Hmmm...what do we have...
Peavey PV6. Supposedly a 6-channel mixer. I HATE companies calling a stereo channel 2 channels. A 6-channel mixer SHOULD have 6 XLR mic inputs.
I used this for a couple of mini-projects at home but decided I needed to step up to something with USB in to overcome the crap line-in on my computer. Now I use it as phantom power and preamp for the Behringer B-2 we're taping with at the church.
Altec 1214 Control Console - 7 channels (6 real + a tape channel)...I was using this for our prison ministry, but it keeps THUMPING...like a heartbeat or something. I've tried polarity reversing and all manner of stuff, with no success.
Yamaha MW12 - Again, not really 12 channels. 6 XLRs, 2 of which share channel strips with a stereo input pair. I use this for my drum mix right now, as well as computer recording at the church...route the PV6 into one of the stereo pairs and I can have the drums in the mix, even though we don't mic them live.
no-name (that I can tell) "20 into 8" mixer. Got this as part of a package deal with the Ramsa below. Near as I can tell, this was designed for monitoring and recording. No channel sliders, but 20 XLR inputs routable into 8 busses.
The big dog is this one: Ramsa 24-channel with meter bridge. Mostly a live mixer, but I'd LOVE to use it in the studio, if I can get the channels cleaned up. It's a great sounding board, but it needs some work right now...
The one of these that I "love"..if you can truly love a mixer...is
the MW12. Highly versatile...i've used it for track recording, live sound, as a drum submix...etc etc...the possibilities are endless.