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A most humorous story from a Mackie user landed in our inbox the other day. He was even kind enough to indulge us with a staged photo to illustrate his point:
I have been meaning to write to Mackie for years to commend you for your nearly indestructible construction quality and to offer you an amusing testimonial:
I have a CFX•12 mixer that I used as the soundboard for my last band. We were playing a show in the basement of a dive bar called Hal Daddy's in Baltimore, MD and had just started into our encore when water started dripping on my head. I looked up to see water pouring through the floorboards, right onto my Mackie... There were a couple sparks before I yanked the power from the amps, but unfortunately, the mixer was soaked. I later came to learn that it was in fact a toilet that had overflowed from the men's room above that had poured into my new gear. I was devastated, thinking that there was no way the mixer could have survived a dunk in a couple gallons of Bud Lite piss. Still, I decided not to give up on it or stick it on ebay and put the thing way out of the way to dry out. I tried it once or twice over the next couple days, but it continued to short out a little. Left it alone for about a week, then decided to try it again. To my amazement, the mixer worked! In fact, the sound quality seemed quite unaffected by the incident with the exception of one slider on the eq that still crackles if you adjust it with the volume up loud. Other than that, and a slightly funky odor, it has continued to work flawlessly for the last 4 yrs since then.
So thank you, Mackie, for constructing a mixer impervious to urine, beer, and god-knows-what-else you find in the men's toilet at Hal Daddy's!
I am getting into turntables now as well and have been eyeing the d.2... If you want someone to put one through its paces, I'm your man!
Thanks,
Dave K
No, thank you, Dave!
Phew! We've finally recovered from the whirlwind that is NAMM. Now, in a series of new posts, we're filling you in on the products Mackie introduced at the show.
TT System32 Digital Live Mixing System – News of the TT System32 got the NAMM floor buzzing. Comprising the TT24 Digital Live Console, DS3232 Digital Snake and the U100 Networking Card, the TT System32 is a complete digital mixing package that delivers everything you need to get your pro stage up and running…at a spectacular price. Get the lowdown here.
If you’d like more info on products we introduced at NAMM, visit our Press Room.
Phew! We've finally recovered from the whirlwind that is NAMM. Now, in a series of new posts, we're filling you in on the products Mackie introduced at the show.
Mackie Control Pro Series control surfaces – Our next-generation control surfaces impressed many a NAMM attendee with their comprehensive feature set and expandable design. The Mackie Control Universal Pro controller, Mackie Control Extender Pro extension and Mackie Control C4 Pro plug-in and virtual instrument controller work seamlessly together, completing your music production experience to deliver ultimate hands-on control of all your mix and plug-in parameters. Want to learn more about the controllers, and their unparalleled software integration? Read on....
If you’d like more info on products we introduced at NAMM, visit our Press Room.
Phew! We've finally recovered from the whirlwind that is NAMM. Now, in a series of new posts, we're filling you in on the products Mackie introduced at the show.
Tracktion 3 – Meet our next-generation digital audio and MIDI production software. With the introduction of unlimited track count, REX/Apple Loop/ACID loop support and built-in Time Stretching, T3 offers everything you could possibly need in a pro recording app, all in a clutter-free environment…and it’s affordable, too. T3 comes in two bundles, each featuring professional plug-ins and loops from some of the most respected names in the industry. Get all the details here…
If you’d like more info on products we introduced at NAMM, visit our Press Room.
Phew! We've finally recovered from the whirlwind that is NAMM. Now, in a series of new posts, we're filling you in on the products Mackie introduced at the show.
VLZ3 Series compact mixers – Thought the VLZ Pro series couldn’t be improved upon? Well, think again! We’ve made the perfect line of mixers even perfect-er. (And invented a new word to boot. Hey, “truthiness” got word of the year, so maybe we’re on to something. )
So how did we improve our perfect compact mixers? For starters, new studio-grade XDR™2 Extended Dynamic Range mic preamps, more musical EQ and a more ergonomic design. The VLZ 3 line includes the 16-channel 1604-VLZ3 mixer with 16 XDR2 mic preamps, the 16-channel 1642-VLZ3 with 10 XDR2 preamps, the 1402-VLZ3 14-channel mixer with 6 XDR2 mic preamps, and the 12-channel 1202-VLZ3, which has 4 XDR2 mic pres. Read more about the VLZ3 Series here.
If you’d like more info on products we introduced at NAMM, visit our Press Room.
Phew! We've finally recovered from the whirlwind that is NAMM. Now, in a series of new posts, we're filling you in on the products Mackie introduced at the show.
SRM150 Compact Active PA System – This powerful little number generated a lot of buzz at the show, and with good reason. The SRM150 delivers incredible sound quality—plus a sweet onboard mixer—in an ultra-compact package, making it the ultimate solution for sound reinforcement in smaller spaces. As we like to say around here, it’s our snack-sized SRM. Get the full scoop on the SRM150…
If you’d like more info on products we introduced at NAMM, visit our Press Room.
Sonic innovators Thomas Dolby and BT are currently touring the U.S., delivering dynamic live performances in 5.1 surround sound. Facilitating the experience is a specialized sound system, featuring dual Mackie TT24 digital consoles as well as EAW NT Series full-range loudspeakers and subwoofers.
Veteran sound engineer Scott "Goody" Goodwine is responsible for the system, which is expressly designed to provide the surround experience in theatre and club venues of up to 1,500 capacity.
"The TT24s are working out really well for this application, and in particular, within the realm of what I need to do with monitors,” says Goody. “The presets are just outstanding; once set, they're gold, recalling perfectly each time out. I've never had to readjust anything after setting it up. This console is rock-solid stable and reliable."
Two TT24 consoles split mix duties – one is set up on stage for monitors, and the other handles front of house. All inputs/feeds first go to the stage TT24, with two discrete surround mixes and one left-right mix provided to the performers; EAW NT Series loudspeakers serve as monitors. The stage TT24 also supplies a left-right feed to Goody at the front-of-house TT24, which he uses to create a 5.1 surround mix for the house. Rounding out the house sound system are EAW NT Series loudspeakers, with NT59 speakers on stage for the center channel, and NT56 loudspeakers with NTS22 subwoofers for left and right surround.
Goody is finding the TT24 to be the perfect console for this tour, especially given the unique challenges he faces.
"The TT24 packs a lot of useful features into a very small frame, which is vital given the extremely tight space parameters we've faced at most of the venues on the tour,” he says. “Where else are you going to find a board in this price range that provides 12 aux sends, which has been perfect for our monitoring system?"
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