hi
i have the midas (when it was midas) 16U for the last 2 years, sounds GREAT, i bought it for the MD , A4 and pedals for studio using .
i think the F version is more simple to use, recording wise.
i ended up using patchbay, audio interface and more 8 line adat in/out, because the mixer signal flow from the mixer to the computer is by using the aux knobs, which means you canāt record with FX sends, or sending audio tracks to the mixer is only to 8 tracks - But after all, itās sound great, i love to use it
about the mackie, a good friend of mine really enjoys the working with this mixer model and the results sounds very good. after all itās just different color.
If i will need to buy a new mixer, it will be digital (presets, templates, more routing options), if your time is expensive, think about a digital one.