PM5D-EX Expanded Digital Mixing System
PM5D + DSP5D for Double or Triple I/O Capacity and Processing Power
This powerful package combines a Yamaha PM5D Digital Mixing Console with one or two DSP5D Digital Mixing Systems, giving you the I/O and processing capacity of up to three PM5D consoles from a single control surface. The optional DCU5D allows full audio communication and control between the DSP5D and PM5D over long distances via Cat5, enabling the DSP5D to be used as a remote stage box. A fully expanded PM5D-EX system gives you 144 mono and 24 stereo inputs at 96kHz, plus 72 XLR omni out, 24 matrix buses and 8 expansion slots for 128 additional digital inputs and outputs.
Find out more about the PM5D-EX Expanded Digital Mixing System.
SB168-ES Stage Box
Digital Multicore Solution with Yamaha Performance
The SB168-ES is the remote stage box solution you've been waiting for. Utilising EtherSound technology, the SB168-ES gives you low-latency, high-quality bidirectional audio and control transfer over distances of up to 100 metres using a single Cat5e cable. Each unit gives you 16 XLR inputs, each with its own sonically superb, remotely controllable mic preamp, in addition to 8 XLR outputs. Daisy chain up to four units for simultaneous use. Designed from the outset to be used together with Yamaha digital mixers like the LS9 and M7CL, the SB168-ES delivers world-class performance, every event, every venue.
Find out more about the SB168-ES Stage Box.
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LS9 Digital Mixing Console
Yamaha's newest and most accessible live digital mixing solution.
Available in a rack-mountable, 16-fader, 32-channel chassis or a mid-sized, 32-fader, 64-channel format with an identical core interface, the LS9 is a high-quality, compact, affordable and easy-to-use dedicated live console aimed at replacing conventional analogue mixers for live sound reinforcement and installation applications. In addition to comprehensive I/O, patching, EQ, dynamics and effects capabilities, the LS9 features a new and exciting feature: real-time MP3 encoding and playback.
The LS9 Quick Reference is now available for download. Introduce yourself to the LS9 today.
Commercial Audio News
Yamaha to Distribute Audinate's Dante-MY16-AUD Card
Posted on 19th June 2009
Yamaha Commercial Audio is pleased to announce the Australian distribution of the Audinate Dante-MY16-AUD card. Launched at InfoComm 2009, the new 16-channel Dante Card provides true plug-and-play networked audio and live recording solutions for Yamaha equipment and and is fully compatible with the Mini-YGDAI card slots of Yamaha’s vast range of digital mixing consoles, processors and power amplifiers.
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Yamaha Announces Free LS9 & M7CL Training Sessions
Posted on 25th May 2009
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces LS9 School and M7CL School, a series of hands-on training sessions focusing on the features and operation of Yamaha’s most popular and innovative live digital mixing consoles, the LS9 and M7CL. In August and September 2009, Yamaha’s Commercial Audio trainers will be visiting Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to conduct the intensive training sessions on each console. Apply now!
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Yamaha Announces Eight-Channel Amplifier for Installations
Posted on 27th April 2009
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the IPA8200 multi-channel power amplifier. The latest in Yamaha’s extensive line-up of power amplifiers, the IPA8200 is ideal for use in a wide variety of audio installations. The IPA8200 is a highly efficient Class D amplifier that delivers eight channels of 200W each (at 4 ohms) from a compact, lightweight 2U chassis.
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Yamaha Launches Rackmount Digital Mixer
Posted on 27th April 2009
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the launch of the IMX644 rackmount digital mixer. Developed for venue install applications such as conference rooms, banquet halls, bars and restaurants, the IMX644 delivers excellent sound quality, is easy to install, and offers highly intuitive operation for both inexperienced and experienced users.
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Yamaha M7CL Takes Next Step with Version 2
Posted on 1st April 2009
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the M7CL Version 2 upgrade. Launched at Frankfurt Prolight + Sound 2009, this major software update delivers the industry’s most requested features to Yamaha's highly popular and intuitive M7CL live digital mixing console.
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Yamaha Launches Stage Box Solution for Digital Mixers
Posted on 9th February 2009
Yamaha Commercial Audio is announcing the launch of the SB168-ES Stage Box. Designed specifically for use with Yamaha’s popular M7CL and LS9 live digital mixers, the SB168-ES is a 3U-size rackmountable stage box that utilises EtherSound technology to transmit and receive low-latency, high-quality bidirectional audio and control signals over distances of up to 100 metres using a single Cat5e cable.
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Celebrates Successful Training Tour
Posted on 20th January 2009
Yamaha Commercial Audio is celebrating the completion of its successful 2008 Training Tour. From September to December, Yamaha’s Commercial Audio instructors, Jason Allen and Jonathan Bailey, conducted the “Digital Mixing 101”, “Audio Networking” and “PM5DV2 and DSP5D” training courses to over 300 registered trainees Australia-wide.
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Yamaha Commercial Audio Celebrates Successful Training Tour (Part 2)
Posted on 20th January 2009
The 3-hour Audio Networking and PM5DV2 and DSP5D courses were conducted exclusively in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Attendees of Audio Networking gained an understanding of the fundamentals of CobraNet and EtherSound, while PM5DV2 and DSP5D attendees learned the operation and new features of Version 2 of one of the world's most popular digital mixing consoles, the PM5D, and its new expansion unit, the DSP5D.
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Yamaha Expands MY Card Range with New HD-SDI Interface
Posted on 9th January 2009
Yamaha Commercial Audio is announcing the expansion of its extensive range of Mini-YGDAI series interface cards with the introduction of a new HD-SDI Demultiplexer card for broadcast applications, the MY8-SDI-D.
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Entertainment Installations Further Expands Yamaha Digital Mixer Inventory
Posted on 15th December 2008
Entertainment Installations, the West Gosford, NSW-based professional audio and lighting company, has just added three more Yamaha digital mixers to its already extensive digital mixer inventory. In November 2008, the company took delivery of PM5D-RH V2, M7CL-48 and LS9-32 digital mixing consoles to further expand its live production capacity.
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Yamaha Training Tour Enters Next Phase After North Queensland Success
Posted on 5th October 2008
Yamaha Commercial Audio is celebrating the success of the first leg of its Commercial Audio Training Tour. The initial phase took place in Central and North Queensland in mid-September 2008 as Yamaha’s Commercial Audio trainers, Jason Allen and Jonathan Bailey, conducted the “Digital Mixing 101” course in Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns to over 80 registered trainees.
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Yamaha T5n is the Amplifier of Choice for Britannia Row
Posted on 19th September 2008
After an extremely rigorous testing and selection process, London-based Britannia Row Productions - one of the UK’s leading providers of live audio systems - has recently taken delivery of 80 Yamaha T5n power amplifiers to significantly boost its rental inventory.
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Yamaha Announces 2008 Commercial Audio Training Tour
Posted on 11th August 2008
Yamaha Commercial Audio has announced its 2008 Training Tour, a major initiative which will feature three training courses conducted in various venues throughout Australia. From September to December 2008, attendees will gain hands-on tutelage from Yamaha’s Commercial Audio trainers on the principles of digital mixing, constructing audio networks or expanding a PM5D console, depending on their choice of session.
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Yamaha Purchases Controlling Share of NEXO
Posted on 1st August 2008
Yamaha has announced the acquisition of the controlling share of France-based NEXO SA, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional acoustic loudspeaker systems. The July 31 move follows several years of close collaboration in strategy and product design between the two major professional audio manufacturers.
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Yamaha Launches New EtherSound and MADI Expansion Options
Posted on 19th June 2008
Yamaha Commercial Audio has announced the expansion of its mini-YGDAI card lineup with the introduction of the MY16-ES64 EtherSound Interface card, the MY16-MD64 MADI Interface card and the MY16-EX expansion card.
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Yamaha Upgrades DM1000, 02R96 and 01V96 Consoles with VCM Technology
Posted on 8th April 2008
Yamaha Commercial Audio has expanded the DM1000, 02R96 and 01V96 digital mixers to VCM functionality. Announced at Musikmesse 2008, the new VCM models - DM1000 VCM, 02R96 VCM and 01V96 VCM - now join the current DM2000 VCM in providing a new dimension of production power with an impressive selection of state-of-the-art processing technologies.
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Yamaha Achieves Capacity Attendances for Training Sessions at ENTECH 2008
Posted on 20th February 2008
Yamaha Commercial Audio is celebrating ENTECH 2008 as its strongest and most well-attended ENTECH show to date. Yamaha’s diverse Commercial Audio training seminars, along with its gear-packed display stand, gave attendees the invaluable opportunity to attain knowledge and experience in using Yamaha’s industry-leading audio equipment.
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Yamaha Invites Attendees to Register for Free Training Sessions at ENTECH 2008
Posted on 14th November 2007
Yamaha has announced details of their Commercial Audio Training Sessions to be held at ENTECH 2008. Attendees are invited to register their interest for the training sessions to be held in the Yamaha Demo Room (G07) from 11th to 13th February 2008 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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Yamaha Re-prices DM2000 VCM, DM1000 V2 and 02R96 V2 Consoles
Posted on 24th September 2007
Yamaha Commercial Audio has announced new pricing for their range of digital production consoles and accessories. The change affects the DM2000 VCM, DM1000 V2 and 02R96 V2 digital mixing consoles plus the MB1000 meter bridge in a move which delivers unsurpassed value for money within the audio production industry.
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Yamaha to Conduct Free Training Programme at ENTECH 2008
Posted on 4th September 2007
Yamaha Commercial Audio has announced that they will be conducting free hands-on training in the Yamaha Demo Room at ENTECH 2008, which will operate in addition to Yamaha’s display stand on the main ENTECH floor. Yamaha training will be conducted in Demo Room G07 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre throughout the ENTECH Show from 11th to 13th February 2008.
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Yamaha Announces Pricing for the PM5D V2 Series and DSP5D Systems
Posted on 17th August 2007
Yamaha Commercial Audio has announced pricing for the PM5D Version 2 Series digital mixing consoles and accessories as well as the new DSP5D Digital Mixing System. The announcement coincides with the arrival of the new consoles in Australia and will revolutionise price points within the live digital mixer market.
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Yamaha DME Series Receives Major Upgrade
Posted on 13th July 2007
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the release of DME Series Version 3, a major firmware upgrade for Yamaha’s extensive range of Digital Mixing Engines. The upgrade will be available for all Yamaha DME Series processors as a free web download.
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Yamaha PM5D-RH Delivers the Goods for Entertainment Installations
Posted on 19th June 2007
Entertainment Installations, the professional audio and lighting company based in West Gosford, NSW, has recently taken delivery of a Yamaha PM5D-RH console to enhance its growing digital mixer inventory.
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Yamaha PM5D Enters New Phase with Version 2
Posted on 31st May 2007
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the launch of PM5D Version 2, a key software release which delivers a wealth of additional features for PM5D and PM5D-RH Digital Mixing Consoles and enables control of the DSP5D Digital Mixing System.
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Yamaha M7CL Achieves Right Mix for Theatre
Posted on 2nd May 2007
Paul Tilley, audio engineer for Sydney’s Coda Audio and Production Sound Engineer for the 2007 touring season of the new Australian musical production, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, has praised the Yamaha M7CL-48 console for fulfilling the production’s mixing needs with ease.
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Yamaha LS9-16 Tours India with Australian Art Orchestra
Posted on 16th April 2007
Respected sound engineer John O’Donnell is celebrating a successful tour of India in early 2007 with the Australian Art Orchestra. O’Donnell utilised a single Yamaha LS9-16 console to mix, process, distribute and record all necessary audio inputs and outputs throughout the AAO’s tour of the Subcontinent.
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Yamaha Acquires Fuji Sound
Posted on 26th February 2007
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the acquisition of Fuji Sound Co. Ltd, a move which bolsters Yamaha’s already dominant position in the Professional Audio and Commercial Audio markets worldwide.
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Yamaha Completes Successful LS9 and M7CL Workshop Tour in 2006
Posted on 29th January 2007
Yamaha Commercial Audio is celebrating the success of their nationwide LS9 and M7CL Workshop Tour in November and December 2006. Conducted by Yamaha’s Commercial Audio Trainers, Jono Bailey and Jason Allen, workshop sessions were held in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Newcastle, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Perth and attracted a sizeable turnout at each venue.
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Yamaha Tn Series Approved at 2 Ohms by Two Major Certification Bodies
Posted on 24th January 2007
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces that its line of new flagship power amplifiers, the Tn Series, has been certified by two renowned industry certification bodies, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and Intertek’s ETL SEMKO division.
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Yamaha Unleashes Installation Series for Complete Sound System Solution
Posted on 1st January 2007
Yamaha Commercial Audio now offers a complete signal chain solution with the release of the Installation Series. The Installation Series represents a substantial progression in Yamaha’s long history of sound reinforcement products and is Yamaha Commercial Audio’s first complete line of top-end sound reinforcement loudspeakers designed specifically for installation purposes.
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Yamaha Tn Series Redefines Top Tier of Network Power Amplifiers
Posted on 13th December 2006
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the Tn Series Network Power Amplifiers. The three new models consolidate Yamaha’ position as a high-end amplifier manufacturer, providing an extremely reliable, high-power amp range above Yamaha’s PC9501N and the ideal amplifier solution for high-end sound reinforcement, touring and installation functions.
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Yamaha Boosts DME Satellite Series with New EtherSound Models
Posted on 8th December 2006
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces a major enhancement to their Digital Mixing Engine category: the DME-ES Satellite Series. The DME-ES models complement Yamaha's existing Cobranet-based DME-C Satellites by offering an EtherSound format solution, a move which further enhances system design flexibility for audio designers.
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Yamaha NAI48-ES Provides EtherSound Networking Solution
Posted on 5th December 2006
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the NAI48-ES Network Audio Interface. The NAI48-ES is a digital audio network interface that utilises the EtherSound network protocol for simultaneous, bidirectional audio transfer.
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Yamaha Launches DSP5D and DCU5D to Boost Live Sound Capabilities
Posted on 1st December 2006
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the launch of the DSP5D, a digital signal processing expansion unit with the same mixing and processing capabilities as Yamaha’s successful PM5D-RH digital sound reinforcement console. In addition, the new DCU5D Ethernet Audio Cascade Unit allows the DSP5D to be set up in a remote location.
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Yamaha Announces LS9 and M7CL Workshop Tour for 2006
Posted on 1st October 2006
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces their nationwide LS9 and M7CL Workshop Tour. The announcement follows the global launch of Yamaha’s new LS9 digital mixing console at PLASA this year, and will take place throughout November and early December 2006.
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Yamaha M7CL Covers FOH and Foldback Duties at ROCKINC
Posted on 28th September 2006
Madzin Productions have invested in two Yamaha M7CL-48 consoles to handle their live sound reinforcement and broadcast applications. Madzin recently employed their two M7CL desks at “ROCKINC”, the year’s major fundraising event for Olivia Newton-John’s Cancer Centre Appeal.
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Yamaha Goes Live with LS9 Console
Posted on 11th September 2006
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the LS9 Digital Mixing Console. Available in a rack-mountable, 16-fader, 32-channel chassis or a mid-sized, 32-fader, 64-channel format with an identical core interface, the LS9 is Yamaha’s newest and most accessible live digital mixing solution.
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Bruce Johnston Welcomes Yamaha PM5D-RH
Posted on 28th August 2006
Bruce Johnston, world-renowned mixing engineer for such artists as Crowded House, Silverchair and Oasis, has welcomed the Yamaha PM5D-RH digital mixing console into his inventory.
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Yamaha Delivers Production Value with DM2000 VCM
Posted on 16th August 2006
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the DM2000's next incarnation: the DM2000 VCM. Yamaha's Add-On Effects packages – which normally carry a combined price tag of over $4,800 when sold separately – are now pre-installed on new DM2000 consoles.
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Yamaha M7CL Does the Trick for "Make a Wish Foundation"
Posted on 26th July 2006
Lex Audio Visual has joined the list of Australian businesses that have invested in the Yamaha M7CL-48 digital mixing console. Their most recent gig was the Make a Wish Foundation's Annual Ball at Melbourne's Crown Palladium, where the M7CL delivered high-quality audio to a crowd of over 1100 attendees.
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"It Takes Two" Takes on Yamaha M7CL
Posted on 15th July 2006
Justin Charleson, monitor engineer for Channel Seven’s celebrity talent quest, Dancing with the Stars, is now using the Yamaha M7CL-48 digital mixing console to mix foldback on the show’s spin-off success, It Takes Two.
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Yamaha M7CL Big Hit with "Big Brother"
Posted on 30th June 2006
Cutting Edge Productions has chosen two Yamaha M7CL-48 digital mixing consoles for their non-stop live coverage of Channel Ten’s Big Brother series this year. The two 48-channel consoles have been in operation for broadcast audio activities within the Dreamworld, Gold Coast-based Big Brother House 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
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Yamaha SP2060 Provides Speaker Control Solutions
Posted on 5th June 2006
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the release of the SP2060 speaker processor. The SP2060 has been engineered to offer complete 24-bit/96kHz processing and substantial DSP power for any speaker installation.
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Yamaha Expands PC Series Networked Amplifiers
Posted on 2nd June 2006
Yamaha Commercial Audio announces the PC-1N Series networked power amplifiers. The new entries, PC2001N, PC3301N, PC4801N, PC6501N and PC9501N, are designed to deliver a combination of high-output power and extremely efficient operation for any fixed or mobile sound reinforcement application.
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Yamaha DME Satellite Series Takes Processing Power Everywhere
Posted on 31st May 2006
Yamaha Commercial Audio brings even more power and system design flexibility to its Digital Mixing Engines with the introduction of the DME Satellite Series, comprising the DME8i-C (8 analogue inputs), DME8o-C (8 analogue outputs) and DME4io-C (4 analogue inputs/4 analogue outputs).
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