Yamaha's line of open architecture processors stretches back for over 25 years with the renowned DME series. Complementing the CIS range's MTX series of fixed architecture matrix processors, the new MRX7-D delivers simple yet outstandingly flexible control for complex, high-capacity sound systems in hotels, ballrooms, houses of worship, schools, libraries, theatres, convention centres, conference rooms and many other applications.
Scheduled to ship in the summer of 2015, the MRX7-D features eight mic/line analogue inputs, eight analogue outputs and two stereo RCA inputs, with an onboard mini-YGDAI card slot allowing local I/O expansion and connection to other digital audio products. Also featured is 16 channels of Yamaha's proprietary YDIF I/O and 64 channels of Dante I/O. The MRX7-D can feature a total simultaneous I/O count of up to 110 inputs and 104 outputs.
Yamaha's proprietary YDIF delivers 16 bidirectional channels of audio and word clock transmission via standard CAT5e cable over distances of up to 30m. It allows cascading of multiple MTX processors as well as signal transfer to CIS series XMV power amplifiers via connections that are fast and simple to set up, significantly reducing installation times for contractors. In addition, the inclusion of Dante on the MRX7-D allows straightforward integration with a wide range of Dante-enabled products in larger system applications.
The MRX7-D delivers significant benefits for conference applications, including onboard Dan Dugan automated mixing and newly-designed Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC), which will be capable of being controlled from Revolabs Executive Elite boardroom-ready wireless microphones via a future software update.
Dan Dugan auto mixing has been a hugely popular feature of recent Yamaha digital mixers and it is included as standard on the MRX7-D, delivering the de facto standard of auto mixing available today.
A further key feature of the MRX7-D is Yamaha's patented Speech Privacy system. The first pro audio product to include this revolutionary technology, it addresses the growing need to protect privacy in conference rooms and meeting areas, using an original sonic masking technique created from human voices to mask the intelligible content of speech. The MRX7-D includes the ability to generate this unique proprietary algorithm, and then to control and distribute it.
"We have been very excited to work with Yamaha on the MRX7-D. Clear, understandable speech in audio and video conferencing has always been a challenge for users. The combination of the Dugan Speech System algorithm with Revolabs microphones will make the MRX7-D an unbeatable voice processing system in the commercial market," says Dan Dugan, CEO of Dan Dugan Sound Design Inc.
"The new MRX7-D will open up a new market opportunity for Yamaha," adds JP Carney, CEO of Revolabs, "Yamaha has a vast wealth of technology and the introduction of this state of the art product will deliver yet another best in class solution."
Featuring RS232C and Ethernet connectors to facilitate connection to a variety of external controllers, including those by AMX and Crestron, the MRX7-D can also be controlled by Yamaha DCP series control panels, the Wireless DCP app and Yamaha's new ProVisionaire Touch app. Fast, straightforward setup is available via Yamaha MTX-MRX Editor software.
Ken Hiraoka, Yamaha pro audio department manager comments, "After we launched the MTX Series, we received many requests for open architecture products. The MRX7-D answers the need for open architecture DSP design and adds another significant element to the CIS series of processors, amplifiers and loudspeakers. In addition, the collaboration with Revolabs and Dan Dugan Sound Design help
