Klaus Hausherr

FOH engineer, "Luglio Suona Bene"

"We'd already used the PM5000 console last winter on various occasions and, after having used it for Luglio Suona Bene with a considerable variety of music genres, I must say it's a pleasure to work with, because it sounds really good - Yamaha has come up with a console that in my opinion is of an extremely high standard - the preamplifiers for example are really excellent."

"The function I appreciate most of all and use most frequently is the possibility of using the desk's software to make different uses of the eight mono aux sends - post-pan groups, pre-pan groups, or just normal auxes - this makes for extremely flexible pot use. This facility is very useful, for example, when several channels have to be compressed - such as brass sections, keyboards or groups of backing vocalists - instead of using eight compressors, you can use just two on a sub group."

Clive Franks

FOH engineer, Elton John tour

"I got very used to the Yamaha PM4000, but the PM5000 EQ is a lot warmer. I might only have been able to boost or cut a dB or so on the PM4000 and you'd hear it immediately, now I might end up boosting a channel by 5 dB."

"I'm very impressed with the PM5000, the mic preamps are very good, it's much quieter than the PM4000. It suits the type of mix I do, I like to let the mix breathe: I'm not an engineer who'll just set levels and sit there. "