Midas 500 Series Parametric Equaliser 512

The parametric EQ in the esteemed Midas Heritage 300 console has developed a cult following among top front-of-house engineers. The Midas Parametric Equalizer 512 gives you access to this indispensable tool in a 500 Series module you can take from venue to studio with grab-and-go convenience. With its four overlapping bands, the 512 gives you surgical sound-sculpting capability for fine tuning feedback-prone signals or for adding punch and presence to instruments and vocals. The 512 delivers the warm, organic, and detailed Midas sound that has been heard by millions of concert goers and on countless live albums. The Midas 512 operates across four fully parametric bands: Bass (20Hz to 400Hz); Lo Mid (100Hz to 2kHz); Hi Mid (400Hz to 8kHz); and Treble (1kHz to 20kHz). Gain (±15dB) and Frequency adjustments are executed via stacked dual-concentric controls — the center knob controls Gain and the outer ring, Frequency. Bass and Treble are shelving filters; pressing the Bell buttons changes the response to peaking. Sweetwater engineers appreciate the inclusion of Q controls on all four bands (inactive on Bass and Treble in shelving mode). This classic setup gives you quick, intuitive access for all your sound-sculpting needs.

Features

• High performance, compact 500 Series premium MIDAS microphone/line preamplifier
• Award-winning MIDAS amp has been enhanced with quad discrete ultra low noise input transistors
• Legendary MIDAS input allows up to +24 dBu signal levels with no pad while featuring the much loved soft clipping characteristic
• Classic MIDAS XL4 swept low and high pass filters with independent selection switches