Soundcraft UI12

The Soundcraft Ui12 is a 12-input digital mixer without a physical control surface: the whole mixer sits in a small, rugged box that can stand on the floor of a stage, and you mix from any device with a web browser. It creates its own Wi-Fi network, so no app has to be installed — iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux devices all work.

Up to 10 devices can be connected at the same time, which lets the sound engineer run the main mix while musicians set their own monitor levels from their phones. Wi-Fi and the Ethernet port work independently, so a cabled router can be used as a backup at busy venues.

Every input has a 4-band parametric EQ, high-pass filter, compressor, de-esser and noise gate; the outputs get a 31-band graphic EQ. Effects come from three Lexicon effect buses, dbx AFS2 feedback suppression and DigiTech guitar amp modelling. It suits small bands, cafés, churches, rehearsal rooms and DJ events that need a few microphones.

Key features

• 12 input channels in a compact, floor-ready stagebox
• Built-in Wi-Fi: mix from a web browser, no app needed
• Up to 10 control devices at once, separate Ethernet port
• 4-band parametric EQ, compressor, de-esser and gate on inputs
• 31-band graphic EQ on outputs and a real-time analyser
• Lexicon reverb, delay and chorus, dbx AFS2 feedback suppression
• Two-channel USB media player for MP3, WAV and AIFF playback