{"id":1778394,"date":"2023-06-16T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1778394"},"modified":"2023-10-14T11:00:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T15:00:07","slug":"mackie-dlz-creator-firmware-update","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/mackie-dlz-creator-firmware-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Mackie DLZ Creator Firmware Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will show you how to perform a firmware update on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/DLZCreator--mackie-dlz-creator-12-channel-digital-mixer\">Mackie DLZ Creator<\/a> mixer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f2f1\"><strong>TIP:<\/strong> When the DLZ first became available, the Ethernet port was not yet functional. Upgrading the firmware to Version 1.1 or higher enables the Ethernet port to use the NDI (Network Device Interface) protocol for multi-channel audio over Ethernet to apps and hardware that support NDI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From time to time, Mackie will release firmware updates which fix bugs and add new features and capabilities to the mixer. When you first take your DLZ out of the box, Mackie recommends that you check online to see if there is a newer firmware version available. Even if you\u2019ve had your DLZ for months, you should check every now and then and install the newest update to enable the latest improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li><a href=\"#Overview-of-the-Firmware-Update-Process\">Overview of the Firmware Update Process<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Do-You-Need-to-Update?\">Do You Need to Update?<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#How-to-Find-the-Version-Number-of-the-Firmware-on-Your-Mackie-DLZ-Creator\">How to Find the Version Number of the Firmware on your Mackie DLZ Creator<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How-to-Find-the-Version-Number-of-the-Newest-Mackie-DLZ-Creator-Firmware\">How to Find the Version Number of the Newest Mackie DLZ Creator Firmware<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Performing-the-Update-Step-by-step\">Performing the Update Step-by-step<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Formatting-a-USB-Flash-Drive-or-microSD-Card\">Formatting USB Flash Drives<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Prepare-the-Updater-on-Your-Computer\">Prepare the Updater on Your Computer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Perform-the-Update-on-the-Mackie-DLZ-Creator\">Perform the Update on the Mackie DLZ Creator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Overview-of-the-Firmware-Update-Process\">Overview of the Firmware Update Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To perform the update, you will need a compatible USB flash drive or microSD card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The procedure is to connect the drive or card to your DLZ and format it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you move over to your Mac or your Windows PC. Connect the drive or card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On your computer, go to the Mackie website and download the updater file. You then copy the updater file to the drive or card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You then connect the drive or card to the Mackie DLZ and start the update process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Do-You-Need-to-Update?\">Do You Need to Update?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"How-to-Find-the-Version-Number-of-the-Firmware-on-Your-Mackie-DLZ-Creator\">How to Find the Version Number of the Firmware on Your Mackie DLZ Creator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>On the touch screen of the DLZ, tap the System gear icon in the upper-right corner.<\/li><li>On the <strong>System<\/strong> page, tap the <strong>About<\/strong> tab.<\/li><li>On the bottom of the About panel, you will see <strong>FW Version<\/strong> and a number: for example, 1.0. Take note of it.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"How-to-Find-the-Version-Number-of-the-Newest-Mackie-DLZ-Creator-Firmware\">How to Find the Version Number of the Newest Mackie DLZ Creator Firmware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/mackie.com\/dlz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mackie DLZ Creator product page<\/a>. Scroll all the way down to the bottom and click on <strong>Downloads &amp; Resources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the expanded list, you will see a link labeled <strong>Firmware Update<\/strong> and a number: for example, 1.0.2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this number is higher than the <strong>FW Version<\/strong> number on your DLZ\u2019s <strong>About<\/strong> page, then you need to perform the update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the link. It will start a download of an updater file ending in <strong>.zip<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Performing-the-Update-Step-by-step\">Performing the Update Step-by-step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Formatting-a-USB-Flash-Drive-or-microSD-Card\">Formatting a USB Flash Drive or microSD Card<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you should format the USB flash drive or microSD card in the Mackie DLZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffcfd3\"><strong>IMPORTANT!<\/strong> Formatting the drive or card erases any data on it. First check the drive on your computer to make sure it does not contain any important data. Make a copy of any data before you erase the drive or card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Insert the drive or card into the appropriate port on the back of the Mackie DLZ.<\/li><li>From the Home page, tap the <strong>System gear icon<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Tap the <strong>Bluetooth \/ Disk<\/strong> submenu.<\/li><li>The display will indicate that an <strong>SD Card<\/strong> or a <strong>USB Drive<\/strong> is present.<\/li><li>Click on the <strong>Format<\/strong> button below it. This will erase the card. Wait until the display says <strong>Formatting Done<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Remove the drive or card.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/mackie.com\/img\/file_resources\/DLZ%20CREATOR%20OM.pdf#page=68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mackie DLZ Creator Owner\u2019s Manual section Settings &gt; Bluetooth \/ Disk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Prepare-the-Updater-on-Your-Computer\">Prepare the Updater on Your Computer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect the USB flash drive or microSD card to your Mac or your Windows PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you followed the instructions above, you downloaded the .zip file to your computer. Find it and extract it if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will create a folder with the version of the firmware in the name: for example, \u201cDLZ Creator v.1.0.2 Firmware Update.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside this folder, you will find the installation instructions and the release notes. You will also find a file ending in <strong>.upd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Copy this file ending in <strong>.upd<\/strong> to your newly formatted USB flash drive or microSD card. Wait until the operation is complete.<\/li><li>Perform the <strong>Eject<\/strong> procedure on your Mac or your Windows PC to disconnect the drive or card.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Perform-the-Update-on-the-Mackie-DLZ-Creator\">Perform the Update on the Mackie DLZ Creator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>With the power turned off on the DLZ Creator, insert the USB flash drive or microSD card into the correct slot. Turn on the power.<\/li><li>On the <strong>Home<\/strong> screen, tap the <strong>Media<\/strong> tab and select either <strong>usb:\\<\/strong> or <strong>sd:\\<\/strong> depending on whether you are using the USB flash drive or the microSD card.<\/li><li>Near the upper-left corner, underneath the <strong>Channel<\/strong> tab, is an icon of a hand with the index finger pointing up. Tap it so the files on the selected source are visible.<\/li><li>Select the file ending in <strong>.upd<\/strong>. It will illuminate.<\/li><li>Tap the icon of the hand with the index finger. This will launch the file. A confirmation dialog will appear asking you if you are sure you want to perform this function.<\/li><li>Wait while the update is installed. This will take several minutes.<\/li><li>A message will appear indicating that the update was performed successfully.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffcfd3\"><strong>IMPORTANT!<\/strong> Do not power off the DLZ or remove the drive or card during the update process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back on your computer, open the Release Notes document that came with the installer. Read it to see what has been fixed and what new updates and features have been provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now please head over to Sweetwater\u2019s <strong>Mackie DLZ Creator Quickstart Guide<\/strong>, and let\u2019s make some podcasts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/mackie-dlz-creator-mixer-quickstart-guide\/\" class=\"relatedcontent_link\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-related-content\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2023\/06\/Mackie-DLZ-Mackie-DLZ-Creator-Mixer-Quickstart-Guide.jpg);background-size:cover;background-position:center\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\"><\/div><div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\"><p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color:#fff\">Mackie DLZ Creator Mixer Quickstart Guide<\/p><p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color:#fff;border:none\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is Mackie&#8217;s video on updating the firmware on the DLZ Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Install DLZ Creator Firmware Updates\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V6D4jAXOs0g?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1778396,"template":"","categories":[142726],"tags":[],"storecat":[],"itemids":[450751,459514,459517,459515,459516,459298,459297],"manufacturers":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mackie frequently updates the firmware for their DLZ Creator mixer, providing bug fixes and new features. 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