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Fyi I just pulled the plug and ordered the "Lightning tray kit" directly from Mackie ... it includes both the connector and the tray ... not sure if it also includes the frame that those two fit in ... I guess I'll see when they show up.

Refurb iPad 2018's are under $200 in "excellent" condition, so I will pick up another one of those to replace the iPad 2 ... fingers crossed I will be good to go with MF5.

-- John

Fyi after some checking yesterday I found out that the iPad Air tray fits iPad 2017/2018 models as well ... so a $40 tray plus $50 lightning connector upgrade will allow my DL1608 to dock considerably newer iPads ... and enough to run MF5.

-- John

So the new iPad (regular model, which is the one I have) fits in the iPad Air tray? That's definitely a good bargain if it works; however, I suspect it isn't that simple. I spoke to Makie Tech support about this, a conversation I literally just remembered while writing this post that I had back when I purchased this new iPad back in August of this year. I remember him saying something I personally thought was a little absurd. He said that he believed the lightning cable adapter won't work for the newer iPads, because the models that came after the 2018 iPads aren't supported for docking connectivity with the lightning cable adapter.

Well, honestly, it makes my life a lot easier to have my old iPad docked on the 1608 and my new iPad running off WiFi. If Mackie decides to discontinue support for MF4.xx, then so be it. I will either buy a new mixer at that point or hope that Mackie will allow docking with some kind of an upgraded hardware addition to the DL1608. I am not sure how much longer my old iPad 3 will even last or when it will die, but I can see myself upgrading to a newer iPad again in a couple of years. But without the ability to dock the DL1608 does lose some of its attractiveness to me.

Then again, the mixer has served me well for over 8 years, so if I have to buy another mixer if support for MF4 is discontinued and I still want to use both iPads, then it is what it is. I do like the Presonus StudioLive mixers, and though I am not a fan of Behringer, their X32 has gotten rave reviews from a lot of my sound man friends. I suppose the Mackie DL32s and DL32r are also worth a look if that happens.

Just wanted to follow up on the DL32R repair. it was a SMD Electrolytic cap C154 (47uf 25volt), Replaced the cap, problem repaired. Hope this helps the next person with the problem!

Thanks for your follow up!  This was the exact problem we had.  We also had 2 bad caps on the preamp board that we replaced because the top had split open, they were 220uf 25volt, 85 deg caps.  I'm adding some pics and notes to the thread for the next unlucky soul to experience this issue, I surely am thankful for your tracking down the issue, saved me alot of time. 

For the next person:
1. The 2 caps we replaced on the preamp board were soldered on both sides of the board so be very careful not to over heat it trying to get them out, I worked with someone heating and me working them back and forth to get them out, then clean old solder off.

2. If yours is fits the same chirping we had that ramped up on power up and then chirped at 11k then C154 is where I'd start for sure.  It is a surface mount capacitor so there is no need to remove the main board from the mixer.  When you remove the preamp board, you'll see the shield below it (pic attached).  You'll need to unplug all the connections that connect through the shield to the main board and then remove the screws from the bottom side of the mixer to release the shield.  Once the shield is off it's easy to get to C154.  You don't have to disconnect the ribbon cables from the preamp board if you don't want to, just pull them out of the way of the preamp board mounting screws and then you can carefully hang the board over the front of the mixer if you don't want to disconnect them.

Thanks again albundagus1, you were quite a blessing today!

The Soundcraft Ui24R I believe.