Pro Tools | MTRX

Modular Pro Tools Interface Comprehensive Monitoring Massive Routing

The highest standard in premium, studio-quality sound.

Pro Tools | MTRX
Get unparalleled sound quality and clarity Customize MTRX with the I/O you need
Impeccable sound transparency with conversion up Fully modular card-slot architecture, with connection
to 384 kHz PCM, DSD and ultra-low-noise mic Pres. versatility for any music or post workflow.

Get extensive audio routing flexibility Comprehensive Monitoring Control via EUCON
Route, split and patch audio between formats Add the ultimate monitoring system to your S6 with
and devices with a 1500x1500 cross-point matrix. control of source inputs, speaker sets & cue mixes.

Ready for Dolby Atmos Streamline your studio

Experience the most integrated, and most flexible Consolidate multiple audio interfaces and
immersive audio routing and monitoring system. monitor controllers into a single MTRX interface.

Connect to any Dante network

Easily integrate Dante-enabled devices into your
Pro Tools studio environment.
MTRX | Connectivity

AD / DA: Up to 48 Channels DigiLink: Up to 448 Channels

(Chassis: None) (Chassis: Dual 32-Channel Mini-DigiLink Ports)
(Cards: Up to 6x 8-Channel Analog Cards) (Cards: Up to 6x 64-Channel Expansion Cards )

DANTE: Up to 1088 Channels AES/EBU: Up to 144 Channels

(Chassis: 64 Channels with Dante Board) (Chassis: 16 Channels)
(Cards: Up to 8x 128-Channel Cards) (Cards: Up to 8x 16-Channel Cards)

MADI: Up to 1216 Channels 3G-SDI: Up to 256 Channels

(Chassis: 64-Channels + 128 Option Board) (Chassis: None)
(Cards: Up to 8x 128-Channel Cards) (Cards: Up to 8x Dual 16-Channel Cards)
MTRX | Routing
Ultimate Routing Flexibility with Virtual Patchbay Interface
Up to 1500 x 1500 Cross Points
Inputs can feed one or multiple Outputs
Signal Paths can be re-patched without audible artifacts
Time-stamped audio signals provides fixed latency: 7 samples with 32-bit float summing
All Outputs are Phase Aligned
MTRX | Specifications

Dynamic range, ADC (A) > 123 dB Cross talk (A) < 120 dB
THD + N, ADC (A) < 117 dB Mic Equivalent Noise < 130 dB
Dynamic range, DAC (A) > 128 dB Mic Gain Range - 18 to +70 dB
THD + N, DAC (A) < 110 dB Mic Gain Steps < 0.25 dB
S6 | Monitoring Section

2
DX
MX
FX 3

FX DX MX
Read Read Read Read

MX j.1 MX j.2 MX j.3 MX j.4

Input Rec Input Rec Input Rec Input Rec
MTRX | Pro | Mon 3
Pro Tools | MTRX features an integrated monitoring system enabling
control of source inputs, cue mixes and speaker sets directly from the
S6 console or from the Pro Tools | Control iOS app.

Pro | Mon features a 256 x 32, 32-bit floating point Summing

Mixer independent of the 1500 x 1500 matrix.
MTRX | Base Configuration

Dual Power Supplies

AES/EBU MADI Coax DigiLink DADman Control

(16 Channels) (64 Channels) (64 Channels)
AES11 Sync Input
Clock I/O: Word/Ref

EUCON Enabled
MTRX | Expansion Options

DigiLink
Dual Power Supplies Dual MADI SPQ 8 D/A Dual MADI 8 A/D
Expansion
(128-Channels) (128-Channels)

SPQ - Processor
AES/EBU MADI Coax DigiLink DADman Control + DANTE Option
(16 Channels) (64 Channels) (64 Channels)
AES11 Sync Input
Clock I/O: Word/Ref

EUCON Enabled
MTRX | Expansion Cards
Analog Output Analog Input Analog Input Analog Input 3G SDI I/O
2 Mic Pre 8 Mic Pre

Pristine 8 DA Card Pristine 8 AD Card 2 Mic/Line Pristine AD Card 8 Mic/Line Pristine AD Card Dual SDI/HD/3G Card
9900-71251-00 9900-71248-00 9900-71249-00 9900-71250-00 9900-71254-00

DigiLink Expansion Dante-128 Expansion AES/EBU I/O MADI I/O SPQ Processing

DigiLink Card Dante-128 w/SRC 8 AES3 I/O w/SRC Dual MADI I/O Card SPQ Processing Card
9900-74069-00 9900-74065-00 9900-71252-00 9900-71257-00 9900-74054-00
(Cables not included) (SFP’s not included)
MTRX | Chassis Expansion

MADI SFP: Add to Dual MADI Card or Module

Coaxial MADI HD-BNC Optical MADI Module

9900-71262-00 (Multi-Mode, 1300 nm)
IP Audio DANTE Module
9900-71260-00
9900-71255-00

Dual MADI Module

9900-71258-00
(SFP’s not included)
MTRX | Routing

Used by Monitor Section (x)

(Input not visible on current page)
Matrix Labeling
(Stored in MTRX)

OUTPUTS

INPUTS
Patches created by Monitors
(Input visible on current page)

Locked, Valid Input

Sync Loss, SR Mismatch
Not Locked, No Input

Channel Status & Metering (All Ins & Outs)

MTRX | Routing

MADI:
Coaxial Chassis (64)
Module Option SFPa (64)
Module Option SFPa (64)
PPM Metering

Channel Label
Patchbay: Hold COMMAND to add 1:1 patches

Input Format

Sample Rate
Hold SHIFT to
Channel Status add Pairs
MTRX | Stereo Music Mixing

Large Format Mains

Near-field Monitors

AES MADI DIGILINK DANTE DA AD / PRE

HDX HDN REC MAC LIVE CUE A CUE B

Boombox

Engineer Phones
MADI Stem Recorder AES Outboard Processing DA

HDX
HDN KLANG: HP AMP
AD / PRE DIGILINK DANTE Virtual Soundcard DANTE
MTRX | Music Production

Acoustic Instruments

Modular Synths

AES MADI DIGILINK DANTE DA AD / PRE AD / PRE

PT-A PT-B LOGIC MAC SOLO LIVE VEP

PT-A: Mixing
AD • DA Hardware Inserts
Logic: Writing

Surround Speakers PT-B: Recorder KLANG: HP AMP

DA MADI DANTE Virtual Soundcard DANTE

MTRX | Independent Post Production

Large Surround Mains

Near-field Monitors
AES MADI DIGILINK DANTE SDI DA AD / PRE

DX MX FX RMU REC HDX MAC

Client Television

Engineer Phones AKG: HP AMP

SDI VTR or Patch-bay AD / PRE Narration & Talkback DA DA

HDX
HDN

AES External Meters DIGILINK MADI AD/DA Converter DANTE Virtual Soundcard
MTRX | Theatrical Post Production
DX

A
DX Pro Tools 18Mac

64 Channels

SPQ - Processor
MX

B
MX Pro Tools 18Mac

64 Channels
FX

C
FX Pro Tools 18Mac

64 Channels
MADI DIGILINK DANTE SPQ DA MADI PRINT
Dolby Atmos for Cinema D
REC Pro Tools 18Mac

7.1, 5.1 Re-Renders 128 Channels

DX MX FX RMU REC HDX MAC

DA 40 Channels

128 Channels

HDX

SPQ Speaker Correction DIGILINK DANTE Preamps & DVS MADI 448 Channels
DigiLink | Dolby Atmos via Dante

1 SOURCE-A HDX

Dante • AES67 I/O

SPQ - Processor

Port 2

Port 1

Port 2

Port 1
Port 2

Port 1
64
Ch. 2 3
1

CLK REF
AES/EBU DIGILINK DANTE SPQ DANTE DIGILINK DIGILINK
16Ch 64Ch 64Ch 128Ch 64Ch 128Ch
2 SOURCE-B HDX
64
Ch.

Monitoring via
Dolby Atmos Renderer • Mac AES/EBU or DANTE

128
Ch.
CLK REF
DANTE

3 RECORDER HDX
128 LTC via AVIO
Analog to Dante
Ch.

9.1.6

CLK REF LTC

MTRX | Immersive Audio

Support for Standard and Custom Monitoring Formats

Dolby Atmos Support from 5.1.2 up to full 64-Speaker Theatrical

User Customizable Formats & Path Ordering

Speaker Sharing between multiple Sets

9.1.6
MTRX | SPQ Option Card
Up to 128 Channels of EQ with 16 per Speaker Channel

Up to 1024 Filters per SPQ Option Card

SPQ cards can be cascaded up to 8 per MTRX

Adjustable Delay: 10 microseconds to 200 ms per channel

Support for Sample Rates from 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz

Bass Management Up to 16 Bands of
EQ Enable EQ per Channel
Enable

Filters:
Channel
Selector
Parametric EQ
Butterworth: Low Pass & High Pass
Linkwitz Riley: Low Pass & High Pass
Shelving: Low Pass & High Pass
EQ Band Activation
Type
MTRX | Multi-Format Monitoring

For each monitor set, individual speaker channels have unique:

Trim Values (1/100 dB)
Delay Values (up to 200 ms)
EQ Values (up to 16 Bands)
Bass Management Presets

For each monitor set, individual speaker channels can share Outputs

9.1.6 Monitoring

5.1 Monitoring
MTRX | Fold-Down & Up-Match
Numerous Standard Fold-Down Presets
Editable Fold-Down Matrix for creating custom Fold-Downs or Up-Match
Support for Multiple Fold-Down Matrixes per Monitor
Control from S6 and Pro Tools | Control

Fold-Down: 7.1 > LCRS Up-Match: LCRS > 7.1

MTRX | Monitor Profile

Create Custom Group Formats Import Groups & Formats

from other Monitor Profiles

9.1.6

Channel Reordering for Custom Formats

MTRX | SPQ Option Card
The SPQ option card for MTRX does not include integrated acoustic analysis.
External software from Rational Acoustics and R0DE can be leveraged using
measurement microphones in combination with MTRX AD preamps and Dante
Virtual Soundcard.

Smaart FuzzMeasure

Windows, macOS macOS

MTRX | DADman

DADman:
Mac & Windows Support
Network Controlled, EUCON Enabled
Control multiple MTRX units from one Workstation
Synchronized control of MTRX from multiple Workstations
MTRX | Hotlink
Film Production Analog Expansion

Monitoring, DigiLink & Dante Monitoring, DigiLink & Dante

256 256
Channels Channels

HOTLINK
(256 Channels)

MADI Expansion for HD-MADI Sources 48 Analog Inputs

Hotlink enables 128 Channels at 48k

Optical MADI SFP’s Only 48 Analog Outputs

Up to 10 Hotlink connections per MTRX

(2 on chassis, 1 per MADI card)
Dante | Option Board
Low Latency, Tightly Synchronized

64 Channels @ 48 kHz, 32 Channels @ 96 kHz, 16 Channels @ 192 kHz

Brooklyn II Chipset

Supports Standard Gigabit Ethernet Switches

AES67 Support

Dante Domain Manager Support

MTRX | Dante Dante
Via

Dolby
Atmos
Renderer

Focusrite
AM2

Dante
KLANG Virtual
quelle Soundcard

Patch
MTRX -> MTRX
Dante | 128 Channel Option Card

128 Channels of Dante I/O on Dual redundant ports

Expansion of up to 8 cards for 1088 Channels max

Supports SRC on Inputs and Outputs

Support for AES67 and Dante Domain Manager

Add cards to provide a common clock for multiple networks

Multiple Dante Networks on independent clocks can be interconnected

MTRX | Remote Mic Preamps
A single MTRX can be loaded with up to 48 channels of high-quality Mic Preamp
AD Inputs. For even greater expansion, multiple MTRX units can be cascaded,
interconnected and controlled from a single DADman software interface.

AD 1-2

Mic Preamps can be controlled directly via EUCON

from DADman or by using the standard PRE protocol
built into Pro Tools. PRE protocol supports 3 dB gain +36
Gain
steps, while EUCON supports .1 dB steps.

Off
48V

Off
Phase
MTRX | Cues

Any of the 16 Monitors can be paired to Monitor A - Monitor Monitors can be routed and
D in order to establish which monitors are accessible on listened to from the Control Room
the S6 Master Module. Any Monitor can also be assigned to
Control Room for access on the S6 primary controls.

Mono Control Room or Monitor Sources can be

panned from the DADman application or directly The Monitor Mode (Cue or Master) defines
from S6 using the Process Module encoders. whether a source is a Cue Mix or a Master Mix
to avoid feedback when routing.
49L
Pan
MTRX | Communication

Talkback: Control Room:

Talkback Input can be sourced from an AD Mic Pre Card Control Room Source, Level & Cut
or any other analog or digital input installed
Adjustable Dim Level
Multiple Talkbacks can be added and summed
Default monitor level from DADman or S6 Faders
Options: Dim, Cut, No Attenuation