Euphonix System 5 InDepth manual

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System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 2 Copyright © 2007 Euphonix Inc. All rights reserved. MC, System 5, System 5-MC, S-5, PatchNet, eMix, EuCon, StudioHub, GainBall, SnapShot, SnapShot Recall are trademarks of Euphonix Inc. Other products mentioned are the trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Specifications are subject to chan[...]

3 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth System 5 Two-Operator Console Shepperton Studios, U.K. EUPHONIX - SYSTEM 5 INDEPTH[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 4 System 5 System 5 is a high performance digital audio mixing system specifically designed for audio post-production and music ap- plications. System 5 has been re-engineered to add a host of new features .. • New Control Surface - New touch-sensitive LED color -coded knobs - New higher -resolution[...]

5 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth System Components Control Sur face 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. Con nect ion s t o t he rack ar e C at 5 Ethe rnet so pl ace me[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 6 The Control Modules The System 5 surface is modular and can include 6 different modules (see opposite page) : • CM401-T Master Control Module (1ft wide, 305mm) • CM402-T Sub-Master Control Module (1ft wide, 305mm) • CM403-F/J Film Module (1ft wide, 305mm) • CM408-T 8-Fader Channel Strip Modul[...]

7 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth Optional CM403-F/J Film Module with PEC Direct Panel and Joysticks CM408-T 8 Fader Channel Strip Module Color TFT Display in each module System 5 Control Sur face - 6 Module Frame CM401-T Master Control Module Optional CM402-T Sub-Master Control Module CONTROL SURFACE[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 8 Channels The number of cards in the DSP SuperCore determine the num- ber of channels and buses that are available in each System 5. For a given number of cards in the DSP SuperCore, different combinations of channels and buses may be quickly configured using the eMix Mixer Model software. Usually a [...]

9 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth Strips System 5 is built up of modules of 8 strips. Controls closely resemble those of a traditional analog surface. In its simplest form a single strip controls a single source so a 48 strip surface could control 48 channels. TFT Graphic Display: meters, designation, pan, EQ, dyn graphs, routing ind[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 10 Bright Orange LED Pointer New Rotary T ouch Knobs System 5 uses unique rotary illuminated touch-sensitive knobs that instantly reset after a recall. The center of the knob also includes a switch which can be used for certain knobset select functions, and to punch in the knob automation, if the touch[...]

11 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth Inputs Each channel has two digital inputs labelled A and B. Controls for each input include: • Gain T rim • Phase Reverse • Delay • Input Select (A, B, or A+B) Patching Input Sources (PatchNet) The PatchNet routing system (see page 28) is used to patch sources to inputs. Any sources within [...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 12 Channel Process Order Each channel has an insert point which can be placed in any of the seven process positions. The Euphonix converters provide analog and digital I/O for insertion of any type of device, such as a delay line, into the signal path. There are 7 processing sections: • Delay • Met[...]

13 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth Dynamics The System 5 has an extremely powerful dynamics section comprising of a Compressor/Limiter , an Expander/Gate and side chain key input with filter . System 5 allows both Compress and Expand sections to be used together . The knobset shown op- posite is the simple Compress/Expand knobset wi[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 14 Number of Buses - Mixer Models The number of Mix, Group and Aux buses available in a Sys- tem 5 console is dependent on the number of cards in the DSP SuperCore and the selected Mixer Model. Additional DSP cards may be added at any time to increase the number of channels. Bus Processing The new DSP [...]

15 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth Pan Controls Pan For mats Y ears of experience in the film world allows Euphonix to include powerful surround features not found on other systems, with an extremely simple user interface. For surround Mix Sections (Stems) the following pan controls are available: • Front Pan • Surround Pan • [...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 16 Meters The meters above each strip may be set to show any source, Mix, Group or Aux bus. Single or dual meters can be select- ed. For example, all strips could have the source fader signal plus the first 48 strips could also show the mix bus levels. The example shown to the right has been configur[...]

17 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth Master Facilities Central Assignable Controls A source can be brought to the center section strip in the CM401- T Master Module either from one of the strips, by pressing the Wave key , or by selecting a channel from the 32 keys on the optional CM402-T Sub-Master module. These 32 keys, together with[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 18 Master Facilities CM402-T 32 Source Select Keys These 32 buttons in the optional CM402-T module make it very easy to move around the console from the sweet spot. The display shows the channel name, and the right button beneath each display selects this channel to the center strip. The left button ca[...]

19 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth Master Facilities Dynamics & EQ Once a source has been brought to the center , the two sets of knobs at the bottom of the CM402-T Knobset Panel allow dedicated control of dynamics (12 left knobs) and EQ (12 right knobs). Functions are exactly the same as those found in the strip controls. The CM[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 20 Master Facilities Master Meters The flat screen display above the center section includes meter - ing for main monitor outputs. The number of meters will match the monitor’ s format (5.1 is shown in the example below). The 8 meters at the bottom of the screen are for Aux, Group, Mix outputs or th[...]

21 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth Master Facilities Exter nal Inputs Up to 32 devices may be configured for External sources in any surround format up to 7.1. The monitor matrix is intelligent and automatically selects the appropriate monitor format to match the source’ s format. Monitor Source Selection Each of the monitor outpu[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 22 Master Facilities Communications Facilities System 5 includes a comprehensive communications system including talkback, listenback, oscillator and slate. The Comms Ctrl button, just above the main monitor controls, brings up all the communications options on the Main panel. The Quick Keys panel (sho[...]

23 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth M u l t i - O p e r a t o r S y s t e m s The System 5 can be supplied from single to three-operator configurations, each operator having access to film monitoring panels, dedicated automation, motorized joystick panning and multi-operator solo functionality . These large systems can be configure[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 24 Film Post-Production Monitoring Panel The Film and Post Monitoring Panel fulfills the requirements for a traditional PEC/Direct monitoring system for the film post-pro- duction environment. It can be used in single and multi-operator System 5 consoles. Up to four Film Post Panels can be installed [...]

25 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth CM403 TFT Display The TFT screen displays meters and an overview of the monitor bus assignments. The top half of the screen displays metering. The lower half of the screen displays 48 mix buses across the top, the first eight bus sections down the side, and the eight speaker (main monitor bus) outp[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 26 T otal Automation™ As System 5 is a fully digital console, it has been designed with T otal Automation in mind. Almost all parameters on the console may be dynamically automated to timecode including faders, EQ, pans, Aux sends, dynamics, processor in/out and fader On/ Off. The faders are motorize[...]

27 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth Confor ming Automation to Picture As video or film sections are inserted, deleted, and moved dur - ing post-production, the Conform utility realigns the automation data to match the edited film. Data from an Edit Decision List (EDL) with the start time, end time, and duration for each edit, along [...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 28 Patching - PatchNet System 5 includes a large comprehensive digital patchbay called PatchNet, operated from the eMix software program which runs on a monitor next to the console. eMix PatchNet is one of the eMix menus. Other menus that are ac- cessible on this computer are the File Directory , Bus F[...]

29 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth File Management eMix eMix is the management software program for System 5 and runs on a screen that sits next to the console. The program com- prises the following modules: • Directory • PatchNet • System Diagnostics and Mixer Models • Mix and Group Bus Setup • Monitor Fold Down Setup • [...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 30 DF66 DSP SuperCore with MADI I/O & Router The new lightweight and compact DF66 DSP SuperCore is the primary signal-processing engine and router for System 5 digital mixing consoles. It is comprised of a system board and up to six plug-in SP662 DSP cards. The SuperCore has more than enough DSP ho[...]

31 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth SC263 Studio Computer The new SC263 Studio Computer runs the eMix software which includes the file management system and the PatchNet software. It includes twin drives set up as a RAID array for re- dundant storage of all data. There is a separate keyboard and mouse for this computer and an externa[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 32 Internally , System 5 uses MADI to route and patch digital audio. MADI is a very stable and robust AES sanctioned format that allows up to 64 channels of digital audio (at 24-bit, 48kHz) along a single coax cable. T o interface to analog and other digital formats such as AES/ EBU, Euphonix provides [...]

33 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth SH612 StudioHub The SH612 is a comprehensive professional 12x12 MADI router . Although the new DSP SuperCore includes complete MADI rout- ing for System 5, the SH612 is available for use as a standalone router and can be controlled from any Windows PC using the optional SH612 Route Manager patching [...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 34 EuCon Hybrid Option Get Connected The new EuCon Hybrid option for System 5 extends the control capabilities of the console beyond the dedicated DSP Core to the outside world, bringing DAW tracks from multiple worksta- tions onto the console surface for mixing. No other control system or console come[...]

35 System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth With the EuCon Hybrid option installed, DA Ws running the EuCon Client Application are highlighted in the sub-panel and can be selected for access by the System 5. DAW T racks can be assigned to any strip in any order and saved using Layouts (up to 48 Layouts). Auto-Assign works just the same as wit[...]

System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System - InDepth 36 Digital Factory, Nor mandy, France Largest console in the world System 5 with 144 faders & 620 channels[...]