Pyle Professional Bluetooth DJ Audio Mixer – 6 – Channel DJ Controller Sound Mixer w/DSP 16 Preset Effects, USB Interface, 4 XLR Mic/Line Input, AUX, FX Processor MP3 Player, Headphone Jack PMX466

Nice mixer and seems to be a good value so far!
This is a very nice little mixer. I wanted a small mixer that had XLR inputs and outputs and could power 48v microphones as well. This fit the bill and I was happy the price was very good too. It is very quiet and sounds very good. The MP3 playback was a little wonky, there isn’t much you can do besides start and stop a track, skip to the next or back, or pause it, but that wasn’t the reason for purchasing it. It can handle MP3 playback and I tried FLAC files but it didn’t seem to recognize them on the flash drive. I am a little confused on how you can assign a mic or guitar to a left or right channel as there are no pan knobs, but for my use I don’t need that. Overall I am happy with my purchase and wish PYLE well in their business and hope they keep improving and offering reliable and useful audio tech.I haven’t messed around with the bluetooth feature yet or the effects. However one interesting thing I did with this, since it uses a 5V usb connection to power it, I tried using one of those batteries for charging my phone to see if it would work, and it powered the mixer for hours, so that could be an added benefit if you’re using a battery powered speaker with it out in the woods or something!

Handy little mixer
I am a gigging musician. I sing as well as play multiple instruments. I needed a small, inexpensive mixer to consolidate signals – under my personal control – for several instruments I play into a single available channel on the band’s main mixer. This device had the right number of channels in the right size at the right price. Build is robust, if a bit heavy/thick. Fit and finish are good. Cosmetics are passable for a professional setting except perhaps for the bright yellow buttons and the slightly tacky LED display. We will have to see how it holds up to the rigors of the road over time. The pre-amps on this mixer are not particularly quiet (“ultra-low noise”, yeah nah) so I wouldn’t use this device for studio recording, but it is passable for live performance, particularly with pre-amplified instruments. With sufficiently hot, line-level signals, I can keep my gain settings low to avoid audible hiss. For some users, it could be problematic not to have PAD buttons, but I think that I will get by ok with the GAIN knobs alone since the instruments I use all have output level controls. There are no high-pass filters provided either. In case you didn’t notice, there are no PAN knobs – everything is mono except for Channels 5 and 6 and the digital section (USB and Bluetooth playback). There is no BAL knob for Ch 5/6 either although the channel pair does have a GAIN control, which is unusual for mixers of this class. EQ is 2-band – High and Low. The digital EQ presets (“sound effects”, lol) affect only USB and Bluetooth playback. The included effects are basic but useful (I feel that the DSP Select up/down button positions ought to be flipped), especially since there’s no option to insert an outboard effects processor. In fact, there isn’t much to say about routing options – you got PHONES (pre-MAIN level) and main XLR outputs – that’s it. A number of these capability omissions may seem like shortcomings, but I really like the overall simplicity of the feature set for my purposes. The digital section is pleasantly quiet, effective, and useful. One could argue that the device delivers value even if used strictly as an MP3 player, Bluetooth receiver, and digital recorder. It also functions an audio interface (“integrated sound card” – I haven’t exercised that capability yet). Stand-alone recording (to a flash drive) is basic but potentially powerful for a number of purposes – simple audio transcripts/captures, demos, backing tracks, scratch tracks, as well as sound checks (play on stage into recording, then play back to listen from FOH). I could not get recording to start using a 16GB (playback worked) or 32GB flash drive but things seemed to work smoothly enough – I will ignore the odd start times displayed – when I used a 4GB or 8GB flash drive instead. Note that recording levels are affected by the MAIN fader, which is a useful thing. To maximize dynamic range in recordings without clipping, maximize the MAIN level without allowing the level indicator lights to go past green. I had some trouble opening MP3 files produced by the mixer in my audio editor (Magix Audio Cleaning Lab), but playback in other Windows apps I used worked without issues. ACL was able to decode files after I renamed the corresponding filename extensions to MPG – I can’t explain why. The files appear to be 128kb/s, 44.1kHz, mono. USB-based power is great! It provides power supply flexibility while avoiding the need for yet another single-purpose power adapter. Buskers will appreciate the ability to power the unit with a common USB power bank. My aging 10,000mAh power bank looked like it might last for many hours powering the mixer. I expect that using effects, recording, other USB features, Bluetooth, or phantom power will affect overall power consumption. I was pleased that they included a power switch on the unit. The choice of USB Type A connectors on the mixer is interesting. I would have expected a Type B connector. USB cables with Type A connectors on both ends are not super common. The choice does make some sense when you consider the flash drive use cases (USB OTG mode?). Overall, this is a useful, portable device with the essential functions and several cool features – worth the low price I paid to get it. I think that it will serve my simple, specific live mixing application well. I will know better after I’ve had a chance to put it through its paces in live performances a few times. It can also serve as a convenient, standalone – if somewhat flakey – digital “tape deck” for MP3 playback and recording. If “ultra-low noise” mic preamps or stereo mixing are hard requirements, I would look elsewhere.

Nice little mixer
Nice little mixer , needed balance out puts this unit meet my needs