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Sound On Sound Live supplement
Issue number 2: November 2004
Yamaha EMX5000 powered mixer • Phonic Roadgear compact PA • Audix OM2 & OM7 dynamic stage mics • Meet the engineer mixing FOH at the Carling Academy
•Dbx Driverack system controller • Feedback workshop causes and cures • Fohhn Xperience III high-powered compact PA • XXL Bagmix miniature powered mixer
•Understanding PA mixers • Db Opera powered speakers • And more…
On test Yamaha EMX5000‡12
Powered stage mixer
Yamaha
EMX5000‡12
Powered mixer
A couple of innovative design features and top‡quality
built‡in effects help this versatile stage desk to stand out from the crowd.
Yamaha have built mixers and |
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power amplifiers for as long as |
chosen to review the |
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I¥can remember, and they’re also |
12‡channel version. |
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a¥major player in the field of digital effects |
The EMX5000‡12 |
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— so it’s only reasonable to have high |
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expectations in all areas of performance |
Outwardly, the EMX5000‡12 is |
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when they produce a¥powered live mixer |
a¥fairly straightforward mixer, not |
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with effects. Two models in the EMX series |
much deeper than a¥normal stand‡alone |
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are available, a¥12‡channel version and |
mixing desk, but under the hood is |
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a¥20‡channel version. Aside from the |
a¥500W‡per‡channel stereo power amplifier |
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number of input channels, the two are |
that uses Yamaha’s new ‘EEEngine’ |
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Reviewed by Paul White Photos by Mark Ewing
SOUND ON SOUND LIVE November 2004