Rising Star on the Decks: BEACN’s Mix Create Revolutionizes Streaming Soundscapes
BEACN, an industry newcomer, has entered a highly competitive market with its Mix Create and Mic products. Offering hardware with minimal footprint and software to control audio creation.
Both devices have unique quirks yet are still ideal for streamers and content creators. Their only notable drawback is not supporting XLR microphones. You have to respect that some manufacturers feel times change.
Introduction
The beacon BEACN mix create is a powerful audio mixer designed to address one of the main issues for streaming creators: sound crafting and stream management. Comprised of a hardware controller and software with added features, this mixer offers unparalleled PC audio control that eliminates many common headaches associated with sound creation and stream management.
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This compact device occupies minimal desk or home office space. A light yet solid chassis supports its 5″ display and four push-button encoders, making it easy to assign any Windows audio source as a fader and control its level live with BEACN application. Sometimes if you have an issue it can be direct with your operating system settings, rather than a specific error with the device. I remember it took me a while to find out why my mic wasn’t working, and it turned out it was the default mute on in Windows volume control.
Each knob on a mixer allows for selection between two audio stems – virtual channels that enable you to personalize and select what goes into both personal and audience mixes (music or team chat) as well as to mute each channel quickly with just a click and switch between different paging options that let you control more than four inputs simultaneously.
Although Mix Create does have some minor flaws that we will discuss later on, overall, it’s an outstanding piece of hardware and software that should help content creators make streaming, DAW creation, and video creation less stressful. Furthermore, its low price point makes it accessible even without all its internal bells and whistles that distinguish it from its more basic equivalents.
Central Features and Capabilities
The Mix Create is a competent device, performing many more duties than just mixing. Utilizing BEACN software suite, this control unit enables real-time control over all of your devices and audio channels in real-time. Each audio channel listed within BEACN software allows you to select which output you’d like the mixer to route them towards; you could easily route your microphone, music, and chat, all in real-time and on demand!
The BEACN app is not just a standard audio tool; it’s a music producer’s dream come true. At its core, the app allows users to craft custom presets tailored for any musical endeavor or specific audio scenario. Dive deep into its advanced equalizer, and you’ll discover the power to shape and mold frequencies to achieve the perfect balance in your mix. The bass enhancer brings out the depth and punch in your tracks, ensuring each beat resonates with authority. For those tricky environments where ambient noise can interfere, the noise suppressor function becomes invaluable, allowing for more precise, crisper sound capture.Â
The expander also helps widen the audio spectrum, providing a fuller and richer sound experience. The compressor, a quintessential tool for any music producer, ensures the audio maintains a consistent volume, smoothing out peaks and troughs. These features embedded in the BEACN app collectively empower producers to elevate their sound quality, resulting in professional-grade tracks ready for any platform or audience.
The BEACN Mic and Mix Create were both developed specifically to meet the needs of content creators, representing an evolutionary leap in customization and sound crafting with hardware/software combinations. While their prices might seem high at first glance, their value cannot be denied when considering what a regular USB-C microphone costs and all of the processing that will need to be done on your computer in addition to that additional audio processing that may be necessary – the only caveat being that Mix Create lacks an XLR input, making it less capable than GoXLR in specific scenarios.
Optimal Usage and Techniques
The BEACN Mix Create and BEACN Mic are two outstanding devices from BEACN that make compelling arguments as potential replacements for gaming headsets and USB mics. However, they come at a significant cost and require considerable investment if one still needs to work with an audio mixer on their desktop PC.
Content creators seeking to streamline audio control may find the mix to create an ideal solution. Combining traditional mixers and computers, this device enables content producers to manage two separate audio tracks: one for your ears and an audience mix that goes straight into their stream. You can adjust individually or together based on stream, eliminating the need for Alt+Tab adjustments during videos or games.
Setting up and configuring the device is straightforward. After plugging it in and downloading BEACN software, it should automatically detect your mixer and any programs it can control (whether directly via microphone connection or Windows sound mixer routing). Once all this is done, simply drag audio from any program onto their respective channel to begin working!
BEACN app may cause some initial havoc with your PC by creating multiple audio outputs; fortunately, this can easily be fixed within its settings tab.
Comparative Analysis
BEACN, a relative newcomer to the industry, has made an immediate splash with two awesome audio mixers tailored specifically for streamers. The smaller Mix device provides quick and intuitive audio routing for broadcast, while its bigger brother Mix Create goes further regarding features and capability.
The Mix is an innovative piece of hardware resembling the Stream Deck and Elgato Wavelink. Available in both light and dark versions with five-inch screens and four knobs, you can quickly mute any channels you don’t wish to display using simple elastomer buttons; and use any program on your PC (including games, media players, or anything else ) through any one of them (i.e., games/media player control, etc.). Handy if you are streaming your mix sets and want to adjust quickly.
The Mix Create is its more serious sibling and offers many additional features over its less costly cousin. First, it adds several audio devices that can be controlled using knobs. Furthermore, you can create sub-mixes for personal, and audience mixes to customize what goes out while keeping an eye on levels for yourself and your audience. Finally, its user-friendly interface lets you use all these advanced features quickly.
Performance for DJs and Producers?
The BEACN Mic exemplifies the company’s dedication to developing tools tailored explicitly for content creators. A hardware device similar to GoXLR but more compact, featuring a high-definition screen showing mixes and volume levels and four smooth knobs for volume control, the BEACN Mic is just one example of their dedication.Â
The mic and the mixer contain many features that make them invaluable tools for streamers and content creators, such as the mic’s noise gate that automatically removes background noise. This feature helps streamers focus their audiences by eliminating distractions that obstruct what they want to say.
Additionally, the mic features an audio equalizer which can be set to automatically optimize it for different genres of music – something which is especially helpful when producing podcasts as this ensures all sound levels are accurately balanced.
The BEACN Mix Create can control any Windows-compatible audio hardware or software, including gaming headsets. This makes it an excellent solution for DJs who require quick switching between music sets during show performances.
