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Glad it was helpful and thanks for the feedback!

Thanks alot 😉 Vangelis created amazing melodies

The M18 is a fantastic unit, it's now discontinued unfortunately. I'm sorry I sold mine too but firmware updates were few and far between. I forgot to mention the M18 4 track playback on usb which is great for combining tracks with a click and cues.

It's just been discontinued unfortunately. Try a reset and/or update to latest firmware, hope you get sorted.

Thanks for the critique @Elie I'm just a dumb guitar player what do I know 😊

Thanks for your comment. Most adults can't hear above 12-15k. The spec sheet says up to 37Hz - 15kHz. Plenty of clarity in the vocals andhi hats for me. I'm more interested in the low frequency bass quality and power, portability, road worthiness and the fact it runs stereo is amazing. If you compare this to Bose systems costing twice as much, this really excels overall. Plus's the big bass ballast and sturdy poles make this bulletproof at a rowdy wedding. Thanks

Yes it can, go to the EDIT tab, then AUX 1 for example then check the FX return master faders in the AUX channel are up.

@@toneranger found it! so many thanks!

@@MauroDoninibrotherjake great glad to help 👍🏻

Thanks for watching, "Deco" is the nickname of nearly everyone called Declan in certain parts of Dublin. Elvis' parents were Irish ☘️😉

Hi @Römer, thanks for watching 🤟🏻, the RCF is more practical than the XR18 for recording live as you can do it direct to a simple thumb drive in the standard USB (rectangular shaped), which the Soundcraft also has. The XR18 is impractical in my experience as you need to record to another device, PC, laptop etc. the USB (doghouse shaped) only acts as an interface. On the RCF you can record a stereo mix and play it back immediately to give you a perspective on the mix, but you cannot adjust the individual tracks volume etc in the USB recording as you are listening, which is "soundcheck mode" which the Soundcraft has.Hope that helps

@@toneranger thanks for this answer,. I hoped the M16 recordings also have a soundcheck option. So I need to sell the M16 and get a Soundcraft. What a pity, I like the M16 a lot for everything else.

@@romerbass2813 yes it's a great option. It depends on your circumstances, I really use the Soundcraft mainly for the extra channels, but I also bought it for the Soundcheck function. It turns out I rarely use Soundcheck but the extra channels in the UI are a must. The M18 was very handy for the size and the fact it has 4 channel playback from the USB thumb drive, for backing tracks, click tracks and cues, that's amazing! The USB on the M18 never gave any issues either. With the Ui24, a powered USB hub is recommended for long recording sessions to avoid overheating.

Maith an Fear 👍🏻👍🏻 cheers appreciate it ☘️

Thanks for watching Alexander. 👍🏻

Thanks for sharing!

Gotta love the King, thanks for watching

Yes, connect it to the 2 XLR ins

They are owned by the same company, RCF, both Italian. Consider the price difference. The J8 is mono only. 1 input as far as I know. I wouldn't comment until I've heard it but RCF is generally top of the range, love this ES503 though, stereo or mono.

Update, I bought the Jmix8 and sold it within days, it just does not have the punch and punch of the DB503, the wooden cabinet on the DB also sounds warmer

Thanks for watching 👍🏻, tis a very emotive piece of music from the amazing Clannad "Legend" album.

@@toneranger I know. It's from one of my most beloved TV shows of all time, Robin of Sherwood.

@@sanujatharinda6525 great show, brilliant soundtrack 👍🏻

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Thank you for watching and for confirming Kevin, check out the videos and tutorials of XR18 users added adding their own external fans as a hack, this should not be necessary but it is according their experience, again that just backs up my point, there should be a fan and more ventilation points and that's why so many users are complaining of the XR18 overheating and shutdowns as a result of that overheating. This would also effect the long term viability of the internal components. I play venues without air-conditioning at the height of summer, the ambient heat and humidity is already very very high, add to that the heat and moisture from the bodyheat of people dancing in stuffy venues with no proper air circulation = a recipe for disaster. Thanks again for watching and contribution to the discussion.

I been using XR18 Edit app /stagebox for four yrs. it gets warm? yes ...so keep the air moving around it in a rack or not 😯

@@MrSoundude thanks again for watching 👍🏻

Hi I am guessing yes as I haven't used the UI12, the UI24 does, the major difference is the multitrack recording and additional channels. I really liked the M18, the 4 track playback on USB is very handy for backing tracks, even the UI24 only has 2 channels

Thanks for watching Al, the M18 worked perfectly fine for me on Android and, at least for my needs, a laptop makes no sense on stage if a tablet is an option, touchscreen all the way. The Soundcraft UI24R goes even further, plug your mouse and your monitor directly into the usb/hdmi ports, no keyboard necessary. Thanks again for watching 👍🏻

Thanks for confirming, well this is a major design flaw. I've seen reports of the XR18 shutting down due to ambient heat. I've also seen people on YT adding external fans to compensate, this should not be happening on a modern piece of equipment, let alone one that costs as much as the XR18. Here in Italy I play locations at the height of summer 35° outside and hotter inside with no air circulation and no aircon, the XR18 would not be reliable under these conditions.

Thanks for watching glad it helped 👍🏻

Thanks, I'll do a tutorial at some stage if you like as I don't have a tab, cheers 👍🏻

I will love it

You got it Giovanna 🥂 coming up soon

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment

Cheers thank you, going for a Noel Coward vibe (very upperclass English 1930's 😃)

Ni hao, thank you 👍🏻

Thanks for watching 👍🏻

Nice one I'll check it out, have you tried it on the ui24 by any chance ? I like the fact the access is browser based, great idea.

I got the xair 16 and it is very clean sounding

The Behringer doesn't have any active feedback suppression that I am aware of, though it may have been added in an update since. It has real-time graphic frequency analysis (RTA) which highlights any wayward frequencies. The Soundcraft has a 2 channel feedback suppressor and RTA aswell.

Hi Jerry, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. With the lockdown I haven't done a single show since this video. I am itching to try it out live though it's a great mixer. I haven't had any issues, though any issues mssy be addressed by updating the firmware. If you have one yourself I'd love to see a review and hesr your insight. Thanks again.

Yeah I’ve used the xr on tour and the thing has crazy options if you take the time and research I agree with you

@TheBlues Ine Thanks for your comment, though it's clear you did not actually listen to or understand what I took the time to clearly explain and cover in the video. 1. As mentioned in the video: Standard USB Multi-track recording to usb "stick" or thumbdrive is a feature exclusive to the Soundcraft, you CANNOT do that on the XR18 you need a DAW and a Tablet/PC cables and power supply, at best that's inconvenient and impractical. And also mentioned in the video: The Behringer requires the addition of a pc or laptop to record, it cannot record multitrack direct to USB stick the #UI24r can, that makes the #xr18 impractical for my requirements or in a live situation, maybe in a comfy studio where you have time and space to leave a laptop setup permantly, but not live. 2. Leaving the rear case door on would be an extremely lazy and risky approach, even with no flight case at all the #Behringer #overheats, this is a known problem. So from past experience of overheating desks, as explained, this is not a risk worth taking for me. 3. Just like the Behringer you need to chill dude 😁. This is an unpaid review, what's more I personally purchased and have experience using all 3 mixers live. It is not a paid review and I am not selling anything. It is from the perspective of a live musician with no dedicated sound engineer or monitor engineer to run the sound for me, so anyone watching can get a heads up on things to be aware of. If I had the Behringer 10-20 years ago I wouldn't be complaining.

@@matthewcook6629 Thanks for watching. There is no doubt the Behringer is a great mixer live or studio, especially compared to the massive flightcases, fx racks, looms and the wiring etc. required, that were all necessary until recently. It saves a ton on money, time and backbreaking physical work. But for my specific requirements it just wasn't suitable and I'm glad I went with the Soundcraft. Rock on! 👍

Cheers, wish I could draw like you :)

Thanks for your kind feedback. I will of course. Just can't really get the most out of it during lockdown. So will wait till I do some live shows and then post a review. Thanks again

Thanks for watching. I thought it would be easier on the eye 😁. It's literally my first review, so I improvised some backlighting, overdubbed the audio separately and cut out maybe 5,000 "umms" and "ahhs" to make it flow a bit better. Both units are pretty dull looking. I'll do the Soundcraft in colour as it's a nice vibrant blue 👍

@@toneranger that's great, thank you .don't misunderstand. I do like your video editing and the black and white,but with this pandemic it's hard to go to any music store and look at the real thing so a lot of us are looking at youtube before we buy ....keep it up you did a great job. very detailed and useful info.thanks again.

@@vicadaja1 Cheers thanks for watching and the positive vibes good to know you found it useful 👍🏻

Thanks for watching. Yes a good USP for the Behringer V M18 at that price point. Not a feature I would need but for speeches it keeps down the stage noise and potential for feedback. The Soundcraft does it too after a 2018 firmware update, but obviously more expensive: www.soundcraft.com/en/softwares/ui24r-v2

@@toneranger Thank you very much, I will look more closely into the Soundcraft Ui24r. If it has advantages (for my use case) over the XR18 it could be worth the extra money.

Having used all 3, I reckon if you can afford it, it makes a better investment overall, more versatility and functionality. Maybe sell on some gear you're not using to add to the kitty 😁

@@toneranger I hope it's ok if I ask another question... I've now compared the datasheets and I especially noticed that the Ui24r has "dbx’s patented (Advanced Feedback Suppression) AFS™ technology". Do you think it would be a good thing to have for a conference room style setup (broadcast externally via a webmeeting) or for something like a discussion panel in front of an audience? I think it sounds like exactly something I would need for good audio quality but perhaps I'm misunderstanding what this is for. The Behringer X Air 18 does not have this as far as I can tell...

@@geraldh.8047 Hi Gerald, a pleasure, thanks for your questions. DBX rack gear is found in many of the top studios so it's definitely good to have. I haven't used it for web broadcast or the scenario you mention, but having been a participant of many there is often feedback that spirals quickly because someone isn't using headphones, so definitely good to have. It will definitely make your voice sound better before it is broadcast. You won't have as much control over those dialing in as it depends on their Mic, and connection but you should have a better balanced sound so if you go into the UI24 initially purely to process it, add compression etc. and then go into the computer from a monitor mix or patch that Mic to the headphone out of the UI24 not the L+R. You would need to then come back out of the computer for the L+R Mic from the WebConference and back into the UI24 for overall balance. Not sure if that's what you are intending but anti feedback is good. The RTA spectrum analyser also highlights the frequency which is really useful. Hope that helps

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Thanks for watching! That's strange alright. If you haven't, updating to the latest firmware is a good start. Have you tried any of the following ? : 1. Format the USB stick and upload the files again. 2. Try a new USB, highest class you can find. 3. Increase the quality of the mp3 files bit rate, or better still, use .wav files which the M18 can also playback. 4. Drop new audio files onto the USB from a different source. Do let us know in the comments if you manage to solve the issue one way or another, best of luck !

@@toneranger Thank you for the advice. Will give it a try and see what happens.

@@lonngrentaljaard7768 Any luck so far ?

Thanks Andrew and thanks for watching, yes correct, though you do still have to press the logo to see though options, thus hiding the master fader so it's a choice, and the footswitch FX switch is a great option which I forgot to mention, but no tap tempo option for either footswitch or main UI which is essential I think. Thanks again for your comment and for watching, much appreciated