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Analog Mixer from Yamaha belonging to the MG series

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  • AlanForPresidentAlanForPresident

    great

    Yamaha MG10/2Published on 06/28/12 at 23:17
    The Yamaha MG series 10/ 2 is a very affordable analog mixer that can be used for a bunch of different scenarios. One of the great things about this 10 channel mixer is that it has phantom power for all of your mics that need phantom power . It has it right on board, also this thing couldn’t be any easier to use. There really aren't any bells and whistle with it. Its pretty simple installation and getting it up and running is very easy with almost no knowledge of how mixers work you will have no problems at all.


    UTILIZATION

    Very easy to get started with and it is very well built. I haven't seen many mixers that are built this well for less than 100 dollars. For someone who has u…
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    The Yamaha MG series 10/ 2 is a very affordable analog mixer that can be used for a bunch of different scenarios. One of the great things about this 10 channel mixer is that it has phantom power for all of your mics that need phantom power . It has it right on board, also this thing couldn’t be any easier to use. There really aren't any bells and whistle with it. Its pretty simple installation and getting it up and running is very easy with almost no knowledge of how mixers work you will have no problems at all.


    UTILIZATION

    Very easy to get started with and it is very well built. I haven't seen many mixers that are built this well for less than 100 dollars. For someone who has used software as a mixer you should give this a shot , its just a little investment and you will eliminate so many headaches that software’s bring about. Most mixers that are this good cost at least twice as much as the Yamaha MG 102c and the great thing about it is, depending on where you get it at it may come with a lifetime warranty like mind did. I am not sure if that is just a local store thing or a Yamaha thing but I have a lifetime warranty on it if anything fails or breaks and its not our fault then it will get fixed and if they cant fix it they will replace it with a new one . Even if they don’t have any more because it isn’t manufactured anymore they will replace it with the newest yamaha closest model that they have. Which is great because it makes using the MG 102c worry free.


    SOUNDS

    sounds great, no hiss

    OVERALL OPINION

    Overall, it’s a great analog mixer at a cheap price. I will continue to use this mixer for years to come.
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  • berny83berny83

    Yamaha MG10/2Published on 11/23/04 at 06:31
    (This content has been automatically translated from French)
    CF-AUDIO FANZINE
    The only problem of this mixer is that the two AUX SEND (one is pre-fader and the other is POST-FADE) are mono. It is not always information that you look when you beginners like me, but use has quickly become trs Gnant including those using a PC coupled to the audio jacks or to use the PC as an insert effect.

    UTILIZATION

    Trs easy to use, good connectivity (sym / Asym) and relatively complete (apart from the AUX SEND mono).

    SOUNDS

    I have not had the opportunity to compare it to others in the same price range but it matches what I expected. No dception on the quality of sound. Completely transparent for my taste made sounds. Maybe a slight breath whos…
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    CF-AUDIO FANZINE
    The only problem of this mixer is that the two AUX SEND (one is pre-fader and the other is POST-FADE) are mono. It is not always information that you look when you beginners like me, but use has quickly become trs Gnant including those using a PC coupled to the audio jacks or to use the PC as an insert effect.

    UTILIZATION

    Trs easy to use, good connectivity (sym / Asym) and relatively complete (apart from the AUX SEND mono).

    SOUNDS

    I have not had the opportunity to compare it to others in the same price range but it matches what I expected. No dception on the quality of sound. Completely transparent for my taste made sounds. Maybe a slight breath whose source is not necessarily the table when you push a little high and level faders gnral.
    I do not use the equalizer in the table.

    OVERALL OPINION

    I use it for 3 months.
    I like the quality of connectivity and transparency of sound.
    I do not like the AUX SEND PRE and POST FADER monos.
    The price is nanmoins COMPTITE and Yamaha still has a good reputable that is not challenged here.
    With exprience, I watched the tables that have auxiliary bus Stereo and maybe I'd take the model suprieur MG12 / 4 (1 sub-group stro) in this context for the rest, I am satisfied with the quality of Yamaha tables.
    Bought ~ 110? in Musik-Produktiv in 09/2004.
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  • lulumusiquelulumusique

    Yamaha MG10/2Published on 01/25/09 at 15:23
    Blah, blah...no effects...blah, blah...eq...etc

    I'll say it straight away: It isn't ambitious at the features level, where others add digital effects or a 7-band EQ with feedback detector (pretty damn useful for a 7-band, LOL)

    It has a sturdy look.

    A good point: external PSU, which avoids interferences.

    I opened it out of curiosity and the PCB doesn't seem too bad. It is isolated with a sort of cardboard covered with a conductor on the shell. I blew the fuse by placing it wrong: You just have to make a short circuit by touching the power tracks...oops, in any case, it didn't flinch. And once I replaced the fuse, everything was fine!

    UTILIZATION

    Very easy to set up.
    The…
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    Blah, blah...no effects...blah, blah...eq...etc

    I'll say it straight away: It isn't ambitious at the features level, where others add digital effects or a 7-band EQ with feedback detector (pretty damn useful for a 7-band, LOL)

    It has a sturdy look.

    A good point: external PSU, which avoids interferences.

    I opened it out of curiosity and the PCB doesn't seem too bad. It is isolated with a sort of cardboard covered with a conductor on the shell. I blew the fuse by placing it wrong: You just have to make a short circuit by touching the power tracks...oops, in any case, it didn't flinch. And once I replaced the fuse, everything was fine!

    UTILIZATION

    Very easy to set up.
    The manual was a nice surprise (it explains mixing techniques, balanced connections, etc.), compared to the one of my motif. Yamaha should make better manuals for their most complex products, because that's when you really need them...

    I'm disappointed that it has only one Aux, which is mono (you never think about it when you buy it, but it's impossible to use a reverb, unless you use it to process a mono source).

    SOUNDS

    - Does the console sound transparent?
    It's hard to say. It's pretty decent, that's for sure...just like the fact that it doesn't warm up the sound! I have never tried another product at this price point.

    - Does it generate noise?
    I've seen worse (if you adjust the sources correctly). I have never used the mic inputs, so it can be that they are noisy...

    - Is the EQ effective?...
    If you think effectiveness means +/-15dB, then, yes it is effective, but at what price!!!! You could say that it allows for small corrections but without being too ambitious.
    I read a previous review that said that if you feed it a kick and another thing, there is more room. I do not agree and I did try it out several days ago: In the beginning I did it to test the routing. And after I bought an A3000 (a sampler of the same brand that I use for percussions), I did a mix with it. I sent the kick to a track and as soon as you add a bass on another one, the kick collapses. => the summing bus can't stand the blow (at first I thought it was an acoustic phenomenon, but it isn't). It's true that the A3000 has a lot of power, so it's easy to understand.

    Another issue: the pots are pretty average, they don't mute sound completely when set to the minimum. Plus, they are not quite balanced (right/left) when they are low enough (at around 1/5th of the travel).

    OVERALL OPINION

    I only route synths (motifES and MFB), a sampler (A3000) and a compressor (dbx266): Only mid-range and entry-level gear.
    It's a small mixer, not a true mixing console and even less so for recording. Broadly speaking, it is OK to route different sources, but not to mix. And that for the different reasons stated above:
    - Dubious summing
    - Only one auxiliary, and it's mono
    - EQ...only average.

    I bought it for routing and don't regret a thing. Now I'm looking for a real console with more inputs, but I won't sell this one (I wouldn't get much in relation to the service it gives me).

    I have lots of yamaha gear (motif es, A3000, HS80, HS10W) and I always get the same impression after several years of hindsight: It's nothing to write home about (far from that), but it doesn't have too many defects (taking into account the value for money of the products and that you have to choose them correctly according to your needs), and it's reliable.
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