Midas PRO2 User Manual

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PRO2 Live Audio System
Owner’s Manual
Chapter 2: PRO2 Live Audio System
The PRO2 is a mid-size mixing console and comes complete with a stage IO box and
flight case. The console is designed to work for long periods, not just indoors but under
harsh sunlight or near freezing conditions.
The console forms the core of the PRO2 Live Audio System, whose network carries both
proprietary control data and open architecture AES50 digital audio, and uses readily
available standard cabling and connectors. The PRO2 uses the reliable Linux operating
system.
The PRO2 Live Audio System incorporates dual redundancy on mains power, facilitated
by two mains inlets.
Additional AES50-compatible sound processing products can be connected to the PRO2
to form extended distribution and mixing console “system”.
Features
Please remember, the PRO2 is not just a console, it’s a LIVE PERFORMANCE SYSTEM!
• Available in 8-channel (PRO2C) and 16-channel (PRO2) versions
•XL8-Style "Fast Zones"
• Midas preamps, which accommodate easy passive splitting (optional DL431 mic pres
give integral splits for connecting to analogue/digital consoles)
• Offline editor
• 156 inputs x 166 outputs (maximum capacity) point-to-point routing anywhere
within the network
• 56 mic/line inputs with Midas mic preamps
• 64 simultaneous input processing channels
• 32 analogue outputs (including 2 stereo local monitor outputs)
• Monitor mixing is simple — master, matrix and aux buses can be routed directly from
input channels with independent level control, giving 24 monitor mix buses
• Traditional FOH subgroup mixing is simple — any/all aux buses can operate as
post-channel fader and pan (aux gain fixed at unity)
• Aux inputs have two modes of operation: effects return and input channel
• Three AES3 outputs
• Two AES3 inputs
• Six AES50 on the Control Centre for I/O expansion and XL8 connectivity
• 27 sample-synchronous, phase-coherent mix buses
• Six multi-channel FX engines
• Up to 28 Klark Teknik DN370 31-band Graphic EQs
•Configurable "Area B"
• Surround panning including 5.1, Quad and LCRS
• Full-colour 15" daylight-viewable display screen with DVI out

Midas PRO2 Specifications

General

Sample Rate	96 kHz
Talkback	Yes
MIDI I/O	Yes
Computer Connectivity	USB, Ethernet
Processing	40-bit floating point
Recallable Preamps	Yes
Channels	64
Matrix	8 matrix buses
Display	15" TFT display
Connectivity	Ethernet, MIDI
Type	Digital
EQ Bands	4-band parametric EQ
Inputs - Mic Preamps	8 XLR
Outputs - Main	8 XLR
Effects	Reverb, Delay, Modulation, etc.
Dynamic Processing	Gate, Compressor, Limiter
Control Surface	Motorized faders, touchscreen
Power Supply	Internal