Boredbrain Xcelon: Analog Eurorack Mixer Demo

Today we're spending some time with the Boredbrain Xcelon, a six channel, stereo euro rack mixer. We'll do a quick tour and then a patch from scratch in order to get a feel for Xcelon's feature set and advantages.
00:00 Setup/Overview
07:00 Patch From Scratch

[@joelaplaca1546]

Thanks! Just bought an Xcelon..so useful and sounds great. Thanks for the video! ❤

[@BlackMan614]

I loved boredbrain. Bought an xport and terminal v2 - they are awesome. xport is great because of the gain LED's. No one else in eurorack seem to understand the importance of gain control - especially if sending outs to guitar pedals which are notoriously sensitive to hot signals.

[@jakegreen7337]

that patch is something special!!!! delighttttfullll video!

[@TehSyneS]

great video, thanks for sharing, would love to try that mixer, excellent features!

[@lesjamusic]

So far my gear plans in 2024 have amounted to “sell all my other mixing modules to buy Excelon”. Had my eye on this for a while - thanks so much for the deep dive 🤘

[@jaygregory8219]

Great rundown! I've been interested in the mixer since it was announced, thanks for taking posting this!

[@mattlowerymusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@ThroughTheBag]

After later audio has an impressive new mixer module range that is another great alternative to the WMD

[@myceliumtechno]

Great review! I recently got the Xcelon mixer together with the Monitr module and I absolute love them. Both sound and feel great. Combined with great support from Adam and the team. They are top notch.

[@jeremyallen2821]

Very informative video. Much appreciated!

[@_Dav1K]

I am extremely excited about these series of modules. It's finally nice to see some competition to the old WMD Performance Mixer. I have a fully expanded PM in my system; the DB24 expanders that provide multitrack recording of my system has been a huge boon. Once BoredBrain releases their hinted at DB24 expanders for Xcelon, I plan on purchasing an entire set.

[@RileyGein]

I was thinking the exact same thing regarding my WMD PM (sadly never got my hands on Mutes or the DB24 module before they became unobtainium). BoredBrains really knocked it out of the park with this Mixer and even with less overall channels the fact that they’ve got stereo send/return and configurable control over the channels is really making me wanna pick this module up and possibly have it replace the PM in my main case

[@andrometer2382]

Never thought to throw 2 kicks to a stereo track to pan so directly Nice move I have to remember to try that

[@AntwaanMusic]

Still a neophyte in term of Eurorack but I feel like mixers are underrated modules, sure it doesn’t provide sound but it helps to patch really interesting stuff, beautiful and interesting patch by the way, thank you for the video! Now I need to get a new case…will need more space before that…will have to buy a house I guess

[@boriscat1999]

CV mixers are really handy and usually inexpensive and small. But for audio mixing, especially the mastering, an inexpensive mixer used externally is what most people end up using. using lots of case space on a mixer is usually for people who have a lot of money.

[@RileyGein]

@@boriscat1999for me personally my main case was made with the goal of being an all-in-one type “groovebox” that I could easily lug around. This meant needing a solid mixer module for all my audio and the eventual realization that there weren’t a whole lot of companies making mixers that were useful for live performance situations. I settled on a WMD Performance Mixer as despite the size it was pretty much perfect for what I needed. I’m glad BoredBrains is making a similar type of mixer especially now that most WMD modules are unobtainium

[@RileyGein]

Do you have a link to a modulargrid for this case? First time watching your content and there are a bunch of modules in there I’d love to check out and learn more about

[@mattlowerymusic]

I don't! That's a fun idea though...

[@distorson]

Is there a way to pan a mono sound in the stereo field?

[@mattlowerymusic]

Yeah, if you send a mono signal in, you can put it anywhere with the balance control

[@noisehead]

I would like a headphones out on this :)

[@D-Struct]

Nice review! I had an Xcelon but returned it due to noise floor being too high, audible THD issues. Love the physical interface and build but the overall sound quality for a full mix was not there for me

[@BoredbrainMusic]

It definitely sounds like something was either wrong with the unit you received or something else in the setup where it was connected. A great deal of care was taken to ensure the absolute lowest noise and to ensure complete transparency, especially as compared to other large-format mixers in eurorack. We're sorry you had issues.

[@Alphonso_026]

Oeh this is just perfect with all the stereo modules these days. It is very expensive though (EU). I mean 1K? In my honest opinion 6/7 hundred euro's would be a fair price point for what it is or am I just nuts? Modules (parts) are getting more and more expensive nowadays...

[@mattlowerymusic]

No small chunk of change for sure, but also is priced pretty much the same as its competitors. There are a lot a cool options in this space lately!

[@Alphonso_026]

@@mattlowerymusic true that! It is a niche market after all. And I must say Xcelon with all the tricks up its sleeve could be the new king in town.

[@peedee5324]

Any other Xcelon weirdos listening to this Xcelon video on their Xcelon? No?

[@EleniEliades_]

This is perfect timing as I am searching for an easy to use performance mixer. This one is sounding very useful... So does the mixer have 2 effects already in each of the 6 stereo inputs? At the top of every column there's an FX Knob and either I recall another person reviewing it saying it comes with Delay and Reverb FX or I had one of my "Alternate Reality Lifeline" dreams which are more "real " exciting and full of fascinating experiences, places and people who are so artistic and passionate about creating music or a painting, Filming scenes, writing... more so than my current state of dull actual existence. Thanks for your helpful video and music grooves. I'd love to hear and learn more about this Mixer, post another video about those 6 large FX knobs at the top of each row so I can find out whether or not this mixer comes with Reverb and Delay FX !💡💥🎶🎛🥁🔥👏🏽🌠🎙🪴🌌🌛❗️

[@arielxha1]

No internal effects .The FX knobs are to send to external effects modules.