Midas MR12 12-Input Digital Mixer for iPad

Built with technology used in the now legendary M32 Digital Mixing Console, which completely redefined what is possible from a digital mixer, the small but powerful MIDAS MR12 rack-mountable mixer will change the way you record and play live music.

Over recent years, the world of recording and performance audio has gone through a major paradigm shift, requiring musicians and performers alike to take advantage of emerging technologies offering ease of use as well as versatility. The MR12, a 12-input portable mixer housed in a sturdy stage box design, is made for use with iPad and Android tablets (sold separately). Ideally suited for both live and studio applications courtesy of the MIDAS PRO mic preamps, it also includes an 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 let you move about the venue or the tracking room while manipulating all the parameters of your mix, plus the performers have the freedom to dial-in a shared monitor mix. The combination of advanced engineering and meticulous design lets the MR12 deliver professional-grade performance and impressive affordability.

The MR12 mixer's physical MIDI I/O port can also be used for connecting external MIDI controllers, like the X-TOUCH or B-CONTROL products (all sold separately), for dynamically controlling channel level, muting, and panorama adjustments during your performance. The installed firmware is also compatible with the Mackie Control protocol, letting you easily apply comprehensive remote editing and parameter adjustments via any compatible MIDI device.

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

If all that weren't enough, it's designed with the very same FX engines as the M32. The onboard virtual FX rack offers access to 4 true-stereo (8 mono), multi-effects processors including delay, chorus, and 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. 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, delivering impeccable performance, flexible routing, and the end of cable faults.

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, including newer FX "Plug Ins", downloadable from midasconsoles.com free of charge
• Auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply
• 3-Year Warranty Program
• Designed and engineered in the U.K.
• M AIR EDIT PC/Mac/Linux Software screen capture:
  • M AIR MIX for iPad screen capture:

Specifications

• 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,
  • Dynamic range: 115 dB
  • Analog I/O latency*: 0.8 ms
  • *Note: including all channel and bus processing, excluding insert effects
• Connectors
  • Programmable mic preamps, designed by MIDAS PRO: 4 XLR/TRS combo jacks, balanced
  • Line inputs: 2 TRS, balanced
  • Main outputs: 2 XLR, balanced
  • Aux outputs: 2 TRS, balanced
  • Phones outputs: 1 TRS
  • MIDI inputs / outputs: 1/1 DIN
  • Ethernet: 1x RJ45
  • 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: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
  • Dynamic range, analog in to analog out: 107 dB, 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
  • A/D dynamic range, preamp to converter: 110 dB, 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
  • D/A dynamic range, converter and output: 111 dB, 22 Hz - 22 kHz unweighted
  • Cross talk rejection @ 1 kHz, adjacent channels: 90 dB
  • Mic/Line 1-16 Input impedance, XLR jack, unbal. / bal.: 10 kOhms
  • Non-clip maximum input level, XLR: +23.5 dBu
  • Hi-Z input impedance, TRS jack, unbal. / bal.: 1 MOhms / 2 MOhms
  • Line input 5-10 impedance, TRS jack, unbal. / bal.: 20 kOhms / 40 kOhms
  • Non-clip maximum input level, TRS: +21 dBu
• Output Characteristics
  • Output impedance, XLR: 50 Ohms
  • Maximum output level, XLR: +21 dBu
  • Aux 1-2 output impedance, TRS: 50 Ohms
  • Aux 1-2 maximum output level, TRS: +21 dBu
  • Phones output impedance: 50 Ohms
  • Maximum phones output level: +21 dBu
  • Noise @ unity gain, 1 input assigned, XLR and TRS: -86 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, 50 Ohms
  • 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: 30 W
• Physical
  • Standard operating temperature range: 41° F – 104° F (5° C – 40° C)
  • Dimensions (WxDxH): 13.1" x 5.9" x 3.7" (333 x 149 x 95mm)
  • Weight: 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)