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<blockquote data-quote="Marc Lopez" data-source="post: 117948" data-attributes="member: 7061"><p>Re: Marc Lopez of Yamaha Commercial Audio Q&A</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hi Kristian,</p><p></p><p>Thank you for the warm welcome.</p><p></p><p>Yamaha products will continue to be built for longevity. Reliability and build-quality are a fundamental philosophy for us. The digital mixers are still built in Japan to ensure a high level of manufacturing quality. Our engineering team does an outstanding job choosing robust power supplies, designing stable power distribution as well as performing accelerated environmental tests. There is some interesting reading on our website about this: <a href="http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/about/quality/" target="_blank">Quality | About | Yamaha</a></p><p></p><p>We had a really great succession with PM1D (2001), DM2000 (2002), DM1000 (2003), PM5D (2004), M7CL (2005), and LS9 (2006). The only model that has been discontinued is PM1D due to a parts availability issue. We had to unexpectedly discontinue it in order to fulfill the 7-year post-discontinuation parts requirement. The other models are still very active in the industry, so we have no intention to discontinue them at this time. We also intend to keep QL/CL/R-Series (Rio units) around as long as the industry finds them useful and relevant. For some users, our product cycles are too long and they are urging us to refresh more frequently. Others are happy with the long lifespans of our products. In order to remain competitive, we've had to find a balance.</p><p></p><p>Regarding the perception that QL is closely featured to CL, differentiating between the two brothers may not easily be discerned from reading the brochures outside of the simple I/O and features comparison. CL has CentraLogic, Touch-and-Turn and Selected Channel operation, while QL has Touch-and Turn and Selected Channel. CL also has a Channel Encoder (inherited from PM5D), independent fader banks, expanded Selected Channel controls, external back up power supply capability, an additional MY-card slot and a hardware meterbridge. The additional hardware allows CL more flexibility in terms of both operation and expandability while still sharing a common DNA with QL that includes build quality, sound quality and built-in Dante networking. CL and QL will continue to evolve with software upgrades, but there will be some features that will be unique to CL because it has the expanded hardware and control. (By the way, CL will gain the Dugan Automixer in a software upgrade later this year, but not in V2 which is coming out later this spring). We're very proud of the newest member to our digital mixer family. As we start delivering units in the next few weeks, you will be able to easily see what differentiates these siblings when you get your hands on one.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I get asked this question a lot. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />~<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />~:smile: The truthful answer is that we will release it when it is done. I am not trying to be facetious with this answer, but we feel strongly about not releasing a product until it is ready. Reliability, stability and quality are an absolute necessity for a high-end mixing product. We will not disappoint.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marc Lopez, post: 117948, member: 7061"] Re: Marc Lopez of Yamaha Commercial Audio Q&A Hi Kristian, Thank you for the warm welcome. Yamaha products will continue to be built for longevity. Reliability and build-quality are a fundamental philosophy for us. The digital mixers are still built in Japan to ensure a high level of manufacturing quality. Our engineering team does an outstanding job choosing robust power supplies, designing stable power distribution as well as performing accelerated environmental tests. There is some interesting reading on our website about this: [url=http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/about/quality/]Quality | About | Yamaha[/url] We had a really great succession with PM1D (2001), DM2000 (2002), DM1000 (2003), PM5D (2004), M7CL (2005), and LS9 (2006). The only model that has been discontinued is PM1D due to a parts availability issue. We had to unexpectedly discontinue it in order to fulfill the 7-year post-discontinuation parts requirement. The other models are still very active in the industry, so we have no intention to discontinue them at this time. We also intend to keep QL/CL/R-Series (Rio units) around as long as the industry finds them useful and relevant. For some users, our product cycles are too long and they are urging us to refresh more frequently. Others are happy with the long lifespans of our products. In order to remain competitive, we've had to find a balance. Regarding the perception that QL is closely featured to CL, differentiating between the two brothers may not easily be discerned from reading the brochures outside of the simple I/O and features comparison. CL has CentraLogic, Touch-and-Turn and Selected Channel operation, while QL has Touch-and Turn and Selected Channel. CL also has a Channel Encoder (inherited from PM5D), independent fader banks, expanded Selected Channel controls, external back up power supply capability, an additional MY-card slot and a hardware meterbridge. The additional hardware allows CL more flexibility in terms of both operation and expandability while still sharing a common DNA with QL that includes build quality, sound quality and built-in Dante networking. CL and QL will continue to evolve with software upgrades, but there will be some features that will be unique to CL because it has the expanded hardware and control. (By the way, CL will gain the Dugan Automixer in a software upgrade later this year, but not in V2 which is coming out later this spring). We're very proud of the newest member to our digital mixer family. As we start delivering units in the next few weeks, you will be able to easily see what differentiates these siblings when you get your hands on one. I get asked this question a lot. :)~:-)~:smile: The truthful answer is that we will release it when it is done. I am not trying to be facetious with this answer, but we feel strongly about not releasing a product until it is ready. Reliability, stability and quality are an absolute necessity for a high-end mixing product. We will not disappoint. [/QUOTE]
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