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Best Interface / Mixer for streaming
Gets an XLR mic to the PC and adds mixing, faders, and effects. Skip it if your mic is USB.
Which interface / mixer should you use for streaming?
StreamPartPicker tracks 92 interface / mixer options with enough data to publish, ordered by proven quality per dollar: each part's retailer rating, weighted by how many people rated it, against the square root of its price. Behringer U-PHORIA UMC22 leads that ordering at 4.5 out of 5 and $52.90. The order is the formula's, not a hand-picked list, and nothing here is lab-tested by us.
Ranked by proven quality per dollar. How the ranking works
1
Behringer U-PHORIA UMC22
XLR / line · USB
$52.904.5
2
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Gen)
XLR / line · USB
$119.994.6
3
Triton Audio FetHead
1 XLR in-line · XLR to XLR, phantom powered
$74.954.6
4
Cloudlifter CL-1
1x XLR boost · XLR inline
$1294.7
5
Mackie Onyx Artist 1x2
XLR / line · USB
$61.054.5
6
PreSonus AudioBox USB 96
XLR / line · USB
$95.074.3
7
MAONO AM200-S1 Podcast Bundle Mixer
2 XLR + 3.5 mm · USB
$99.984.2
8
Mackie Mix8 8-Channel Compact Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$99.994.5
9
PreSonus Revelator io24
XLR / line · USB
$149.994.6
10
Behringer UMC404HD U-Phoria
$1394.6
11
Synido Live Solo MK2 Audio Interface
XLR / line · USB
$39.994.2
12
Arturia MiniFuse 2
XLR / line · USB
$1194.6
13
Focusrite Scarlett Solo (4th Gen)
1x XLR · USB-C
$159.994.6
14
MAONO PS22 Lite USB Audio Interface
1 XLR + instrument · USB-C
$69.994.2
15
Elgato Wave XLR
1x XLR · USB-C
$1604.6
16
Behringer 802S Analog Streaming Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$984.6
17
Focusrite Vocaster One
1 XLR · USB-C
$854.3
18
GoXLR Mini
1x XLR + mixer · USB
$1894.5
19
Universal Audio Volt 2
XLR / line · USB
$1394.6
20
Shure MVX2U Gen 2
1 XLR · USB-C, MFi
$1394.5
21
Focusrite Vocaster Two
2 XLR · USB-C, Bluetooth
$111.444.5
22
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (4th Gen)
2x XLR/TRS · USB-C
$224.994.6
23
MOTU M2 2x2 USB-C Audio Interface
XLR / line · USB
$199.954.6
24
Audient EVO 4
XLR / line · USB
$1584.4
25
PYLE 6-Channel USB Mixer
6 channels, XLR + line · USB
$95.994.1
26
Behringer FLOW 8
Mixer + XLR · USB
$1994.6
27
Behringer Xenyx X1204USB
$2394.5
28
RODE AI-1 USB Audio Interface
1 XLR / instrument · USB-C
$1294.2
29
Behringer Xenyx 1204USB
Mixer + XLR · USB
$2094.5
30
MAONO E2 Gen2 Podcast Mixer Interface
2 XLR · USB-C, Bluetooth
$129.994.3
31
Y.D.F AR001 USB Audio Interface
XLR / line · USB
$89.994.0
32
M-Audio M-Track 2x2M-C
XLR / line · USB
$994.2
33
GoXLR
1x XLR + mixer · USB
$3594.6
34
Phenyx Pro Audio Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$129.994.1
35
Yamaha MG10XU
Mixer + XLR · USB
$324.994.6
36
Yamaha MG10XU
$324.994.6
37
Universal Audio Volt 176
1x XLR/TRS · USB-C
$1784.4
38
Audio-Technica AT-UMX3
1x XLR + 3.5mm · USB-C
$1594.2
39
Audio-Technica AT-UMX3 Desktop Mixer
XLR / line · USB
$1594.2
40
MAONO P2 Hybrid USB Audio Interface
2 XLR · USB-C, phone + PC at once
$119.994.3
41
Cloud Microphones Cloudlifter CL-2
$2124.6
42
Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 4th Gen
XLR / line · USB
$309.994.7
43
Mackie ProFX10v3 10-Channel Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$269.994.4
44
Universal Audio Volt 276 USB-C Interface
XLR / line · USB
$2994.6
45
BEACN Mix Create
$2294.4
46
Elgato Wave XLR MK.2
1x XLR · USB-C
$169.994.3
47
BlueAVS blueCaster Two USB Audio Interface
2 XLR · USB-C
$96.994.6
48
Zoom PodTrak P4next
4 XLR · USB-C, records to SD, AA battery
$179.994.5
49
SSL 2+ USB Audio Interface
XLR / line · USB
$229.994.5
50
Audient iD4 MkII
$299.994.4
51
MAONO P1 USB Audio Interface
1 XLR · USB-C
$129.994.4
52
Zoom Podcast
$379.994.5
53
Audient EVO 16 Audio Interface
XLR / line · USB
$2474.1
54
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (4th Gen)
$2244.7
55
K-MXERPRO 8-Channel Audio Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$119.983.9
56
XTUGA 4-Channel Audio Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$99.993.9
57
Behringer Xenyx Q1204USB
$2094.2
58
Yamaha AG06MK2
2 XLR/combo + line · USB-C, loopback
$239.994.2
59
Mackie ProFX6v3+
Mixer + XLR · USB
$249.994.4
60
Rode RODECaster Duo
Mixer + XLR · USB
$4154.3
61
RØDE RØDECaster Duo
$4154.3
62
Yamaha ZG02 Gaming Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$119.954.6
63
Line 6 POD Studio UX1
$1483.8
64
RODECaster Pro II
4x XLR + mixer · USB
$5784.4
65
Rode RODECaster Pro II
Mixer + XLR · USB
$5784.4
66
Allen & Heath ZED-6FX Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$199.994.4
67
Audient iD24
XLR / line · USB
$427.894.8
68
Zoom LiveTrak L-12
Mixer + XLR · USB
$4434.4
69
Pioneer DJM-250MKII DJ Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$4194.6
70
TASCAM Mixcast 4
4 XLR/TRS · USB-C, records to SD
$4994.4
71
Mackie ProFX16v3
$599.994.4
72
Yamaha MG16XU 16-Channel Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$674.994.4
73
Kinetheon G10-P15 Podcast Bundle
1 XLR + aux · USB
$129.994.4
74
Soundcraft EPM8 8-Channel Mixer
Mixer + XLR · USB
$4154.4
75
Donner DAM1000 10-Channel Analog Mixer
4 XLR with phantom + line · USB
$189.994.5
76
ART TubeMix
Mixer + XLR · USB
$2354.2
77
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen
XLR / line · USB
$649.994.4
78
Mackie ProFX22v3
$799.994.6
79
Behringer X32 Compact
Mixer + XLR · USB
$1,3984.7
80
Mackie DLZ Creator XS
$499.994.0
81
PreSonus StudioLive 16.0.2 USB
$999.994.0
82
Roland BRIDGE CAST X
XLR / line · USB
$469.993.7
83
Solid State Logic UF8 Audio Interface
XLR / line · USB
$1,199.994.4
84
Allen & Heath ZED-14
$679.993.6
85
NearStream USB Audio Interface
XLR / line · USB
$134.993.3
86
TOPPING A90 Discrete
$5993.3
87
Universal Audio LA-610 MkII
$1,9995.0
88
BEACN Studio Audio Interface
XLR / line · USB
$409.92
89
Allen & Heath Qu-16C
4.8
90
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Gen)
4.7
91
Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 (3rd Gen)
4.7
92
ART Pro VLA II
4.2
Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing, not from testing done here. Prices are tracked at build time, not live. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.