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Midas PRO X Live Digital Control Surface Install Pack

The Midas PRO X-CC-IP Live Digital Control Surface Install Pack with 168 Input Channels, 99 Mix Buses, and 96 kHz Sample Rate

PRO SERIES PRO X-CC-IP

The MIDAS PRO Series family moves up a gear with the PRO X control centre and the industry-changing NEUTRON Audio System Engine. Featuring 168 simultaneous input channels and 99 time-aligned and phase-coherent mix buses, the PRO X sets a new performance benchmark in high-profile live sound applications and is a truly impressive digital control surface for the engineer whose very livelihood depends on both unparalleled functionality and reliability. Like all PRO Series consoles, the PRO X features managed latency and 40 bit floating point processing precision.

HyperMAC and AES50 audio networking technologies allow the PRO X to dynamically assign up to 288 inputs and 294 outputs at 96 kHz sampling rate to any of its input channels and bus outputs on a scene-by-scene basis. This high level of connectivity, coupled with the large channel and bus counts, makes the PRO X equally at home in theaters and symphony halls as it is in live concert touring, outside broadcast and music festivals.

Digital Audio Networking

SuperMAC (AES50-Compliant) and HyperMAC digital audio networking technologies from KLARK TEKNIK simultaneously provide high channel counts, ultra low and deterministic latencies, sample-synchronous and phase-aligned networked clock distribution, error detection, network redundancy, and ease of deployment and use – to meet the demanding requirements of live concert touring.

The PRO X HyperMAC router provides a dual redundant snake connection to the NEUTRON Audio System Engine over optical fibre and copper with a bandwidth of 192 bidirectional channels of 96 kHz 24 bit digital audio, up to a distance of 500 m with optical fibre or 100 m with CAT5/5e cable.

PRO X is compatible with all MIDAS PRO Series digital I/O units, as well as with any other 96 kHz enabled AES50-equipped devices. Multiple PRO Series consoles can be connected together to create either larger mixing systems, or multiple discrete mixing consoles can share a common resource of networked and distributed I/O interfaces.

PRO X Advanced Navigation Flexibility

Midas PRO X incorporates new and innovative methods of channel and mix bay navigation: FLIP Navigation, FX Navigation, GEQ Navigation, and MCA Navigation. These four options allow an engineer to easily and efficiently mix a large number of inputs on a compact control surface. PRO X also features the ability to display and control any output bus on the input control bay area. This navigation flexibility makes working with the console as simple as requirements dictate, or as deep and complex as a user desires. PRO X’s new centre section, which features 24 LCD switches that provide immediate access to up to 24 stereo pairs of output mix buses, also supports the new navigation modes.

Integrated Effects Processors and Graphic Equalizers

The Midas PRO X can simultaneously process up to 24 internal multi-channel effects and NEUTRON’s 40 bit floating-point audio processing hosts a wide choice of virtual effects devices, which range from dual-mono delay units, stereo modulation and numerous diverse reverberation simulations, multi-band compression, dynamic EQ and multi-channel dual-function dynamics processing. Up to 36 1⁄3 octave KLARK TEKNIK DN370 Graphic Equalisers (GEQs) are provided, which can be patched into any output.

PRO X provides comprehensive automatic latency management of all internal routing andprocessing latency – and also includes compensation for external analogue inserts. All audio samples are synchronised before summing, resulting in absolute phase coherence at the outputs,without the comb filtering effects of competing products that often result in specific frequencies being cancelled out completely.

All effects processors and GEQs are custom-designed to function within this automatic latency compensation system. This ensures a phase-coherent, sample-accurate mix regardless of whether the devices are used as channel inserts or on auxiliary buses.

MIDAS PRO Fader

Not satisfied with the existing motorized fader choices in the marketplace, MIDAS created the PRO FADER, rated for up to a million cycles – three times that of other leading manufacturers – and providing high linearity, robustness, and smooth feel during operation. This decision yielded many other benefits, including total quality control over the manufacturing process and lower costs that could be passed on to customers.

As a digital console manufacturer, MIDAS has a perspective on the actual application of motor faders that a component manufacturer would not have. The multi-disciplinary development project combined mechanical design, electronic hardware and software optimization with a rigorous testing program and an investment in material science to produce the best possible performance in actual operation in MIDAS PRO Series consoles. Semi-precious metals are used for the wiper fingers for their hard-wearing properties, and precision resistive tracks were created that offered highly linear positional accuracy, coupled with long-term durability and even response in use.

Highest Quality Display Screens

The Midas PRO X Control Centre features dual 15″ full color daylight-viewable TFT displays for use in all environments, both inside and outdoors. The displays provide visual feedback for the entire system, the on-screen menus instantly navigate to the console overview page, which keeps all vital information (all metering, all fader positions, mutes and solos) in view at all times.

Digital Precision, Analogue Response

The oversampled digital signal processing algorithms, combined with the fully interpolated and touch sensitive user controls, result in the smooth continuous response and immediacy of working on an analogue console. Parameter adjustment becomes fast and easy, and the continuous phase shift of a swept frequency control is heard without the quantization artifacts exhibited by competing digital consoles.

Wireless Remote Control

Delivering unprecedented control and mobility, the MIXTENDER App for iPad* combines control of key functions with the highly responsive system metering, allowing users to take control of PRO X using an iPad from anywhere in a venue. Support for multiple simultaneous iPads allows FOH and monitor engineers to work collaboratively, enhancing productivity and communication as well as saving valuable time during set-up.

The MIXTENDER App for iPad is available as a free download from the Apple App Store.

Redundancy – For Peace of Mind

The PRO X has dual-redundant control computers, and three removable power supplies – only two of which are required for operation. The power supplies, which are interchangeable with those in the NEUTRON Engine, are auto-voltage sensing for use on a worldwide basis and provide seamless switchover in the unlikely event of a loss of one of the three power supplies.

Combined with the dual-redundant HyperMAC snake and the redundant AES50 networking, no other console goes further in providing peace of mind. This means that during a show the user can focus on what is most important – treating the audience to a flawless sonic experience.

Architecture and Engineering Specifications

The control centre shall be designed for digital audio mixing applications and be optimized for use in live performance. It shall feature 168 simultaneous input channels and 99 time-aligned and phase-coherent output mix buses and operate at 96 kHz sampling rate.

The control centre shall include Gigabit and 100 Mbit/s Ethernet frame-based digital audio networking with a total network channel count capability of 288 inputs and 294 outputs at 96 kHz sampling rate. A Gigabit Ethernet frame-based digital audio network router shall be included with 192 bidirectional channels operating over optical fibre up to 500 m and CAT5/5E cable up to 100 m, and provide a dual redundant digital snake connection to the associated audio system digital signal processing engine.

The Gigabit digital audio network shall operate on a time-division multiplex basis, and shall provide accurate phase-aligned low-jitter clock distribution using embedded timing markers in the data streams to allow transmission over either Cat5/5E copper cable up to a distance of 100 m as specified by the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard, or up to distances of 500 m using 50/125 μm multimode optical fibre. It shall provide two levels of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) error detection – a checksum sent with the associated Ethernet frame and an additional checksum for audio data. A dedicated 200 Mbit/s auxiliary data channel shall be provided for control data.

The Gigabit digital audio network shall have an individual link latency of 62.5 μs at 96 kHz sampling rate and support dual redundant operation.

The 100 Megabit Ethernet frame-based digital audio network shall offer N+1 cable redundancy and be compliant with the Audio Engineering Society AES50-2011 standard.

In conjunction with the associated audio system engine digital signal processor, the control centre shall provide up to 36 assignable digital audio emulations of industry standard one-third octave proportional-Q response graphic equalizers and up to 24 simultaneous multi-channel digital audio effects. There shall be automatic latency management of all internal routing, external analogue insert and digital signal processing delays. This latency management system shall synchronize audio samples when summing to mix buses to ensure phase alignment of the summed signals.

The control centre shall provide a user navigation system including 10 variable control association (VCA) groups and 8 population (POP) groups. It shall also provide additional methods of user navigation including a mode to change the operation of the input faders to become send levels to the selected bus or output, a mode mapping of assignable controls to an internal effects processor, a mode to present the faders of an internal graphic equalizer on the VCA section faders and a mode to present the faders for a selected bus output on the VCA section faders.

The control centre shall have 29 motorized 100 mm faders with a rated life time of up to one million cycles and two daylight-viewable 15″ full color display screens. It shall include software interpolation of physical control elements and associated display feedback to eliminate digital quantization artifacts.

The control centre shall have the provision for the optional wireless control using an Apple iPad, with a bespoke software application available as a free download from the Apple App Store.

The control centre shall include dual-redundant control computers, and three auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supplies with N+1 redundancy for use on a worldwide basis. The power supply modules shall be externally removable and interchangeable with those in the associated audio system engine digital signal processor.

The control centre shall be 1365 mm wide x 940 mm deep x 434 mm high (53.7″ x 37.0″ x 17.1″), with nominal weight 120 kg (264 lbs). The control centre shall be installed on a flat horizontal surface capable of safely supporting its weight. Input, output, and power connections shall be made at the rear panel of the control centre. Installers shall allow adequate space at the rear for connection and disconnection of input, output, and power connections. The power requirements shall be 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz.

Features:

– Live performance digital console control centre with up to 168 simultaneous inputs
– 99 time-aligned and phase-coherent mix buses
– HyperMAC and AES50 networking allows up to 288 inputs and 294 outputs @ 96 kHz Sample Rate
– HyperMAC router with 192 bidirectional channels over copper and optical fibre
– Provides dual redundant snake connection to the NEUTRON Audio System Engine
– Snake connections up to 500 m with optical fibre or 100 m with CAT5/5e cable
– 10 VCA (variable control association) and 8 POPulation groups
– Up to 36 assignable 1/3 octave KLARK TEKNIK DN370 graphic equalizers
– Up to 24 simultaneous internal multi-channel effects
– 29 MIDAS PRO motorized 100 mm faders
– 2 daylight viewable 15” full color TFT display screens
– Fully interpolated touch sensitive controls
– Optional wireless remote control with MIDAS MIXTENDER App for iPad*
– Three bay auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply with N+1 redundancy
– Designed and engineered in the U.K.

Midas Neutron High Performance Audio System Engine

High Performance Audio System Engine with 192 Bidirectional Channels and 96 kHz Sample Rate

NEUTRON

The powerhouse at the centre of the PRO X system, the new NEUTRON High Performance Audio System Engine is the result of a three year research and development program that pushed the MIDAS engineering team well beyond their already considerable expertise and knowledge.

NEUTRON’s cutting-edge, latest generation DSPs and high-performance FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) technology, coupled with a highly efficient MIMD (Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data) architecture, delivers more than 100 Gigaflops of real-time audio processing. With the capability to handle up to 168 simultaneous input channels and 99 time-aligned and phase-coherent output mix buses, NEUTRON represents the state-of-the-art in digital audio mixing technology.

HyperMAC and AES50 audio networking technologies allow up to 288 inputs and 294 outputs at 96 kHz sampling frequency combined with 40 bit floating point processing precision, which can be dynamically assigned to the PRO X’s input channels and bus outputs on a dynamic scene-by-scene basis. This high level of connectivity, coupled with the large channel and bus counts, make the PRO X and NEUTRON equally at home in theatres and symphony halls as it is in live concert touring, outside broadcast and music festivals.

Digital Audio Networking

SuperMAC (AES50-Compliant) and HyperMAC digital audio networking technologies from KLARK TEKNIK simultaneously provide high channel counts, ultra low and deterministic latencies, sample-synchronous and phase-aligned networked clock distribution, error detection, network redundancy, and ease of deployment and use – to meet the demanding requirements of live concert touring.

The NEUTRON HyperMAC router provides a dual redundant snake connection to the PRO X Control Centre over optical fibre and copper with a bandwidth of 192 bidirectional channels of 96 kHz 24 bit digital audio, up to a distance of 500 m with optical fibre or 100 m with CAT5/5e cable.

NEUTRON is compatible with all MIDAS digital I/O units, as well as with any other AES50- equipped devices. Multiple consoles can be connected together to create either larger mixing systems, or multiple discrete mixing consoles can share a common resource of networked and distributed I/O interfaces.

40 Bit Floating Point Processing

NEUTRON can simultaneously process up to 24 internal multi-channel effects and its 40 bit floating-point audio processing hosts a wide choice of virtual effects devices, which range from dual-mono delay units, stereo modulation and numerous diverse reverberation simulations, multi-band compression, dynamic EQ and multi-channel dual-function dynamics processing. Up to 36 1⁄3 octave KLARK TEKNIK DN370 Graphic Equalisers (GEQs) are provided, which can be patched into any output.

The oversampled digital signal processing algorithms, combined with the fully interpolated and touch sensitive user controls, result in the smooth continuous response and immediacy of working on an analogue console. Parameter adjustment becomes fast and easy, and the continuous phase shift of a swept frequency control is heard without the quantisation artefacts exhibited by competing digital consoles.

NEUTRON provides comprehensive automatic latency management of all internal routing and processing delays – and also includes compensation for external analogue inserts. All audio samples are synchronised before summing, resulting in absolute phase coherence at the outputs, without the comb filtering effects of competing products that often result in specific frequencies being cancelled out completely.

All effects processors and GEQs are custom-designed to function within this automatic latency compensation system. This ensures a phase-coherent, sample-accurate mix regardless of whether the devices are used as channel inserts or on auxiliary buses.

N+1 Redundant DSP Processing

NEUTRON is fitted with 4 DSP cards as standard for N+1 redundant operation, as only 3 DSP cards are required for full operation. In the very rare event that one of the DSP cards should experience an execution fault, the spare idle card is loaded with that card’s profile under the control of the PRO X Control Centre.

Future-Proof Expansion

NEUTRON is future-proofed in the evolving world of digital audio networking technology by being able to support new and emerging protocols via its expansion card slot.

Built for the Road

Featuring a rugged steel 7U rackmount enclosure, NEUTRON is designed for the rigours of live concert touring. Premium Neutrik connectors are used to ensure reliable network connections, night after night.

Redundancy – For Peace of Mind

NEUTRON features three removable power supplies – only two of which are required for operation. The power supplies, which are interchangeable with those in the PRO X Control Centre, are auto-voltage sensing for use on a worldwide basis and provide seamless switchover in the unlikely event of a loss of one of the three power supplies.

Combined with the dual-redundant HyperMAC snake and the redundant AES50 networking, plus the N+1 redundancy off ered by the four DSP cards, no other console system goes further in providing peace of mind. This means that during a show the user can focus on what is most important – treating the audience to a flawless sonic experience.

Architecture & Engineering Specifications

The audio system engine shall be designed for digital audio mixing applications and be optimised for use in live performance. It shall feature 168 simultaneous input channels and 99 time-aligned and phase-coherent output mix buses and operate at 96 kHz sampling rate.

The audio system engine shall include Gigabit and 100 Mbit/s Ethernet frame-based digital audio networking with a total network channel count capability of 288 inputs and 294 outputs at 96 kHz sampling rate. A Gigabit Ethernet frame-based digital audio network router shall be included with 192 bidirectional channels operating over optical fibre up to 500m and CAT5/5E cable up to 100m, and provide a dual redundant digital snake connection to the associated control centre.

The Gigabit digital audio network shall operate on a time-division multiplex basis, and shall provide accurate phase-aligned low-jitter clock distribution using embedded timing markers in the data streams to allow transmission over either Cat5/5E copper cable up to a distance of 100m as specified by the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard, or up to distances of 500m using 50/125 μm multimode optical fibre. It shall provide two levels of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) error detection – a checksum sent with the associated Ethernet frame and an additional checksum for audio data. A dedicated 200 Mbit/s auxiliary data channel shall be provided for control data.

The Gigabit digital audio network shall have an individual link latency of 62.5 μs at 96 kHz sampling rate and support dual redundant operation.

The 100 Megabit Ethernet frame-based digital audio network shall off er N+1 cable redundancy and be compliant with the Audio Engineering Society AES50-2011 standard.

In conjunction with the associated control centre, the audio system engine shall provide up to 36 assignable digital audio emulations of industry standard one-third octave proportional-Q response graphic equalisers and up to 24 simultaneous multi-channel digital audio effects. There shall be automatic latency management of all internal routing, external analogue insert and digital signal processing delays. This latency management system shall synchronise audio samples when summing to mix buses to ensure phase alignment of the summed signals.

The audio system engine shall be equipped with 4 digital signal processing cards as standard for N+1 redundant operation with only 3 cards required for full operation.

The audio system engine shall include an expansion card slot for support of additional connectivity options.

The audio system engine shall include three auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supplies with N+1 redundancy for use on a worldwide basis. The power supply modules shall be externally removable and interchangeable with those in the associated control centre.

The audio system engine shall be 483 mm wide x 375 mm deep x 309 mm high (19.0″ x 14.8″ x 12.2″), with nominal weight 24.0 kg (52.8 lbs). The audio system engine shall be installed on a flat horizontal surface capable of safely supporting its weight. Input, output, and power connections shall be made at the rear panel of the audio system engine. Installers shall allow adequate space at the rear for connection and disconnection of input, output, and power connections. The power requirements shall be 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz.

Features:

– Audio System Engine with industry leading 108 Gigaflops digital signal processing performance
– HyperMAC Router with 192 bidirectional channels over copper and optical fibre
– 40 bit floating point processing with 96 kHz sample rate
– Dual redundant connection to control centre for enhanced reliability
– Snake connections up to 500 m with optical fibre or 100 m with CAT5/5e cable
– Fitted with 4 DSP cards as standard for N+1 redundant operation
– Expansion card slot for additional connectivity options
– Features Neutrik etherCON* AES50 and Ethernet control network ports
– Dual-fibre Neutrik opticalCON DUO* connector used for optical fibre snake connection
– Rugged 7U rackmount chassis for durability in portable applications
– Three bay auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply with N+1 redundancy
– Designed and engineered in the U.K.

24 Input, 24 Output Active Microphone Splitter with 2 Independent MIDAS Microphone Preamplifiers per Input

DL231

With today’s tech-savvy concertgoers demanding more and more from the professional sound engineer, the need to increase flexibility and functionality has never been greater. That’s why the MIDAS Research and Development team have expanded upon the existing Microphone Splitter format to bring you the DL231.

MIDAS – The Legend in Sound Quality

With two independent MIDAS mic preamps per input, the highest quality of sonic performance is guaranteed. And with dual-redundant network ports and power supplies, peace of mind comes as standard.

Analogue Meets Digital – The Best of Both Worlds

The DL231 combines the warmth and authenticity of analogue circuitry with the precision and agility of state-of-the-art digital techniques. Extreme care has been taken in the planning and execution of the PCB layout to maintain exceptional grounding and analogue/digital separation.

Versatility Without Compromise

As with all MIDAS products versatility without compromise is a priority, that’s why the DL231 comes fitted with MIDI (In, Out and Thru) and an Ethernet Control port, plus four AES50 ports to handle the independent dual-redundant digital audio interfaces. The DL231 is capable of being switched between 24-bit 96 kHz and 48 kHz operation. A Mute All Outputs button is provided for convenient onstage re-patching – and the DL231 is powered by dual-redundant PSUs for superb reliability.

Housed in a road-ready, rugged rack-mountable chassis, the DL231 is ideally suited for transport and storage in standard flight cases (not included).

Integration Within the MIDAS Product Range

Styled to match our existing console aesthetic, and designed to work with all MIDAS digital consoles, high performance I/O has never been easier to use – or more cost effective.

Features:

– 2 award-winning MIDAS microphone preamplifiers per input with switchable +48 V phantom power
– 2 dual redundant AES50 network ports with independent phase-locked loop synchronisation
– 24 electronically balanced output channels can be sourced from microphone preamplifiers or AES50 ports
– Remote operation up to 100 m via CAT5/5e cable
– Selectable 96 kHz or 48 kHz sample rate operation
– All settings programmable from front panel controls or console
– PSU status indicator LEDs and configuration LCD display on front panel
– MIDI In, Out and Thru connectors
– Features Neutrik etherCON AES50 network ports
– Rugged 5U rackmount chassis for durability in portable applications
– Dual redundant auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supplies
– Designed and engineered in the U.K.

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