MAONO G1 Neo Gaming Audio Mixer Audio Interface with XLR Input & 48V

I was looking for a budget mixer, and this thing caught my eye. I'm not a streamer, so I can't talk about most of the features as I haven't used them much, but for the ones I have, they're great. I'll keep it short and sweet. Starting with the build quality, it's really solid, not cheap feeling whatsoever. The dials as well as the faders also feel extremely nice and smooth. Just a nitpick, the buttons are a little mushy, but are tactile, so that relieves most of that issue for me. It comes with a lot of features baked in, like RGB control, voice changer, and even side chain, which I don't use, but if you're a streamer, that's a really useful feature to have. The noise reducer works well, blocking out a good chunk of background noise. The voice changer and reverb are small things, but they are really fun to mess around with, especially with friends, and are just fun features to have built in. I haven't really used the Bluetooth, nor have I used direct monitoring, but from what I've seen in other reviews, those seem to work fine. One issue I did run into. I couldn't use the built-in mute button as it wouldn't work. On the mixer itself, it showed that I was muted, but my friends could very much still hear me. I'm sure it's just a driver issue, as it did work prior, but something to take note. (Update: Can confirm it was a simple driver issue, mute button works again) Overall, for the price, this thing feels good, looks good, and is very versatile at the price. I really recommend this if you ever plan on streaming or content creation.

What I love about this one thing is it has good hardware. All professional unlike some. Behringer cough cough. Plus the soundboard actually has perfect quality. Record anything you want up to 20 seconds and boom. Crisp almost perfect quality audio plays back through. Which is still insane to me that it works so cleanly. Noise reduction on 2 levels make your audio absolutely crispy. I like crispy and perfect. All I'm saying here. Plus it just fits nicely in a random corner of my desk.

As a content creator who regularly records voiceovers, I’m always on the lookout for gear that’s not only functional but also easy to use. The Maonocaster G1 NEO Audio Mixer has quickly become an essential part of my setup. I opted for the white version, and it’s absolutely adorable! One day, I would match my whole setup to white haha. The matte finish makes the mixer look so good along with the many different pretty RGB light options. The best part about the G1 NEO is how user-friendly it is. The interface is intuitive, so I didn’t have to spend hours figuring out how to get started. The dials and buttons are all clearly labeled and responsive, making it easy to fine-tune audio levels on the fly. Though small, there are quite a few functions on the Maono Audio Mixer so the User Manual in the box becomes very helpful. The noise reducer is one that I use often. It's especially helpful with the air conditioning and fans running all day near my recording space. I’m not a gaming streamer, but I’ve been considering trying streams as part of my channel so maybe this gear will help get me one step closer. One important thing to note is that this mixer is designed for single-person recording live streaming, meaning it only supports one microphone input at a time. However, it does allow different ways to connect the mic input. Overall, it’s been great (and much fun) using the Maonocaster G1 NEO for my content. It’s the perfect blend of aesthetics and functionality at a budget price.

Hands down cleanest power and sound quality you can get for microphones both phantom powered as well as dynamic. I found it to be extremely compatible with my pc, iPhone and my Xbox Series S for gaming. It was super simple and easy to use as well as its versatile nature makes it easy to swap between devices.

Great for streamers who are just starting out or want to test the waters of streaming. I paired the mixer up with Steel Series streaming software to separate everything. Works awsome

Soy streamer y me encantó, aparte que se ve linda y elegante, enriquece mucho el sonido, sirve para hacer podcast, tiene un lindo diseño, la configuración es fácil y rápida un excelente producto

This interface is a decent one for the price I got it at which was on sale for about $40 USD. Out of the box it works mostly fine for some minimal functions. The voice changer has some basic sets and they are pretty generic. The Noise reducer is actually pretty decent. I did a comparison of it with the Krisp Noise suppressor in Discord and it seemed to function almost as good as Krisp. The gain control and volume control are great for dialing in your mic settings. My SM58 sounds great through it. The Pre-set RGB lights are fine enough for most I would assume but more diversity would be nice. Something I did not like about this was the lack of instructions (pretty bare bones) and the lack of any software. I did find some software that supported the hardware but there wasn't much more it added in terms of functionality. The software is not provided in the box, not even a link. Just Google MAONO Arena. The 4 "custom" noise pads are a little silly to program. I tried programing them in the software I found (Arena) but I could not customize them in the software. You can only record audio directly from your computer or Mic manually to assign the sounds to them. The software seems to either only support or best support MAONO branded mics. I couldn't find much functionality to add to my SM58, frankly the mic doesn't need much tuning other than some gain but the gain built into the interface did the job just fine. In my opinion, some of the on the fly knobs can be sort of handy for streamers but for a few bucks more you could find better hardware to support these functions in a better fashion. DO YOUR RESEARCH

The Maono looks nice I was very excited to use it only lasted one day and broke this is very disappointing, my IEMS work fine I tried them on my pc works fine and connected different headphones to the Maono still crackling sound and can’t hear anything

Functies zijn grappig en werken goed, de output is niet geweldig, de ingebouwde DAC geeft een ruis, dus als je gevoelige audio apparaten hebt (bijv. IEM’s) dan heb je hier last van. XLR input kwaliteit is oké, niet geweldig. Als je een XLR microfoon hebt gecombineerd met gevoelige audio monitoren, dan raad ik hem écht alleen aan als je de aesthetic belangrijker vind dan performance, óf als je met een laag budget zit. Heb je iets meer te besteden, dan ben je beter af met een losse DAC, en XLR interface. (Denk aan ong. €100-€150 totaal) Het is prima, maar daar houdt het dan ook bij op.

No complaints, does what it should and does it well very pleased with purchase.

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Excellent

It does its job. however there are a couple problems I have with this product. -Slight static when headphone volume is turned up more than 2/3 of the way. -Direct monitoring has a slight 'echo' effect making it odd and strange to hear yourself (not the reverb, that was turned all the way down.) It was almost like there is a small delay with the direct monitoring. I do not have this problem using the same XLR mic and a focusrite scarlet solo 3rd gen. -The announcement of the buttons (e.g. direct monitoring, noise cancellation, etc.) is not needed. -Microphone mute button fades out instead of an instant mute. Can be annoying if you are streaming and need to mute to cough or sneeze. Overall the build quality isn't bad, and I can see why others like the product. 3/5.