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Your iPad and mixer can work together if you have the Mackie DL1608, a 16-channel live sound digital mixer featuring iPad integration, Onyx mic preamps, and 24-bit Cirrus Logic AD / DA converters. With the DL1608 and an iPad, you can mix in real-time from anywhere in a venue.  

Oh the consumer conundrum created by technological revisions. As it is in the computing world, revisions to pro audio gear may be seen as a welcome response to users who've made repeated complaints about inherent design flaws. Of course, the release of an updated model means they have to shell out yet more cash for the state-of-the-art. And what if the new version doesn't offer any real improvements over the original? The question answer in this pro review of the Mackie MR8mk2 Studio Monitor is: in which way, exactly, will the new monitors upset MR8mk1 owners?  

New to the ProFX Mixer Series, Mackie's 16-channel ProFX16 and 22-channel ProFX22 compact mixers offer increased channel count, handy tools like dedicated inline compression, and more.  

Want a compact, USB-enabled mixer with low noise, high headroom, effects processing, a high channel count, and channel compression? Then Check out Mackie's newly released VLZ3 Series mixers, the 2404-VLZ3 and 3204-VLZ3.  

Mackie is now shipping the TH-12A, the latest portable powered loudspeaker to join the company's Thump Series. Compact and lightweight, the TH-12A is a 400W, 2-way 12" loudspeaker suitable for any application.  

Mackie has begun shipping the Onyx Blackjack and Onyx Blackbird -- new recording interfaces featuring mic preamps, AD / DA converters, USB or FireWire, Tracktion 3 music production software, and more.  

Check out Mackie's redesigned and readily available MRmk2 powered studio reference monitors. The 5.25-inch MR5mk2 and 8-inch MR8mk2 feature all-new professional transducers, hyperbolic-curved cone woofers, and more.  

The Mackie TH-12A is the latest portable powered loudspeaker to join the company's Thump Series. Super compact and lightweight, the TH-12A is a 400W, 2-way 12" loudspeaker for any application.  

Check out Mackie's redesigned MRmk2 powered studio reference monitors. The 5.25-inch MR5mk2 and 8-inch MR8mk2 feature all-new professional transducers, hyperbolic-curved cone woofers, and more.  

The peripheral audio interface options for home recording enthusiasts have grown exponentially in recent years, as has the number of potential inputs on said interfaces. There's something to be said, however, for the workhorse simplicity of the spartan, 2-in/2-out Mackie Blackjack USB Interface. Bay Area DIY-producer David Weiss takes a closer look.  

Mackie announced the Onyx Blackjack and Onyx Blackbird -- new recording interfaces featuring mic preamps, AD / DA converters, USB or FireWire, included Tracktion 3 music production software, and much more.  

Want a compact, USB-enabled mixer with low noise, high headroom, effects processing, a high channel count, and channel compression? Then have a look at Mackie's new VLZ3 Series mixers, the 2404-VLZ3 and 3204-VLZ3.  

Don't be fooled by their small size -- the new Mackie HD1501 and HD1801 subwoofers offer up to 1,600W of peak power, Class-D Fast-Recovery amplifier technology, and much more.  

The new Mackie TH-18s subwoofer offers many of the same benefits as the Thump full-range model, including chest-thumping low end, 1,000W of peak power, and Class-D Fast Recovery amplification.  

The new Mackie ONYXi mixer / interface range includes models of every size, from the "super-powerful" Onyx 820i to the "daddy-beast" Onyx 1640i. Mackie: innovators in both audio and superlatives.  

The Mackie Satellite was one of the more radically-different audio interfaces on the market when it was introduced. The fact the Mackie's gone back to a more traditional design concept with their new Onyx-i series firewire mixer / interfaces should be a hint as to how well the Satellite fared. These smart-looking units should inspire a bit more excitement, especially when folks learn that they're compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered.  

Do you consider yourself a "yarn-spinner"? Are you known by your co-workers as "One-That-Got-Away [your name here]"? Is your name Garrison Keillor? Then you could win a pair of Mackie HD Loudspeakers and 1604-VLZ3 compact mixer, just by submitting your tallest Mackie-related tale to the Mackie "20 Years Running" contest.  

They say that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Not this year. MusikMesse 2009 will see the world premier of the new Mackie HD Series Powered Loudspeakers, sure to blow the roof off the Frankfurt Exhibition Center (whatever building they end up in).  

In celebration of 20 years in the business, Mackie will be in rare form at Winter NAMM 2009. If you're in California for Winter NAMM 2009, and you want to know "where the party at," try booth 5676.  

Grabbing the baton from the nearly-ubiquitous DFX line of compact mixers, the new Mackie ProFX mixer feature numerous upgrades yet, somehow, the price remains (nearly) the same.  

Mackie makes its way to the 125th AES Convention in San Francisco, and their spotlight will be on the ProFX series. In case you're not clear, the "Pro" in "ProFX" stands for "Pro." I know. I thought that this had to do with Charles Francis Xavier, too.  

Dave Chale - drummer for Cabin and engineer of the band's latest album -- talks about his Mackie HR624MKIIs and the specific requirements they met that made him choose them. Yes, price is an acceptable factor.  

Sones de México uses a Mackie 1402 VLZ Pro to solve a problem that's pretty common for a group with so many members: the venue of the night often doesn't have enough channels on their main board for all the requisite instruments.  

If you've even wondered what sax would sound like through a wah and multi-tap delay, you're not unlike Yakuza's Bruce Lamont. You'd also be well advised to check out this video. I cannot overstate its awesomeness.  

As the saxophonist for experimental metal/jazz/psychedelic rock Yakuza, Bruce Lamont has tussled long and hard with the fiend we call feedback. For live performances, he's enlisted the help of a compact Mackie DFX-8 to help tame the recursive beast.  

Ryan Maeker is a sound designer in NYC, and though he may come off as a somewhat threatening figure in this interview -- all talking about cuttin' fools, hitting people with cars and even threatening the life of yours truly -- he's actually a total teddy bear with a soft spot for Speilberg movies!  

Though admittedly there isn't too much in terms of new features on the Mackie 1604 VLZ3 in comparison to its predecessor, the EQ section has faced improvements. While still not as flexible as most Eastern European gymnasts, new parametric capabilities in the midrange are a nice touch.  

The Mackie 1604 VLZ3 mixer is the latest version of one of the most popular mixers around today. It has made itself prominent in churches, schools and many other venues. Check out what improvements have been made with the latest model.  

Mackie's FRS amps promise to deliver the best power-per-pound ratio in the business. Their target demographic? Grandmothers, apparently.  

Mackie has unleashed more U.Series mixers at Musikmesse. The U.420 continues on the tradition of making intuitive mixers that are simple to use, which is why Mackie is a big name and companies don't last very long when they strive to make obtuse mixers that are near impossible to operate.