Hi all, anyone using this compact mixer?
Just got one today for use as a submixer and everything’s great except for the USB/Stereo 9-10 channel has a noticable level of a whining digital noise.
Is this normal? The manual implies that all the stereo channels should have the same noise level, but every other channel is nice and quiet with a faint analogue hiss. I suspect it’s shoddy USB tech or a fault.
If another owner could double check this for me I’d much appreciate it!
I used to have one and it had no noise problems
Update in case anyone comes looking for this topic.
Harman (Soundcraft) support told me to speak to the retailer which was very unhelpful.
Retailer let me A/B test it against another Notepad 12FX which had similar noise on the USB/9-10 channel, as well as additional noise on the 11/12 channel.
So from this small anecdotal evidence it seems like those final two stereo channels which don’t have EQ or trim knob might be prone to noise issues.
Have decided to ditch it and get a second Yamaha MG mixer, which has been flawless for me.
Soundcraft consumer grade mixers have horrible QA imho. I have a 12MTK and it’s noise and crackles all the way through. It started acting up after the warranty ran out as well.
Great idea…horrible technical implementation.
On paper this mixer seems great and the online reviews are positive. However, here the comments are not good.
Any positive reports on this bit of kit?
If not, what is the next best option?… Behringer Xenyx 1204?
I had a Soundcraft Notepad 12FX, and had no noise problems. It was pretty great. Something did come loose and rattle around inside whenever I moved it, but it didn’t affect the functionality while I had it.
The loose bit is only slightly disconcerting 🫤
Saving & hoping for a cheap used bluebox.