Soundcraft · Ui24R
Ready to buy
The retained reference is $1,499 current authorized U.S. reference. Budget a wired network or HDMI touchscreen, backup controller, approved recording drive, rack, power protection and a confirmed regional support path. Confirm the current configuration, included parts, support path, return terms and the work that must be preserved before ordering.
Current market
Each line carries its own check date because price, software, specifications, and product cycle do not age at the same speed.
Budget a wired network or HDMI touchscreen, backup controller, approved recording drive, rack, power protection and a confirmed regional support path. Confirm the checkout price and package before paying.
Ui24R remains compelling for a band or location recorder that values browser control and simultaneous USB-drive and computer capture more than a physical fader surface.
Other paths
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What changed
Older observations stay in the ledger when the current view changes. That lets a buyer tell the difference between an old complaint, an active issue, and a problem that was corrected.
Ui24R was checked against its manufacturer record, the current category collection and the nearest ownership alternatives.
Each amount stays tied to its source and capture date. Conflicting prices remain visible until the seller resolves them.
Current reference priceA structured timeline will begin with the next source capture
Owner experience
Owner discussion repeatedly returns to browser-device compatibility, wi-fi congestion, wired or hdmi fallback, usb-drive performance and mature-platform support rather than specifications alone.
These are self-reported experiences from a changing mix of owners, conditions and software versions. They identify questions to test, not a failure rate.Owners repeatedly discuss stagebox compatibility, bus counts, scene and firmware behavior, router design, remote-control recovery, recording media and service access; those self-reports are bounded experience, not failure rates or universal sound-quality conclusions.
Run the mixer on a wired control path, start both recorders, disconnect the primary tablet, and confirm show restore and regional service before treating its convenience as redundancy.
1 evidence recordSources
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Soundcraft identifies Ui24R as a 4U browser-controlled mixer and recorder with twenty microphone preamps, twenty-four simultaneous input paths, eight aux outputs, dual-band Wi-Fi, Ethernet and dual-path multitrack capture
$1,499 current authorized U.S. reference was retained from the current manufacturer or authorized-market record with package and availability qualifications kept visible.
Soundcraft publishes setup, compatibility or service material that makes this purchase boundary explicit: There is no motorized surface, so wired Ethernet or direct HDMI control, a prepared second device and exported shows are part of the live plan; automatic feedback suppression does not establish safe gain, SPL or hearing exposure
A current authorized multibrand collection exposes live price, stock, form factor, local I/O, channel count, recording, stagebox ecosystems and purchaser reviews while keeping a console listing separate from the cost of a complete live system.
Independent hands-on coverage compares surface workflow, remote control, buses, stagebox and recording paths across X32, WING, StudioLive, Ui and other digital mixers, with limitations attached to the tested console, firmware and application.
Field reviews compare compact surfaces and rack engines through real routing, fader, touchscreen, network, I/O, show and recording workflows rather than treating channel count or manufacturer sound claims as universal rankings.
Owners repeatedly discuss stagebox compatibility, bus counts, scene and firmware behavior, router design, remote-control recovery, recording media and service access; those self-reports are bounded experience, not failure rates or universal sound-quality conclusions.
CQ-20B represents the remote stagebox mixer branch at $999.99 current authorized U.S. reference.
X32 Rack represents the established remote aes50 rack mixer branch at $989 current authorized U.S. reference.
The manufacturer record, current market collection, support material and independent category evidence were checked on August 16, 2026. The checkout package and regional support path still need verification. Owner reports are retained as bounded experience, not a reliability rate. Processed channels, local sockets, physical faders, mono or stereo buses, stagebox protocols and included versus optional network cards remain distinct. Wireless control is never treated as guaranteed or redundant by itself; a wired path, prepared fallback controller, power plan and rehearsed show restore are part of a remote rig. Firmware, apps, editor versions, show files, scenes, recall safes, clocking and recording media must be qualified together before a live event. Automated gain, feedback, dynamics and limiting tools do not guarantee intelligibility, hearing safety or regulatory compliance. Safe SPL and exposure management require competent operation and appropriate measurement, while mains distribution, grounding and temporary electrical work belong to qualified professionals following local rules. No record claims one preamp, sample rate, processing architecture or console sounds universally better, and owner reports remain bounded experience rather than reliability statistics.
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