Just a wee niggle [thread subject line updated]

[Lunch Money]

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I'm pretty patient, and I stand by the fact that I'll get T2 when I get it, ya know? But... well... one of the things I've held on to is what I've heard about Mackie's marketing strategies (ie. no vapourware). So it's not Mackie's policy to put out publicity until the product's ready....

Or not?

I dunno.

Now that I'm thinking about it, Spike had advance media hype before the product was available, too, if I'm not mistaken.

In better news, the newsletter also revealed Tracktion cleaning up all over the place!!! Good work, Jules!

Greg

[SuperFly76]

I hate to burst your bubble...
but the TT24 is a digital hardware mixer that mackie will be releasing, not Traction 2. click on this link to see for yourself.

Sorry man...

[pough]

I hate to burst your bubble...
but the TT24 is a digital hardware mixer that mackie will be releasing, not Traction 2.

I doubt you did. He's only remarking on Mackie releasing information before a product comes, since we've been told a number of times that Mackie doesn't do that and that's why they're mum about T2.

[SuperFly76]

I doubt you did. He's only remarking on Mackie releasing information before a product comes, since we've been told a number of times that Mackie doesn't do that and that's why they're mum about T2.

Whoops... I see now. Just ignore my last post. I was a little bit confused.

[Mr. Tingle]

Machie have just released the Onyx mixers that come with Tracktion. T1 can't handle external mixer control, so I'd think Machie will be putting pressure on to release T2 ASAP to complement their new firewire mixers.

Just a thought..

[rich_h]

Machie have just released the Onyx mixers that come with Tracktion. T1 can't handle external mixer control, so I'd think Machie will be putting pressure on to release T2 ASAP to complement their new firewire mixers.

Just a thought..

As far as I can tell from the review in Sound On Sound, the Onyx isn't an external control surface but a bog-standard mixer with the option of adding a Firewire card to provide the channel direct outs digitally.

[Mr. Tingle]

As far as I can tell from the review in Sound On Sound, the Onyx isn't an external control surface but a bog-standard mixer with the option of adding a Firewire card to provide the channel direct outs digitally.

errr, in that case T2 will be arriving in its own good time.

[GaryG]

didn't the version of Tracktion given away at some US fair have a degree of external control? I certainly remember Jules mentioning getting a baby hui to work with T once so work in this area definitely underway.

not sure what that has to do with anything but thought i'd share...

.g

[Lunch Money]

Fairly certain Jules had it working with a baby HUI. In any case, Mackie seems to be making a grab for the control surface market, so it pretty much goes without saying that control surface support will be a part of T2. And since Raw Material still isn't owned by Mackie (last I heard), it will probably include support for devices beyond the Mackie range.

Greg