The digital mixer for rehearsal rooms: DELTA-160

Is the bass too quiet? Are the drums too dominant? Is there too little echo on the vocals? Searching for the perfect sound can be cumbersome. We developed the new digital mixer DELTA-160 to make your work as easy and comfortable as possible. DELTA-160 is the perfect live mixer for bands, musicians and small stages.

The new DELTA-160 is the right companion for you if you want to find the perfect mix easily in your rehearsal room or on stage. 16 channels, fully digital gains, various connections and interfaces, integrated DSP as well as a high-resolution touch display help you to mix the ideal sound even in complex setups. All this is available at a price which will optimise your band's budget.

The full functionality of a digital mixer.

The intuitive operation of an analogue mixer.

The new DELTA-160:

A good mixer has to be able to do more than just merge signals and emit them. Whether you are in the rehearsal room or on a small stage in a club, the mixer is your sound control centre. It plays a significant part in whether your music will be 'nice and tight' in the end or just undefined sound mush coming out of the speakers. Therefore, it is not only important to have a variety of options to adjust and mix the sound according to your ideas, these options also have to be easy and intuitive to use. That way, you keep everything under control, even in intense situations on stage.

Often, things are a matter of conviction, e.g. whether you prefer the Beatles to the Stones, coffee to tea, digital to analogue. Particularly in the field of audio technology there are many myths and legends and even prejudices when you have to decide whether you rely on digital or analogue technology, i.e. standard faders or zeroes and ones. There is no difference when dealing with mixers. However, in this case it is not a question of right or wrong but of the intended use. Digital mixers have advantages which analogue mixers, due to their design, cannot provide. In fact, there are quite a few of them:

• With a digital mixer you can pre-program settings, store them and retrieve them, if required. Thus, operation is very easy, especially in live scenarios. Even if you have to fine-tune depending on the stage setup, you can save some basic parameters which you use regularly.
• Digital mixers often can record more and different external audio devices than analogue mixers.
• Digital mixers have flat-out more versatile effects and additional functions, the so-called 'signal processing functions'.
• With purely digital signal transmission there is no noise at long transmission distances.
• Digital mixers provide more features in a small space and allow for a flexible operation. This can be a real blessing for advanced users, who want to and have to delve deeper into the subject. However, even digital newbies will find it easy to get started with the new DELTA-160.