dmxlights Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I have had a read at you link Sam.spoons and I am having no problems at all with mine and also had 3 different IPads connected at them same time as my own which was docked. The only time the wireless pads had a problem was when I went to out of MF3 to play music from my own IPad via IPads own app Music. but all was normal when I went back in to MF3. I know this as I was using one of the wireless IPads to ajust the volume of the music playing and it was slow to respond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuffletech Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Cheers, S. I did follow that thread and had decided on the basis of the lag I experienced in demo that 'unusable' was too strong a term. Now I'm not so sure. I've listened back to the audio recording and it's brought back all kinds of memories and exposed a few more issues. The delay on the mute buttons means all songs/tunes start dry as a bone, reverb and delay kick in when v3 decides it is good and ready. Sounds v amateurish. Adjustments are overblown, settling down once I've heard the delayed result and compensated accordingly. Not pleasant listening. I'll get through NYE as best I can and survey the scene afterwards. The plan to recommend the dl32 has def been put on ice, I suspect the band will have an x32r by the end of Jan, and anyone familiar with my thoughts on Behringer in another place will know how much this will pain me. As an aside, I was under the impression that the Glow and Grow system included a short delay to avoid accidental adjustments. I can flick faders and EQ points (delayed, of course) around with no problem. Is this another bug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.spoons Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I have an X32 Compact (as you know Shuff) and, while I share your your feelings about much Berry kit, the X32 is very good indeed. The problem with recommending a new DL1608 is that the purchaser will be stuck with MF3 (unless Mackie do reissue MF2 as MF-Lite maybe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuffletech Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 I have an X32 Compact (as you know Shuff) and, while I share your your feelings about much Berry kit, the X32 is very good indeed. The problem with recommending a new DL1608 is that the purchaser will be stuck with MF3 (unless Mackie do reissue MF2 as MF-Lite maybe). A reissue of V2 would be a very sensible option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.spoons Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 How did last night go? Any better than Sunday? And did you find a version of MF2 anywhere on your computer?.... Oh, and Happy New Year http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuffletech Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 ...and a happy New Year to you and your'n. Last night was much the same. I did notice the longest delays were when saving EQ presets, so much so that I missed a few cues while waiting for the iPad to unfreeze. By the end of the gig I was touching as little as possible and praying for nothing unexpected to need responding to (I'm not usually one for praying). By a lucky roll of the dice my laptop is playing silly beggars and is in the process of backing up before I attempt a Vista reinstall. Happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuffletech Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 v3.02 seems to have done a lovely job of eradicating any EQ lag and has reduced "naming" freeze. There may some issues with recalling scenes but I need more time to rule out the possibility that it's just me losing my mind.Will report back if I remember. Cheers for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.spoons Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I have a few gig which need the DL (unless it sells beforehand in which case one client has his own DL, for the others I'll just have to cart the X32 Compact out 'till the new Rack arrives). Given that I'll stick with MF2.1.1 for now on the DL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuffletech Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 1424163638[/url]' post='517438']I have a few gig which need the DL (unless it sells beforehand in which case one client has his own DL, for the others I'll just have to cart the X32 Compact out 'till the new Rack arrives). Given that I'll stick with MF2.1.1 for now on the DL. I may be back here with a nervous tremble after the weekend in which case yours will have been a very wise choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefmiker Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Thanks for sharing this info. Some very good advice offered in this chain about having plenty of lead-time before upgrading the MF software, or any other mission-critical software for that matter! I've been using MF v2.1.1 with a DL 1608 for about a year to mix sound for my cover band. It's been working very well for me, but knowing what I know about commercial software makes me very squeamish about upgrading to v3.0 just yet. I've been a software architect and engineer for over 25 years and have learned a good rule of thumb - NEVER apply a major version upgrade until at least 2 fixpacks have been issued! Even though MF v3.0.2 is available today, I still feel some trepidation about upgrading and what I've been reading on-line to date hasn't been enough to reassure me that the upgrade will be seamless enough to suit my needs. We have at least 2 more shows to go this season before our "summer break", so I think I'll hold off upgrading until afterward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuffletech Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Just a small update to report that ios 8.3 seems to be behaving itself with MF 3.02. There even seems to be a little improvement in the general sluggishness. Anyone else with opinions or experiences please report accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuffletech Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Things have been a bit start and stop but there were a couple of definite weirdnesses last night.During soundcheck as I was sweeping through the EQ the cursor developed a will of it's own and worked it's way from low to high until I switched back to mixer view. Later, during the gig I brought up the scenes page and when I tried to get bak to overview the button registered the touch but didn't change view. When I double clicked the iPad button to kill the app I noticed the scenes page open as though it were a separate app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.spoons Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 MF Classic http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuffletech Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Yeah, I've got MF Classic installed and it may come to that.I can't really afford to be the bleeding edge of quality control for Mackie and thinking/rethinking is not conducive to a good tech/user relationship. Unfortunately VCAs have become a fundamental part of my workflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam.spoons Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Yes, VCAs and groups were the things I really would have liked, Not too worried about the other stuff in MF3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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