Soundcraft EFX12 12-channel Mixer with Effects Reviews
The Soundcraft EFX12 not only provides a versatile, feature-filled mixing platform with plenty of I/O options that make it great for stage, studio, or house of worship applications, it also includes a stellar onboard 24-bit effects processor to make your sound even better! The EFX12 includes 12 premium preamps, 32 effects settings, 3-band EQ (with swept mids on the mono channels), an effects send on each channel, and more! You'll be amazed at the great sound and performance you get from the ultra-portable 12-channel mono/2-channel stereo EFX12!
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Highest Rated Reviews
It Works!
Needed to provide a almost "one off" mix of small ensemble for FOH feed and also multi-track recording. Constructed special cables to tap into insertion points and into my Focusrite 18i20. No problems, no weirdness or gotchas ...
Mic preamps sound fine and very quiet. The build quality looks very good and is farily heavy. Price was right, although if in heavy, professional use, I might spring for something better (probably at x10 the price!). Probably a better solution is to buy a spare or backup of one of these ... I always believe in a "pair and a spare" ... and even the most expensive gear will fail at some point ...
Even the Lexicon came in handy, as I added a little space for the violin.
The five star rating is taking the price/performance/value ratios in consideration.
Only criticism is that the mute swithes need a light to remind you ... very difficult to see if button is in ...
A really nice mixer for ocassional use or a band on a budget. Highly recommended.
Outstanding Value vs Capability
When I was playing gigs in the mid to late 70s, we used a 32 channel Soundcraft (had a 16 band equalizer on it too). Now that I am old, and our church needed a system, I turned to Soundcraft. The Lexicon effects processor is stunning, and makes for a great room ambiance simulator. You can synthesize a hall of almost any size. The overall layout makes the mixer very intuitive to use. The mid-EQ swept cut-off helped with modeling women's vocals over the Shure SM58 mics. A very versatile and effective piece of gear. Have only explored half it's capabilities. Am very pleased with the results of our first Christmas special..
So far so good
The only issue we have had was dialing in the sound. At our first practice it was very high pitched, but apparently it is just that much different than our old mixer and after some work with the EQ we got it right. Have gigged once with it and all is good.
A nice compact desk
This is a really nice mixer, well thought out and laid out, and will service my needs very well. A few suggestions...how about an aux 1 mute switch, right under the master send knob? Since I'm using aux 1 to send to an outboard EFX unit, this would conveniently mute the send (or maybe better, the return) when I need it to.
Also, a socket for a lamp would be a nice touch. AND...always good to have an extra convenience outlet to plug into!
But overall, I really like this unit!
works for us.
Purchased March 2017. Used for live performance. Has been through about 20 gigs since then at different locations. No real issues so far. Build quality is good, but does not feel as sturdy as Allen & Heath gear. Pots feel less secure compared to A&H. The plastic cover for the power button came off after the second or third gig. Have to use pen or something to go in and push power button. I just leave it on now and use a Furman power strip to power up and down.
The signal routing is as straight forward as can be. Super easy.
Pros: slide faders, useful & highly adjustable effects (tho we just use light reverb), 12 dedicated mono input channels, mono out option, individual insert points on all channels (I use these with modified TRS cables to direct record each channel during live shows), relative small footprint, metal chassis, simple routing, PFL on each channel, sweepable mid is very useful, good gradation on level meter. .
Cons / room for improvement: Channel mutes do not light up. no Aux master (but I can adjust later in signal chain, so still workable), build quality does not feel as good as A&H, no level control for Tape-In (I use RCA>1/4" plugs into a stereo channel instead)
This has been a nearly perfect pick for our particular needs. The alternative for us would have likely been an used Allen & Heath MixWizard, but that is a completely different product segment and costs well over twice as much new. I decided to go with something new to avoid concerns about prior treatment, plus EFX12 had more manageable footprint.
Typical channel use: 4 vocals, Acoustic Guitar DI, Electric Guitar mic'd, Bass DI from amp, 1 or 2 drum OH mics, Snare/hat mic, Kick drum mic
Signal path:
Main > dbx 215 channel 1 > Crown XLS 2502 > 2 x Behringer BX215D *
Mon > dbx 215 channel 2 > Behringer inuke 1000 > 4 x kustom 10" floor monitors
* we will run a JBL 18" sub on occasion by splitting channels 1 and 2 on the crown XLS
It says Soundcraft, but it's really a cheap Harmon, made by Samsung.
Since being acquired by Harmon International (which is owned by Samsung) the quality of the Soundcraft brand has plummeted. This board is several notches below the "Pro-sumer" level. Soundcraft used to manufacture professional consoles; this one feels almost disposable. That being said, I bought it (just after the pandammit because it was all that was available), for my kid to use at his open mic that he hosts every week, and while it sounds plastic and honky (through Meyer speakers - it's not the speakers), it still produces sound. Only one pf AUX out. Harmon also owns Lexicon, so the effects are labeled as Lexicon effects. They don't sound like any Lexicon units that I own.
Sound craft epm12
I perchased this on Monday and got it from sweet water on Wednesday I expected just a mixer but what I got was something totally different.I got a mixer that was unreal from the moment I turned this baby on it sounded fantastic. I got a mixer that is well worth 3times the price.there was no pops no bad sounds every knob on Gus mixer gave me a response.my whole sound was very clean. I did not expect this from such a inexpensive mixer I not only give this mixer a 10 star review . I would tell anyone that needs a mixer and dose not want to spend a lot of money this is with out the way to go . And with sweet water 2 year warranty you can not go wrong. This mixer sounds better then my mixer that cost me over 1000.00 I would tell everyone that the sound raft emp12 is a mixer to be recognized as a mixer of nothing but very good quality. I did not expect what I got and I got a fantastic mixer for $ you can not go wrong
