The Midas M32 completely redefined what is possible from a digital mixer – and thousands of users are enjoying the results. Now that technology has been incorporated into the small but powerful MR18 rack-mountable mixer, which will forever change the way you record and the way you play live music.
Over the past few years, the world of recording and performance audio has experienced a major paradigm shift, one that requires musicians and performers alike to take advantage of emerging technologies that offer flexibility and ease of use.
The MR18 is an 18-input/8-bus portable mixer housed in a sturdy stage box design for use with iPad and Android tablets.
It is ideally suited for both live and studio applications thanks to 16 award-winning Midas Pro mic preamps, integrated Wifi module for wireless control, MIDI I/O – and a multi-channel, bidirectional USB Audio Interface.
Free iOS, Android and PC apps enable you to move about the venue or the tracking room and manipulate all the parameters of your mix, and the performers have the same freedom to dial-in their personal monitor mixes.
Advanced engineering and meticulous design combine to deliver professional-grade performance and impressive affordability – the MR18.
Features
- iPad*/Android* tablet controlled 18-input digital mixer for studio and live application
- 16 award-winning Midas PRO microphone preamplifiers
- Built-In Tri-Mode Wifi router for direct operation-no need for external routers
- 18 x 18 channel, bidirectional USB2.0 interface
- Dugan*-style Auto-Mixing automatically manages microphone gain sharing
- 4 digital signal processing effects engines
- ULTRANET connectivity for P-16 Personal Monitoring System*
- Rack ears and protection bumpers included for flexible rack and onstage applications
- 6 aux and main LR buses with inserts, full dynamics processing and 6-band parametric or 31-band graphic EQ
- 6 XLR aux outputs and 2 XLR main outputs plus phones connector
- 40 bit floating point digital signal processing
- Free iOS, Android and PC/Mac*/Linux* apps available for remote operation via Ethernet, LAN or WiFi
- MIDI In/Out allows controlling the mixer via MIDI equipment or for use as a USB MIDI interface
- Future firmware updates, incl. new FX "Plug Ins", downloadable from midasconsoles.com free of charge
- Auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply
Specifications
- Processing
- Number of processing channels: 18 input channels, 4 FX return channels, 6 aux buses, main LR
- Internal effects engines: 4 true stereo
- Signal processing: 40-bit floating point
- A/D-D/A conversion: 24-bit @ 44.1 / 48 kHz, 115 dB dynamic range
- Analog I/O latency*: 0.8 ms
- Connectors
- Programmable mic preamps designed by MIDAS PRO: 16 XLR/TRS combo jacks, balanced
- Line / Aux inputs, stereo: 2 TRS, balanced
- Main outputs: 2 XLR, balanced
- Aux outputs: 6 XLR, balanced
- Phones outputs: 1 TRS
- ULTRANET: 1 RJ45
- MIDI inputs / outputs: 1/1 DIN
- Ethernet: 1 RJ45
- Audio/Midi interface: 1 USB Type B
- Mic Input Characteristics
- Preamp design: MIDAS PRO
- THD + noise, unity gain, 0 dBu, 1 kHz: 0.005%, unweighted
- Phantom power switchable per input: 48 V
- EIN noise, at +60 dB gain, 150R source: -125 dBu, 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
- CMRR, XLR, 1 kHz @ unity gain: Typically 65 dB
- CMRR, XLR, 1 kHz @ +60 dB gain: Typically 90 dB
- Input/Output Characteristics
- Frequency range, @ 48 sample rate, +/- 0.5 dB kHz: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Dynamic range, analog in to analog out: 108 db, 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
- A/D dynamic range, preamp to converter: 110 db, 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
- D/A dynamic range, converter and output: 111 db, 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
- Cross talk rejection @ 1 kHz, adjacent channels: 90 dB
- Mic/Line 1-16 Input impedance XLR jack, unbal. / bal.: 10 k?
- Non clip maximum input level, XLR: +23.5 dBu
- Line 17-18 Input impedance, TRS unbal. / bal.: 20 kO / 40 kO
- Non clip maximum input level, TRS: +21 dBu
- Output Characteristics
- Output impedance, XLR: 50 ?
- Maximum output level, XLR: +21 dBu
- Phones output impedance: 50 O
- Maximum phones output level: +21 dBu
- Noise @ unity gain, 1 input -87 dBu, assigned, XLR and TRS: 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
- Noise when muted, XLR and TRS: -90 dBu, 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
- USB Audio/MIDI Interface
- Type: USB 2.0, type B
- Supported operating systems: Windows 7 or higher**, Mac OS X 10.6.8 or higher, iOS 7 or higher (iPad), Linux
- Supported sample rates: 44.1 / 48 kHz
- I/O audio channels: 18 x 18
- I/O MIDI channels: 16 x 16 (1 port)
- WLAN Module Antenna: External, SMA connector, 50 ?
- Access Point, number of clients: Max. 4
- IEEE 802.11 b/g standard: 2.4 GHz
- Frequency Range: 2412-2462 MHz
- WLAN channels (Wifi Client Access Point): 1-11
- Max Output Power: 19 dBm (802.11 b) / 18 dBm (802.11 g)
- Power
- Switch-mode power supply: Autorange 100-240 V, (50/60 Hz)
- Power consumption: 30 W
- Physical
- Standard operating temperature range: 5°C – 40°C (41°F – 104°F)
- Dimensions: 333 (W) x 149 (D) x 140 (H) mm, (13.1 x 5.9 x 5.8")
- Weight 3.9 kg (8.6 lbs)
