KORG SOUNDLINK MW-1608 16-Channel Line Mixer

16-channel line mixer

The KORG SOUNDLINK MW-1608 is a 24-channel hybrid analog-digital line mixer created in collaboration with the legendary design team of Greg Mackie and Peter Watts. It combines the advantages of immediate analog control, essential for quick live adjustments, with the exceptional quality and power of digital sound, along with a more accessible interface for musicians.
The new HiVolt microphone preamps go far beyond the claim found in other mixers of "low noise and high headroom," offering maximum headroom compared to any analog or digital mixer in the same price range: 16.5V internal voltage, even on stereo channels where other mixers normally fall short.
The KORG SOUNDLINK MW-1608 was designed for maximum practicality and simplicity, it is the only small mixer that has 4 Mute Groups, which allow you to program and instantly recall different channel combinations, very useful when there are various groups on stage, for performing different songs, or solo performances.
The KORG SOUNDLINK MW-1608 features the exclusive Phone function, which, by means of two dedicated knobs, simply by rotating them, increases the entire Mix in the individual channel for the musician's monitors; this avoids having to change the settings of the main Mix or having to dedicate a Bus for this purpose.
The KORG SOUNDLINK MW-1608 does not use a generic digital effects processor, but rather a sophisticated, high-quality proprietary KORG DSP, an example of the brand's decades of experience in this sector; with 24 effective and realistic digital effects, with all editable parameters, savable, recallable, and also activatable via a footswitch, offering great versatility of use, thanks also to their alternative versions ready to use; such as on reverbs, all equipped with the "Warm" variant. There is also a sample signal generator with a 31-band spectrum analyzer. The mixer's Limiter, Compressors, and Noise Gate are effective without ever being aggressive or exaggerated, each module has modifiable and recallable parameters. This Mixer can also easily manage and solve acoustic problems thanks to a 31-Band spectrum analyzer combined with an ultra-efficient 31/9-Band Paragraphic EQ.

Specifications

Analog

• Input type: balanced with female XLR and ¼” TRS
• HiVolt Microphone Preamp: -128dBu E.I.N, -10 to -60 dBU nominal input level; 3KΩ input impedance
• Frequency response on main outputs: Main Output (at unity gain): +0.5 to -1.5 dBu 20Hz to 20kHz
• THD on main outputs Main Output (20-20 kHz, unity gain, unweighted): 0.004%
• Signal to noise ratio: S/N Ratio on main outputs: Main Output (Ref = +4 dB, 20 kHz BW, unity gain, A-weighted): -70 dBu
• Crosstalk: System Crosstalk (Ref = +4 dBu, 20 Hz-20 kHz, unweighted): Input to Output, -70 dBu; adjacent channels, -90 dBu
• Gain Control Range (± 1 dB): +10dB to +60dB (Mic), -10 to +40dB (Line)
• Main outputs: Main Outputs: Balanced male XLR and ¼” TRS
• Maximum Output Level: +26 dBu
• Output Impedance: 75 Ω
• Headphone output: 100 mW / ch. @ 32Ω load, 20 Hz-20 kHz (+0.5dB, -1.5dB)

Controls

• Storable settings: Channel Mutes, Effects & effects Mutes, Mute Groups, Break settings, Dynamics, Graphic EQ, Feedback assign to bus
• Recallable presets: 4 Mute Groups, 10 Global Scene Memories, 24 FX Memories, 10 Dynamics, 6 GEQ, 16 or 24 Channel Mutes, 3 Feedback bus assignments

Signal Processing

• Mono Channels: HI (12k, shelving), MID (peak, sweepable from 250hz to 5k) and LO (100 Hz, shelving), ±15dB boost/cut;
• Stereo Channels: HI (12k shelving), HI MID (2.5k shelving), LO MID (250 hz shelving) and LO (100Hz shelving)
• High Pass Filter: 12dB/octave at 80Hz
• Digital Multi-band EQ: 31-band with 9 selectable frequencies at any time, modes: Wide: 1-octave and Narrow ½-octave
• Digital Compressor: Hard– 1ms to 40 ms Attack, +11dB to 0dB Threshold; Soft ­– 1 ms to 40 ms Attack, +11 to -5dB Threshold
• Digital Limiter: 1ms to 40 ms Attack, +19 to +3dB Threshold
• Digital Noise Gate: Hard – 40ms to 1500ms Release, -35 to +7dB Threshold; Soft – 40ms to 1500ms Release, -50 to +4dB Threshold
• Digital Multiband EQ, Compressor, Limiter, and Noise Gate are individually assignable to: Main L/R, Aux 1 and Aux 2
• Analyzer: 24 Channels with Peak Hold function

Digital

• Main L/R Bus ADC Dynamic Range: 115dB (A-wtd)
• Aux and FX Buses ADC Dynamic Range: 111dB (A-wtd)
• DAC Dynamic Range for all Buses: 115dB (A-wtd)
• USB Stereo Input/Recording Port: USB Class 1
• Internal processing: 32-bit
• A/D/A Bit resolution: Korg Tru-Bit-Perfect 32-bit
• USB Bit resolution: 24-bit
• Sampling frequency: 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz
• Digital effects: Rev Hall, Rev Hall Warm, Room, Warm Room, Rev Vocal, Rev Vocal Warm, Stage, Stage Warm, Plate Reverb, Plate Reverb Warm, Spring Reverb Warm, Analog Delay, Tape Echo, Variable Delay, Korg SDD3000 Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Exciter, Sub Bass booster, 1 kHZ Test Tone, Slow Sweep, Fast Sweep, White or Pink Noise

General Features

• Power connector: IEC
• Input Voltage Range: 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
• Power Consumption (continuous): 45 W
• Recommended operating ambient temperature: 0˚ to 40˚ Celsius – 32˚ to 104˚ Fahrenheit

Dimensions

• W x H x D: 396 mm x 187 mm x 530 mm (256 mm without side panels)
• Weight: 8.0 Kg