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jetam · 14th November 2009

We use Yamaha PM5D in teathre and I like it although I noramly hate digital.
When you select channel you have everything on rotary encoders so it isn't much more difficoult to work with it then with analog console and you get full recall. It's also great for theatre because you normaly have more than only two speakers. So we have 4 groups for main speakers, two for speakers behind the stage and aux send for cluster above the stage but if needed we can change level of different speakers in each channel individualy. This console also has 8 DCA groups (same thing as VCA groups in analog world) so you can stil group channels when you use all audio groups. It has compressor and gate with physical knobs for all functions. It also has lots of useable effects that you might need and two stereo outs which you can easily use as mono outs that saved my life when two TV stations wanted MONO signal and they came to me 5 minutes before show.

So it's actualy like haveing whole big analog studio in medium sized board.

However... if it costs to much and you wont need all these functions you can go also analog way.

14th November 2009	#3
jetam Gear maniac Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 193	We use Yamaha PM5D in teathre and I like it although I noramly hate digital. When you select channel you have everything on rotary encoders so it isn't much more difficoult to work with it then with analog console and you get full recall. It's also great for theatre because you normaly have more than only two speakers. So we have 4 groups for main speakers, two for speakers behind the stage and aux send for cluster above the stage but if needed we can change level of different speakers in each channel individualy. This console also has 8 DCA groups (same thing as VCA groups in analog world) so you can stil group channels when you use all audio groups. It has compressor and gate with physical knobs for all functions. It also has lots of useable effects that you might need and two stereo outs which you can easily use as mono outs that saved my life when two TV stations wanted MONO signal and they came to me 5 minutes before show. So it's actualy like haveing whole big analog studio in medium sized board. However... if it costs to much and you wont need all these functions you can go also analog way.