MIDAS 512 4-BAND FULLY PARAMETRIC EQ - 2024 Detailed Review and Audio Tests

Should you consider the MIDAS 512 for your studio? The price is compelling, but how does it sound?

I tested the 512 on kick, snare, bass, guitar/piano, vocals, and a mix. Listen to the sound and flexibility, then check out the self-noise / sweep tests and plugin comparison to the SSL E-Series EQ.

This is not a sponsored video, I supplied the 512 for this review and I am not being compensated. As always, my opinions are my own.

Features and Specifications:

Form Factor: 500 Series | 132x38x184 mm (5.2x1.5x7.2”) | 700g (1.5lbs)
Max Input Level: plus 21dBu
Input Impedance: 20 Kohm
Max Output Level: plus 21dBu
Output Impedance: 50 ohm
Frequency Response: 20-20000Hz plus/minus 1dB
THD+N (unity gain / 1 kHz): less than 0.005% at 0dBu and plus 10 dBu | less than 0.01% at plus 20 dBu
EQ Range: plus/minus 15 dB Peak or Shelf | 4 Bands | Bell Q 0.1-2 | Shelf 4 dB per octave | LF 20-400 Hz | LMF 100-2000 Hz | HMF 400-8000 Hz | HF 1-20 kHz
Equivalent Noise: less than -97 dBu at 22-22000 Hz and unit gain
CMMR: -10 at 1 kHz and unity gain
Power Requirements: 16 VDC | 10mA | 3.2 W


⚙️ Used in this Video:

MIDAS 512: https://amzn.to/4cARC3f
(I found it available for as low as $199usd brand new while shopping around).

🎼 Music:

All Is Said and Done by Gamma Skies
The Sidewalk by Sum Wave
The Welcome of the Dawn by Roy Williams
Why Don't We Feel It by Velvethead

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