Mackie DLZ Creator — Best Podcast & Livestream Mixer 2023

In this week’s episode, we have a look at Mackie’s new DLZ Creator mixer. This competitor to the RODECaster Pros and Zoom Podtraks is made specifically for capturing great audio in podcast and livestream workflows. In this video we walk through the DLZ’s feature set, briefly compare it to the RODECaster Pro, and identify some advantage and disadvantages for each. Let’s take a closer look!

Check out our reviews of the RODE and Zoom podcast mixers here:
RODECaster Pro https://youtu.be/BMfsjXASlgQ
RODECaster Pro II https://youtu.be/151gPYWalNs
Zoom Podtrak P4 https://youtu.be/3xkoH0Tpzl4
Zoom Podtrak P8 https://youtu.be/UzhJCMr6Kv8
Zoom Livetrak L8 https://youtu.be/HYIJsOg9TPw

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX. https://school.learnlightandsound.com

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Perfect Circuit, Trew Audio or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

- Mackie DLZ Creator USB audio mixer/interface/recorder — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/42KrX0
- Mackie 802 VLZ 4 8-Channel Ultra Compact Mixer — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/I8AUv9L
- RODECaster Pro Podcast Production Studio — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/N21CF
- RODECaster Pro II Podcast Production Studio — B&H, Sweetwater, DVEStore, Amazon https://geni.us/iFlEMB
- ZOOM Podtrak P4 Podcast Recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/BbGtUP
- ZOOM Podtrak P8 Podcast Recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/W8EU
- ZOOM Livetrak L8 Podcast Recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/W8EU
- Amaran 200x S LED light — B&H, Amazon, Aputure https://geni.us/y6ym5V
- Aputure Light Dome II soft box — Aputure, B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/AuMKRr
- Aputure Spotlight Mount —  Aputure, B&H, DVE Store. Amazon https://geni.us/kfAj
- Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo in Cool Lavender — B&H https://geni.us/GWKt
- Canon C70 Cinema Camera — B&H https://geni.us/ABYB
- Panasonic GH5 camera — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl
- Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/gr47

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: https://geni.us/G7by

Copyright 2023, Curtis Judd

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Index
00:00 Summary and My Take
00:10 About the DLZ
01:31 Feature set overview
03:15 Gaining up the SHURE SM7B
03:36 Features continued
05:15 Automix sample
06:04 Features continued
07:42 Build quality
08:17 Kit components
08:27 Notes & cons
10:02 DLZ vs RODECaster and Podtrak
13:35 My choice
13:43 Please buy my courses