MIDAS EXTENDS PRO SERIES WITH PRO9 DIGITAL AUDIO SYSTEM
London, 13 September 2010: Midas is delighted to announce the European launch of PRO9, a new addition to its PRO Series of digital audio systems that includes the simultaneously-launched PRO3 and the well-established PRO6. The entire PRO Series can be seen on Stand 1-F19 at PLASA 2010.
PRO9 tops the Midas PRO Series, featuring a massive 88 channel input count and 35 buses, with the dual stage boxes offering placement flexibility up to 200m apart and 500m from the FOH position.
The PRO9 benefits from the full range of Midas I/O box options, including the newly-launched DL251 fixed format stage box and the highly acclaimed DL431 24 channel 5-way mic splitter offering three mic preamps per channel and dual digital network connections, both with full redundancy. The range also includes the new Klark Teknik DN9650 digital format converter offering connectivity to many different digital protocols, including MADI, Dante and Aviom.
The Midas PRO9 comes complete with the features that have been made popular by established Midas digital systems, the XL8 and the PRO6. This includes the successful VCA and POPulation groups, which allow users to navigate channels intuitively, without the hindrance of layers or pages of faders. It will of course feature the legendary and much-loved Midas sound characteristics, which have their roots in the classic Midas analogue boards. The PRO9 also benefits from the same comprehensive choice of effects and dynamics processing as the PRO6 and XL8, including the much-acclaimed XL8 compressor options. Expandable modular connectivity means the system can be upgraded to meet most applications.
“All the new systems use exactly the same technology and components as the XL8 and PRO6,” says John Oakley, managing director of Midas Klark Teknik. “This is a perfect example of the way our highly advanced networked audio strategy allows us to bring new products to the market very quickly.”
Adds Richard Ferriday, brand development manager for Midas and Klark Teknik, “Midas customers can now gain additional benefits from our open-architecture approach to system design and our modular hardware implementation. The new PRO Series additions, PRO3 and PRO9 offer both easier affordability and increased capacity while remaining true to the brand values.”
- Classic Midas sound
- Sample-synchronous audio quality – all audio time and phase coherent
- Daylight-viewable screens
- 24 bit, 96kHz sampling
- 192 x 192 channel bi-directional snake included
- Up to 288 inputs and 294 outputs patched and routed on a scene-by-scene basis
- IEM-safe low latency
- Dual solo busses for in-ears and wedges
- ‘Area B’ for quick, easy access to selected inputs
Photo: Midas PRO9: top of the PRO Series
Photo: The Midas PRO Series