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WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« on: November 20, 2014, 01:03:52 PM »
The title says it all.  :D
Nothing like a bit of sensationalism to grab a headline ;)
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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2014, 04:10:35 PM »
Are you saying that you're impressed?  I am.

I'm not having any problems with MF 3.0.  But I didn't have any problems with MF 2.x either.  I once experienced the docked loss of sync.  Probably because of a low charge on the ipad.  Always making sure it's full up now.  (And I always carry an ipad mini for wireless control too.) 

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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2014, 07:03:28 PM »
Yup. All working great for me!
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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2014, 07:20:36 PM »
Don't delay, upgrade today✊😉
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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2014, 12:28:50 AM »
I thought the digital trim would be my favorite feature of the upgrade, but really digging the sub groups and VCAs! Playing with the Dave Rat method. Very cool!

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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2014, 12:42:53 AM »
Dave Rat is full of good suggestions.  He's amazing.

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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2014, 01:05:20 AM »
I thought the digital trim would be my favorite feature of the upgrade, but really digging the sub groups and VCAs! Playing with the Dave Rat method. Very cool!
dave rat has lots of methods, which one are you referring to here?

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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2014, 02:09:13 AM »
I believe he was referring to using a VCA (1) on the entire rack of inputs feeding into a group with compression on the group.  Then he pointed VCA (2) at the group control.  That way he was able to push the mixer into compression or out of compression without increasing or decreasing the actual output.  Pretty slick trick.

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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2014, 12:56:01 PM »
This is what I was referring to... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMMmR1u0CFk

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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2014, 01:45:43 PM »
thanks for the link

this makes me feel like less of a hack, been doing this with buss compression for years :)

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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2014, 02:00:43 PM »
NP, this is the first mixer I've used with subs and VCAs. I mix from stage with my band, so this is a definite improvement for me, and I didn't have to upgrade hardware.
 

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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2014, 02:08:28 PM »
Me too when I'm playing. I also do live sound for a small listening room several times a month. Haven't used the Mackie for that yet, using a Crest XR20 so no VCAs, but I do a similar technique with the busses on it.

Also an added bonus of the new groups on the DL1608 is doing parallel bus compression, something else that can be cool. I'll often do it for very dynamic vocalists - assign your vocals to your main mix and a buss, compress the buss but not the mains (or use a lighter compression) and blend to taste. Thickens the sound up and brings the quieter things up without squashing the dynamics too much.

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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2014, 04:01:07 PM »
Whenever someone mentions dynamics, I immediately think about the song "The Letters" by King Crimson.  (On their Islands album.)  You can't listen to that song in a running car.  it starts at a whisper and in the middle is screaming.  (And they made this with analog technology.)

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Re: WTF! 3.0 works so well I'm beside myself!
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2014, 09:06:34 AM »
Did my first gig with 3.0 and my trusty DL1608 last Friday - it was our regular Open Mic, so plenty of fader / EQ / 'more me in the monitors' action!

It performed flawlessly - all my presets were there - it just 'worked'... thanks Mackie

Looking forward to getting my DL32R for the bigger gigs...