Midas XL42 Microphone Preamp Rental
We offer Midas XL42 Microphone Preamp rentals in Chicago, the Chicago suburbs, and nationwide.
If you have any questions about a Midas XL42 Microphone Preamp rental in Chicago, suburban Chicago, or nationwide, or to reserve your rental, contact our Rental Team at 847.367.9588 or rentals@tcfurlong.com.
The Midas XL42 Microphone Preamp is just one of several other brands of microphone preamps in our rental inventory.
The Midas XL42 is a 1U rack mounted, dual channel creative equaliser incorporating the XL4 four-band parametric equalisation with XL4 mic/line pre-amplifiers and 48V phantom supply. Each channel has input, output and pan rotary controls, 10 segment LED metering plus a switchable insert send and return point, plus DIP switches to enable automute scene control from the automute masters of XL consoles.
The purpose of this ingenious device is threefold: firstly to improve the audio quality of an inferior console by adding Midas EQ to the selected programme; secondly to create custom mixing consoles through the ability to daisy-chain multiple units. When linked together, the combined outputs will sum, producing discrete L&R channels. Finally, if a production requires, for example, 10 channels more than the input capacity of the master console, five XL42’s can be fitted in a standard rack together with any required dynamic processing, which can be inserted via the XL42’s insert points, thus creating a custom 10 into 2 mixer via the output daisy chain feature. The resulting L&R outputs may then be routed to the master console via any convenient point i.e. a pair of aux returns, group inputs, matrix inputs etc.
As a stand-alone unit, the XL42 is ideally suited to applications requiring a high quality front end, such as stereo recording etc.
Input Impedance
- Mic 2kOhm Balanced
- Mic + Pad 3kOhm Balanced
- Link & Insert 20kOhm Balanced
Input Gain (all faders at 0dB)
- Mic Continuously variable from +15dB to +70dB
- Mic + Pad Continuously variable from -10dB to +45dB
- Link & Insert 0dB
Maximum Input Level
- Mic +6dBu
- Mic + Pad +26dBu
- Link & Insert +21dBu
CMR at 1kHz
- Mic (gain + 60dB) >70dB
- Mic + Pad (gain +35dB) >50dB
- Link & Insert >60dB
Frequency Response (20 to 20kHz)
- Any input +0dB to -1dB
Noise (20 to 20kHz)
- Mic EIN ref. 150 Ohm (gain + 60dB) -129dBu
- Transformer Mic Input EIN ref. 150 Ohm (gain + 60dB) -127dBu
- System Noise at 0dB (one channel only) -88dBu
- System Noise (20 to 20kHz)
- Summing Noise (12 channels routed with faders down) -83dB
- Line to Mix Noise (12 channels routed at 0dB, pan centre) -81dB
- Summing Noise (48 channels routed with faders down) -81dB
- Line to Mix Noise (48 channels routed at 0dB, pan centre) -75dB
Distortion at 1kHz
- Mic (+ 60dB gain, 0dBu output) <0.03%
- Link (0dBu) <0.03%
Output Impedance
- All Outputs 50Ohm Balanced Source to drive >600Ohm
Maximum Output Level
- All Outputs 50Ohm Balanced Source to drive >600Ohm
Metering
- Type 10 Segment LED Bargraph – Peak Reading
Equaliser
- Hi pass slope 12dB/Oct
- Hi pass frequency continuously variable -3dB point from 10Hz to 400Hz
- Treble Gain continuously variable +15dB to -15dB Centre detent = 0dB
- Treble Shelving Freq continuously variable – 3dB point from 1k to 20k
- Hi Mid Gain continuously variable +15dB to -15dB Centre detent = 0dB
- Hi Mid Freq continuously variable centre from 400Hz to 8k
- Hi Mid Bandwidth continuously variable 0.1 Oct. to 2 Oct.
- Lo Mid Gain continuously variable +15dB to -15dB Centre detent = 0dB
- Lo Mid Freq. Continuously variable centre from 100Hz to 2k
- Lo Mid Bandwidth Continuously variable 0.1 Oct. to 2 Oct Centre detent = 0.5 Oct
- Bass Gain Continuously variable +15dB to -15dB Centre detent = 0dB
- Bass Shelving Freq. Continuously variable – 3dB point from 20Hz to 400Hz
- Bass Bell Freq. Continuously variable centre from 20Hz to 400Hz
- Bass Bell Bandwidth Continuously variable 0.1 Oct. to 2 Oct Centre detent = 0.5 Oct
TC Furlong offers Midas XL42 Microphone Preamp rentals alongside several other brands of microphone preamps and an extensive rental inventory of professional audio equipment.
Contact the TC Furlong Rental Team today to rent the Midas XL42 Microphone Preamp in Chicago, Suburban Chicago, or nationwide, at 847.367.9588 or rentals@tcfurlong.com.