Firmly rooted in six decades of console design experience, the 5057 Orbit gives your mixes the legendary tonality, power, and wide-open soundstage that only Rupert Neve’s class-A analog summing can provide. Coupled with Rupert’s famous custom audio transformers and Silk Red & Blue circuitry for variable harmonic saturation, the Orbit launches sterile in-the-box mixes to new heights of tone, depth and clarity – without compromising the recallable convenience and repeatability of your DAW-based workflow.
Born to Drive
When you push a mix buss and output
transformers towards saturation, the non-linear, musical harmonics that
occur are what truly glue a recording together and bring it to life.
Rather than using an external summing solution that offers little more
than an ultra-clean representation of the in-the-box experience, the
Orbit provides the extraordinary richness, harmonic complexity and depth
that only a Rupert Neve console can bring to your mixes. The Orbit
utilizes a highly custom output transformer configuration originally
developed for the acclaimed Shelford Channel, which provides both a Main
Output and a -6dB Output – the latter of which enables you to fully
drive the Orbit to achieve more transformer harmonics without clipping
the next device in the chain. This unique transformer drive is a
hallmark of the sound of Rupert Neve throughout the years – and the
sound of countless classic hit records.
Classic Sounds on Demand
Every mix demands its
own treatment. In addition to the choice of outputs, the continuously
variable Texture control with Silk Red and Silk Blue modes gives you
complete control over the harmonic density and tonality of your mix – or
lets you keep it utterly pristine and uncolored. The Silk Red mode
accentuates transformer saturation in the high and high-mid frequencies
to amplify the vibrant midrange harmonics associated with Rupert’s
vintage equipment, while Silk Blue accentuates saturation of the lows
and low-mids to add thickness and weight to any source – especially
useful for “thin-sounding” mixes. Unlike EQ, these Silk & Texture
controls saturate the output transformers, and add highly musical
harmonics to the source material according to the amount of Texture
applied. Drive the mix buss hard, choose your Silk flavor, and crank the
Texture knob for a rich, saturated, vintage vibe – or disengage Silk
entirely for clear, wide-open sonic beauty. The choice is yours.
Build your Dream
While the Orbit is an extremely
effective tool on its own, multiple units can be combined through the
Buss Link for a higher channel count. The 5057 Orbit can also be used as
a building block in an expandable summing system utilizing the 5059
Satellite for flexible summing & routing, and the 5060 Centerpiece
for additional mixing and monitoring features. These units create the
core of a world-class analog modular console system rivaling any
traditional large-scale studio setup.
Channel Separation and Accuracy
With precisely
fixed channel levels and accurate mix buss attenuation via high-quality
stepped switching, the Orbit’s purist signal path has vanishingly low
crosstalk, and channels matched to within +/-0.1dB. This provides your
mixes with the widest and most accurate stereo image, the greatest
depth, and the most direct signal path, allowing you to hear every
single detail of your mixes.
DAW Based Recall without Compromise
Frequent
recalls can be a challenge for modern mix engineers. The Orbit’s elegant
simplicity and fixed level accuracy provides rapid, repeatable
DAW-based recall from mix to mix, while adding the rich, unrivaled sound
quality of Mr. Neve’s class-A transformer-coupled mix buss. There are
other summing solutions in the world – but only the 5057 Orbit, 5059
Satellite, and 5060 Centerpiece give you the legendary sound of Rupert
Neve.
- 16 Channel +/- 21V Class-A mix buss for massive headroom
- Silk Red & Blue modes with Texture control to precisely dial in the desired amount of classic tone
- Dual-tap output transformers create rich harmonic character without clipping the next device in the chain
- Mono switches enable you to precisely center any mono mix elements like vocals, kick, snare and bass
- Exceptional linearity and accuracy, better than +/-0.1dB per channel
- Ultra-low crosstalk for wide open stereo imaging and sonic depth
- Expandable for higher channel count via buss link to other 5057 units
- Repeatable, rapid DAW-based recall while adding the rich, unrivaled sound quality of Rupert Neve
- Designs
- Robust and compact 1U chassis design with DB25 inputs and XLR outputs
- Combine with other Rupert Neve Designs summing products to create a world-class modular mix system
- Input Impedance: 16k
- Frequency Response:
- 10 Hz to 50 kHz: +/- 0.1dB
- 150 kHz: -3dB
- Noise (22 Hz - 22 kHz): -90 dBu typical
- Maximum Input Level @ 1 kHz: +26dBu
- Maximum Output Level @ 1 kHz: +26dBu
- THD+N% (22 Hz - 22 kHz):
- 0 dBu @ 1kHz: 0.003%
- +20 dBu @ 1kHz: 0.0006%
- Crosstalk :
- 1 kHz: -103 dBu
- 10 kHz: -93 dBu
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