I have a training engagement coming up and I was looking at some options for a small portable unit to use for mixing some wireless mics etc. Maplin have an offer at the moment that looks like a good deal (cheaper than hiring a unit for a day). The offer is for an Alexis 8-channel mixer – with effects & a usb audio interface. For anyone wanting to do a bit of pc based recording they throw in a copy of Cubase LE. Its currently on offer at £129.99 here
The unit is physically quite compact – about a foot square and looks like this
