Midas DL8

- 8 award-winning Midas PRO microphone preamplifiers with switchable 48 V phantom power
- 8 electronically balanced low impedance line level outputs
- Powered via AES50 PoE from compatible Midas hubs or from internal switched mode power supply
- ULTRANET distribution hub for powered connection of 2 personal monitoring mixers
- Digital audio and control connectivity for Turbosound speaker systems with ULTRANET networking capability
- Dual AES50 SuperMAC ports for cascading additional stageboxes – no merger or router required
- Rack ears and protection bumpers included for installed and on-stage applications
- Remote operation via shielded CAT5e cable up to 330ft/100m length
- Features Neutrik etherCON* AES50 network ports
- Rugged chassis for durability in portable applications
- Auto-ranging universal switch-mode power supply
- Optional battery operation for mobile recording (9V batteries not included)
- 60-mm faders for accurate control
- Channels 1 and 2 feature inserts and phantom power for use with condenser microphones
- FX send control per channel for external FX processor or monitoring mix
- High-quality monitoring, phones and streaming outputs

- Weight: 2.450kg
- Height: 95mm
- Width: 149mm
- Depth: 332mm

- Processing
- A/D-D/A conversion
- 24-bit @ 44.1 / 48 kHz, 114 dB dynamic range (A-weighted)
- Networked I/O latency (stagebox in > console processing* > stagebox out)
- 1.1 ms
- Connectors
- Programmable mic preamps, designed by Midas, balanced XLR/TRS combo
- 8
- Line outputs, balanced XLR
- 8
- ULTRANET outputs, RJ45 (power supplied for Behringer P16-M personal mixers)
- 2
- AES50 port, SuperMAC networking, NEUTRIK etherCON
- 2
- USB port for system updates, type B
- 1
- Mic Input Characteristics (Midas PRO)
- Mic input impedance XLR jack, unbal. / bal.
- 5 kΩ / 10 kΩ
- THD + noise, 20 dB gain, 0 dBu out
- < 0.006%, unweighted
- Phantom power, switchable per input
- +48 V
- Equivalent input noise level, XLR (input shorted)
- 125 dBu, unweighted
- CMRR, XLR, @ 20 dB gain (typical)
- >75 dB
- Input/Output Characteristics
- Frequency response @ 48 kHz sample rate
- 10 Hz - 22 kHz, 0 dB to -1 dB
- Dynamic range, analog mic in to analog out (typical)
- 106 dB, 22 Hz to 22 kHz, unweighted
- A/D dynamic range, mic preamp to converter (typical)
- 109 dB, 22 Hz to 22 kHz, unweighted
- D/A dynamic range, converter and output
- 108 dB, 22 Hz to 22 kHz, unweighted
- Crosstalk rejection @ 1 kHz, adjacent channels
- 100 dB
- Non clip maximuminput level, XLR
- +23 dBu
- Line input impedance TRS jack, unbal. / bal.
- 5 kΩ / 10 kΩ
- Non clip maximum input level, TRS
- +23 dBu
- Output Characteristics
- Output impedance, XLR, unbal. / bal.
- 50 Ω / 100 Ω
- Output level, XLR, nom. / max.
- +21 dBu
- Residual noise level, XLR
- 88 dBu, 22 Hz to 22 kHz, unweighted
- Digital In/Out
- AES50 SuperMAC networking @ 48 or 44.1 kHz, 24-bit PCM
- 2 x 48 Channels, bidirectional
- AES50 SuperMAC cable length, CAT5 shielded**
- < 80 m recommended
- ULTRANET networking @ 48 or 44.1 kHz, 22-bit PCM
- 2
- ULTRANET cable length, CAT5 shielded
- < 75 m
- ULTRANET phantom power for P16-M personal mixers
- 2 powered outputs
- * Incl. all channel and bus processing, excl. insert effects and line delays
- ** Klark Teknik NCAT5E-50M recommended