Midas PRO2 Installation guide

Introducing the PRO2 and PRO2C
Think of an audio mixing system which oers
unprecedented levels of control integration in
terms of speed and ease of workow. Think of an
audio mixing system which has the most intuitive,
operator-driven user-interface yet imagined, yet
costs no more than an ordinary console. Think of
an audio mixing system which has all of this, and
sounds like a Midas. Think of the Midas PRO2 -
Radical thinking – It’s simple!
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.
PRO2 can be operated in a number of dierent
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 workow
on an audio console. Digital or Analogue!
PRO2 is also available in minimum-footprint
compact form, PRO2C. PRO2C is essentially the
same mixer, the only dierence being the physical
size of the user interface. The PRO2C features all
of the facilities of it’s larger sibling, yet this 64
channel mixer is no larger than many 24 channel
analogue consoles.

Overview
• 56 mic/line inputs with Midas mic preamps
• 64 simultaneous input processing channels
• 32 analogue outputs
(including 2 stereo local monitor outputs)
• 3 AES3 outputs
• 2 AES3 inputs
• 27 sample-synchronous, phase-coherent
mix buses
• 6 multi-channel FX engines
• Up to 28 Klark Teknik DN370
31-band Graphic EQs
• Full-colour 15” daylight-viewable display screen
• 8 VCA (Variable Control Association) groups
• 6 POPulation groups
• 192 MCA (Mix Control Association) groups
• 96kHz 40-bit oating-point processing throughout
• 48 in 16 out 100m dual Cat-5E AES50 digital
snake included
Connectivity
The xed-format, integrated audio I/O on the rear
of the surface features the following connections:
• 8 x analogue mic/line inputs
with Midas mic pre’s (XLR)
• 8 x analogue outputs (XLR)
• 2 x AES3 inputs
• 3 x AES3 outputs (XLR)
• 6 x AES50 ports (RJ45)
• Local monitor A L&R and
Local monitor B L&R (XLR)
• Left, Right and Mono master outputs (XLR)
• Talk output (XLR)
• Talk Mic input (XLR)
Additional non-audio rear panel connections are:
• MIDI in, out and through
• AES3 clock in and out (XLRM & XLRF)
• Wordclock in and out (2 x BNC)
• Video (black burst) sync in (BNC)
• DVI video output from console screen (DVI)
• Ethernet control port (Ethercon RJ45)
• USB port (USB A)
I/O Options
• DL252 16in / 48 out xed conguration I/O
• DL351 Up to 64 in / 64 out congurable I/O
(8 card slots)
• DL451 Up to 24 in / 24 out congurable I/O
(3 card slots)
• DL431 24 in 5 way split: xed conguration I/O
Klark Teknik Accessories
• Klark Teknik DN9331 Rapide remote Graphic EQ
fader controller
• Klark Teknik DN9696 high resolution
audio recorder
• Klark Teknik DN9650 digital audio
format convertor
Mixer
In addition to the 56 primary input channels,
PRO2 features 8 aux returns, all of which feature
4-band parametric EQ and insert points. These 8
aux returns can be used as returns for the PRO2’s
internal FX processors, or as additional mic
channels, if enough mic inputs are available on
the network I/O hardware.
A total of 64 input channels have routing to
27 mix buses. These buses comprise 16 user-
congurable aux buses, which can be mixes,
subgroups or mix minus groups, and the 8 matrix
buses. The Matrix buses source from inputs, as
well as groups, and so can be used as additional
auxes (monitor mix and FX sends). All buses can
be linked as stereo pairs (except the MONO bus).
All audio paths can be routed to multiple
destinations and the console format can be
recongured live on a scene-by-scene basis.
Hardware
The Console is a typical robust Midas steel frame,
which employs engineering principles similar to
those employed on established products such
as PRO6 and XL8. The frame is tted with two
removable power supplies, only one of which is
required for full operation. The power supplies are
auto-voltage sensing, auto-switchover, tted with
locking AC connectors, and are hot-swapable.
The standard DL251 remote stagebox included
with each PRO2 system has 48 Midas mic/line
inputs, 16 analogue XLR outputs and features
dual power supplies as standard. The DL251 can
be located up to 100 metres (330 feet) cable
distance from the console. You can choose from
a range of optional I/O including the DL431 Mic
Splitter so you can tailor the I/O hardware to your
chosen application.

The PRO2 features 16 input faders, which can easily be increased to 24 by using the EXTEND button to
deploy 8 more input channels on what are by default the VCA faders. An operator used to “layers” of faders
can programme the POPulation groups to mimic this way of operation, so navigating between 3 layers of 24
input faders to access the PRO2’s 64 input channels.
(iPad not included)
Remote Control App

Daylight Viewable Display Screen
Assignable Controls
Fader EXTEND Button
Screen Access Buttons
100mm Motorised Faders
8 Mic/Line Inputs
8 Line Outputs
8 Master and Local Outputs
2 AES3 Inputs and 3 AES3 Outputs
MIDI
Multiple Clocking Options
6 AES 50 Ports
PRO2C has the same feature set as the PRO2
but has 8 input faders that can be increased
to 16 by using the EXTEND button.

6 AES 50 Ports
Equalisation
GLOBAL TAP-TEMPO Button
Six POP Groups
Eight VCAs
Area ‘B’
Dual Redundant Power Supplies
USB
Ethernet Control
DVI Video Out
Advanced Navigation
Dynamics Processing
Input Gains
Detail Strip