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This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 50 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
10-year warranty & 60-day money-back guarantee included
If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 50 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
- Mouth and Lip-Care Products
- CDs, DVDs and Software
We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.
When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 50 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
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Key Features
Midas 522 V2 Compressor Limiter Module allows you to take control of your dynamics and shape the natural essence of your sound. Boasting a fully-variable dynamic presence control, you can take advantage of the 522 V2's premium compression whilst preserving your high-mid-range frequencies for a natural, musical tonality.
Utilise precise manual envelope controls, or use the handy Auto mode for RMS compression. And with switchable soft or hard-knee compressor responses, as well as a sidechain HPF, precision metering, and more, you have a whole host of features for sculpting and taming your dynamics. The capabilities of the 522 V2 are extensive for such a compact module. And with the ability to fit into a flexible 500 Series rig, you can adapt your setup to meet your needs with ease.
Product Ref: 151530
Premium performance with that legendary Midas sound. Bringing industry-standard control and flexibility to the powerful 500 Series format, Midas have been able to create a diverse array of powerful modules to give you exceptional power in an adaptable design. And now with the V2 editions, you can take advantage of enhanced premium-quality performance to craft the sound you're looking for.
The Midas 522 V2 enforces the importance of dynamics in music and sound. From delicate and intricate vocal lines, to the heaviest of guitar tones. Dynamics are the organic life and excitement of any sound.
The 522 V2 provides exceptional dynamic processing capabilities, enhancing and controlling both soft and loud peaks, helping to deliver the perfect sonic performance. Compressing the signal assists in creating a sound with significantly more density, creating more impact with harmonic richness. It also allows subtle details to be heard exactly as they should be.
The module also features a Presence control, enabling you to boost the high-mid audio frequencies, with a central frequency of around 5kHz. This is ideal for a wide array of instruments and sounds, allowing them to cut through dense mixes during compression. The Presence control is variable, and allows you to compress low frequencies with your specified ratio, whilst compressing the high-mid frequencies with a reduced ratio. It creates a much more natural sound, reducing the perceived compression in the most sensitive frequency range for our ears.
The 522 V2's default mode works as a peak-sensing compressor, controlling peaks with instant adjustments in gain. This operation mode can often create a more obvious sense of compression, whilst allowing you to adjust the attack and release times to create the perfect compression characteristics for your sound.
There is a handy Auto switch, which bypasses the attack and release controls. Instead, the compressor will operate in RMS mode, which automatically adjusts the attack and release of the compressor in relation to the average input signal and your threshold and ratio settings. This automatic mode results in a smooth and more relaxed overall compression sound, often regarded as more natural and musical.
With a default soft knee compression response, the 522 V2 creates a more natural sound by blurring the distinction between the signal levels below the threshold, and those that are over the threshold. Signals that occur just above the threshold setting are compressed at reduced ratios, reducing the sound of obvious compression.
Signals that rise significantly above the threshold are compressed at the full ratio with a soft knee. However, a Hard switch allows you to swap over to a hard knee response. This mode features a much sharper transition between the signals above and below the threshold, perfect for use as a type of limiter compressor by providing full ratio compression much closer to the threshold setting. A small amount of soft knee is retained to ensure a natural overall sound in this mode.
As well as having a switchable knee response, the 522 V2 also features a switch for engaging a sidechain high-pass filter. This in turn allows you to insert a 200Hz HPF into the compressor's side chain, removing the dominating low frequencies from the overall compression of the signal. This also results in the elimination of undesirable artefacts and pumping effects on the higher frequencies.
