Master/My Fader V2.1 Wants and Speculation

[RoadRanger]

* be able to switch one of the Auxes to be mono output ... I use Aux 6 for center speaker on some gigs, would be nice to sync the volume control and mute with LR.

Or better yet be able to switch an aux or two to matrix outs .

[LeeSteel]

Make the DL compatible with Studio Six Digital Audio app.  This would save a lot of effort on Mackie's part and give pro tools for setup.  http://www.studiosixdigital.com/audiotools

I support this idea. I believe that the iPad built-in microphone is muted when the iPad is docked so if that is true, this would only be possible undocked, however that said, if you could selectively choose which channel was the source for your RTA, it would be interesting to be able to ring out each monitor using that positions microphone as the RTA source.

[LeeSteel]

* be able to switch one of the Auxes to be mono output ... I use Aux 6 for center speaker on some gigs, would be nice to sync the volume control and mute with LR.

Or better yet be able to switch an aux or two to matrix outs .

RR, are you suggesting being able to change an AUX to MIRROR the Main LR?  That could be a really cool feature!

[LeeSteel]

I didn't read anything about a switchable pad on the iPad channel.

Me either, iPad Channel is still WAY too hot for my taste. I am not even using it so its a wasted feature. Now, with the VIEW GROUPS, I can hide it so its not in the way at all (until its made more user friendly).

[LeeSteel]

A Master Mute button, visible on all pages. Mutes all outputs for emergency feedback control. One small button in a corner would do the trick.

KILL SWITCH!

[RoadRanger]

* be able to switch one of the Auxes to be mono output ... I use Aux 6 for center speaker on some gigs, would be nice to sync the volume control and mute with LR.

Or better yet be able to switch an aux or two to matrix outs .

RR, are you suggesting being able to change an AUX to MIRROR the Main LR?  That could be a really cool feature!

A Matrix is a little more sophisticated than that - usually each matrix is a "matrix" of knobs on an analog board - one for each group - that you can tweak an independant mix on for a center fill, delay stacks, recording or broadcast, or whatever you want. Obviously it needs groups first (which we don't have yet). It differs from an aux in that you don't have an individual level control for each channel but it is much faster to tweak.

[RoadRanger]

I'd like to be able to split the LR stereo channel so I can have a separate mix and EQ on each to use it as another aux, sub feed, matrix out, whatever. I'd like the record to be a separate layer like a stereo aux - there's no reason the record has to be tied to the LR outs or an aux AFAIK.

[sam.spoons]

Better reverbs would now be top of my list with the option to have the auxs fed post eq but pre dynamics. Has anybody seen a block diagram of the signal routing? The default on most smaller desks if for the insert to be straight after the HPF and before the eq but I'd like to be able to do my corrective/creative eq on the channel then send that to both FOH and mains, with compression on the mains but not on the monitors. Does this make sense to anybody else?

[RoadRanger]

[...] the option to have the auxs fed post eq but pre dynamics.

Been there, done that :
http://cacophony.aspinock.com/index.php?topic=505.msg3896#msg3896
The X32's post-EQ is pre-comp. But it is also post-gate, very desirable IMO.

[sam.spoons]

[...] the option to have the auxs fed post eq but pre dynamics.

Been there, done that :
http://cacophony.aspinock.com/index.php?topic=505.msg3896#msg3896
The X32's post-EQ is pre-comp. But it is also post-gate, very desirable IMO.

Missed that somehow...

[Jkowtko]

BTW, if you voted on the Mackie enhancement request list page: 

http://mackie.uservoice.com/forums/97035-dl1608

you may now have some votes freed up from the implemented features.  Go back and vote for your next set of features !!

[WK154]

BTW, if you voted on the Mackie enhancement request list page: 

http://mackie.uservoice.com/forums/97035-dl1608

you may now have some votes freed up from the implemented features.  Go back and vote for your next set of features !!

Yea and that's now a mess. The top two choices are definitely by far ahead of all other requests. Mackie declared multiple channel grouping as done??? Really!! That's groups/DCA functionality. I won't mention the other. Making the iPad record and playback from MF/MyF is a no-brainer for being next on the list IMHO.

[Jkowtko]

I just checked, and there are two recently added Enhreqs for channel grouping.   

The one called "Be able to group channels" has the most votes, so I am rescinding some of my other votes and putting max votes on channel grouping and DCAs.

http://mackie.uservoice.com/forums/97035-dl-series/suggestions/4971780-be-able-to-group-channels
http://mackie.uservoice.com/forums/97035-dl-series/suggestions/3010456-dca-groups

Let's get these both onto the first page please!

[diggo]

I'd like to be able to split the LR stereo channel so I can have a separate mix and EQ on each to use it as another aux, sub feed, matrix out, whatever.

And this should happen automagically as part of a "template" preference which is pre-configured for "all-mono" system configuration

A significant percentage of professionals who use the DL1608 will be using it in mono mode, for reasons which have been discussed ad infinitum on the old Mackie forum.

A template which switches all routing to mono would also provide more efficient use of the available DSP.

[sam.spoons]

How about USB midi control using HUI or some other protocol, I could then use a Berry BCF2000 fader pack