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Participants at the seminar examine some of the latest Yamaha digital mixing consoles
Sri Lanka’s pro audio circuit was provided a rare preview of the future of digital sound mixing recently at a seminar in Colombo hosted by Yamaha Music Centre on the ‘Digitalisation of Terrestrial TV.’
More than 30 audio engineers from the television, film and music industries had an opportunity to literally get their hands on some of the latest digital mixing consoles from Yamaha, including the new generation ‘TF Series’ smart pro digital consoles which will become commercially available in the country in a few months.
Conducted by experts from Yamaha Corporation, Japan, and the Yamaha Music Centre in Colombo, the seminar provided an insight into the numerous distinctive features that make Yamaha’s digital mixers intuitive, versatile and easy to use for professionals and amateurs alike, while delivering the ultimate in sonic purity.
Introducing the Yamaha TF (TouchFlow Operation) series, which allows users to respond to the music and the artistes on stage with unprecedented speed and freedom, the seminar also elaborated on the new Firmware Ver. 3.0 for Yamaha’s CL and QL series of digital audiomixing consoles.
Describing the TF series as the best-in-class solution for small and medium scale mixing requirements, presenters at the seminar said it delivers the same sound quality as the benchmark Yamaha CL and QL series, with practical pre-sets and shortcuts for great sound for less experienced users, and time saving for experienced audio engineers.
The first Yamaha CL5 digital mixing console to arrive in Sri Lanka was purchased last year by Imagine Entertainment, the company responsible for sound at some of the biggest live concerts, beauty pageants, fashion shows and product launches in the country.
Founded in 1887 and represented in Sri Lanka for 93 years, Yamaha Corporation ventured into professional audio in 1972, and into digitalisation in 1986 with the SPX multi-effect processor. Over the past 27 years, the company has sold more than 300,000 digital mixing consoles worldwide.
The Yamaha Music Centre is currently the only music store in the country offering customers world class musical instruments, home audio, pro audio and studio recording equipment under one roof. The Yamaha brand’s legacy in Sri Lanka traces its beginnings to Michael Caderamanpulle Snr retailing Yamaha pianos in 1922 under the name ‘Yamaha Music Centre’.
