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Yamaha Pro Audio, Inc. is a company that offers a complete line of professional audio products for the live sound and sound reinforcement markets. It has a long history of introducing significant products for the professional audio market such as the PM-1000 modular mixing console, the REV1 and SPX90 digital signal processors, and the 01, 02R, PM1D and PM5D digital mixing console

Digital mixing console

In professional audio, a Digital Mixing Console , is an electronic device for combining, routing, and changing the dynamics of digital audio samples. The digital audio samples are summed to produce a combined output. A professional digital mixing console is a dedicated desk or control surface...

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Yamaha products have received the most nominations in the area of technical achievement in the Mix Foundation TEC Awards

TEC Awards

The TEC Awards is an annual program recognizing the achievements of audio professionals. The awards are given to honor technically innovative products as well as companies and individuals who have excelled in sound for television, film, recordings and concerts...

20-year history.

History

Year	Product
1969	VS60, VS90 Speakers introduced
1972	EM60, EM90, PM200, ES60, ES90 mixers PS75, PS100 speakers introduced
1974	PM1000 modular mixers introduced
1976	P2200 amplifiers introduced
1978	PM2000 mixers introduced
1983	REV1 Signal Processors introduced
1985	SPX90 Signal Processors introduced PM3000 mixers introduced
1986	DMP7 digital mixer introduced
1992	PM4000 mixers introduced
1995	Programmable Mixer 01 and 02R introduced
2001	PM1D digital mixer introduced
2003	PM5000 mixers introduced
2004	PM5D digital mixer introduced
2005	M7CL (32 and 48) introduced

The PM series of analog mixing consoles

The first PM mixer manufactured by Yamaha was the PM200. Introduced in 1972, it was a monaural mixer with unbalanced inputs and outputs

The PM400 was an upgraded mixer with a stereo bus and balanced inputs and outputs.
The Yamaha PM1000 mixing console was a significant product in the professional audio industry because of its many advanced features and reasonable price. Introduced in 1974 it incorporated many innovative features such as a modular design using channel strips and output strips, a 4 bus design, and an output matrix mixer. Because it was manufactured by an established company it was readily accepted in many audio industries including sound reinforcement, recording, and audio for video. It also established a reputation for being rugged in the often abusive environment of touring sound reinforcement.

The PM2000 featured a hard chassis construction for rigidity and durability on the road.

"One of the tests we are still using is our 'flight case test'. During prototyping we order a custom flight case - not even a very sturdy one - and place the console in it. The flight case is stood on end, and then tipped over in both directions and allowed to fall to the floor. If the console powers up immediately and works flawless after that ordeal, then it passes the test."

The PM3000 was the first mixer to use VCAs in a mixer designed specifically for sound reinforcement. It used a custom VCA design using discreet hybrid ICs

The PM4000 introduced stereo auxiliary buses and fully parametric EQ on the input channels.

The PM5000 was a hybrid analog mixer with a digital control system which provided scene recall.