Roland M-5000 Reference Manual

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1 Standard
5 75 monaural input channels
5 6 stereo input channels
5 Main LR/C
5 24 AUX
5 8 MATRIX
5 Monitors, talkback, oscillator, headphones
(6 audio paths used)
2 Monitor mix
5 48 monaural input channels
5 8 stereo input channels
5 Main LR
5 54 AUX
5 Monitors 1 and 2, talkback, oscillator, headphones
(8 audio paths used)
3 FOH mix
5 79 monaural input channels
5 8 stereo input channels
5 Main LR/C
5 10 subgroups
5 6 AUX
5 8 MATRIX
5 Monitors, talkback, oscillator, headphones
(6 audio paths used)
4 Broadcast
5 72 monaural input channels
5 6 stereo input channels
5 Main 5.1 + stereo downmix (8 audio paths used)
5 8 subgroups
5 8 AUX
5 4 MIX-MINUS
5 8 MATRIX
5 Monitors 1 and 2, talkback, oscillator, headphones
(8 audio paths used)
Main Features
The M-5000 is Roland's next-generation agship mixing console, featuring an ideal user interface for operating a 96-kHz mixing engine loaded with
original Roland technology.
The M-5000 can exibly transform its conguration and functions to accommodate a wide range of situations with its large complement of
outstanding features.
The following key words encapsulate the novel technology built into this unit.
“ = Open High Resolution Congurable Architecture”
Let's take a look at each feature.
Congurable Architecture
The M-5000's mixing engine can freely change its conguration and functions to accommodate the situation. This means it's not deneable the M-5000
as a mixer having a specic number of input channels and output buses. For instance, it can become an FOH mixer with 100 input channels at one
time, and a monitor mixer having 60 output buses at another.
How is this incredible exibility and functionality achieved?
The M-5000 is provided with internal processing power for 128 audio paths. These paths can freely be used as input channels, auxiliary buses, groups,
matrices, etc. You, the user, can assign these any way you like. When considering the conguration, keep in mind that talkback, oscillators, monitor
speakers, and other such functions also each use up audio paths, and plan accordingly.
Now let’s take a look at some actual examples of the kinds of mixer congurations you can achieve with this functionality.
So what do you think? It's clear that the M-5000 has an extremely powerful mixing engine.
High Resolution
All elements installed in the M-5000 operate at a sample rate of 96 kHz. Not only AD/DA but the mixing engine as well operates at 96 kHz. All eect
algorithms operate at 96kHz.
The analog input and output section, which has such a big impact on mixer sound quality, also incorporates Roland expertise with even further
renements. The discrete microphone preamps in the input section have been exclusively designed for 24bit/96kHz operation of the M-5000,
enhancing the signal-to-noise ratio for unaected, high-resolution sound.
Combining these examples of precise analog and digital technology achieves a clarity of sound with an easy naturalness and a sense of high
resolution --- just what you'd expect a agship unit to deliver.
Open
The M-5000 is provided with two slots for installing expansion interfaces to expand input and output capability. A variety of formats are supported
for installable expansion interfaces, including MADI and Dante as well as REAC, with even more types to be added. Each of these expansion slots
provides an additional option of bidirectional input and output on up to 160 channels (when at 48 kHz) or 80 channels (when at 96 kHz), assuring
expandability of the M-5000 on into the future.

Roland M-5000 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	M-5000
Category	Music Mixer
Language	English