Yamaha presents its Rivage PM5 and PM3 digital mixing systems to the market

These two new control surfaces, together with two DSP engines are the latest additions to the range of professional audio products.

The Rivage PM5 and Rivage PM3 digital mixing systems that Yamaha just introduced to the market provide audio engineers with more options and flexibility to produce optimal sound in more applications, which, as stated by the manufacturer, democratizes high-end audio more than ever.

Yamaha Rivage PM is highly regarded among professional engineers for its optimal sound quality and flexible control.. The Rivage PM10 and PM7 models have already established themselves as the reference digital mixing systems on the market that are now, with the new PM5 and PM3, more compact size, provide new levels of flexibility and scalability, in addition to including all the functionality of Rivage PM.

The option of two DSP engines with different mixing capabilities, to which these new models are added, gives sound engineers remarkable flexibility to create systems tailored to a much broader range of applications.

The fundamental components of the new Rivabe PM5 and Rivage PM3 systems are the CS-R5 and CS-R3 control surfaces, featuring the same fader configuration as the rest of the Rivage PM series, with three compartments of twelve faders each.

The combination of touch screens and channel controls provides intuitive functions that will be familiar to Rivage PM series users, while providing easy access for those familiar with Yamaha's CL and QL series consoles.

The CS-R5 control surface for Rivage PM5 systems incorporates three 15” capacitive touch screens, with high-brightness display suitable for daylight use and a condensed channel select section for easy and intuitive operation. To maximize the size of the screens, the depth of the control surface has been reduced, facilitating access to both these and the controls.

Indicators next to each fader allow for precise tracking and excellent visibility for easy level adjustments. with only 42 Kg. of weight, The CS-R5 control surface is also significantly lighter, which facilitates its transport and handling by only two people.

For your part, The CS-R3 control surface for Rivage PM3 systems includes all the functionality and performance of the Rivage PM series in a console that measures only 1,14 meters wide, making it the most compact console in the range; Ideal for spaces where space is limited.

Rivage CS-R3 has a display with a single touch panel, the same type as in the CS-R5, and a condensed selected channel section that, on the whole, offer simple and intuitive control. Besides, A full range of physical controllers make this model an ideal choice for monitor applications.

New DSP engines

The 'brain' of any Rivage PM system is the DSP engine. The two new units incorporate the DSP-RX engine, that provides 120 entries, 48 mix buses and 24 matrices, as well as the DSP-RX-EX engine, con 288 entries, 72 mix buses and 36 matrices.

If more capacity is needed for DSP-RX, User can add a DEK-DSP-RX expansion board to upgrade to the full specifications of the DSP-RX-EX. New DSP engines also enable DSP mirroring: Two DSP-RX or two DSP-RX-EX engines can be used in duplicate configuration in applications where fail-safe redundancy is required.

The Rivage PM Ecosystem

All Rivage PM systems use the same DSP engines, I/O racks and firmware. This means that, whatever the control surface used, the sound, features and basic operation are consistent.

The system's dual console feature allows a second control surface to be used as secondary equipment, for example for a room mix, as a monitoring console or as secondary equipment, depending on user requirements.

All models feature the same basic fader configuration, with three banks of twelve faders, so it is possible to maintain the same fader layout when using different control surfaces on different days of a tour, For example.

Like the Rivage PM10 and PM7 models, The new PM5 and PM3 offer direct compatibility with the Yamaha TwinLANe audio network, capable of four hundred simultaneous audio channels with extremely low latency, and the Dante network Audinate, used as standard on CL and QL digital consoles and other pro audio products from this manufacturer.

The Rivage PM5 and PM3 models fully inherit the underlying Yamaha Rivage PM philosophy, Allows you to use any compatible I/O rack to faithfully capture stage sound, without coloring, as well as add creative touches if necessary.

Firmware version 4.0

The presentation of Rivage PM5 and PM3 also coincides with that of the version 4.0 Firmware for all Rivage PM series, which updates important features and user interface, with the addition of Eventide's special SP2016 reverb plugin, providing a large selection of high-quality presets and editing for engineers wishing to personalize their sound.

For Ray Maxwell, vp. Eventide Sales and Marketing, “The unmistakable reverbs of the original SP2016 have been used on countless hits for almost forty years and can be heard on Adele albums, Mariah Carey y Eminem, inter alia. We are honored to collaborate with Yamaha to bring the SP2016 reverbs (Room, Stereo Room y Hi-Density Plate) to the Rivage PM series with 4.0” software.

Yoshi Tsugawa, director general senior de Yamaha Audio Business Division, has pointed out that “the availability of the two DSP engines with different mixing capacities, plus the two new control surfaces, “It offers much greater flexibility to create systems tailored to applications of almost any scale.”.

With the addition of the Rivage PM10 and PM7 systems, “Yamaha now has a mixing ecosystem capable of offering maximum levels of flexibility.”, performance and expandability needed for top-level events in any space, from the largest stadiums and festivals to small halls and theaters, without giving up maximum sound quality”, asegura Tsugawa.