Midas PRO X Quick Start Manual page 10

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Overview
Introduction
Welcome to the PRO X Live Audio System. The PRO X is a user-friendly, state-of-
the-art, high performance digital console specifi cally designed for live use.
The control centre, which forms an integral part of its Live Audio System,
was conceived by MIDAS to off er audio professionals high-performance audio
equipment, designed to provide no-compromise sonic quality with a feature
set that off ers all essential facilities and functions. It represents the very best
of British design and engineering combined with contemporary, effi cient
manufacturing methods, and will give you many years of reliable service.
So, to obtain the best results with a minimum of eff ort, please read this
Quick Start Guide and, fi nally, enjoy your MIDAS PRO X Live Audio System!
About This Guide
This is the Quick Start Guide for the PRO X Live Audio System. Its purpose is to
quickly familiarise the user with the control centre, show how to set up the
system and then show how to carry out some basic operations on the control
centre in order to produce some audio. This guide is structured such that it may
also provide a useful introductory guide for training purposes.
This document is aimed at professionals, such as front of house (FOH)
and monitor (MON) engineers, who will be using this equipment in a live
performance environment. It is assumed that the reader has prior experience of
using professional audio equipment and has, most likely, undergone training on
this system.
This guide has been designed specifi cally so that mix engineers and
system technicians can go straight to the areas applicable to them, that is,
Operation and Connecting And Setting Up The System. The rest of the
guide is intended for general readership.
For full details of the PRO X Live Audio System, refer to the PRO X Live
Audio System Owner's Manual, which can be found on our website at
midasconsoles.com.
NOTE: The content of this guide does not supersede any information
supplied with any other item of this PRO Series Live Audio System.
PRO X Host Software Version
Our team of software engineers is constantly working to ensure that you get the
most from the PRO X Live Audio System host software, so please ensure that you
have the latest version installed on your PRO X by visiting the downloads page on
midasconsoles.com
Warranty & Registration
MIDAS has total confi dence in the quality and reliability of this product. To back
this up, this product comes with the standard MIDAS three year warranty.
Please take the time to register your product by completing and returning the
registration card or by registering on our website at midasconsoles.com.
Service & Support
The PRO Series Live Audio Systems are very hi-tech pieces of equipment.
We provide superb levels of support and service to give users confi dence in
MIDAS digital products.
The PRO X Live Audio System
Introducing The PRO X
With their exemplary audio performance and road-proven rugged and reliable
construction, the MIDAS PRO Series has become the gold standard in concert
touring and installed live sound. Employing technologies developed from the
class-leading and visionary fl agship MIDAS XL8 console, and off ering the same
outstanding sample-synchronised and phase-coherent audio performance,
interpolated control functions and intuitive navigation, the PRO3, PRO6 and
PRO9 Live Audio Systems have become the industry's go-to choice for live sound
reinforcement consoles.
Now the PRO Series family moves up a gear with the PRO X Live Audio System
and the industry-changing NEUTRON Audio System Engine. Featuring 168
simultaneous input channels and 99 time-aligned and phase-coherent buses
with no trade-off s in channel or bus counts.
True and consistent 96 kHz sampling frequency and 40 bit fl oating point
processing provide exemplary quality audio processing, and the oversampled
and interpolated digital signal processing algorithms, combined with the
fully interpolated and touch sensitive user controls, result in the smooth
continuous response and immediacy of working on an analogue console.
Parameter adjustment becomes fast and easy, the continuous phase shift of a
swept frequency control is heard without the quantisation eff ects of the discrete
steps found in other digital consoles.
The PRO X features the rugged and road-proven KLARK TEKNIK HyperMAC and
SuperMAC (AES50-compliant) networking technologies with their ultra-low and
deterministic latencies and robust error correction.
Its powerful audio networking off ers up to 288 inputs and 294 outputs at the
96 kHz sample frequency. For enhanced reliability, both the PRO X Live Audio
System and the NEUTRON Audio System Engine feature a HyperMAC router
with 192 bidirectional channels over dual-redundant copper or optical fi bre
snake connections.
The PRO X Live Audio System features dual 15" full colour daylight-viewable
TFT displays for use in all environments, both inside and outdoors.
The 10 VCA (variable control association) and eight POPulation groups,
combined with the advanced navigation off ered by the output-centric centre
section, allows the simultaneous display of 24 mono or stereo mix buses.
All of this provides an unparalleled mix experience.
Overview
The PRO X is a very powerful and fl exible audio processing system that provides
a complete solution for any audio mixing and signal distribution application in a
live sound environment. Operation of the control surface is intuitive, unique and
easy. Its layout is based on familiar analogue lines to retain that 'analogue' feel.
To manage the numerous channels, the control centre utilises VCA/POP groups
and colours, and additionally there are various navigational controls that aid
quick channel/bus access and selection. A daylight-viewable GUI at the top of the
control surface assists operation and provides extra functionality.
The live audio system is tolerant of many types of hardware or software failure.
To achieve this the system employs dual redundancy, where a key component has
an identical redundant spare that is ready to take over should it fail. Other failure
scenarios are managed by the N+1 principle, where redundant components form
an acceptable fraction of the system.
The KLARK TEKNIK DN9696 Recorder can be used with the live audio system for
live multi-track recording and 'virtual' sound check.