A great engineer uses them to listen to every sound and dial in the perfect mix. A great manufacturer uses them to listen to their customers and develop perfect products.

After years of listening to our customer's needs, Yamaha took what we had heard and developed the PM1D. It established digital as a viable format for live sound consoles and though many followed our path later, PM1D remains the best selling large format digital SR console on earth.

That kind of success can be deafening, but we never stopped asking questions and listening to your ideas for improvements.

We constantly worked to upgrade our software. We introduced new mic preamps to expand on sonic performance. We introduced the Artist1D to provide an optical fiber cabling option.

And now we introduce another major upgrade, PM1DV2 software. This new software represents a deep resource investment by Yamaha and an equally deep commitment to our PM1D customers that we will continue to improve PM1D and enhance their investment in our console.

Hearing is believing.

The entire PM1D system offers extraordinary power and flexibility in terms of programmability and repeatability. In addition to a sophisticated analog-style control surface, all parameters can be accessed and edited via a familiar computer interface, with graphic readout for easy, efficient operation. In fact, the entire setup can be programmed off-line on a standard desktop or laptop computer and then loaded into the PM1D when needed. Instantaneous total recall of as many as 1,000 scenes makes it a snap to keep up with even the most complex programs, and undo capability makes it easy to avoid potential mistakes.

Yamaha is no newcomer to digital sound. Yamaha digital mixing consoles have revolutionized the recording and production industries, and there is no question that the sound quality and processing power they provide are first class. The same type of technology has been applied in the PM1D – with many advancements and improvements that take overall audio performance to new levels. Top-quality 28-bit AD and 27-bit DA conversion deliver extraordinary sonic resolution for totally clean, natural sound. The same goes for signal processing whether it's EQ, compression, or effects. The PM1D offers vast processing power and unmatched performance in all areas so you won't need any external processing gear. Of course, if there's a device that you simply have to use to achieve your sound, the PM1D lets you patch it in just about anywhere in the system. In fact, all signal routing and patching is controlled via a comprehensive centralized display that makes system setup a snap.

The entire PM1D system – the console itself and one or two equipment racks (depending on your I/O requirements) – is considerably smaller, lighter, and easier to handle than comparable analog systems. And because of the small size of the console, you have more freedom in selecting and setting up your mixing location. The PM1D is also a natural choice for mobile applications.

In stark contrast to the snakes and bundles of cables required for analog sound reinforcement, all PM1D console-to-stage audio and control signals are carried via one 68-pin cable per 32 channels, and three Ethernet cables. So once the console and rack(s) are in position, it should not take more than a few minutes to have the whole rigs connected and ready to run.

Reliability is another important feature of the PM1D. Since all console settings are duplicated within the rack-mount-processing engine, operation will continue uninterrupted even if the control surface itself is accidentally shut down.

The CS1D has 4 fully assignable input control sections like this, each with 12 channels for a total of 48 channels up front – 96 using the console's flip switches.

All controls for EQ, dynamics, send level etc. for the selected channel are accessible via these analog-style controls.

Fully assignable output group and matrix bus controls make signal routing exceptionally flexible and easy.

All controls for EQ, dynamics, send level etc. for the selected channel are accessible via these analog-style controls.

Assignable meter position for comprehensive level monitoring.

Simple connection to the rack system via BNC coaxial and 68-pin cables

The main "engine" controlling all console and I/O functions. The base-model DSP1D can handle up to 48 channels, expandable to 96 channels with the optional Input Processing Board (IDB1D).

The AI8 can be configured in several different ways using a combination of the two analog input cards (LMY2-ML Mic/Line module and LMY4-ADLine Input module).

This is an AI8 analog-input rack-mount unit fitted with 8 LYMY2-ML mic/Line Input modules. Each LYM2-ML Mic/Line Head Amplifier card features 4 balanced XLR-type input connectors (dual A/B switchable mic/line inputs) and the corresponding AD conversion circuitry. Microphone gain trim and phantom power are supported, and can be controlled from the console.

The AI8-AD8 is an A-8 analog input rack-mount unit fitted with 8 LMY4-AD Line-input AD modules. LMY4-AD Line Input AD modules feature 4 line inputs and corresponding AD conversion circuitry.

An AI8 analog-input rack-mount unit fitted with 4 LMY2-ML Mic/Line Input Modules and 4 LMY4-AD Line Input AD modules.

An A08 analog-output rack-mount unit with 8 LMY4-DA Line Output DA modules. LMY4-DA Line Output DA Modules. LMY4-DA Line Output DA modules feature 4 line outputs and the corresponding DA conversion circuitry.

Rack-mount unit capable of accommodating up to 8 mini-YGDAI digital I/O cards to conveniently interface with AES/EBU, ADAT and TASCAM format digital systems.