Soundfield X-1 Multichannel Upmix/Downmix Processor

Designed for the rigors of on-air use, the X-1 is fitted with a redundant power supply, and can be implemented as a ‘set and forget’ processor, or as a fully adjustable real-time upmixer and downmixer. A software control application allows full control and configuration of the unit via an easy-to-use graphical user interface — there are no controls on the front panel of the unit itself. The control app may be run on a laptop or PC connected to the X-1 via Ethernet, or via the USB socket on the device itself. GPIO-capable consoles and other control surfaces or hardware devices can also control and edit parameters on the X-1 via a rear-panel D-Sub connector.

The X-1 can upmix and downmix simultaneously, and indeed can behave as two completely independent processors handling different audio streams simultaneously if required. Auto-detection algorithms allow it to identify the format of incoming audio, and act accordingly, upmixing or downmixing as necessary.