SHOULD YOU BUY THE MACKIE DLZ CREATOR XS? 

Gotta root for the home team...I get it! Give me a few on that...I wanna get everything right for that video. But it is coming!!

If you have and AG 06 mk2 keep it if it's Mk1 then maybe it's worth the upgrade The ag06 Mk2 is amazing I own the dlz creator and I prefer the ag 06 for simplicity

If you have and AG 06 mk2 keep it if it's Mk1 then maybe it's worth the upgrade The ag06 Mk2 is amazing I own the dlz creator and I prefer the ag 06 for simplicity

Lol...no

Great question! If you are on PC I would confirm that you have the up to date drivers installed. Once that is confirmed, sometimes you have to allow permissions...especially with Chrome. You can access those permissions through settings. Sometimes they reset when you change out hardware... Also...try another browser like firefox...

@@DarkCornerStudios Thank you, greatly appreciated. Will do a proper clean build as soon as I have my own XS in place (just borrowing one now). I’m on a Mac so it shouldn’t be toooo difficult to figure it out. Will share if I come across something that seems to have gone unnoticed in the community.

Honestly I hadn't heard of bricking...though I stay away from Reddit because of this...it doesn't give you the best ratio of units...cause no one goes there to praise it...lol. That sucks though...sorry to hear you had that issue

​@@DarkCornerStudiosMy co-host on a podcast that I do is now on his second RCP2 RMA. We've also had a couple different listeners reach out to share similar problems with him. I was considering buying one myself but the QC problems appear far too real for me. I definitely feel lost because of the same concerns about Mackie being owned by Rode now.

So you mean the ability to speak to people on the phone through your mic and headset? Yes...that is the exact reason the 3.5mm jack exists

@@DarkCornerStudios yup, that, as some appear to have only from phone to interface, so you can just play music or something from the phone into stream or whatever, but can't talk back into the phone. Thank you 👍

By the way...i re-read that and it sounds super snobby. Did not intend that...lol

@funtsittavaa2nd yeah...that's fair. I will confirm...as this thing...at its heart...is intended as a podcast mixer

Handy when using the phone to twittr/X room so can use proper mic and headset and even play music from computer into the room. That's a handy way to connect with your audience and they can talk back with you on their phone. Livestreaming X rooms to youtube and having people joining in via X is a thing, at least round here 😃

I do not cover features like SD cards when it comes to units like this. This is for a few reasons, but it mostly boils down to one thing. I do not have a testing methodology as I do not use the feature in my day to day. So holding myself up as an "expert" on that is disingenuous at best...and since I have no workflow, there is no way to expect that any methodology I do come up with would be thorough enough to actually represent the product. I review these products as studio gear...and my run and gun gear is generally very much separate...and I do not consider these to be under that umbrella...especially since it requires a power supply to work This is a commonality in my videos when dealing with ALL of the similar boards in this class that have an SD slot. Aside from pointing it out...that is the extent that I actually cover it. Calling this sponsored content is a bit annoying. Even if I miss stuff, which happens from time to time...with all of us...I am happy to follow up with add on content that covers the issue. Why not just ask instead of throwing around insults?

@@DarkCornerStudios Didn't mean to offend or insult. Now realizing that you don't record to the unit itself, it's unfair criticism on my part seeing as you don't have any direct experience with any of those issues. Perhaps you can mention them in your next Mackie DLZ vs. DUO comparison video. Keep rockin' man!

That is weird...I will check in with Mackie on this

@@DarkCornerStudios The Mix Output is on Channel 13+14 instead of 1+2. I just saw that you can choose the Channels in Zoom, but MS Teams just looking for Channel 1+2.

@@koenignero that's weird...yeah let me look into any possible solve

It does not have virtual channels no

Thank you

Yes...it's touchscreen mute on the last channel to the right on the mixer screen. You need to mute when using the mic

@@DarkCornerStudios absolutely brilliant...you saved my brain from a lot of hurt. 🤣

I am running a 2023 m2 Mac Mini. It is a dream to use...

are you using an external HD for more storage? 16gb ram ? & Thanks for response !@@DarkCornerStudios

@@RichardOTalkToMeGuy yes! I got it with 512 gigs and bought an M.2 sled for a 2tb gen4 drive. And yes...16 gigs of ram

Sweeeet Rig ! I'm looking at an upgrade to that same setup ! Thanks !@@DarkCornerStudios

Hey @yamahaglobal thoughts?

@DarkCornerStudios I love the unit. You definitely give a deep dive and much needed perspective within your product review. Love your channel and see massive growth, your one of the best at what you doo.

@@chrisdorsch9754 I appreciate the kind words! Cheers!!

Never used it...though at that price point...now I kinda want to compare. Let me see if I can find so.eone with A&H

Please do as my head is wrecked trying to figure which to choose. It was easy for me to choose which camera switcher to get as the ATEM SDI Extreme ISO ticked all the boxes but when it comes to audio mixer for church its a lot harder choice to make@@DarkCornerStudios