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XL8 Control Centre
Quick Reference Guide
Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome to the XL8 Control Centre. The XL8 Control Centre is a user-friendly,
state-of-the-art, high performance digital console specifically designed for live use.
The XL8 Control Centre, which forms an integral part of the XL8 Live Performance
System, was conceived by Midas to offer audio professionals high-performance audio
equipment, designed to provide no-compromise sonic quality with a feature set that
offers all essential facilities and functions. It represents the very best of British design
and engineering combined with contemporary, efficient manufacturing methods, and
will give you many years of reliable service.
So, to obtain the best results with a minimum of effort, please read this Quick
Reference Guide and, finally, enjoy your Midas XL8 Live Performance System!
About this guide
This is the Quick Reference Guide for the XL8 Control Centre. Its purpose is to quickly
familiarise the user with the XL8 Control Centre, show how to set up the XL8 Live
Performance System and then show how to carry out some basic operations on the XL8
in order to produce some audio. This guide is structured such that it may also provide
a useful introductory guide for training purposes.
This document is aimed at professionals, such as front of house (FOH) and monitor
(MON) engineers, who will be using this equipment in a live performance environment.
It is assumed that the reader has prior experience of using professional audio
equipment and has, most likely, undergone training on this system.
This guide has been structured specifically so that mix engineers and system
technicians can go straight to the areas applicable to them, that is, “Operation” on
page 11 and “Connecting And Setting Up The System” on page 59, respectively. The
rest of the guide is intended for general readership.
For full details on the XL8 Live Performance System and the XL8 Control Centre, refer to
the XL8 Live Performance System Owner’s Manual (part number DOC02-XL8), which
can be found on our website at www.midasconsoles.com.
Note: The content of this Quick Reference Guide does not supersede any information
supplied with any other item of the XL8 Live Performance System.
XL8 host software version
This guide is for an XL8 Control Centre running host software version 1.11 and later.
Optional extras
An easyglide is available for use with the XL8.