Midas M32 Digital Console
40-ch Digital Mixing Console with 32 MIDAS Preamps, 25 Mix Buses, 192kHz AD/DA Conversion, Over 50 Built-in FX, and 7" Full-color Display
Leveraging over 40 years of experience building world-class mixing consoles, the MIDAS M32 digital console redefines what is possible with a medium-format mixing desk. From its elegant and robust industrial design to its outstanding audio performance, every aspect of the M32 console represents the cutting edge of MIDAS technology — while maintaining the immediate feel and intuitive layout of an analog console. Whether you're running the show from FOH, mixing monitors, or controlling a complex corporate A/V system, you'll always feel in control with the MIDAS M32.
- Live performance and studio recording digital console with up to 40 simultaneous input channels
- 32 award-winning MIDAS microphone preamplifiers
- 25 time-aligned and phase-coherent mix buses
- AES50 networking allows up to 96 inputs and 96 outputs
- Open architecture allows for future 96 kHz operation
- 192 kHz ADC and DAC converters for outstanding audio performance
- Industry-leading design by Bentley* Motors Designer
- High-performance carbon fibre, aluminium and high-impact steel structure
- 40 bit floating point digital signal processing
- 8 DCA and 6 mute groups
- 8 stereo signal processing effects engines
- 25 MIDAS PRO motorised 100 mm faders
- Daylight viewable 7" full colour TFT display screen
- 32 x 32 channel USB 2.0 audio interface
- DAW remote control emulations of Mackie Control* and HUI* protocols
- Optional wireless remote control with MIDAS Apps for iPhone* and iPad*
- Auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply
- 3-Year Warranty Program**
- Designed and engineered in England
MIDAS Preamps Give You World-class Sound
Ask any live sound engineer, and they'll tell you MIDAS preamps are some of the best-sounding preamps out there. The M32 console uses the same preamps found in their industry-standard XL4 and HERITAGE 3000 consoles used by top artists such as Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Sir Paul McCartney, and countless others. The sound is rich, vibrant, and open, with ultra-low noise and exceptional common-mode rejection. They're very resistant to overloading yet become harmonically rich when driven hard.
MIDAS Preamps Have Set a Standard for Over 40 Years:
- Transparent, pristine sound at any gain level
- Highly resistant to overloading
- Ultra-low noise even with long cable runs, thanks to superior common-mode rejection
MIDAS worked with Bentley Motors industrial designer Rajesh Kutty to create an entirely new form factor for the M32. The result is an impressive combination of style and functionality. The M32's layout gives you fast access to the most-used mixing controls, with intuitive paths to deeper functions and parameters.
Designed to Handle the Most Demanding Touring Schedules:
- Incredibly strong yet surprisingly lightweight, thanks to steel, aluminum, and carbon-fiber construction
- Straightforward, logical layout designed with Rajesh Kutty from Bentley
- Instant access to your most-needed controls and fast, intuitive paths to deeper functionality
MIDAS went back to the drawing board to develop the best-quality faders possible. These faders boast ultra-straight, high-grade steel guide rods with smooth polished surfaces — you'll feel the difference as soon as you get your hands on them. Best of all, these MIDAS Pro Faders are rated for up to 1,000,000 cycles — that's three times the amount of other leading manufacturers.
MIDAS Pro Faders for Exceptional Performance and Long-term Reliability:
- 25 motorized faders, rated for up to 1,000,000 cycles (3x more than other leading manufacturers)
- Ultra-straight, high-grade steel guide rods with smooth polished surfaces
Virtual FX Rack with Over 50 World-class Effects Processors Built In
MIDAS developed 16 new effects processors for the M32, based on their True Physical Modeling technology. These provide spot-on emulations of classic audio processors such as the Urei 1176, Teletronix LA-2A, Fairchild 670 compressors, Pultec's EQP-1a and EQ5 equalizers, and more. In all you've got more than 50 processors to work with, replacing racks full of expensive and sensitive outboard equipment.
Analog Sound from True Physical Modeling Effects Processors:
- Sonically accurate emulations of classic studio processors
- Use legendary processors including the Urei 1176 compressor and Pultec EQs
- Effects cover everything from dynamics control and precision EQ to lush reverbs, choruses, and delays
- Virtual FX rack lets you assign up to eight true-stereo effects to any input, group, or output mix bus
- Eliminate the need for heavy and expensive racks of outboard processors
Industry-Leading 192 kHz Precision
The groundbreaking M32 console combines legendary MIDAS sound quality with advanced digital technology, future-proof 96 kHz capable open architecture design and industry-leading 192 kHz ADC and DAC converters, creating a revolutionary mid-format live console. M32 features ultra-sleek styling, offering you a truly luxurious mixing experience. High-end construction materials including carbon fibre provide unparalleled durability and strength, plus substantially lower weight than comparable consoles.
The M32 utilises award-winning MIDAS PRO Series microphone preamplifiers and the custom-designed MIDAS PRO motorised faders that are rated for 1 million life cycles-three times more than other leading consoles. The MIDAS M32 is a future-forward console that completely raises the bar for live mixing.
Creating Sonic Landscapes
The MIDAS preamplifier 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 preamplifier, the first point where your signal enters the console, M32 features genuine MIDAS microphone preamplifiers 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.
The microphone preamplifiers are the very same ones used in the industry standard MIDAS XL4 and HERITAGE 3000 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.
Gain Splitting Protects Your Preamp Gain Settings
Sometimes FOH and monitor engineers need to be able to adjust channel gain levels (trim) independently of the preamplifier gain. Once you've got that MIDAS preamp dialed into its sweet spot for any particular sound source, you don't want to mess with that just to adjust your gain stages. The Gain Split mode on the M32 console separates channel gain from the preamplifier gain, allowing you to adjust your gain staging at any time without affecting the overall character of your mix.
It's easy to recall specific parameter settings or even entire console layouts with the M32, thanks to the new Cue List feature. This gives you 500 Cue entries, which you can use to instantly recall any of 100 Scenes or 100 Snippets. Scenes are complete board layouts, while Snippets are parameter "snapshots" that can be recalled without affecting the rest of the scene. Whether you need to load an entirely new board layout or just recall specific EQ settings for a specific song, the M32's Cue List makes it fast and easy.
Powerful Tools for Scene and Show Management:
- Cue List gives you 500 Cue entries, which can load any of 100 Scenes or 100 Snippets
- Scenes are complete board layouts, allowing you to completely reconfigure your signal flow and settings in an instant
- Snippets are snapshots of specific parameters on inputs, returns, FX slots, buses, Matrices, Mains, or DCA Groups
- Fast and easy way to recall specific settings for EQs and effects processors for specific songs or instruments
In a fast-paced live sound environment, you need to be able to navigate your console without hesitation. The M32 console gives you 29 LCD scribble strips for fast visual identification, and you can customize them to make them as effective as possible. In addition to text tags, you can also color-code these scribble strips and even add icons for faster identification.
Analyze Your Audio Visually
The M32 console gives you a 100-band real-time analyzer on every channel and bus EQ, as well as on the 31-band graphic EQ in the FX Rack. These ultra-precise analyzers give you fast visual feedback of your sonic spectrum. The sonogram window can display up to 10 seconds of history, giving you an accurate picture of your mix energy and balance over time.
Ready to Integrate with P16 Personal Mixers
With a built-in ULTRANET port ready to go, you can connect P16 Personal Monitor Mixers to the M32 without any additional hardware required.
Remote Control via Computer, iOS, and Android
The M32 has a built-in Ethernet port, making it easy to connect to a local network for remote control via your computer. Or connect to a wireless network and control the M32 with your iPad, iPhone, or Android device remotely. No matter where you are in your facility — or outside of it — you can always maintain control of the M32 console.
Well Equipped and Ready to Expand
MIDAS equipped the M32 console with Ethernet for network control, USB for 32 x 32 computer recording, and even MIDI connectivity. Plus, an expansion port allows you to meet the needs of any complex audio system. You can add FireWire recording capability or increase your maximum channel count with ADAT, MADI, or Dante. For help integrating the M32 console with your existing system, contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer to learn more about these powerful expansion options.
Powerful Expansion Options Available:
- X-UF Expansion Card gives you FireWire/USB 2.0 connectivity for 24-bit recording to your DAW
- X-ADAT Expansion Card provides 32 channels of ADAT optical inputs and outputs
- X-MADI Expansion Card adds to your I/O options with support for MADI (AES10) protocol
- X-DANTE Expansion Card lets you interface with Dante networks
Ready to Control Your DAW via MIDI, Mackie Control, and HUI Protocols
It's easy to integrate the M32 as a DAW controller in your studio, thanks to support for MIDI, Mackie Control, and HUI Protocols. The high-quality, 100mm motorized MIDAS Pro Faders are perfect for writing track automation. And the M32's Cue List makes it easy for you to save and organize projects as scenes, either in the M32's internal memory or to an external USB stick
Virtual FX Rack with Over 50 World-class Effects Processors Built In
MIDAS developed 16 new effects processors for the M32, based on their True Physical Modeling technology. These provide spot-on emulations of classic audio processors such as the Urei 1176, Teletronix LA-2A, Fairchild 670 compressors, Pultec's EQP-1a and EQ5 equalizers, and more. In all you've got more than 50 processors to work with, replacing racks full of expensive and sensitive outboard equipment.
It's easy to integrate the M32 as a DAW controller in your studio, thanks to support for MIDI, Mackie Control, and HUI Protocols. The high-quality, 100mm motorized MIDAS Pro Faders are perfect for writing track automation. And the M32's Cue List makes it easy for you to save and organize projects as scenes, either in the M32's internal memory or to an external USB stick
Virtual FX Rack with Over 50 World-class Effects Processors Built In
MIDAS developed 16 new effects processors for the M32, based on their True Physical Modeling technology. These provide spot-on emulations of classic audio processors such as the Urei 1176, Teletronix LA-2A, Fairchild 670 compressors, Pultec's EQP-1a and EQ5 equalizers, and more. In all you've got more than 50 processors to work with, replacing racks full of expensive and sensitive outboard equipment.
- Sonically accurate emulations of classic studio processors
- Use legendary processors including the Urei 1176 compressor and Pultec EQs
- Effects cover everything from dynamics control and precision EQ to lush reverbs, choruses, and delays
- Virtual FX rack lets you assign up to eight true-stereo effects to any input, group, or output mix bus
- Eliminate the need for heavy and expensive racks of outboard processors
