Description
Technical
Specifications
Inputs / Outputs
| Total inputs | 2,048 |
|---|---|
| Total outputs | 2,048 |
| Mic preamps | SSL SuperAnalogue-heritage mic/line preamps |
Processing
| DSP engine | Tempest Engine (Optimal Core Processing, CPU) |
|---|---|
| Max sample rate | 96 kHz |
| Processing resolution | 64 bits |
| Architecture | Native-IP platform: separated surface, software engine and network; the engine can run without a surface |
| DSP engine — details | Tempest engine (Optimal Core Processing) — 64-bit floating-point mixing |
| Channels | Up to 2048 inputs and 2048 outputs per engine |
Surface
| Motorized faders | Yes |
|---|---|
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Control surface | Modular surface of assignable touch tiles (Channel Tile, Fader Tile, Master Tile) |
Recording
| Onboard recording | No |
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Networking
| Networking & protocols | Dante / Network |
|---|---|
| Redundant PSU | Yes |
| Redundant networking | Yes |
| Audio networking | Native IP: Dante, AES67 and SMPTE ST 2110-30; 512 channels at 48 kHz (256 at 96 kHz) per gigabit link |
Strip & details
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Software
TCA (Tempest Control App)Download
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Documents
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Our take
History & design
System T is Solid State Logic's native-IP broadcast production platform, launched in 2015; the S500 is its large control surface. Unlike traditional consoles, System T fully separates surface, software engine and network: everything runs over IP (Dante, AES67, SMPTE ST 2110-30), and the surface merely drives an engine that can even run with no physical console.
The processing core is the Tempest engine, built on general-purpose processors (Optimal Core Processing), with 64-bit floating-point mixing for virtually unlimited headroom, backed by SSL's SuperAnalogue preamp heritage. A single engine handles up to 2048 inputs and 2048 outputs; one gigabit link carries 512 channels at 48 kHz or 256 channels at 96 kHz.
The S500 is a modular surface of touch tiles (Channel Tile, Fader Tile, Master Tile) and meter bridges, fully assignable. All System T surfaces share the same software, easing mixed studio/OB configurations and integration into a modern broadcast IP backbone.
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