The Yamaha DM3-D is a 22-channel digital mixer with capabilities that far exceed the confines of its ultra-compact size. Although the DM3-D is jam-packed with cutting-edge features, it's a breeze to navigate thanks to its best-in-class, 9-inch touchscreen and single all-purpose touch-and-turn knob. You get crystal-clear 96kHz audio, which is bolstered by 16 excellent-sounding mic preamps and eight analog outputs. Yamaha has long been renowned for their digital effects, going way back to their '80s-era REV and SPX processors, and the DM3-D reflects that storied heritage. You'll also benefit from multiple recording and streaming options, including an 18 x 18 USB interface, 16 x 16 Dante interface, and 2 x 2 recording directly to a USB drive. A DAW remote mode with transport control and custom control via OSC, USB-MIDI, and ProVisionaire round out the DM3-D's extensive feature set. Want a subcompact, Dante-equipped digital mixer with zero sacrifices or compromises? If so, the solution is simple: the Yamaha DM3-D!

Yamaha DM3 Dante Digital Mixing Console at a Glance:

• 8 + 1 fader configuration
• 9-inch multi-touch screen
• Input mixing channels: 16 mono + 1 stereo + 2 FX return
• Busses: 1 Stereo, 6 Mix, 2 FX, 2 Matrix (Supports Input to Matrix)
• Local I/O: 16 Mic/Line (12 XLR + 4 XLR/TRS Phones Combo) inputs, and 8 (XLR) outputs
• Dante: 16 inputs, and 16 outputs
• USB: 18 inputs, and 18 outputs
• 18 Effects, and GEQ on Mix 1-6 and Stereo channels
• Sampling rate: 48kHz/96kHz
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 320 mm × 140 mm × 455 mm
• Net weight: 6.5 kg

Legendary Yamaha sound with simple, intuitive operation

Yamaha's legacy of amazing-sounding consoles stretches back to the 1970s, and the DM3-D continues that tradition. Capable of sampling rates as high as 96kHz, the DM3-D is an inspiring choice for mixing, recording, live streaming, or even installed applications from a company that knows how to build a mixer. What's more, it's easy to operate. Its intuitive 9-inch touchscreen and single touch-and-turn knob make managing any application a piece of cake, enabling you to focus on your music rather than on a complex, difficult-to-use interface.

Packs a lot of I/O into a subcompact console

Here at Music Experience,we're impressed with how Yamaha packed 22 flexible channels of I/O into the DM3-D, which houses 16 mono channels, one stereo channel, and two stereo FX returns. You get six mono or three stereo mixes, two matrixes, and one stereo bus, along with 16 outstanding mic preamps and eight convenient analog outputs. A 16 x 16 Dante interface supplies loads of room for expansion. You also get an 18 x 18 USB audio interface for playback and recording, plus an onboard 2 x 2 USB recorder.

Loaded with state-of-the-art features

The DM3-D is teeming with cutting-edge features. For starters, you can use the DM3-D for tactile operation of your DAW, enabling you to control operations like volume adjustment, play, and stop using the console's faders and buttons as physical controllers. You can also take custom control over the DM3-D via OSC, USB-MIDI, and Yamaha's powerful ProVisionaire software applications!

What Yamaha Says...

The word “compact” is often associated with limitations, and in the sound reinforcement world, often implies compromises in functionality, connectivity, or sound quality, and sometimes all three. Until now choosing a compact console has almost invariably been a matter of what you’re willing to sacrifice to get the capabilities you need in the space you have. The new DM3 series of mixing consoles shatters this stereotype, offering superb sound quality, fast and easy setup and operation, and professional-level features for live sound, streaming, and live or home recording and music production—a combination unmatched in any other mixing console this size. In an ever-changing world that constantly presents new challenges as well as opportunities, DM3 mixing consoles give you the power and flexibility to do more with than you ever imagined with a compact digital console.

Raising the bar for compact digital mixers 

In 1987 Yamaha released the first ever digital mixer, the DMP7, ushering in a new era of consoles that boasted greater functionality in a more compact design than their analog counterparts. Decades later the DM3 Series is setting a new standard for compact console performance, featuring versatile capabilities and extreme portability that make it an invaluable tool for a wide range of applications and environments. The DM3 Series comprises two models, the DM3 Standard and the DM3—the first compact console to be fully compatible with Dante technology, allowing for faster and easier setup with multiple devices. Both consoles feature a multi-language user interface that can be configured to make operation simple and trouble-free for users with different backgrounds and varying skill levels. Equally at home in a live performance venue or your home studio, it’s easy to imagine taking a DM3 Series console to a gig, recording and streaming the audio, and then taking it home for editing as part of your DAW setup. Alternatively, you could use it as a main mixer for a small performance one day, and as a sub-mixer for live streaming the next—the possibilities are endless.

A legacy of sonic purity

The ideal starting point for any audio engineering endeavor is transparent, uncolored sound. All Yamaha mixers are built on that philosophy, with the goal of allowing engineers to capture the on-stage sound accurately, without coloration, and then add creative touches as required. Capable of sampling rates as high as 96 kHz despite its compact size the DM3 Series continues this legacy of sonic purity, offering you the perfect starting point for mixing, recording, live streaming, or even installed applications.

Simple. Intuitive. Powerful.

Perhaps the most significant advantage of a digital console is the ease of operation and accessibility of powerful functions and features that would otherwise require a higher level of user experience as well as more outboard gear to actualize in an analog setup. The DM3 Series exemplifies a “less is more” design philosophy, utilizing a 9” touchscreen and a single Touch & Turn knob for managing most of the console’s operations, resulting in a user experience reminiscent of a smartphone.