Significant Software Upgrades, Expansion Card Available for Yamaha DME24N, DME64N Engines

ORLANDO, FL (March 10, 2005) — Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems Division has added significant upgrades to its powerful DME24N and DME64N programmable DSP processors with Versions 1.1. The free downloads, currently available at www.yamahaproaudio.com and notated as DME24N V1.1 and DME64N V1.1, provide approximately 30 new, improved features.

"The DME products are key for the installation market, and Yamaha will continue to provide comprehensive updates to allow contractors maximum design flexibility and user-friendliness," states Marc Lopez, product manager-software, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems Division. "We have additional planned upgrades to announce in the near future that are based specifically on the needs of contractors."

[Note: Version 1.2 will be available in Q4 2005 and include speaker processing components "All-Pass Filter, "Horn EQ" and "Crossover III."]

In addition to offering absolute DSP power, incredible sonic quality and the ability to control the system from Ethernet, USB, RS232/422 or MIDI, Yamaha engineers have added several components to the programmable platform that will provide even more flexibility.

New components include an SPX-type processor with up to 43 4-stereo/SPX-type effects similar to those found on the DM2000 digital mixing console. A "Freeze" effect feature has been added as a WAV file player, providing up to one minute of 16-bit Stereo WAV file playback.

The new "Crossover Processor II" provides improvements in crossover processing with 6-band parametric EQs, a MUTE button on the input section, and polarity switches on all channels, an ideal feature for line array systems. (Note: Crossover Processor II remains compatible with DME systems utilizing Crossover Processor I).

Version 1.1 also includes "Event Logger," which stores error or warning messages in the DME24 or DME64N hardware and downloads to a PC. The "Event Scheduler" automatically enables scene recall or parameter change execution from the event scheduling list. "Component Lock" will lock any or all system components so the systems cannot be controlled externally. The "Thru" function on the Utility menu ensures that all audio passes through to all outputs on MY Series card slots – useful for complete system checks. A new "System Backup" feature allows all user data input to download to the DME Designer. Other additions include "Print Component" for printing parameters, "Export Component" for CSV file format export, and "Auto Delay Compensation" for automatic component adjustments.

Users can expand their systems by using the DME64N or DME24N and the new 8-channel Yamaha MY8-ADDA96 – an eight input/output analog card equipped with mini Euroblock connections and capable of handling 24-bit/96kHz audio. The MY8-ADDA96 consumes low power, allowing multiple cards to be used in a single unit. The MY8-ADDA96 may be used with any Yamaha product that will accept MY Series mini-YGDAI expansion cards, and does not require firmware upgrades.

"These new and improved features of Version 1.1, along with the MY8-ADDA96 card, provide more powerful, cost-effective solutions for customers who need a one-system, fully integrated package," states Larry Italia, general manager, Yamaha Commercial Audio.

For more information on DME24N 1.1, DME64N 1.1 and the MY8-ADDA96 expansion card, visit Yamaha at NSCA 2005, Orange County Convention Center, Demo Room N220G or Booth 0709; write Yamaha Corporation of America, Commercial Audio Systems Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90620; telephone (714) 522-9011; e-mail infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamahaproaudio.com.