Midas DL32

The Midas DL32's signal inputs and outputs are all located on the front panel, and each one is clearly labelled and features an LED to indicate whether the 48V phantom power is activated. A "Mute All" switch is located on the far right, beneath which are two further LEDs that indicate whether each of the two AES50 channels is properly synchronised (if the ports on the rear panel are in use). The ULTRANET interface can be used to connect to the Behringer P16 monitoring system, allowing each signal on the Midas DL32 to be mixed individually. A range of other outputs to allow flexible setups to be created can also be found on the back of the DL32: The two optical ADAT outputs govern channels 17 to 24 and 25 to 32, while the AES/EBU outputs govern channels 13 to 14 and 15 to 16, respectively. A MIDI interface can additionally be found on the far right of the DL32's rear panel, which can be used to communicate with a Midas M32 console.

Founded in London in 1970, the company initially produced guitar amplifiers and speaker cabinets, but then specialised in the development and manufacture of audio mixing consoles and is now one of the leading suppliers in this field. In the late 1970s, Midas made giant custom consoles for Pink Floyd's tours, and Frank Zappa also used a custom-made Midas recording console for his 1980 world tour. Legendary product series such as PRO40, XL, and HERITAGE have become the industry standard. The Midas flagship XL4 toured the globe with legends such as Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Metallica, and the Rolling Stones and is still considered to this day to be the ultimate analogue live mixer. In 2009, Midas was acquired by Music Tribe. The development team, now based in Manchester, remained in place, while production was moved to the Music Tribe plant in Zhongshan, China.