The Version 2 SOFTWARE for
DM2000 has been created in response to the many ideas and requests we have received from our valued end users. In addition to the significant overall performance enhancements, the Version 2 system Software offers a range of new features that add advanced capabilities for audio production, broadcast, and live applications.
But there's more. You also get the capability to install the new optional ADD-ON EFFECTS, providing a range of state-of-the-art effect programs in addition to the current internal effect list.
The version 2 system software is offered as an Upgrade Kit:
DM2000V2K , to be installed in the current
DM2000 digital consoles in use.
The Version 2 SOFTWARE UPGRADE KIT also includes a new and improved STUDIO MANAGER application for Windows 2000/XP and Mac OS X platforms.
Version 2 Software Key Features
General New Features
* Add-On Effect Capability
* Automix Static Insert Edit for clip based automation
* Fader level, Port Name on FL Display
* Additional Settings on User Defined Keys, Encoder Mode
* Additional Parameters on GPI and Recall Safe
Advanced DAW Integration
* Nuendo and Cubase SX control by selected Channel Module
* Surround pan control on Pro Tools Remote
* MMC or P2 transport control on DAW Remote Layer.
Advanced Surround Functions
* 6.1 Panning & Monitoring
* Flexible Surround Bus Setup
* Snap to SPL85
* Additional Base Management Parameters
* Surround Pan On / Off (by using Follow Pan switch)
* Summed Monitoring of Surround Monitor Source
(BUS+ASSIGN1, BUS+ASSIGN2)
Broadcast Applications
* Mix Minus
* Operation Lock with password
* Pre Fader SOLO with PAN
* Fader / Solo Release
* Independent L/R Oscillator (1kHz/400Hz)
Live SR / Theater Applications
* User Assignable Layer
* Fader Group Master
* Mute Group Master
* Alternative Layer control by Encoders
* Instant group assignment with User Defined Keys
* GEQ Fader operation
* AUX Pre Fader Pre ON (AUX Pre Point)
* Instant AUX monitoring (AUX/SOLO LINK)
* Global Paste to multiple scenes
* Global Fade Time
* Global Recall Safe
* Gain Reduction Meter
Studio Manager V2
The Yamaha Studio Manager gives you access to the console's parameters for either on-line or off-line control, and can manage and extensive archive of mix data, scene memory and library files, and it can be used as a medium to exchange data between the Yamaha Digital Consoles.
STUDIO MANAGER Version 2 application for Windows 2000/XP and Mac OS X platforms provide a number of enhancements that makes the already indispensable program more flexible and powerful than ever. It has now become a truly multi-client platform that can accommodate, for example,
Cascaded
DM2000 and various Yamaha editors such as SPX2000 editor, and realize the total recall of the settings in the connected equipment.
The STUDIO MANAGER Version 2 also integrates the GUI for ADD-ON EFFECTS.
Studio Manager Version 2 Key Features
Overall New Features
* Multiple hardware support
* Multiple Editor Support
* Multiple Window support
* Window open/close control from the console
* Multiple Undo capability
Layer Window
* Hide/show blocks of parameters
(Master fader block to be separated)
* User Assignable Layer with Fader Group Master
* Longer stroke meters
* Jump to Selected channel window by double-clicking Channel ID
* Display numeric value of fader level
Master Fader Window (NEW)
* Online/Offline switch
Selected Channel Window
* Long Stroke channel meter
* Gate Type Display
Patch Editor window
* Resizable Patch window
* Cursor based operation
* Effect Patch window showing both inputs and output to/from each effect block
* List and edit Port names
Meter Window
* All channel meter at a glance
Library Window
* Simultaneous operation of multiple scenes/Libraries
* Direct Recall from HDD
* Patch Library Link to Scene Memories
Automix Library Window (NEW)
Surround Editor Window
* 6.1 channel support
Effect Editor Window
* Add-On effects GUI support
Beyond Mixing to Total Production Control
It took a while, but at long last the seminal standard of digital sound - 16 bits at 44.1 kHz - has seen its day ... at least on the production front. We've seen bit depths of 18, 20, and 24 at sampling rates of 48 kHz, and sometimes higher, come and go, but now the entire industry has its sights set on one formula that is the future of digital sound: 24 bits at 96 kHz. Now we really do have a digital standard that delivers the smooth, natural sound of analog
Recordings without the attendant disadvantages. And, in the same way that the Yamaha
DMC1000, 02R and then the PM1D revolutionized the fledgling field of digital mixing as it grew in rapidly increasing leaps and bounds throughout the last decade, the Yamaha
DM2000 Digital Production Console is ready to define the industry standard for the foreseeable future.
But the
DM2000 is much more than simply a high-performance digital mixer, it is a total production tool that also offers 96-kHz effects, advanced surround production facilities, extensive integrated DAW and machine control, computer and memory-card based data management, an extraordinarily flexible bus system with digital patching, inserts, and much more.
Yamaha defined the first generation of affordable, professional digital mixing consoles. Get ready for the next generation - total production control.
Dedicated DSP LSIs Deliver Unprecedented 24-bit, 96 kHz Performance
Unlike conventional equipment that achieves operation in 96K mode with reduced number of tracks, with
DM2000 there is no limitation dependent on sampling frequencies - 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz or 96khz. For
DM2000, 96Khz is the standard. To achieve this, no fewer than 14 newly-developed DSP7 LSIs are utilized in the mixer section with eight DSP6 LSIs for effects. These chips are designed and manufactured by YAMAHA specifically for professional audio applications, and deliver performance that stretches the limits of the most advanced technology currently available.
By way of comparison, the Yamaha 02R - the digital mixing console that almost single-handedly started the digital production revolution, and rapidly became the industry standard - uses six DSP3 chips in its mixer section. A single DSP7 chip has more than four times the processing power of a DSP3. The
DM2000 provides more than 9 times the processing power of 02R. We're talking about 96 channels of super-clean, super-dynamic, noise-free 24-bit/96 kHz audio, plus all the additional effects and processing you'll ever need for most applications. At 44.1 or 48 kHz the
DM2000 is barely idling.
Internal Effects Fully Support 96kHz Processing
What's the point of having 24-bit/96kHz audio if you have to convert down to a lower sampling rate for effect processing? The point may seem obvious, but that's exactly what's happening if you're using hardware or software processors that don't offer 24-bit/96kHz performance anywhere in your signal chain. That's why Yamaha included a comprehensive range of 96-kHz compatible stereo effects in the
DM2000 - plus several designed specifically for surround. And you can use as many as eight individual effect processors simultaneously.
Finest Mic-Preamps with 24-bit/96kHz On board AD/DA Conversion
Taking the preceding discussion a step further, what about analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion? The same applies: if you don't have all 24 bits at the full 96 kHz in top-quality converters, you're definitely going to be missing something (i.e. part of your sound). Once again, the
DM2000 imposes no limitations. All onboard A/D and D/A conversion makes use of the finest 24-bit/96kHz converters. This is particularly important in the
DM2000 because it features some of the finest analog mic preamps available in any console, anywhere. The on-board converters ensure that you get an excellent digital representation of the warm, transparent output from these remarkable mic preamps. A new range of Mini-YGDAI digital and analog I/O cards also provide full 24-bit/96kHz capability.
Comprehensive Automation and Scene Control
Automation and Scene Memory recall capability are essential elements of modern digital mixing consoles. With the
DM2000, Yamaha takes these functions to an even higher level of precision and ease-of-use. While providing full automation of virtually all console parameters,
DM2000 features smooth and quiet touch-sensitive, 100mm motorized faders that make writing and updating automated mixes faster and more intuitive than ever. And all automation data is recorded at 1/4-frame accuracy to ensure excellent precision.
Complete Surround Solution
It looks as though an industry-standard surround format is finally here, and the
DM2000 provides everything required for a complete surround solution. All the facilities you need for surround processing, panning and monitoring - including joystick - are provided as standard equipment. The joystick is the perfect (and generally preferred) tool for smooth, continuous positioning of 5.1 surround sound for DVDs or other surround media. And since accurate monitoring is so essential to surround production, extra care was taken to ensure that the
DM2000 offers the ideal mixing environment - it includes a downmix matrix which can deliver 3-1(LCRS) and stereo mixes while you are burning a 5.1 surround mix to DVD, bass management, and speaker alignment facilities for optimum speaker system tuning. The
DM2000 will even handle multiple 5.1 stem mixes with ease.
Intuitive Interface Designed for Maximum Productivity
Anyone who is familiar with the 02R will immediately feel comfortable with the DM2...