I had a model 12 and it was really cool for what it was, but it was rather limiting as it had only 6 mono channels and 2 stereo channels. Also had only 2 aux sends and you need to use channels for returns so it’s pretty limiting in terms of channels.
what is cool is you can record each channel to the SD card, and unlike most anything else on the market, it had midi so you can sync drum machines etc and have your multiple tracks synced for overdubbing. Sadly can’t be a slave though, only master.
also unique is it can record pre or post eq, comp etc, unlike the MTK which takes the usb input from the input of the mixer. I personally don’t mind this as I don’t want to record my eq etc, as I’d rather play those back via usb return and eq stuff in the context of the overall mix. Still nice to have the flexibility though.
If they could make a 16 or 24 channel with the features of the 12 it would be pretty killer, but as it stands, the 12 is just a bit limiting in terms of channel count if your using stereo inputs, external effects etc.
probably great for singer songwriter type stuff, but I use a lot of synths and outboard effects, so I want lots of routing and also spare channels so I can have stereo returns for everything. Love the mkt22 for this since you can have like 14 mono input and then use 3 stereo channels for effects return, or playback of tracks from the computer over usb etc
Model 12 is pretty cool though. Hopefully more new stuff comes along based on some of its features and ability to work dawless