System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System Operation Manual
1.2.1
Overview of System Components
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Control Surface: Connects to the processing core via ethernet and the EuCon
Hub. Audio does not pass through the control surface.
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System Computer (SC261): Runs the eMix software application; all file man-
agement and system setup is done from this computer.
See Chapter 4: eMix Application.
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Interface Pilot Computer (PC253i): Supervises control functions for the
analog monitor controller, remote microphone preamps and transport control.
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Digital Processing Core (DF64): The DF64 is the digital audio processing
core for System 5. Digital audio is routed to and from the DF64 via MADI.
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Digital Pilot Computer (PC253d): Controls a DF64 digital processing core.
There is a Digital Pilot Computer for each DF64 (maximum of four).
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Studio Hub (SH612): One or two of these MADI routers are used to route
digital audio to and from the DF64 Digital Cores and the system I/O.
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System I/O: Digital and analog I/O units connect all of the devices in the studio
to the Studio Hub via MADI. See Console I/O on page 44.
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