The Yamaha MG 166CX USB features compact, lightweight design with the addition of Yamaha’s innovative one knob compressor for built-in dynamics control.
The Yamaha MG 166CX USB is a convenient analog mixer that can handle a number of input sources and deliver pro-level sound, plus top quality SPX effects. The Yamaha MG 166CX USB mixer is so light yet the build quality has gained a reputation in the industry as second to none. Featuring the innovative one knob compressor - to apply compression simply turn the yellow knob clockwise; the further you turn it, the more compression is applied.
Lightweight, Portable Designs
Designing a lightweight mixer is not too difficult, but designing a lightweight, compact mixer that delivers serious performance is another matter. The Yamaha design team went to extraordinary lengths in the MG series, including in-depth material and structural analysis, to bring you maximum manageability and maximum performance in the same packages. The result is that you can easily pop the smallest models into your briefcase or shoulder bag and take with you anywhere. Even the larger models can be tucked under an arm and carried around quite easily. But the performance you’ll get at the studio, club, hall, or anywhere you choose to use these fine mixers is far from lightweight. Every one of the MG series mixers provides significant space savings along with huge performance benefits.
Versatile Connectivity and Pro-class Connectors
Top-mounted input and output connectors make setting up and re-patching your system quick and easy. All models feature high-quality Neutrik™ balanced XLR connectors on mono microphone/line channels and XLR-equipped stereo channels. These professional-class connectors were subjected to extensive testing by the Yamaha design team, and were chosen for the MG mixers for their superior reliability and sonic qualities. The XLR-equipped stereo channels can accept mono microphone input either via the XLR or phone jack connectors. The remaining stereo channels provide phone jack and RCA connectors for compatibility with a wide range of sources. Mono input channels also feature insert I/O connectors that let you patch external signal processing gear into those channels as required.
Built-in Channel Compressors
This advanced feature can be a tremendous advantage in achieving great vocal sound, as well as to refine the sound of bass, guitar, and other sources. You won’t find built-in channel compression on too many other mixers in this class, but in the new MG mixers you have Yamaha’s innovative one-knob compression feature on several of the mono input channels. Conventional audio compressors with their threshold, ratio, knee, makeup gain and other controls can be complex and time consuming to set appropriately for a given source. Yamaha’s one-knob compressor eliminates the need for an engineering degree with a single control that lets you simply dial in the amount of compression you want.
High-performance Microphone Preamplifiers with Switchable Phantom Power
Microphone preamplifiers are critical in any mixer, and a performance bottleneck in many. That’s why pros often spend thousands of dollars on just a single channel of microphone pre-amplification. The microphone preamps built into the MG mixers inherit technology from Yamaha’s top-line professional consoles, and have been painstakingly designed to deliver superior sonic performance with any dynamic or condenser microphone. Gain trim covers a wide - 60dB ~ -16dB range for microphones (-34dB ~ +10dB for line input), so you’ll be able to achieve optimum level matching with just about any source. All microphone preamps also feature switchable phantom power so you can take advantage of the natural, extended response of high-quality condenser microphones.
3-band Channel EQ and High-pass Filters
Building a truly useful, musical-sounding channel equalizer is no easy task, but Yamaha has decades of experience in building pro consoles to draw on. You reap the benefits in the MG series mixers: all mono channels feature 3-band equalizers with LOW, MID, and HIGH controls. Depending on the model some of all of the stereo channels have 2-band EQ for smooth equalization of stereo sources. Although not directly related to the equalizer circuitry, all inputs also feature 80 Hz low-pass filters that can be used to eliminate subsonic noise that is outside the equalizers’ range.
Bright Meters for Visual Level Monitoring
Accurate visual level monitoring can help you achieve maximum signal-to noise ratio without distortion. The MG mixer’s bright, easy-to-read multi segment LED meters make it easy to control system levels for optimum overall performance.
Easy Operation
All switches, controls, and displays have been designed and laid out for intuitive access and smooth, reliable operation with positive tactile and visual feedback.
Features
- Hi-performance low noise microphone preamps
- Neutrik balanced XLR connectors on microphone inputs
- Yamaha’s innovative one knob compressor for built-in dynamics control
- Top quality SPX effects on the ‘CX’ models with ON/OFF control via optional FC5 footswitch.
- Musical sounding EQ for tonal control
- Insert points on all mono inputs
- Easy operation supported with intuitive owners manual
- 16 Input channels
- 10 Mics + 4 Stereo line inputs
- 8 Insert I/O
- Phantom power switch (+ 48V)
- 3 band Mid-sweep EQ (Ch 1-8)
- 3 band EQ (Ch 9/10-15/16)
- 6 busses (Stereo + 4 groups)
- 2 Aux sends + 1 Effect send
- 1 Stereo Aux return
- Input gain trim
- HPF
- 6 Compressors
- Illuminated CH ON switches
- 60 mm Super smooth fader
- SPX Digital multi effect
- Monitor mix
- Light weight (5.5 kg)
- 12-seg LED level meter
- Rack Mountable
- USB Connector
- CUBASE AI4 Included
