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<blockquote data-quote="cary begans" data-source="post: 130158" data-attributes="member: 5902">Re: New Midas M32 ConsoleI agree, the outcome would be equal. Setting the optimal gain then switching to gain split gives you the ability to boost by allowing up to an 18db increase using digital trim. The preamps are advertised to be Midas Pro series. The process of adjusting gain and trim may be different with other pro family desks but the end result should be pretty much the same. It might take another step or so to do with the M32 but then again, you wouldn&#039;t need to be kicking it in every instance of gain adjustment. The gain steps on the M32 desk itself are in .5 DB just like the X32, at least it shows that in the M32-mix program. With a stage box and AES50 connection I think you only get a trim control within each mixer channel, the gain itself is on the stage box. With the S16 stage box, the gain displays and front panel adjusts in 2.5 steps but remotely it can be adjusted in .5 increments. Since&nbsp; the stage box display can only show 2.5 steps the readings don&#039;t always match but are in fact equal according to CARE. Will be interesting to see if the Midas DL16 stage box changes that and if the Pro Series preamp really can adjust by .5 as the Mix program would indicate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cary begans, post: 130158, member: 5902"] Re: New Midas M32 Console I agree, the outcome would be equal. Setting the optimal gain then switching to gain split gives you the ability to boost by allowing up to an 18db increase using digital trim. The preamps are advertised to be Midas Pro series. The process of adjusting gain and trim may be different with other pro family desks but the end result should be pretty much the same. It might take another step or so to do with the M32 but then again, you wouldn't need to be kicking it in every instance of gain adjustment. The gain steps on the M32 desk itself are in .5 DB just like the X32, at least it shows that in the M32-mix program. With a stage box and AES50 connection I think you only get a trim control within each mixer channel, the gain itself is on the stage box. With the S16 stage box, the gain displays and front panel adjusts in 2.5 steps but remotely it can be adjusted in .5 increments. Since the stage box display can only show 2.5 steps the readings don't always match but are in fact equal according to CARE. Will be interesting to see if the Midas DL16 stage box changes that and if the Pro Series preamp really can adjust by .5 as the Mix program would indicate. [/QUOTE]

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