The AUX channel does have gain control, a two-band EQ to keep things under control and can be fed through to the headphone cue. If you’re hoping to use the channel as an extra input for your music, you may find it a bit of a guess. Speaking of VU indicators, the AUX/MIC channel lacks any sort of peak volume indication outside of the master output. Previously, the VU meters were much more individually defined since they were actually individual LEDs poking through the faceplate. In the dark, there’s bleed between the different level indicators making the level at which each light is peaking ambiguous. On top of that, the VU meter LEDs are not very clear.
The channel faders are black, with red marker lines on, so it can be hard to see what your volumes are set at with a glance. There just isn’t enough contrast on the mixer to see what you’re doing in the dark. Having given the Xone:43C a go in a near-club environment (my friend has a dark, strobe-and-smoke-filled garage with a huge PA), the darker scheme is definitely not good for dark environments. We had a discussion at DJWORX HQ (OK, well on our Slack channel, anyway) and all agreed it was a striking change that modernised the brand. Gone were the greys and silvers of older mixers with a black, red and orange colour scheme along with a unique shaped faceplate. When the Xone:23 first arrived, the two channel mixer sported a brand new look. Mark, with his twitchy design spirit, was happy to see that all the channel strips (including the rear panel) line up, with nothing off-centre. The layout is generally as you’d expect from a club mixer, with the four channel faders taking centre stage, microphone and headphone controls on the left, and master output controls on the right along with your filter. On top of that, the rounded chassis is very sturdy, and has a lot less sharp edges to catch on your clothing or cables when you’re moving past it. You see a lot of complaints online and at expo booths about the Chinese-made gear, but if anything, this mixer is better built than my ageing Xone:62. With the 43C, everything is fixed in place. Usually, sturdy parts are screwed into the face plate, not just the internal circuit board. My standard quick test to work out build quality is what I call the ‘knob wobble’, where you twiddle the controls to see if there’s any give. Like all Allen & Heath club mixers, the Xone:43C is very well built. The Xone:43C is sister to the 43, which is the sequel to the popular four channel mixer, the Xone:42. The Xone:43C a 4+1 analogue club mixer with built-in audio interface that’s Serato DJ DVS ready. How does the Allen & Heath Xone:43C stack up compared to its parentage, as well as the competition? IN A NUTSHELL
Now, the company has brought out a four channel club mixer to match. In recent years, Allen & Heath has been slowly launching a new generation of Xone mixers, starting with the Xone:23 and 23C, a two channel lineup, with the 23C sporting an audio interface and a copy of Mixvibes Cross LE.
I personally own an ageing Xone:62, which while far from the perfect mixer, is the sturdiest and the best I’ve ever owned.
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The first in the Xone series was the Xone:464, a more DJ friendly version of the gear Allen & Heath was famous for: studio and live mixing desks. My earliest encounter with them was my friend’s Xone:32 over 10 years ago.
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LINK: Allen & Heath | PRICE: $999/€1090/£749 | MANUAL: PDF INTRODUCTIONĪllen & Heath is world-renowned for their great sounding analogue mixers and the juicy filters that usually come built into them.
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