#Roland digital audio mixer for pc portable#

The phone stand has a grippy rubber base at the bottom of its groove, and the base, knobs and sockets are all in black, making it quite neat looking.Īs it’s a device intended for musicians as much as DJs, it has the whole range of possible inputs – a mic XLR, a guitar/bass 1/4″ jack, an 1/8″ mic jack, and a 2 x 1/4″ jack inputs, which gang to stereo and would be the ones you’d ideally use to plug your DJ mixer or controller into. That does mean though that if you’re using it to stream or record from a smartphone, you can switch power on to prevent the unit drawing its power from your phone, thus flattening it quicker.Ī rechargeable battery and/or outlet power input, though, would mean the unit might have been able to charge your phone, too. It can be powered for 4.5 hours by inserting 4xAA batteries into it – at this price, though, having a built-in rechargeable battery would have been nice.

#Roland digital audio mixer for pc portable#

The Roland Go:Mixer Pro uses batteries for Phantom mic power and to stop you running your portable device flat so quickly – but the option for outlet power would have been nice. That said it is sturdy enough, with grippy feet to stop it sliding about on the surface – just as well, because it also has a unique feature: A built in, slightly angled stand for your smartphone or small tablet. It is a white plastic box, with plastic knobs – on the plus side, this means it’s lightweight, but on the minus, a bit cheap feeling.

There is a newer version of this: Click here for our Roland Go:Mixer Pro-X ReviewĪs always, we’ll start our Roland Go:Mixer Pro review with a first impressions and setting up talkthrough.