XL3 — The Analogue Console That Wrote the Midas Legend.

The Midas XL3 is the desk that built the legend. The mic preamp circuit topology that has been benchmarked, copied and admired for decades was first delivered at full flagship scale on the XL3. The 4-band swept EQ that lives on across the Midas catalogue — XL3. The reference touring sound — XL3.

The XL3 Mic Preamp. Reference.

The mic preamp circuit that defined Midas. Engineers across rock, theatre, broadcast and corporate built their careers behind XL3 surfaces — and many still do. The 4-band swept EQ on every channel is the curve that subsequent Midas digital consoles emulated for a generation.

Large-Format Live Architecture, Analogue Throughout.

The XL3 delivered the full live-performance toolkit — multiple buses, comprehensive matrix output, classic Midas master section — across a large-format analogue surface engineered for tour duty. The preamps, EQ and bus architecture established the design language that the XL4, XL8 and PRO-Series consoles would extend into digital.

Specification Highlights

• Large-format analogue live console, XL Series
• Reference Midas mic preamplifier topology
• Classic Midas XL3 4-band swept-channel EQ (still referenced as the benchmark Midas EQ)
• Tour-grade chassis construction
• Designed and engineered in the U.K.

Who It's For

This product is obsolete. Original XL3 units remain in active service with touring engineers and rental houses worldwide — the desk that engineers refer to as ‘the one that started it all’. Reference current Midas digital flagships for the modern successor lineage.