Midas MR18 Digital Mixer
Midas·Model MR18·midas-mr18
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Manufacturer product photography — the drawn faceplate above stays true to panel layout; these show the hardware itself.
About the Midas MR18
The Midas MR18 is essentially a premium version of the Behringer XR18 with upgraded Midas preampsThe gain stage that lifts a mic’s tiny signal up to line level — the first thing a signal hits, and a big part of how a console sounds. and build quality, fitting an 18-input mixer into a tabletop stageboxThe I/O endpoint on stage: mics plug in there and one digital line (AES50, Dante) carries everything to the console. The snake, digitized. chassis about three rack-spaces tall. The chassis is not a 19" panel — in a rig it gets secured with a rack-ear adapter kit or a shelf, or lives loose on the stage floor. Tablet-controlled via WiFi, it eliminates the need for a physical control surface. It is a strong choice for compact IEMIn-Ear Monitor — earpieces that replace floor wedges, feeding each player their own mix. The reason this whole rack exists. rigs where musicians control their own mixes from personal devices and the engineer manages the show from a tablet at FOHFront Of House — the main mix the audience hears, and the console position out in the room where it gets mixed..
18-input tablet-controlled mixer with Midas preampsThe gain stage that lifts a mic’s tiny signal up to line level — the first thing a signal hits, and a big part of how a console sounds. and WiFi.
I/O Ports (33)
| Port | Connector | Direction | Signal | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mic In 1 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 2 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 3 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 4 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 5 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 6 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 7 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 8 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 9 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 10 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 11 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 12 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 13 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 14 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 15 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Mic In 16 (XLR) | XLR FEMALE | input | analog audio | — |
| Line In 17 (¼") | TRS QUARTER | input | analog audio | — |
| Line In 18 (¼") | TRS QUARTER | input | analog audio | — |
| XLR Out 1 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| XLR Out 2 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| XLR Out 3 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| XLR Out 4 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| XLR Out 5 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| XLR Out 6 | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| Main Out L (XLR) | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| Main Out R (XLR) | XLR MALE | output | analog audio | — |
| Phones (¼") | TRS QUARTER | output | analog audio | — |
| Ultranet (P-16) | RJ45 | output | digital audio | 16 |
| MIDI In | MIDI DIN5 | input | data | — |
| MIDI Out | MIDI DIN5 | output | data | — |
| USB | USB B | bidirectional | data | — |
| Ethernet (REMOTE) | RJ45 | bidirectional | data | — |
- Power (IEC) (IEC C14)
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