Welcome to Midwest Pro Sound and Lighting

Today, more professional music is produced at home than ever before­and the new ProjectMix I/O delivers what you need to take your computer­based studio and productions to the next level. Seamless integration with all major DAW software. The ability to record directly into industry­standard Pro Tools sessions. Faders so you can feel the mix with your fingertips instead of dragging a mouse. On­board display of critical parameters for intuitive operation. Motorized control to craft more accurate mixes. And professional multi­channel I/O including mic/instrument preamps, Lightpipe and S/PDIF. ProjectMix I/O is the universal solution that combines the best of the hardware and software worlds for a new standard in streamlined production. Compatible with Pro Tools M­Powered 7^, Ableton Live 5^, Logic*, Cubase*, Digital Performer*^ and SONAR*^.

* DAW software version must support Mackie Control, Logic Control or HUI protocol.

Features:

Control:

• 8 touch­sensitive motorized channel faders
• 1 touch­sensitive motorized master fader
• 8 assignable rotary encoders and large LCD for channel or plug­in functions
• record enable, select, solo and mute buttons on each channel
• channel ± and bank ± keys
• illuminated transport controls for record, play, stop, fast forward and rewind
• jog/scrub wheel with mode switch
• zoom key with 4 directional keys
• dedicated keys for in/out points, locate, region nudge, loop and more
• A/B headphone source switch for cue auditioning
• function LED display for each channel

I/O:

• 8 analog mic/line inputs (¼" TRS and XLR balanced) each with signal/peak indicators and mic/line switch
• 4 analog outputs (¼" TRS balanced)
• ADAT Lightpipe I/O
• front panel instrument input (¼" TS) switchable for input 1
• S/PDIF digital I/O
• 1 x 1 MIDI I/O with activity LEDs
• FireWire (IEEE 1394) connectivity
• word clock I/O (BNC)
• phantom power
• 2 stereo headphone outputs (¼" TRS) with independent level controls
• Kensington lock port
• Compatible with Pro Tools M­Powered 7, Ableton Live 5^, Logic*, Cubase*, Digital Performer*^ and SONAR*^.
• * DAW software version must support Mackie Control, Logic Control or HUI protocol.

Specifications:

Mic Inputs (A/D)

• Input Impedance: 3.4k
• Maximum Input Level at Minimum Gain­3dBu, balanced
• Channel­to­Channel Crosstalk­104dB, A­weighted
• Dynamic Range: 104dB, A­weighted
• THD+N0.00188% (­94.6dB) @ ­1 dBFS, 1kHz
• Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz, ± 0.1dB
• Preamp Gain: 55dB
• Phantom Power: 48 Volts DC @ 16mA

  Instrument Input (A/D)

  • Input Impedance: 560k bal/280k unbal
  • Maximum Input Level at minimum gain: +14 dBu bal/+11.8 dBV unbal
  • SNR ­100dB, A­weighted
  • Dynamic Range: 100dB, A­weighted
  • THD+Nv0.00243 % (­92.3dB) @ ­1 dBFS, 1kHz
  • Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz, ± 0.1dB @ 48kHz
  • Line Inputs (A/D)
  • Input Impedance: 20k bal/10k unbal
  • Maximum Input Level at Minimum Gain: +10dBu bal/+7.8dBV unbal
  • Channel­to­Channel Crosstalk <­110dB @ 1kHz
  • SNR­104dB, A­weighted
  • Dynamic Range: 104dB, A­weighted
  • THD+N0.00243% (­92.3dB) @ ­1dBFS, 1kHz
  • Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz, ± 0.1dB @ 48kHz
  • Line Outputs (D/A)
  • Output Impedance: 300 bal/150 unbal
  • Maximum Output Level: +10dBu bal/+1.8dBV, unbal
  • Channel­to­Channel Crosstalk< ­109dB
  • SNR­110dB, A­weighted
  • Dynamic Range110dB, A­weighted
  • THD+N0.00205% (­93.8dB) @ ­1dBFS, 1kHz
  • Frequency Response: 20Hz to 22kHz, ± 0.1dB @ 48kHz
  • 20Hz to 44kHz, ± 0.2dB @ 96kHz
  • Headphone Output (D/A)
  • Maximum Output­2.9dBV at THD+N < 0.03% into 32
  • Working Range: 24 to 600
  • Supported Sample Rates
  • Analog Ports: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz
  • S/PDIF Digital I/O: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz
  • ADAT Digital I/O: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz
  • Digital Parameters
  • Converter Bit Depth: 24 bits
  • Dimensions:20 x 18.5 x 4.25

  Compatibility:

  • Pro Tools M­Powered 7^ or greater
  • All Pro Tools systems (MIDI control only)
  • Ableton Live 5 (version 5.02 or greater)
  • Logic* (version 7.1.1 or greater)
  • Cubase* (version 3.1 or greater)
  • Digital Performer*^ (version 4.6 or greater)
  • SONAR*^ (version 4.02 or greater)
  • ASIO 2
  • GSIF 2
  • Core Audio
  • * DAW software version must support Mackie Control, Logic Control or HUI protocol.
  • ^Support available now via free downloadable firmware upgrade; download the firmware here.

  Minimum System Requirements (PC)

  • Pentium 3 ­ 800MHz or higher (may be higher for laptops)
  • 512 MB RAM
  • Windows XP (SP2)
  • DirectX 9.0c or higher
  • Available FireWire port or FireWire expansion card

  Minimum System Requirements (PC)

  • Macintosh G3 800MHz or G4 733MHz higher (may be higher for laptops)
  • 512MB RAM
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9 / 10.4.2
  • Available FireWire port or FireWire expansion card
  • *G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported
  3.4k
  • Maximum Input Level at Minimum Gain <­110dB @ 1kHz