New stuff coming

[gtrdudes]

I won’t be specific. I don’t want to get anyone in trouble. Let’s just say Mackie is finally going to give us what a lot of people have asked for. 

[WK154]

Without getting anyone into trouble do you have a guess on the time frame?

[gtrdudes]

I asked if it was 3rd quarter.  Sooner than that I’m told. I’m thinking weeks.

[WK154]

The reason I asked is that Mackie and most other companies usually announce product at one of the major shows. Nothing major until NAMM 2019. This would break with tradition.

[gtrdudes]

I hear ya.  But...

[Yorgaki1]

http://mackie.com/blog/master-fader-and-dl-series-live-stream

[RoadRanger]

June 20th at 10 AM PST
Live stream on Mackie's FB page

[WK154]

Yawn V5.0 after 3 years of waiting!
V1.0 Oct 2012 (release of DL1608),
V2.0 Nov 12 2013,
V3.0 Nov 18 2014,
V4.0 Dec 9 2015 and now
V5.0 Nov-Dec 2018??
The usual carrot routine for product announcement by Mackie.
What other DL series? Can't wait!

[Bufalo]

If we can throw around conjecture, based on the top voted things on the Mackie Uservoice - probably MF will finally port over to systems other than iOS.    New DL products - I would say Mackie is sorely missing a "stage-box" type device in the DL family.   I use my 1608 solely as an interface, the iPad has never been docked.  I'd love to see a 16-channel rackmount or compact box style setup with an internal power supply!!!

[WK154]

That will only happen if Uli lets the X-Air series be re-branded by Mackie.

[RoadRanger]

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1847364518661101/

[Greg C.]

They've had some pretty lackluster rollouts the past year. I'll tell you one thing. If any of the new DL line don't have recallable preamps and fall into a price point near the Behringer XR or Midas ML18, forget it. It's a non-starter. I have to say, that XR18 is the best $600 investment I've made. I use the thing all the time and have had zero problems with it.

[WK154]

Sounds like a MF software release only. Maybe a hint on the next DL series like the DL32 intro.

[RoadRanger]

They appear to be giving away an Android tablet during the live event which implies ... 

[WK154]

I missed that tidbit. It's not on their official site AFAIK. Maybe the Android is for their ProDX16