Yamaha PY-DSP 32-Slot Premium Rack DSP Expansion Card

Yamaha PY-DSP 32-Slot Premium Rack DSP Expansion Card

The Yamaha PY-DSP is a dedicated audio processing expansion card that adds 32 DSP resource slots to the Premium Rack environment of compatible Yamaha DM5 and DM7 digital mixing consoles. Installed in a console's PY expansion slot, it enables Premium Rack processing on the DM5 Series and provides additional plug-in capacity for DM7 systems.

For live sound, theater, houses of worship, broadcast, touring, and installed audio, the PY-DSP gives engineers more processing headroom without adding external rack processors. DM5 and DM5 Compact consoles provide up to 32 Premium Rack DSP resource slots when the card is installed. On the DM7 Series, it adds another 32 slots beyond the console's existing Premium Rack resources.

The expanded Premium Rack supports Yamaha and Rupert Neve Designs processing, including Portico equalization and compression, dynamic EQ, multiband compression, noise suppression, reverbs, delays, pitch processing, and vintage-style dynamics. Its compact card format measures approximately 3.9" wide, 1.6" high, and 5.3" deep and weighs only 0.2 lb.

Key Features

• 32 DSP Resource Slots: Adds 32 processing slots arranged as 16 x 2 resources for Premium Rack plug-ins.
• Unlocks DM5 Premium Rack: Enables Premium Rack plug-in processing on compatible DM5 and DM5 Compact consoles.
• Expands DM7 Processing: Adds 32 Premium Rack DSP resource slots beyond the DM7 Series' existing processing capacity.
• Premium Plug-in Support: Provides resources for Yamaha and Rupert Neve Designs processors used for EQ, dynamics, ambience, delay, pitch, and sound shaping.
• PY Slot Installation: Installs directly into the dedicated PY expansion slot found on compatible Yamaha digital consoles.
• Integrated Console Workflow: Keeps additional processing inside the Yamaha mixing environment instead of requiring separate external DSP hardware.
• Professional Production Applications: Suits live sound, theater, broadcast, corporate AV, houses of worship, and touring systems requiring additional plug-in resources.
• Compact Expansion Card: Adds substantial processing resources while occupying only the console's internal PY card slot.

32 Additional Premium Rack DSP Resources

The PY-DSP provides 32 DSP resource slots configured as 16 x 2. These are processing-resource slots rather than physical rack spaces, allowing compatible Premium Rack plug-ins to consume available DSP according to their processing requirements.

Premium Rack Processing for DM5

DM5 and DM5 Compact consoles have no Premium Rack DSP resources without the PY-DSP installed. Adding the card provides up to 32 resource slots and enables the console to run supported Premium Rack plug-ins directly within the DM5 mixing environment.

Additional Processing Capacity for DM7

DM7 Series consoles already provide 64 Premium Rack DSP resource slots. Installing the PY-DSP adds another 32 slots, giving engineers additional capacity for plug-in instances when complex productions require more simultaneous premium processing.

Yamaha and Rupert Neve Designs Plug-ins

The supported Premium Rack library includes processors developed with Rupert Neve Designs alongside Yamaha processing tools. Available plug-ins cover equalization, compression, dynamic processing, noise suppression, reverb, delay, tape-style processing, modulation, and pitch applications for detailed mix shaping.

Technical Specifications

• Brand: Yamaha
• Model: PY-DSP
• Product Type: Audio Processing Expansion Card
• Expansion Interface: Yamaha PY Slot
• DSP Resources: 32 slots, 16 x 2
• DM5 Premium Rack Capacity with PY-DSP: Up to 32 DSP resource slots
• DM7 Expansion: Adds 32 Premium Rack DSP resource slots to the existing 64 resources
• Compatible Console Series: Yamaha DM5 Series and DM7 Series
• Compatible DM5 Models: DM5 and DM5 Compact
• Supported Premium Rack Plug-ins: RND Portico5033, RND Portico5043, Portico 5045, U76, Opt-2A, Comp276, Buss Comp 369, MBC4, DaNSe, EQ-1A, Equalizer601, Dynamic EQ, Dynamic EQ4, REV-X, OpenDeck, Analog Delay, Max100, Vintage Phaser, Dual Phaser, HQ.Pitch
• Dimensions: 3.9" W x 1.6" H x 5.3" D
• Weight: 0.2 lb