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Default Old Mackie CR 1604 vlz .... ribbon cable problems?

On 11/10/2018 10:00 PM, Ron C wrote:
I picked up a ProFX8v2 .. wow, this thing is a toy at best. When you said:
"the Mackie of today is very different from the Mackie that built your
1604 VLZ" I had no idea they had slipped this much.


The ProFX series is the new version of the CFX series, which dates back
to the time when I was working for Mackie. It was the low priced "do
everything" mixer for the small band that just needed a mixer. It was
functional but not up to the audio or technical quality of the VLZ Pro
series of the time. But there were always customers for an inexpensive
mixer with built-in effects, so they continued that design.

A VLZ4 is probably still OK. There's no good reason for them to monkey
much with a decent design. Half a dozen or so years ago, Mackie started
using some custom designed ICs rather than standard parts, and came
along after that, so the VLZ4 might use them. It's probably not a bad
thing other than that you don't really know what's under the hood.

I don't know anything about the current Soundcraft line, but as far as I
know, they've maintained a decent reputation, and the LX7 looks like a
decent design.


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