The Stefan Jaracz Theatre in the Polish city of Łódź– one of the oldest theatres in the region – has become the first customer for Midas’ Pro1 standalone digital mixing console.

The sale was handled by Polish distributor Audio Plus, and follows one of the comprehensive Midas Pro Series Training events in the EMEA region, hosted in Warsaw in July 2012.

‘The Theatre was looking for a console for its Cameral Hall for performing arts and plays. After some deliberation, the sound department chose to go with the Midas Pro1.,’ says Sylwester Wojcieszek of Audio Plus. ‘They were impressed with the additional DL251, warm sounding effects, compressors and pre-amps. The Pro1 is simple to configure and operate, which makes it ideal for a theatre like the Stefan Jaracz Theatre. The sound quality is excellent and the system will be installed and optimised to work wirelessly with an iPAD. Another crucial factor was that the console features an automation system that supports 1000 scenes and that there’s no requirement to visit sub-pages during operation.’

‘The Pro1 opens new territory for Midas on a number of levels,’ says Midas Brand Development Manager, Richard Ferriday. ‘This is the first standalone Midas digital console, with comprehensive I/O on the back and a previously undreamt-of price point. This makes it accessible to freelance engineers, small music venues, indeed anyone who cares about audio quality, reliability and portability.

‘Audio Plus is no stranger to firsts,’ he addds. ‘The company has been extremely active in the implementation of Midas/Klark Teknik products in the Polish region for some years. Shortly after the Pro2 presentations in 2011 Audio Plus sold the worlds first Pro2C install package to the Regional House of Culture in Nowa Deba. This had a considerable influence on the market and further Pro2s and the larger Pro consoles have since been sold across Poland.’