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M7CL-32 M7CL-48 M7CL-48ES Ow ner’ s M anual EN.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 2 * This applies only to products distr ibuted b y Y AMAHA CORPORA TION OF AMERICA. (class B) FCC INFORMA TION (U .S.A.) 1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements.
3 M7CL Owner’s Manual The top half of the abov e w arning is located on the top or the rear panel of the unit. Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an e.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 4 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a saf e place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards.
5 M7CL Owner’s Manual • When turning on the AC power in your audio system, always turn on the power amplifier LAST , to avoid speaker damage. When turning the power off, the power amplifier should be turned off FIRST for the same reason.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 6 Contents 1. Introduction 9 Thank you ................................................................... 9 An overview of the M7CL ........................................... 9 About the models .................................
7 M7CL Owner’s Manual Contents 11. Grouping and linking 123 About DCA Groups and Mute Groups .................. 123 Using DCA groups.................................................. 123 Assigning channels to a DCA group .................. 123 Controlling DCA groups .
M7CL Owner’s Manual 8 Contents 19. Help function 225 Loading a Help file from a USB storage device ... 225 Loading a text file from a USB storage device .... 226 Viewing Help ........................................................... 227 Using user-defined keys to recall Help directly .
9 M7CL Owner’s Manual Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the Y amaha M7CL digital mixing console. In order to take full adv an- tage of the M7CL ’ s super ior functionality and enjo y years of troub le-free use, please read this manual bef ore you begin using the product.
M7CL Owner’s Manual An overview of the M7CL 10 A second M7CL unit or a digital mix er such as the Y amaha PM5D connected via a digital I/O card installed in a slot can be cascade-connected in the digital domain. Of the MIX buses, MA TRIX b uses, STEREO/MONO buses, and CUE b us, up to twenty-four buses can be cas- caded indi vidually .
About the models 11 M7CL Owner’s Manual Introduction 1 The M7CL is av ailable in three models; the M7CL-48, the M7CL-32, and the M7CL-48ES. These models diff er as f ollows . This model features 48 INPUT jacks, 4 ST IN jacks and 16 OMNI OUT jacks, enabling you to use 48 INPUT channels.
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the models 12 This model features 32 INPUT jacks, 4 ST IN jacks and 16 OMNI OUT jacks, enabling you to use 32 INPUT channels. It also features a REMO TE jack that enables you to remotely control an external head amp de vice that supports a special pro- tocol.
About the models 13 M7CL Owner’s Manual Introduction 1 This model features eight OMNI IN jacks, eight OMNI OUT jacks and EtherSound connectors, enabling you to use 48 INPUT and 24 OUTPUT channels. Y ou can expand the number of inputs and outputs by connecting up to three SB168-ES units or other equi valent EtherSound devices.
M7CL Owner’s Manual The M7CL’s channel structure 14 The M7CL provides the f ollowing input channels and output channels. This section processes an input signal and sends it to v ari- ous buses (STEREO, MONO, MIX, MA TRIX). There are two types of input channel, as follo ws.
15 M7CL Owner’s Manual Introduction 1 The sixteen MIX buses pro vided on the M7CL can be assigned either as V ARI or FIXED types in pairs of adjacent odd-numbered/e ven-numbered b uses ( → p .
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the firmware version 16 Y ou can view the firmware v ersion number in the SETUP screen ( → p . 229). Y ou can also download the most recent firmware version from the w ebsite.
17 M7CL Owner’s Manual P anels and controls 2 Chapter 2 Panels and controls This chapter e xplains the names and functions of each par t of the M7CL. The top panel of the M7CL is divided into the f ollowing sections . T op panel SELECTED CHANNEL section (P .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Top panel 18 1 [SEL] key These ke ys select the channel to be controlled. When you press this ke y to make the LED light, that channel will be selected for control in the SELECTED CHANNEL sec- tion and in the touch screen. In SENDS ON F ADER mode, the [SEL] keys of all chan- nels will light.
Top panel P anels and controls 19 M7CL Owner’s Manual 2 If an optional MBM7CL meter bridge is installed, the MIX/MA TRIX channel lev els can be monitored at all times. The monitoring position can be selected from PRE EQ (immediately before attenuator), PRE F ADER (imme- diately before the fader), or POST ON (immediately after the [ON] ke y).
M7CL Owner’s Manual Top panel 20 D [D YNAMICS 1] encoder ● When an input channel is selected Adjusts the THRESHOLD parameter of the g ate, etc. ● When a MIX, MA TRIX, or STEREO/MONO channel is selected Adjusts the THRESHOLD parameter of the compres- sor , etc.
Top panel P anels and controls 21 M7CL Owner’s Manual 2 In this section you can control a group of (up to) eight channels or DCA groups selected in the N A VIGA TION KEYS section. 1 Multi-function encoders According to the type of screen that is currently selected, these encoders control the knobs selected in the touch screen.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Top panel 22 In this section you can perform operations for scene mem- ory and monitoring. 1 SCENE MEMOR Y [ST ORE] key This ke y stores the current mix parameter settings into a dedicated scene memory . B SCENE MEMOR Y [RECALL] key This ke y recalls previously-sa ved settings from a scene memory .
Top panel P anels and controls 23 M7CL Owner’s Manual 2 In this section you can control the principal parameters of the STEREO/MONO channels. 1 [SEL] key This ke y selects the channel to be controlled.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Rear panel 24 1 INPUT jacks (M7CL-32/48) These are balanced XLR-3-31 female input jacks for inputting analog audio signals from line le vel devices or microphones.
Rear panel P anels and controls 25 M7CL Owner’s Manual 2 C ST IN jacks 1–4 (M7CL-38/48) These are balanced XLR-3-31 female input jacks for inputting analog audio signals from line le vel devices or microphones. Nominal input le vel is -62 dBu to +10 dBu.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Rear panel 26 K EtherSound [IN]/[OUT] connectors These etherCON CA T5 (RJ-45) connectors allow the M7CL-48ES to be connected to an SB168-ES or another EtherSound de vice via Ethernet cables (CA T5e or higher recommended). The [IN] and [OUT] connectors also allo w daisy chain or ring connection of EtherSound devices.
Under the front pad P anels and controls 27 M7CL Owner’s Manual 2 1 PHONES LEVEL knob Adjusts the le vel of the signal that is output from the PHONES OUT jack. B PHONES OUT (headphone output) jack This headphone jack lets you monitor the MONIT OR OUT or CUE signal.
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M7CL Owner’s Manual Basic operation of the M7CL 3 29 Chapter 3 Basic operation of the M7CL This chapter e xplains the M7CL ’ s user interf ace and its basic operations. This section e xplains the basic procedures you can perf or m in the M7CL ’ s top panel and touch screen.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 30 Multifunction encoders 1–8 are used to operate the knobs selected for operation in the touch screen ( → p. 31). When you press to select a knob that can be controlled by the multifunction encoders, a thick line appears around it.
The on-screen user interface 31 M7CL Owner’s Manual Basic operation of the M7CL 3 Faders in the screen are used mainly for visual confi rma- tion of the le vels of the corresponding channels, and will mov e in tandem when you operate the top panel faders.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 32 When you press a b utton or field for a specific parameter in a screen, a windo w sho wing detailed parameters or lists will appear .
Viewing the touch screen 33 M7CL Owner’s Manual Basic operation of the M7CL 3 If the oscillator or talkback is enabled, this area will indi- cate “OSC” or “TB” respecti v ely . If cue monitor is on, the type of signal being cue-monitored (IN/OUT/DCA/KEY IN/EFFECT) is sho wn.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Entering names 34 On the M7CL you can assign a name to each input channel, output channel, and DCA g roup , and assign a title to scene and library data when saving it. To assign a name, y ou will use the keyboard windo w shown in the screen.
Using the tool buttons 35 M7CL Owner’s Manual Basic operation of the M7CL 3 In some popup windows , the title bar at the top of the windo w contains tool b uttons for additional functions. Y ou can use these buttons to access related libraries or cop y parameters from one channel to another channel.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using the tool buttons 36 [A TT/HPF/EQ popup window] [D YNAMICS 1/2 popup window] In the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen or the O VER VIEW screen, press the appropriate field for EQ or Dynamics 1/2.
Using the tool buttons 37 M7CL Owner’s Manual Basic operation of the M7CL 3 If you use the channel number / channel name b uttons in the 8 ch/ALL popup windo w , you can select multi- ple channels by selecting a re gion. In this case, the same library data will be recalled to all of the selected channels.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using the tool buttons 38 5 Press the RECALL button. 6 The selected data will immediately be loaded into the channel (EQ/d ynamics) or rack (GEQ/eff ect) you selected in step 2. ● Storing settings in a library 1 Open a popup window that pr ovides the tool buttons.
Using the tool buttons 39 M7CL Owner’s Manual Basic operation of the M7CL 3 ● Erasing settings from a library 1 Open a popup window that pr ovides the tool buttons. 2 In the upper part of the popup window , press the LIBRAR Y button to access the library .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using the tool buttons 40 Here’ s how the EQ/dynamics settings of the currently selected channel or the GEQ/ef fect settings of a rack can be copied to a buf fer memory and pasted to another chan- nel or rack. Copy/paste operations are restricted to the follo wing com- binations.
Using the tool buttons 41 M7CL Owner’s Manual Basic operation of the M7CL 3 5 To compare the first set of settings with the current settings (the second set), press the COMP ARE b utton. Y ou will return to the first set of settings. At this time, the second set of settings will be held in the b uffer memory .
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M7CL Owner’s Manual 43 Connections and setup 4 Chapter 4 Connections and setup This chapter e xplains how to connect SB168-ES units to the M7CL, make audio input and output connections, and perf or m the setup operation required when you star t the M7CL f or the first time.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Connecting SB168-ES units to the M7CL-48ES using the STAGE BOX SETUP function 44 1 Connect the EtherSound [OUT] connector on the M7CL-48ES to the [IN] connector of the first SB168-ES unit, and daisy chain subsequent units as shown in the diagram.
Connecting SB168-ES units to the M7CL-48ES using the STAGE BOX SETUP function 45 M7CL Owner’s Manual Connections and setup 4 1 Connect the EtherSound [OUT] connector on the M7CL-48ES to the [IN] con.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 46 After the steps abov e are completed, patches are assigned as follo ws: *1: Since the total number of input and output channels is limited to 64 in ring networks, an identical audio signal will be output to SB168-ES units ID#2 and ID#3.
Audio input/output connections 47 M7CL Owner’s Manual Connections and setup 4 To the OMNI OUT jacks on the M7CL and the OUTPUT jacks on the SB-168-ES units, you can patch the output signals from output channels (MIX, MA TRIX, STEREO (L/R), MONO (C)), monitor signals (MONITOR OUT L/R/C channel), and the direct out signals of the input channels.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Audio input/output connections 48 Use the 2TR OUT DIGIT AL jack to send the M7CL ’ s internal signals to an external digital audio de vice.
Audio input/output connections 49 M7CL Owner’s Manual Connections and setup 4 Before you install I/O cards in slots 1–3, you must check the Y amaha website to determine whether the card is compatible with the M7CL, and to verify the total number of Y amaha or third-party cards that can be installed in combination with that card.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Setup items required when you start up the M7CL for the first time 50 This section e xplains the setup required when star ting up the M7CL f or the first time. W e will also discuss basic operations f or sending an input channel signal out from the STEREO bus so that you can chec k the connections.
Setup items required when you start up the M7CL for the first time 51 M7CL Owner’s Manual Connections and setup 4 In either case, you must use the follo wing procedure to specify the word clock source that the M7CL will use. 1 In the function access area, press the SETUP button to access the SETUP screen.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Setup items required when you start up the M7CL for the first time 52 For e xample if you want to make head amp settings for INPUT jack 7, press the [SEL] ke y of the channel strip for INPUT channel 7. [INPUT section channel strip] 1 [SEL] key B Level meter When you press the [SEL] ke y , the ke y LED will light.
Setup items required when you start up the M7CL for the first time 53 M7CL Owner’s Manual Connections and setup 4 4 While playing a m usical instrument or speaking or singing into a microphone, turn the [HA] encoder in the SELECTED CHAN- NEL section to adjust the gain of the cur- rently selected c hannel.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Setup items required when you start up the M7CL for the first time 54 For e xample, the follo wing illustration shows the O VER VIEW screen for INPUT channels 1–8. The knobs of the HA/PHASE field indicate the amount of HA gain for each channel.
Setup items required when you start up the M7CL for the first time 55 M7CL Owner’s Manual Connections and setup 4 3 In the T o ST P AN/B ALANCE field of the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen, make sure that the ST button is on (white c harac- ters on a pink bac kground).
M7CL Owner’s Manual Setup items required when you start up the M7CL for the first time 56 ● Using the Centralogic section (settings for eight c hannels) Here’ s how to use the Centralogic section and O VER- VIEW screen to adjust the input le vel and pan/balance sent to the STEREO b us for up to eight signals at a time.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 57 Chapter 5 Input channel operations This chapter e xplains operations f or input channels (INPUT channels and ST IN channels).
M7CL Owner’s Manual Signal flow for input channels 58 ● INPUT P A TCH This assigns an input signal to the input channel. ● ø (Phase) Switches the phase of the input signal. ● HPF (High P ass Filter) This is a high pass filter that cuts the re gion below the specified frequency .
Specifying the channel name and icon M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 59 On the M7CL, the name and icon shown in the screen can be specified f or each input channel.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Specifying the channel name and icon 60 6 If you want to enter a c hannel name directly (or edit the sample name that was entered), press the channel name field in the upper part of the window . The ke yboard window will appear in the lo wer part of the windo w , allowing you to enter or edit the charac- ters.
Making HA (Head Amp) settings M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 61 This section e xplains ho w to make HA (Head Amp) related settings (phantom po w er on/off , gain, phase) f or each input channel. 1 If you onl y want to adjust the HA gain, y ou can do so by using the HA encoder of the SELECTED CHANNEL section.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Making HA (Head Amp) settings 62 [HA/P A TCH popup window (8 c h)] Here you can make HA-related settings for a group of eight channels. 1 Channel select button This sho ws the icon, channel number , and channel name for the channel.
Sending the signal from an input channel to the STEREO/MONO buses M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 63 This section e xplains how to send the signal of an input channel to the STEREO b us or MONO bus. The STEREO bus and MONO b us are used mainly to send signals to the main speakers.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Sending the signal from an input channel to the STEREO/MONO buses 64 1 Channel select button This sho ws the icon, channel number , and channel name for the channel. When you press this b utton, that channel will be selected for operations, and the corre- sponding [SEL] ke y will light.
Sending the signal from an input channel to the STEREO/MONO buses M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 65 7 In the INPUT section or ST IN section of the top panel, make sure that the [ON] key is turned on for the input c hannel y ou want to control, and raise the fader to an appropri- ate position.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Sending the signal from an input channel to the STEREO/MONO buses 66 Operating the T O ST BALANCE knob of a ST IN channel will change the le vel of the signals sent from the ST IN L/R channels to the STEREO (L/R) b us and MONO (C) bus as sho wn in the following diagram.
Sending the signal from an input channel to a MIX bus M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 67 This section e xplains how to send the signal from an input channel to MIX b uses 1–16. MIX buses are used mainly f or the pur pose of sending signals to f oldback speak ers on stage, or to eff ect processors.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Sending the signal from an input channel to a MIX bus 68 D TO MIX SEND ON/OFF button This is an on/of f switch for the signal sent from the input channel to MIX b us.
Sending the signal from an input channel to a MIX bus M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 69 Here’ s how you can use the multifunction encoders of the Centralogic section to adjust the send le vel of the signals sent from eight consecuti ve input channels to a specific MIX bus.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Sending the signal from an input channel to a MIX bus 70 D PRE button This button switches the position at which the signal is sent from the input channel to a V ARI type MIX bus. The signal is sent from the post-fader position when this button is of f, and from the pre-f ader position when this button is on.
Sending the signal from an input channel to a MIX bus M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 71 4 Use the MIX bus selection b uttons in the function access area to select the send- destination MIX bus.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Sending the signal from an input channel to the MATRIX buses 72 This section e xplains how to send the signal from an input channel to MA TRIX buses 1–8.
Sending the signal from an input channel to the MATRIX buses M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 73 D TO MA TRIX SEND ON/OFF button This is an on/of f switch for the signal sent from the input channel to MA TRIX bus.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Sending the signal from an input channel to the MATRIX buses 74 Here’ s how you can use the multifunction encoders of the Centralogic section to adjust the send le vel of the signals sent from eight consecuti ve input channels to a specific MA TRIX bus.
Sending the signal from an input channel to the MATRIX buses M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 75 D PRE button This button selects the location from which the signal of the input channel will be sent to the MA TRIX bus. The signal will be sent from POST (Immediately after the [ON] ke y) if this button is of f.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Sending the signal from an input channel to the MATRIX buses 76 4 Use the MA TRIX bus selection b uttons in the function access area to select the send- destination MA TRIX bus. Alternati vely , press a SEND LEVEL knob in the SELECTED CHANNEL section to display a popup windo w , from which you can select a MA TRIX bus.
Channel library operations M7CL Owner’s Manual Input channel operations 5 77 Channel libraries include “INPUT CHANNEL LIBRAR Y” which enables y ou to store and recall va r ious parameters (inclu.
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M7CL Owner’s Manual Output channel operations 6 79 Chapter 6 Output channel operations This chapter e xplains operations f or output channels (MIX channels, MA TRIX channels, STEREO channel, MONO channel).
M7CL Owner’s Manual Signal flow for output channels 80 These channels process the signals sent from MIX channels and STEREO/MONO channels to MA TRIX buses, and send them to the corresponding output ports. When the M7CL is in the default state, the follo wing output ports are assigned.
Specifying the channel name and icon M7CL Owner’s Manual Output channel operations 6 81 This section e xplains how to specify the name and icon that will be displa yed in the screen f or each output channel.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 82 6 If y ou want to enter a channel name directly (or edit the sample name that was entered), press the channel name field in the upper part of the window . The ke yboard window will appear in the lo wer part of the windo w , allowing you to enter or edit the charac- ters.
Sending signals from MIX channels to the STEREO/MONO bus M7CL Owner’s Manual Output channel operations 6 83 1 Use the navigation ke ys to access the O VER VIEW screen that includes the MIX channel y ou want to send to the STEREO/ MONO bus.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Sending signals from MIX channels to the STEREO/MONO bus 84 1 Channel select button This indicates the channel number , the icon selected for that channel, and the channel name. When you press this button, that channel will be selected for operations, and the corresponding [SEL] k ey will light.
Sending signals from MIX channels and STEREO/MONO channels to MATRIX buses M7CL Owner’s Manual Output channel operations 6 85 This section e xplains ho w to send the signal from a MIX or STEREO/MONO channel to MA TRIX buses 1–8. Y ou can do this in either of the f ollowing two w a ys.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Sending signals from MIX channels and STEREO/MONO channels to MATRIX buses 86 5 Make sure that the T O MA TRIX SEND ON/ OFF button is turned on f or the send-desti- nation MA TRIX bus. If this button is of f, press the button in the screen to turn it on.
Sending signals from MIX channels and STEREO/MONO channels to MATRIX buses M7CL Owner’s Manual Output channel operations 6 87 4 Use multifunction encoder s 1–8 to adjust the send level of the signals sent fr om up to eight MIX channels or the STEREO/MONO channels to the selected MA TRIX b us.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Channel library operations 88 Channel libraries include “INPUT CHANNEL LIBRAR Y” which enables y ou to store and recall va r ious parameters (including the HA settings) f or input channels, and “OUTPUT CHANNEL LIBRAR Y” which enables y ou to store and recall various parameters f or output channels.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section 7 89 Chapter 7 Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section This chapter e xplains how y ou can use the SELECTED CHANNEL section and the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen to control the selected chan- nel.
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen 90 When you press one of the encoders in the SELECTED CHANNEL section, the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen will appear in the touch screen. The SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen shows most of the par ameters of the channel currently selected by its [SEL] k ey .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section 7 91 I EQ graph field This sho ws the response of the EQ/HPF . J INSERT field (INPUT , MIX, MA TRIX, STE- REO , and MONO c hannels only) The signal route for insertion in the channel can be switched on/of f here.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section 92 ● Adjusting the send level to a MIX b us or MA TRIX b us Use the T O MIX/TO MA TRIX field when you want to send the signal from an INPUT/ST IN channel to a MIX b us, or from an INPUT , ST IN, MIX, or STEREO channel to a MA TRIX bus.
Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section 7 93 ● Making HA settings (input channels onl y) To control the head amp (HA) assigned to an INPUT/ST IN channel, you will use the [HA] encoder of the SELECTED CHANNEL section and the HA field of the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section 94 ● Changing the output patching (output channels onl y) To change the output patching of an output channel in the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen, use the popup b utton in the P A TCH field.
Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section 7 95 B O VER indicator This will light when the post-EQ signal reaches the ov erload point.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the SELECTED CHANNEL section 96 ● T urning a channel on/off Use the F ADER field to switch the channel on/off in the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen. This field includes the follo wing items. 1 F ADER This indicates the input/output le vel of the channel.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the Centralogic section 8 97 Chapter 8 Operations in the Centralogic section This chapter e xplains how y ou can use the Centralogic section and the O VER VIEW screen to control up to eight channels at once.
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the OVERVIEW screen 98 The O VER VIEW screen simultaneously shows the main parameters f or the (up to) eight chan- nels currently assigned to the Centralogic section.
About the OVERVIEW screen M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the Centralogic section 8 99 E EQ field This is a graph that sho ws the approximate EQ response for each channel.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the Centralogic section 100 This section e xplains how y ou can use the Centralogic section and the O VER VIEW screen to simultaneously control the parameters of up to eight channels . 1 Use the navigation ke ys of the NA VIGA TION KEYS section to select the channels or DCA groups that y ou want to control.
Operations in the Centralogic section M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the Centralogic section 8 101 If the channel is patched to an input port that has no head amp, or to the rack (internal ef fect or GEQ), the port name, number , and phase are shown.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the Centralogic section 102 ● Adjusting the send levels fr om a channel to all MIX buses / MA TRIX buses In the O VER VIEW screen, you can use the TO MIX / TO MA TRIX field to send signals from a channel to the MIX buses and MA TRIX buses.
Operations in the Centralogic section M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the Centralogic section 8 103 ● Adjusting the pan/balance (INPUT , ST IN, STEREO , and MIX c hannels only) In the O VER VIEW.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Fixing the channels or DCA groups of the Centralogic section 104 If desired, you can fix the channels or DCA g roups controlled by the f aders, [ON] k eys , meters, [CUE] ke ys, and [SEL] ke ys of the Centr alogic section, and s witch between groups of eight chan- nels f or control in the O VER VIEW screen.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Input/output patching 9 105 Chapter 9 Input/output patching This chapter e xplains how to edit the input patch and output patch settings, and how to use inser t connections and direct output. When the M7CL is in its default state, the output ports are patched to the follo wing channels.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Changing the output patch settings 106 1 Icon button This indicates the icon selected for that channel. When you press this b utton, a screen will appear in which you can select an icon or sample name. B Channel name input bo x This indicates the name assigned to that channel.
Changing the output patch settings M7CL Owner’s Manual Input/output patching 9 107 • FEET (1127.26ft/s) ........... The dela y time is shown as a dis- tance in f eet, calculated as the speed of sound (1127.26 f eet/s) at an air temperature of 20 ° C (68 ° F) multiplied b y the dela y time (sec- onds).
M7CL Owner’s Manual 108 5 Use the channel select tabs and the chan- nel select buttons to select the sour ce channel, and press the CLOSE button. Y ou will return to the OUTPUT POR T popup window . 6 Make settings for dela y , phase, and attenu- ator as desired.
Changing the input patch settings M7CL Owner’s Manual Input/output patching 9 109 D Input port select tabs These tabs select the input ports sho wn in the popup windo w . Each tab corresponds to the following input ports. • IN 1–32 (M7CL-32/48) .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Inserting an external device into a channel 110 If desired, you can insert an effect processor or other e xter nal de vice into the signal path of an INPUT , MIX, MA TRIX, STEREO , or MONO channel.
Inserting an external device into a channel M7CL Owner’s Manual Input/output patching 9 111 D INSERT ON/OFF b utton This button switches the insert on/of f. If this button is off, the insert-out/in signal path is bypassed. E INSERT IN popup b utton This indicates the input port that is selected as the insert-in for this channel.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Directly outputting an INPUT channel 112 The signal of an INPUT channel can be directly output from a desired OMNI OUT jack, an OUT - PUT jack on the SB168-ES unit, or from an output channel of the desired slot.
Directly outputting an INPUT channel M7CL Owner’s Manual Input/output patching 9 113 [INSERT/DIRECT OUT popup windo w (8ch)] 1 Channel number / Icon This sho ws the channel number and the icon that is selected for that channel. Y ou can press this field to change the selected channel.
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M7CL Owner’s Manual EQ and Dynamics 10 115 Chapter 10 EQ and Dynamics This chapter e xplains the EQ (equalizer) and dynamics that are provided on each channel of the M7CL. Each input channel and output channel of the M7CL provides a f our-band EQ and dynamics.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using EQ 116 C FLA T button This button resets the GAIN parameters of all bands to the default v alue (0.0 dB). If you press this b utton, a confirmation dialog box will appear . D HIGH shelving button If this button is on, the HIGH band EQ will function as a shelving-type EQ.
Using EQ M7CL Owner’s Manual EQ and Dynamics 10 117 [EQ popup window (ALL)] This windo w displays all input channels (or output channels) at once. This page is only for display , and does not allo w the parameters to be edited.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using dynamics 118 Input channels provide tw o dynamics processors, and output channels provide one dynamics processor . 1 Use the navigation ke ys to access the O VER VIEW screen for the c hannel whose dynamics y ou want to control.
Using dynamics M7CL Owner’s Manual EQ and Dynamics 10 119 H KEY IN FIL TER button (onl y for GA TE and DUCKING) This field lets you apply a filter to the ke y-in signal. As the filter to use, choose either a HPF (high pass filter), BPF (band pass filter), or LPF (lo w pass filter).
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using dynamics 120 4 To select a key-in signal, proceed as fol- lows. 1 In the D YNAMICS 1 (2) popup window (1 ch), press the KEY IN SOURCE button to access the KEY IN SOURCE SELECT popup window . 2 Select one of the follo wing as the key-in sig- nal.
Using the EQ or Dynamics libraries M7CL Owner’s Manual EQ and Dynamics 10 121 Y ou can use dedicated libraries to store and recall EQ and dynamics settings. There is an “INPUT EQ LIBRAR Y” that lets you store/ recall EQ settings for input channels, and an “OUTPUT EQ LIBRAR Y” that lets you store/recall EQ settings for output channels.
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M7CL Owner’s Manual Grouping and linking 11 123 Chapter 11 Grouping and linking This chapter e xplains the DCA Group and Mute Group functions that let you control the le v el or muting of multiple c.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using DCA groups 124 2 Press the DCA GROUP b utton to access the DCA/MUTE GROUP ASSIGN MODE popup window . In the DCA/MUTE GR OUP ASSIGN MODE popup windo w you can select the channels to be assigned to DCA groups. The popup windo w includes the follow- ing items.
Using DCA groups M7CL Owner’s Manual Grouping and linking 11 125 C DCA group select b uttons 1–8 These select the DCA group(s) to which the currently selected channel will be assigned. 3 Use the DCA group select b uttons to select the DCA group(s) to whic h the currently selected channel will be assigned (m ultiple selections are allowed).
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using mute groups 126 This section e xplains how to assign channels to mute g roups and use the user-defined ke ys to control them.
Using mute groups M7CL Owner’s Manual Grouping and linking 11 127 ● Selecting the mute gr oups to which a specific channel will belong 1 Press the [SEL] key of the input c hannel / output channel that y ou want to assign. 2 Press any one of the encoder s of the SELECTED CHANNEL section to access the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using mute groups 128 5 Choose “MUTE MASTER” in the FUNCTION column, and choose “MUTE GROUP x” (where “x” is the mute group n umber) in the P ARAMETER 1 column. Then press the OK button. To select an item in each column, use ↑ / ↓ b uttons or the multifunction encoders.
Using mute groups M7CL Owner’s Manual Grouping and linking 11 129 If necessary , specific channels belonging to a mute group can be temporarily excluded from mute group operations (Mute Safe). 1 In the function access area, press the CH JOB button.
M7CL Owner’s Manual The Channel Link function 130 Channel Link is a function that links the operation of parameters such as f ader and EQ between input channels.
The Channel Link function M7CL Owner’s Manual Grouping and linking 11 131 3 Use the buttons of the LINK P ARAMETER field to select the parameter(s) that will be linked (multiple selections are allo wed). The table belo w lists the parameters you can select in the LINK P ARAMETER field.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Copying, moving, or initializing a channel 132 Y ou can copy or mo v e mix parameters betw een channels, or restore the par ameters of a specific channel to their def ault settings. Y ou can copy the mix parameter settings of a channel to another channel.
Copying, moving, or initializing a channel M7CL Owner’s Manual Grouping and linking 11 133 6 To execute the cop y , press the COPY b ut- ton. The copy will be e xecuted, and the settings will o ver - write the parameters of the copy-destination chan- nel(s).
M7CL Owner’s Manual Copying, moving, or initializing a channel 134 If desired, you can restore the parameters of a channel to an initialized state. This operation can be performed on any channel(s). 1 In the function access area, press the CH JOB button to access the CH JOB men u.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene memor y 12 135 Chapter 12 Scene memory This chapter e xplains how to perf or m scene memor y operations. On the M7CL, the mix parameter settings and input/output por t patching can be assigned a name and stored into memor y (and later recalled from memor y) as a “scene.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using scene memories 136 1 SCENE field This field always displays general information about the scene. Y ou can press this field to access the SCENE LIST windo w , where you can view and edit more detailed settings for the scene.
Using scene memories M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene memor y 12 137 ● Using the SCENE LIST window 1 Use the pad controls of the top panel or the buttons in the touc h screen to set the mix parameters as desired. 2 Press the SCENE field in the function access area.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using scene memories 138 Here’ s how to recall a stored scene from scene memory . Y ou can recall a scene either by using the keys of the top panel SCENE MEMOR Y / MONITOR section, or by using the SCENE LIST windo w .
Using scene memories M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene memor y 12 139 Y ou can use the user-defined ke ys to directly recall a selected scene with a single ke ystroke, or to step through the scenes. To do this, you must first assign a scene recall operation to a user-defined k ey .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Editing scene memories 140 This section e xplains how to sor t the scenes stored in scene memory , edit their titles, and cop y/ paste them. Y ou can use a dedicated window to sort scene memories in alphabetical order of their titles or in order of the date on which they were created.
Editing scene memories M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene memor y 12 141 K ST A TUS field This field indicates the status of each scene. F or scenes for which something other than the ALL button is selected in the Focus function ( → p. 147), and for scenes in which the Fade function is enabled ( → p.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Editing scene memories 142 The scenes stored in scene memory can be copied/pasted to other scene numbers, or cleared (erased). 1 Press the SCENE field in the function access area. The SCENE LIST windo w will appear , where you can perform v arious operations for scene memory .
Editing scene memories M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene memor y 12 143 5 To execute the paste operation, press the OK button. The scene stored in the b uffer memory will be pasted to the scene number you selected in step 4. If you decide to cancel the Paste operation, press the CAN- CEL button instead of the OK b utton.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Editing scene memories 144 Here’ s how to cut a scene. When you cut a scene, the scenes of subsequent numbers will mo ve forward. Y ou can paste or insert a cut scene at the desired location. 1 Press the SCENE field in the function access area.
Using the Global Paste M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene memor y 12 145 “Global P aste” is a function that lets y ou copy and paste settings of the desired channel or parameter from the current scene to scene data in memory (multiple selections are allowed).
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using the Global Paste 146 ● RA CK tab Select RA CK 1–8. ● PA TCH/NAME tab Select from INPUT P A TCH, INPUT NAME, OUT - PUT P A TCH, and OUTPUT NAME. 5 In the DESTINA TION SCENE area, select the range of paste-destination scenes.
Using the Focus function M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene memor y 12 147 “F ocus” is a function that lets you specify the parameters that will be updated when y ou recall a scene. For e xample, it is con venient to use this if y ou want to recall only the input channel set- tings of a cer tain scene.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using the Recall Safe function 148 “Recall Saf e” is a function that excludes only specific parameters/channels (DCA g roups) from Recall operations . This differs from the F ocus settings ( → p . 147) made f or individual scenes in that Recall Saf e settings are common to all scenes.
Using the Recall Safe function M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene memor y 12 149 ● If an INPUT channel is selected Use the buttons in the lo wer part of the SAFE P ARAME- TER SELECT field (except for the “ ALL” button) to select the parameters that will be subject to Recall Safe (multiple selections are allo wed).
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using the Recall Safe function 150 ● If a MA TRIX channel is selected W ith the exception of the types of b utton that are dis- played, this is the same as for a MIX channel. These buttons correspond to the follo wing parameters.
Using the Fade function M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene memor y 12 151 “F ade” is a function that smoothly changes the f aders of specified channels and DCA groups to their new v alues ov er a specified duration when y ou recall a scene. The settings of the F ade function are made independently f or each scene.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using the Fade function 152 5 Use the multifunction encoder s corre- sponding to the F ADE TIME knobs to adjust the fade time. The range is 0.0 sec – 60.0 sec. When you’ ve finished making settings, press the CLOSE button to close the F ADE TIME popup win- dow .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Monitor/Cue 13 153 Chapter 13 Monitor/Cue This chapter e xplains the M7CL ’ s monitor/cue functions. The Monitor function lets you audition v ar ious outputs through y our nearfield monitors or head- phones.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 154 ● ON (On/off) Switches the monitor function on/of f. ● DELA Y (Monitor dela y) Delays the monitor signal. The Delay function is disabled if the Cue signal is being output. ● PHONES LEVEL (Headphone level) Adjusts the output le vel of only the PHONES OUT jack.
Using the Monitor function M7CL Owner’s Manual Monitor/Cue 13 155 1 SOURCE SELECT field Use the buttons in this fi eld to select the monitor source. This operation can also be performed using the SOURCE SELECT field in the MONIT OR screen. B MONIT OR F ADER level This adjusts the monitor fader le vel.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using the Monitor function 156 If you’ ve selected DEFINE in the SOURCE SELECT field, you can use the ASSIGN field to select multiple sources. The follo wing table shows the monitor sources you can select in the ASSIGN field.
Using the Cue function M7CL Owner’s Manual Monitor/Cue 13 157 This section e xplains how to use the M7CL ’ s Cue function. The M7CL ’ s cue signals can be categorized into the fol- lowing four groups. 1 INPUT CUE group The cue signals of input channels make up this group.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operating the Cue function 158 This section e xplains ho w y ou can use the [CUE] k ey of a desired channel or DCA group to mon- itor the Cue signal. 1 In the function access area, press the MON- IT OR button to access the MONIT OR screen.
Operating the Cue function M7CL Owner’s Manual Monitor/Cue 13 159 • DCA TRIM knob ........... Adjusts the le vel of cue output from a DCA group in a r ange of -20 dB– +10 dB. Y ou can operate this knob using multifunction encoder 4. • DCA UNITY b utton .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operating the Cue function 160 7 To defeat Cue, press the currentl y-on [CUE] key once a gain. Y ou can press the CLEAR CUE button in the Meter field to clear all Cue selections. • If y ou press the CUE meter in the function access area, all Cue selections will be cleared.
M7CL Owner’s Manual T alkback / Oscillator 14 161 Chapter 14 T alkback / Oscillator This chapter e xplains how to use talkbac k and oscillator . T alkbac k is a function that sends the signal of a mic connected to the T ALKBACK jac k to the desired bus .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using talkback 162 The T alkback function sends the signal (that is input at the input jac ks) to the desired b us. 1 In the function access area, press the MON- IT OR button to access the MONIT OR screen. In the MONITOR screen, the T ALKBA CK field lets you check the current talkback settings, and turn talk- back on/of f.
Using talkback T alkback / Oscillator M7CL Owner’s Manual 14 163 3 Connect a mic to the front panel T ALKBA CK jack, and turn the T ALKB A CK GAIN knob to adjust the input sensitivity of the mic. The meter in the T ALKBA CK IN field indicates the input le vel of the mic connected to the T ALKB A CK jack.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using the oscillator 164 Here’ s how to send a sine wa ve or pink noise from the internal oscillator to a desired bus. 1 In the function access area, press the MON- IT OR button to access the MONIT OR screen.
Using the oscillator T alkback / Oscillator M7CL Owner’s Manual 14 165 4 Use the knobs and buttons in the parameter field to adjust the oscillator parameters. The displayed parameters will dif fer depending on the oscillator selected in the MODE field.
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M7CL Owner’s Manual Meters 15 167 Chapter 15 Meters This chapter e xplains the METER screen that shows the input/output le v el meters f or all channels, and oper ations relating to the optional MBM7CL meter bridge.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Operations in the METER screen 168 I PEAK HOLD button If this button is on, the peak le vel of the meters will be held. When you turn this button of f, the peak lev el indication that had been held will be cleared. In the METER screen you can vie w the follo wing information for each channel.
Using the MBM7CL meter bridge (option) M7CL Owner’s Manual Meters 15 169 If the optional meter bridge (MBM7CL) is installed in the M7CL, you will alwa ys be able to vie w the output le vels of MIX channels and MA TRIX channels.
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M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 171 Chapter 16 Graphic EQ and effects This chapter e xplains how to use the built-in g raphic EQ and eff ects, and how to perf orm remote control operations via the dedicated protocol to control an e xter nal head amp (e.
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the virtual rack 172 This section explains ho w to mount a GEQ or effect in the virtual rack, and patch the input/output of the rack. 1 In the function access area, press the RA CK button to access the VIRTU AL RA CK window .
About the virtual rack M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 173 C MODULE SELECT Use these buttons to select the GEQ or ef fect that will be mounted in the rack. Each b utton has the follo wing function. • BLANK b utton ........... Remo ves the GEQ or eff ect cur- rently mounted in the rac k; the r ack will be empty .
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the virtual rack 174 6 To select the output source f or a rack, press the OUTPUT button f or that rack. The INPUT CH SELECT popup windo w will appear , allo wing you to select the output destination for the rack. Switch the tabs as necessary , and select the out- put destination that you want to use.
Graphic EQ operations M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 175 The M7CL lets you mount a GEQ in racks 1–8 and patch it to the insert-out/in of a channel. The gain of each band can be adjusted using the Centralogic section’ s faders and [ON] ke ys.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ operations 176 1 Rack select tabs These tabs switch between racks 1–8. F or a rack in which a Flex15GEQ is mounted, the tabs will be split as xA and xB (x is the rack number). B INPUT button This button displays the OUTPUT CH SELECT popup windo w , where you can select the input source of the rack.
Graphic EQ operations M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 177 Y ou will use the Centralogic section’ s faders 1–8 and [ON] ke ys to control the 31BandGEQ. 1 Refer to steps 1–6 in the “Virtual rack oper - ations” ( → p. 172) to mount a 31BandGEQ in a rack and set its input sour ce and output destination.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ operations 178 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to adjust each band. 7 When y ou’ve finished making settings, turn off the buttons of the F ADER ASSIGN field. The faders and [ON] k eys of the Centralogic section will return to their pre vious function.
Graphic EQ operations M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 179 D Rack select tabs These tabs switch between racks 1–8. F or a rack in which a Flex15GEQ is mounted, the tabs will be split as xA and xB (x is the rack number). E FLA T button This returns all bands of the currently selected GEQ to 0 dB.
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the internal effects 180 The M7CL ’ s inter nal eff ects can be mounted in racks 5–8, and patched to an output channel’ s output or input channel’ s input, or inser ted into a channel. For each eff ect mounted in a rack, y ou can choose one of 54 types of eff ect.
About the internal effects M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 181 Here we will explain ho w to use a MIX bus as an ef fect send bus and a ST IN channel as an ef fect return channel, so that the ef fect can be used in a send/return configura- tion.
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the internal effects 182 6 To adjust the effect send level of an input channel, use the navigation keys to access the O VER VIEW screen that includes the input channel y ou want to control.
About the internal effects M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 183 Here we will explain ho w to insert an ef fect into a channel by assigning the input/output of the internal ef fect to the input/output of the desired channel (e xcept for a ST IN channel).
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the internal effects 184 1 INPUT L/R buttons These buttons display the OUTPUT CH SELECT popup windo w . The operating procedure is the same as for the INPUT b utton in the GEQ/EFFECT field. B OUTPUT L/R buttons These buttons display the INPUT CH SELECT popup windo w .
About the internal effects M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 185 C Effect type field This sho ws the ef fect title, the name of the type that is used, and a graphic. The number of input/output chan- nels (1 IN/2 OUT or 2 IN/2 OUT) of this ef fect is also shown.
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the internal effects 186 ● GAIN REDUCTION METERS These meters appear if Comp276/S or Comp260/S is selected as the ef fect type. 1 Gain reduction meters The meters indicate the amount of gain reduction applied by the compressor .
About the internal effects M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 187 4 Press the popup button f or the user-defined key to whic h you want to assign the T ap Te mpo function.
M7CL Owner’s Manual About the internal effects 188 Here’ s how to use the “FREEZE” ef fect type, which pro- vides the functionality of a simple sampler . When this effect type is selected, you can perform operations in the screen to record (sample) and play back a sound.
Using the graphic EQ and effect libraries M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 189 Y ou can use dedicated libraries to store and recall graphic EQ and eff ect settings. ● GEQ library Use the “GEQ library” to store and recall GEQ settings.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using an external head amp 190 If you connect an e xter nal head amp that suppor ts remote control via a dedicated protocol (e.g, Ya maha AD8HR, SB168-ES) to the REMO TE connector of the M7CL-32/48 or the EtherSound connector of the M7CL-48ES.
Using an external head amp M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 191 To remotely control the AD8HR from the M7CL-48ES, use an Ethernet cable to connect the EtherSound [OUT] connector locate.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using an external head amp 192 To remotely control the SB168-ES from the M7CL-32/48, install an MY16-ES64 EtherSound card in a slot on the M7CL-32/48, then use an Ethernet cable to connect the M7CL-32/48 to the SB168-ES.
Using an external head amp M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 193 Here’ s how an e xternal head amp (subsequently referred to as the “external HA”) connected to the REMO TE con- nector or EtherSound connector can be remotely con- trolled from the M7CL.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using an external head amp 194 4 If you are using the M7CL-32/48, in order to specify the input ports for an external HA, press the EXTERNAL HA PORT SELECT popup button f or that rack. The EXTERN AL HA POR T SELECT popup windo w will appear .
Using an external head amp M7CL Owner’s Manual Graphic EQ and eff ects 16 195 7 To remotely control the e xternal HA from an input channel of the M7CL, use the naviga- tion keys to access the O VER VIEW screen that includes the c hannel whose HA you want to control.
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M7CL Owner’s Manual MIDI 17 197 Chapter 17 MIDI This chapter e xplains how MIDI messages can be transmitted from an e xter- nal de vice to control the M7CL ’ s parameters , and con versely ho w oper ations on the M7CL can be transmitted as MIDI messages.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Basic MIDI settings 198 Here’ s how to select the type of MIDI messages the M7CL will transmit and receiv e, the MIDI por t that will be used, and the MIDI channel. 1 In the function access area, press the SETUP button to access the SETUP screen.
Basic MIDI settings M7CL Owner’s Manual MIDI 17 199 F CONTROL CHANGE field Here you can make settings for control change trans- mission/reception. • Tx b utton ........ Switches control change tr ansmis- sion on/off . • Rx b utton ....... Switches control change reception on/off .
M7CL Owner’s Manual 200 6 To specify the channel on which MIDI mes- sages will be transmitted or received, press the channel select popup b utton. The MIDI SETUP popup windo w for selecting the channel will appear . Operations in this windo w are the same for both transmission (Tx) and reception (Rx), and include the follo wing items.
Using program changes to recall scenes and library items M7CL Owner’s Manual MIDI 17 201 4 Press the MIDI SETUP tab to access the MIDI SETUP page, and select the por t and MIDI channel on which pr ogram changes will be transmitted and received, as described in “Basic MIDI settings” ( → p.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using program changes to recall scenes and library items 202 When bank select and then program change messages (in that order) are recei ved on the Rx channel, the ev ent assigned to that bank number and program num- ber in the list will be ex ecuted.
Using control changes to control parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual MIDI 17 203 Y ou can use MIDI control change messages to control specified ev ents (fader/encoder oper a- tions, [ON] k ey on/off oper ations etc.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using control changes to control parameters 204 6 Use the buttons of the CONTR OL CHANGE MODE field to select the control c hange transmission/reception mode. Y ou can choose one of the following tw o modes for control change transmission/reception.
Using parameter changes to control parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual MIDI 17 205 On the M7CL, you can use a type of system e xclusive messages called “parameter changes” to control specific e vents (f ader/encoder operations, [ON] k ey on/off operations , etc.
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M7CL Owner’s Manual User settings (Security) 18 207 Chapter 18 User settings (Security) This chapter e xplains the User Le vel settings that allo w restrictions on the parameters that can be operate.
M7CL Owner’s Manual User Level settings 208 Pri vileges for each user are as follo ws. W ith the factory settings, the Administrator password is not set, meaning that anyone can log in with Administrator privile ges and perform all operations. If you want to restrict the operations of other users, you must specify an Administrator password.
User Level settings M7CL Owner’s Manual User settings (Security) 18 209 Here’ s how to create a user authentication k ey and sa ve it on a USB storage de vice.
M7CL Owner’s Manual User Level settings 210 2 Press the log-in button to open the LOGIN window . 3 Press the LOGIN button f or ADMINISTRA- T OR. If no Administrator password has been set, you will simply be logged-in. If a password has been set, a k ey- board windo w will appear , allo wing you to enter the password.
User Level settings M7CL Owner’s Manual User settings (Security) 18 211 7 Enter the passw ord and press the OK b ut- ton. For details on entering a passw ord, refer to “Entering names” ( → p. 34). If the password w as incorrect, a message of “WR ONG P ASSWORD” will appear in the bottom of the screen.
M7CL Owner’s Manual User Level settings 212 If you are logged-in as a user , you can edit your user- defined ke ys, preference settings, comments and pass- word, and o verwrite (sa ve) them onto your user authenti- cation ke y . If you are logged-in as a Power User , you can also change the user le vel.
User Level settings M7CL Owner’s Manual User settings (Security) 18 213 3 Press the USER LEVEL tab to access the USER LEVEL page. If you are logged-in as the Administrator , you can switch to the USER LEVEL for GUEST page, and vie w or change the user lev el of the Guest account.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Preferences 214 Here’ s how y ou can make v ar ious settings f or the M7CL ’ s operating en vironment, such as how popup windows appear , and whether SEL key oper ations will be linked.
Preferences M7CL Owner’s Manual User settings (Security) 18 215 ● POPUP APPEARS WHEN PRESSING KNOBS Specifies whether pressing a knob of the SELECTED CHANNEL section when the SELECTED CHANNEL VIEW screen is sho wn will cause a popup windo w (1 ch) to appear .
M7CL Owner’s Manual User-defined keys 216 Here’ s ho w y ou can assign the desired functions to the user defined ke ys in the USER DEFINED section of the top panel, and press these ke ys to ex ecute the defined function.
Console lock M7CL Owner’s Manual User settings (Security) 18 217 Y ou can temporarily prohibit console operations in order to pre v ent unwanted operation.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using a USB storage device to save/load data 218 This section e xplains how y ou can connect a commercially-av ailable USB storage de vice to the USB connector located at the right side of the display , and use it to sav e or load inter nal settings of the M7CL or user authentication ke ys.
Using a USB storage device to save/load data M7CL Owner’s Manual User settings (Security) 18 219 Here’ s how to load a M7CL setting fi le (.M7C) from the USB storage de vice on which it was sa ved.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using a USB storage device to save/load data 220 Here’ s how to con vert and load the patch settings for the internal/external HA of an M7CL setting fi le (.M7C) that was sa ved to a USB storage de vice by the M7CL V3. The original setting file remains intact.
Using a USB storage device to save/load data M7CL Owner’s Manual User settings (Security) 18 221 4 Press the ST A GE BO X D A T A CONVERSION button to displa y the ST A GE BO X D A T A CONVERSION dialog bo x. 5 On the M7CL-32/48, press the SELECT but- ton repeatedly to select a file type to con- vert.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using a USB storage device to save/load data 222 C DELETE button This button deletes the selected fi le ( → p. 223). D MAKE DIR button This button creates a ne w directory ( → p. 224). E PAT H This sho ws the name of the current directory .
Using a USB storage device to save/load data M7CL Owner’s Manual User settings (Security) 18 223 2 If y ou want to edit the file name or com- ment, press the FILE NAME field or COM- MENT field of each file to access the keyboar d window . F or details on entering te xt, refer to “Entering names” ( → p.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using a USB storage device to save/load data 224 ● Creating a directory 1 If necessary , press the directory icon and change the directory . To mov e to the next higher le vel, press the arro w but- ton in the P A TH field. 2 Press the MAKE DIR button.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 225 Help function 19 Chapter 19 Help function Y ou can view the Help file provided b y Y amaha, or you can view an y desired te xt file created by a user . *W e accept no responsibility f or any damages that may occur as a result of using help files created by a third party other than Y amaha.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Loading a text file from a USB storage device 226 1 Using a commerciall y av ailable text editor or the “Notepad” included with the Microsoft Windows series, create a text file (extension .txt) and sa ve it on your USB storage device.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 227 Help function 19 1 Before y ou proceed, load the help file or text file fr om your USB stora ge device. 2 In the function access area, press the (Help) button to access the HELP popup window . 3 By turning multi-function encoder s 1–2 y ou can scroll the inde x area at the left.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using user-defined keys to recall Help directly 228 5 Press the button corresponding to the user - defined key to whic h you want to assign the Help function.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Other functions 20 229 Chapter 20 Other functions This chapter e xplains other functionality of the M7CL not cov ered else where. In the SETUP screen you can mak e v arious settings that apply to the entire M7CL. T o access the SETUP screen, press the SETUP button in the function access area.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 230 •B A TTER Y ........This indicates the voltage of the internal backup battery . This will indicate OK if operation is normal, or LO W or NO if the voltage is lo w . •P O WER SUPPL Y ...........This indicates the status of the internal power supply (INT) and e xternal power supply (EXT).
Word Clock and Slot settings M7CL Owner’s Manual 231 Other functions 20 B Slot number / Car d type This area sho ws the type of digital I/O card installed in slots 1–3. C CHANNEL This area sho ws the channel numbers of the digital I/O card(s) installed in slots 1–3.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Using cascade connections 232 By cascade-connecting two or more M7CL units or an M7CL with an e xter nal mix er (such as the Ya maha PM5D) you can share the b uses. For e xample this is conv enient when you w ant to use an e xter nal mix er to increase the number of inputs.
Using cascade connections M7CL Owner’s Manual 233 Other functions 20 4 Press the port select popup button for the bus whose port y ou want to assign. The OUTPUT POR T SELECT popup windo w will appear . This popup windo w contains the following items.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Basic settings for MIX buses and MATRIX buses 234 This section e xplains how to change the basic settings f or MIX buses and MA TRIX b uses, such as s witching between stereo and monaural, and selecting the position from which the signal is sent from an input channel.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 235 Other functions 20 6 As desired, turn the buttons of the P AN LINK field on/off. In the P AN LINK field, you can specify whether the panning of the signal routed from an in.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Setting the network address 236 Here’ s ho w to set the network address that will be required when you use the M7CL ’ s NETW ORK connector to connect it to a Windows computer . 1 In the function access area, press the SETUP button to access the SETUP screen.
Specifying the brightness of the touch screen, LEDs, and lamps M7CL Owner’s Manual 237 Other functions 20 Here’ s how to specify the brightness of the touch screen, top panel LEDs, and lamps connected to the rear panel LAMP connectors. 1 In the function access area, press the SETUP button to access the SETUP screen.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Initializing the M7CL’s internal memory 238 If an error occurs in the M7CL ’ s inter nal memory , or if you ha ve f orgotten the password, y ou can use the f ollowing procedure to initializ e the inter nal memor y . 1 While holding down the SCENE MEMOR Y [ST ORE] key of the panel, turn on the power .
Adjusting the detection point of the touch screen (Calibration function) M7CL Owner’s Manual 239 Other functions 20 Here’ s how to correctly align the positions of the LCD displa y and the touch screen. 1 While holding down the SCENE MEMOR Y [ST ORE] key of the panel, turn on the power .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Adjusting the faders (Calibration function) 240 Depending on the environment in which y ou use the M7CL, discrepancies may occur in the motion of the motor f aders. Y ou can use the Calibration function to correct these discrepancies.
Adjusting the input/output gain (Calibration function) M7CL Owner’s Manual 241 Other functions 20 If necessar y , you can mak e fine adjustments to the input/output gain. 1 While holding down the SCENE MEMOR Y [ST ORE] key of the panel, turn on the power .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Connecting SB168-ES units to the M7CL-48ES using the Stage Box Setup function 242 When you connect one M7CL-48ES to up to three SB168-ES units , using the Stage Bo x Setup function enables y ou to set up the EtherSound patches and word clock without using A VS- ESMonitor .
Changing the EtherSound settings from AVS-ESMonitor (M7CL-48ES) M7CL Owner’s Manual 243 Other functions 20 F ollow the steps belo w to change the EtherSound settings from A VS-ES Monitor . (F or e xample, when you w ant to connect an EtherSound de vice other than the SB168-ES units.
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M7CL Owner’s Manual Appendices 245 Appendices EQ Library List # Title Parameter LOW L-MID H-MID HIGH 01 Bass Drum 1 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF G +3.5 dB –3.5 dB 0.0 dB +4.0 dB F 100 Hz 265 Hz 1.06 kHz 5.30 kHz Q 1.25 10.0 0.90 — 02 Bass Drum 2 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING LPF G +8.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 246 25 Male V ocal 1 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING G –0.5 dB 0.0 dB +2.0 dB +3.5 dB F 190 Hz 1.00 kHz 2.00 kHz 6.70 kHz Q 0.11 4.5 0.56 0.11 26 Male V ocal 2 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING H.SHELF G +2.0 dB –5.0 dB –2.5 dB +4.0 dB F 170 Hz 236 Hz 2.
DYNAMICS Library List M7CL Owner’s Manual 247 Appendices 9 Compander (S) COMP ANDER-S Threshold (dB) –8 Ratio ( :1) 4 Attack (ms) 25 Out gain (dB) 0.0 Width (dB) 24 Release (ms) 180 10 A. Dr . BD COMPRESSOR Threshold (dB) –24 Ratio ( :1) 3 Attack (ms) 9 Out gain (dB) 5.
M7CL Owner’s Manual DYNAMICS Library List 248 * At fs=44.1 kHz 29 SamplingPerc COMP ANDER-S Threshold (dB) –18 Ratio ( :1) 1.7 Attack (ms) 8 Out gain (dB) –2.5 Width (dB) 18 Release (ms) 238 30 Sampling BD COMPRESSOR Threshold (dB) –14 Ratio ( :1) 2 Attack (ms) 2 Out gain (dB) 3.
Dynamics Parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual 249 Appendices Input channels provide D YNAMICS section 1 and D YNAMICS section 2. Output channels provide D YNAMICS section 1. An input channel’ s D YNAMICS section 1 provides the f ollowing f our types: GA TE, DUCKING, COMPRESSOR, and EXP ANDER.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Dynamics Parameters 250 The COMP processor attenuates signals above a specified THRESHOLD by a specified RATIO. The COMP processor can also be used as a limiter, which, with a RATIO of ∞ :1, reduces the level to the threshold. This means that the limiter’s output level never actually exceeds the threshold.
Dynamics Parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual 251 Appendices The hard and soft companders combine the effects of the compressor, expander and limiter. The companders function differently at the following levels: 1 0 dB and higher . . . . . . . . . . . . .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Effect Type List 252 Effect T ype List Title T ype Description Reverb Hall REVERB HALL Concert hall reverberation simula- tion with gate Reverb Room REVERB ROOM Room reverberatio.
Effects Parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual 253 Appendices ■ REVERB HALL, REVERB ROOM, REVERB ST AGE, REVERB PLA TE One input, two output hall, room, stage, and plate reverb simulations, all with gates. ■ EARL Y REF . One input, two output early reflections.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 254 ■ MOD. DELA Y One input, two output basic repeat delay with modulation. ■ DELA Y LCR One input, two output 3-tap delay (left, center, right). ■ ECHO Two input, two output stereo delay with crossed feedback loop.
Effects Parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual 255 Appendices ■ FLANGE Two input, two output flange effect. ■ SYMPHONIC Two input, two output symphonic effect. ■ PHASER Two input, two output 16-stage phaser. ■ AUTOP AN Two input, two output autopanner.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 256 ■ TREMOLO Two input, two output tremolo effect . ■ HQ. PITCH One input, two output high-quality pitch shifter. ■ DUAL PITCH Two input, two output pitch shifter. ■ ROT ARY One input, two output rotary speaker simulator.
Effects Parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual 257 Appendices ■ MOD. FIL TER Two input, two output modulation filter. ■ DISTORTION One input, two output distortion effect. ■ AMP SIMULA TE One input, two output guitar amp simulator. ■ DYNA. FIL TER Two input, two output dynamically controlled filter.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 258 ■ DYNA. PHASER Two input, two output dynamically controlled phaser. ■ REV+CHORUS One input, two output reverb and chorus effects in parallel. ■ REV → CHORUS One input, two output reverb and chorus effects in series.
Effects Parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual 259 Appendices ■ REV → FLANGE One input, two output reverb and flanger effects in series. ■ REV+SYMPHO. One input, two output reverb and symphonic effects in parallel. ■ REV → SYMPHO. One input, two output reverb and symphonic effects in series.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 260 ■ DELA Y+ER. One input, two output delay and early reflections effects in parallel. ■ DELA Y → ER. One input, two output delay and early reflections effects in series. Parameter Range Description DELA Y L 0.
Effects Parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual 261 Appendices ■ DELA Y+REV One input, two output delay and reverb effects in parallel. ■ DELA Y → REV One input, two output delay and reverb effects in series. ■ DIST → DELA Y One input, two output distortion and delay effects in series.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 262 ■ MUL TI FIL TER Two input, two output 3-band multi-filter (24 dB/octave). ■ FREEZE One input, two output basic sampler.
Effects Parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual 263 Appendices ■ M.BAND COMP Two input, two output 3-band compressor, with individ- ual solo and gain reduction metering for each band. ■ REV -X HALL, REV -X ROOM, REV -X PLA TE Newly-developed two input, two output reverb algorithm.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Effects Parameters 264 ■ COMP260 This ef fect emulates the characteristics of mid 70’ s com- pressors/limiters that are the standard for li ve SR. Y ou can control two monaural channels independently . Y ou can also link se veral parameters via stereo links.
Effects and tempo synchronization M7CL Owner’s Manual 265 Appendices Some of the M7CL ’ s effects allo w you to synchroniz e the effect with the tempo . There are two such types of eff ect; delay-type eff ects and modulation-type effects. For dela y-type effects , the dela y time will change according to the tempo .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene Memory/Effect Library to Program Change Table 266 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 1 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 2 Scene Memory/Effect Library to Program Change T able Program Change# Scene/ Ef.
Scene Memory/Effect Library to Program Change Table M7CL Owner’s Manual 267 Appendices ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 3 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 4 Program Change# Scene/ Effect Preset# Program Change# Scene/ Effect.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Scene Memory/Effect Library to Program Change Table 268 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 5 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 6 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 7 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 8 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 9 ■ Preset B.
Scene Memory/Effect Library to Program Change Table M7CL Owner’s Manual 269 Appendices ■ Bank/Ch# _ Program Change# Scene/ Effect User# Program Change# Scene/ Effect User# Program Change# Scene/ E.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Parameters that can be assigned to control changes 270 Parameters that can be assigned to control changes Mode Parameter 1 Parameter 2 NO ASSIGN — 0 FADER H INPUT CH 1–CH 48 .
Parameters that can be assigned to control changes M7CL Owner’s Manual 271 Appendices INPUT DYNAMICS2 ON CH 1–CH 48 STIN1L–STIN4R AT TA C K THRESHOLD RELEASE H RELEASE L RA TIO GAIN H GAIN L KNE.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Control change parameter assignments 272 ■ PRESET Control change parameter assignments Control Change# Mode Parameter 1 Parameter 2 1 FADER H INPUT CH 1 2 CH 2 3 CH 3 4 CH 4 5 .
Control change parameter assignments M7CL Owner’s Manual 273 Appendices Control Change# Mode Parameter 1 Parameter 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 .
M7CL Owner’s Manual NRPN parameter assignments 274 NRPN parameter assignments Parameter From (HEX) To (HEX) FADER INPUT 0000 0037 MIX, MA TRIX, STEREO LR 0060 007D INPUT to Mix9–16, Matrix1-4 LEVE.
NRPN parameter assignments M7CL Owner’s Manual 275 Appendices RACK5–8 (EFFECT) BYP ASS 26B4 26B7 MIX BALANCE 26BC 26BF P ARAM1 26C4 26C7 P ARAM2 26CC 26CF P ARAM3 26D4 26D7 P ARAM4 26DC 26DF P ARA.
M7CL Owner’s Manual NRPN parameter assignments 276 INPUT HPF FREQ 3640 3677 MONO(C) DYNAMICS1 ON 3680 3684 AT T ACK 3686 368A THRESHOLD 368C 3690 RELEASE 3692 3696 RA TIO 3698 369C GAIN 369E 36A2 KN.
Mixing parameter operation applicability M7CL Owner’s Manual 277 Appendices This table indicates which settings aff ect the behavior of each input channel and output channel parameter .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Mixing parameter operation applicability 278 ■ MIX Channels *4 These parameters are a vailable if “F ADER/ON” or “PROCESSING” for the Send source channel is set to ON. At that time, “WITH SEND” for the Send destina- tion channel must also be set to ON.
Mixing parameter operation applicability M7CL Owner’s Manual 279 Appendices ■ STEREO, MONO Channels *4 These parameters are a vailable if “F ADER/ON” or “PROCESSING” for the Send source channel is set to ON. At that time, “WITH SEND” for the Send destina- tion channel must also be set to ON.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Functions that can be assigned to user-defined keys 280 FUNCTION P ARAMETER 1 P ARAMETER 2 Explanation NO ASSIGN — — No assignment. SCENE INC RECALL — Recall the scene of the next existing number . DEC RECALL — Recall the scene of the previous existing number .
Functions that can be assigned to user-defined keys M7CL Owner’s Manual 281 Appendices SET DEFAUL T VALUE — — While holding down this key , push an encoder of the Selected Channel or Centralogic section to reset it to the default value.
M7CL Owner’s Manual MIDI Data Format 282 This section e xplains the format of the data that the M7CL is able to understand, send, and receiv e. 1 CHANNEL MESSAGE 1.1 NOTE OFF (8n) Reception These messages are echoed to MIDI OUT if [OTHER ECHO] is ON.
MIDI Data Format M7CL Owner’s Manual 283 Appendices 1.4 PROGRAM CHANGE (Cn) Reception If [Pr ogram Change ECHO] is ON, bank select messages will also be echoed from MIDI OUT . If SINGLE CH is selected, these messages are received if [Program Change RX] is ON and the [Rx CH] matches.
M7CL Owner’s Manual MIDI Data Format 284 [Conversion from actual data to bulk data] d[0. 6]: actual data b[0. 7]: bulk data b[0] = 0; for( I=0; I<7; I++){ if( d[I]&0x80){ b[0] |= 1<<(6-I); } b[I+1] = d[I]&0x7F; } [Recovery from bulk data to actual data] d[0.
MIDI Data Format M7CL Owner’s Manual 285 Appendices 4.2.2 Function Name 4.2.3 Module Name 4.3 Function call – library edit – 4.3.1 Format (Parameter change) Receive Data will be received when [P arameter change Rx] is on and the Dev ice n umber of both [Rx CH] and SUB ST A TUS are matched.
M7CL Owner’s Manual MIDI Data Format 286 4.4 Function call – library attribute – 4.4.1 Format (Parameter change) Receive Data will be received when [P arameter change Rx] is on and the Dev ice n umber of both [Rx CH] and SUB ST A TUS are matched.
MIDI Data Format M7CL Owner’s Manual 287 Appendices 4.5.2 Format (Parameter request) Receive The Paramet er change will be sent w ith Device number [Rx CH] immediately the data is receiv ed. 4.5.3 Module Name 4.6 Function call – collection store – 4.
M7CL Owner’s Manual MIDI Data Format 288 4.8 Function call – Channe – 4.8.1 Pair ON/OFF Trigger Format (Parameter change) Receive Data will be received when [P arameter change Rx] is on and the Dev ice n umber of both [Rx CH] and SUB ST A TUS are matched.
Warning/Error Messages M7CL Owner’s Manual 289 Appendices Message Meaning Scene #xxx is Empty! No data has been stored in the scene you attempted to recall, or the data has been damaged so that it cannot be recalled. Scene #xxx is Protected! Y ou attempted to overwrite (store) a protected scene.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Warning/Error Messages 290 REMOTE: Data Framing Error! Invalid signals are being input to the REMOTE connector . REMOTE: Data Overrun! Invalid signals are being input to the REMOTE connector . REMOTE: Rx Buffer Full! T oo much data is being received at the REMOTE connector .
Troubleshooting M7CL Owner’s Manual 291 Appendices T roubleshooting Power does not turn on, panel LEDs and the LCD display do not light ❍ Is the M7CL ’ s Power switch turned on? ❍ If the power still does not turn on, contact your Y amaha dealer .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting 292 Can’t save to USB storage device ❍ Is the USB storage device protected? ❍ Does the USB storage device have enough free capacity to save the data? ❍ When formatting the USB storage device, format it in FA T32 or FA T16 format.
M7CL Owner’s Manual 293 Appendices * Refer to the Y amaha professional audio website for information on supported I/O cards. http://www .yamahaproaudio.com/ ❏ Analog Input Characteristics *1. Sensitivity is the lowest le vel that will produce an output of +4 dBu (1.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Input/output characteristics 294 ❏ Analog Output Characteristics *1. XLR-3-32 type connectors are balanced. (1=GND , 2=HO T , 3=COLD) *2. PHONES stereo phone jack is unbalanced. (Tip=LEFT , Ring=RIGHT , Sleeve=GND) *3. There are s witches inside the body to preset the maximum output lev el.
Electrical characteristics M7CL Owner’s Manual 295 Appendices All f aders are nominal when measured. Output impedance of signal generator :150ohms ❏ Frequency Response Fs= 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz @20 Hz–20 kHz, referenced to the nominal output level @1 kHz ❏ Gain Error Fs= 44.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Electrical characteristics 296 ❏ Dynamic Range Fs= 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz * Dynamic range are measured with a 6 dB/octav e filter @12.7 kHz; equivalent to a 20 kHz filter with infinite dB/octav e attenuation. ❏ Sampling Frequency Input Output RL Conditions Min.
Mixer Basic Parameters M7CL Owner’s Manual 297 Appendices ❏ Libraries ❏ Input Function ❏ Output Function ❏ Output Port ❏ Processor Mixer Basic Parameters Name Number T otal Scene Memory Pr.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Pin Assignment 298 ❏ REMOTE ❏ DC POWER INPUT Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 GND 6 RX+ 2 RX– 7 RTS 3 TX– 8 CTS 4 TX+ 9 GND 5 N.
Dimensions M7CL Owner’s Manual 299 Appendices * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Installing the MBM7CL meter bridge (option) 300 1. Remov e screw A from the rear of the M7CL ’ s touch screen, and remove the connector cov er. 2. Remov e screws B (two locations). 3. Loosen screws C (two locations) so that they protrude appro ximately 2 mm.
MIDI Implementation Chart M7CL Owner’s Manual 301 Appendices MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Digital Mixing Console ] Date :8-Aug-2005 Model M7CL MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.
M7CL Owner’s Manual Index 302 Symbols [3rd] connector ............................ 26 [DCA] key .................................... 23 [DYNAMICS 1] encoder .............. 20 [DYNAMICS 2] encoder .............. 20 [HA] encoder ......................
Index M7CL Owner’s Manual Appendices 303 DEC RECALL ............................ 139 DE-ESSER ................................ 251 Deleting a file ............................. 223 Dialog boxes ................................ 32 Digital input/output connections .
M7CL Owner’s Manual Index 304 M M7CL-32 ...................................... 12 M7CL-48 ...................................... 11 M7CL-48ES ................................. 13 MAC ADDRESS ........................ 236 Main area ...................
Index M7CL Owner’s Manual Appendices 305 Sending the signal from an input channel to the STEREO/MONO buses ......... 63 SENDS ON FADER .................... 33 Settings Copying .................................... 40 Initializing ....................
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RACK IN PA TCH MIX OUT 1-16 MA TRIX OUT 1-8 STEREO OUT L,R,MONO (C) STEREO INSERT OUT L,R,MONO (C) MA TRIX INSERT OUT 1-8 CH INSERT OUT 1-32 {48} MIX INSERT OUT 1-16 RACK1 IN RACK2 IN RACK3 IN RACK4 I.
RACK IN PA TCH MIX OUT 1-16 MA TRIX OUT 1-8 STEREO OUT L,R,MONO (C) STEREO INSERT OUT L,R,MONO (C) MA TRIX INSERT OUT 1-8 CH INSERT OUT 1-48 MIX INSERT OUT 1-16 RACK1 IN RACK2 IN RACK3 IN RACK4 IN RAC.
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