User Manual

Multichannel Monitoring Tutorial Booklet (M2TB) rev. 3.5.2

Masataka Nakahara : SONA Corporation

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In order to construct a reliable monitoring environment, THX pm3 also requires that playback equipment

such as speakers and amps be selected from a list of approved equipment that has met careful testing by

THX. In addition to this equipment, equipment related to surround monitoring (such as the bass

management controller described in the following section) must also be approved.

The combination of “appropriate room acoustic design,” “appropriate combination of playback

equipment,” and a “yearly check by dedicated staff” makes a THX pm3 Certified Studio that reliably

delivers an accurate multi-channel playback environment.

The Yamaha DM2000, DM1000, and 02R digital consoles are the first mixing

consoles whose bass management and other surround monitoring controller

functionality have been approved as THX pm3 Approved equipment (DM2000 and

02R96: Ver.2.1 and later, DM1000: Ver.2.0 and later). In addition to being the first

approved bass management controllers built into mixing consoles, these are also

the first full-digital THX pm3 Approved bass management controllers. This

indicates that the surround monitoring functionality of the DM2000, DM1000, and

02R96 provides sufficient functionality to act as a stand-alone monitor controller.

* For details regarding THX pm3 Certified Studios, refer to http://www.thx.com

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