Digital goes Midas. The industry held its collective breath when the XL8 was unveiled in 2006 as this was not merely another digital mixing console. It brought audio control and distribution, in fact all aspects of the live performance to one single control centre. Being a Midas it coupled sound quality, flexibility and reliability with an ease and familiarity of use unrivalled by other digital control surfaces.

The XL8 has been designed so the engineer doesn’t have to think in terms of numbers, pages or layers. The user navigates the system and identifies channels by colours and groupings, which they themselves create. This method allows an individualised approach to mixing, rather than working within hardware-dictated numerical limitations.

• Five “Daylight Visible” Screens with 3-way KVM switch
• 432 inputs and 432 outputs connectivity
• Direct Point to Point routing, any in to any out with metering
• 4 I/O box alternatives: distributable I/O with 600m range
• 112 mix inputs onto 51 buses
• 12 VCAs
• 8 POPulation Groups
• 4 EQ types and 5 dynamics styles as standard
• 16 effects devices
• Up to 51 1/3 octave graphic EQs (37 standard)
• Configurable “Area B” for dual operators
• 2 independent stereo solo systems
• 55 P&G Motorised Faders
• Surround panning including 5.1, Quad and LCRS
• 500m bi-directional 192+192 channel redundant snake
• All I/O units connected by AES50 bi-directional 24+24 channel CAT-5e
• All I/O can be 100 metres from Front of House or Stage router positions
• 8 AES50 Ports on the Control Centre and 10 on stage router (DL461) for I/O expansion
• Scene by scene re-assignment of routing and effects
• All DSP processing, AD/DA conversion and networked audio is at 96kHz sample rate
• All DSP processing, AD/DA conversion and networked audio is fully and automatically time aligned
• Extensive and comprehensive scene automation system
• Show files are fully compatible across software releases and all Midas digital consoles
• MIDI and GPIO automated events at FOH and stage
• Ethernet tunnel provided for 3rd part communications through snake
• Dual-Redundant Linux Control Computers
• Dual-redundant audio networks
• DSP, I/O and controls redundancy
• Single and dual (for FOH + monitors) versions
• Three year factory warranty
  

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For more info, visit the Midas website: Midas Consoles