Rupert Neve Designs has announced the new 5060 Centerpiece 24 x 2 analog desktop mixer—designed to be the class A analog heart of a recording studio.
The 5060 Centerpiece delivers the tonality and center section features of the company’s flagship 5088 console, cementing outboard equipment together with custom transformers, flexible monitoring, DAW transport controls, and the power of a Rupert Neve-designed 24×2 mix-bus.
In a modular, hybrid analog/digital mix system built around the Centerpiece, existing gear can be seamlessly integrated with this mix-bus. Utilizing modern DAW control technologies, the 5060 integrates stem outputs from the DAW with the rest of the control room, sums the final mix, and provides 2-track outputs, source selection, and multiple speaker feeds from the monitor section.
With its custom transformers, a class A mix bus and variable Silk, the 5060 can also provide a huge range of tonal flavors. For a rich, vintage vibe, the mix bus can be driven hard and Silk/Texture can be implemented in either of two different transformer saturation modes, or Silk can be disengaged entirely for clear, wide-open sonic beauty.
Used in conjunction with 5059 mixers and Portico modules, the 5060 forms the center of a completely scalable analog system. In this arrangement, the 5059s provide individual channel control, aux routing, and expandable channel counts, the Portico modules provide preamplification, EQ and dynamics, and the 5060 unites it all.
