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Jerrylee:
Ferrari? Really? Lol.

abzurd:
Well a Ferrari engine in an El Camino body. A big engine is great, but they can't do anything about lack of inputs/outputs routing, hardware expansion options. If I needed those things though I would have looked elsewhere.


I'd like to see some of the processing that the StageScape M20d has. Specifically, multi-band compression is pretty sweet. I got audition that mixer and the processing DSP is top notch. It just had enough quirks and lack of auxes that I ultimately chose the Mackie.

WK154:

--- Quote from: abzurd on February 07, 2014, 06:04:41 PM ---Well a Ferrari engine in an El Camino body. A big engine is great, but they can't do anything about lack of inputs/outputs routing, hardware expansion options. If I needed those things though I would have looked elsewhere.

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Agreed that there is a lack of I/O considering the engine capability but there is soooo much more that can be done with the existing I/O. Internally adding more effects, cleaning up their UI etc. They could also have made it compatible with their own MCU pro control interface via the 30 pin/N connector via USB or made a more compact version. There certainly was a lack of vision on where this mixer could go.

WK154:
Robbo to answer your previous question:
I'm not a tech like some of you guys, but isn't there more flexibility/longevity with current DL type components, modular architecture and the iPad interface, than there ever could be with a console like the D8B?
The D8 series is far more flexible than the DL will ever be. The reason is simple the D8 was based on a PC mobo and Mackies efforts would be centered around preamp's and A/D D/A converters and communication to other control surfaces and of course the software. The PC industry is  better at producing motherboards than other industries (lower cost). New products come on a weekly basis. Many mixers such as Midas, Digico, Avid etc. have proven the viability of this approach as have many other industries. The only reasons I can think of for not continuing that line is that their software talent left them or not enough sales volume. They are currently selling the V5.1 D8B software upgrade but can't deliver because of authorization issues. This would take a competent software engineer that knew the system all of a day to fix. None exist at Mackie willing to do the job.

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