Midas

Digital Console for Live and Studio with 40 Input Channels, 32 MIDAS Microphone Preamplifiers and 25 Mix Buses. The MIDAS M32 is a future-forward console that completely raises the bar for live mixing.

Key Features:
• Live performance and studio recording digital console with up to 40 simultaneous input channels
• 32 award-winning MIDAS microphone preamplifiers
• 25 time-aligned and phase-coherent mix buses
• AES50 networking allows up to 96 inputs and 96 outputs
• 192 kHz ADC and DAC converters for outstanding audio performance
• High-performance carbon fibre, aluminium and high-impact steel structure
• 40 bit floating point digital signal processing
• 8 DCA and 6 mute groups
• 8 stereo signal processing effects engines
• 25 MIDAS PRO motorised 100 mm faders
• Daylight viewable 7" full colour TFT display screen
• 32 x 32 channel USB 2.0 audio interface
• DAW remote control emulations of Mackie Control and HUI protocols
• Optional wireless remote control with MIDAS Apps for iPhone and iPad
• Auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply
• Designed and engineered in England

Industry-Leading 192 kHz Precision
The groundbreaking M32 console combines legendary MIDAS sound quality with advanced digital technology, future-proof 96 kHz capable open architecture design and industry-leading 192 kHz ADC and DAC converters, creating a revolutionary mid-format live console. M32 features ultra-sleek styling, offering you a truly luxurious mixing experience. High-end construction materials including carbon fibre provide unparalleled durability and strength, plus substantially lower weight than comparable consoles.

The M32 utilises award-winning MIDAS PRO Series microphone preamplifiers and the custom-designed MIDAS PRO motorised faders that are rated for 1 million life cycles-three times more than other leading consoles.

Backing the analogue input section are audiophile Cirrus Logic multi-channel 192 kHz capable A/D converters, which boast a 114 dB dynamic range, ensuring impressively low distortion and low noise performance.

The MIDAS mic preamp is considered by leading live sound and recording engineers to be the very essence of the famous MIDAS sound. More than 40 years of design experience paired with the finest choice of premium-grade components lead to the acclaimed warmth and depth, bring out subtle ambience, maintain spatial positioning, and more effectively capture a precise image. The acclaimed sound of the award-winning MIDAS microphone preamplifier has inspired generations of live sound engineers to their best work, creating sonic landscapes that have captivated audiences worldwide.

Specifications:

Processing

Input Processing Channels: 32 Input Channels, 8 Aux Channels, 8 FX Return Channels
Output Processing Channels: 16
16 aux buses, 6 matrices, main LRC100
Internal Effects Engines (True Stereo / Mono): 16
Internal Show Automation (structured Cues / Snippets): 500 / 100
Internal Total Recall Scenes (incl. Preamplifiers and Faders): 100
Signal Processing: 40-Bit Floating Point
A/D Conversion (8-channel, 96 kHz ready): 114 dB Dynamic Range (A-weighted*)
D/A Conversion (stereo, 96 kHz ready): 120 dB Dynamic Range (A-weighted*)
I/O Latency (Console Input to Output): 0.8 ms
Network Latency (Stage Box In > Console > Stage Box Out): 1.1 ms

Connectors

MIDAS PRO Series Microphone Preamplifier (XLR): 32
Talkback Microphone Input (XLR): 1
RCA Inputs / Outputs: 2
XLR Outputs: 16
Monitoring Outputs (XLR / " TRS Balanced): 2
Aux Inputs/Outputs (" TRS Balanced): 6
Phones Output (" TRS): 2 (Stereo)
Digital AES/EBU Output (XLR): 1
AES50 Ports (KLARK TEKNIK SuperMAC): 2
Expansion Card Interface: 32 Channel Audio Input / Output
ULTRANET P-16 Connector (No Power Supplied): 1
MIDI Inputs / Outputs: 1
USB Type A (Audio and Data Import / Export): 1
USB Type B, rear panel, for remote control: 1
Ethernet, RJ45, rear panel, for remote control: 1

Mic Input Characteristics

Design: MIDAS PRO Series
THD+N (0 dB gain, 0 dBu output): < 0.01% (unweighted)
THD+N (+40 dB gain, 0 dBu to +20 dBu output): < 0.03% (unweighted)
Input Impedance (Unbalanced / Balanced): 10 kΩ / 10 kΩ
Non-Clip Maximum Input Level: +23 dBu
Phantom Power (Switchable per Input): +48 V
Equivalent Input Noise @ +45 dB gain (150 Ω source): -125 dB (22 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted)
CMRR @ Unity Gain (Typical): > 70 dB
CMRR @ 40 dB Gain (Typical): > 90 dB

Input/Output Characteristics

Frequency Response @ 48 kHz Sample Rate: 0 dB to -1 dB (20 Hz-20 kHz)
Dynamic Range, Analogue In to Analogue Out: 106 dB (22 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted)
A/D Dynamic Range, Preamplifier and Converter (Typical): 109 dB (22 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted)
D/A Dynamic Range, Converter and Output (Typical): 109 dB (22 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted)
Crosstalk Rejection @ 1 kHz, Adjacent Channels: 100 dB
Output level, XLR Connectors (Nominal / Maximum): +4 dBu / +21 dBu
Output Impedance, XLR Connectors (Unbalanced / Balanced): 50 Ω / 50 Ω
Input impedance, TRS Connectors (Unbalanced / Balanced): 20 kΩ / 40 kΩ
Non-Clip Maximum Input Level, TRS Connectors: +21 dBu
Output Level, TRS (Nominal / Maximum): +4 dBu / +21 dBu
Output Impedance, TRS (Unbalanced / Balanced): 50 Ω / 50 Ω
Phones Output Impedance / Maximum output Level: 40 Ω / +21 dBu (Stereo)
Residual Noise Level, Out 1-16 XLR Connectors, Unity Gain: -85 dBu 22 Hz-22 kHz unweighted
Residual Noise Level, Out 1-16 XLR Connectors, Muted: -88 dBu 22 Hz-22 kHz unweighted
Residual Noise Level, TRS and Monitor out XLR Connectors: -83 dBu 22 Hz-22 kHz unweighted

Display

Main Screen: 7" TFT LCD, 800 x 480 Resolution, 262k Colours
Channel LCD Screen: 128 x 64 LCD with RGB Colour Backlight
Main Meter: 24 Segment (-57 dB to Clip)

Power

Switch-Mode Power Supply: Auto-Ranging 100-240 VAC (50/60 Hz) 10%
Power Consumption: 120 W

Physical

Standard Operating Temperature Range: 5C 40C (41F 104F)
Dimensions: 891 x 612 x 256 mm (35.1 x 24.1 x 10.1")
Weight: 25 kg (55 lbs)
• A-weighted figures are typically ~3 dB better