Loop Mixer

This is a great solution for multiple audio sources in a home office. I have worked in pro recording so I hate clunky equipment or noisy audio. The unit is very solidly built and has little pro touches here and there. The audio path is very clean. Some have complained about the price but for under $100 you get a serious little mixer. This thing is not a toy. While sitting at my desk I want to listen to audio from two computers, a tablet, ChromeCast audio, and sometimes my phone audio. All audio sources must route through the same set of speakers when I am sitting at my desk. I've tried multiple solutions to have all of these sources simultaneously connected, including using cheap little battery powered mixers (too noisy), small professional mixers (too big & clunky), and a tangled mess of stereo Y-cables (yeah, I know -- it doesn't work). This mixer accepts 3.5mm stereo inputs -- the same as headphone inputs -- so no adapters are required. Using good, shielded 3.5mm stereo cables, I plugged in all my equipment and mixed it. The faders are great -- the throw is short but smooth and accurate. The mixer does not add any noise BUT YOU DO HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO SET FADER LEVELS, and I suspect this is the problem those who have complained of noise are experiencing. (Also, many desktop computers have noisy audio feeds.) For example, run your phone audio through the mixer: If your phone volume is set super low and you crank the mixer faders to compensate you will get noise from your phone, plain and simple. Turn up the source audio to at least 75% and adjust the channel & master fader to taste. (Don't crank the master to 11 if you can't hear -- adjust the other faders first.) If you get distortion back off of the source volume and/or the channel fader until it goes away. Set all unused channels to zero. I love this thing -- It looks great, has worked reliably for a year, and it puts out great sound. Highly recommended.

I bought this mixer after researching various mixer options. This is a small Taiwan supplier that only makes a few products, and this is one of them. I saw the other positive reviews and decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did! I considered a bunch of different options, including Mackie and Behringer mixers, but those all have features I don't need, like microphone inputs. This one is very small and light, and it does exactly what I need it to do, which is mix stereo line level inputs and provide a headphone output. It does it quite well, and I'm happy with it. I am using this for a rather unusual purpose. I needed a way to practice playing electric guitar with headphones instead of an amp. There are various ways to do this, but I wanted something small enough that I could mount it on a pedalboard. I also wanted it to work in stereo, because I have a stereo output from the last pedal in the chain, and have another stereo input so I can mix in music from my phone, and play along with the music. This mixer fits that purpose perfectly. The sound is clear and not noisy. Like someone else said, all the sliders and controls work smoothly. It's a great little unit. One of the things I could not tell from the specs was exactly what type of power adapter was included. Having received the unit, it may be helpful to note that it uses a 9V power supply with center positive. I wanted a mixer which takes 9V, like other pedals, so I could power it off my pedalboard power supply. Because it is 9V, this can work, but the polarity is opposite from regular electric guitar pedals. Almost all electric guitar pedals use negative for the center and positive for the sleeve. Fortunately my power supply includes a cable which reverses the polarity, so I can do that. Of course, the mixer comes with its own power supply; I just wanted to use the pedalboard power supply because it makes for a neater wiring job. The mixer includes an adapter which has two 1/4" mono jacks and puts them into the left and right channels of a 1/8" stereo plug, which makes it very easy to connect my guitar pedals to the mixer. Another way this is perfect for what I needed. In case you are curious, I am using a Joyo American Sound pedal and a Joyo AC Tone pedal, to do amp simulation before sending the sound to the mixer. It's not as good as a real amp, but sounds pretty good, and is close enough to practice with. I had my hesitations about buying from a little Taiwan company that only makes a few products. But this is a well-designed and built mixer. I'm very happy with it.

I use this to mix audio from multiple computers, a cell phone, and my desk phone into one output for my headset. This is my third go at having a good mixer with low noise and good output signal to drive headphones. I tried an unpowered Rolls MX41b (not strong enough; low volume output) and a Rolls MX44s (two of them, both added a lot of noise to the output no matter where the sliders were or how I powered them and if I had ground loop isolation on the inputs) and had never found a solution that fit my requirements fully. I looked at a bunch of other small mixers and finally saw this one last week. It is AMAZING coming from those two other mixers. I only hear noise in the headphones when at the edges of the mixer's capabilities and usually when the overload lights are flashing or lit. The sound output is clean and distortion free and the controls move smoothly through their range of motion. I like the catch at the center of the balance knob's range so you know when you've got it centered. The overload lights work well when you are trying to get your levels set. And it looks great on my desk with all the inputs and outputs on the back of the device except for the headphone output. I've been moving it back and forth from work to home since I got it since I have very similar setups at both sites. It is light but feels well put together and durable. Love having five 1/8 inch stereo inputs as well. I've not used the mono 1/4 inch adapter yet but I see no reason why it wouldn't work as well as the rest of the device. The second one of these should be here today so I can stop moving the mixer between two sites; there was zero hesitation in spending the money for another device to leave at home. Great product and for a desktop mixer I think does amazingly well at its $70 price point.

Just received this today so this is an initial review. This is what the unit has: 5 stereo inputs with 1/8th inch / 3.5mm ports. Each with its own left/right balance, gain and level adjustments. 3 stereo outputs with 1/8th inch / 3.5mm ports. Two on the back labeled Rec and Out and one on the front labeled Headphones Power adapter (wall-wart style) Power button on the back and blue LED power indicator 2 Overload indicators (blue LED) Main level adjustment for outputs adjust volume for the two back ports Separate level adjustment for headphone port on front (which is REALLY nice to have) Two loop in/out connectors for connecting other devices in a chain (proprietary connector?) A 2 mono to stereo adapter included Does *not* include any male-to-male 3.5mm patch cables so you might need to pick some of those up. Review: The unit is plastic and light but is manufactured well. All pots are of good quality and are not loose or jiggly but easy to move and do not stick. detents on the balance knob are nice and strong. LED indicators are not mind-searingly bright which is good but at night, they could be annoying since they are blue instead of red. That's nothing a little black tape wouldn't fix. 3.5mm jacks are stiff with no play in them. Overall, the initial quality for is very good and even better when you consider the price.. The unit sounds great and to my ears, there is no distortion while plugged into the headphone out of my computer and my iPhone 6 - there is good volume control between the two signals and I can easily differentiate the two when I get a ping from my computer while playing music from my iPhone. At the highest gain setting on an input channel, there is significant noise as you'd expect and even with the level turned all the way down, there is bleed through at the highest gain setting, though it is faint and undetectable to my ears at normal gain levels. The separate volume level for headphones is a nice touch allowing me to kill the speaker output in favor of my headphones and vice versa without needing to unplug anything. This is a good unit.

I bought this mixer to install in my wife's computer setup. She needed a stereo mixer for her multiple sound sources with the ability to control the level of each one. She has a mixer with 5 inputs, the first for her computer's main sound card on which she has text to speechj since she is blind. Then she has an input for her high-end sound card for music, a third for her TV, and two others for any other device she wants to plug in. They all sound good with plenty of gain. I did have an ART mixer in the setup but found it mixed stereo signals into mono so returned that unit. I'm sure there is a purpose for that other mixer, but I can't imagine one and had no use for signals mixed down to mono. This unit brings very nice wide stereo and everything sounds nice and open. Hart could have made the mixer out of metal, but this plastic seems durable enough as long as you take care of it. Also, i do wish the sliders had a longer throw, because there is not much room from bottom to top. I'm used to bigger mixers with long throws for the sliders such as in broadcast studios so I'm biased there. But really, I'm impressed as this mixer delivers rather good sound and allows a mix of many different sources without taking up a lot of desk space. In that arena, don't be fooled by its size, it delivers very nicely and I think Hart will keep improving its products and become a more well known player in this arena. If you want good stereo sound without a lot of bells and whistles or too much space taken up, this one is for you.

For what it is, it's a little bit pricey at $70. Other mixers in this price range are made of much higher-grade materials and are designed very professionally and efficiently. However, those mixers aren't 3.5mm. Maker hart is a small Taiwanese company with devices like this one that the audio market is only just beginning to see a use for. Not as many buyers means not so much product, which translates to higher prices for materials. While I don't think that $70 is the fairest asking price for this device, I completely understand it, and I support the rare and extremely useful products these guys are making. I saw on the company's website that they have a brand new 3.5mm mixer out, called Just Mixer 5, that also features bluetooth. That will be an exciting one to try! But back to the Loop Mixer at hand: PROS: - A 3.5mm mixer with independent volume controls is quite hard to find, which probably explains the price; you won't even find one from Behringer on the market. - Low noise floor (also better than other Behringer equipment in this price range). - Lots of inputs means lots of devices. Not a musician? You can run a PC, a TV/monitor output (e.g. for listening to Xbox or Netflix), a phone or mp3 player, and maybe a tablet, and still have one port free - how about a laptop? - Independent volume controls/gains as well as a master control. - Low profile; can be velcroed to the wall, a desk, or other piece of furniture for mounting or improved stability (it has a tendency to slide on smooth surfaces) - This mixer is amplified! I recently tried another mixer that wasn't powered, and thus couldn't amplify anything. Its independent volume controls were useless, since each device I added halved the total output volume, which meant I had to have all those knobs cranked to max and still couldn't get a usable result. The Loop Mixer solves this problem with one small power cord. CONS: - The casing is made of cheap plastic. - The power button catches inside the casing and sticks if not pressed straight-on (very complicated powering on/off when set up in tight spaces). The cutout for the power button is too wide. - When powering on, it causes your speakers to pop - this device does not have a 'soft start' or other feature to prevent popping. This can be avoided by turning this device on before anything else, but if you're like me and you use your speakers for applications outside of this device, your speakers are already on and you'll need to turn them off before powering the mixer on, then turn the speakers back on. *This is a common thing with amplified mixers, and is only listed as a con to alert people unfamiliar with mixers. - The included 1/4" adapter is also made of cheap plastic, and felt like it was ready to break from the time I took it out of the box. The cable on it is very short, so the stress of 1/4" cable heads tugging on the adapter's cheap body may prove to be too much over time, especially if you do a lot of unplugging and plugging back in. You may want to use a more solid adapter of your own. All of that being said, the construction of the mixer is still higher quality than you'd get from a factory in China. That should probably be added to the list of pros. However, if you're looking for something to travel with, I wouldn't recommend going with this one. Rugged is definitely not in this mixer's repertoire. Lucky for me, this mixer sits in a stationary setup, so my primary concern is that pesky power button. In summary: - The adapter is iffy. I use it on the output, so that I can send the signal to my Rokit speakers, but sometimes I want to unplug the adapter from the back of the mixer and use headphones instead. This proves tedious as I have to be extra careful not to yank the adapter cable around, fearing it will crumble in my hands or the cable will come loose. - I didn't test the loop feature of this device. I haven't explored the full capabilities of it, as I currently have no need to. The mixer is very well suited to the application I need it for, so I am happy! - As I discussed, one reason I can see this device being so expensive for what it is, is being hard to find. Comparable hardware just isn't on the market right now. For that, I give it 5 stars. If a little more effort went into the case design, and higher-grade plastic was used on both the case and the adapter, I think it'd be worth full price, but isn't enough of an issue to lose a star.

** See 2nd paragraph for adapters info Overall: I have a pretty large pedal board and I run both an instrument and a mic through it. Since I already have so much gear to carry, I really didn't want to get another large-ish piece of gear with more crap than I need just to run my two inputs through the pedal chain. This has enough gain for my dynamic Sennheiser mic, and I didn't hear any noise or distortion when I turned up the gain, it sounded good. Plus now if I wanted to I could add a keyboard or even a backing track from my phone or computer. I love how much you can do with this lightweight, compact little mixer, and it's totally affordable. Some people are worrying about the material, but again I like that it's lightweight. I thought the 4 year accidental protection plan for 9.99 was pretty reasonable so I got that just in case, and now I'm not worried about it. Adapters: It comes with one adapter plug. Right now it looks like the individually sold Maker Hart's adapters are unavailable on Amazon. So for more mono instruments you need a female 1/4 inch to male 1/8th inch adapter. For that I think the "Sennheiser Cable Adapter Female 1/4 6.3mm to Male 1/8 3.5 mm Plug" is good - it's nice and short, but it still has a soft wire in the middle which I think is better than the stiff, single piece adapters, because it prevents any weight from a heavy cable putting pressure on the input. For a mic you need a 1/8" TRS stereo to XLR Female (MOBOREST has one). I actually had a XLR to 1/4 adapter already, so I then plugged that into Maker Hart's adapter. Anyway, if the mic doesn't sound good I think it's probably the cable, adapter, or mic that's the issue, and not the mixer - because my dynamic mic sounded good with the mixer. Also, it's not designed for condenser mics, only dynamic. For additional stereo instruments, I'm pretty sure a Y cable would work (dual female 1/4" to 1/8" male), but on the other hand if you're trying to run two mono instruments into one channel (which Maker Hart says is possible), I'm not sure a Y cable will work and I don't know what you should get besides the one that comes with the unit. So basically take into account what adapters you'll need when you're buying this unit.

Balance knobs adjust HEADPHONE OUTPUT (ex: 3/4 balance knob turned all the way L will only go out the LEFT headphone), rather than INPUT BALANCE (ex: 3/4 balance knob turned all the way L outputs mono from channel 3). Absolutely a waste of time.....what's the point of mixing 10 mono channels if you can only hear 5 channels in your right ear and 5 different channels in your left. I bought this to mix together 10 mono devices. Bought adapters. SO disappointed....because I was expecting to be able to have TEN CHANNELS PLAY THROUGH BOTH L/R OUTPUTS. You know, as you do with mono channels. Not force mono channels to ONLY play through L or ONLY through R. Why advertise this and label it as 10 channel mono when it's literally ONLY a 5 channel stereo mixer. So frustrating. Like, I expected to not have independent volume/gain control for each since they're combined via stereo channels. But NO OPTIONS FOR MONO OUTPUT?!?! Also, the 2nd channel (mono of 1/2) was literally busted. Absolute garbage. Doubly disappointing because I bought this larger unit for my desktop after having success with their '3' portable one and being impressed with the quality. Guess that doesn't extend all the way to their other products.

Súper compacto, fácil de usar y los materiales se sientes excelentes por el precio, no es muy plástico pero el plástico que tiene no se siente frágil, parece tener un supresor de ruido/vibraciones que ayuda a que las entradas de audio sean más limpias, excelente producto para usarlo como un cerebro en tu sistema de audio

Per essere un mini mixer ha comandi indispensabili , ma abbastanza soddisfacenti e relativi all'uso che se ne deve fare. Io l'ho acquistato per associarvi un Korg Volca Drum , un Korg Volca Bass ed un Korg Volca Sample 2 , un Roland Aira T8 ed un Roland Aira J6, piccoli strumenti musicali portatili per composizioni ( chi è del settore sa di cosa parlo). Ovviamente è indicato per scopi in cui si richiede il minimo: serve solo miscelare più sorgenti ed avere un minimo di preascolto. Per il resto non è assolutamente indicato nè in ambito strumenti musicali da palco (tipo i mixer multi pista) nè in consolle da DJ perché è troppo basico , ( anche se volendo è perfettamente utilizzabile) visto che comunque miscela a dovere. E' stato preso in sostituzione del Korg Volca Mixer che costa un botto circa 193 euro contro 79 ed ha più funzioni disponibili a mio avviso ( poi la critica è individuale). Comunque per l'uso tipico come nel mio caso va benissimo e lo ricomprerei nuovamente Anzi ha controlli di bilancio di guadagno ogni singolo canale . Preascolto in cuffia con volume . Cinque ingressi tra cui microfonici, 2 uscite tra cui anche per la registrazione, prese per loop In e Out Sata e led indicanti anche il picco in distorsione, ed un adattatore d'impedenza d'ingresso separato a corredo. cosa si vuole di più!!! Per essere un piccoletto è completo. Tanto per un riferimento negli anni 70 sarebbe stato uno tra i più completi tipo i Davoli, i Lem, i Montarbo ecc.ec

Jag har letat efter en stationär mixer till datorn som kan hantera åtminstone 3 stereolinjeingångar och som ger mig kontroll över två utgångar helt oberoende av varandra. Loop mixer har 5 ingångar, Inkopplade enheter som jag har är Datorn, Amazon Fire TV och en Monitor. Jag kan lyssna på dessa samtidigt, vilket är dumt men det går. Utgångarna är 3 st, Output, Rec och Phone. I utgången output har jag kopplat in mina aktiva högtalare, Rec utgången har en fast signal och är inkopplad till min datorns ingång för inspelning. Alla dessa in- och utgångar är placerade på baksidan av mixern. På framsidan finns Phone utgången, denna utgång har en separat volymkontroll som inte påverkas av Master volymkontroll och är idealisk för hörlurar. Allt detta sagt, konstruktionen av mixern är relativt hög. Ljudet färgas inte på något sätt. Gör mixern det, få den utbytt. Jag är mycket nöjd och det fina med mixern är att jag inte manuellt behöver flytta mina ljudkällor. Mycket nöjd, this is a keeper.

Es un mezclador perfecto para tenerlo encima del piano, ocupa un palmo mas o menos... buenas prestaciones, todo con conectores standart jack stereo 3.5 mini... el nomal de uso diario. Los cascos los puedes conectar a la salida ouput, ya que el conector frontal casi ni se oye... o yo no se ponerlo... oigo un poco de ruido de alimentación, no se si es por los dispositivos o por la alimentación del propio mezclador. Hace su trabajo correctamente. Solo le he tenido que poner cuatro tacos antideslizantes debajo, ya que resbalaba sobre el teclado... por lo demas bien...

Conforme à la description. Je suis très satisfait. Merci.