That Train left the station about four years ago when I suggested to BenO to contact Dev-cor (Dave Schumann) for the DL1608. History tells the story. Their precious Mandolin communications method was as BenO put it "too complicated and always in flux". I take that as too disorganized and would have been an embarrassment. They also went to great lengths to stop a college student from publishing a OSC cross to Mandolin. Clearly the persons calling the shots at Mackie aren't your friends. A well educated guess.
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