Alesis 4 USB FX is a handy 4-channel mixer with USB interface, which is very well suited for home studios or video editing stations. The stereo sum can be transferred to Mac or PC via USB in CD quality without any loss of quality. It also cuts a good figure as a submixer.
Handy all-rounder
Four 6.5mm jack inputs are available on the input side, the first two channels also have XLR connectors with switchable 48V phantom power to connect microphones. Channel 1 also features a Hi-Z selector switch for easy connection of guitars or basses. Channel 1 + 2 offer 2-band EQ, gain and panorama controls. Channels 3 + 4 are designed as stereo pairs and the 15 built-in DSP effects, such as reverb, phaser or delays, can be easily mixed to the signals, while the USB audio interface allows the mixer to be connected directly to the computer without any loss of quality during transmission. In addition to recording on the computer, the mixer also outputs the computer signal via its main output;
Facts:
4-channel mixer with two 6.3 mm stereo inputs and two 6.3 mm stereo outputs
16-bit / 44.1 kHz USB interface for recording and playback via computer
2 XLR inputs with gain control, switchable high-pass filter and 48V phantom power
Four 6.3 mm line inputs for instruments and guitars
Record directly to iPad via Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit (sold separately)
Two-band EQ in the XLR channels for sound adjustment
15 DSP effects
Multi-colour LED display for visual volume control
Headphone output with independent volume control
Class-Compliant USB for Mac and PC
Includes Pro Tools | First Alesis Edition (Download), AIR Music Tech Virtual Instruments (AIR Mini Grand virtual piano, DB-33 virtual organ and Eleven Lite)