« Soundcraft EPM6 Mixer »

I've had this mixer since I decided to start taking my production seriously. It is a simple, cheap, surprisingly functional home mixing board. The board has 6 mono inputs/faders with an XLR, channel gain, return input, FX send, 3-band EQ, 2 mono aux sends, pan, a PFL switch, and a mute switch. It has 2 stereo i/o's with channel gain, Hi/Lo shelves, 2 aux sends, balance, a PFL switch, and a mute switch. 2 Aux outs send via T(R)S, 2 monitor outs via T(R)S, 2 master XLR outs controlled by a set of LR Master faders. There is a knob for the monitor out gain, and a phone jack with it's own monitor gain. There is a set of 2-track i/o's. This board is equipped with +48V phantom power that feeds the mono channel XLR inputs.

I marked this board as "beginner" because sending a signal to the master is very easy. However I feel like truly pushing this board to it's limits takes some significant understanding of signal processing.

Overall I give the Soundcraft EPM6 4/5. This board sounds great sent to a full-range PA or farfield monitors, nearfield monitors, and phones. The amplifiers are clear, transparent, and honest. There's no "sheen" or glimmer to this board. If your input sounds bad, you'll know. I find this a very nice feature with the board, although some engineers might find the amplifiers somewhat boring. Driving the solid state electronics at the fader to peak gives a gritty low mid range distortion that I like.

Once again, 4/5.