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Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 2 CONTENTS Page 1.0 System Requirements ................................................................................... 5 2.0 Wi-Fi Settings .................................................................................................
Page 5 - System Requirements
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 5 1.0 System Requirements • Apple iPad (any model including iPad mini) • Yamaha M7CL digital mixing console with V3.5 firmware or higher • Wi-Fi access point (preferably with 802.11n, 5GHz capability, though 2.4GHz and 802.11g will also wo...
Page 6 - Getting Started; M7CL Network Setup; support “auto MDIX”, in which case a straight CAT5 cable can be used.
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 6 3.0 Getting Started 3.1 M7CL Network Setup 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....
Page 7 - Using DHCP
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 7 3.2 iPad Wi-Fi Settings The iPad can be configured using either DHCP or a Static IP address. 3.2.1 Using DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network protocol that enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to...
Page 10 - Configure StageMix to Work with an M7CL Console
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 10 3.3.2 Configure StageMix to Work with an M7CL Console i. Press [ADD MIXER] to open the following screen: ii. Tap on the blank Name field and enter a name for your M7CL console using the iPad’s onscreen keyboard. iii. Enter the M7CL cons...
Page 12 - Channel Bank Navigation; channels to be viewed and controlled in the channel strips below.; Channel Names and Colors; The name of each channel appears in StageMix as it does in the M7CL
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 12 4.0 Mixer Window The main page of the StageMix is called the “Mixer” window. It shows the EQ curves, Pan positions, Dynamics status, CUE and ON buttons, faders, level meters, and channel names and colors for eight adjacent channels. Acr...
Page 16 - SENDS ON FADERS
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 16 By default, the 48V phantom power indicators are display-only and cannot be edited from StageMix. 4.7.3 Phase The Phase setting for each input channel appears near the top of the channel strips when HA GAIN mode is active. The Phase set...
Page 22 - PARAMETRIC EQ EDITING; and “next” arrow buttons for navigating to different channels.
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 22 5.2 PARAMETRIC EQ EDITING The current channel’s Name, Color, Fader, Level Meters, [ON] and [CUE] buttons are shown in the left column. At the bottom-left, there are “previous” and “next” arrow buttons for navigating to different channel...
Page 26 - GRAPHIC EQ EDITING
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 26 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 d...
Page 27 - Navigation in the GEQ Editing Section
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 27 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 i...
Page 28 - PAN TO STEREO BUSSES
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 28 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 va...
Page 29 - DYNAMICS PROCESSORS
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 29 5.5 DYNAMICS PROCESSORS When DYN mode is selected using the buttons described in section 5.0, the status of both of the channel’s dynamics processors can be seen: Dynamics 1 is displayed at the top of the thumbnail with Dynamics 2 at th...
Page 30 - DYNAMICS PROCESSOR EDITING
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 30 5.6 DYNAMICS PROCESSOR EDITING Tap on any of the Dynamics thumbnails in the Mixer Window to access the Dynamics Editing screen. The left side of this screen (Channel Strip) is identical to the EQ Editing screen with channel fader, On bu...
Page 33 - Output Port Identification
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 33 6.0 OUTPORTS The OUTPORTS button provides access to the following functions: • Output Port Delays • Output Port Phase • Output Port Gain Press the [OUTPORTS] button on the left side of the Mixer window to enter this mode. Press the [OUT...
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Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 34 The Output Bus number (e.g. Matrix 1) assigned to each Output Port is displayed at the top of each channel strip. The name of each Output Bus is displayed below its number. 6.3 Delay On Press [DELAY ON] in each channel strip to change t...
Page 37 - MUTE GROUP MASTERS
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 37 7.0 UTILITY Press the [UTILITY] button on the left side of the Mixer window to enter this mode. Tabs at the bottom of the UTILITY screen provide access to the following functions: [MUTE/TAP] • MUTE GROUP MASTERS • TAP TEMPO [OSCILLATOR]...
Page 45 - Filled EQ Graph
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 45 9.0 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 ...
Page 47 - Troubleshooting; Connection Error
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 47 10.0 Troubleshooting 10.1 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 an...
Page 48 - Connection Lost; operation will become available again.; “Redirect to Internet” Problem with iOS 6 or higher; to connect with a console.
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 48 10.3 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 c...
Page 49 - Graphic EQ Doesn’t Affect the Sound; recommended that Multitasking Gestures be turned OFF.; StageMix Facebook Page
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 49 Internet access is unnecessary for the connection between StageMix and console and it is recommended that you should not have an internet connection when using StageMix. So if you experience this problem, you can prevent this message fr...
Page 50 - use of this manual and the software.
Yamaha Professional Audio M7CL StageMix V4.5 User Guide Page 50 Special Notices • The software and this User Guide are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation. • Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written ...