BUENA PARK, Calif. — Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has received two nominations for its digital consoles from the Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio.

Yamaha PM1DV2

The Yamaha PM1DV2 is nominated for a TEC Award in the Sound Reinforcement Console Technology category and the Yamaha LS9 is nominated for an award in the Small Format Console Technology category. Winners will be announced at the 23rd Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Awards to be held on Saturday, October 6 at the New York Marriott Marquis, on the second night of the 123rd AES Convention.

Nominations in the 16 categories of Technical Achievement (product design) and nine categories of Creative Achievement (sound production) were made by a select panel of more than 100 audio industry professionals for products and projects released or completed during the eligibility period of April 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007. Online voting opens on August 1, with ballot guides sent with the August issue of Mix magazine, mailed to more than 42,000 BPA-qualified subscribers.

Yamaha LS9

The TEC Awards ceremony, founded in 1985 by Mix magazine, is the world’s most prominent forum honoring outstanding achievement in professional audio production and product design. Monies raised by the TEC Awards support programs that educate audio professionals and the general public about hearing health, and also endow scholarship funds for students of the audio arts and sciences at major colleges and universities.

The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio is a 501(c)(3) charity headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. Mix magazine sponsors the TEC Awards.

For more information on the Yamaha PM1DV2 and LS9 digital consoles, write Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc., 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90620; telephone 714-522-9011; e-mail casales@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamahaca.com.