Could you recommend any budget usb mixer similar to this one? This one gets warm very quickly and even gets on fire.
Or are any pros for a mixer without USB + audio interface?

 

I always stuck with Mackie.
Especially since I quit smoking

 

Give a look at Yamaha AG 06, i'ts literally a Steinberg UR Interface, same Drivers, ASIO, Loopback. I love mine

 

With the three mixers mix 1202FX, mix 802 and mix 502 from the “the t.mix” series, Thomann shows that there are decent small mixers that offer everything you need to combine microphones, instruments and players with ease, even for a clear budget Mix. The mixers sound decent, deliver impressive levels at the output and headphones and are also robustly made. Except for a missing pre-fader monitor send, the mixers are astonishingly well equipped, the mix 1202FX even has a melodious effects section. So: three ideal companions for the rehearsal room, stage and all occasions where a little mix is appropriate.

the t.mix xmix 802 USB (99 €)
https://www.thomann.de/de/the_t.mix_xmix_802_usb.htm
mix 1202FX (79 € )
https://www.thomann.de/de/the_t.mix_mix_1202fx.htm
mix 802 (€ 59)
https://www.thomann.de/de/the_t.mix_mix_802.htm

Pro:
Ordinary processing, Power supply unit with lockable plug,Very affordable price, Printed operating instructions in German, Good audio quality,practical EQ frequencies, +48 volts phantom power, Additional stereo cinch inputs and outputs, Easy to handle

Contra:
No power switch. No pre-fader monitor path, No solo / PFL bus,

 

@BEAT16 Really interesting mixers. Xmix is the only one with USB. MIX 1202fx is catching me the most. But I need an audio interface for it.

 

Mackie VLZ. Any. Great.

I went 2nd hand with my mixer, because they don't make Soundtracs mixers any more. Never regretted it, but 2nd mixers usually need a bit of maintenance, so better be prepared to do that. So maybe try finding something good 2nd hand? Mackie or Soundcraft. I would recommend Mackie, though, especially VLZ ones. Really good. But you will need a USB interface. Maybe there are new small-form Mackies with USB? There probably are, but I'm old-school as you can tell.

 

USB Audio Interfaces - Low- Mid - High - Prof - Budget (Market overview 4-2021)
https://audiosex.pro/threads/usb-audio-interfaces-low-mid-high-prof-budget.58930/

1. Low Budged
2. Mid Budged
3. High Budget
4. Studio Professional Budget

1. Low Budget
Audient - iD4 MKII (139 €)
Desktop Audio Interface mit Class A Preamp

Focusrite - Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen (104 €)
2-channel USB2.0 audio interface with USB-C connection

Mackie - Onyx Producer 2x2 (109 €)
USB 2.0 Audio Interface, 24 Bit / 192 kHz

Native Instruments - Komplete Audio 2 (119 €)
24 Bit / 192 kHz, 2 microphone / line inputs: XLR / TRS combo socket - switchable to Hi-Z

Presonus - AudioBox USB 96 25th Anniv Ed (89 €)
2x2 USB 2.0 Recording-Interface 24-Bit / 96 kHz

Roland - Rubix 22 (153 €)
Compact USB audio interface with 2 preamplifiers and 2 outputs

Steinberg - UR22C - 149,00 €
USB-C audio interface 2 analog inputs and outputs, MIDI I / O, 32 bit / 192 kHz, iPad-compatible

2. Mid Budget
Audient - EVO 8 (176 €)
USB audio interface with 4 preamps and innovative functions
Audient iD14 MKII (239 €)
USB C / Audient iD14 MKII, desktop audio interface with 2 Class A preamps and ADAT input
Audient - iD22 - 359 €
USB-Audio-Interface mit Monitor-Controller, 24Bit/96kHz, ADAT-I/O, Class A Preamps
Behringer - UMC1820 (199 €)
USB 2.0 audio interface 18 x 20, up to 24 bit / 96 kHz
Focusrite - Scarlett 4i4 3rd Gen - 209 €
USB audio interface with 4 inputs and 4 outputs. Focusrite quality at 192 kHz, 24 bit
Focusrite - Clarett 2Pre USB (349 €)
Focusrite Clarett 2Pre USB, USB audio interface with 2 preamps and 4 analog outputs, ADAT In, MIDI I / O
MOTU - M2 (195 €)
2-channel USB C audio interface
Motu - M4 (259 €)
USB C Audiointerface / 24 Bit / 192 kHz / ESS Sabre32 Ultra DAC (USB bus-powered)
Motu - MicroBook IIc (307 €)
24 Bit / 96 kHz, 1x Mikrofon, 1x Hi-Z, 2x Line In, 2x Line Out, 1x Headphone Out, 1x SPDIF Out
Presonus Studio 26c (199 €)
USB C / 24 Bit / 192 kHz (USB bus-powered)
Roland - Rubix 44 (245 €)
USB audio interface with 4 preamps and 4 outputs, compressor / limiter at the inputs
SSL 2+ Audio Interface - 245 €
USB audio interface with 2 inputs and 4 outputs, MIDI
Steinberg - UR24C - 205 €
USB-C audio interface with 2 Class-A D-Pre preamplifiers, 4 cinch line outputs, MIDI I / O, 24Bit / 192kHz

3. High Budget
Arturia - AudioFuse Rev2 (599 €)
14x14 USB audio interface, 24-bit / 192 kHz
Antelope - Zen Go Synergy Core (499 €)
USB-C audio interface with 2 channels
Black Lion Audio - Revolution 2x2 (458 €)
24bit, 192KHz USB C interface
TASCAM - Celesonic US-20×20 (579 €)
Comprehensively equipped USB 3.0 audio interface with 20 channels.
4. Studio Professinal Budget
Antelope - Discrete 8 Synergy Core (1499 €)
24 Bit / 192kHz, Thunderbolt und USB 2.0 Port
Apogee - Symphony Desktop (1429 €)
10 in x 14 out desktop audio interface with high-quality converters and circuit technology
Lynx Studio - Aurora(n) 8 USB (2999€)
Digital converter, 24 bit / 192 kHz AD / DA converter
Lynx Studio - Hilo Black USB (2499 €)
2-Kanal AD/DA Wandler bis zu 24-Bit / 192 kHz, touchscreen display
RME - Babyface Pro FS (698 €)
24-channel USB audio interface, 24 bit / 192 kHz
RME - Fireface UCX (1099 €)
36-channel USB 2.0 & FireWire 400 audio interface
RME - Fireface UFX+ (2198 €)
188 channel USB and Thunderbolt audio interface
SPL - Crimson 3 (699 €)
USB & monitor controller, 24 bit / 192 kHz AD / DA converter
Universal Audio - Apollo Twin USB Duo Heritage (1127 €)
USB 3.0 Audio-Interface, almost latency-free recording with UAD plug-ins

 

I have a xenyx mixer and the USB interface is quasi unusable, noisy af

 

I would stay away from cheap behringer mixers in any case. If you really want to buy one, avoid those with integrated audio interface: they are really bad

 

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Regular Behringer mixer without USB and additional USB soudncard
Yamaha AG is a good option

 

Older Xenyx mixers are actually good sounding, that's why agree with you Pipotron3000, but newer ones with USB are not - the USB AD/DA part, I mean. The problem is cheap USB converters and the AD/DA and the USB driver in general. Drivers are always the ones people don't think about when buying hardware, which is completely wrong line of thinking. Drivers are always the most important thing, just like in a car. That's why they are called drivers, I presume.

But really, those older small Xenyx mixers sound really interesting. I would buy one just to have it for "you never know", and I will. Additional submixer with a different colour on the cheap, why not?