Countless design variations were explored. Many different construction materials were tested. With these design elements in mind, Kutty set forth to create a styling that would be modern, innovative, futuristic, and stunningly elegant. These are characteristics that live sound engineers around the world have come to rely on, and are key aspects of the MIDAS legacy. So in order to create a future-forward design that took the MIDAS legacy even further, we enlisted the help of Rajesh Kutty, a leading industrial designer known for his work with celebrated luxury auto manufacturers such as Bentley, etc.Kutty started by examining the design elements that have made MIDAS consoles so highly sought after – from the straightforward, logical layout to the unparalleled usability and ergonomics. And in essence, that’s the challenge we too faced when creating the M32 console.

Simply because the design teams at Aston Martin*, Bentley*, Rolls Royce*, and other leading manufacturers are skilled at introducing innovative technological advancements while simultaneously maintaining the feel, essence, and intangible qualities of their cherished brands. We began the industrial design process by drawing inspiration from a somewhat unexpected source – the luxury and high-performance car industry. Our goal for M32 was to combine the best of classic British console designs with advanced modern technology to completely redefine what a medium-format live console can offer. Originally developed by Sony Pro-Audio Labs in Oxford, UK, it forms the basis of the Audio Engineering Society's AES50 open standard for digital audio networking - High Resolution Multi-channel Audio Interconnection (HRMAI), as published by the Audio Engineering Society, Inc. SuperMAC is a proprietary implementation of AES50 owned by KLARK TEKNIK. This unique combination also benefits both live and studio recording applications, as well as post-production, broadcasting and audio routing infrastructure.

It features 32 MIDAS microphone preamplifiers and 25 time-aligned and phase-coherent mix busses. The Midas M32 mixer is a 40-channel digital mixer console for live and studio applications.

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