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Midas announces PRO2 & PRO2C consoles
For anyone who had been keeping an eye on MidasConsoles.com over the past week, you'll have noticed a little countdown going on. We've now arrived at the launch date, and the cone of silence has officially been lifted, as has the cloak of invisibility, and more importantly - the level of excitement!
What's it all about?
Midas released two new consoles at the PLASA trade show in Earls Court, London over the weekend. The PRO2, and smaller (compact) PRO2C look set to make some serious waves in the pro audio pool.
Both consoles have some serious power under the hood, and some well thought-out feature plus a few party tricks that together tick all the boxes. From the looks we were privy to before the official launch date, it's fair to say that it we have been VERY excited. Now that PRO2 is launched, we're ready for our support training, which starts tomorrow.
We've put links to the brand new consoles above, but if you want a really fast overview, check out the Midas PRO2 FAQ page here. Or you can come and check them out...when we get stock. Rumoured to be roughly a month-and-a-half away from yesterday's launch date but stay tuned - we'll definitely keep you posted.
And the long-form blurb:
The Midas PRO2 and PRO2C may be the smallest and least expensive Midas digital consoles so far; however, they represent a quantum leap forward in both technology and in concept for the art of audio mixing. Extending the line begun with the Pro6, previously expanded upwards and downwards in configuration with the Pro9 and Pro3 desks, the new Midas PRO2 and PRO2c ("C" for Compact) maintain the sonic performance of their XL8 and Pro Series, advance Midas' innovations in console navigation and live production control, while setting a new company standard for value.
The core specifications for both the PRO2 and PRO2c are: 64 input channels, 32 outputs, 27 busses, six stereo FX engines, and 28 KT Graphic EQs. Systems comprised of a control surface, a DL251 I/O unit, two 100m Cat5 cables, and a flight case are priced at $25,995 INC GST (PRO2c) or $32,995 INC GST (PRO2).
PRO2 can be operated in a number of different ways, depending upon the experience, ability and willingness of the operator to adopt new ideas. In "normal" mode, PRO2 behaves in a manner similar to many other digital consoles. Engineers who are new to Midas digital can relax, enjoy the PRO2's sample-synchronous audio quality, and operate the console from well within their comfort zone. As an operator becomes increasingly familiar with the console, they can activate the advanced navigation features which enable access to undreamt of levels of ease and speed of workflow on an audio console. Digital or Analogue!
8 videos from Integrate 2010 (and more)
Just because we like to keep the camera rolling as much as possible, here's a 'best of' from the recent Integrate 2010 Expo, held at Sydney's Hordern Pavillion 24-26 August 2010.
The easiset way to view all our videos from Integrate 2010 is to click here for the YouTube playlist, otherwise you can pick your most relevant points of interest below.
The Future of UHF Wireless Microphone Spectrum in Australia
With regard to far-reaching importance, this is THE video of Integrate 2010. Jeff MacKenzie talks us through the looming changes that affect all wireless microphone or in-ear montoring users in Australia (and indeed worldwide). Here to view.
New RSS Products: M300, REAC Merge and REAC-SMADI converter
The stable of Roland Systems products is growing rapidly, from the already successful Digital Snake and M400 digital console. In this video, we meet a tiny new stage box (S-0808), plus the smaller M300 console, and a couple of nice converter boxes. Excellent system. See the vid here.
Native Instruments: Komplete 7 - demo and release
Those who saw last year's NI video from Integrate will remember Josh Fielstra from the Maschine demo. In this one, he introduces the very new Komplete 7, and gives a couple of great demos. Of course it's impossible to grab all of this massive suite in a short vid, but you'll get a good grab here anyway.
Allen & Heath iLive-R72 Digital Mixing Console
Not only compact, but clever too. Here we get walked through some of the many great features of this console by the effervescent Tony Russo. What about iPad and iPhone remotecontrolability? All will be revealed. Check the video out here.
Shure PSM900 - New Personal Monitoring System
Back to our friend Jeff MacKenzie for this one - an overview of the new Shure PSM900 wireless In Ear Monitoring system. Some ripper features for the production company / monitor engineer, and for those shelling out the $$, this one is far less expensive than the PSM700 series it replaces, yet packed with more features! Go figure. See it in more detail here.
TC Helicon Voice Live Touch + Radial Workhorse 5000
Filip Salaen from Amber Technology packs a couple of ripper new products into this one. We start with TC Helicon (no better vocal performance processors out there) and their new Voice Live Touch, and we move swiftly onto Radial Engineering - their flexible new Workhorse 5000, designed to not only hold a bunch of Radial inserts, but also your old API Lunchbox modules. Here for the footage.
Edirol V1600HD - High Definition vision mixer with on-board preview
Like any product Edirol vision product predating the V1600HD, it's full of easy-to-use features that are perfect for a myriad of live production environments. This 16 channel multi-format model has a handy preview monitor on board, and 'veteran' Factory Sound TV guest presenter Marc 'Axel' Allen takes us through the finer points. Check them here, and don't panic - he's over his flu now.
Midas Pro9, Pro3 and Pro6 Digital Mixing Consoles
Always interesting viewing for FS-TV, Midas is this time presented by Jason Kelly. He takes us through the newly released Midas Pro9 and Pro3 digital consoles. For those unsure why they appear at a distance to be the same size as the older (and gig-proven) Pro6, check here to find the answers to all your questions.
Got a thirst for pro audio, but this lot is gone in just a few gulps?
There's loads more where this came from. Go here to check out Integrate Expo's official YouTube channel to see a whole lot more.
AND, we're pulling out the camera tomorrow at the first day of the Melbourne-hosted AMAC show. Yes! There's always new gear floating out there, and more importantly for us... interviews with the people behind the gear. Fingers crossed we're catching up with someone VERY important to Roland, and get the scoop on an exciting BRAND NEW release for Shure. (We had three Shure 'internationals' drop by for refreshments today...so we already know! Shhhh).
Important information for Australian UHF wireless users
Some extremely interesting and important viewing here for any users of UHF wireless microphones and in-ear systems in Australia. For those who don't know, the UHF landscape is changing big time in the fast-approaching future, and it has a massive impact on wireless for our applications - stage, presentation, ENG and more.
Luckily we have AWAG (Australian Wireless Audio Group), who have been working super hard in the background to not only make sure we know the state of play, but also that we (Australia's pro audio community, including musicians, and ENG) are looked after as much as possible. Hard to imagine a couple of years of hard work can be summarised in just a few minutes, but here it is.
This video was recorded at the recent Integrate 10 show in Sydney (Hordern Pavillion) 24-26 August 2010. Yes, there is more video of Integrate coming, but this is too important to sit on.
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