A N e w H i g h Po i n t i n D i g i t a l L i ve S o u n d
Since its introduction in 2004 the Yamaha PM5D Digital Mixing
Console has become a common sight at concerts and live
venues throughout the world. In fact, more than 2,000 units
have been shipped since that time. The reason? Simply that it’s
one of the most versatile, practical, reliable, and great-sounding
digital mixers in it’s class. But technology must evolve to meet
the changing needs of the field it serves, and the PM5D is no
exception. Over the years that the PM5D has been in service
the discerning pros who use it came up with quite a few
valuable suggestions as to how it might be improved
and expanded. The PM5D V2 is the result, loaded with new
features ranging from subtle refinements to seriously notable
innovations. And owners of the original PM5D aren’t excluded
from the good news: a free firmware update that is
downloadable from Yamaha’s Pro Audio website will bring you
right up to speed.
But there’s been another important development that makes
the PM5D V2 a major system player: the DSP5D Digital Mixing
System. Although the PM5D was always expandable via
Yamaha’s MY-series expansion cards and integration with
digital systems such as DME64N and AD8HR, the DSP5D takes
system scalability to a totally new level. In essence the DSP5D is
a complete PM5D without the control surface, doubling your
processing power and I/O capacity while allowing direct,
seamless control from the PM5D V2 control surface. In fact you
can add up to two DSP5D units for a total of 144 mono and 24
stereo input channels, and even use the DSP5D units on-stage,
connected to the console via a single Ethernet cable.
The PM5D is a great live sound console, as attested to by its
popularity. But now with new features grounded in actual day-
to-day use, and scalability that makes it an excellent choice for
much larger applications, the PM5D V2 is poised to become an
industry standard.
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