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<blockquote data-quote="Wil Barker" data-source="post: 115881" data-attributes="member: 6704">re: New Midas Pro X Console at PL&amp;SI agree. It&#039;s most likely a Pro6 class console as they&#039;ve just introduced one on the low end - and the upper end seems in need of a bit of a refresh. The current Midas console line divides into two groups: the older (pre 2009) consoles (XL8, Pro3, Pro6, Pro9) that were designed specifically for the traditional Midas analog engineer to be comfortable on; and the new generation of consoles (Pro2, Pro2C, Pro1) that are designed more for engineers that are comfortable with digital and don&#039;t expect the surface for mimic analog as much.&nbsp; The UI difference is a bit annoying for anyone who mixes on both the older and newer Pro series - you keep wishing the older more robust surface of the Pro6 functioned with a bit more of the ease of the newer line.What seems most likely is an updated console in the Pro6 class.&nbsp; Giving users the power of the Pro6 design (multiple screens, KVM switch, redundant power, redundant DSP, guest mixer section, etc.) but with an updated design and user interface more similar to the Pro1/Pro2 systems (fewer buttons / knobs per channel) and with greater use of the VCA faders as Aux and Matrix Masters.&nbsp; Also, the new design should also provide native Firewire/Thunderbolt integration - so we don&#039;t need to kluge together the DN9650 &amp; RPM Dynamics setup just to give the console access to Waves SoundGrid or virtual soundcheck as we do now.&nbsp; An updated more powerful and compact brain as an upgrade to the existing DN371 might be part of this.I don&#039;t know, it&#039;s just a guess (and a wish).Congratulations to Uli and his team for their vision and great care taken with the Midas &amp; KT brands. WB</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wil Barker, post: 115881, member: 6704"] re: New Midas Pro X Console at PL&S I agree. It's most likely a Pro6 class console as they've just introduced one on the low end - and the upper end seems in need of a bit of a refresh. The current Midas console line divides into two groups: the older (pre 2009) consoles (XL8, Pro3, Pro6, Pro9) that were designed specifically for the traditional Midas analog engineer to be comfortable on; and the new generation of consoles (Pro2, Pro2C, Pro1) that are designed more for engineers that are comfortable with digital and don't expect the surface for mimic analog as much. The UI difference is a bit annoying for anyone who mixes on both the older and newer Pro series - you keep wishing the older more robust surface of the Pro6 functioned with a bit more of the ease of the newer line. What seems most likely is an updated console in the Pro6 class. Giving users the power of the Pro6 design (multiple screens, KVM switch, redundant power, redundant DSP, guest mixer section, etc.) but with an updated design and user interface more similar to the Pro1/Pro2 systems (fewer buttons / knobs per channel) and with greater use of the VCA faders as Aux and Matrix Masters. Also, the new design should also provide native Firewire/Thunderbolt integration - so we don't need to kluge together the DN9650 & RPM Dynamics setup just to give the console access to Waves SoundGrid or virtual soundcheck as we do now. An updated more powerful and compact brain as an upgrade to the existing DN371 might be part of this. I don't know, it's just a guess (and a wish). Congratulations to Uli and his team for their vision and great care taken with the Midas & KT brands. WB [/QUOTE]

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