Euphonix

Euphonix System 5

Euphonix's first all-digital console

Description

The System 5 marks Euphonix's move from digitally controlling an analogue core to going fully digital. Shown at the Fall 1999 AES, it was designed for large-format work — film, broadcast, post — with a very legible assignable surface and its famous 'Phat' encoders. I rate it among the most elegant production digital consoles of its generation.

Technical

Specifications

Processing

Max sample rate96 kHz
Bit depth24 bits
Processing resolution40 bits
Bit depth — details24-bit / 96 kHz, surround-capable
Processing engineDF64 engine: DSP racks of 10 Analog Devices SHARC cards, floating-point; 1 to 4 DF64 engines per system
EQ4-band parametric EQ per channel + 20 Hz-20 kHz high/low/band-pass filters

Surface

TouchscreenNo
Control surfaceAssignable surface, 8 rotary 'Phat' encoders per channel (built-in position LEDs), assignable (pan, EQ, dynamics...)

Recording

Onboard recordingNo

Networking

Networking & protocolsMADI / AES/EBU
Redundant PSUNo
Redundant networkingNo

Other

ApplicationsLarge-scale film production, on-air broadcast, post-production, music

Editorial & artists

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