Yamaha Corporation Of America Winter Namm 2012 Press

MG MIXER LINE STEPS UP: YAMAHA INTRODUCES
THE MGP16X AND MGP12X
—Premium Performance Analog Mixing Consoles Offer
Class-Leading Sound Quality and Exclusive Features—
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Yamaha’s MG Mixer line is known for durability, reliability and value.
Now, live performance venues like clubs, schools, theaters and churches have a new choice, the
premium MGP16X and MGP12X mixers, which will be introduced at Winter NAMM 2012.
High-end features include D-PRE discrete Class A
microphone preamps for superior phase response and
Xpressive EQ using Yamaha’s famous VCM (Virtual
Circuit Modeling) for a more musical sound. Dual
Digital Effects, a multi-effect akin to those found on the
popular MG series mixers, including an SPX block with
reverb, delay and modulation effects and a dedicated REV-X high-density reverb engine, offer
unparalleled flexibility to build complex effects and enhance the sound quality.
The mixers also include a Ducker function, which automatically lowers the level of back- ground
music to accommodate the voice of an announcer coming in on another channel. Another
function, the Leveler, eliminates a common problem by automatically maintaining a consistent
sound volume when playing music from an iPod/iPhone or other audio players, even when the
sound output level differs from song to song. The included USB port, which allows a direct
digital connection to an iPod, iTouch or iPhone, also charges these units.
The useful Stereo Image function narrows the pan balance of the stereo sound source, a feature
useful in restaurants and other spaces where the left and right speakers are positioned at long
distances apart, or when accompaniment sound is sent to the left channel and the vocal sound is
channeled to the right and a more natural stereo image is desired. Mono is also available if
required.
The new MGP series offers a level of audio quality and flexibility unseen in the medium-format
mixer marketplace,” said Wayne Hrabak, Marketing Manager, Live Sound, Yamaha Pro Audio
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