System 5-MC DAW Mixing System from Euphonix
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October 31, 2004
Euphonix used the 117th AES show to introduce the System 5-MC, a new audio mixing system designed for full integration with Digital Audio Workstations that support Euphonix's open architecture high-speed EuCon protocol.
With over two years development, the System 5-MC is an audio mixing system based upon the Euphonix System 5 control surface design that tightly integrates with EuCon aware applications such as Steinberg's Nuendo, and Pyramix, via Merging's OASIS protocol. The control surface can be fitted with 8-48 channel strips and comes with the MC Intelligent Application Controller for master console functions and integral control of the DAW. The MC can also control any other software application running on the workstation through keyboard commands mapped to the 56 SmartSwitches.
EuCon is a high-speed protocol developed by Euphonix, initially to allow the System 5 surfaces to control the Euphonix DSP core. EuCon has now been standardized to allow the System 5 to control EuCon third party aware applications. The first companies to incorporate EuCon DAW connectivity include Steinberg and Merging.
The System 5-MC is packaged with the Euphonix's Studio Monitor Pro, which resides on the application workstation and controls the way audio is routed between applications that support ASIO hardware and the ASIO hardware. ASIO applications send their audio outputs through the Studio Monitor Pro application, which acts as a monitoring system. The Studio Monitor Pro outputs feed directly into any ASIO hardware I/O and is controlled from the System 5-MC surface providing the workstation with a professional surround sound monitor matrix and supporting multiple speaker outputs each with level, dim, talkback and formats up to 7.1.
The System 5-MC base package includes 8 channel strips, MC center section, System 5-MC frame, Studio Monitor Pro Application and a high-powered dual AMD Opteron workstation running Nuendo EuCon. The system can be expanded with additional channel modules and the Euphonix line of converters and routers. Third party additions include any plug-ins and I/O hardware supported by the DAW application making this a very open and cost effective solution.
System 5-MC will be available for demo from Jan 2005 and will begin shipping in the Spring.
For more information, visit their web site at www.euphonix.com. | 
