Midas M32R Live 40-channel Digital Mixer
Product Overview
The Midas M32R Digital Mixer is a compact, rack-mountable digital mixing console built for live sound, broadcast, and studio recording. Offering 40 input channels, 16 award-winning Midas PRO microphone preamplifiers, and 25 time-aligned mix buses, this console delivers the legendary Midas sound in a streamlined format. With an integrated DN32-LIVE expansion card, the M32R LIVE supports 32-track recording and playback directly to SD cards or via USB, making it ideal for multitrack capture and virtual soundchecks.
Engineered with a 40-bit floating-point DSP engine and ultra-low latency performance, the M32R LIVE provides pristine audio fidelity and responsive mixing. Its motorized faders are rated for over one million cycles, while the onboard effects engines emulate classic studio processors for powerful sound-shaping capabilities. Compact, durable, and versatile, this console is perfectly suited for touring engineers, houses of worship, theaters, and production studios.
Key Benefits & Features
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40 input channels / 25 mix buses with full time alignment and phase coherence
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16 Midas PRO mic preamps for world-class sound quality
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DN32-LIVE module included for 32-track recording/playback to SD cards and USB interface operation
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40-bit floating-point DSP architecture with ultra-low console latency (0.8 ms)
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Over 50 high-quality effects processors, including vintage EQ, compression, and dynamics models
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Motorized faders designed for >1,000,000 life cycles
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Flexible automation with 100 Scenes, 100 Snippets, and up to 500 Cue entries
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Robust connectivity including AES50 networking, ULTRANET personal monitoring, USB, MIDI, and analog I/O
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Compact footprint with rack-mount capability for mobile and installation use
Processing
| Input Processing Channels | 32 Input Channels, 8 Aux Channels, 8 FX Return Channels |
| Output Processing Channels | 8 / 16 |
| Internal Effects Engines (True Stereo / Mono) | 8 / 16 |
| Internal Show Automation (Structured Cues / Snippets) | 500 / 100 |
| Internal Total Recall Scenes (incl. Preamplifiers and Faders) | 100 |
| Signal Processing | 40-Bit Floating Point |
| A/D Conversion (8-channel, 96 kHz ready) | 24-Bit, 114 dB Dynamic Range (A-weighted) |
| D/A Conversion (stereo, 96 kHz ready) | 24-Bit, 120 dB Dynamic Range (A-weighted) |
| I/O Latency (Console Input to Output) | 0.8 ms |
| Network Latency (Stage Box In > Console > Stage Box Out) | 1.1 ms |
Connectors
| Midas Pro Series Microphone Preamplifier (XLR) | 16 |
| Talkback Microphone Input (XLR) | 1 |
| RCA Inputs / Outputs | 2 / 2 |
| XLR Outputs | 8 |
| Monitoring Outputs (XLR / ¼” TRS Balanced) | 2 / 2 |
| Aux Inputs/Outputs (¼” TRS Balanced) | 6 / 6 |
| Phones Output (¼” TRS) | 1 (Stereo) |
| AES50 Ports (KLARK TEKNIK SuperMAC) | 2 |
| Expansion Card Interface | 32 Channel Audio Input / Output |
| ULTRANET P-16 Connector (No Power Supplied) | 1 |
| MIDI Inputs / Outputs | 1 / 1 |
| USB Type A (Audio and Data Import / Export) | 1 |
| USB Type B, rear panel, for remote control | 1 |
| Ethernet, RJ45, rear panel, for remote control | 1 |
Mic Input Characteristics
| Preamp Design | Midas Pro Series |
| THD+N (0 dB gain, 0 dBu output) | < 0.01% unweighted |
| THD+N (+40 dB gain, 0 dBu to +20 dBu output) | < 0.03% unweighted |
| Input Impedance (Unbalanced / Balanced) | 10 kΩ / 10 kΩ |
| Non-Clip Maximum Input Leve | +23 dBu |
| Phantom Power (Switchable per Input) | +48 V |
| Equivalent Input Noise @ +45dB gain (150 Ω source) | -125 dBu 22 Hz-22 kHz (Unweighted) |
| CMRR @ Unity Gain (Typical) | > 70 dB |
| CMRR @ 40 dB Gain (Typical) | > 90 dB |
Input & Output Characteristics
| Frequency Response @ 48 kHz Sample Rate | 0 dB to -1 dB 20 Hz – 20 kHz |
| Dynamic Range, Analogue In to Analogue Out | 106 dB 22 Hz – 22 kHz (Unweighted) |
| A/D Dynamic Range, Preamplifier and Converter (Typical) | 109 dB 22 Hz – 22 kHz (Unweighted) |
| D/A Dynamic Range, Converter and Output (Typical) | 109 dB 22 Hz – 22 kHz (Unweighted) |
| Crosstalk Rejection @ 1 kHz, Adjacent Channels | 100 dB |
| Output level, XLR Connectors (Nominal / Maximum) | +4 dBu / +21 dBu |
| Output Impedance, XLR Connectors (Unbalanced / Balanced) | 50 Ω / 50 Ω |
| Input impedance, TRS Connectors (Unbalanced / Balanced) | 20 kΩ / 40 kΩ |
| Non-Clip Maximum Input Level, TRS Connectors | +21 dBu |
| Output Level, TRS (Nominal / Maximum) | +4 dBu / +21 dBu |
| Output Impedance, TRS (Unbalanced / Balanced) | 50 Ω / 50 Ω |
| Phones Output Impedance / Maximum output Level | 40 Ω / +21 dBu (Stereo) |
| Residual Noise Level, Out 1-16 XLR Connectors, Unity Gain | -85 dBu 22 Hz-22 kHz (Unweighted) |
| Residual Noise Level, Out 1-16 XLR Connectors, Muted | -88 dBu 22 Hz-22 kHz (Unweighted) |
| Residual Noise Level, TRS and Monitor out XLR Connectors | -83 dBu 22 Hz-22 kHz (Unweighted) |
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