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<blockquote data-quote="kristianjohnsen" data-source="post: 42938" data-attributes="member: 441">Re: Next evolution for Yamaha digital?Coming from a Euro nation (and not a very religious one at that) I sometimes find myself a little amused at how big the &quot;HOW&quot; market is in the USA - and how much emphasis is placed on it.&nbsp; In many markets around the globe, churches - or houses of worship in general, are not used for interservice concerts or mega events like we read about in the US of A.&nbsp; A church sound system here is a 1 rack unit DBX mixer with auto ducking, connected to a 100v amp and 4 speakers.&nbsp; The quire is heard acoustically, so is the piano and the church organ.&nbsp; Churces are sometimes used for concerts with no religious content and mobile production gear is brought in.&nbsp; We do have a very few &quot;big&quot; churches that have installed proper live music systems but they are so few there is no impact on the production gear market from what I can tell.&nbsp; Bigger religious events are sometimes held in completely other places than churches and mobile production is usually brought in.Yet other big markets in the world are predominantly populated with inhabitants that have houses of worship that are used for worship and prayer only.&nbsp; No music, so no need for a concert sound system.Both the Yamaha PM1D, DM1000 and DM 2000 require surprisingly &quot;fat&quot; flight cases.&nbsp; So do many other mixers from the likes of Digico and AVID.&nbsp; Does that make them &quot;church mixers&quot; also?&nbsp; The M7CL is designed to be an easy transition for people that are used to analog mixers.&nbsp; So was the PM1D, but it was a lot more expensive when it came out than the M7CL - so I guess Yamaha wanted to run that philosophy down the ranks as new models were designed.&nbsp; Remember that Yamaha is a Japanese company that might have theirs eyes on a slightly larger market than just one country...Not trying to be rude, but wanting to provide a different angle.&nbsp; Best wishes for the new year!Kristian Johnsen</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kristianjohnsen, post: 42938, member: 441"] Re: Next evolution for Yamaha digital? Coming from a Euro nation (and not a very religious one at that) I sometimes find myself a little amused at how big the "HOW" market is in the USA - and how much emphasis is placed on it. In many markets around the globe, churches - or houses of worship in general, are not used for interservice concerts or mega events like we read about in the US of A. A church sound system here is a 1 rack unit DBX mixer with auto ducking, connected to a 100v amp and 4 speakers. The quire is heard acoustically, so is the piano and the church organ. Churces are sometimes used for concerts with no religious content and mobile production gear is brought in. We do have a very few "big" churches that have installed proper live music systems but they are so few there is no impact on the production gear market from what I can tell. Bigger religious events are sometimes held in completely other places than churches and mobile production is usually brought in. Yet other big markets in the world are predominantly populated with inhabitants that have houses of worship that are used for worship and prayer only. No music, so no need for a concert sound system. Both the Yamaha PM1D, DM1000 and DM 2000 require surprisingly "fat" flight cases. So do many other mixers from the likes of Digico and AVID. Does that make them "church mixers" also? The M7CL is designed to be an easy transition for people that are used to analog mixers. So was the PM1D, but it was a lot more expensive when it came out than the M7CL - so I guess Yamaha wanted to run that philosophy down the ranks as new models were designed. Remember that Yamaha is a Japanese company that might have theirs eyes on a slightly larger market than just one country... Not trying to be rude, but wanting to provide a different angle. Best wishes for the new year! Kristian Johnsen [/QUOTE]

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