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The Vestax PMC Pro series were perhaps the most iconic scratch mixers of all time. They distinguished themselves from the earlier PMC range by using VCA circuitry.

Architectures

The PMC Pro series went through a number of revisions, but were all based around 5 basic architectures :

Optocoupler-based

These models featured an optocoupler-based VCA, ran off 12

Series

05 series

Variants :

PMC-05Pro

• Released : 1995 (according to the book Groove Music)
• Mixer Circuit : Optocoupler VCA
• Faders : ALPS
• Service Manual : File:PMC-05PRO.pdf

PMC-05ProII

• Mixer Circuit : JFET VCA (2SK30A-GR)
• Faders : PCV
• Power supply : DC-15A
• Service Manual : File:PMC-05PRO2.pdf

PMC-05ProIII

• *Mixer Circuit : JFET VCA (probably 2SK30A-GR)
• *Faders : PCV
• Power supply : DC-15A

Also has an effects loop

PMC-05ProSL

Based on the PMC-05PROIII *Mixer Circuit : JFET VCA (probably 2SK30A-GR) *Faders : PCV

• Power supply : DC-15A

PMC-05ProIIIVCA

• Mixer Circuit : JFET VCA (probably 2SK117Y)
• Faders : PCV
• Power supply : AC-14

PMC-05ProSLVCA

• Mixer Circuit : JFET VCA (probably 2SK117Y)
• Faders : PCV
• Power supply : AC-14

PMC-05ProIIIDX

Specialised VCA IC, PCV Line/Cross Faders, Effects loop, DVS In/Out.

PMC-05ProIV

Digital mixing, CF-X2 Crossfader, IF-PCV Line Faders, USB MIDI control

06 Series

The 06Pro was based on the 05's circuitry.

PMC-06Pro

• Released : 1998 (according to the book Groove Music)
• Mixer Circuit : Optocoupler-based VCA
• Faders : ALPS
• Power supply : DC-15A

PMC-06ProA

• Mixer Circuit : JFET VCA (2SK30A-GR)
• Faders : PCV
• Power supply : DC-15A

PMC-06ProVCA

• Released : 1998
• Mixer Circuit : JFET VCA (2SK117Y)
• Faders : PCV
• Power supply : AC-14
• Service Manual : [1]