Equipment file · Analogue mixing console

PM1000 console

Yamaha · 1974

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The Yamaha PM1000 was a modular four-bus console introduced in 1974, developed from a mixer Yamaha built for Japan's first outdoor rock concert, 8.8 Rockday. It had transformer-isolated inputs and outputs, four bus and four matrix outputs, and 16, 24 or 32 channels.

Introduced
1974
Category
Analogue mixing console
Intended use
Sound reinforcement and recording
Production
Yamaha; 16, 24 and 32-channel versions

Equipment photographs · 1

Yamaha PM1000-16 mixing console

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Yamaha PM1000-16 mixing console·Yamaha Corporation·© Yamaha Corporation; used for identification and historical commentary

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    Yamaha says it became an industry standard and spawned the PM line, including the PM3000.

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  2. 02

    Its modular build and transformer I/O set a reliability template for touring consoles.

Engineering record

Configurations
4 busses, 4 matrix outputs, 16/24/32 inputs[1]
I/O
Transformer-isolated inputs and outputs[1]

Original pricing

No reliable period price located

2026 equivalent

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Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1PM1000-16Yamaha Corporation (Innovation Road) · reference · 1974
  2. 2Yamaha Pro Audio Celebrates 50 YearsYamaha · archive · 2019-12-23

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