Yamaha firmware 3.0 adds Dan Dugan automatic mixing to MTX/MRX and AES67

With increasing demand for presentation and conferencing systems that are flexible and easy to configure and use, the inclusion of this automatic mixing functionality as standard in the processors (and as a free firmware update for existing ones) constitutes an important step to respond to the business market.

Recently announced for the MTX3/MTX5-D die processors and the MRX7-D open architecture signal processor. Yamaha, the version 3.0 The firmware incorporates the multi-channel Dan Dugan automatic microphone mixing in all models., as well as AES67 support for Dante-enabled MTX/MRX processors and XMV series power amplifiers.

Yamaha works closely with Dan Dugan Sound Design for several years to incorporate automatic mixing technology into its digital mixing consoles and MRX7-D processors.

With the version 3.0 firmware for MTX/MRX series, The manufacturer significantly improves this function in the MRX7-D and offers it for the first time as standard in the MTX3/MTX5-D units, providing an effective and efficient conference solution to suit all budgets.

Dugan auto-mix functionality is recognized as a global standard for solving numerous sound-related problems in audio conferencing, whether they are held in the same hall or room or whether they take place in various locations around the world.

Automatically, increases the gain of microphones that receive input and reduces it on those that do not., plus adjust each input sound to create a constant overall gain. Thus, eliminates the complications of operating the faders and keeps the feedback range at the same level to ensure a high level of clarity of the sound emitted.

With the new firmware, MTX3 includes up to four channels of Dugan automatic mixing. In combination with feedback suppression function, allows you to create a simple system for presentations that can be used even if the operator does not have specialized technical knowledge.

For multi-purpose rooms with partitions, the MTX5-D processor with a maximum of eight Dugan automatic mixing channels can be used in an open-plan room., or a maximum of four independent Dugan channels per space when the room is divided into two, providing flexibility in this type of spaces for various applications.

The maximum number of automix channels on the MRX7-D processor has been expanded from 16 a 24, in order to correctly manage conference rooms with many participants and microphones. Besides, acoustic echo cancellation function (AEC – Acoustic Echo Canceller) The MRX7-D eliminates the echo problems that often occur during teleconferences..

Other features of the version 3.0 firmware are switching from one source to another on the MTX/MRX units; assigning mute groups or setting microphone priorities using the Dugan override function. All this can be done remotely through wireless DCP using a smart device (iPad o Android) and/or one of the Yamaha DCP series digital control panels.

Besides, The functionality of direct transfer to an iPad of data created on a PC has been incorporated, such as background images, PDF data or configuration files from the ProVisionaire Touch app for iPad.

The MRX7-D matrix mixer also allows you to select between 40, 48 from 56 I/O channels to design audio system channels at scale through efficient use of DSP resources, which improves its use both in system design and in its configuration and installation.

AES67 support has also been implemented in Dante-enabled MTX/MRX processors and XMV series power amplifiers., facilitating sound transmission between facilities or between areas using otherwise incompatible systems.

Since the manufacturer's CL/QL/R series mixing systems already support this technology, This new advancement greatly expands the number of Yamaha systems that can be integrated with AES67-compliant networking solutions., such as Q-LAN, Ravenna o Livewire, besides Dante.

The new MTX and MRX series processors are already delivered with the new version 3.0. In parallel, The new firmware is available as a free download for existing users.