The 56 EX system comprises the console worksurface plus flightcase, a 40 analogue I/O and 16 AES EBU I/O local DiGiRack, a 56-in, 8-out stage DiGiRack and a 150m drum of fibre optic cable.

The 112 EX version adds a second, 56-in, 8-out stage Digirack and a 2 metre
fibre optic connection between the two stage Digiracks. It includes the digital effects card which allows you to run up to six digital effects per channel simultaneously, including dedicated reverb algorithms, flanging, phasing, double tracking, vocoder, delays, dynamics, compression and equalisation for up to 7.1 surround sound outputs.

It also includes the Insertable Processing Channels (IPCs) which provide 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.

All routing, patching, effects parameter adjustments and user memory store and recall functions are performed on the touchscreens. All effects and their settings can be stored as part of the console’s snapshots and sessions, and can be saved on the USB key for instant recall on another D5 Live.