M AIR vs SQ MixPad Usage & Stats
Midas M-AIR iPad app for MR18/MR12
M-AIR allows you to control the mixing, processing and effects functions of Midas' MR18 & MR12 digital audio mixers right from your iPad®.
M-AIR Version 1.6 delivers simple and advanced control features for the MR18 & MR12 mixers. The user interface is providing a access to mixing 18 input channels to 12 buses and editing 4 internal stereo effects processors, with highest professional audio quality. It provides customisable fader layers, Automixing, DCA and Mute Group control, as well as access to the 64 internal snapshots memory of Midas M-AIR mixers. The M-AIR app can be used in demo mode for offline show preparation, when no mixer is available.
KEY FEATURES
* Control all Levels for Inputs 1 – 18, incl. Preamp Gain, Low Cut, Phase, Phantom, Stereo Link
* Control all mixer internal snapshot memory, DCA groups, Mute groups and Automixing
* Full EQ Control – fine-tune the 4-/6-band parametric or 31-band graphic equalizers with RTA support
* Metering Overview – all levels at a glance
* Control bus send levels of input channels conveniently from their channel faders
* Detailed Preamp/Configuration, Gate, Dynamics, EQ and Bus Sends editing pages
* Full Effects editing GUI screens for all 61 internal FX types
* Gate and Dynamics offer either simple preset-based control or advanced, in-depth parameter control
* Create custom presets for each component of your M-AIR processing, or entire mixer scenes on your iPad
* Control background music or stereo recording on USB drives with MR12 mixers
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Music
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SQ-MixPad allows control of an SQ console over a wired or wireless network.
It can be used simultaneously and independently of the SQ surface, so it can provide supplementary local control as well as giving the engineer the freedom to move around and mix from different listening positions.
Three devices running SQ-MixPad can be connected and used at the same time as using the SQ surface, giving four separate points for control of all mixes.
An ‘Offline’ mode allows for SQ show files to be edited and managed without connection to a console.
V1.6.0 -
This version works with SQ consoles running firmware V1.6.x
It provides the following:
Level and Routing Control -
Send levels, panning, assignments, pre/post settings and mutes from all channels to all mixes
Master send levels for all mixes
Send and Return levels for FX
Routing screen with overview and full control
DCA and Mute Group control, including assignments
Processing Control -
Input channel Preamp/DEEP Preamp Model/HPF/Gate/Insert/PEQ/Compressor
Mix channel Ext In/Insert/GEQ/PEQ/Compressor
DEEP compressors and GEQ’s
FX Parameters and FX Return PEQ
Access to all Libraries
Patching –
Full patching matrix for all Inputs/Outputs and Tie Lines
‘1-to-1’ diagonal block patching
Offline Mode –
Edit and manage shows, scenes and libraries without a console connection
Transfer entire shows between MixPad and an SQ
Share/store shows to cloud or email (when available on the device)
Other features include –
Scene Management
Global filters, scene filters and channel safe control
Works with SQ User Permissions
Copy/Paste and Reset functionality
Ganging setup
AMM control and setup
SQ-Drive Control (Online)
Full control of Signal Generator and assignments
6 custom layers with the ability to copy or use/follow desk layers
All input/output/processing metering
Meters and Channel RTA view and control
Mixer config and role setup including ‘Listen Level’
PAFL setup and selection
Channel naming/colour
SoftKey and MIDI strips setup and use
Follow Channel/Mix Select option
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Music
Store Rank
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M AIR VS. 
SQ MixPadMarch 15, 2025