Comparison

Magical Mixing Console vs SplitStage

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Magical Mixing Console

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Magical Mixing Console (MMC) is the mobile and tablet remote control app built for Behringer X Air and Midas M Air digital mixers. Control your XR18, X18, MR18, XR16, or MR12 from your iPhone or iPad over Wi‑Fi — adjust faders, EQ, compressor, gate, routing, FX, scenes, DCAs, and mute groups while you walk the room, check a monitor wedge, or mix from backstage. FULL REMOTE CONTROL MMC gives you deep access to your desk, not just volume sliders. Mix live with the same power you expect from X Air Edit on a laptop, redesigned for touch and small screens: • Channel, aux, main, monitor, line, and FX return buses • Input gain, polarity, stereo link, and source assignment • 4-band parametric EQ, gate, and compressor on every bus • FX processors and effect routing • Sends and reception — see who feeds a bus and where it sends next • DCAs, mute groups, and automix • Physical outputs — mains, phones, aux, USB, Ultranet • Device scenes (on the mixer) and app scenes (saved locally) BUILT FOR LIVE SOUND ON MOBILE Whether you run sound at church, in a band, at a small venue, or for rehearsals, MMC is a live mixing app designed for real gigs on imperfect networks: • Vertical bus layout on phones — faders-first wireless mixing for one-handed portrait use • UI scale — enlarge text, faders, knobs, and buttons together for dim stage lighting and accurate touch • Dark theme and adjustable accent colors • Active scene in the header — see and save your live desk scene without digging through menus • Processing previews — gate, EQ, and compressor at a glance from the bus strip • Clear connect screen with readable UDP error messages when something goes wrong • English, Spanish, and German SETUP FASTER — LEARN AS YOU GO MMC lowers the learning curve without dumbing down the mixer: • Setup wizard — configure vocals, kick, snare, bass, keys, and stage monitors with sensible starting points for EQ, gate, and compression • Fresh Start — reset buses, levels, routing, and processing for a new show while keeping saved scenes, device name, and your app presets • Built-in Help — plain-language guide to buses, inputs, outputs, sends, and signal flow • Vault — save compressor and gate presets and app scenes for recall later • Demo mode — explore the iPad and iPhone mixer app without hardware connected SUPPORTED MIXERS Behringer X Air family: X18, XR18, XR16, and v2 variants (X18V2, XR18V2) Midas M Air family: MR18, MR12, and v2 variants (MR18V2) Connection uses the same local network (Wi‑Fi) protocol as the official Behringer and Midas apps. Your iPhone or iPad and the mixer must be on the same network. WHO MMC IS FOR • Sound volunteers and beginners who want a clearer mobile mixer app than the factory UI • Bands and worship teams who mix from an iPad or iPhone while moving around the venue • Anyone who owns an X Air or M Air desk and wants wireless remote mixing with full processing and routing control WHO MMC IS NOT FOR MMC does not support Yamaha, Allen & Heath, Soundcraft, or other mixer brands. It is not a DAW, recorder, or offline audio editor — it remotely controls your physical X Air / M Air hardware over the network. WHY CHOOSE MAGICAL MIXING CONSOLE? If the official X Air app feels dense on a phone, or you want onboarding tools, presets, and built-in explanations alongside full mixer control, MMC is built for you. Same desk. Same network. An interface designed so your digital mixer feels manageable in your pocket — without hiding what you need at show time. Download Magical Mixing Console — the Behringer and Midas X Air remote app for iPhone and iPad. Learn more: magicalmixingconsole.com

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SplitStage

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Build a complete performance, one part at a time. SplitStage is a local-first multitrack studio for musicians. Record your first video or audio part, listen through headphones, then add vocals, guitar, keys, percussion or any other performance while the earlier parts play back. CREATE LAYERED PERFORMANCES - Record video or high-quality audio inside the app - Add up to four audio or video layers - Add multiple clips to the same layer and choose where each clip begins - Monitor earlier parts through headphones while recording a new one - Use count-in, metronome and timing compensation tools EDIT THE RESULT - Choose layouts for two, three or four video layers - Reorder layers and select which performance appears in each tile - Trim clips non-destructively or match every layer to a duration - Adjust each clip's timing while previewing the full mix - Control volume, mute and audio effects per layer - Shape the sound with reverb, room size, compression and brightness EXPORT AND SHARE - Export a social-ready 1080p MP4 video - Save the result to Photos - Share through the native iOS share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required. SplitStage does not show ads or send your recordings to the developer. Projects, recordings and effect settings stay on your device unless you choose to export or share them. The free version includes one saved project and two unique exports. A one-time SplitStage Pro purchase unlocks unlimited saved projects and exports. No subscription.

Screenshots

Magical Mixing Console4 screens
SplitStage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magical Mixing Console at none against SplitStage's 1. Magical Mixing Console also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SplitStage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magical Mixing Console asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Magical Mixing Console versus SplitStage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagical Mixing ConsoleSplitStage
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatias BarriosMertcan Gokkaya

In-app purchases

None

Magical Mixing Console

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SplitStage

One-time1
  • SplitStage Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Magical Mixing Console free?
Magical Mixing Console is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SplitStage free?
SplitStage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Magical Mixing Console or SplitStage have ads?
Neither Magical Mixing Console nor SplitStage shows ads.

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