KORG MW1608 HYBRID ANALOG DIGITAL MIXER

A mixer should not only sound good. It should be very easy to use.

Korg has collaborated with the legendary mixer design team of Greg Mackie and Peter Watts to create hybrid/analog mini-consoles that make creative mixing easy. Both the 24- and 16-channel models give you analog’s instant control over those inevitable live mixing emergencies, stunning sound quality, and more musician friendly features than the competition — paired with the power of high-quality digital where it counts.

FEATURES

• True hybrid design developed with mixer design legends Greg Mackie and Peter Watts
• 24 x 8 x 2 or 16 x 8 x 2 models feature practical design structure and ingenious features that make mixing unpredictable live performances easy even for novices
• Peter Watts-designed HiVolt mic preamps, with the most headroom of any comparably-priced analog or digital mixer
• Unique Musician’s Phones Monitor Section for fast, one-knob boost of a musician’s mix without having to change Aux or Main mix
• Only mixer in its class with Mute Groups to create various input combinations of musicians or parts of a church service
• True 8-bus configuration makes SoundLink perfect for recording as well as live mixing musicians, different parts of a church service, or cues during a theater production
• Peter Watts’ refined, studio-grade, one-knob Compressor on all mic channels
• Super-useful touches such as best-in-class Feedback control system, all-XLR speaker outputs, 31-band Spectrum Analyzer, and enhanced Break system
• 20 of Korg’s renowned 32-bit digital effects — 10 at once with recallable parameters
• Premium components including Velvet Sound™ A/D & D/A converters and silky-smooth, long-life ALPS® faders and rotary controls

SPECIFICATIONS

Analog

• Input Type: Balanced female XLR and ¼” TRS
• HiVolt Microphone Preamp: -128dBu E.I.N, -10 to -60 dBU nominal input level; 3KO input impedance
• Frequency Response to Main Output (at unity gain): +0.5 to -1.5 dBu 20Hz to 20kHz
• THD to Main Output (20-20 kHz, unity gain, unwtd): 0.004%
• S / N Ratio to Main Output (Ref = +4 dB, 20 kHz BW, unity gain, A-wtd): -70 dBu
• System Crosstalk (Ref = +4 dBu, 20 Hz-20 kHz, unwtd): Input to Output, -70 dBu; Adjacent Channels, -90 dBu
• Gain Control Range (± 1 dB): +10dB to +60dB (Mic), -10 to +40dB (Line)
• Main Outputs: Balanced male XLR and ¼” TRS
• Maximum Output Level: +26 dBu
• Output Impedance: 75 O
• Headphone Output: 100 mW / ch. @ 32O load, 20 Hz-20 kHz (+0.5dB, -1.5dB)

Control

• Savable Settings: Channel Mutes, Effects & effects Mutes, Mute Groups, Break settings, Dynamics, Graphic EQ, Feedback assign to bus
• Recallable Presets: four 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-bands with nine frequencies selectable at any one time, Wide 1-octave interval and Narrow ½-octave modes
• 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 assignable individually to Main L/R, Aux 1 and Aux 2
• Spectrum Analyzer: 24-channel 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 Out buses: 115dB (A-wtd)
• USB Stereo Input / Recording Port: USB Class 1
• Internal Processing: 32-bit for internal processing;
• A/D/A Bit Depth: Korg Tru-Bit-Perfect 32-bit
• USB Bit Depth: 24-bit • Sampling rates: 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, Delay of the Korg SDD3000, Chorus, Flanger, Exciter, Sub Bass booster, 1 kHZ Test Tone, Slow Sweep, Fast Sweep, White or Pink Noise

Physical

• Power Connector: IEC
• Input-Voltage Range: 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
• Power Requirements (continuous): 45 W
• Recommended Ambient Operating Temperature: 0° to 40° to Celsius /32° to 104° Fahrenheit
• Dimensions (WxHxD): MW-2408: 18.9” x 7.36” x 20.89" / 480 mm x 187 mm x 530 mm (17.3” / 440 mm wide without side panels, 19” with rack rails); MW-1608: 15.6” x 7.36” x 20.89" / 396 mm x 187 mm x 530 mm (10.6” / 256 mm wide without side panels;)
• Weight: MW-2408: 20.5 lbs / 9.3kg; MW-1608: 17.6 lbs / 8.0kg