Advantage ng Mackie ang freq range ng swept mids na mas malawak at ang channel comp. Known din po ang tibay nito. Sa kabilang banda, mukhang lamang ng konti ang preamp ng Soundcraft, proven na ang low- noise, high headroom nito. This maybe one of the reasons why mas maraming mga forumers dito ang preferred nila ay Soundcraft. At kung church ang application, mas marami palagay ko ang spoken word kesa sa music, congregational singing, praise and worship, pageants, etc. IMHO, lamang ng konti sa ganitong application ang Soundcraft. The EQ and Lexicon effects are very good, too. Gamit namin sa church Soundcraft EFX 12 lang but we're able to get good, clean sound with the help of proper mic and speaker placement, proper gain structure, and proper power sequencing to protect the system. Ayos din ang price nito for its quality and feature set. Again, IMHO lang po, between your choices, Mackie is good but Soundcraft is slightly better