The insertable processing channel (IPC) option, provided as standard with the D5 Live EX versions and the FMX package, adds features for theatre-style venue applications, AV and monitors.

The flexibility of the D5 Live's touchscreen-controlled work surface is demonstrated by the new IPC module.

This additional DSP card adds a range of features that allow the console to perform powerfully as a monitor mixer or for installation in a theatre or other venue.

It will also effectively eliminate the need for racks full of processing hardware, saving considerable space and expense.

The module provides a total of 32 IPCs, each complete with 6 bands of fully parametric equalisation, a fully featured compressor / limiter and digital delay of up to 240 milliseconds. The expanded equaliser view now appears across the screen, and is linked to the rotaries for frequency, Q and level below the screen, so as to distinguish output EQ from input channel EQ.

The IPCs facilities are displayed and controlled via the console's backlit TFT touchscreens. When IPC mode is selected, the screen's background colour changes to alert the engineer to this status.