WesAudio _CALYPSO NG500/500-Series AD/DA Converter

Short Description:

Innovative 500 Series Converter designed to seamlessly bridge the gap between your DAW and your 500-Series Outboard gear! In Used, Excellent condition

What We Think:

The WesAudio _CALYPSO is one of those pieces that quietly solves a huge problem in modern hybrid studios.

At first glance, it’s “just” an AD/DA converter for a 500 series rack—but in practice, it completely changes how seamlessly your outboard integrates with your workflow. If you’ve ever felt like using hardware inserts in a DAW setup involved too much patching, routing, or compromise, the _CALYPSO starts to make a lot of sense very quickly. 

What really stands out is how elegantly it works with the WesAudio ecosystem, especially the _TITAN chassis. The internal audio connector system essentially turns your rack into a deeply integrated analog processing environment where routing becomes fast, clean, and intuitive. Suddenly your 500 series modules feel less like disconnected hardware and more like part of the DAW itself. 

Sonically, it stays out of the way—which is exactly what you want from a converter. The conversion is clean, detailed, and high-headroom, letting your actual hardware define the sound rather than the interface around it.  The stereo image stays open, transient detail remains intact, and it feels trustworthy in the way good conversion should.

But honestly, the workflow is the bigger story here. Being able to route signals internally, recall settings through plugins, and access hardware inserts without turning your studio into a cable management project makes hybrid mixing feel dramatically more practical. 

Even outside the ng500 ecosystem, it’s still a strong solution thanks to the DB25 connectivity and flexible integration options for standard 500 series racks. 

For engineers building a modern hybrid setup around 500 series gear, the _CALYPSO feels less like an accessory and more like the missing link—the piece that finally makes analog workflow feel as fluid as working entirely in the box.

Manufacturer Description:

Standard 500 chassis support!

_CALYPSO is designed to work with standard 500 series enclosures, in that case DB-25 connectors on the front panel can be used to route audio signal to and from chassis.

DB-25 connectors can be also used to route audio signal from and to outboard gear!

Convinient Plug-in for I.A.C. recall and more!

_CALYPSO as all ng500 units is integrated with VST2/VST3/AAX/AU plug-ins. While using with a _TITAN it allows to manage I.A.C. connector in other words it manages input source to each module to be either back XLR “IN” socket, or I.A.C. direct connection to _CALYPSO. This gives You totally recallable solution to route your signal differently based on DAW session. For more information please refer to examples section below! Plug-in supports:

Features 

 ♦ Convinient metering,

 ♦ Full unit control,

 ♦ I.A.C. recall and management!

 ♦ Sample rate selection based on DAW session

 ♦ 24bit conversion

 ♦ Supported sample rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz(SMUX), 96kHz(SMUX)

 ♦ Ultra low jitter clock

 ♦ Word clock IN/OUT

 ♦ Full integration with _TITAN via IAC connector (Just ADAT cables are need to route all signal to and from chassis)

 ♦ Two DB25 connectors allows integration with any 500 series chassis

 ♦ Two converter reference levels +8dBu/-10dBV

 ♦ LCD screen with channel metering

For more information please refer to manual!

LCD screen with metering!

Calypso LCD screen will allow You to see all configuration options and manage the unit.

1) Channel numbers

2) Metering – _CALYPSO supports very fast and accurate PPM metering

3) Clip indicator.

4) Currently active Sample Rate.

5) Source of Sample Rate configuration

6) Clock Source

7) Clock sync status

8) H-LINK – indication if DAW plug-in is connected to this particular hardware instance.

_CALYPSO used with _TITAN chassis features extremely convinient connectivity!

Specifications:

Power consumption: 150mA per rail

Dimensions: 76x133x158mm

Warranty: 2 years

Inputs(ADC):

Freq. response – 20Hz-20kHzm +/- 0.1dB

THD+N (unweighted): -108dB (0.0004%)

Dynamic range (unweighted): 116dB

Gain Settings: +4 dBu / –10 dBV (selectable per input)

Maximum Input Level: (+4 dBu) +20 dBu

Input Impedance: 10K Ohms

Connector type: DB25/IAC

Outputs(DAC):

Freq. response – 20Hz-20kHzm +/- 0.1dB

THD+N (unweighted): -105dB (0.0005%)

Dynamic range (unweighted): 115dB

Gain Settings: +4 dBu / –10 dBV (selectable per output)

Maximum Output level: (+4 dBu) +20dBu

Output Impedance: 100 Ohms

Connector type: DB25/IAC