DriveRack VENU360 Control vs Mackie Thump Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DriveRack VENU360 Control
Control your VENU360 hardware remotely with this app. It offers comprehensive management for your loudspeakers, optimizing sound and protecting your equipment. Features advanced algorithms and Ethernet control for a seamless audio experience.
- Remote VENU360 hardware control
- Loudspeaker processing and optimization
- Protection for loudspeakers
- Advanced AutoEQ and AFS algorithms
- Ethernet control via iOS/Mac
- Updated setup wizards
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The DriveRack® VENU360 Control app is the ultimate way to control the VENU360 hardware. The all-new DriveRack VENU360 provides all the processing and flexibility you need between your mixer and amplifiers to optimize and protect your loudspeakers. dbx took the dominant DriveRack 260, improved its features, and added more. The result is dbx’s first-ever, 3 input, 6 output Loudspeaker Management processor. With the latest advancements in dbx’s proprietary AutoEQ™ and AFS™ algorithms, additional input channels, ethernet control via an iOS®, or Mac® device, and updated wizards, the DriveRack VENU360 continues the DriveRack legacy of great-sounding, powerful, and affordable loudspeaker management processors, for a whole new generation.
Mackie Thump Connect
This app provides wireless control for Mackie Thump Boosted loudspeakers, allowing adjustments to levels, EQ, speaker modes, and presets. It also offers a demo mode for exploring features without connected speakers.
- Wireless control of speaker levels
- 3-Band channel EQ and high-pass filter
- 6 application-specific speaker modes
- 10 user recallable mix presets
- Wireless speaker linking up to 100 meters
- Demo mode for feature exploration
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The Thump Connect™ app for Mackie Thump Boosted™ loudspeakers allows wireless control over everything from channel levels, EQ, speaker modes, user presets, speaker linking, and more. Haven't purchased Thump Boosted speakers but want to try the app? The Thump Connect app allows you to explore every feature and even emulate connected Thump Boosted loudspeakers in Demo Mode. CONTROL EVERYTHING • All input and master output levels • 3-Band channel EQ plus high-pass filter • 6 application specific speaker modes • Auto Connect and Auto Link options • 10 user recallable mix presets • Custom channel naming • Auto flip between landscape and portrait view • Monitor levels with high-resolution metering for channels and outputs SPEAKER LINKING • Wirelessly link Thump Boosted speakers together for music streaming applications plus complete control over the entire Thump Boosted system • Up to 100 meters of range between linked speakers • Stereo or dual zone linking modes Thump Connect requires Thump Boosted Loudspeakers for operation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mackie Thump Connect at 3.5 against DriveRack VENU360 Control's 1.8. Mackie Thump Connect also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 12%) and device support (3 vs 1). DriveRack VENU360 Control's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 29 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mackie Thump Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of DriveRack VENU360 Control's written reviews are positive against 29% of Mackie Thump Connect's.
DriveRack VENU360 Control ships an update every 6 months, Mackie Thump Connect every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DriveRack VENU360 Control | Mackie Thump Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (75 ratings) | 3.5 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.3% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harman Professional, Inc. | Loud Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
DriveRack VENU360 Control
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In-app purchases
DriveRack VENU360 Control
No in-app purchases
Mackie Thump Connect
No in-app purchases
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