Midas PRO6 wins MIPA for Best Live Mixing Desk at Prolight + Sound 2009

The Midas PRO6 live audio system picked up the MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Award) for Live Mixing Desk at Prolight + Sound 2009. MIPAs are presented to the best products released during the previous year as voted for by more than 100 international audio and music magazines. The award was accepted by Midas and Klark Teknik international sales and marketing director David Cooper at a ceremony where the PRO6 won out over the Digidesign D-Show Profile Mix Rack and Digico SD8 digital consoles. The award reflects the huge success enjoyed by the PRO6 since its launch last August. Almost 200 have been sold worldwide, with systems used on acts including AC/DC, Metallica, Van Morrison, Jan Smit, the Pogues, Marillion, Snow Patrol, Benabar, Il Divo, Kasabian and Eddi Reader. A total of six PRO6s were in attendance at Prolight + Sound 2009: on the EVI Germany and Mega Audio booths as well as handling daily live music programmes on the outdoor Pro Stage and in the Agora tent. "We're delighted that the international audio press has recognised the Midas PRO6 as the leading product in its category," says Cooper. "This is consistent with the countless engineers who won't settle for anything else, having used Midas digital.