YAMAHA DM3 / DM3S · .DM3F

Your DM3 scene, with the supported strip state visible.

Import a native .dm3f, review supported channel settings in the Strip, and export a patched copy. The preview identifies every field load·in can write and every field it preserves.

Open load·in See what it won't touch

01 — The format

A compact native scene

.dm3f is the DM3/DM3S scene file used by Yamaha DM3 Editor and the desk. load·in works against the native scene container, preserving unedited data while applying only the bounded fields represented in the export preview.

File Format

.dm3f

DM3 Editor's native scene file

Input Channels

Fixed surface, no expansion

02 — What load·in reads

Channel identity and the supported Strip

Import a .dm3f and load·in pulls channel names plus supported filter, EQ, gate, comp, fader, mute, pan and Aux state into the project. One-knob and unfamiliar processing layouts remain preserved rather than being rewritten speculatively.

03 — What load·in writes

A bounded standard-strip write path

✓Channel names, trim, polarity, fader, mute and pan

✓HPF, standard four-band PEQ, gate and comp where the imported channel uses a supported standard processing model

✓Aux sends 1–12 on/off and level for the supported native channel record

—Colors, icons, stereo links, DCA membership and physical-input 48V are preserved, not authored.

04 — What load·in leaves alone

Unedited scene data stays with the scene

load·in patches supported channel-owned fields and preserves the rest of the imported scene. Same-format channel moves carry the supported strip record and remap verified sidechain references; an unsupported reference or processing layout refuses the write rather than silently landing on the wrong channel.

05 — What load·in won't claim

The honest edges

—One-knob EQ/comp modes and unfamiliar processing models are preserved, not converted into standard controls.

—Fresh standard-strip and same-format relocation exports opened successfully in Yamaha DM3 Editor 3.0.0. Physical-console and every-firmware acceptance are not claimed.

06 — Before the show

Verify it before it's the desk's problem

Yamaha DM3 Editor 3.0.0 opened load·in's exports without a format or load error. Two cases were run on 2026-07-29 — a fresh standard-strip export and a same-format channel relocation — and the exact output hashes are recorded alongside the result. That is editor acceptance for those two cases. It is not console-firmware certification, and it says nothing about cases outside those two. Check yours on the desk you're using.

Open the exported .dm3f in the matching DM3 Editor release and confirm channel names and changed Strip values.
Load into a spare scene and compare physical-input 48V, colors, icons, stereo links and other preserved fields against the source.
Read the export preview before every download; it is the exact contract for the selected workflow.

Other supported workflows: Yamaha CL/QL · Yamaha RIVAGE PM · the full list is on the console support page.

Bring the plot and the supported strip state together.

Import your DM3 scene. Build the plot. Review the Strip. Export a patched copy.

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No signup required for local planning. DM3 console-file import and export require Pro and an internet connection.