The Yamaha DM5 series squeezes the DM7 platform's workflow into two smaller digital mixing consoles built for live sound, corporate events, houses of worship, theater and broadcast work, joined by three new R series utility I/O units and a new DSP expansion card.
Per Yamaha, the full-size Yamaha DM5 packs 32 analog inputs, 16 analog outputs and processing for 60 input channels into an 826mm-wide chassis with twin fader bays and screens, while the single-bay DM5 Compact halves local inputs to 16 and handles 48 channels at 446mm wide. Both carry up to 64 channels of Dante audio networking at 96 kHz, 24 mix buses, 12 matrices, two stereo buses, 12 DCAs, 18 channels of USB audio and Bluetooth playback.
The standout hardware change sits on the Yamaha DM5's main display, a 13.3-inch panel whose glass keys act as tactile switches with labels that change as the mixer's state changes, a design Yamaha describes as a first for digital mixers based on its own research. A second customizable 4.3-inch touchscreen handles user-defined keys, four rotary controls sit beside the main screen, a Dynamic Mode follows channel selections to surface the right parameters, and the display tilts to four viewing angles, a first for the company's compact consoles.
Software carries across the family: the Yamaha DM5 shares the new DM Editor application with the DM7 series, with mutually compatible show files, while updated DM StageMix and MonitorMix apps cover remote control from anywhere in a venue. Feature packages for broadcast and theater work unlock by license, and Yamaha's PV Portal lets a single license move between DM5 and DM7 consoles one at a time; twelve channels of Dugan automixing come standard, expandable to 40 channels on the Compact or 60 on the full desk.
The three utility units span different scales: the RUio1608SB-D stagebox with 16 analog inputs and eight outputs, the 1U RUio0804-D with eight inputs and four outputs, and the RUio16FLX-D, whose 16 channels configure in pairs as analog, line or AES/EBU connections. All three also serve DM3, DM7 and flagship RIVAGE PM rigs, and the Yamaha DM5 accepts every generation of R series rack, so existing owners extend rather than replace. Yamaha positions the line as the DM7 workflow on a more accessible platform, in professional solutions chief Motome Tanaka's framing; the announcement names no pricing or ship dates.
