Roland is showcasing its new M-5000 live mixing console’s broadcasting features off at NAB 2015.
Based on the O.H.R.C.A platform Roland M-5000 delivers freely definable audio paths, supporting multiple audio formats protocols and 96 kHz sound quality. Its 128 audio paths can be freely defined including 5.1 surround mixing and monitoring, Mix-Minus busses, GPIO triggers and delay important for broadcasting applications and OB Vans.
Roland says M-5000’s flexible configuration makes it an appealing digital audio console for broadcast.
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The 5.1 surround functions can be accessed to change pan positions via the built-in touch panel or free downloaded remote control software. For 5.1-channel monitoring, individual delay and alignment functions can be adjusted to speaker levels and delays. When using 5.1surround mode, you can select output destinations and a simultaneous stereo downmix. Delays on every input and output with several different frame rates allow broadcasters the ability match the output.
The M-5000 features a Mix-Minus function, indispensable for recording and relay feeds, ideal for location or mobile broadcasts to remove a reporter/talent mic channels from the mix. M-5000’s flexible architecture allows you to freely assign the desired number of outputs for your Mix-Minus setup.
Using the flexibility of the O.H.R.C.A. platform found in the M-5000, a typical broadcast setup might include 84 mixing channels, 5.1 + LR output mix, 6 Mono Auxes, 8 Matrix, 5.1 +LR monitor setup, 2 Downmixes, Talkback, headphone monitoring and talkback channel.
The M-5000 has two built-in REAC ports, plus two expansion card slots with seven expansion card options that include Dante, MADI, Waves SoundGrid, or more REAC ports, as well as future formats. The additional XI-Expansion Card options also include XI-SDI to mix 16-channels in/out of embedded audio off an SDI cable. It also includes XI-DVI for mixing up to 2-channels and the XI-SFP card for Fiber Optics and Gigabit Ethernet communications with up to 16-channels in/out ideal for broadcasting applications.
The back panel includes 16×16 analog I/O, 4×4 AES/EBU, a 16×16 USB audio interface, connection for control via an iPad connected or wireless, and control ports including footswitches, GPIO, RS-232C and MIDI. All of this capability enables the console to see up to 300 inputs and 296 outputs, all at 96kHz and even more at 48kHz.
The M-5000 will be on display at Roland’s booth C2635.
