MAONO Podcast Equipment Bundle Audio mixer All-in-One Podcast Production Studio with 3.5mm Microphone for Live Streaming, Podcast Recording, PC, Smartphone, DJ MaonoCaster Lite (AU-AM200-S1)

The media could not be loaded. This is a very cool audio console for the beginner or intermediate level podcaster OR someone who wants to do some basic voice over work. The "Pro" sound effect with everything adjusted to personal preferences using the included XLR mic sounds EXACTLY like making a recording from a sound booth. This would be an ideal setup for someone recording their voice while reading a script.CONSOLE FEATURES:For the price, it is definitely the most capable console I have used. There are a lot of options here that are not found on others in this price range, and a few that work substantially better. The ability to adjust LO, MID, and HI as well as the recording volume and microphone volume all at the same time is the main selling point for the console. You can't get anything else at this price that does ALL of that and has the extra features. This brings the CONSOLE up to intermediate level, for sure.I had a lot of fun with the different voice pitches, too. The female voice can get glitchy, but if you adjust how you talk you can get a nice effect. If you speak too softly, the audio does sort of vanish, though. The other voice effects sounded fine, though. Robot voice....eh....more like B-Movie Monster. It's not bad, really, but should probably be labeled differently.Some of the built in sound effects are great. Kids cheering, applause, booing, and the crow sounds are pretty useful. Would like to see a firmware update allow you to overwrite these with your own effects, though. That'd be pretty useful. Definitely more useful than only having only four programmable buttons.Music Only, Side Chain, and Loop Back work as expected. No complaints! The De-Noise button, however, cuts words off very abruptly causing some distortion if you have a lot of short pauses and it will take practice to use. If you speak clearly and fluidly, this may not be an issue for you...I, however...pause often... Luckily, with the foam cover on it there isn't much background noise on the recordings anyway. I didn't use the De-Noise button, and I didn't have to do any cleanup in post.The auto-tune works really well overall. I'm not much of a singer, but I imagine this could be useful for someone who wants to do a little bit of music work. There are definitely a plethora of outputs and in inputs to facilitate song production for someone just starting out.My recording software picked the device right up. Output through USB-C to PC was flawless. I didn't have any issue crossfading through the sound effects or music (using my MP3 player). It just worked really well and is pretty intuitive. Big labeled buttons and wheels are a lot easier to understand than thirty tiny knobs like my first console.MICROPHONE:The included microphone is just okay. It's going to give you a voice-over sound, but it isn't anything special. I would absolutely advise investing in either a quality lapel mic or even a shotgun mic or two to pair with this. It has TWO microphone inputs so you can easily set this up for interviews during a podcast. I prefer the audio I get using a powered shotgun mic with built-in gain settings.One thing I want to make note of here is that this does NOT supply enough power to run other XLR microphones through the console and included XLR to 3.5mm cable. I have not tried using this in conjunction with a phantom power supply, however....If you plan to, do so at your own risk! It does provide enough oomph to power basic shotgun mics, desktop microphones, and all other mics natively meant for or compatible with the 3.5mm jack.CONCLUSION:If you're just starting and want a solid audio experience that just works and doesn't have a huge learning curve...This thing is great. This is absolutely podcast making gold, even using the included beginner microphone. If you have a good 3.5mm mic, I can see this being a great upgrade to more inexpensive consoles. If you've got a nice console already, this isn't going to bring you much you don't already have. For me, this is a total upgrade. I'm still experimenting with different microphones, but the console itself is well worth it.

I have tried several solutions for streaming audio mixers, and none of them come close to the usefulness and amazing sound quality of this bundle at this price.First the microphone sounds great for voice, it's crystal clear and has nice rear noise rejection. It's also loud enough where you don't need to be right up on the mic all the time for it to sound good. The mixer has a great noise reduction button that really cleans up any background noise effectively.The ports are all 1/8" TRRS connections except one USBC port. This is also very useful since it will effectively send audio to and from nearly any mobile device. I tested streaming simultaneously to YouTube, Twitch, and Instagram, using 3 different outputs, while using the mic input as well as the music input using a CD player. It worked perfectly!You have a monitor fader so you can hear yourself in the headphones, a separate "Rec" level which gives you independent master volume control over your stream separate from the monitor level, as well as mic and music levels. The sidechain button is a really amazing feature. This is essentially auto-ducking, so you can have music playing and when sidechain is activated, the mixer will automatically lower the volume of the music so you can hear your voice. This is INCREDIBLY useful.The 'Echo' effect is actually reverb, and there are a few different ones to choose from by pressing the effect button. They all sound very decent. The voice changer is a lot of fun and works great. The sound fx are silly, but pretty cool too, and can liven up dead airtime on a stream.If you are a YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, or IG streamer, or all of the above, this is an essential piece of hardware. The fact that it will work so flawlessly with computer, iOS, and Android, and do them all at once is really impressive. 10/10 great device!

I will update this review as I've had more time to play with this thing but I bought it without seeing reviews which is weird, I don't usually do that. But it looked cool so I figured I'd give it a shot. It is pretty neat what you get in this package.A mixer with several different controls over your audio. I'm not well versed in sound engineering however it seems pretty good to me. But I do want the manufacturer to know there are a few annoyances that I can't get over and might consider returning this and wait for the other Maonocaster that I found on their website.My biggest gripe: THERE ARE EIGHT USELESS BUTTONS ON THIS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMABLE TO ANYTHING. Meanwhile they give you 4 buttons you can program and 8 buttons you'll probably never use once you realize that the sound effects they include aren't that amusing.Also, the bluetooth light blinks incessantly until you pair a device with it, but you do not have the option to simply turn off the bluetooth. I really don't understand the purpose of having a battery operated device with always on Bluetooth. While I'll leave this unit plugged up most of the time and don't plan on porting it around much, I can't understand why the Bluetooth doesn't have an off button. This means if your device wasn't paired with your phone and someone around you wanted to mess with your setup they literally just have to pull out their phone and pair it to your Maonocaster. It doesn't ask for a button combo or a code confirmation or anything. That kinda super sucks. I'm sure I'll have more good things to say about this device in the future but these two things bother me a lot.Other notes:Also the robot vocal effect sounds nothing like a robot, but the rest are pretty spot on. It has an auto tuner which is fun to play with lol.