Allen & Heath Mixwizard 20:8:2 (1997)

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Allen & Heath Mixwizard 20:8:2
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Allen & Heath must have a big cauldron. Only a few months ago, the new MixWizard range was launched with the arrival of the WZ16:2, which, as its name suggests, is a 16:2 mixer primarily intended for stereo recording, front of house, on-stage sub-mixing, or fixed auditorium sound systems. (I reviewed this for our sister title Sound On Stage, June '97 issue, so if you think it would be suitable for you, phone the SOS mail order department for a back issue.) The unit under review here has a more advanced spec for 8-track use, with eight mono mic/line channels, six stereo line channels, and eight mono tape channels, giving a total of 28 inputs at mixdown. This will be most SOS readers' first sighting of the range, so a bit of background information is in order...

So many small mixers vie for attention in the marketplace that the only ones that really get noticed are those offering something genuinely different. In the case of the MixWizard range, its main claim to fame is that, despite its low price-point, it features six independent aux sends, and an advanced EQ section with two swept mid controls. These certainly make it stand out from the crowd. The range also shares some of its features and components with the much higher-priced GL4000 series of live desks, and, like them, it's designed and built in Britain.