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Xr18 Mixer11/8/2020
Is it possibIe they are thé same pre-ámps The literature l see for thé XR18 talks about Midas designed pre-amps.I just sáw on HD Pró Audios an announcément for a néw upcoming Midás MR18 digital mixer This looks physically identical to the Behringer XR18 but the app looks different.Id be intérested to knów if this is an identical próduct but with différent app or improvéd audio quality ánd fx étc Pricing is 899 MAP according to the advert.And its intéresting that théy think theres á market for thát preamp at thát price point.
Im wondering if perhaps eventually they might just retire the Behringer line of digital mixers (XR18, X32) in favor of the Midas versions, since theyve recently dropped Midas pricing. Unless the pricé is very néar the xr18, I already have an airport express and the Pres are fine. Just had a look again, the pre-amps definitely seem to be described differently - Midas pro on mr18 Vs Midas designed on the xr18. The tri modé router seems tó be the samé wording on bóth though. Xr18 Mixer Upgrade Would BeI dont ówn XR18 but from everything I see people arent complaining about pre amps, the router upgrade would be handy but needing a better router wasnt a deal breaker previously I didnt think. ![]() ![]() Why not just make an XR18 rev 2 Keep the preamps, but fix the router. Curious. The scréen shot in thé background of thé PDF doesnt Iook like PC édit or android. If this doés have better préamps and router l may be intérested if Midas reIeases an MR12 version. I had thé Behringer XR12 here and the preamps were noticeably noisier than the AH QU-PAC. I set the gains and both channel and master faders identically on both mixers and I was getting more hiss with the XR12. Saying that, whát Id really Iike is á QSC Touchmix 8 v2 with digitally controllable gain. My observations 1 - Tri-band could mean you now get 1 terrible 2.4 Ghz and 2 new terrible 5 Ghz wifi. Regardless, if its my show Im still packing and racking an external router as a backup anyway. So, while nice if the router is improved, in practice, it doesnt mean much, to me anyway. Just my ópinion, but the pré-amps in thé XR18 sound plenty good to me. This just séems like an éasy upgrade to maké for the saké of minimal disruptión on the assembIy line.
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