Equipment file · Analogue mixing console

PM3000 console

Yamaha · 1985

Evidence status · documented

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

The Yamaha PM3000, introduced in 1985, succeeded the PM2000 with VCA and mute grouping and balanced I/O throughout, documented in detail in Yamaha's operating and service manuals.

Introduced
1985
Category
Analogue mixing console
Intended use
Front-of-house live sound and recording
Production
Yamaha PM series; discontinued

Equipment photographs · 1

Yamaha PM3000 AUX return modules — manufacturer manual drawing

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Yamaha PM3000 AUX return modules — manufacturer manual drawing·Yamaha Corporation·© Yamaha Corporation; used for identification and historical commentary

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    It carried the [[yamaha-pm1000|PM1000]] lineage into the mid-1980s touring market.

  2. 02

    Its VCA and mute groups suited large touring productions.

Engineering record

Grouping
VCA master/slave and mute master/slave sections[1]

Original pricing

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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. 1PM-3000 Operating ManualYamaha · manual
  2. 2Yamaha Pro Audio 50 YearsYamaha · archive · 2019-12-23

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