Yamaha Pro Audio
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| Headquarters | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Products | Professional Audio/Video |
| Website | Yamaha Pro Audio |
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Yamaha Pro Audio, Inc. is a company which is part of the Yamaha Corporation group. It 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 consoles.
Yamaha products have received the most nominations in the area of technical achievement in the TEC Foundation TEC Awards 20-year history.[1]
History
| Year | Product[2] |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Products
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.
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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.[3]"
The PM3000 was the first mixer to use voltage-controlled amplifiers (VCAs) in a mixer designed specifically for sound reinforcement. It used a custom VCA design using discrete hybrid ICs
The PM4000 introduced stereo auxiliary buses and fully parametric Equalization on the input channels.
The PM5000 was a hybrid analog mixer with a digital control system which provided scene recall.[3]
In 2007, Yamaha won a Technical Grammy for its NS-10 studio monitor, a speaker that dominated the mixing of pop and rock music throughout the world for at least 20 years.[4] The speaker was inducted into the Mix magazine TECnology Hall of Fame in 1977.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Yamaha Garners Two TEC Awards, Take 6 Performs at AES TEC Awards
- ↑ History of Products - Yamaha Professional Audio
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 An Interview with the PM Series Development Team
- ↑ Gardiner, Bryan (15 September 2010). "Yamaha's NS-10: The Most Important Speaker You've Never Heard Of". Gizmodo
- ↑ TECnology Hall of Fame | Mix magazine List of TECnology Hall of Fame Inductees. Mix.