Midas PRO2
Midas' PRO Series condensed: 64 channels, Midas preamps and sound in a compact touring format
Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 64 |
|---|---|
| Mic preamps | Midas mic preamps; PRO2C variant with 8 preamps built into the surface |
Processing
| Mix buses | 27 |
|---|---|
| DSP engine | Midas PRO Series platform: Klark Teknik DSP, time-aligned and phase-coherent buses, high-capacity AES50 network (SuperMAC), 96 kHz operation |
| Max sample rate | 96 kHz |
| Channels | 64 input channels |
| Buses | 27 time-aligned buses: 16 configurable + 8 matrix + master buses |
| Bit depth | 96 kHz operation |
| Architecture | MCA (Master Control Association) groups, VCA-equivalents tied to the selected bus |
| DSP engine — details | Klark Teknik DSP, platform shared with the PRO Series |
Surface
| Motorized faders | Yes |
|---|---|
| Screens | 1 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
|---|
Networking
| Networking & protocols | AES50 / AES/EBU |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | No |
| Redundant networking | No |
| Audio networking | AES50 (SuperMAC) network: up to ~156 inputs / 164 outputs at 96 kHz |
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Software
Midas PRO Series Offline Editor
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Editorial & artists
Our take
History & design
The Midas PRO2 is a live digital mixing console introduced around 2010, the compact version of Midas' PRO Series (below the PRO3/PRO6/PRO9 and the XL8). It processes 64 input channels and provides 27 mix buses that are time-aligned and phase-coherent: 16 configurable buses (mixes, subgroups or mix-minus), 8 matrix buses, plus the master buses.
Thanks to the AES50 audio network (Klark Teknik SuperMAC technology), the PRO2 can dynamically assign up to roughly 156 inputs and 164 outputs at 96 kHz. Advanced navigation gives access to MCA (Master Control Association) groups, the equivalent of VCAs but tied to the selected bus. The PRO2C variant builds 8 Midas mic preamps into the surface for even more self-contained use.
The PRO2 carries over the preamps and sonic philosophy that made Midas analogue consoles famous, on a rugged digital touring platform sharing the PRO Series software and hardware ecosystem.
Notable users
- Steven Wilson
Hand. Cannot. Erase. World Tour · FOH and monitors: Ian Bond
- George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Tour · PRO2 at FOH and monitors, FOH: Jeff Pitt, monitors: Shawn Berman
- Takida
The Burning Heart Scandinavian tour · PRO2 at FOH and monitors, monitors: Robert Egnelius (Starlight)
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