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Today is more exciting than most days because after a lot of shipping woes, the Mackie DL1608 iPad-powered mixer was waiting for me at the office–I don’t think I even opened my office door before I cracked open the box of the DL1608 and saw it in all its glory. Of course after opening the box the next best thing is to plug it in and see what my iPad can now do for my audio sessions. The first thing you notice about the DL1608 is its shockingly small size. When you work in the audio business you get used to 16-channel mixers being rather large and heavy–but the DL1608 is everything but (heck I think I could carry this in a carry on bag next time I travel!). Open the box, jack in the power, ethernet and a couple of audio sources (it helps to have an always connected studio at your fingertips) and upon first slide of the iPad you realize the biggest benefit of a mixer like this – firmware updates. The Master Fader app immediately checks to see if there are any updates and starts installing them – wow, this is going to be fun. Make sure you check back for our full review–because now, I’m off to record!

Looking ahead to a summer release for Mackie’s new digital 16-channel iPad controlled Mixer is a hard thing to do; but unfortunately, we have no choice but to wait. In anticipation of that release comes a great DL-1608 story that coincided with Record Store Day just a few weekends ago. Mackie, a company known for their pro-audio products and mixers, lent the new iPad controlled mixer to Dierks Bently and Brad so that Front of House engineers could go hands-on using the interface in all its glory. After a quick 30-minute tutorial, they were left on their own to man the show. Check the below video for the recap of the day, and look for the summer release of Mackie’s DL-1608 digital mixer and the Master Fader app that controls it all this coming June. You can also check the full release after the jump.