MIDAS MR12 12-Input Digital Mixer for iPad or Android Tablets with Wi-Fi and USB Stereo Recorder

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MIDAS MR12 12-Input Digital Mixer for iPad or Android Tablets with Wi-Fi and USB Stereo Recorder

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MIDAS MR12 12-Input Digital Mixer for iPad or Android Tablets with Wi-Fi and USB Stereo Recorder

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 MR12 rack-mountable mixer, which will forever change the way you record and the way you play live music.

A Mixer Whose Time has Come

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 MR12 is a 12-input 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 4 award-winning MIDAS PRO mic preamps, integrated Wifi module for wireless control, MIDI I/O – and a USB connector for storing files or the recording and playback of uncompressed stereo WAV files. 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 freedom to dial-in a shared monitor mix. Advanced engineering and meticulous design combine to deliver professional-grade performance and impressive affordability – the MR12.

4 MIDAS PRO Mic Preamps

The MIDAS PRO mic amp was developed for the PRO Series mixing consoles and is also found in the M32 – and has been recognized by leading live sound and recording engineers as the very essence of the famous MIDAS sound. It is here in the MR12 that more than 40 years of design excellence has come together with premium-grade components to provide unparalleled warmth and depth, subtle ambiance, and immaculate spatial positioning – for more precise imaging than competing models. The award-winning MIDAS microphone preamplifier has inspired generations of live sound engineers to their best work, creating sonic landscapes that have captivated audiences worldwide. MR12 comes equipped with 4 MIDAS PRO preamps, all of which are literally ready for your input via the Neutrik combo connectors with locking latches.

Built-In Tri-Mode Wifi Router

Designed for the ultimate in mobility, the MR12 comes with an integrated Wifi module for direct control of your mixer's functions – without the need to set up and configure an external router. The MR12 gives you the freedom to focus on your mix while allowing you to move about the venue to experience what every part of the audience is hearing. Plus you can adjust live monitor wedges from the artist's perspective – or better yet, let them mix their own IEMs and floor monitors via their own tablets.

Access Point is the easiest way to connect up to 4 clients directly and concurrently (i.e., iPad, Android smartphone/tablet or laptop). This mode should have your remote control up and running in less than a minute.
Wifi Client allows you to add your mixer to the existing wireless network where the controlling apps and devices are connected.
Alternately, wired connections can be made directly to your PC, to a local area network (LAN), or when connecting to a dedicated Wifi router, e.g., for extended range or 5 GHz applications.

Recording Simplified

MR12 features a convenient USB connector that makes it easy to store files or record and playback uncompressed stereo WAV files of your mix. Dial-in the perfect monitoring mix with effects and zero-latency performance using one of the Aux buses, while recording up to 12 source signals – and send the keyboard player's MIDI notes to your DAW for recording and editing.

Whether you are making rock history in the studio, or you want to capture intimate live performances – it has never been easier to record stunning tracks with exceptional clarity.

Revolutionary Auto-Mixing

When your application calls for a multiple-microphone setup, such as an onstage panel discussion, press conference or courtroom proceeding, etc., it can become a challenge to maintain so many open mics – and preserve maximum gain and priority for the moderator.

A major first for compact audio mixers, our revolutionary M AIR Gain Sharing technology can easily manage fully automated mixes with up to 4 live microphones. Based on the legendary Dan Dugan automix system, the MR12's gain sharing paradigm automatically controls the levels of all selected microphones in real-time, without any gating artifacts or noise modulation.

This function dramatically reduces the typical feedback, studio noise, and comb filtering challenges that can occur when two, or more mics are in close proximity of each another. M AIR Gain Sharing technology provides a consistent system gain structure, even when multiple speakers are talking at the same time.

4 Onboard M32 Effects Engines

Equipped with the very same FX engines as the now legendary M32 Digital Mixing Console, the onboard virtual FX Rack provides access to four true-stereo (8 mono), multi-effects processors including delay, chorus, dynamics – plus the MR12 can run production-quality, true-stereo reverbs concurrently with 31-band EQ on the main and aux buses, all without the need for any additional hardware.

You can select any combination of high-end simulations of legendary studio effects, such as the Lexicon 480L and PCM70, as well as the EMT250 and Quantec QRS reverbs. Onboard processing means your computer no longer has to do the heavy lifting during a mixing session with DAW plugins, as the MR12 has a whole studio of FX under its bonnet.

Custom-designed, and physically modeled after some of the most iconic and sought-after processors, all effects run inside the low-latency environment of the M32 mix engine, ensuring flawless performance, flexible routing and the end of cable faults.

100-Band RTA for all Channel/ Bus Eqs

The MR12 includes a high-resolution 100-band Real Time Analyzer (RTA), with full Bar and Spectrograph views. This high-resolution RTA displays the audio energy distribution in 100 frequency bands over time – capturing a sonogram window of a full 10 seconds.

Switch between the Large RTA view, displaying any available signal in full-screen resolution, or the Combined RTA view shown above each of the channel and bus EQ curves – and see the results of your filtering choices. Additionally, the RTA can be displayed on top of the 31-band graphic EQs in the Main LR or Aux buses. Monitoring and controlling frequencies has never been easier!

Features

Features

iPad/Android tablet controlled 12-input digital mixer for studio and live application
4 award-winning Midas PRO microphone preamplifiers
Built-In Tri-Mode Wifi router for direct operation—no need for external routers
Dugan-style Auto-Mixing automatically manages microphone gain sharing
USB connector for uncompressed stereo WAV recording and playback
4 digital signal processing effects engines
Rack ears and protection bumpers included for flexible rack and onstage applications
6 aux buses and main LR with inserts, full dynamics processing, and 6-band parametric or 31-band graphic EQ
2 TRS 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
Future firmware updates, incl. new FX "Plug-Ins", downloadable from midasconsoles.com free of charge
Auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply
10-Year Warranty Program
Designed and engineered in the U.K.

Specification

Processing
Number of Processing Channels	16 input channels, 1 stereo USB return channel, 4 stereo 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	4 XLR/TRS combo jacks, balanced
Line Inputs	8 TRS, balanced
Main Outputs	2 XLR, balanced
Aux Outputs	2 TRS, balanced
Phones Outputs	1 TRS
MIDI Inputs / Outputs	1/1 DIN
Ethernet	1RJ45
USB Port	Type A
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 kHz Sample Rate, +/- 0.5 dB dB	20 Hz - 20 kHz
Dynamic Range, Analog in to Analog Out	108db, 22Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
A/D Dynamic Range, Preamp to Converter	110db, 22Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
D/A Dynamic Range, Converter and Output	111db, 22Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
Cross Talk Rejection @ 1 kHz, Adjacent Channels	90 dB
Mic/Line 1-4 Input Impedance XLR Jack, Unbal. / Bal.	10 kΩ
Non Clip Maximum Input Level, XLR	+23.5 dBu
Hi-Z Input Impedance TRS Jack, Unbal. / Bal.	1 MΩ / 2 MΩ
Line Input 5-10 Impedance TRS Jack, Unbal. / Bal.	20 kΩ / 40 kΩ
Non Clip Maximum Input Level, TRS	+21 dBu
Output Characteristics
Output Impedance, XLR	50Ω
Maximum Output Level, XLR	+21 dBu
Aux 1-2 Output Impedance, TRS	50Ω
Aux 1-2 Maximum Output Level, TRS	+21 dBu
Phones Output Impedance	50Ω
Maximum Phones Output Level	+21 dBu
Noise @ Unity Gain, 1 Input Assigned, XLR and TRS	-87 dBu, 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
Noise When Muted, XLR and TRS	-90 dBu, 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
WLAN Module
Antenna	External, SMA connector, 50Ω
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	30W
Physical
Standard Operating Temperature Range	5°C – 40°C (41°F – 104°F)
Dimensions (H x W x D)	3.7" (95 mm) x 13.1" (333 mm) x 5.9" (149 mm)
Weight	6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)

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