PAR Daily E-Reviewsletter featuring 1st Impressions: the Mackie DL32R 32-Channel Wireless Digital Mixer with iPad Control

January 6, 2014 New Products Audix DP4 Instrument Microphone Pack » Arturia Audio Next-Generation Audio Interface » DTS:X Codec Technology » IK Multimedia iRig Mic Field Stereo Digital Microphone » Read the November/December 2014 Issue of PAR Now! Click Here For The Digital Edition Today's Review 1st Impressions: Mackie DL32R 32-Channel Wireless Digital Mixer with iPad Control By Strother Bullins Late December 2014 I received a DL32R—Mackie's new 32 channel wireless digital mixer and comprehensive I/O via remote iPad control—for full review within NewBay Media's AV/Pro Audio Group. From an applications standpoint, the DL32R covers the broadest range of audio tasks in the simplest way of any single product I've reviewed. Yes, the DL32R inherently requires a systems-wide commitment to its architecture, but that's not much more complicated than buying an iPad, interfacing with the 3U rack-mount chassis for its physical I/O and learning a well-designed app and simple wireless network system. More » No subscription to Pro Audio Review? Get on the inside track with the best peer-to-peer pro reviews in the audio production biz: visit http://www.mypsnmag.com now! Today's Blog Is the Vinyl Revival No Longer A Fad? By Clive Young Left for dead in the early Nineties as consumers switched to compact discs, the lowly vinyl LP has bounced back in recent times, adopted by many Millennials and hipsters as the only format worth listening to. Consumers bought 9.2 million vinyl records in 2014—a 52 percent increase over 2013's 6.1 million. In the wake of such explosive growth, is the vinyl revival finally no longer a fad? To put things in perspective, vinyl records only make up 3.6 percent of all albums sold—just a drop in the proverbial bucket, particularly at a time when album sales are dropping due to streaming. Nonetheless, when you factor in the higher price tags on new vinyl versus CDs and downloads (paid and –ahem- otherwise), that jump represents a significant chunk of change—and it doesn't even count specialist reissues that can run as high as £300 ($460 US) each. More » Click The Covers — Digital Edition Quick Links Months of PAR's digital edition reviews are just a click away! More » Today's Video PAR-Tube Presents: Tavaglione's Live "Xmas" By Rob Tavaglione for Pro Audio Review This week, Studio Reviews Contributor Rob Tavaglione shares the video for vocalist Allie Monday's rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," which Rob recently recorded live at the McGlohon Theater in Charlotte, NC (http://www.blumenthalarts.org/visiting/spirit-square/mcglohon-theater). Note the Ear Trumpet Labs Mabel large diaphragm condenser microphone serving as Monday's vocal microphone, which Rob recently reviewed and featured in a PAR-Tube "Review Preview" (http://www.prosoundnetwork.com/PAR-Tube_ReviewPreview_EarTrumpetLabsMabel). More » Events WavesLive Master Class, Jan 12-13, Nashville » The NAMM Show 2015, Jan 22-25, Anaheim CA » NAB Show 2015, Apr 11-16, Las Vegas »

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