Yamaha DEK-BR Broadcast Software Package for DM7 Series

Yamaha DEK-BR Broadcast Software Package for DM7 Series

The Yamaha DEK-BR (Also known as the DEK-DM7-BR) Broadcast Package is a professional software expansion that adds dedicated broadcast mixing functions to compatible DM7 Series digital consoles. It equips DM7 systems with tools such as Mix Minus, Loudness Meter, Audio Follow Video, Source Selection Mix Mode, Peak Program Meters, and 5.1 surround support for broadcast, streaming, OB, and production workflows.

Designed for engineers working in television, radio, live streaming, outside broadcast, corporate production, and other content environments, the DEK-DM7-BR expands the DM7 platform without requiring a separate broadcast console. Specialized cue, monitoring, metering, source-selection, and audio-follow-video functions help operators manage announcers, remote contributors, program feeds, video-linked sources, and complex monitoring requirements from the familiar DM7 operating environment.

The Broadcast Package is compatible with DM7, DM7 Compact, DM7-EX, and DM7-EX Compact configurations. Yamaha also includes Broadcast Package license access with systems containing the DM7 Control expansion controller. ProVisionaire Cloud is used for license management, and compatible DM7 firmware is required. Current Yamaha documentation confirms 5.1 surround functionality with DM7 firmware version 1.6 or later.

Key Features

• Broadcast Workflow Expansion: Adds specialized broadcast-oriented mixing, monitoring, cueing, metering, and source-management functions to compatible DM7 Series consoles.
• Mix Minus: Creates feeds that exclude selected sources, supporting presenter, remote contributor, communication, and broadcast return workflows.
• Audio Follow Video: Supports broadcast systems where audio source behavior follows associated video switching or tally-based control.
• Loudness Meter: Adds dedicated loudness monitoring tools for workflows where consistent program loudness is an important operational requirement.
• Source Selection Mix Mode: Provides specialized source-selection functionality for broadcast-oriented mixing and routing applications.
• Broadcast Cue Functions: Includes Fader Cue Release and Back Stop PFL to support specialized monitoring and operator workflows.
• Broadcast Metering: Adds Peak Program Meter functionality and dedicated meter-scale options for professional broadcast monitoring.
• 5.1 Surround Support: Enables multichannel surround mixing functionality on supported DM7 systems running the required firmware.

Mix Minus for Broadcast and Remote Production

Mix Minus is designed for workflows where a destination needs a complete program feed without hearing its own source returned. This is particularly useful for presenters, remote guests, communications paths, and other broadcast applications where carefully managed return mixes help prevent distracting feedback or doubled audio.

Audio Follow Video Integration

Audio Follow Video allows the DM7 broadcast workflow to coordinate audio behavior with video switching. In supported systems, this helps production teams manage audio sources alongside changing video feeds, reducing repetitive manual actions during broadcasts, livestreams, and other productions where picture and sound must remain closely coordinated.

Broadcast Loudness and PPM Metering

The DEK-DM7-BR adds broadcast-focused metering capabilities including Loudness Meter and Peak Program Meter functions. These tools give operators additional visual information for evaluating program levels and loudness directly from the DM7 environment, helping the console better serve production workflows that require dedicated broadcast metering.

Specialized Cue and Monitoring Functions

Fader Cue Release and Back Stop PFL expand the console's cue-monitoring behavior for broadcast applications. Speaker Selection provides additional monitoring flexibility, while dedicated broadcast functions allow engineers to configure a DM7 system around control-room, production, and program-monitoring requirements rather than relying only on its standard live-sound workflow.

5.1 Surround Mixing

The Broadcast Package adds 5.1 surround support for compatible DM7 Series consoles. Yamaha's current DM7 documentation identifies 5.1 surround functionality for systems running firmware version 1.6 or later, extending the console platform into multichannel broadcast and immersive program-production applications.

Compatible Across the DM7 Series

The DEK-DM7-BR works with DM7 Series configurations including DM7, DM7 Compact, DM7-EX, and DM7-EX Compact. Systems incorporating a DM7 Control expansion controller include access to the Broadcast and Theatre Package license codes, so users should verify their existing configuration before purchasing the software separately.

Technical Specifications

• Brand: Yamaha
• Model: DEK-DM7-BR
• Product Type: Broadcast Functionality Software Package
• Compatible Series: Yamaha DM7 Series
• Compatible Consoles: DM7, DM7 Compact, DM7-EX, DM7-EX Compact
• Sound Bus Support: Included
• Mix Minus: Included
• Loudness Meter: Included
• Fader Cue Release: Included
• Back Stop PFL: Included
• Audio Follow Video: Included
• Source Selection Mix Mode: Included
• Speaker Selection: Included
• Peak Program Meters: Included
• Meter Scale: Included
• 5.1 Surround: Supported with DM7 firmware version 1.6 or later
• Package Firmware Requirement: DM7 firmware version 1.5 or later
• License Management: ProVisionaire Cloud
• DM7 Control Integration: Broadcast Package license access is included with the DM7 Control expansion controller