Features:

  • MIXER WITH VERSATILITY - Mix audio/music from computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, Amazon Echo/Dot, mics and instruments
  • AMPLIFY SIGNAL - Powered by AC adapter, increase signals from MIC to LINE level to a max gain of 50 dB for each input
  • STEREO & MONO - 5 x 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo jacks with Mono to Stereo DM2S adapter included
  • 3 OUTPUTS - 1/8" (3.5mm) Headphones, Output to speakers, and REC OUT stereo jacks for 3 simultaneous outputs
  • TOUGH YET PORTABLE - Portable yet durable build with a smooth, intuitive design
For a stationary setup, it works. Awesomely.

For what it is, it's a little bit pricey at $70. Other mixers in this price range are made of much higher-grade materials and are designed very professionally and efficiently. However, those mixers aren't 3.5mm. Maker hart is a small Taiwanese company with devices like this one that the audio market is only just beginning to see a use for. Not as many buyers means not so much product, which translates to higher prices for materials. While I don't think that $70 is the fairest asking price for this device, I completely understand it, and I support the rare and extremely useful products these guys are making. I saw on the company's website that they have a brand new 3.5mm mixer out, called Just Mixer 5, that also features bluetooth. That will be an exciting one to try! But back to the Loop Mixer at hand: PROS: - A 3.5mm mixer with independent volume controls is quite hard to find, which probably explains the price; you won't even find one from Behringer on the market. - Low noise floor (also better than other Behringer equipment in this price range). - Lots of inputs means lots of devices. Not a musician? You can run a PC, a TV/monitor output (e.g. for listening to Xbox or Netflix), a phone or mp3 player, and maybe a tablet, and still have one port free - how about a laptop? - Independent volume controls/gains as well as a master control. - Low profile; can be velcroed to the wall, a desk, or other piece of furniture for mounting or improved stability (it has a tendency to slide on smooth surfaces) - This mixer is amplified! I recently tried another mixer that wasn't powered, and thus couldn't amplify anything. Its independent volume controls were useless, since each device I added halved the total output volume, which meant I had to have all those knobs cranked to max and still couldn't get a usable result. The Loop Mixer solves this problem with one small power cord. CONS: - The casing is made of cheap plastic. - The power button catches inside the casing and sticks if not pressed straight-on (very complicated powering on/off when set up in tight spaces). The cutout for the power button is too wide. - When powering on, it causes your speakers to pop - this device does not have a 'soft start' or other feature to prevent popping. This can be avoided by turning this device on before anything else, but if you're like me and you use your speakers for applications outside of this device, your speakers are already on and you'll need to turn them off before powering the mixer on, then turn the speakers back on. *This is a common thing with amplified mixers, and is only listed as a con to alert people unfamiliar with mixers. - The included 1/4" adapter is also made of cheap plastic, and felt like it was ready to break from the time I took it out of the box. The cable on it is very short, so the stress of 1/4" cable heads tugging on the adapter's cheap body may prove to be too much over time, especially if you do a lot of unplugging and plugging back in. You may want to use a more solid adapter of your own. All of that being said, the construction of the mixer is still higher quality than you'd get from a factory in China. That should probably be added to the list of pros. However, if you're looking for something to travel with, I wouldn't recommend going with this one. Rugged is definitely not in this mixer's repertoire. Lucky for me, this mixer sits in a stationary setup, so my primary concern is that pesky power button. In summary: - The adapter is iffy. I use it on the output, so that I can send the signal to my Rokit speakers, but sometimes I want to unplug the adapter from the back of the mixer and use headphones instead. This proves tedious as I have to be extra careful not to yank the adapter cable around, fearing it will crumble in my hands or the cable will come loose. - I didn't test the loop feature of this device. I haven't explored the full capabilities of it, as I currently have no need to. The mixer is very well suited to the application I need it for, so I am happy! - As I discussed, one reason I can see this device being so expensive for what it is, is being hard to find. Comparable hardware just isn't on the market right now. For that, I give it 5 stars. If a little more effort went into the case design, and higher-grade plastic was used on both the case and the adapter, I think it'd be worth full price, but isn't enough of an issue to lose a star.

Great Little Office Mixer but Mixer Skills Required for Best Performance

This is a great solution for multiple audio sources in a home office. I have worked in pro recording so I hate clunky equipment or noisy audio. The unit is very solidly built and has little pro touches here and there. The audio path is very clean. Some have complained about the price but for under $100 you get a serious little mixer. This thing is not a toy. While sitting at my desk I want to listen to audio from two computers, a tablet, ChromeCast audio, and sometimes my phone audio. All audio sources must route through the same set of speakers when I am sitting at my desk. I've tried multiple solutions to have all of these sources simultaneously connected, including using cheap little battery powered mixers (too noisy), small professional mixers (too big & clunky), and a tangled mess of stereo Y-cables (yeah, I know -- it doesn't work). This mixer accepts 3.5mm stereo inputs -- the same as headphone inputs -- so no adapters are required. Using good, shielded 3.5mm stereo cables, I plugged in all my equipment and mixed it. The faders are great -- the throw is short but smooth and accurate. The mixer does not add any noise BUT YOU DO HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO SET FADER LEVELS, and I suspect this is the problem those who have complained of noise are experiencing. (Also, many desktop computers have noisy audio feeds.) For example, run your phone audio through the mixer: If your phone volume is set super low and you crank the mixer faders to compensate you will get noise from your phone, plain and simple. Turn up the source audio to at least 75% and adjust the channel & master fader to taste. (Don't crank the master to 11 if you can't hear -- adjust the other faders first.) If you get distortion back off of the source volume and/or the channel fader until it goes away. Set all unused channels to zero. I love this thing -- It looks great, has worked reliably for a year, and it puts out great sound. Highly recommended.

Worked right out of the box, no discernible added noise

I'm using this mixer to combine the audio output of two computers before it goes into an amplifier for some wall-mounted speakers. It has worked well so far, and am happy with this configuration. It allows up to five audio sources to feed simultaneously into one amplifier/speaker system. I just plugged the two computers into channel 1 and 2, and then used the REC jack to feed the amplifier. Using the REC jack instead of the OUTPUT jack reduces the number of volume controls you need to mess with. Typically there are already too many: application volume control, computer system volume control, amplifier volume control. I leave the two sliders at the "10" setting, so that both channels equally contribute to the resulting sound level, then adjust the computers' output level to about 80%, and then mostly use the amplifier to control the total volume.

or any annoying hissing. I am very satisfied with my purchase

I needed something to mix audio from several sources and have separate outputs for headphones and an external amp. This fit the bill perfectly. May of the other mixers I looked at appear to be more appropriate for a studio type use, but this unit is very appropriate for my desktop given it's small size of 7" x 5.25" x 1.25, the placement of inputs/outputs, and the use of convenient and compact 3.5mm stereo connectors to minimize the bulk of cabling going to from the unit. Clipping indicators help to keep the levels in check. I did not notice any sound degradation when using this unit, or any annoying hissing. I am very satisfied with my purchase.

For this purpose it works fantastic. Using the supplied power adapter I can not ...

I was looking for a small mixer so that I could connect that audio from my computer, an Echo Dot, and my phone all together to a stereo in the office. This mixer was the only one that I could find that had stereo inputs with standard headphone sized connectors. For this purpose it works fantastic. Using the supplied power adapter I can not hear any hiss or hum at all, and the mixing seems to be spot on with no cross talk between channels. Each channel has a volume slider and a "gain" knob, as well as a balance knob. There is also a master volume slider. One nice feature that I didn't expect but have come to really like is the headphone port has a dedicated volume knob separate from the main volume slider. I can leave my headphones plugged in and leave the volume at a reasonable level and just put them on whenever I want. The main volume slider doesn't affect the headphone volume. If you just want to mix a bunch of stereo audio together with no fuss this product is a winner.

Great Low Noise Mixer

I use this to mix audio from multiple computers, a cell phone, and my desk phone into one output for my headset. This is my third go at having a good mixer with low noise and good output signal to drive headphones. I tried an unpowered Rolls MX41b (not strong enough; low volume output) and a Rolls MX44s (two of them, both added a lot of noise to the output no matter where the sliders were or how I powered them and if I had ground loop isolation on the inputs) and had never found a solution that fit my requirements fully. I looked at a bunch of other small mixers and finally saw this one last week. It is AMAZING coming from those two other mixers. I only hear noise in the headphones when at the edges of the mixer's capabilities and usually when the overload lights are flashing or lit. The sound output is clean and distortion free and the controls move smoothly through their range of motion. I like the catch at the center of the balance knob's range so you know when you've got it centered. The overload lights work well when you are trying to get your levels set. And it looks great on my desk with all the inputs and outputs on the back of the device except for the headphone output. I've been moving it back and forth from work to home since I got it since I have very similar setups at both sites. It is light but feels well put together and durable. Love having five 1/8 inch stereo inputs as well. I've not used the mono 1/4 inch adapter yet but I see no reason why it wouldn't work as well as the rest of the device. The second one of these should be here today so I can stop moving the mixer between two sites; there was zero hesitation in spending the money for another device to leave at home. Great product and for a desktop mixer I think does amazingly well at its $70 price point.

Aesthetically pleasing, have 3 devices all outputting stereo sound.

I use this thing to connect my Alexa, personal Mac Mini and dedicated gaming rig to the same set of Bose speakers. I'm no music producer or musician, but I do enjoy full quality music. Yes, it's a little ridiculous for my purpose, but sometimes you want to re-rip videos on your Mac and hear the notification when its done while playing Overwatch on your gaming PC and still ask Alexa about the weather for the big game. :) If you're a power user type of nerd like me that likes aesthetically pleasing devices, tinkering with gadgets, overkill and you don't want to lose your audio quality just because you have a lot of things making sounds at the same time, I'd recommend this thing highly. This thing is so cool and has no flaws whatsoever.

Very nice mixer. Don't equate light weight with low quality!

I agree with all the positive reviews left here. I don't have much too add, except that I have had the same positive experiences. It's light-weight, so depending on your needs, you may want to consider attaching Command strips or some other method of creating a more permanent & stable location for it. This isn't a criticism; it's only a suggestion for those who have no intention of using this in a more mobile fashion. If mobility is your thing, the light weight is a nice benefit. The overload light is an accurate indicator of when you're pushing things into distortion territory. That comes in handy when tweaking this with multiple inputs involved. I use this with a somewhat convoluted array of devices which I change the configuration of from time to time. I've never been let down by this mixer as long as I respect the overload indicator. I have had no problems pushing multiple audio sources to a set of Creative Inspire T12 desktop speakers, or a pair of Sennheiser HD-598SE headphones. This mixer behaves no matter how much I mess with it. I can only recommend!

Great for listening to multiple devices at one time

Works great for my needs. I have sound coming from two different computers and optical sound from a PS4 as well as a Xbox1 that each run into a DAC then into this mixer. All 4 sound sources work perfectly. I don't have to have 4 different headsets to listen to all 4 at once or switch a single pair of headphones around every time I want to use a different device. In my situation I don't have the luxury of using speakers so I have to use headphones 100% of the time and this makes everything super simple and easy to do as I always have sound from every device to one set of headphones. It is always convenient to have the sound set already for each device so I never have to worry about adjusting levels.

Great little mixer

I bought this mixer after researching various mixer options. This is a small Taiwan supplier that only makes a few products, and this is one of them. I saw the other positive reviews and decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did! I considered a bunch of different options, including Mackie and Behringer mixers, but those all have features I don't need, like microphone inputs. This one is very small and light, and it does exactly what I need it to do, which is mix stereo line level inputs and provide a headphone output. It does it quite well, and I'm happy with it. I am using this for a rather unusual purpose. I needed a way to practice playing electric guitar with headphones instead of an amp. There are various ways to do this, but I wanted something small enough that I could mount it on a pedalboard. I also wanted it to work in stereo, because I have a stereo output from the last pedal in the chain, and have another stereo input so I can mix in music from my phone, and play along with the music. This mixer fits that purpose perfectly. The sound is clear and not noisy. Like someone else said, all the sliders and controls work smoothly. It's a great little unit. One of the things I could not tell from the specs was exactly what type of power adapter was included. Having received the unit, it may be helpful to note that it uses a 9V power supply with center positive. I wanted a mixer which takes 9V, like other pedals, so I could power it off my pedalboard power supply. Because it is 9V, this can work, but the polarity is opposite from regular electric guitar pedals. Almost all electric guitar pedals use negative for the center and positive for the sleeve. Fortunately my power supply includes a cable which reverses the polarity, so I can do that. Of course, the mixer comes with its own power supply; I just wanted to use the pedalboard power supply because it makes for a neater wiring job. The mixer includes an adapter which has two 1/4" mono jacks and puts them into the left and right channels of a 1/8" stereo plug, which makes it very easy to connect my guitar pedals to the mixer. Another way this is perfect for what I needed. In case you are curious, I am using a Joyo American Sound pedal and a Joyo AC Tone pedal, to do amp simulation before sending the sound to the mixer. It's not as good as a real amp, but sounds pretty good, and is close enough to practice with. I had my hesitations about buying from a little Taiwan company that only makes a few products. But this is a well-designed and built mixer. I'm very happy with it.

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