This mixer has needed a video that shows off how beautiful it really is while going in depth step by step since its release date. This has been the perfect balance of both.

The best, most comprehensive explanation of this mixer. Cleared so much confusion I always had about it. Thank you and well done!!!

The 96 changed my entire approach to DJing. You can hear the difference in my sets recorded before and after... achieved a whole new level of fluidity and class. It really is an instrument. Totally agree with your initial complaint about cueing post the filter, this was a major complaint from me early on. But you get used to it, you get to know those filters pretty well. This is a mixer that rewards intimacy - not so kind to the uninitiated. And I say that having run events where we subjected DJs to this beast and they struggled; we who were used to it had a massive home field advantage!

I've been through about 4 to 5 DJM mixers, when I bought the Xone 96. I knew I'd settle with it. it sounds amazing!!

Great review! Happy owner of a Xone 96 recently as a replacement of my 10 year old Xone 42. What a beast the Xone 96 is, love it! It's build like a tank!

Great review!! Thank you! Really made it simple for us, I appreciate it greatly :)

I've used Allen & Heath DJ mixers for decades and this is by far the best yet. Great sound quality, very customisable and nothing sums the tracks together like this mixer does. I love it as well and great to see an in depth review. At first look it does look complicated but it's actually not so once you know what you want to do.

As perfect as the 96 gets, you may wonder why didn’t everybody jump to upgrade for the 96, or why is the 92 even manufactured after the appearance of the 96. After using it for a few years since its appearance, and after extensive feedback from many users, I can come up with a couple of reasons for choosing the 92: 1. A feel thing. Although you will instantly feel “at home” switching from a 92 to a 96, it will still feel slightly different. Faders on the 96 have more resistance, cue buttons feel less bouncy, and although the larger size 96 allows you to rotate the knobs more comfortably, many DJs have reported that they actually liked the more compact arrangement better. If you have never used a Xone 92, you will most likely never complain about any of these, but long-term users of the 92 can become very attached to its overall feel. 2. No intention of mixing with software. If this is the case, there is no significant reason to choose the 96 over the 92. While all the other new features may be useful, they are pretty much expendable for the average user. The only exception would be the more powerful phono preamps on the 96 if you are mixing vinyl with digital files, but in most situations the 92 will still stand up to the task, and maybe the dual cue system if you are a DJ duo, or regularly play back 2 back. 3. The test of time. Although the 96 is meant to be bulletproof like its older brother, it is still a fairly new mixer on the market, with different technology and more internals, which means more things can go wrong. Luckily there were no serious issues reported so far, but it still doesn’t have a history of nearly 20 years of heavy club use. We do not think this should be a concern, it should rather encourage people to trust Xone mixers, but there are also a lot of famous DJs, such as Ricardo Villalobos or Sven Väth who are still holding on to the 92, and this inevitably results in some additional popularity.

Nice detailed review, you cover it thoroughly. Thanks

I've had mine since launch....luckily paid $736 for it by preordering it pre-released on TheDJHookup. I always buy ALL my gear from them. Best in the business! Anyway, I previously had the X:92 & X:PX5, and without a doubt, the X:96 is my favorite. In use assigning and keeping up with the VCF Filters becomes second nature. That said, I also wish we could audition them in the headphones. Oh well, nothing is perfect! Personally, I prefer the sweeping Mids on the Return channels rather than having 4 bands...especially useful when using EFX. I bought a V10 to test out a while back. As comprehensive of a mixer as it is, I ultimately returned it and went back to my X:96. That's how much I prefer it.

Thank you for this great video - I'm from Germany, but I understood about 90% what you described. I own that mixer since three days now and you showed me the most imporant things👍👍

best breakdown ive come across by far, thank you

great review & demo!!! thanks a lot👍

Thank you for this tutorial, man. Best I could find on AH96

Best review of the Xone 96. Amazing. Thank you so much 🙏🏼

I like your idea of a dream 96 , but i personally would add some points: - replace 1 pair of the channel rca for spdif and make the other RCA Connections Phone/Line switchable - Add the CUE A/B System and the Link Connection from the PlayDifferently - (Most unlikely, but still nice to have) Serato Integration PS: Allen & Heath please reads this, and make it . Please

this video was a huge help in me grabbing the Xone 96. it's a fantastic mixer: well built, sounds great, feels great to the touch, tons of I/O routing options for CDJ, vinyl, mp3 players, and of course synths and drum computers just as advertised. Passionate was also telling the truth: The DJ Hookup made it easy AF to pick up the 96 and they had it delivered to me less than two days after I ordered it. nothing but good things to say about the 96, Passionate DJ, and DJ Hookup

Thank you for the effects demonstration! Not fluent in new Dj technology & just ordered my X96. I mixed when I was 10-12 yrs old now diving back in @ 36. Currently on a Technics EX1200 mixer, not much to work with there. Cheers! Subscribed.

Review 💯‼️💯‼️ from start to finish, Thanks for Sharing

Super nice review!

Very good in depth review finally

Best mixer EVER made!!

Hey really good review and touched on all the main points of the Xone 96, i.e. EQ, Filter, Send/Return, and routing. My first mixer outside of MIDI/Traktor many years ago was the 92. Loved it and eventually went to DB4 which sadly died. I currently use a NXS2 but have the 96 in my cart. I miss the sound quality of A&H and like to use external fx which is where the NXS really falls short - harsh internal sound (plus cheesy RMX) and external routing options. I also have a TT so the info regarding the updated preamp is a huge deal. Again, thanks for the quality material in this overview!

Thanks for this video. I'm considering this one I also have the 6000s

Great review man!

Thanks for the detaild video! We use a Xone 96 with faders from the Xone 92, man, this is the dream mixer. Check out the details about the problems of the 96 faders. Cheers!

Sir, you have made the best and most useful video about this mixer! thank you so much!

Thank you for this video! I have this mixer and still had some questions you just answered. I also agree with the filters. That they are confusing and easy to mess up in a live set going from hpf to lpf or whatever. I am loving this mixer and the sound. I work in the industry with HUGGGGEEE high end PA's and you can REALLY hear when they are using the xone or the pioneer. The xone sounding so much better. The better the PA the bigger the difference you can hear because the more details that the xone lets you hear come alive. Giving you way more depth and details. Anyways, thanx for the vid!

I owned so many mixers.. Pioneer V10, 900NXS2, S9, S11 : Rane 72mki, Seventy A-TRAK, MP2015 : Model 1 : A&H Xone DB4, PX5, 92, 96 : Mastersounds 4V.. Best trade off between powerful/sounds quality/options is 96 for sure.. each of formerly listed have their Top features, but all-in-all 96 is best one.. PS: it has a minus, indeed.. Serato un-compliance..

Awesome full video

I agree with your filter recommendation for changes. Good call.

I have the Xone 96. My buddies have a warehouse space and have the 900 nexus2 and a Xone 92. I was renting the front office of the warehouse from them. While I was visiting the other side of the country for 4 months. They would ask to use my 96 pretty much every event they did while I was gone. Personally I’ve been djing and around djing since there were maybe 4 or 5 mixers to choose from on the market. As long as the sound is decent it all gets figured out. I notice the newer a dj is the more they have trouble working on different mixers. As an example… I remember the first time I played a proper club. I had never played on that type of mixer. It was a urei. Imagine playing on a mixer for the first time to a packed club at 18 years old? Every record from start to finish of the night. That was how it was at that time for any dj moving up from house parties to a club. I do have admit that the mixers are busier and have way more features now to navigate. I remember the first mixer that came out with a sampler. It blew our minds. Lol!

Awesome mixer loving it !

A&H xone 92 and 96 are both hybrid between mixing console (studio mixer) and dj mixer. U can also use these mixers for live acts very well

I love my Xone 96 🎉

i think channel AB still necessary to have the frequence knob on the EQ. It could be useful to deal with audio feedback while using a mic on it. i guess. Great demo video afterall. Big Up.

great review mate, agree with the filter per channel...

I Wonder though i has a USB is that also like other Analogue gear just for software updates only or can it also dub as a Digital Daw ie A Serato Mixer as well 🤔?? Comes across like a ‘Swiss it should!

how connect ipad to this? and play synths apps?

Sound wise how does this mixer compare to the Rane 2015 I’m torn.

Hey David - I have 2 questions on this mixer (that I own) around live streaming. Firstly, can I use usb 1 or 2 and plug strain go into my laptop and stream through obs. Secondly, I cannot find a way to use a mic in my live streams through the xone96 - was wondering if you had any tips at all? Thanks Neil

Does this mixer have full kill eq?

I don't see the 96 listed on the Serato DJ Hardware list. Are the sounds cards only compatible with Traktor software? But you did mention plugging in Ableton in one and your DJ software in the other. I'm a little confused about the sound card. Will the sound cards work with any of the DJ apps?

Just bought a playdifferently 1.4 And a xone 96 Both same week and both are stay Till i pass away. Best mixers on the market. Many by craponeer v10 i bought 2 for the price of one cheap pioneer v10. Did a mistake buying a pioneer djm once and never again.

really good video

Its by far the best mixer ever made.

Yet another fabulous passionate review - thanks! But, after watching this review I purchased the Model1.4 instead as to me it seems neat and elegant compared to the large and complicated (busy) Xone96. You really helped me understand both mixers and what would work for me. So, really appreciated - thanks again.

Hi, anybody notice their 96 getting hot. I notice that runs very warm. Is this normal ?

Can you please compare this mixer to the pioneer v10?

Best version of the xone 96 i see is this one! An Extra mechanical switch like the one found above the per channel cue section the one that select filter 1/2 it would best if there was 2 available basically one that allow you to select filter 1 on same side as filter 2 in order to be able to apply and manipulate a high pass on filter 1 and a low pass on filter 2 on a per channel way or in the Master Chanel like the way model 1 does and boom you have a crazy awesome mixer! Maybe andy rigby Jones is reading this! Or Even a 4 way eq and a high pass low pass resonance per channel that would be able to fit the per channel strip given those micro switches could part and add the extra 3 pots on that side of the mixer getting rid of the cue button and replacing that with small switches! Or Move the entire pot system further up! Sure it makes it more busy but it also Will make this mixer the Best dj mixer ever made. Hands down!

26:30 Thanks for the good laugh in the midst of learning a lot

the filter cue is the only point i share, i just got him new, i think also thats kind of stupid, this mixer do sooo much but that point they forget? why? strange.. but till now im pretty happy with it. the sound is insane, and i fnially without another mixer i can use both pc and laptop same time if i want too. right now mysetup is following, xone 96 2x sc6000 1 korg replay 1 strymon timeline and my push 3 standalone or the APC40 mk2 depends what im doing.

My car just got a flat!can I use your spare;)

who can tell me the track id

The only thing it is missing really is efx, curious choice to leave those off with the two cards onboard- that's the only thing keeping this from being a crazed beast (and why I give the nod to the Pioneer V10 over this).

Do you still prefer the xone 96 Over the model 1 playdifferently?

Did he really skip the demo of the bandpass filter??

I'm seriously considering buying one the only thing holding me back is, I get the 96 and boom they release a new mixer with 96 being 5 years old now! any clue anyone?

Sólido, con excelente fluido para mezclar... .. pionner nexsus 2 mixer.. tiene xone por encima ..aunque no es una mixer para novatos

i had a xone 4d back in the day and i was really not impressed, after it broke i kinda stopped pursuing the hobby as a whole and now i got back to it with a djm v10 and that thing is absolutely insane only thing about it that i don't like is channel 2 and 5 can only accept line signal and no timecode dvs at all, otherwise i couldn't come up with anything to make it better

Bill has good taste in pedals

I don't understand how they could design this mixer with the cue to only be pre filter. Why??? Such a popular techno mixer though I wonder how people get around this.

No, you can set cue to post-filter

I will not eat next year to buy this and 2 technics mk7 😅

jeez why are all channels red?! Leave some headroom for god sake!!!

I got one that fell off a truck for 200;)

PLAYdifferently Model 1 4 lyfe 😘

If they only had a rotary version.

💞 promosm

i dunno, because of the hybrid audio, it doesn´t sound as warm and more agressive in the highend than the 92. also the cue/master knob is really bad on this one. i don´t get it that the volume gets lower when you turn the cue/master knob. they should´ve left it like in the 92.

Can’t see the point of having usb audio, but not being able to use it as a proper recording sound card too….. Mah……

does this mixer have any kind of logic to it? if it does, i can't actually find it

Unfortunately it doesn’t allow to sample, otherwise it would be perfect!

Digital in is indeed an odd omision.

No FX ....

In use it's a solid mixer.. but long term, the build quality of this mixer is god awful.(this commonly known) This particular model had bad quality components and the channel faders are all the 1st to go.. what's worse is the up faders are slightly different than the Xone 92s faders making them not compatible while replacements are scarce for the 96.. not good.. my buddy had all 4 faders go out on him within just a year. They rushed this mixer out and the quality of components is sub par by comparison to the 92.

You don't need the background music whilst you're speaking mate; at least not through the whole video.

29. minute bass EQ maxed OMG really? This just proof that you know nothing about mixing. Keep all red more hype :D :D

Mixer with no technological innovation except the 32 bit card, completely useless to bring such a mixer onto the market...Allen & Heath is a great brand but it doesn't bring innovation. Perhaps the most innovative product is the px5 but neutered by putting a filter only etc...

most terrible layout mixers ever had

oh common you complaining about filter cue while your signal clipping red - OMG really - noob. Xone analog filter is unbeatable tool in the DJ word - so you cant go wrong - just remember the ammount of resonance and keep levels of your music at the +6dB max!!! Jeez how dare you.