Behringer X Air XR18

Compact

Digital Mixers

Combining a stage box, digital mixer and

audio interface with remote tablet control

has proved incredibly popular, and it’s not

hard to see why. Here we’ve lined up two

very similar products, but which one will

prevail? Let’s ﬁ nd out…

Allen & Heath

Qu-SB

£849

QUICK SPEC: 18 inputs, 14 outputs

32 channels DAW I/O via USB

Onboard multi-track recording direct

to USB stick

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Reviews | Xxxxxxxxx FM | HEAD-TO-HEAD 1 Allen & Heath Qu-SB £849 QUICK SPEC: 18 inputs, 14 outputs 32 channels DAW I/O via USB Onboard multi-track recording direct to USB stick Compact Digital Mixers Combining a stage box, digital mixer and audio interface with remote tablet control has proved incredibly popular, and it’s not hard to see why. Here we’ve lined up two very similar products, but which one will prevail? Let’s find out… 92 FMU316.rev_headtohead.
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Head-To-Head | Reviews Allen & Behringer X Heath Qu-SB AIR XR18 £549 £849 Qu-SB is a portable mixer with 18 inputs (16 mic/ line, two line), 14 outputs (12 XLR, two TRS) and one headphone output. Allen & Heath’s dSnake equipped AudioRacks can extend the connectivity further (potentially 38 ins, 24 outs) and it’s compatible with their ME Personal Mixing System. Mixer control is iPad only, and you’ll need to hook up your own wi-fi router.