Rodecaster Duo vs Mackie DLZ XS: My Two Month Long Test

In this video, I share my experience after spending a month each with the Rodecaster Duo and the Mackie DLZ Creator XS. Find out which mixer wins for overall design and ease of use, and why I'm sticking with the Rodecaster for my specific workflow, despite preferring the DLZ in almost every other way. Key comparison points: • Head-to-head audio quality • Usability & Menu Intuition • Documentation • Key Feature Differences • Setup Experience: • Physical design considerations My Rodecaster review:    • RODECaster Duo: 30 Day Review (Pros & Cons)   Rodecaster headphone noise fix:    • RODECaster Headphone Noise: The $10 Fix Yo...   Mackie DLZ: https://amzn.to/3ZBSFLX Rodecaster Duo: https://amzn.to/4imQZ0s Join the mailing list: https://tansyasteracademy.com/contact Do you find my content valuable? Become a benefactor at https://ko-fi.com/jesse_mccune Ask A Question: https://tansyasteracademy.com/ask-a-q... Need help with your audio? I offer one-on-one coaching and consulting: https://tansyasteracademy.com/coaching Courses: Improve your podcast editing skills at Podcast Editing School: https://www.tansyasteracademy.com/pod... Learn how to use Izotope RX to clean up podcast audio with my course, Izotope RX: A Practical Guide for Podcasters - https://www.tansyasteracademy.com/izo... For podcast production services: https://www.tansyasteraudio.com For branding and growth strategies: https://tansyaster.com/ My Equipment: Camera: Canon R8 https://amzn.to/3vdFBjq Lens: Canon RF 28mm https://amzn.to/3tvFbV0 Lights: Elgato Key Lights https://amzn.to/475KIPS Mic: Earthworks Ethos https://amzn.to/3Rwmad3 Preamp: Cranborne Audio EC-1 https://amzn.to/47aj9F5 Interface: Universal Audio Apollo x8 https://amzn.to/48uZUXE Headphones: Ollo Audio S4X 1.3: https://tinyurl.com/Ollo-S4X-headphones Save 10% when you order directly from Ollo: use the code AFL-TANSYASTER or use this link: https://olloaudio.com/discount/AFL-TA... Follow me on Facebook:   / jesse.mccune   Disclosure: Some of the links in this post may be "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. ‪@EarthworksAudio‬ #earthworksaudio #earthworksmicrophones @olloaudio 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - Background 01:35 - Does one sound better than the other? 01:53 - headphone noise in rodecaster 03:24 - Using them with the SM7B 04:24 - Form factor 05:39 - Faders vs knobs 06:17 - Setting up the devices 08:55 - Other differences 10:54 - Similarities 11:23 - Midi control 11:37 - More similarities 11:46 - Connecting to the computer 13:08 - Audio processing 15:18 - Which device is better? 15:52 - My take 16:42 - Which am I going to use?