The Korg MW-2408 is a 24-channel mixer with a true hybrid design. Developed in collaboration with Greg Mackie and Peter Watts, it’s packed with premium components. The MW-2408 features HiVolt mic preamps, Velvet Sound AD/DA, and ALPS faders. Other features, such as streamlined per-channel 3-band EQs and single-knob compressors make mixing a breeze. The MW-2408 is a powerful, versatile mixer, thanks to its 8-bus configuration. Built-in feedback suppression and spectrum analyzer give boost performance convenience.

Some musicians want to hear more of their own instrument or voice in their in-ear or floor monitor, a process that is complicated to change on other mixers. SoundLink’s Musician’s Phone feature built into the Korg MW-2408 provides one-knob boost of the complete left/right mix into the musician’s individual track. Instead of having to change main mix settings or take up a bus, you have dedicated knobs for two musician’s “more me” monitor mixes.

The Korg MW-2408 24-channel mixer uses use a high-quality proprietary custom chip that delivers 24 ultra-realistic digital effects, instead of a generic digital effects processor chip. For example, all six reverb effects include an alternate “WARM” version—a touch veteran Korg users will tell you is very useful. Parameters of all effects can be tweaked, saved and recalled, and activated by an optional footswitch. Plus, you get test tone generators for use with the built-in 24-band Spectrum Analyzer.

Digital processing and effects are frustrating if they’re buried in some long, scrolling menu inside a menu. For EQ and other control features, and a row of individual L/R, AUX 1 and Aux 2 assign buttons for both Equalization and Dynamics makes mixing easier. SoundLink’s Limiter, Compressor, Noise Gate are both effective without being harsh or exaggerated. Each has tweakable, recallable parameters. Coupled with a 31-band Spectrum Analyzer, our super-practical 31-band/9-band ParaGraphic EQ solves acoustical problems other small mixers can’t handle.

Analog

Input Type
Balanced female XLR and ¼” TRS

HiVolt Microphone Preamp
-128dBu E.I.N, -10 to -60 dBU nominal input level; 3KΩ input impedance

Frequency Response to Main Output (at unity gain)
+0.5 to -1.5 dBu 20Hz to 20kHz

THD to Main Output (20-20 kHz, unity gain, unwtd)
0.004%

S/N Ratio to Main Output (Ref = +4 dB, 20 kHz BW, unity gain, A-wtd)
-70 dBu

System Crosstalk (Ref = +4 dBu, 20 Hz-20 kHz, unwtd)
Input to Output, -70 dBu; Adjacent Channels, -90 dBu

Gain Control Range (± 1 dB)
+10dB to +60dB (Mic), -10 to +40dB (Line)

Main Outputs
Balanced male XLR and ¼” TRS

Maximum Output Level
+26 dBu

Output Impedance
75 Ω

Headphone Output
100 mW / ch. @ 32Ω load, 20 Hz-20 kHz (+0.5dB, -1.5dB)

Control

Savable Settings
Channel Mutes, Effects & effects Mutes, Mute Groups, Break settings, Dynamics, Graphic EQ, Feedback assign to bus

Recallable Presets
Four Mute Groups, 10 Global Scene Memories, 24 FX Memories, 10 Dynamics, 6 GEQ, 16 or 24 Channel Mutes, 3 Feedback bus assignments

Signal Processing

Mono Channels
HI (12k, shelving), MID (peak, sweepable from 250Hz to 5k) and LO (100Hz, shelving), ±15dB boost/cut;

Stereo Channels
HI (12k shelving), HI MID (2.5k shelving), LO MID (250Hz shelving) and LO (100Hz shelving)

High Pass Filter
12dB/octave at 80Hz

Digital Multi-band EQ
31-bands with nine frequencies selectable at any one time, Wide 1-octave interval and Narrow ½-octave modes

Digital Compressor
Hard – 1ms to 40ms Attack, +11dB to 0dB Threshold; Soft – 1ms to 40ms Attack, +11dB to -5dB Threshold

Digital Limiter
1ms to 40ms Attack, +19 to +3dB Threshold

Digital Noise Gate
Hard – 40ms to 1500ms Release, -35 to +7dB Threshold; Soft – 40ms to 1500ms Release, -50 to +4dB Threshold

Assignable Digital Processing
Digital Multiband EQ, Compressor, Limiter, and Noise Gate are assignable individually to Main L/R, Aux 1 and Aux 2

Spectrum Analyzer
24-channel with Peak Hold function

Digital

Main L/R Bus ADC Dynamic Range
115dB (A-wtd)

Aux and FX Buses ADC Dynamic Range
111dB (A-wtd)

DAC Dynamic Range for all Out buses
115dB (A-wtd)

USB Stereo Input / Recording Port
USB Class 1

Internal Processing
32-bit for internal processing

A/D/A Bit Depth
Korg Tru-Bit-Perfect 32-bit

USB Bit Depth
24-bit

Sampling rates
48 kHz, 44.1 kHz

Digital Effects
Rev Hall, Rev Hall Warm, Room, Warm Room, Rev Vocal, Rev Vocal Warm, Stage, Stage Warm, Plate Reverb, Plate Reverb Warm, Spring Reverb Warm, Analog Delay, Tape Echo, Variable Delay, Delay of the Korg SDD3000, Chorus, Flanger, Exciter, Sub Bass booster, 1 kHz Test Tone, Slow Sweep, Fast Sweep, White or Pink Noise

Physical

Power Connector
IEC

Input-Voltage Range
100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

Power Requirements (continuous)
45 W

Recommended Ambient Operating Temperature
0˚ to 40˚ Celsius / 32˚ to 104˚ Fahrenheit

Dimensions (WxHxD)
MW-2408: 18.9” x 7.36” x 20.89″ / 480 mm x 187 mm x 530 mm (17.3” / 440 mm wide without side panels, 19” / 483 mm with rack rails);
MW-1608: 15.6” x 7.36” x 20.89″ / 396 mm x 187 mm x 530 mm (10.6” / 356 mm wide without side panels;)

Weight
MW-2408: 20.5 lbs / 9.3kg; MW-1608: 17.6 lbs / 8.0kg

MW-001 Mount Bracket (sold separately)

Dimensions
460mm x 32mm x 21mm / 18.1″ x 1.25″ x 0.82″

Weight
700g / 1.54 lbs.