Midas M32 Live

Overview
Live performance and studio recording digital console with up to 40 simultaneous input channels, 32 award-winning Midas PRO microphone preamplifiers, and 25 time-aligned and phase-coherent mix buses. AES50 networking allows up to 96 inputs and 96 outputs, with 32 bi-directional channels of live recording/playback on dual SD/SDHC cards. The console features high-performance carbon fibre, aluminium, and high-impact steel structure, 40 bit floating point digital signal processing, and 8 DCA and 6 mute groups.

The M32 LIVE console combines legendary Midas sound quality with advanced digital technology, future-proof floating point audio engine, extremely low-latency design, and industry-leading 192 kHz ADC and DAC converters. The construction includes carbon fibre for durability and strength, with award-winning Midas PRO Series microphone preamplifiers and custom-designed Midas PRO motorised faders. The M32 LIVE is an innovative design that sets a new standard in live mixing, offering unparalleled sound quality and performance.

Included in box
1x Midas M32 Live Digital Console

About the Midas M32 Live
The Landmark in Console History

A close look at M32 LIVE reveals that the styling is completely new in every sense of the word. Rajesh Kutty’s automotive-inspired design elements mesh perfectly with a recognisable Midas signature, setting the M32 LIVE apart from any other console. Its beautifully streamlined and elegant form factor completely revolutionises the experience of live mixing.

The Midas M32 LIVE construction is equally impressive, and is designed to offer you years of reliable performance while withstanding the demanding environment of live performance venues. M32 LIVE employs a predominantly space-frame construction, with parts of the sub-frame consisting of durable and lightweight carbon fibre and aluminium. Multiple alloys have been employed throughout to guarantee maximum component efficiency and an improved performance-to-weight ratio.

The M32 LIVE is an innovative, evolved design that brings together modern construction principles and high-tech materials into a styling destined to go down as a landmark in console history.

Industry-Leading 192 kHz Precision

The groundbreaking M32 LIVE console combines legendary Midas sound quality with advanced digital technology, future-proof floating point audio engine, extremely low-latency design and industry-leading 192 kHz ADC and DAC converters, creating a revolutionary mid-format live console. M32 LIVE features ultra-sleek styling, offering you a truly luxurious mixing experience. High-end construction materials include carbon fibre provide unparalleled durability and strength, plus substantially lower weight than comparable consoles.

The M32 LIVE utilises award-winning Midas PRO Series microphone preamplifiers and the custom-designed Midas PRO motorised faders that are rated for 1 million life cycles-three times more than other leading consoles.

The Midas M32 LIVE is a future-forward console that completely raises the bar for live mixing.

Legendary Midas Sound Quality

While the Midas M32 LIVE design, styling, and construction will surely turn a lot of heads, it’s the sound that matters most to engineers and performing artists. And that’s where M32 LIVE shines even brighter – as the latest in a long line of pristine-sounding Midas consoles, it descends from a celebrated lineage that literally set the standard in electrical design and sound quality. Ever since Midas consoles first found fame 40 years ago with acts like Billy Joel, Yes, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd and others, the Midas legacy has always been about uncompromising quality and the ultimate in sound reproduction.

Backing the analogue input section are audiophile Cirrus Logic multi-channel 192 kHz capable A/D converters, which boast a 114 dB dynamic range, ensuring impressively low distortion and low noise performance.

Award-Winning Midas Mic Preamplifier

The Midas mic preamp is considered by leading live sound and recording engineers to be the very essence of the famous Midas sound. More than 40 years of design experience paired with the finest choice of premium-grade components lead to the acclaimed warmth and depth, bring out subtle ambience, maintain spatial positioning, and more effectively capture a precise image. The acclaimed sound of the award-winning Midas microphone preamplifier has inspired generations of live sound engineers to their best work, creating sonic landscapes that have captivated audiences worldwide.

Processing
Input Processing Channels 32 Input Channels, 8 Aux Channels, 8 FX Return Channels
Output Processing Channels 16
Aux Buses, Matrices, Main LRC 16 aux buses, 6 matrices, main LRC
Internal Effects Engines 16 (True Stereo / Mono)
Internal Show Automation 500 (structured Cues) / 100 (Snippets)
Internal Total Recall Scenes 100 (including Preamplifiers and Faders)
Signal Processing 40-Bit Floating Point
A/D Conversion 114 dB Dynamic Range (A-weighted) (8-channel, 96 kHz ready)
D/A Conversion 120 dB Dynamic Range (A-weighted) (stereo, 96 kHz ready)
I/O Latency 0.8 ms (Console Input to Output)
Network Latency 1.1 ms (Stage Box In > Console > Stage Box Out)
Connectors
Midas PRO Series Microphone Preamplifier 32 (XLR)
Talkback Microphone Input 1 (XLR)
RCA Inputs / Outputs 2
XLR Outputs 16
Monitoring Outputs 2 (XLR / ¼” TRS Balanced)
Aux Inputs/Outputs 6 (¼” TRS Balanced)
Phones Output 2 (¼” TRS Stereo)
Digital AES/EBU Output 1 (XLR)
AES50 Ports 2 (Klark Teknik SuperMAC)
Expansion Card Interface 32 Channel Audio Input / Output
ULTRANET P-16 Connector 1 (No Power Supplied)
MIDI Inputs / Outputs 1
USB Type A 1 (Audio and Data Import / Export)
USB Type B 1 (Rear panel, for remote control)
Ethernet 1 (RJ45, rear panel, for remote control)
Mic Input Characteristics
Design Midas PRO Series
THD+N (0 dB gain, 0 dBu output) <0.01% (unweighted) THD+N (+40 dB gain, 0 dBu to +20 dBu output) <0.03% (unweighted) Input Impedance (Unbalanced / Balanced) 10 kΩ / 10 kΩ Non-Clip Maximum Input Level +23 dBu Phantom Power +48 V (Switchable per Input) Equivalent Input Noise @ +45 dB gain -125 dB (22 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted) CMRR @ Unity Gain >70 dB (Typical)
CMRR @ 40 dB Gain >90 dB (Typical)
Input/Output Characteristics
Frequency Response 0 dB to -1 dB (20 Hz-20 kHz) @ 48 kHz Sample Rate
Dynamic Range 106 dB (22 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted) (Analogue In to Analogue Out)
A/D Dynamic Range 109 dB (22 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted) (Output)
Crosstalk Rejection 100 dB @ 1 kHz, Adjacent Channels
Output Level (Nominal / Maximum) +4 dBu / +21 dBu (XLR Connectors)
Output Impedance (Unbalanced / Balanced) 50 Ω / 50 Ω (XLR Connectors)
Input Impedance (Unbalanced / Balanced) 20 kΩ / 40 kΩ (TRS Connectors)
Non-Clip Maximum Input Level +21 dBu (TRS Connectors)
Output Level (Nominal / Maximum) +4 dBu / +21 dBu (TRS)
Output Impedance (Unbalanced / Balanced) 50 Ω / 50 Ω (TRS)
Phones Output Impedance / Maximum Output Level 40 Ω / +21 dBu (Stereo)
Residual Noise Level (Out 1-16 XLR Connectors, Unity Gain) -85 dBu (22 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted)
Residual Noise Level (Out 1-16 XLR Connectors, Muted) -88 dBu (22 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted)
Residual Noise Level (TRS and Monitor out XLR Connector) -83 dBu (22 Hz-22 kHz, unweighted)
Display
Main Screen 7″ TFT LCD, 800 x 480 Resolution, 262k Colours
Channel LCD Screen 128 x 64 LCD with RGB Colour Backlight
Main Meter 24 Segment (-57 dB to Clip)
Power
Switch-Mode Power Supply Auto-Ranging 100-240 VAC (50/60 Hz) ± 10%
Power Consumption 120 W
Physical
Standard Operating Temperature Range 5°C – 40°C (41°F – 104°F)
Dimensions 891 x 612 x 256 mm (35.1 x 24.1 x 10.1″)
Weight 25 kg (55 lbs)
*A-weighted figures are typically ~3 dB better

Live performance and studio recording digital console with up to 40 simultaneous input channels
32 award-winning Midas PRO microphone preamplifiers
25 time-aligned and phase-coherent mix buses
AES50 networking allows up to 96 inputs and 96 outputs
32 bi-directional channels of live recording/playback on dual SD/SDHC (cards not included)
Up to 3 hours of 32 channel PCM recording in one session – stored as uncompressed WAV files
High-performance carbon fibre, aluminium and high-impact steel structure
40 bit floating point digital signal processing
8 DCA and 6 mute groups
8 digital signal processing effects engines
25 Midas PRO motor faders
Daylight viewable 7″ full colour TFT display screen
32 x 32 channel USB 2.0 audio interface
DAW remote control emulations of Mackie Control and HUI protocols
Optional wireless remote control with Midas Apps for iPhone and iPad
Auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply