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All but eliminated the disconnect issue - fingers crossed

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robmcl:
Like many here I've seen the disconnect/reconnect happen many times.  Sometimes it's many times within a 1hour set.  It would happen in both wifi and docked mode...didn't seem to make a difference.  Thankfully for the most part, the ipad will reconnect within a few seconds (only seems like eternity in the midst of the gig).  Today I decided to manually reset the DL and allow a firmware re-install.  I've had the DL in operation since MF1.x

For background - dlink 2.4 router
- DL about 1.5yr old and never factory reset manually
- iPad3/30pin running iOS7
- iPhone4 running iOS8.1.3 and beta ver of MyFader3 (but that's all I can say about that <grin>)

Process - dock the iPad and reboot (complete power down and back up, not just sleep mode)
- launch MF3.0.2
- power on the DL while holding the reset button for 15sec +/- (this is the factory reset)
- allow the iPad to update the firmware
- re-open your latest show / snapshot

I've now had the ipad running 2 hrs docked with iphone connected wifi, then 2 hrs with both ipad and iphone via wifi... not a single disconnect !!  Couldn't resist sharing this.   Hope it helps someone else.

Wynnd:
Thanks for reporting.  I've had that happen once at rehearsal.  Think I just rebooted my ipad.  Being it was rehearsal, not much of a problem. 

WK154:
I really don't think we need another Sync thread, it's been beat to death. Check here    http://cacophony.aspinock.com/index.php?topic=498.msg3796#msg3796
It's a Mackie problem they haven't been able to solve in over two years. :o

ijpengelly:
Interestingly, I did a charity gig on Friday night with five acts though the evening. I ran my usual set up and there was 150+ people there. The only thing that had changed was the update to iOS since my previous gig and I don't think I experienced a re-sync all night except when I turned the iPad on and off or swapped between apps. Typically, I experience it 3 - 4 times over Wi-Fi in a typical 2 hour gig.

Just to note, I hadn't updated to the latest release of Mackie MF, I was still running 3.0.1.

Wynnd:
I haven't seen a reason to not upgrade from MF 3.0.1 to the current version.  Everyone (except keyboard magic) has reported it a positive improvement. and even Keyboard Magic hasn't reported it to be any worse than before.  Note this doesn't apply to people still running MF 2.1.1 and people who need My Fader because My Fader 3.0.2 isn't out yet.  Ben said it's coming soon.

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