MIDAS PRO6 WINS MIPA FOR BEST LIVE MIXING DESK AT PROLIGHT + SOUND 2009

The Midas PRO6 live audio system picked up the MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Award) for Live Mixing Desk at Prolight + Sound 2009. MIPAs are presented to the best products released during the previous year as voted for by more than 100 international audio and music magazines. The award was accepted by Midas and Klark Teknik international sales and marketing director David Cooper at a ceremony where the PRO6 won out over the Digidesign D-Show Profile Mix Rack and DiGiCo SD8 digital consoles.

The award reflects the huge success enjoyed by the PRO6 since its launch last August. Almost 200 have been sold worldwide, with systems used on acts including AC/DC, Metallica, Van Morrison, Jan Smit, the Pogues, Marillion, Snow Patrol, Benabar, Il Divo, Kasabian and Eddi Reader.

A total of six PRO6s were in attendance at Prolight + Sound 2009: on the EVI Audio Germany / Bosch Communications Systems and Mega Audio booths as well as handling daily live music programmes on the outdoor Pro Stage and in the Agora tent.

“We’re delighted that the international audio press has recognised the Midas PRO6 as the leading product in its category,” says Cooper. “This is consistent with the countless engineers who won’t settle for anything else, having used Midas digital.”

Photo: David Cooper from Midas accepts the MIPA awarded for the PRO6

Midas live performance mixing consoles have been used by the world's most demanding sound engineers, performers and rental companies for three decades. The company strives to raise the standards of sonic quality through its programme of continual research and development, implementing new control functionality and user-friendly desk operation to anticipate and accommodate the ever-evolving needs of audio professionals who specify Midas consoles for their major tours, festivals, international events, broadcast projects and prestigious fixed installations.

Klark Teknik was founded in 1974 and in the years immediately following, their innovative approach to design and development allowed them to introduce some truly groundbreaking designs. Klark Teknik was responsible for one of the world’s first digital delay and digital reverb units, however it was their concepts for equalisation devices that really changed the world of professional audio resulting in the DN370 and the famous DN360. Today Klark Teknik continues to bring innovation in design and dedication to engineering and sonic quality in both the analogue and digital realm of signal processing, with the Square ONE and Show Command ranges updating the brand.