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Yamaha Launches New DM5 Digital Mixing Consoles and R Series Utility I/O Devices

September 10

HAMAMATSU, Japan ― Yamaha announces its new DM5 series of professional digital mixers, alongside a lineup of new utility I/O devices, devised with the concept of forward thinking - helping users to not only build systems

Mics & outboard Mixing & mastering Japan-made

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