Midas XL8

10 Chapter 2: XL8 Live Performance System Overview
XL8 Control Centre
Operator Manual
Showfiles
• USB connectors for show archiving.
• Showfiles are both forward and backward compatible.
Warranty
Three years.
Audio quality
• Three mic pre amps per input FOH, monitor and broadcast.
• Midas EQ (sound quality and ‘feel’).
• Four filters.
• Midas dynamics.
• Four styles (five on outputs).
• Midas quality input and output.
• Midas and Klark Teknik FX processing.
User interface - speed and feel
• VCA groups.
• Console comes to you!
• POP groups.
• Console comes to you!
• Muscle memory.
• E-zone on channel strip.
• D-zone on channel strip.
• Paged controls do not change function.
•Fast zone.
• Electronic colour coding.
• Dedicated motorised output faders.
• Klark Teknik Rapide.
User interface - status visibility
• Daylight-visible screens.
•Metering.
• 63 discrete 20-segment LED meters.
• Discrete metering for dynamics and direct outputs.
• “All the meters all of the time”.
• “ST” assign switch.
• Eight channels of key data plus single channel strip per input screen.
Dual operators - perfect for festival situations
• Modular control centre with multiple input areas.
• Area A and Area B assignment.
• Discrete dual solo systems.