Roland Announces M-5000 Live Console

The new M-5000 console from Roland is ideal for the live sound environment. With the included O.H.R.C.A. based architecture, the bounds of console routing remain limited only to its physical I/O.

The Roland M-5000 complete with remote control via laptop or iPad.

What Does O.H.R.C.A. Represent?

• “Open”
• “High Resolution”
• “Configurable Architecture”

What Does O.H.R.C.A. Do?

• Allows 128 audio paths to be freely configured to channels, Aux buses, subgroup buses, matrices, mix-minus buses, etc.
• E-Z Example: Instead of routing a click through a channel to send to aux buses, the click from ANY input can be freely sent to ANY aux.
• All while maintaining 96kHz sample rate quality

The M-5000 comes equipped with a wealth of I/O options from analog to digital. A friendly 12” touch-screen monitor is also ready to assist in routing and sculpting the incoming audio. Lets not forget the include remote Mac/PC software for mobile routing/mixing! Roland’s M-5000 with O.H.R.C.H.A. is available now – Contact a Roland vendor for pricing details.

There is a ton to Roland’s new console, so we’ll just let Roland take it from here:

Expanded I/O

In addition to two REAC ports, the M-5000 has two expansion card slots to support a diverse range of system configurations and audio transport protocols such as Dante, MADI, Waves SoundGrid, more REAC ports, as well as future formats and functions.

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, GP I/O, 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. Furthermore, the patching ability allows and input to be patched directly to one or more outputs without having to use up a mixing channel – ideal for comms, tielines, click track, etc.

The Master Section

The M-5000’s flexible workflow allows users to adapt preferences to individual needs. A 12” color touch screen, 28 channel faders in four groups, multifunction knobs and buttons, “touch and turn” functions, plus a user assignable section makes mixing fast and accurate. The channel and user-assignment displays utilize bright, full-color organic technology for high visibility in any light. A user-assignable section comprised of four encoders and eight buttons in 3 banks provides quick access to key functions.

Routing & Sculpting

Pristine 96 kHz audio with exceptional mic pre’s built into the console as well as Roland’s extensive digital snake lineup ensures the highest quality of sound end to end.

A single mixing channel can have three assigned inputs: primary, backup for instant swap, and one for playback/record. Each channel also includes 4-band PEQs, two dynamics processors that can be pre or post EQ, delay, and more. The Roland M-5000 includes 8 stereo multieffect processors with an array of powerful effects including classic vintage Roland effects as well as classic Boss compact pedal effects. 32, 31-band Graphic EQs (or 8-band parametric EQs) can be used simultaneously and are not part of the effects processor allocation. Mains support for 5.1, LCR, LR, plus surround panning and stereo downmix are also available in the mixer configuration.

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