Yamaha AG03 USB Mixer Explained / Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Today I review the best usb mixer for live streaming, gaming videos, and youtube. This thing has all the features that a solo creator could possibly need. If you need a mixer, I 100% recommend this.
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00:00 - Intro / Price
00:21 - Setup
00:38 - What’s in the Box
00:55 - Specifications
01:15 - Build Quality
01:39 - Walkthrough & Explanation of Mixer
05:56 - 2 PC Settings Explanation & Demo
08:03 - Gain Noise Test
09:39 - Latency Test
08:51 - Phantom Power Test (XLR)
09:02 - Plugin Power Test (3.5mm)
09:07 - Dynamic Mic Test (SM7b)
09:27 - Electret Condenser Test (3.5mm input)
09:50 - Lav Mic Test (3.5mm input)
10:07 - Latency Test
10:31 - Software / DSP Effects Walkthrough & Demo
13:05 - Pros & Cons
13:45 - Recommendation
14:29 - Outro
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I thought the Behringer Q502USB was the only mixer in this size and ability. I’m so glad you did a video to show why this one is such a better option!
Great video and thorough explaination of the ins and outs (literally) and pros and cons. I appreciate your honesty and straight forward approach to this video. Keep up the good work!
Thanks bandrew I now own this thanks to you. one of the best items I have for my stream!! you star! thanks to your channel and the info you provide i can make better choices when it comes to gear
TAKEEEEEEEEEE MY MONEY I am sold I was looking at different interfaces and this is what I wanted awesome thanks for the video man
You have the best gear reviews!
This is deffo getting mixer!
Love the vids dude watch them every time I wanna get a new mic which is quite often!
This review along with the Rode Procaster review helped me step my game up podcast wise. We appreciate you hammer!
So I bought this thing 2 years ago. and I’m watching this video again. still great video.
Greetings from the future: it is Oct 2022! About 4 months ago I purchased the Mk 2 of the AG06. The USB is now USB-C. RIP, USB-B! :) My laptop only has USB-C so that is good. The outs on this model are "Monitor Out" and "Stereo Out." The latter's volume is controlled by the input knobs only. The EQ and Reverb settings, once set in the software on the laptop, remembers the chosen settings which is good. I also use Shure SM58 mics, and the volume is satisfactory. Whereas with my Bose S1 Pro, if I plug the Shure SM58 directly into one of its Mic inputs, the volume is poor. I now use a Shure A85F "Transformer" gadget ($20) with which I get so much more gain. You plug in your mic cable's male XLR into it and plug its 1/4" plug into a Combo input on the Bose. The gadget does not need Phantom power. But I never use it on the AG06 Mk2 as it is not needed on a mixer.
The AG06 Mk2 replaced my Mackie ProDX4 which did not have phantom power support and no USB connection or control. I gave it away! :)
Great video, need something to hook up with both Pc360 and future xlr, this seems great. Xenyx 302 is on it's last breath, this seems way higher quality.
KING OF SWEDEN
Geez, great video with a perfect demo. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much Heather! =)
Excellent video, keep em coming man.
Great review! I have this device and didn't know if it had phantom, but now I know it does :) Thank you!
Thank you! Very insightful video, just looking to buy one of these :)
Im using this for a year now. Its a hybrid interface/ mixer. Very versatile. I love the reverb and effects
In windows under inputs, how many "devices" does it add? Just 1?
I got one thanks to this video and I got it just today and up so far I absolutely love it!
Now that was a great review. Maybe you could have highlighted competitors for those who can spend a little bit more. Great job!
Driving that sm7b, cleanly, is super impressive at this level. Nice review.
Would adding a pre-amp make it sound better? I need a USB mixer for gaming consoles and I'm very limited on space, so I have to get a small mixer, but I'm thinking of adding a Cloudlifter.
Do you think this would pair nicely with a dbx 286a (instead of a Cloudlifter) and Scarlett 2i2?
Thanks for review, i have same mixer
Lovev ur reviews bro. They are heaven. Thank u for ur time and work
Pretty impressive for a little mixer. I think geared more for live streaming, but for sure be a great starter recording studio mixer for the beginner.
Cool video, enjoyed it. Tons of info.
Exhaustive review. Nice stuff
Thanks for this really informative video, on the strength of which I've just ordered this mixer but also subscribed to your channel :)
Thank you very much Brian. Means a lot.
Thank you for this video!!!! So helpful
Yay! I've been waiting for this one. :-)
Great review. I am disappointed in the wiggly controls though.
Yeah. I was hoping for a slightly higher quality there.
An interesting little mixer, a pity about the low plugin power voltage on the 3.5mm socket. There aren't many mixers that offer a 3.5mm mic input and it's a useful feature.
That was awesome Mate.
Seems like an honest review, so you won me over already..pros and cons is cool, just not fawning all over it so we buy it...that I respect.
Killer review here. Thx
I've looked at some of the Yamaha mixers, but in the end I ended up with a Behringer X1204 to get the two aux out ports (One for Skype another for a streaming service). Nice review though
That's an interesting bit of kit. The next model up has even more features. I heard that when you set your settings in the software it actually saves them onto the mixer itself, so even if you plugged it into a different computer it would still have the same settings. If it really does work that way then that also means the effects processing is happening on the mixer itself instead of in the software, which would conserve system resources.
+Sir Nigel Cogs Gaming I actually think this model does the same thing.
BEST review on this product. I was actually interested in the 2 Channel version of this one. The Yamaha ag06. But now I'm looking at the Allen & Heath ZEDi-10.
I had never heard of this device. Let me know what you think o fit.
Andrew M. Sheppard they have one called Zedi-10 that sends four separate tracks through USB 2.0 and back - pretty decent for $200. And Soundcraft has the new Notepad 12FX for 159.99.
Great video man
Thanks so much Drago.
Honestly I'm happy to hear, that they didn't " burn" some kind of terrible IR into the guitar section, so I can use my own. In the other hand, having only one amp is kinda meh in 2021, but if you don't want to mess with a computer and Daw, for plug and play guitar practice this is excellent.
I am using the Ag03 with the Procaster and the NT1
Great review! Would you be able to do a comparison between the AG06 vs the MG06 and then have the winner go against the M-Audio M-Track 2x2 C-Series? That would be so swell!
it is always interesting to hear the gain hiss, but it would be even nicer to show the meter numbers so we can see the noise floor of the device without anything plugged in and no gain when you review such audio interface. i would love to see noise floor comparison between this and a scarlett for example.
I just starting playing around with this idea. I had planned on doing something like this for my interface comparison once I get a few more.
Great video!
Thanks so much.
11:38 " ... unless you want to troll somebody and then you can go ahead and crank this thing all the way up ..." 🤣 Excellent review, and it was just what I was looking for, thanks.
Regarding the latency of this interface, it has become much better with the new drivers. At 256 buffer size the roundtrip latency is only 9ms. Also you can now increase the buffer size up to 8192 samples.
where can i get this
Very useful video. Subbed.
Thank you so much.
I have the Yamaha AG03 and the XLR connector is rock solid on mine if I try to wiggle it up and down, but is slightly loose when doing the same thing left and right. It is not however as crass as what is shown in the video.
The slider is about as wobbly as the one shown in the video, but the knobs don't have any give in them.
So in computing terms I suppose one would say that I won the silicon lottery with mine.
great video!! hey pod can you do a nt1 vs nt1a
Thank you very much!
Thank you for your excellent video +++
The only missing feature: Noise Gate, apart from that, it’s a 4.9/5 product super versatility and reliable.
The software works fine, no new release since a couple years ago but it works.
@@brianrackley7429 Yes, the AG03MK2 and AG06MK2 have a couple of update in comparison with the AG03 and AG06, software UI was updated too, but still missing the Noise Gate feature :(
OH MY GOD, THE LORDS HAVE LISTENED TO MY PRAYERS!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING A LOOK AT THIS. 😍
Hello! I love your channel. I was wondering, I know I've seen comments regarding the MG10XU vs the AG line, do you have opinions for someone (me) who is already doing lets plays and streams, but will potentially be doing podcast related recording as well?
Another masterpiece from Yamaha. 4 or 5 software versions away from true greatness.
I would really recommend jumping up to $200 for the Yamaha MG10XU. Sure, the AG03 saves you $50, but that $50 gets you 4 XLR/line preamps instead of 1 (and 2 with a one-knob compressor, compared to 0), EQ knobs, built-in effects processor, and 3 stereo line channels instead of 1. The FX channel can also be used for a mix-minus. And there's also stereo XLR out, if you're into that.
A much cheaper option is to get the MG06 for $99, which is still a better mixer overall, but the downside is that it doesn't have built-in USB, so you'll need a good sound card input on your computer. If you don't have one, then you can pair it with a USB sound card that takes RCA or 1/4 inputs.
Failing that, the AG03 is the cheapest way to get good audio out of a mixer, if you only need 1 mic and 1 stereo line channel.
Can you sample from youtube computer output into Machine and or Protools. Ive been struggling with the soundrivers in my computer they act funny sometimes
That model does not have internal dsp
Which lav mic is that? I'm so glad you tried a lav mic with this mixer
Thank you
Thank you.
Great Video and info. Would be great to give more details of the 5V external power supply when using with Iphone/Ipad. Nevertheless, It was great overall info, which made me buy one just now.Yes, Yamaha AG-03, instead of going the other direction with Behringer UMC202HD, which require an Apple Lightning to USB 3 camera adapter, which push up the overall cost. Tks a lot and keep up the good work.
Thanks for the video! Real quick, and hoping you get to see this one as I am stuck between the two. Which would you recommend as a 1st mixer for streaming: AG03 or the Tascam you previously reviewed. Thanks!!
Great reviews ! Helps alot so i guess this wont be good for recording songs in a daw ? Vocals instruments etc cause the latency ?
Thanks for this video. How do the channels appear in a software like Audition? For instance can I record the mic and the loopback into separate tracks in Audition?
Awesome reviews as usual but please please avoid distortion guitars :)
Great review! Do you think the 3.5mm input will work fine with the ModMic 5.0? Thanks!
Love you Sir
You are too kind.
OMG THANK YOU!!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR TOO LONG!! there are many reviews of this mixer, but there isn't one like yours, so thanks a lot for listening to our suggestions!
Just a small question, if you are familiar with the art pro channel ii, do you think its preamp is powerful enough to drive the Shure SM7B on its own?
Andrew M. Sheppard That's weird.. on bhphotovideo it lists the gain range for the microphone at 70 dB.. But you probably know a lot more about this than I do, so thank you very much for the clarification!
Did u got the answer for this?
Question about the Dry 1-2g switch
Lets say you're not utilizing the 2G channel and using the stereo line on channels 2&3 - what happens to the way channel 1 is sent to the computer? Is it still sent only on the left channel? Would it happen to be send on both left and right channels?
Thanks
Does this only send the stereo mix through the USB/Interface or are there multiple tracks available in the ASIO driver?
Hi, big fan. I really like your high quality mic reviews - honest opinions and great sound tests to get the general idea about the mic. I would be very grateful if you could make a test review about one of jz microphones (like the hh1 or vintage 11), because there are hardly any good sound tests of these mics.
I had never heard of them, but my interest is piqued. But gosh...they are expensive!
Added the Vintage 11 ... I hope it's still on sale for $300 when it's voted to the top instead of jumping up to $700 or $800.
Hi Bro, Good day! which one do you prefer for a condenser mic BM800? a dedicated audio interface (Beringher UMC22)? or a mixer/interface like this and other beringer products? Im planning to cover songs online and already set for UMC22 but unfortunately our local stores here in Dubai got it out of stock for the moment and this yamaha device is available with a higer price. Please share your suggestion. Thanks!
Very Good...👍
Hi! Nice review man. I bought one after watching your video. Question, Where can we put the MicLav? I have an iRig MIC Lav but nothing is detected when i plug into the Headset hole stating "TO CH1". Any thoughts on this? Thanks.
great work on the video. wish it was out before I decided on a mixer but even if it was I would have chosen mine so I'm okay with it.
What did you decide on?
Behringer Q802USB
Thanks for this. Feature -wise everything I need but sadly the wobbly knobs and wibbly slider were the deal breaker : (
Looks like a nice budget option. Since the SM7B worked, I presume the Procaster would be alright? Do the software Compression & EQ settings get persisted on device? If not, does it at least work without fiddling every time it's plugged in?
Glacier Point, my favorite place in Yosemite. :)
I am using this pretty nice mixer for around a year now and noticed something that confuses me a bit.
Either it's totally normal and I just don't know because noob, or it may be a flaw on my mixer:
My AG03 is connected via USB to my computer and I am using powered studio monitors (JBL LSR305) on the yamaha. Now when I turn the output volume on the mixer completely down, I can still hear my computers audio signal through my monitor-boxes. Same goes for using my headphones.
Is it some kind of wear-off-during-time phenomenon on the mixer? Is it totally normal for this class of mixer to not being able to go dead-silent?
Best regards
you've looped back a music from your computer to the speakers? How do you tell your computer to do that, do you add this as a device in your spotify or whatever you're using to play the music? Would be super helpful if you did a tutorial on how to record a music instruments like a keyboard, what software to use, you're really great at explaining!
Nice review! I have a query. Is it possible to monitor the mic signal with reverb effect, but record the mic signal totally dry? I'm talking about the case of singing along to a karaoke music track playing in the computer in Adobe Audition, and vocal recording being done on the computer in Adobe Audition.
Just purchased thos for a new youtube channel and I wa Ted to thank you for the review. I tried the Behringer q502 usb and it could not drive my a kg p420. Ton of hum too. Should have purchased this from the beginning. Again, Thank You
Thomas Knipe how is this mixer keeping up with you? still good?
I livestream with a standalone capture card. It has a 3.5mm TRRS input for a headset or mic. Would this output into that? Could be nice for live effects.
Can this be used to record quality audio in an iphone video?
Do you know if you can use this for FaceTime calls from your Mac and it will have all the audio mixed in? I am looking for a solution that will allow me to do that. I currently have a Focusrite 2i2, but apps like FaceTime only utilize channel 1 from this device, but I want to use an XLR mic, and an iPod touch for sound effects. Thanks!
Hi! I'm a new member. I like your channel a lot. I hesitate between the Yamaha AG03 and the Focusrite 18i20. My main gold is to record great quality audio from old source : (VHS tape, phono, cassette). I also use a Fiio EK10v2 as a DAC that improve the audio coming out of my MacBook Pro via USB on my old audio engine A2. I would like to know if those (the Focusrite or the Yamaha) could improve the sound like a DAT. I'm not a sound engineer or an audiophile, but I like good sound. Thank you a lot for your answer.
I think this could be the mixer I've looking? Do you think this could be the solution to use for a web radio station that runs from a mac and need to include a mic for live interventions and then go back to the computer imput into the nicecast stream software to be streamed into the server?
Does this mixer work like soundcard or you need to have soundcard?
This one or focusrite Scarlett 2i2? Which one has better sound quality?
I have this mixer!
Can you use it without the computer, as a standalone mixer too? Can you deactivate some of the inputs? Is Audiofuse Studio better in terms of practicality as a multipurpose mixer and audio interface?
Excellent review, I'm definitely sold on this little thing 🙂 Thank you!\
Btw, how would you compare this to a Focusrite Scarlet 2i2?
Can you use it with 2 mic at the same time 1st XLR and 2nd Jack?
Thanks for the video! I have this machine since early 2018 and works fine, but I am rather disappointed by DSP Controller, whose interface extends over my desktop (Win7) and I never found a fix to resize it, fitting it in my desktop. Any suggestion?
Which audio interface is better: Yamaha ag03 or Tascam Ministudio us-42?
Hey Bandrew, me and a couple of friends are working on a project where we would need to record audio from all three of us at once. We did a test and found our single mic setup wouldnt work due to background noise in our location. We have since decided that three lav mics would be a better solution but im unsure of a way to record all three at once. Is there a way to do this economically? Sound quality is not a huge concern and since this is a relatively small project that we dont plan on making any money off of id rather not spend hundreds of dollars on mixers or soundcards that I dont think would get much use afterwords. Apologies for my ignorance, thank you.
Should i get this or the Behringer UMC audio interface?
1:04 Johnny-Come-Lately here: I had to contact Yamaha support to figure this out, but deep within the specifications (pictured in the spec sheet in the video), I was informed that the gain range is, in fact, -60dB.
heyy, should i buy this for my new setup? please respond to this coz this video was 2 years ago so like is it still a good piece or no? please let me know i really want to know
You are a great expert. I watch your channel a lot. Yamaha ag03 and Allen Health Zed 6. Which is better? I am choosing between the two.
Hello budy, how are you? I loved your videos, I bought my microphone watching your videos. Show!
I have a question: can I use two microphones in this mixer at the same time?? Example an XLR + and a readset at the same time?
My kids want to play gaming for their channels (which they do now separately). Do you think this would be a good solution for a dual mic setup? And which mics? They are kids and move around a lot. So we need less proximity effect.
Hey dude! Thanks for the info. Appreciate it a lot. Quick question, are you able to monitor your own voice without your computer sound being recorded if you record audio?
Weird question, I know. The Xenyx 502USB can't allow you to monitor your voice without recording your PC audio also. If you wanted to record just your voice or speak with friends on Skype, you had to turn off monitoring. So I just wanted to check they are separate with this mixer.
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That should answer your question. On input mix you can hear your voice and hear what ever your computer is playing but you don't record the computer playback.
So when you switched the "TO PC" section to "INPUT MIX", do the viewers hear both your microphone sound and your instrument sound from both left and right of their headphones?
By the way, I like this mixer. It will definitely fit my needs since I want to stream my digital piano's sound and a microphone's sound. But I want to see if there are similar USB mixers like this one.
Thank you for your detailed explanations. :D
The mark II versions of both of the AG mixers have been released. Only Japanese and Tagalog reviews exist so far. See if you can find one stateside and get the English review scoop.