Description

The DMP7D is the DMP7 taken to its logical conclusion: fully digital, no internal A/D or D/A, only Y2, AES/EBU and SDIF I/O. Historically, this 8-channel 16-bit unit is a direct ancestor of the DMC1000 lineage and onward to 02R, DM2000 and Rivage PM. Entry to be arbitrated against the DMP7 already in the database (a distinct variant, same internal features but radically different connectivity).

Technical

Specifications

Inputs / Outputs

Total inputs	8

Processing

Mix buses	2
Aux sends	3
DSP engine	Moteur de traitement/effets hérité du SPX Yamaha (17 algos internes)
Max sample rate	48,000 kHz
Bit depth	16 bits
Eq	EQ paramétrique numérique 3 bandes par voie, +/-15 dB, Q 0.1-0.5.
Sends	3 départs commutables pre/post-fader par voie.
Effects	17 effets numériques internes issus du moteur SPX (reverb, gate reverb, delay, echo, flanger, chorus, phasing, tremolo, symphonic, early reflections, stereo echo).
Dynamics	Compresseur stéréo numérique sur le bus de sortie.

Surface

Physical faders	8
Motorized faders	Yes
Touchscreen	No

Recording

Onboard recording	No

Networking

Networking & protocols	AES/EBU / Network
Redundant PSU	No
Redundant networking	No

Other

Variant	Variante purement numérique du DMP7 (1987) : mixage 8 voies numériques 16 bits, même fonctions internes, mais aucune conversion A/D ou D/A interne. Le DMP7D ne dialogue avec l'extérieur qu'en numérique (Y2, AES/EBU, SDIF Sony).
Channels	8 voies mono + retour stéréo, 2 bus, 8 faders motorisés 100 mm.
Memory	30 scènes internes + 67 emplacements supplémentaires via cartouche RAM4.
Digital In	Entrée numérique 8 canaux au format Yamaha Y2 (sub-D 25 broches), compatible AD808 et boîtiers IFU1-4 (Sony PCM-3324, PCM-1610/1630, Mitsubishi X-850, Otari DTR-900) ; entrée stéréo consumer (RCA) pour CD/DAT sur canaux 7-8.
Digital Out	Sortie numérique format Sony (SDIF) niveau RS-422 sur XLR-3-32 ou TTL sur BNC ; sortie stéréo consumer pour DAT ; AES/EBU (attestée par la documentation Yamaha).
Cascade	Cascade numérique jusqu'à 2 unités supplémentaires (câble 3 m fourni).
Remote	Télécommande dédiée optionnelle RTC1 ; pédalier optionnel FC7 ; contrôle temps réel de tous les paramètres via MIDI.
Price	Prix de lancement : environ 500 000 JPY (août 1988).

Editorial & artists

Our take

The DMP7 is already a revolution: a fully digital production mixer with motorized faders and scene recall at a price that had nothing in common with the Neve DSP or SSL SL 5000. The DMP7D pushes the logic further: everything routes through external converters, everything talks digital. Visionary, but commercially risky - you had to equip yourself with AD808, DA202 and IFU1-4 units, which kept it confined to already-digital studios.

Today, with a decent external AES/SDIF converter, it remains a heritage studio object: 16-bit / 48 kHz is the ceiling, you don't use it for serious tracking, but you pull it out for its 'digital 80s' grain and its very characteristic SPX gate reverbs. Historically it foreshadows the DMC1000, the 02R and the YGDAI/MY-card concept that still lives on in the CL/QL/Rivage lines.

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Yamaha DMP7D