Review of XONE 92 DJ Mixer by Allen and Heath

July 17th, 2009

Review Xone 92 DJ Mixer

Allen and Heath are the pioneers of the DJ Mixer market. They made their first mixers in the 1970’s for brands like Pink Floyd and Alan Parson’s Project. The company has come a long way since then. Their XONE series DJ mixers are one of the most popular mixers around the world. Among the series of 14 XONE brilliant DJ mixers, XONE: 92 is considered to be the best.

The XONE: 92 DJ Mixer is a DJ’s dream come true. This multi-talented mixer can do everything a DJ can think of and can adapt to all styles of music from breakbeat to trance to techno to house. Whatever your choice, this machine can hit all notes.

This durable machine is made with solid metal and has a number of rubberized knobs along with excellent faders that glide through. One of the key features that makes XONE: 92 dj mixer different from its predecessors is that this mixer is offered in two configurations, you get to choose between standard linear faders or rotary knob faders, though the knob fader models are a notch expensive.

DJ’s who have worked with its predecessors will feel right at home, while new users need not worry about getting used to the mixer as all the knobs are well labeled and easy to understand. There are four input channels on the mixer and each band supports one input-gain control, two auxiliary sends, 4-band equalizer and perfect sound fader. Though the equalizers on XONE: 92 are great they lack an Equalizer Engage Button which was present in the XONE: 62, this allowed you to cut the Equalizer in or out just with one push.

Another key feature on XONE: 92 is the incredible synthesizer ability with two Voltage Control Filters and two independent Low Frequency Oscillators. It also has six stereo channels which include 4 phono or line, two mono / mic or stereo return.

No DJ mixer makes it to the top of the market without a good monitor and cue section. XONE: 92 not only delivers to modern standards but goes a step beyond. It comes with nine-segment LED signal meters that are extremely accurate and smooth. The LED’s are extremely bright and provide enough light to be seen even in a dark dungeon. Above each fader, all the channels can be easily allocated to the cue section that has a big and bright Cue button. This cue button can be used to cue a number of sources by pressing it simultaneously.

Now for the most brilliant feature in this model that puts it above the rest - the MIDI controller. The MIDI values can easily output from six different mixer controls. An additional advantage to it is the MIDI Clock. This MIDI Clock can synchronize different external programs to the beat of the Tap Tempo Button on your XONE: 92.

All in all, this DJ mixer is the future. It is for DJ’s looking to combine traditional methods with computer sequencing.

The XONE 92 DJ Mixer is priced at $2000.