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24th March 2008, 07:06 AM
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| Gear interested  Join Date: Mar 2008
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| What do you think about Mackie X Bus What's up guys. Just wanted to know what you think about Mackie X Bus Pros and cons. Has anyone used this thing what does it sound like how are the pres and effects (comp etc...) |
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24th March 2008, 07:27 AM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec
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I will say however, that I found the interface very clunky and counter intuitive. I'm usually a quick study but I kept finding myself where I didn't want to be and always had a hard time getting out. Kind of like a bad night of drinking. My 2c. Posted fuel economy figures may vary in real world conditions. ;)
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24th March 2008, 12:39 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK
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| I havent used one but I have heard a number of users sorely dissapointed - software failures being the main problem - I havent yet heard any stories similar to the D8B - bursting into flames.......heard about it and seen it ! I would be hopeful that the software issues should have been sorted - I think if i was in the market for a moderately priced digital console i'd be looking at yamaha. Solid reputation. Something of Mackies track record in digital consoles doesnt fill me with confidence. |
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24th March 2008, 02:54 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: N.Y.C.
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From failing power supplies,to f***ed up screens,to burned motherboards,to be continued......!!! Oh,dont know if I mentioned it but...STAY AWAY!!! Cheers Phaidon | |
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24th March 2008, 03:28 PM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 916
| After being part of the D8B I would say I'd never touch another Mackie Product again... sight unseen. It was one of the my worst audio purchases of my career. Tim |
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24th March 2008, 03:37 PM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 166
| Mackie mic preamps are crap and will ALWAYS be that way. I used to use a Mackie mixer with it's horrible preamps and after switching to Api, Daking and Purple Audio mic pre's, there's no comparison. |
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24th March 2008, 04:41 PM
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| Gear nut  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Taiwan
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| Looked & thought about it, then had a look on the Mackie forum... Ten foot pole, mate 10 foot pole!  YMMV, of course...  Anton |
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24th March 2008, 05:07 PM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK
Posts: 2,215
| I agree with all above - i was just trying to be nice....... seeing as evryone else is chiming hard i'll do it too.. It is a huge pile of shit. Steer well clear. |
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25th March 2008, 02:51 AM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dallas
Posts: 955
| I know someone that was so disappointed in the XBus (and what Mackie claimed that it could do) that he sued them and won quite a bit of money. I am not allowed to comment any more than that. I can just tell you that I know the person and can confirm that the story is true.
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25th March 2008, 03:04 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nashville
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| Wrong Forum. This should be in low end theory... uggghhhh... total piece of crap. The shame about it is.... that the idea behind it had REAL potential. But to me... it sounds bad, doesn't work right, and Mackie is just WAY, WAY, WAY to slow to fix issues. Beyond the Mackie Control (which will soon be replaced with the new Euphonix piece), I just couldn't be dragged kicking and screaming back into a Mackie product... Sorry Mackie...maybe hard truth will help you improve?
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25th March 2008, 04:37 AM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA
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Man I sure wish Sony had made a DMX R-200.
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25th March 2008, 05:59 PM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2002
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Having said that, even if it worked flawlessly, I think the dXb was a great idea for a product that was just several years too late to the market. | |
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