EDIT: Sorry about the low audio levels of the recording this was one of my earlier videos and I was trying to do too much at once

Now that I've been running the MG10XU board for a year or so, it seemed like a good time for a followup video with...

0:00 A quick review of why I chose this board in the first place

2:00 The real world "sweet spot" for this board (IMO)

2:45 My board setup for practice and small venue gigs

4:00 Additional equipment to make this video

6:25 Live sound from the board w/FX

7:40 Summary

For the "live sound" segment, I'm using a Turbosound iP2000 column array speaker, recorded with a Zoom H6 using the standard X/Y capsule, a MXL990 condenser, and directly from the board. I'm also using FX #2: Reverb on the board.

I still wish this board had compressors on all (4) of the XLR/combo channels and some combination FX (i.s. chorus + reverb). It would also be splendid to have sweepable mids and individual monitor sends for each channel. But those are just pennies in the wishing well, so life goes on LOL.

Final analysis: IMO, this board works BEST running live sound for a 35pc band, in smaller venues (50100 people) or practices with...

14 vocals
12 guitars
12 keyboards
(backing tracks)
Bass and Drums on their own (NO signals thru the board)
Board is onstage, on a micstand, run by a band member

If this video has helped your decision making process, that's my goal, so please give it a thumbs up or drop a comment below. I read and reply to ALL comments, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on this followup video for the MG10XU live sound mixer from Yamaha.


PS: ABOUT THE ONBOARD EFFECTS (100520)

Many people complain about the MG's digital effects and I get it.

While better than nothing, none of the onboard effects are suitable for home studio use (IMO) because you can achieve SO much more control and flexibility inside a DAW.

Personally, I've been running this little board for over a year, and settled on the second reverb patch; which sounds perfectly fine for our band rehearsal and small venue performances.

However, if you absolutely need to upgrade the FX for whatever reason, here is the cheapest and most highly rated option I can find for doing so using the FX loop function...

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...

Although I wish it had more than two "combo" effects, ALL of the effects seem to provide quite a step up in quality from the onboard options.

(JM2C as I haven't personally tried it yet...)