Yamaha MG16XU 16-Input 6-Bus Mixer with Effects

Road Tough. Studio Ready.
For more than a century, Yamaha has been building a legacy of superior craftsmanship and innovation exemplified in all of our products, from an unrivalled catalog of world-class musical instruments to touring-grade professional audio. Now in its third incarnation, the MG Series embodies this pursuit of design excellence, and incorporates some of the same technologies developed for use in high-end professional consoles, including studio-quality preamps, powerful digital processing, and a rugged, reliable construction.

With an intuitive, easy-to-use interface, the MG Series boasts an extensive lineup of compact mixing consoles with models ranging from six to twenty channels, suitable for a diverse range of users and applications. For installed, recording, or live music settings, the solid construction and flexible design of these consoles lets you shape your sound with confidence, continually delivering peak performance and a level of sound quality and reliability unrivalled in its class.

16 Input Channels: 10 Microphone inputs and 16 Line inputs (8 mono + 4 stereo).

Discrete Class-A "D-PRE" Preamps: Utilizes an inverted Darlington circuit to deliver clean, natural-sounding bass and smooth highs without coloration.

1-Knob Compression: Intuitive dynamics control on channels 1–8 with a simple twist of a knob.

Built-In SPX Digital Effects: 24 editable preset programs including high-quality reverbs, delays, chorus, phaser, flanger, distortion, and pitch shift.

24-bit / 192kHz USB Audio Interface: 2-in/2-out connectivity for direct recording and playback with computers or iOS devices (via camera adapter).

Flexible Bus Routing: 4 GROUP buses + 1 Stereo Bus + 4 AUX sends (including FX send) for customized sub-mixes and monitor mixes.

3-Band EQ & High-Pass Filter: Dedicated 3-band EQ with sweepable mid-range frequencies on mono channels, plus an 80 Hz High-Pass Filter (HPF).

Mono Channel PAD Switch: 26 dB attenuation switch for handling high-volume sources like loud instruments or drums.

Switchable +48V Phantom Power: Supports condenser microphones across channels 1–12.

Durable Design: Heavy-duty metal chassis with an internal universal power supply and included rack-mount kit.

• Input Channels: 8 Mono [MIC/LINE], 2 Mono/Stereo [MIC/LINE], 2 Stereo [LINE]
• Output Channels: 2 Stereo Out, 1 Monitor Out, 1 Headphone Out, 4 AUX Sends, 4 GROUP Out
• Buses: 1 Stereo, 4 GROUP, 4 AUX (including FX)
• Frequency Response: +0.5 dB / -1.5 dB (20 Hz to 48 kHz @ 1 kHz)
• Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): 0.03% @ +14 dBu (20 Hz to 20 kHz) / 0.005% @ +24 dBu (1 kHz)
• Equivalent Input Noise: -128 dBu (Mono Input Channel, Rs: 150 Ω, GAIN knob: Max)
• Residual Output Noise: -102 dBu (STEREO OUT, master fader: Min)
• Crosstalk: -78 dB @ 1 kHz
• Channel EQ:
• High: ±15 dB (10 kHz shelving)
• Mid: ±15 dB (Mono: 250 Hz – 5 kHz peaking; Stereo: 2.5 kHz peaking)
• Low: ±15 dB (100 Hz shelving)
• USB Audio: USB Audio Class 2.0 compliant, 16/24-bit, max 192 kHz sampling rate
• Phantom Power: +48 V switchable
• Power Requirements: AC 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz
• Power Consumption: 30 W
• Dimensions (W × H × D): 17.5" × 5.1" × 19.7" (444 mm × 130 mm × 500 mm)
• Net Weight: 15.0 lbs (6.8 kg)
• Included Accessories: Owner's Manual, AC Power Cord, Rack-Mount Kit, Cubase AI Download Code