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• • Press and Hold – Either a way to select all the paths on a current page
for multiple editing or a way to engage a parameter function that may
be critical if press in error, for example atting the EQ is a press and hold
function.
• • Widget – The name for a window or various windows displaying
information on the GUI as part of a workow.
• • Workow – Visualizes the activities needed to mix audio.
• • Pot – A physical rotary control used to adjust a level or value.
• • Interrogation – Pressing and holding a function to see the parameters
associated with that control.
Chapter 2. HD96-24 Overview
Introducing the HD96-24 Digital
Mixing System.
For decades Midas has been a driving force in the world of pro audio. Building
on the incredible success of the XL8 and PRO Series with their exemplary audio
performance and road-proven rugged and reliable construction, the Midas PRO
Series became the gold standard in concert touring and installed live sound.
Oering the same outstanding sample-synchronised and phase-coherent audio
performance, interpolated control functions and intuitive navigation, the PRO1,
PRO2, PRO3, PRO6, PRO9 and later PRO-X Live Audio Systems have become one of
the industry’s main choices for live sound mixing.
Now the HD96-24 pushes the boundaries further yet again with a 21” touchscreen
for hands on instant access to all controls. Parameter adjustment becomes
fast and easy with gesture touch interaction using the precise and accurate
multi-touch display which allows up to 10 simultaneous touches. Featuring 144
Simultaneous inputs and 120 (96 x Flexi Aux + 24 x Matrix) time-aligned and
phase-coherent busses with no stealing of resource’s in channel or bus counts.
True and consistent 96 kHz sampling frequency and 64-bit oating-point
processing provide exemplary quality audio processing, and the oversampled
and interpolated digital signal processing algorithms, combined with the fully
interpolated and touch sensitive user controls, result in the smooth continuous
response and immediacy of working on an analogue console.
The HD96-24 features the rugged and road-proven KLARK TEKNIK HyperMAC
(HMAC) and SuperMAC (AES50-compliant) networking technologies with their
ultra-low and deterministic latencies and robust error correction. Its powerful
audio networking oers up to 624 inputs and 654 outputs at the 96kHz sample
frequency depending on conguration.
The 24 VCA (Variable Control Association) and 24 POP (POPulation) groups,
combined with the advanced touch screen navigation system, 28 faders,
assignable controls and innovative shortcut area allow simultaneous display
and control of all the critical information required to craft an unprecedented
mix experience.
Overview
The HD96-24 is a very powerful and exible audio processing system that
provides a complete solution for any audio mixing and signal distribution
application in a live sound environment. Common features of the HD96-24 Live
Audio System include:
• • Graviton Audio Engine incorporated into surface
• • 144 exi inputs
• • 120 busses.
• • Up to 96 stereo Eects
• • 96 Ultima Stereo Dynamic EQs
• • 32 Ultima Stereo Multiband Compressors
• • 24 VCA (variable control association) groups, and 24 POPulation groups
• • Variable phase per input channel
• • Input - Aux - Aux - Matrix routing (Delay compensated)
• • True 64-bit FPGA processing with GPU coprocessing
• • 5 tap o points per channel per send, all delay compensated
• • Dedicated 16 into 12 shout mixer with instant conguration recall
• • Dual Solo busses featuring duckers and AFL/PFL congurable for input
and output
• • True Audition™
• • True Preview ™
• • Channel AI™
• • 21" full colour TFT high brightness display screen with capacitive
touch sensing
• • Advanced and multi-gesture touchscreen user interface
• • Award-winning Midas microphone preampliers
• • HyperMAC and AES50 networking allows up to 576 inputs and 576 outputs
sources @ 96 kHz sample rate
• • Dual network bridge format converter with up to 128 bidirectional channels
and asynchronous sample rate conversion
• • Touring grade road case featuring marine grade plywood, aluminium
extrusions and composite density protective foam
• • Integrated Bluetooth and wireless transceiver module
• • Dual ULTRANET Ports providing 32 additional digital outputs
• • 28 Midas PRO motorised 100 mm faders
• • Fully interpolated touch sensitive controls
• • Dual redundant auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supplies
• • 10-Year Warranty Program
• • Designed and engineered in the UK
Key features
New Surface Design
DreamFlow™ UI
Full HD multitouch screen - daylight coated
40 x 18-bit colour 240x240 channel LCDs
Total congurability, anything anywhere
36 assignable rotaries
Full channel control with dedicated 4-band EQ and dynamics section
Manchino workow heralds new Era in console setup speed
Completely customisable surface
28 faders
Dante, Madi and USB interfaces available directly in surface with two CM1 slots
Graviton Audio Engine utilises two HyperMac ports which are congurable for
dual redundant or independent operation
Over 39 Eects to choose from