{"id":1778284,"date":"2023-06-02T13:57:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T13:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1778284"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:06:46","slug":"midas-m32-firmware-update","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/midas-m32-firmware-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Midas M32: Firmware Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this article, we will show you how to update the firmware on your Midas M32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Midas M32 series of mixers and the Behringer X32 line are produced by the same company, Music Tribe. Throughout the years these lines have been on the market, Music Tribe has frequently released new versions of the mixer\u2019s operating system, or firmware. These firmware updates fix bugs and sometimes add new features. Midas recommends that users always update their M32 to the newest firmware version as it is released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will show you how to determine whether you need an update and how to apply it. Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"index\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li><a href=\"#Overview-of-the-Update-Process\"><strong>Overview of the Update Process<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Do-You-Need-to-Update\"><strong>Do You Need to Update?<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#How-to-Find-the-Version-Number-of-the-Firmware-on-Your-Midas-M32\"><strong>How to Find the Version Number of the Firmware on Your Midas M32<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How-to-Find-the-Version-Number-of-the-Newest-Firmware-from-Midas\"><strong>How to Find the Version Number of the Newest Firmware from Midas<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Performing-the-Update-Step-by-step\"><strong>Performing the Update Step-by-step<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Format-Your-Thumb-Drives\"><strong>Format Your Thumb Drives<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Back-Up-Your-Data\"><strong>Back Up Your Data<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Prepare-the-Update-on-Your-Computer\"><strong>Prepare the Updater on Your Computer<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#Perform-the-Update-on-the-Midas-M32\">Perform the Update on the Midas M32<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Overview-of-the-Update-Process\">Overview of the Update Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To perform the update, you will need two USB thumb drives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect the first thumb drive to your Midas M32 and use it to make a backup of all your console settings and scenes. You can use the backup to restore all your data in case data is lost during the firmware update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second thumb drive is to install the firmware update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On your computer, go to the Midas website and download the updater. Then you connect the second thumb drive to your computer and copy the updater files to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You then plug the updater thumb drive into the Midas M32 and start the update process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the update is completed, you can connect your backup thumb drive to your Midas M32 and restore your data if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the detailed instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Do-You-Need-to-Update\">Do You Need to Update?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"How-to-Find-the-Version-Number-of-the-Firmware-on-Your-Midas-M32\">How to Find the Version Number of the Firmware on Your Midas M32<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Press <strong>Setup<\/strong> and go to the <em>Global<\/em> tab.<\/li><li>Check the firmware version number. Make a note of it.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"How-to-Find-the-Version-Number-of-the-Newest-Firmware-from-Midas\">How to Find the Version Number of the Newest Firmware from Midas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midasconsoles.com\/en\/products\/0603-AEO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Midas M32 product page<\/a>. Click <strong>Downloads<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under &#8220;Firmware,&#8221; locate the newest version, and download it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compare your unit\u2019s firmware number to that of the installer on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the version number on the website is higher than the one on your unit, you can perform the update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Performing-the-Update-Step-by-step\">Performing the Update Step-by-step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Format-Your-Thumb-Drives\">Format Your Thumb Drives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff5c7\"><strong>IMPORTANT<\/strong>: Formatting a thumb drive will erase all data on it, so first check the drive on your computer to make sure it does not contain any important data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you need two USB drives formatted for FAT32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re not sure how to format a thumb drive, here are our Sweetwater guides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-format-an-external-hard-drive-on-windows-10\/\" class=\"relatedcontent_link\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-related-content\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/Windows-HD-Hero.png);background-size:cover;background-position:center\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\"><\/div><div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\"><p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color:#fff\">How to Format an External Hard Drive on Windows 10<\/p><p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color:#fff;border:none\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-format-external-hard-drives-on-macos\/\" class=\"relatedcontent_link\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-related-content\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2022\/05\/Formatting-a-Hard-Drive-on-a-Mac-How-to-Format-External-Hard-Drives-on-a-Mac.jpg);background-size:cover;background-position:center\"><div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\"><\/div><div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\"><p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color:#fff\">How to Format External Hard Drives on a Mac<\/p><p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color:#fff;border:none\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Back-Up-Your-Data\">Back Up Your Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff5c7\"><strong>IMPORTANT<\/strong>: Firmware updates may erase all board settings saved on the M32. This includes routing, Showfiles, scenes, snippets, and other presets. Back up all your data to a USB thumb drive before proceeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use one of the two thumb drives as a backup drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about saving settings to a USB drive in the <strong>M32R User Manual<\/strong>\u2019s section <strong>2.8 Scenes<\/strong>, under the <strong>Utility<\/strong> functions for each section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remove the backup thumb drive from your M32 and set it aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Prepare-the-Update-on-Your-Computer\">Prepare the Updater on Your Computer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Connect the second thumb drive to your computer.<\/li><li>Download the new console firmware from the M32 product page.<\/li><li>In your downloads folder, in the extracted firmware folder, locate the file whose name begins with <strong>dcp_<\/strong> and ends with <strong>.update<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Drag and copy this file to the root directory of your newly formatted thumb drive.<\/li><li>In the Finder on macOS, or the File Explorer in Windows, perform the <strong>Eject<\/strong> operation on the thumb drive. When the OS has ejected the volume, unplug it.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Perform-the-Update-on-the-Midas-M32\">Perform the Update on the Midas M32<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Midas provides this instructional video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MIDAS M32 Quick Tips: Upgrading Firmware\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D8opXVmIZaw?start=90&#038;wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Midas M32 Quick Tips: Upgrading Firmware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Method One<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Plug the updater thumb drive into the top panel USB connector while the console is turned off.<\/li><li>Hold the <strong>View<\/strong> button down while switching the console on. While booting, the M32 will run a fully automatic firmware update, which will take 2\u20133 minutes longer than the regular boot sequence.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4>Method Two<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>While the console is powered on, connect the update thumb drive to your M32.<\/li><li>Open <strong>Setup &#8211; Global<\/strong> on the console and select <strong>Update FW<\/strong> in the lower-left corner.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>After the firmware update is complete, you can remove the updater thumb drive, insert the backup thumb drive, and follow the instructions in the User Manual to restore your Showfiles and settings from the backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When no update file is available on the USB drive, or when it is corrupted, the update mode will remain active, preventing the M32 from booting regularly. 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