VF16 — DIGI-LOG Console. 16 Midas Preamps. FireWire Out.

The VF16 took the touring-grade Midas signal path and made it portable. Sixteen award-winning Midas microphone preamplifiers in a compact analogue surface, married to a 24-bit FireWire audio interface — the Venice approach to bridging the live stage and the recording session in one chassis.

Sixteen Midas Preamps. Classic XL3 EQ.

Eight mono and four stereo input channels feed 16 award-winning Midas mic preamps — the same family of circuits found on the consoles that have headlined every major touring rig. Each channel runs the industry-acclaimed Midas XL3 4-band swept-channel EQ, the curve that defined a generation of front-of-house sound.

Virtual Soundcheck, Built In

A 24-bit FireWire interface streams up to 16 inputs and 16 outputs to a DAW. Analogue or FireWire input selection on every channel makes virtual soundchecks a one-switch operation — record the show, rehearse the mix the next morning on the same desk. Six aux sends with pre/post-fade switching, four audio subgroups and a 7 x 2 matrix all route to FireWire outputs for stem capture.

Specification Highlights

• 16 input channels (8 mono + 4 stereo)
• 16 Midas microphone preamplifiers
• Midas XL3 4-band swept-channel EQ
• 24-bit FireWire interface, 16 in / 16 out
• Analogue or FireWire input select for virtual soundcheck
• 6 aux sends, 4 subgroups, 7 x 2 matrix — all FireWire-routable
• Analogue and FireWire direct outputs, pre/post-EQ switchable
• Auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply
• Designed and engineered in the U.K.

Who It's For

Live engineers running small-to-mid venues, theatre productions, houses of worship and project studios that want Midas preamp sound with DAW integration. This product is obsolete; check current Midas digital consoles for active equivalents.