Operationally, sweeping changes and enhancements have taken place across almost all aspects of the system including a new, yet familiar and intuitive interface that can be fully customized to the operator's specific needs. Additionally, a new range of extreme definition plug-ins is available for v5.0.
Media Management and Libraries improvements
- New Media Search Tool.
- New Media Browser.
- New Media Trimmer.
- Improved QuickMount and Offline Libraries.
Transport and Machine Control improvements
- New Transport Control Window.
- New Built-in Chase Synchronizer.
- New Jog/Shuttle/Loop/Navigate Wheel modes.
Timeline and Editing improvements
- New Application Layout and Customizability with Factory Presets.
- New Alternate TimeCode Scale.
- New Track and Channels Typing paradigm.
CD Editing and SACD Authoring improvements
- New built-in CD and SACD Mastering and Authoring tool with multiple Discs Album support.
- New CD/SACD Table of Content Reports templates.
- New DDP verification tool.
- New CD Import CDDB and Sample Rate conversion support.
- Support of POW-r and Trellis E.
General Settings improvements
- New Settings Page including all application parameters.
- Import and Export of all Settings for easy multi-station deployment and inter-studio migration.
- Factory, Company and User based Settings management.
InterChange improvements
- OMF Export support.
- RIFF64 support.
- iXML support.
Automation improvements
- New Update, Hold and Release modes.
- New Automation Tracks Browser with versions labeling and locking.
Mixing Console improvements
- Complete redesign of the Mixing Console.
- New multi-channel Strips and Busses.
- New Configuration and Routing Page.
Monitoring Section
- New Monitoring Section with multiple Speaker Sets and Downmixes.
Audio Processing improvements
- New XDTDM architecture.
- Support of simultaneous 128 live Ins, 128 live Outs, 128 Playback and 128 Record Streams.
- ASIO support up to 192kHz.
Plug-Ins
- New Upmix 5 – Stereo to 5.1 surround processing module.
- New Extreme Definition Parametric Equalizer EqX.
- New Solera Dynamics Processor.
- New Pure range of Dynamics Processors.
- New VST and DirectX support.
- New VST plug-ins Scanner and Validator.
- Full support of UAD1 and TC PowerCore.
- Full support of Waves plug-ins.
Hardware Advancements
- Pyramix MADI and AES-EBU daughter cards now support's DXD and DSD formats for SACD production.
- AES-EBU daughter card supports 24 I/O at 96kHz.