System 5 is a modular digital audio mixing system that can be configured with hundreds of channels and is designed specifically for audio post & music mixing applications.

System 5 Key Features

• Easy to use and learn—intuitive interface
• Modular surface and I/O design
• Constant visual feedback for the operator
• Highest sound quality
• Star format Ethernet module interconnection resulting in more secure operation and no communication bottleneck
• Mixer Channel & Bus Size:
- modular up to 300 channels
- each channel has 4 band EQ, dynamics and two filters
- up to 48 mix buses, 48 group buses, 24 aux sends, 72 external inputs
• High-resolution LED meters next to each fader
• 240 SnapShot Recalls of all console settings
• 48 Layouts for different surface configurations
• PatchNet - digital router/patchbay
• Surround panning and monitoring as standard
• Spill function for easy access to multi-format sources
• 8 Knobs & 100mm touch sensitive moving fader per strip
• TFT high-resolution displays at the top of each channel for metering (up to 5.1), EQ, dynamics & pan graphs and routing
• Dynamic automation of most parameters to timecode
• Conform to picture
• Comprehensive machine control facilities integrating with Soundmaster, Colin Broad, Tamura and JSK
• Up to 3-operator configuration

Control Surface
Much like any audio console the System 5’s surface includes channel strips and a center section for master facilities. The surface is modular, making it easy to add extra channel strips at any time.

Connections to the rack are Cat 5 Ethernet so placement is not restricted by complex cabling. No audio flows through the control surface as the audio electronics are housed remotely.

The console surface controls the Euphonix DSP SuperCore and, with the EuCon Hybrid Option, can control DAW tracks on multiple external DAWs via the EuCon control protocol over Ethernet .

New Digital Processing Core
Audio signals are processed in the new modular DSP SuperCore which includes DSP for channels, MADI I/O and a router (patchbay). The DSP SuperCore easily handles 24-bit 48kHz or 96kHz audio up to 40-bit floating point processing and is hardware capable of even higher sample rates up to 384kHz.

Audio Interfaces
Audio Interconnections use AES10 MADI (up to 64 channels of 24-bit digital audio data carried on a single 75ohm coax cable or fiber). To interface the console to the outside world, multi-channel digital and analog converters, digital format converters with sample rate conversion, as well as remote mic/line input amps, are available. Cabling is simplified because converters can be placed next to the equipment they interface to. The modularity means that the balance between analog and digital I/O can be tailored to the specific needs of the facility.

eMix
Operations such as system setup, file management, patching, and diagnostics are managed by a program called eMix which runs with a screen and keyboard, usually situated next to the console. PatchNet, a powerful digital patching system that handles patching for all the console’s inputs and outputs, replaces a traditional patchbay with a system that can store and recall every single patch that is made.