{"id":1769463,"date":"2021-05-25T16:24:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T16:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1769463"},"modified":"2021-12-14T16:27:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T16:27:24","slug":"rupert-neve-designs-5057-orbit-summing-mixer-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/rupert-neve-designs-5057-orbit-summing-mixer-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Rupert Neve Designs 5057 Orbit Summing Mixer Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rupert Neve Designs has always been well\nregarded for its summing. The 5057 Orbit summing mixer is carrying on the\nlegacy. We will get to know the connections and the front panel controls. We\nwill also look at adding in processing while in the analog domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><a href=\"#Making-the-connections\"><strong>Making the connections<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Setting-up-your-DAW-and-interface-for-routing-and-patching\"><strong>Setting up your DAW and interface for routing and patching<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Adding-analog-outboard-gear\"><strong>Adding analog outboard gear<\/strong><\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Processing-an-individual-mono-or-stereo-stem\"><strong>Processing an individual mono or stereo stem<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Processing-the-summed-mix\"><strong>Processing the summed mix<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#Front-panel-controls\">Front panel controls<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Making-the-connections\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Making the connections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on your interface, you will require <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/c831--Snakes_XLR_to_DB25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">XLR<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/c832--Snakes_TRS_to_DB25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">TRS<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/c830--Snakes_DB25_to_DB25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">DB25<\/a> connectors to connect the outputs of your interface to the DB25 connectors on the 5057 summing mixer. To connect the 5057 to your interface, simply patch the Main Out connection from the 5057 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/insync\/summing-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">summing mixer<\/a> to an open pair of line inputs on your interface.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#c9f0ff\" class=\"has-background\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Monitor outputs not calibrated to line level may cause imbalances\nin your outputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Setting-up-your-DAW-and-interface-for-routing-and-patching\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Setting up your DAW and interface for routing and patching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Follow the setup guide\nfor your audio interface to route the software outputs directly to your\nphysical outputs.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Route individual audio\ntracks or buses directly to the software outs to send to the mixer\u2019s summing\ninputs.<\/li><li>Disable the input\nmonitoring for the input channels for the stereo return.<\/li><li>Create a print track to\nrecord the audio from the summing mixer back to the interface.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Adding-analog-outboard-gear\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Adding analog outboard gear<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding outboard gear to this setup is as simple\nas making the connections.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Processing-an-individual-mono-or-stereo-stem\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">Processing an individual mono or stereo stem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Patch the output of the\ninterface to the processor of your choice.<\/li><li>Plug in the output of\nthe processor to another processor or back to the line inputs on the summing\nmixer.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"Processing-the-summed-mix\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">Processing the summed mix<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Patch the line out or\n-6dB line out to the input of the stereo processor.<\/li><li>Patch the output of the\nprocessor to another processor or back to the line inputs on the interface.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/05\/5057-routing-example.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/05\/5057-routing-example-1024x476.png\" alt=\"5057 routing example\" class=\"wp-image-1769464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/05\/5057-routing-example-1024x476.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/05\/5057-routing-example-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/05\/5057-routing-example-768x357.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/05\/5057-routing-example.png 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Example of how to connect the 5057 to external gear<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Front-panel-controls\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Front panel controls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Mono <\/strong>buttons will change the first\nfour stereo pairs to mono signals. This will change their panning from hard\nleft and hard right to straight up the middle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Silk <\/strong>button will add saturation to\nyour mix. High and mid frequencies get more saturation in the red mode, and the\nblue mode adds lower-frequency saturation. Turn the texture knob to dial in the\namount of saturation that is right for your mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rupert Neve Designs 5057 Summing Mixer Demo\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rjNEf-c76RM?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Rupert Neve Designs 5057 Summing Mixer Demo&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"5 Tips for Better Mixes\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t3To8EQsHnk?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> <strong>5 Tips for Better Mixes<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Getting the Most from Your Home Studio Gear\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LqYMwr_0GNo?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Getting the Most from Your Home Studio Gear<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1769471,"template":"","categories":[142726],"tags":[332413,53796,332412,248758],"storecat":[],"itemids":[306269],"manufacturers":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the Rupert Neve Designs 5057 Orbit Summing Mixer Setup Guide page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/rupert-neve-designs-5057-orbit-summing-mixer-setup-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rupert Neve Designs 5057 Orbit Summing Mixer Setup Guide - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rupert Neve Designs has always been well regarded for its summing. 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