TEYUN Q-12 - A $29 USB Mixer That.....Is The New Budget Champ?!? Does It Drive An SM7B? XTUGA
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- This thing is an XTUGA on Amazon where I got it, but the name on the interface is TAYUN? I dunno...but does it matter?
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It is pretty amazing how much decent stuff how shown up in the last year or so. Everyone is jumping on the podcast band wagon and suppliers are responding
If they made a 4 input version of this mixer and sold it for 80 bucks i would pull the trigger in a second. I'm trying to set up a 4 person podcast setup with the best cheapest gear around since i've spent so much on my studio setup. Glad i found your channel man, thank you for your videos from one ohio audiophile to another 👑
Thanks for watching Jake! And I think there IS a 4 input version. Let me find that for you. O-H
@@ObscureMics hey man. Have you seen the 4 input version of it?
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gain drop is pretty big, loopback is nice. Might be something good for a go-bag and since I don't have a 7B, it might be a good thing.
My jaw dropped on this one. Probably because I expected nothing
It is great that you are reviewing a cheap audio mixer. It seems like Teyun Q12 is quite capable. Also, I have found a cheap 6-channel mixer called Bomge 6 Channel Mixer. The most shocking fact is, it is only 40 dollars! I would be thrilled if you made a review of it.
TIA
Shoot me a link! I have a few more cheap mixers sitting on my TBD desk (to be done) - i love cheap mixers
@@ObscureMics I’m sorry Bark. I cannot comment the link at all. The stupid bot keeps deleting it, thinking it as spam or scam.
@@ObscureMics I have emailed you the links. I hope you will look into it.
You've been on a roll with the gems
Feels good. The gems are what it's all about
I'll post my own experience updates if n when I can because it's your review of it that finally got me to send for one.
Plan - use this cheap model to prepare myself for better ones and learn as much as I can from it.
That's a great plan
It didn't have to have loopback for the price. But here we are. 😆
I was skeptical. Then you reviewed it. I'm buying one. 😀
Man, budget audio tech is going crazy rn. 😆
Its better than ever! We can make records with this junk!
Friend and I are looking to start a podcast and I found this on Amazon. Purchased it immediately after seeing the good reviews. Figured it’s only $30 but then I got curious, came online and found this video. I feel more confident.
Nice! It's really good for the money.... 1 thing though....the headphone out is not super powerful... So if you are going to split it out to multiple headphones... Make sure they are cheapies that won't need much power
@@ObscureMics oh for sure. Thanks again!
Thanks for watching!
You won't believe it.. I ordered this through Lazada in Indonesia from a Chinese seller for $15
Can't be bogus because another 20 sellers selling this in the same platform at the same price.
While it's not a big deal of a cost this very video made me buy it - and a dynamic microphone which is not the SM7B but another recommendation from this channel.
You are gold my man. Subbed of course
That's exactly why I do this. Absolutely awesome.... Thank you for watching and subscribing
@@ObscureMics I just bought mine for 1k php $18. And yes i agree with the Condenser mic, it's louuuuud
Nice!
That is no big deal, I just ordered mine for 11 and free shipping.
Love to see quality gear for so cheap. Great video as always and a good find, Bark.
Thanks Scott. To hell with expensive gear.... Cheapo bros for life
Damn it Bark, now I gotta spend $30 and try this out. Gonna click that aff link so hard.
Oh baby touch that link. Is that seriously not surprising though?
@@ObscureMics I am definitely surprised by it!
Hard not to be. This is why it's hard to spend a lot on gear these days
Hey man could you do a review on this one mr hotline audio. That would be great for majority of budget consumer
Nice sound but would be glad if it has reverb effect. 🙏
44.1 kHz is all we have ever used in fm radio for 30 years as that what humans hear. 48 is a bonus, 96 be better. Your numbers are all wrong, it doesn’t have 60db of gain. There is a video explaining exactly what it has got, a guy Chris pulled it apart and tested it. I have one here with no branding on, it’s handy.
Was just going off the documentation received in my unit
@@ObscureMics cool as, ill link you to the video its great youll love it
Can I have a professional music production on this?
With Fl studio?
I'd say more for just voice work. I'm sure it could work... But it is 16bit... I personally wouldn't use it for music.
yes
My brother bought it and had a big problem with it, even if we cranked up the gain it was way to quite
Strange. I'd say the biggest issue with these devices is absolutely quality control
Usamos uma dessas na igreja para fazermos lives. Funciona perfeitamente sem qualquer ruído. Entretanto, precisamos acrescentar um pré amplificador para microfone, pois o som saído baixo.
pre amplificador é o melhor a se comprar pra comprar com essa interface principalmente pelo ruido, mas essa interface, junto de um pre amp alctron ma-1 por exemplo, n sai mais que 350 reais os 2 juntos e da pra ter uma qualidade altissima em microfones dinamicos
How can this be better than the AudioBox Go, when it can't even pick up radio stations? The Presonus is an audio interface and AM/FM radio, how can you top that. ;-)
Lol this is true! Ain't no Tom Petty on the Teyun!
I ordered one to try I want to be able to use my mic guitar and headphones I have a condenser mic so hopefully I can use all 3 with little to no major issues
You should have no issue there
Do you know if it works with the Playstation 5?
I do not sadly.
Can this be used to record guitar tracks?
Sure can
This dosent have a driver so we cant set properly its quality. And we can't turn off the monitoring, if someone has a driver that can work with this
Hi bro, can u test it on iphone ? I want to buy it, to rec my covers videos directly from my phone. Thanks
Sadly I don't have an iphone
You are the only one that has a made a review on this...in english :)
It's so good for what it is
@@ObscureMics will have one later today. Maybe test it out on my live tomorrow
You think thisll be good for guitar recording? Or like running guitar effects through
It will work and work well at the least. No miracles... But it should do the trick
I hope that is an affiliate link :) ordered one just because.
It is
Thanks Dale
I am new up and starting Podcast channel..... Low budget can i buy this please guide me.... Thanks
You absolutely can buy it and produce a quality podcast
@@ObscureMics Thank you so much.... Now I'm going to buy it. ❤️
For voice microphone, it's okay. But for Guitar with VST Effects, latency is so much to the point that it's useless. I have tested with 2 decent Computer with Windows 10.
Yeah this is not what I'd grab if I'm using VST plugins
I started a very local 2-person podcast and had a mountain of issues using Audacity with 2 mics. I also didn't want to purchase an interface with a steep learning curve or a huge price tag. i bought two Maono 299XS XLR/USB mics with stands, this interface, two XLR cables and a headphone cable splitter for less than $180. This interface was exactly what you said it would be. Plug and play and adjust input/output settings and we are rolling. Thanks!
That’s awesome! I’ll always be a proponent of going cheap when podcasting. Would love to listen if you could let me know what the podcast is?
Hi, how's the monitoring on this one? Does it have direct monitoring?
Direct and latency free ....not the most powerful headphone amp in the world...but it's adequate enough for low ohm
@@ObscureMics Thank you! How not powerful is it? Like, whats the sensitivity maybe?
So I bought this mixer and it sounds okay, the monitor is quite right in volume, sounds loud actually. My only concern is you can only record 2 tracks separately is when you push the stereo pan knob which gives a separation in monitor as well which I don't like. I wanna hear 2 channels in center and not in left & right.
Mixers mix. You would want an audio interface
Just ordered one on Aliexpress for $8 including tax and free shipping !! Is it too good to be true? We'll see when it gets here. 😊 Just delivered today, It's true $8 to my door and it's a pretty amazing piece of gear! It's pretty quiet and it drives my Grado Sr 80X cans no problem. Should've bought 2 at that price!
For $8 .....it's too good and too true
Hi! Just subscribed your channel , awesome review .
I have question is it compareable in guitar recording to um2
Thank you! Appreciate it a ton. And yeah I think it's VERY comparable to the um2 for that use case, and honestly... Between the two... I like this more.
@@ObscureMics can you help me with one thing I have a budget and there are three interfaces that are falling under my budget : audiobox go, focusrite 2i2 2nd gen, m track duo
Which one should I get 😅😅
If it was me, I'd probably grab the Scarlett. I don't think either of the other two devices are as well built... And neither are better than it at anything.
That being said. The Donner Livejack M.... Is the same price... And is REALLY cool
Are the main outs TRS? Do you know of a "review" video that mentions that? Do you get paid to gloss over a product's weaknesses or something?
I love lamp
im wondering if the loop back cuts the sound in half with a phantom powered mic the same as with a non phantom powered? probably right? If one is using it for zoom but also wants to have a live audience in the room hybrid like a conference, then that loss in volume would make it hard to be heard by the people in the zoom meeting.
In my experience it does not...just the sm7b
Hello Sir, I want to know if i use this mixer with my studio monitor speaker by using 2 trs cable and plugging it into the main output port of audio interface, Will it improve the audio output quality as compared to directly connecting it to the PC.
Honestly, if it did, it would be so minimal that you may not notice, IMO
I might be a bit late to comment but anyway. The main output on this, what does it do? Does it outupt the computer system sound to headphones? If so are the output able to run something like 150ohm headphones?
Yes but no in the 150 ohm headphones.
32 is its max for having any headroom
Would this power speakers? Or would you need powered monitors/speakers?
Good question. Im not 100% sure but I'd imagine you'd need powdered speakers. I'll try to test when i can
Live music to be specific
Cool review, thank you! Question, does it work fine with a Macbook that runs High Sierra? Thanks
Believe so!
Hey, i bought this one but why is that when I record. There is this high pitched hiss? Help.
There shouldn’t be. I would send it back
Can it be used on livestreams that involve music? I need to be guided please.
It can yes
What speakers work good with these? Trying to get some gear for my girlfriend’s music setup and trying to mix in the gaming setup to with the same gear you know what I’m trying to say lol thank ya! 💜
I have a pair of these that sound pretty good with them
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Got one of these. Having problems with monitoring (I'm using it for my guitar) I can't seem to figure out how to only listen to the wet signal (im using digital effects), and get rid of the dry signal.
Have you tried the loop back button? Usb/pc
Currently, in Vietnam, we can buy it for $14
That’s awesome. Well worth it
Is this asio based? Can i play and listen simultaneously?
Yep!
Can you adjust more bass and treble to your voice?
Not with the device no
Hi friend, Actually I'm finding an audio interface for my singing recording, because without audio interface, my record is a little bit delayed to music beat, so Q12 can improve this problem?
I would say yes it can.
What does the 1L-2R switch do?
Stereo
With the mic condenser, what input does it go out of?
I believe it was 1
Pretty cool interface. That’s a smokin’ deal!
🔥🔥🔥
Can it connect 2 condenser Mics at a Time?
Yes
Does a guitar sound good on it? I'm just starting in recording and making music. Good enough for that?
Good enough indeed
One more Q, is the latency bad? I've read some crank pants reviews on Amazon. Thanks.@@ObscureMics
a question:
if the loopback is turned off, lets say if we are recording the mic input while playing a backtrack from the pc, will the backtrack still be heard in the headphone out (combined with the mic input)?
I believe it SHOULD as long as you have the sound output on computer set as the Teyun (audio codec)
does the 3rd input have phantom power?
It does not, it has a low voltage output that will power an electret
I need to get one of these quick
Great deal
Makes me feel tempted to just grab that in the future, a cheapo arm and another xm8500 and grab that for the dorms.
If I won't be a lazy jerk about it of course
That's really..... A great setup lol. For what... $50-60 bucks?
@@ObscureMics Pretty much hitting the $70 mark with a cable and a clown nose, yeah
Which most folks have already.... I think?
Thats a really good setup: the mixer is $29.99, a windscreen for the Xm8500 for $3, an xlr cable for 9.39, you can get an xm8500 for $19.90 currently, a 9.90 boom arm or desktop mic stand, and that should cost you $73.13 without tax. So this is a great budget set up
i connect that to laptop to speaker i turn up laptop sound 80 % and control it to the mixer speaker 3.5 to 1/4 jack plug
One thing that the Teyun unit does not have is ASIO. You really need that if you want to record to synch or click track. You can't play midi keyboards because it is very delayed. Do not get this if you want to use it for music recording.
agreed....this is definitely more of a content creator style device...good enough for basics
does it phantom power just one mic or both and if both is it the same time?
can I use the phantom power on mic one and my own condenser phantom mic powered separately into a mic 2 at the same time, if mic one is only one powered
I ordered one just this morning here in Aizawl India and I'm really happy to hear your review of it.
Just one thing though it's marketed under a different name here.
It is the same device.....it goes by many names lol
Hy I'm from Meghalaya. Can I use this for Music recording ?
@Luckytech-sl5kk yep
Does this work on iPad?
The usb c ipads yes.... Not sure on lightning
This costs about 1K PHP (20 USD) at our local online shops of doom. No one's getting it because it's suspiciously cheap.
You took the chance for us, Brother Bark. Very cool.
Thank you Brother Carlos!
Also bought one a week ago :)
Working ok for you?
@@ObscureMics got mine as well!
There's some strange buzzing when I attach my Podmic, but it could be because I have 69 other things hooked up to my workstation. I'll try it again on my laptop in a separate room next time.
does it work on mac?
Yuuup
Can I use an a2020 with it?
Sure can
Essas interface de audio clipa demais
Your review helped me to decide and buy the one I just found...and subscribe 😊
Much appreciated!!! Just don't expect TOO much! It's a great buy...but it's by no means a top notch device. It's plenty good enough for non professional applications
Double dipping on the comments. I respectfully recommend you clarify with your subscriber base that this is not aj interface that works with a DAW like what DIY Studio-Studs typically look for. There are several complaints due to false product descriptions.
What DAW does it not work with? I have no issues
@ObscureMics reviews aren't specific. But they say it's just a mixer, it doesn't work with DAWs. If you have no issues then perhaps they aren't utilizing their rig correctly. I was hoping to plug my guitar in or my amps effect loop "Send" into it and record through Waveform.
@@annex6 yeah I have no issues using it with a daw....and it's a digital mixer...so it really shouldn't be a problem for anyone
@@ObscureMics OK. I'll ask the seller to make sure. Thanks for the confirmation 👍
q12 vs fifine SC3 (minus the gimmicks of the sc3)? I got the fifine SC3 and K669D and found on the dynamic setting on the back, half gain it overloaded the preamp and I got a lot of clipping even though I was only hitting -20db ish in obs. I don't see a lot of reviewers testing loudness that a interface can handle ever and I think its something that should be tested tbh.
Hard to say sc3 when the q12 is half the price and possibly better. Like the idea of loudness testing...but im not sure of how to set the "standard" on such a test
Received mine today， the statics noise is so high that I have to return it.
I do believe QC issues are a thing with these....but once you get a good one, its real good for the money
TEYUN Q12 the real champion !.. Price and Soud Clarity is quality.. best interface
Hard to argue that...too cheap to try to lol
does somebody know if this interface has any driver to get rid of the lag... It works great but there's a little bit of lag when it comes to recording
I do not believe a driver exists. Do you have the ASIO4ALL driver installed?
I brought this mixer with your link. Hope you get the credit. The headphone amp is almost unusable. But it’s an easy fix. Thanks for the review.
Appreciate you. My headphone amp does ok....but I also use 32ohm headphones
basically can I plug 2 condenser mics at same time with both being powered by that boards phantom power for both same time?
Let me confirm, but I believe so
hey obscure mics? i heard that the latency in usb mode is not good, is it true?
I personally had no issues with it
I am really not lucky with these chinese products. Mine Teyun is super quiet. Only chinese audio device, which is nice to me right now, is Superlux D421. I also liked headphones - Superlux HD-330, Sivga Robin and 023.
Superlux is pretty dang solid
Thanks for this video! I'm curious on how I could power up the 48v phantom power. I bought one but it doesn't have any power adapter with it. What should I plug it in with?
The usb cable it comes with can be plugged into any usb port... Or a phone charging brick if you don't want to use a computer
I just got mine recently, and here are some of the pros and cons. If you want to use it as a usb connector it does it's job really well, but since the design is simplistic and minimalistic and its only features are gain and volume control I would suggest that you should pair it with a multi-channel audio mixer or a soundcard that has vocal effects on it like reverb.
Agreed
Wow did this will work with am8
It does yeah
@@ObscureMics okay thanks
Does it works with OTG for mobile recording?? And also with phantom power supply it support for mobile??
In my experience yes
Yes but use a otg cable with power supply i made a short about it check it out
does it work with Shure MV7? the usb connector on my MV7 is starting to fail...
It does!
perfect! Thank you so much! Subbed!
@@ObscureMics
@LaudieGaming thanks a ton!
I needed something for recording both guitar & vocals
this gets the job done...in the most basic way anyways
Hello, im new to this and have no idea what driver im supposed to download or if i even need one but this is the interface i have, can you help me out?
You should need one.... But it never hurts to have ASIO4ALL installed
im not sure if you will be seeing this but i need some advice, i just got this and i used a bm800 with a dynamic mic capsule mod with it but the volume seems to be very low even though the gain nob is maxed out
is there something im doing wrong?
Have you tested the mic with anything else? Wondering if your wiring to the capsule is right.. and has a good connection
@@ObscureMics i have used the capsule on a usb mic before and it sounded fine on that one but after putting the capsule into the bm800 and plugging it into this audio interface its really quiet (this is my first ever audio interface)
It definitely shouldn't be low....my unit drive an sm7b fine ..so I'm unsure of what's going on
@@ObscureMics just tried an xlr to 3.5mm jack and it seems to be slightly louder compared to an xlr to xlr hmmm anyways thanks so much for replying i will try rewiring it and see how it goes
Check your sound in windows (assuming you are using windows) and make sure mic I put volume is up.....also turn up your volume in windows up....I'm testing an interface now and couldn't hear myself....turned windows volume up and that was the issue....never had that happen.
Yeah I am convinced, gonna get one of these if only to have around with my other entry level and professional gear for experiments and info to spread to friends looking to build a home studio.
Perfect use case in my opinion
Can the 3.5 condenser mic jack could be use to play music from phone via aux cable?
Not sure but I'll check
@@ObscureMics thanks!
This or umc22?
The umc22 is better.... Comes down to what you want to spend, what it will be used for.... If just for voice.... Teyun
does this work on a MAC?
Yep
Saw this for $10 on Ali wow
STEAL
Is anyone know if the main quarter inch outputs are balanced or unbalanced only?
Believe balanced
Hi! Sir pls help me i am not a computer person, pls help me to setup this soundcard to my mac air laptop to share it in my Zoom pls help me.
Nothing when you plug it in?
Yes no voice coming out pls help, but if i used my headphone it’s has voice, so i need to so a setting on my mac 🥲🥲
Have you changed your sound sour input and output to the device in settings?
How to so i meant the computer setting right?
@@megawatimaria5471 yes, settings, sound, input, output
what about for live streaming...? in the amazon comments, someone said that it has heavy latency, and lags, not usable for live streaming... i have it in my cart, i'm just waiting for someone to say it doesn't have any latency... LOL...
I did not experience bad latency
Ik this video is nearly 1 year old but is this powerful enough to power a podmic/at2020?
Absolutely is
@@ObscureMics should I get this, the um2 or the m audio track solo.
I can maybe spend upto the scarlett solo or the audient evo 4 but most likely to get those. So what do you recommend for the podmic
I'd probably go in audio solo.... but it's really close between that and the taune if you want to save a little bit of money I don't think one is much worse than the other
Sir i have this one how we will connect with cubase fl studio etc
Should recognize the interface
Hi, can this be used as a 3-channel mixer?
What I mean is, is it okay to connect say a condenser microphone to that 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) input and a keyboard to the Input 1 (1/4 inch) with a guitar to the Input 2 (1/4 inch) all at the same time?
If that is so, does the volume gain for Input 1 control the volume level for both the condenser mic in the 1/8 inch input and the keyboard in the 1/4 inch input at the same time?
Any feedback here will be really helpful. Thank you very much.
OK yes....but its hard to control the volume as one knob controls an XLR AND the 3.5mm...so sound matching is difficult
@@ObscureMics Thank you so much for your reply and feedback. Appreciate it.
@@SPV66 thanks for watching
I have been looking for a cheap audio mixer to use because one I'm curious how mixer works and 2 I don't have 600-700 dollars to spend on the Rode Procaster and Procaster 2. So I'm really hoping that this is good
This is kind of the most basic mixer ever as far as being a "mixer" since there's no EQ or effects. It's basically an audio interface but is considered a mixer since it all goes to one track. It's well worth $29
@@ObscureMics it's amazing how a 29 dollar basic mixer is better than a 79 dollar audio interface it's better than I expected and I will make sure to put my headphones in my computer when I buy this
I just use certain headphones with it.... It doesn't drive my Sennheiser well.... But my fluid audio headphones work great with it
What does the ST PAN switch do, please, then it's Up and when it's Down?
Stereo pan. Takes the sound from left to right
@@ObscureMics It's kind of you to reply but I fail to extract any meaning from it. I gather from another video that on one positions it send ch1 to L & ch2 to R & in the other position ch1 & ch2 both go to L & R ie. mono
@2:10 Were you able to test how the loop back feature works? I have the unit and don't get how I can get my PC audio to play/mix together with mic input. For reference I previously used Voicemeeter to route and mix PC audio with mic input, but with this interface I cannot get it to work.
I've seen and asked in other reviews to no avail. Hope you could help out!
I’ll break it out and maybe do a short
@@ObscureMics Thank you and please do. Fwiw I did try to set the interface as a playback device, then pressed the button, could not hear PC audio via mic input/recording device.
Edit: Actually maybe I misunderstood where the mixed audio would output. Does it only output the mixed audio to the out connected to the interface's headphone jack? The only confirmation I got against this is from a lone reviewer where they seemingly sent their PC audio into the video review itself after pressing the loopback button.
@@ObscureMics Edit: Ok finally figured it out how to use the new mixed audio as an mic in to applications, thank you nonetheless!
Good deal, and sorry for late reply. Notifications have been crap lately
Mine arrived just the other day.
It's called the SRK here in India.
So far, it has been really good.
I'm using it with Reaper which I'm in the process of learning.
It's a lot of fun 😊
The SRK is quite good for the 2400/- Rupees it costs here.
Very good to hear
Does it introduce static noise of any kind? I'm willing to buy. Please let me know. - from India
Guitar nen i hmang chhin em?? Ka lei ve a, VST Effects distortion/overdrive pek chuan latency a tam lutuk a, a hman tlak loh.
Can the Q12 power two shure sm7b?
Oh that’s a good question. I’ll get back with you
@@ObscureMics okay would really love to know
I tested this and it DOES but I definitely have to boost the volume in post as I was hitting about -14db with two sm7bs maxed out
Alright thank you
Think I want one.
Well worth it
I wonder if it works directly on ios using a camera connection kit (dongle) or it would need a powered usb hub, mmmh! My mother in law wants to record a podcast using her cell phone (iphone) but don’t want to invest, so I’m trying to find some dirt cheap ‘Obscure solutions’ haha
TC Helicon GO solo or twin... All the way. Cheap and comes with a lightning cable
@@ObscureMics found one at 60$ cad! Wondering of I pull the trigger!
I'd say yes