Midas M32

The Midas M32 is a 40-input, 25-bus live and studio console. At its core are 32 Midas PRO Series microphone preamplifiers, Midas PRO motorized faders and a 7-inch day-viewable screen. Two AES50 ports (Klark Teknik SuperMAC) link to stage boxes such as the DL16. They carry up to 96 inputs and 96 outputs. The pre-installed DN32-USB card records and plays back up to 32 tracks. Midas now lists the original M32 as a legacy product. Still, it remains in service at front of house and monitor positions, in venues and rental inventories.

How Showcaller connects to the Midas M32

The M32 shares its remote control protocol with the Behringer X32. So Showcaller treats it as part of the same family, on the Behringer X32 and Midas M32 integration. Showcaller connects through the console’s rear-panel Ethernet port, using OSC on port 10023. It goes via the Showcaller Bridge App on the show network. The operator asks by voice or in chat, for example give me 3 dB more gain on input 7. They can also ask turn on phantom for channels 15 and 16 or mute the band DCA. Showcaller then calls the matching Tool Function on the console.

Midas PRO preamps from the stage

On an M32, the preamps are the point. The Pro plan’s Preamps & Input Tool Functions work on each of the console’s 32 local Midas PRO preamps. They read and set gain and 48V phantom power, flip polarity and set the high-pass filter. This lets you adjust gain staging from the stage while someone listens on a wedge. Channel EQ and gate and compressor settings are on Pro as well. Showcaller confirms phantom power changes with the operator before sending them, because switching 48V on a live input can be loud.

Tool Functions by plan

For running the show, Starter covers channel faders, mutes and names on channels 1 to 32. It also covers the main stereo output and the 16 mix buses, with each channel’s send to them. Pro adds the eight DCA groups. Enterprise adds the four send effects, FX and aux return levels, and scribble-strip colors. It also adds scenes 0 to 99, which line up with the M32’s 100 scenes. Showcaller confirms a scene recall or save first, because it changes or overwrites the whole console. For full specs, see the Midas M32 product page.