Here are all the mixing consoles we have evaluated with our Le Fader rating method.
Buyer guides — our picks by use case
- Professional mixing consoles 2026: complete expert guide
- Best high-end mixing console for pro recording studio
- Best mixing console for mastering studio
- Best mixing console for broadcast TV/radio
- Best digital mixing console for arena tours
- Best analog mixing console under 30,000 USD
Brand guides & comparisons
- Avid VENUE S6L
- Studer Vista series
- DiGiCo Quantum & SD series
- Yamaha Rivage, CL & QL
- Midas Pro & Heritage
- Lawo mc² series
- Calrec broadcast consoles
- SSL consoles
- DiGiCo vs Avid VENUE
- Yamaha Rivage vs Midas Pro
- SSL vs Neve
- Modern Neve consoles (88RS, Genesys, 5088)
- API consoles (Vision, Legacy AXS, 1608-II, 2448)
Mastering consoles
Owner reviews & prosumer consoles (2026)
Field-tested digital mixers from 500 to 20,000 USD, rated with the same five axes and cross-checked against owner feedback.
- Yamaha DM7 owner review — 4.4/5
- Allen & Heath dLive owner review — 4.4/5
- Behringer Wing owner review — 4.3/5
- Allen & Heath Avantis owner review — 4.3/5
- Yamaha CL/QL owner review — 4.3/5
- DiGiCo S21 / S31 owner review — 4.3/5
- Avid VENUE S6L owner review — 4.3/5
- Allen & Heath SQ owner review — 4.2/5
- PreSonus StudioLive owner review — 4.2/5
- Waves eMotion LV1 owner review — 4.2/5
- Soundcraft Vi owner review — 4.2/5
- Behringer X32 owner review — 4.1/5
- Midas M32 owner review — 4.1/5
- X32 vs M32 head-to-head — 4.1/5
- Allen & Heath Qu owner review — 4.1/5
- Soundcraft Si owner review — 4.1/5
- Soundcraft Ui24R owner review — 4.0/5
- Best digital mixer under $1000 — 4.0/5
- Behringer XR18 owner review — 3.9/5
- Mackie DL16S / DL32S owner review — 3.9/5