Mackie DFX.12 12-Ch. Compact SR Mixer w/Effects

by Mackie

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002D0HM6
• Item model number: DFX.12
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,417 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Mackie designed the new DFX Series mixers for folks who don?t have the luxury of a front-of-house sound technician. Working professionals who have to control their own mix while making music and have to do their own set-up and tear-down. What does that mean? It means that Mackie has made the DFX ?12 extremely easy to use. For example, if you have a front-of-house sound person to control your effects levels,they can locate a small knob and tweak it. But if you ?re on stage,it ?s a lot easier to grab a big, color-coded fader.Plus you can see the fader positions from halfway across the stage. That ?s the philosophy of the DFX Series: make it easy to control a mixer when you ?re busy on stage. Channel faders are white. Effects and Monitor Sends are red, master levels faders are blue. The Tape/CD level fader is also white but separated from the channel faders. You get ?mixing at a glance.? Specifications: 12 total channels 2 stereo busses 4 mic/line channles 2 stereo/mono line channels 2 mono mic/stereo line channels Channel EQ: 2-band, shelving 80Hz & 12kHz +75Hz low cut on mono mic channels Aux sends/ch.: 1 ext. pre-fader, 1 int./ext. post Aux returns: 2 stereo Tape ins/outs: stereo RCA Channel inserts: 4 Faders: 60mm

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Right!, December 2, 2010

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LN Drake (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mackie DFX.12 12-Ch. Compact SR Mixer w/Effects (Electronics)

This mixer is just right for most small bands and it's easy to use. It has just about anything you would want and mine never gave me a single issue in over 2 years of use.

Six-channel on-stage mixer with EMAC digital effects

12-segment stereo LED metering

5-band stereo assignable graphic EQ with bypass switch

EMAC 32-bit digital stereo effects with footswitch bypass, and Level Set LED

Aux 1/monitor send with level control

Effects-to-monitor control

60mm main mix faders

Two 60mm stereo Aux Return faders with mute switches

Break switch for intermissions

Balanced XLR and 1/4" stereo main outputs

RCA CD/Tape inputs and Tape outputs

Vocal Eliminator circuit for CD/Tape

Master +48 V phantom power switch with LED indicator

Headphone output with level control

What it does not have is a USB computer interface for digital recording but for analog recording it is quiet and, did I say simple to use. This line has been discontinued by Mackie but, I would expect, not for lack of reliability and customer satisfaction.

So if you are looking for something portable, multi-functional yet simple this legendary work horse is just right.

1 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent buy Mackie DFX 12, January 4, 2007

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Luis Mora Aguero "Luis Mora" (Costa Rica) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mackie DFX.12 12-Ch. Compact SR Mixer w/Effects (Electronics)

I am really happy because the Mackie DFX 12 was just what I really needed