Not satisfied with the existing motorized fader choices in the marketplace, MIDAS created the PRO FADER, rated for up to a million cycles - three times that of other leading manufacturers - and providing high linearity, robustness, and smooth feel during operation. This decision yielded many other benefits, including total quality control over the manufacturing process and lower costs that could be passed on to customers.
As a digital console manufacturer, MIDAS has a perspective on the actual application of motor faders that a component manufacturer would not have. The multi-disciplinary development project combined mechanical design, electronic hardware and software optimization with a rigorous testing programmed and an investment in material science to produce the best possible performance in actual operation in MIDAS PRO Series consoles. Semi-precious metals are used for the wiper fingers for their hard-wearing properties, and precision resistive tracks were created that offer highly linear positional accuracy, coupled with long-term durability and even response in use.
PRO FADER (200 mm) features a high precision 100 mm travel track with a 10 kiloohms linear law, ideally suited to servo control applications. The integrated touch sensing track and conductive T-Bar allow both the implementation of automatic channel selection in software, as well as detection of when the fader is being held so that the motor is not driven. PRO FADER (200 mm) is designed to be mounted to console fascia panels via its two M3 threaded pillars which are on 120 mm mounting centres. A 200 mm long cable is provided which includes connections for the 10 kiloohms resistive track, the touch sensing track and the motor.
PRO FADER (200 mm) is supplied as a set of five faders and is suitable for use in the input and output fader bays in all MIDAS PRO Series digital consoles and control centres. PRO FADER (200 mm) is also a replacement for industry standard parts such as Penny+Giles PGFM3200, Alps K-Fader and other similar 100 mm motorized faders.