DriveRack VENU360 Control vs MixRemote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DriveRack VENU360 Control
Control your VENU360 hardware remotely with this app. It offers comprehensive management for your loudspeakers, optimizing sound and protecting your equipment. Features advanced algorithms and Ethernet control for a seamless audio experience.
- Remote VENU360 hardware control
- Loudspeaker processing and optimization
- Protection for loudspeakers
- Advanced AutoEQ and AFS algorithms
- Ethernet control via iOS/Mac
- Updated setup wizards
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The DriveRack® VENU360 Control app is the ultimate way to control the VENU360 hardware. The all-new DriveRack VENU360 provides all the processing and flexibility you need between your mixer and amplifiers to optimize and protect your loudspeakers. dbx took the dominant DriveRack 260, improved its features, and added more. The result is dbx’s first-ever, 3 input, 6 output Loudspeaker Management processor. With the latest advancements in dbx’s proprietary AutoEQ™ and AFS™ algorithms, additional input channels, ethernet control via an iOS®, or Mac® device, and updated wizards, the DriveRack VENU360 continues the DriveRack legacy of great-sounding, powerful, and affordable loudspeaker management processors, for a whole new generation.
MixRemote
This app provides full remote control for digital audio mixers, allowing users to manage all parameters via WiFi. It offers extensive features for live music performance, including effects, EQ, and recording capabilities.
- Full remote control of M series digital audio mixers
- Intuitive user interface and consistent layout
- Complete recall of all parameters (SHOW)
- Song-oriented recall of parameter subsets (SNAPSHOT)
- Multi-effects with saveable and recallable parameters (PATCH)
- Versatile Noise Gate and Compressor on physical inputs
- 4-band Parametric EQ on inputs and outputs
- Stereo Graphic EQ on MAIN outputs
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The MixRemote app for iPad allows full remote control of the M series of digital audio mixers, through their internal WiFi Access Point. The M series digital mixers are compact, self-contained, feature-packed faderless units which are ideal in all cases where live music is being performed. Several internal digital effects, both in send and in insert, are available for maximum flexibility. Several iPads can connect to the internal WiFi Access Point and manage all the available parameters. No audio is transferred between the iPad and the digital mixer, and all features of the digital mixers are accessible with this app, without requiring an additional computer for specific settings. Features: - Intuitive user interface and consistent layout - Complete recall of all parameters (SHOW) - Song-oriented recall of a parameter subset (SNAPSHOT) - Several multi-effects on specific inputs, whose parameters can be saved and recalled as a PATCH - MFX1 and MFX2: 3 effects in series (modulation, delay, special FX) - MFX3 and MFX4: 5 effects in series (overdrive, modulation, delay, special FX, amp simulation) - Other 3 effects with dedicated send (post-fader) busses - on all physical inputs: a versatile Noise Gate, a flexible and musical Compressor with two available modes: Easy (one-knob) and Advanced - 4-band Parametric EQ on each input, with three selectable modes: Standard, Vintage and Mmooth - 4-band Parametric EQ (in standard mode) on AUX and PHONES outputs - Presets are available for Noise Gate, Compressor, EQ, Reverb, and other effects on send busses - 31-band Stereo Graphic EQ on MAIN left and right outputs, with presets - Microphone Preamps with digital remote control, switchable 48V phantom power and phase invert - Line inputs with selectable -10 dBV / +4 dBu sensitivity; two line inputs can be switched into Hi-Z impedance mode - Two simultaneous amp simulations of guitar and bass amplifiers, licensed from OverloudTM - Modeling of MarkBassTM TTE-500 and Little Mark III amplifiers - All inputs can be linked into stereo pairs - Dual footswitch with assignable functions: individual FX on/off on MFX1, MFX2, MFX3 and MFX4, previous and next MFX1/MFX2/MFX3/MFX4 PATCH, previous and next SNAPSHOT, player control - Flexible stereo file player, with selectable Auto mode that enables automatic playback of next file - Supported file types on the player : WAV16, WAV24, AIFF, MP3 - The player also allows 4-track mode, using multitrack WAV files - Internal Metronome with flexible time signature and accent/beat sample selection - Internal stereo RECORDER on USB flash drive, with dedicated trim and VU meter - MIDI control of several parameters - 5-pin MIDI and USB-MIDI support (automatically merged) - Selectable internal/external WiFi second antenna; the first antenna is internal (M18 only) - Separate buss can be selected for PFL solo or Personal Monitoring (independent stereo mix of all inputs) - Four DAC groups (with Mute) that can be enabled on any of the available inputs - Quick Bar to allow immediate access to player control and several mutes - Mastering Processor on MAIN left and right outputs, including Valve Warmer, Xciter and Maximizer processors; the three units can be configured from a single preset for maximum ease of parameter recall - Several iPads can be connected at once (up to 5) to enable simultaneous control from different performers - A LAN port is available for connecting an external WiFi client or Access Point RCF spa Web SiteMixRemote Support
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MixRemote at 62% against DriveRack VENU360 Control's 13%. MixRemote also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). DriveRack VENU360 Control's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MixRemote holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DriveRack VENU360 Control has 74 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of DriveRack VENU360 Control's written reviews are positive against 62% of MixRemote's.
DriveRack VENU360 Control ships an update every 6 months, MixRemote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DriveRack VENU360 Control | MixRemote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (74 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harman Professional, Inc. | RCF spa |
Customer experience
DriveRack VENU360 Control
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In-app purchases
DriveRack VENU360 Control
No in-app purchases
MixRemote
No in-app purchases
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