Yamaha M7CL - Manuals

5/13 M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Managing the SCENE LIST. Scenes appear in the list next to a position number. Above the list are [CUT], [COPY], [PASTE], and [INSERT] option buttons so that you can re-order the scene list. This also lets you clear un-used scenes. It is important to realize that th...

6/13 M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 To apply Recall Safes. The RECALL SAFE MODE pop-up is in the CH JOB (Channel Job) area. Press the [CH JOB] button on the screen and then press the [RECALL SAFE] button, the pop-up will appear. Recall Safes can be applied from this screen and the safe parameters can...

7/13 M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Focus (or Recall Focus); typical use examples. Focus is another way of limiting the amount of information that is recalled when the chosen scene is recalled. 1. Multiband shows. In a multiband line up show each engineer wants his own GEQ setting, but also they want...

8/13 M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 What is in a scene? When a scene is stored it is useful to know what is included in the scene and can be changed by scene recall and what is not. However just because things are not remembered by scene recall doesn’t mean they are not remembered at power down or ar...

9/13 M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Saving data to a USB storage device. The scenes and set up of an M7CL console can be stored to an external USB storage device. This serves to back up the console’s internal memory and allow transfer of the data to another console in another territory. Files made on...

10/13 M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Other memorized data. Some things are memorized by the console but not included in the ALL DATA file. And some things are not memorized by the console at all. Memorized at power down on the console but not in ALL DATA file - Passwords- Screen page- Brightness contro...

11/13 M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Scene management using Studio Manager and M7CL Editor. Yamaha’s Studio Manager is a host program to contain editors for various Yamaha products. It gets the “Studio” name as originally it was for the studio desks and digital keyboards. Yamaha Studio Manager is ava...

12/13 M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Using the Scene window. The Scene window shows two columns. The right side column is headed “INTERNAL DATA” and the scenes listed in this column form part of an ALL DATA session fi le. They are available for editing on the software. If the editor is connected onlin...

13/13 M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 How to merge two sessions together. M7CL can only hold one session file at a time, but scenes from more than one session can be merged using the M7CL editor. First choose the session that will provide the setup and user defined key information. Take the other sessio...

Revision History M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Month / Year Version Contents April 2007 1.0 First edition released.

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 3.0 Getting Started 3.1 M7CL Network Setup I. Connect the Wi-Fi access point to the M7CL console’s network port via a CAT5 cable. Note that a cross-over cable will be needed with older access points that don’t have the “auto MDIX” function. Most ...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide e. IP Address: enter an IP Address similar to the one for the M7CL console, but with just the last number different. (For example, if the M7CL is 192.168.0.128, give an address to the iPad such as 192.168.0.127). f. Subnet Mask: enter “255.255.25...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 4.0 Mixer Window The main page of the StageMix is called the “Mixer” window. It shows the EQ curves, Pan positions, CUE and ON buttons, faders and level meters, and channel names and colors for eight adjacent channels. Across the top of the scree...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 4.3 Faders Each fader has its channel number displayed on its cap. The fader cap must be touched to allow the level to be adjusted. When a fader cap is touched, its background will lighten and its current dB value will be displayed. Using the iPa...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 4.5 CUE The [CUE] buttons for each channel control the mixer’s Cue functions. Their operation mode corresponds to the status of the [LAST CUE] button on the left side of the Mixer Overview. When the [LAST CUE] button is highlighted yellow, only o...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 4.7 HA GAIN The gain for each input channel can be controlled using the faders in StageMix. Press the [HA GAIN] button in the lower left area of the Mixer window to enter HA GAIN mode. This button will turn red and the background behind the chann...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide The Phase setting for each input channel appears near the top of the channel strips when HA GAIN mode is active. The Phase setting can be edited from StageMix by pressing this button. The button will have a grey background when the Phase setting ...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide Note: Pan Link mode for each Stereo Mix Bus can only be activated in the console, not from StageMix. To exit “SENDS ON FADERS” mode, press the [SENDS ON FADERS] button in the left column. 4.9 DCA FADERS Press the [DCA] button to access the consol...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 5.3 GRAPHIC EQ EDITING GEQ Overview In the upper portion of the GEQ Editing Screen, the complete GEQ curve is displayed along with the gain positions for all 31 bands. White dots represent the position for each of the 31 bands. (These dots change...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 5.3.3 GEQ Type Next to the Rack position, the type of GEQ is identified as either “31 Band” or “Flex 15”. In the case of a Flex 15 GEQ, a larger-sized number indicates the remaining number of available bands for that GEQ. As each band is adjusted...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 5.4 PAN TO STEREO BUSSES When PAN mode is selected using the buttons described in section 5.0, all 8 thumbnail images will display a slider showing the position of the Pan to the Stereo Busses for each channel. A numeric Pan position value appear...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 6.0 UTILITY The UTILITY button provides access to the following functions:  Mute Group Masters  Tap Tempo Press the [UTILITY] button on the left side of the Mixer window to enter this mode. To exit from the UTILITY mode, press the [UTILITY] but...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 6.2 TAP TEMPO The Tap Tempo section in the UTILITY mode allows you to tap BPM values into effects in the console that include BPM parameters. Select the relevant effect from the list of 4 effects in the left side of this section. Effects which do...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 7.0 SCENE MEMORY The Current Scene Memory number and title (name) are displayed in the upper-left corner of the StageMix Mixer window. An “E” indicator will be displayed if the Scene has been edited since it was last stored or recalled. The Scene...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 7.2 DECREMENT / INCREMENT SCENE Buttons in the upper right part of the Scene window allow instant recall of the Previous and Next Scene relative to the current Scene. For example, if the Current Scene is 005, pressing the [INC SCENE] button will ...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 7.5 SELECTED SCENE Selecting a Scene in the Scene List will cause it to be displayed in white text with a blue background. Further details about this selected Scene will be displayed to the right of the Scene List. These details include the follo...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide you will not be able to edit any parameters in StageMix until synchronization has been completed. 7.9 UNDO RECALL Pressing the [UNDO RECALL] button will cause the most recent Scene Recall to be cancelled. StageMix will need to synchronize with th...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 8.0 SETUP Press the [SETUP] button in the upper left area of the Mixer window to open a new window which allows user preferences to be selected. iPad Status Bar The iPad’s Status Bar is visible in this screen, allowing the Wi-Fi signal strength a...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 9.0 Troubleshooting 9.1 No Wi-Fi Available If this message appears after launching StageMix, this indicates that the iPad is not connected to a Wi-Fi access point or that Wi-Fi may be switched off in the iPad. Refer to sections 2.0 and 3.2 for de...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide 9.3 Connection Lost If StageMix loses its connection to the console, the following message will appear. Operation of StageMix is not possible while this message box is onscreen. StageMix will automatically attempt to reconnect to the console. If ...

Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix V3.0 User Guide a. Open the iPad "General" menu. b. Select "Accessibility,” and then set the button for “Zoom” to OFF. 9.6 StageMix Facebook Page To exchange information and tips with other StageMix users, please visit our Facebook page: http://www.f...