Yamaha previews the future of large format digital consoles with Rivage PM10

The manufacturer has presented its new Rivage PM10 large format digital console during the recent edition of NAB 2015, the first of a new generation that redefines the direction in which the digital audio mixing industry is moving, with innovative features resulting from collaboration with other suppliers in the sector.

The Rivage PM10 console Yamaha marks a new milestone in the company's development in large format digital systems, with numerous innovations and quality levels, flexibility, functionality and reliability never seen before in the sector and that place it as the company's flagship in its range.

Through a user interface that all Yamaha console users are familiar with, The backbone of the Rivage PM10 system is the company's newly developed Twinlane ring network, which can manage a maximum of 400 audio channels to 96 kHz, 32 bits, covering distances up to 300 metros. Twinlane can connect up to eight RPio622 units and, at the time of its release, up to two CS-R10 control surfaces and up to two DSP-R10 systems.

The RPio622 unit features six of Yamaha's new RY card slots, in which three different types of I/O cards can be inserted, thus providing up to 96 rack mic preamps. Besides, Both this unit and the DSP-R10 system feature the new HY card slots (two and four, respectively) to offer more I/O, while all three system hardware components feature two Yamaha MY card slots. As a result, A fully expanded Rivage PM10 system can accommodate more than 2.000 E/S.

An optional HY-Dante card can also be used in the new Rivage PM10 to integrate multitrack recording or other hardware, including other digital consoles from this manufacturer.