New stuff coming

[nedorama]

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

Hopefully that they tested it, realized what a PITA Android support is across all the different manufacturers and flavors of Android OS, and are giving it away because they're staying focused on iOS...

I know it's not a popular hope, but having worked on cross-platform development, Android sucks for developers. Would rather they double down on iOS.

[RoadRanger]

I missed that tidbit. It's not on their official site AFAIK.

In the event itself:
"During the live stream, we will give you all the details on how you can win a brand new tablet!"

If it wasn't an Android it would say 'iPad" not "tablet" .

[RoadRanger]

Would rather they double down on iOS.

As long as they still support the iPad2 I really have no need for android tablet support. It would be nice to have an Android phone app though so people could mix their own in-ears...

[chrisdski]

[Bufalo]

Stage Boxes.  With internal power supplies! Yes!

[Ram]

The time line for  Master Fader  Road map indicates that 5.0 will have DL16S and DL32S. and in 5.1 (Winter) it has DL1608 etc and Mac and PC compatibility. Does this mean there is nothing for DL1608 in the master fader 5.0? Do we(DL users)  wait for 5.1?

[Bufalo]

The time line for  Master Fader  Road map indicates that 5.0 will have DL16S and DL32S. and in 5.1 (Winter) it has DL1608 etc and Mac and PC compatibility. Does this mean there is nothing for DL1608 in the master fader 5.0? Do we(DL users)  wait for 5.1?

That's how I'm reading it, too.

[WK154]

Well, just as I thought. The surprise is that they bit the bullet for other than iPad control. To be sure it comes with restrictions as stated.
 "DL16S and DL32S are compatible with iOS 10 or later, Android OS 6 or later, macOS 10.2 or later, and Windows 10 or later." So much for old iPads. At a MSRP of 999.99 for the Dl16S it should be in the high end (MAP) of the shelf. Oh the name should be interesting as well since the DL16 is a Midas product!

[WK154]

WiFi ONLY 2.4Ghz talk about useless!!

[Michael Welter]

It looks like some big improvements to me. But I think I'll still prefer to bring my own router. 

[WK154]

As I've stated many times before "the Devil is in the details". Time will tell. Sounds like their sales are in the dumpster and they needed to float the carrot to stop the bleeding. Their position in the past has been not to pre-announce except at major shows.

[Greg C.]

MSRP on the DL16 is $1k. So street will be $700-$800. 2 less inputs than the Behringer/Midas XR/MR. Did Mackie ever improve their FX algorithms? If not, this is a non-starter. For the same price, you can get the Midas MR18 or the Behringer XR18 for $500-600. Looks like Mackie copied Behringer on the design, that's a reversal. The Mackie app might be nicer, but it's not worth it at that price point.

[Bufalo]

Sweetwater has the DL16S listed for preorder at $699.99.

[RoadRanger]

"DL16S and DL32S are compatible with iOS 10 or later, Android OS 6 or later.

Interesting - I just got a "you're forked" notice today from Box cloud drive- no longer supports KitKat as of 6/25 so my two 9" tablets are on their way to obsolescence . It's implied that MF 5.1 for the DL1608 won't run on any of my three iPads (two iPad 2's plus an original iPad Mini stuck on iOS 9.x) and my two tablets (that I use with my XR12) won't be supported . I did just get in today a $40 (shipped) 11" Android tablet that's running Nougat (and even has 5GHz  ) so maybe I'm not totally forked .

[WK154]

$700 DL16R vs. XR18 at $600 for most it won't fly.  Mackie needs to adjust this. Add to this untried software and it will be awhile before reliability is established.