Harrison Debuts MPC5 Film Console

It’s not every day that a new large-format digital mixing console is officially unveiled to the world – but today just happens to be one of those days.

The newcomer is from Nashville-based Harrison, which has steadily built up a dedicated following since launching in 1971. Today, Harrison introduced the MPC5, the latest in its MPC series of film consoles.

The large format digital mixing console sector just got a littler larger — the MPC5 from Harrison debuts.

The next step up from its previous flagship offering, the MPC-4D, the new MPC5 provides a number of expanded control features that significantly enhance its ergonomics – a big consideration for film and TV mixers working on extremely tight schedules.

Prices for the MCP5 depends on selected features, with each new unit being custom-configured. Highlights include:

— Touch sensitive knob-per-function layout
— Multi-operator control surface
— Automation / EDL conforming
— Multi-DAW control
— Xrange 96kHz DSP
— Xtools film-specific plug-ins
— Patented touch-sensitive motorized joysticks
— patented ESP waveform displays
— Dolby Atmos panning
— Auro3D panning
— 64-channel monitoring and speaker management processing
— Faster and wider stem recording functionality
— QC metering including EBU region-write automation,
— Faster processing
— A new console profile

Although the MCP5 has just been officially announced today, there are already two on order:

Creative Sound, a film post production facility in France, has chosen a large format Harrison MPC5 for their new facility located near the popular Rue du Commerce area of central Paris.  The new MPC5 will be in a new 450 cubic meters film mixing stage that will also include Dolby’s new Atmos immersive 3D sound system.  The console will include a 672 input Harrison Xrange 64bit processing engine, a full suite of Harrison Xtools film specific plug-ins and a dual operator MPC5 control surface featuring twin master sections, 80 faders with 64 full featured input strips and Harrison’s patented ESP Waveform displays.  Twin producer desks mounted at 10° on the far left and right ends will round out the “wrap-around” console surface that will span 18.5 feet (5.75m).

There’s also one scheduled for LA — Sony Pictures has ordered a Harrison MPC5 digital film mixing console for the newly renovated Stage 17 in Culver City, 17 Harrison MPC console systems purchased by Sony Pictures over the last 23 years.  This console will include a 144 channel Harrison Xrange 64bit processing engine, a full suite of Harrison Xtools film specific plug-ins, and an MPC5 control surface featuring 40 faders with 32 full featured input strips and Harrison’s patented ESP Waveform displays. Dual motorized joysticks and a full featured film monitoring master section are also included.

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