues
5 of 40 people (13%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted November 29, 2011
Yamaha EMX312SC Mixer Customer Review
Sound
The Yamaha 312 was an excellent choice for our application. Easy to use, quality of sound is excellent.
Musical Background:
35 years
Musical Style:
all
11 of 11 people (100%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Submitted February 13, 2007
"dont listen to the review about feeback"
i use this with 2 Kustom 2x15 speaker cabs. it sounds awsome!!! i use these for live performances, and if it wasnt for the stereo input, i couldn't also use these as an alternate sound source for video games and playing cd's and mp3's through this system.
and mixers dont cause feedback. it happens when your mic or instrument pickups are too close to the speakers. it's just a matter of volume and EQ tweaking. it helps to know how to use the equalizer in such ways that the sound "matches the room size".
Musical Background:
active musician, audio engineer, recording engineer
Musical Style:
christian nu metal
10 of 17 people (59%) people found this review helpful. Did you?
Thanks for your opinion!
Please wait.