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audio excellence midas xL4 The XL4 is the flagship of the Midas range, and rightly occupies the status of the most powerful rental desk in the world, although it also has significant broadcast capabilities (10% of sales are to broadcast facilities for use in OB trucks). In a nutshell the XL4 is an extremely high performance analogue mixing console with digital control of almost all console switches making it's onboard snapshot automation very attractive.  Powerful is an understatement: The XL4 offers 64 mic inputs (including 16 effects returns) and 45 outputs with an additional 8-way matrix section.  This, plus the automation features of the XL4 makes it a highly attractive proposition for theatrical applications as well as touring and broadcast. In terms of audio quality, the XL4 is the most sought-after desk in the world. The features that set it apart from the rest are the quality of its mic preamps with unmatched signal-to-noise ratio for virtually silent operation, and the EQ section where the sonic performance of the legendary XL3 equaliser is maintained including the full parametric mid's and traditional Midas bass and treble shelving responses.  In addition the treble and bass sections now have an extended frequency range and are switchable to full parametric operation.

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