On the surface the PM5D may look like a streamlined 24-channel console, but it is actually much, much more: a total of 130 input connections, simultaneous mixing of up to 64 inputs to stereo or LCR stereo, and 24 mix buses with extraordinary versatility, all with 500-scenes of total recall. Plus you have the equivalent of several racks full of first-rate processing gear onboard (56 Gates, 92 Comps, 97 Delays, 12 GEQs and 8 units of SPX2000 class multi effects).
On the PM5D, all parameters are recallable in up to 500 scenes, so you can instantly key to the perfect mix.
The PM5D is equipped with 3-1, 5.1 and 6.1 surround modes.
Four rear-panel Mini-YGDAI expansion slots allow you to use a range of MY series expansion cards to enhance the PM5D in a number of ways. You can, for example, use the added I/O capability to connect to and remotely control high-performance Yamaha AD8HR 8-channel A/D with microphone preamplifiers. You could also significantly expand your audio processing capabilities by cascading to a DME64N Digital Mixing Engine. You can have 64 matrix outs, and control additional GEQ, Master fader, Cross Over, Delay and Matrix Mixer components created on DME64N from PM5D. Or, of course, you could cascade-connect to another PM5D bidirectionally (up to 4 units unidirectionally) to create a huge system, or other Yamaha digital mixers such as the DM2000 or DM1000 for submix applications.