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Yamaha CL5 Gets Top Marks In Education

As well as live music, theatre, sport and broadcast, Yamaha’s CL series digital consoles are increasingly being specified by colleges teaching state-of-the-art sound mixing and networking. One example is Belgium’s Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD), where a CL5 is a vital part of its live production courses.

Yamaha Delivers Wroc Steady Sound At Capitol Theatre

Once described by tourist guides as ‘the most beautiful cinema in Europe’, the Capitol Theatre in the Polish city of Wroclaw has led a chequered existence. But a multi-million zloti rebuild and restoration saw the venue reopen in September with a whole new lease of life… and a comprehensive Yamaha audio system at its heart.

Yamaha Delivers High Quality On A Low Budget For Telegraaf TV

Since Yamaha introduced the first digital mixer over a quarter of a century ago, digital consoles have had a seismic effect throughout the professional audio industry. Nowadays they can deliver remarkable quality and flexibility at low cost, as proved by a new Yamaha broadcast installation for the Telegraaf Media Groep (TMG) in Amsterdam.

Yamaha CL3 Courts Regional Theatres

Investment to upgrade the technical infrastructure of regional theatres tends to come along very rarely so, when it is available, technical managers need to choose equipment wisely. It’s not enough to have a system that is good for today - it needs to cater for production needs for 10 or even 20 years into the future. When Hereford’s Courtyard Centre for the Arts was recently granted funding to update its 15 year old system, a Yamaha CL3 system provided all the necessary facilities and future-proofing.

Yamaha NUAGE Advanced Production System and Commercial Installation Solutions receive 2013 Good Design Award

The NUAGE Advanced Production System introduced in November 2012 and Commercial Installation Solutions products that began shipping this year, including the MTX Series matrix processors, XMV Series power amplifiers, VXC Series ceiling speakers, and VXS Series surface-mount speakers, have received the prestigious 2013 Good Design Award.

High Resolution - Yamaha Nuage Wins Prestige Award

Less than a year after it was launched, Yamaha’s Nuage post-production system has been presented with its first industry award. Winning the 2013 Resolution Award for best desk controller has been particularly satisfying for the company, thanks to it being voted for by industry end users.

Yamaha Assists AudioLab At PLASA London 2013

As always, this year’s PLASA London show is offering a range of educational seminars as part of its Professional Development Programme. Key to these is the AudioLab Interactive programme, which Yamaha is making a significant contribution to.

Yamaha AFC3 Generates Positive Response At 52nd AES Conference

Early September saw the 52nd conference of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. Yamaha Commercial Audio sponsored the event, with a comprehensive AFC3 demonstration attracting a lot of positive attention.

Unique Yamaha AFC System Installed at Buffalo State

SUNY College at Buffalo recently installed a Yamaha AFC (Active Field Control) system in its 200-seat Ciminelli Recital Hall. The recital hall, located within Rockwell Hall, has been designed to accommodate small ensemble and solo performances by students of the Music Department and research in multi-channel sound diffusion. Rockwell Hall is one of four of the original buildings encompassing Buffalo State and houses the departments of music and art conservation as well as an 850-seat performing arts center.

Yamaha Is Where It’s @

With ever-increasing broadband speeds, the appeal and practicality of internet-based television has risen dramatically over the past decade. Bypassing satellite broadcasting, web TV allows broadcasters to reach just as big an audience with a much smaller budget. The compact size and competitive price of Yamaha’s CL1 makes it the ideal digital mixing console for this broadcast medium… especially for a very small mobile facility like nobeo GmbH’s @-car.