Midas M32

Award-Winning
MIDAS Mic Preamplifi er
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  nest choice of premium-grade components
lead to the acclaimed warmth and depth, bring
out subtle ambience, maintain spatial positioning,
and more e ectively capture a precise image. The
acclaimed sound of the award-winning MIDAS
microphone preampli er has inspired generations
of live sound engineers to their best work,
creating sonic landscapes that have captivated
audiencesworldwide.
Creating Sonic Landscapes
The MIDAS preampli er design eliminates typical
imbalances of gain-setting stages, thereby improving
the common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR) and
harmonic distortion to an almost immeasurable level.
The constant high-frequency bandwidth topology
assures excellent stability, RF rejection and noise
performance at all gain levels, contributing to its
transparent, open and dynamic sound. But it doesn’t
end there, over the years many mix engineers have
found that this robust and overload-tolerant design
takes on a whole new dimension of sound when
driven hard, the pristine audiophile reproduction
giving way to just the right combination of
harmonics, a warm and organic sound heard by
millions of concertgoers and recorded for posterity
on countless live albums over the years.
Since pristine sound always begins with the
microphone preampli er, the  rst point where your
signal enters the console, M32 features genuine
MIDAS microphone preampli ers which faithfully
reproduce every sonic detail so no part of a
performance will ever be missed. Transparent and
pristine sound, low noise and high common-mode
rejection are all hallmarks of this classic design.
In MIDAS’ relentless pursuit for the ultimate in audio
performance, the microphone preampli er used in
MIDAS PRO Series is an enhanced version of the classic
design found in the XL4 and HERITAGE series consoles,
which many consider to be the greatest analogue live
consoles ever built. Over the past decade the XL4 and
HERITAGE 3000 have been utilised by countless top
artists including Bon Jovi, Alanis Morrisette, AC/DC,
Coldplay, Kid Rock, Metallica, Alicia Keys, Foo Fighters,
Christina Aguilera, Sir Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam and
many more.
The M32 draws from this same legacy to bring
you an elite professional level of audio quality
andperformance.
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MIDAS XL4
NAMM TEC Nominee 2012