Midas XL200 Manual page 5

Midas
XL200
Features
Mic
Inputs.
The
XL200
features a state
of the
art
Analogue Devices™ mic
amplifier
which
assures
low
distortion
and excellent amplifier
stability,
RF
rejection
and
noise
performance.
Line
inputs.
A
separate
Hi
Z
line
input
is
incorporated
which
is
ideal for
playback of recorded
material.
Direct Outputs.
Every
input
module
is
fitted
with
a direct
output
as
standard
making
multi-track
recording
a
simple
task.
Equaliser.
The
sonic
performance of
the
legendary
Midas
equaliser
is
maintained including
parametric mid's with
sweepable frequency and switched
'Q'. The
treble
and bass
sections
have
the traditional
Midas wide frequency range shelving characteristic.
Inserts.
Each channel has
a half
normalised
fully
balanced
insert
send
and return point
which
can be switched
in
or out
from
the front
panel
and
set
as either
pre or post equaliser.
Input
metering.
These peak
reading meters cover a
30dB
range
in
3dB
steps
and monitor pre fader
signals.
Audio
busses.
Each
channel can be routed
to
any combination
of 21 audio busses comprising of
8
aux's,
6
mono
groups, 2 stereo
groups 2
stereo
masters and
1
mono
master. All
switchable
on
the
module
front panel.
VGA
and mute
busses.
Each channel can be controlled
by any combination of the 8
VGA
master faders
and
8
mute
masters.
Assignment
of these
busses
is
again switchable
on
the
module
front
panel.
Mutes
may
also
be controlled
by
the optional
automation system.
A
safe
switch disconnects the
channel
from
all
mute
groups.
Audio
groups.
The main audio groups
may
also
be assigned
to
any of
the 8
automute
groups.
A
safe
switch
is
again included
for
each group.
The
input for the
groups
is
derived
from
the
10
group
busses.
Master.
The
master
module
provides the
main
left,
right
and
mono
console
outputs.
A
solo
to
master
facility
is
incorporated
on
the
left
and
right
outputs to aid the
engineer
at
sound checks.