Yamaha DM7 Series

The Yamaha DM7 series is a compact, Dante-equipped digital console for live sound, broadcast and theater. The DM7 has 120 mono input channels, 32 analog inputs, two 12.1-inch touch screens and 28 faders. The DM7 Compact has 72 input channels, 16 analog inputs, one 12.1-inch screen and 16 faders. You can also rack mount the Compact. Both have 48 Mix buses, 12 Matrices, 24 DCA groups and 144 x 144 Dante channels. Both also have an RJ-45 Network connector for control software such as DM7 Editor.

How Showcaller connects to the Yamaha DM7

Showcaller connects to that Network connector using Yamaha’s native remote control protocol on TCP port 49280. It goes through the Showcaller Bridge App on the show network. No login is needed. The operator asks by voice or in chat, for example mute input 23 or Mix 14 up 2 dB. They can also ask turn off the send from the host mic to Mix 9 or pull the delay Matrix down 3 dB. Showcaller then calls the matching Tool Function. It reads every change back from the console before it reports it done, and it reports any mismatch. The Yamaha mixer integration page lists every function.

Mix buses and Matrices

The DM7’s large bus count is where this helps. The 48 Mix buses can feed wedges, in-ears and broadcast feeds. Meanwhile, the 12 Matrices can feed zones, delays and recording. Showcaller answers a request like what is the level of Mix 31 or is Matrix 4 muted directly from the console. Starter covers input faders and mutes, the Main Stereo master and Mix bus masters. Pro adds Matrix masters and DCA group faders and mutes. It also adds each input’s send level and on/off state to a Mix bus.

Scenes on the Yamaha DM7

Scene recall is not available on the DM7 in Showcaller. The Scene Recall Tool Functions on the Enterprise plan work on Yamaha CL and QL consoles only. So on a DM7 or DM7 Compact, the Pro plan already includes every Tool Function Showcaller offers for the console. The DM7 stores 500 scenes of its own. Recall them from the console, DM7 Editor or DM7 StageMix. For full specs, see Yamaha’s DM7 series page.