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MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 5 Introduction........................................... 5 Features ........................................................... 5 Contents........................................................... 5 Before Turning on the Mixer ............................ 6 Turning the ...

Introduction MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 6 1 Be sure that the mixer’s power switch is in the STANDBY position. Use only the included power adaptor (PA-20) oran equivalent recommended by Yamaha. Use of adifferent adaptor may result in equipment dam-age, overheating, or fire. 2 Connect the power adapt...

Mixer Basics MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 7 Quick Guide This quick setup and operation guide covers everything from installing the Cubase AI4 software tousing Cubase AI4 for recording and mixdown. While going through this section you might find ituseful to also refer to the “Front and Rear Panels” se...

Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 8 3 Connecting Microphones and/or Instru-ments. For details on making connections refer to the “Setup” section on page 15 and the “Front & Rear Panels” sec- tion on page 16. To prevent loud pops and noises, turn on the power to your sound gear...

Mixer Basics Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 9 Level Adjustment 1 The first step is to set the level controls onall instruments and other sources appro-priately. 2 Adjust the channel GAIN controls so thatthe corresponding PEAK indicators flashbriefly on the highest peak levels. (GAINcontrols...

Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 10 This section describes the procedure for recording to the Cubase AI4 software we installed earlier via the MW mixer. For details on operation of the Cubase AI4 software refer to the pdf-format manual provided with the software. Cubase AI4 Setup...

Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 12 Preparing to Record 1 Click in the track list (the area in which the track names are displayed) to select a track to record on. The various settings for the selected track are available in the Inspector on the left side of the display. You will...

Mixer Basics Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 13 4 To hear playback of the track you have justrecorded, use either the Transport panel[Rewind] button or the ruler to rewind tothe beginning of the recorded section, thenclick the Transport panel [Start] button. The overall playback level will b...

Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 14 4 Drag the pan controls on the top of thechannel strips left and right to set the ste-reo position of each track. 5 At this point you can begin to use EQ torefine your mix, and add effects. As an example let’s try adding reverb. Click the [Edit...

Reference MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 15 Setup DI Foot Switch (YAMAHA FC5) Recorder Synthesizer CD Player Microphone Powered Speakers Powered Monitor Speakers Bass Headphones Guitar Effect Processor Effect Processor (exciter) Powered Monitor Speaker MW12CX Personal Computer Reference

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 16 Front & Rear Panels The following applies to both the MW12CX and MW12C. In cases where different features need tobe described for each model, the MW12CX feature will be described first, followed by the MW12Cfeature in brackets: MW12CX (MW12C). Channel Con...

Front & Rear Panels MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 18 Master Control Section 1 2TR IN Jacks These RCA pin jacks can be used to input a stereo soundsource. Use these jacks when you want to connect a CDplayer directly to the mixer. • Select where you want to send the signal using the 2TR IN...

Reference Front & Rear Panels MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 19 8 PHONES Jack Connect a pair of headphones to this TRS phone jack. ThePHONES jack outputs the same signal as the MONITOROUT jacks. 9 PHANTOM +48 V Switch This switch toggles phantom power on and off. When theswitch is on the mixer supp...

Front & Rear Panels MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 20 Digital Effect * Only the MW12CX has digital effects. 4 3 5 7 2 6 1 MW12CX 1 FOOT SWITCH Jack A Yamaha FC5 foot switch (sold separately) can be connected to this jack and used to toggle the digital effects ON and OFF. 2 PROGRAM Dial Se...

Reference Front & Rear Panels MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 21 Digital Effect Program List * “LFO” stands for Low Frequency Oscillator. An LFO is normally used to modulate another signal, determining the modulation speed and waveform shape. Jack List * These jacks will also accept connection to mo...

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 22 Troubleshooting The MW mixer won’t turn on. ❑ Is the included adaptor properly plugged into both the mixer and an appropriate AC walloutlet? The system doesn’t work properly. ❑ Are the USB cable and all necessary audio cables properly connected? ❑ Are you usi...

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 90 Specifications ■ Electrical Specifications ■ General Specifications All faders are nominal if not specified.Output impedance of signal generator: 150 ohms * The MW12CX feature is described first, followed by the MW12C feature in brackets: MW12CX (MW12C) MIN T...

Reference Specifications MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 91 ■ Analog Input Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms and 0 dBV= 1 Vrms * Sensitivity : The lowest level that will produce an output of +4 dB (1.23 V), or the nominal output level when the unit is set to the maximum level. (All faders and leve...

Specifications MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 92 ■ Dimensional Diagrams * 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. Since specificat...

Reference Specifications MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 93 ■ Block Diagram and Level Diagram RETURN [+4dBu] [-7.8dBu] 2TR IN [-10dBV] R MIC L R A UX *1 [-14dBu] [-14dBu] EFFECT *1 EFFECT RETURN BA MIC [-60 to -16dBu] LINE INSER T I/O [-34 to +10dBu] [0dBu] CH INPUT (CH1 to 4) [-60 to -16dBu] (CH5/6, 7/...

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 94 About the accessory disk SPECIAL NOTICE • The software included in the accessory disk and the copyrights thereof are under exclusive ownership by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. • Use of the software and this manual is governed by the license agreement which the pur...

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 95 2. RESTRICTIONS • You may not engage in reverse engineering, disassem- bly, decompilation or otherwise deriving a source code form of the SOFTWARE by any method whatsoever. • You may not reproduce, modify, change, rent, lease, or distribute the SOFTWARE in whole or in ...

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 5 Introduction........................................... 5 Features .......................................................... 5 Contents .......................................................... 5 Before Turning on the Mixer............................ 6 Turning the Po...

Introduction MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 6 1 Be sure that the mixer’s power switch is in the STANDBY position. Use only the included power adaptor (PA-20) oran equivalent recommended by Yamaha. Use of adifferent adaptor may result in equipment dam-age, overheating, or fire. 2 Connect the power adapt...

Mixer Basics MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 7 Quick Guide This quick setup and operation guide covers everything from installing the Cubase AI software tousing Cubase AI for recording and mixdown. While going through this section you might find it usefulto also refer to the “Front and Rear Panels” sect...

Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 8 3 Connecting Microphones and/or Instru-ments. For details on making connections refer to the “Setup” section on page 15 and the “Front & Rear Panels” sec- tion on page 16. To prevent loud pops and noises, turn on the power to your sound gear...

Mixer Basics Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 9 Level Adjustment 1 The first step is to set the level controls onall instruments and other sources appro-priately. 2 Adjust the channel GAIN controls so thatthe corresponding PEAK indicators flashbriefly on the highest peak levels. (GAINcontrols...

Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 10 This section describes the procedure for recording to the Cubase AI software we installed earlier via the MW mixer. Cubase AI 6 is used for the examples in this manual. For details about other versions of Cubase AI or Cubase AIoperation in gene...

Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 12 Preparing to Record 1 Click in the track list (the area in which the track names are displayed) to select a track to record on. The various settings for the selected track are available in the Inspector on the left side of the display. 2 Make s...

Mixer Basics Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 13 4 Select [Mixer] from the [Devices] menu toopen the Mixer window. The overall playback level will be displayed via the mas- ter section bus level meter on the right side of the mixer window, and the channel level will be displayed via the chann...

Quick Guide MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Mixer Basics 14 4 Drag the pan controls on the top of thechannel strips left and right to set the ste-reo position of each track. 5 At this point you can begin to use EQ torefine your mix, and add effects. As an example let’s try adding reverb. Click the [Edit...

Reference MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 15 Setup DI Foot Switch (YAMAHA FC5) Recorder Synthesizer CD Player Microphone Powered Speakers Powered Monitor Speakers Bass Headphones Guitar Effect Processor Effect Processor (exciter) Powered Monitor Speaker MW12CX Personal Computer Reference

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 16 Front & Rear Panels The following applies to both the MW12CX and MW12C. In cases where different features need tobe described for each model, the MW12CX feature will be described first, followed by the MW12Cfeature in brackets: MW12CX (MW12C). Channel Con...

Front & Rear Panels MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 18 Master Control Section 1 2TR IN Jacks These RCA pin jacks can be used to input a stereo soundsource. Use these jacks when you want to connect a CDplayer directly to the mixer. • Select where you want to send the signal using the 2TR IN...

Reference Front & Rear Panels MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 19 8 PHONES Jack Connect a pair of headphones to this TRS phone jack. ThePHONES jack outputs the same signal as the MONITOROUT jacks. 9 PHANTOM +48 V Switch This switch toggles phantom power on and off. When theswitch is on the mixer supp...

Front & Rear Panels MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 20 Digital Effect * Only the MW12CX has digital effects. 4 3 5 7 2 6 1 MW12CX 1 FOOT SWITCH Jack A Yamaha FC5 foot switch (sold separately) can be connected to this jack and used to toggle the digital effects ON and OFF. 2 PROGRAM Dial Se...

Reference Front & Rear Panels MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 21 Digital Effect Program List * “LFO” stands for Low Frequency Oscillator. An LFO is normally used to modulate another signal, determining the modulation speed and waveform shape. Jack List * These jacks will also accept connection to mo...

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 22 Troubleshooting The MW mixer won’t turn on. ❑ Is the included adaptor properly plugged into both the mixer and an appropriate AC walloutlet? The system doesn’t work properly. ❑ Are the USB cable and all necessary audio cables properly connected? ❑ Are you usi...

Reference MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 91 Specifications ■ Electrical Specifications ■ General Specifications All faders are nominal if not specified.Output impedance of signal generator: 150 ohms * The MW12CX feature is described first, followed by the MW12C feature in brackets: MW12CX (MW12C) MIN T...

Specifications MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 92 ■ Analog Input Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms and 0 dBV= 1 Vrms * Sensitivity : The lowest level that will produce an output of +4 dB (1.23 V), or the nominal output level when the unit is set to the maximum level. (All faders and leve...

Reference Specifications MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 93 ■ Dimensional Diagrams * 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. Since specificat...

Specifications MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual Reference 94 ■ Block Diagram and Level Diagram RETURN [+4dBu] [-7.8dBu] 2TR IN [-10dBV] R MIC L R A UX *1 [-14dBu] [-14dBu] EFFECT *1 EFFECT RETURN BA MIC [-60 to -16dBu] LINE INSER T I/O [-34 to +10dBu] [0dBu] CH INPUT (CH1 to 4) [-60 to -16dBu] (CH5/6, 7/...

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 95 About the accessory disk SPECIAL NOTICE • The software included in the accessory disk and the copyrights thereof are under exclusive ownership by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. • Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any mean...

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 96 Über die Zubehör-Disc BESONDERER HINWEIS • Die in der Zubehör-Disk enthaltene Software und deren Urheberrechte sind im alleinigen Besitz der Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. • Das Kopieren der Software und die Vervielfältigung dieses Handbuchs als Ganzes oder in Teil...

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 97 A propos du disque accessoire AVIS SPECIAL • Les logiciels fournis sur le disque accessoire et leurs copy- rights sont la propriété exclusive de Steinberg Media Tech-nologies GmbH. • Toute copie du logiciel ou de ce mode d’emploi en tout ou en partie, par quelque moyen...

MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 98 Acerca del disco complementario AVISO ESPECIAL • El software que se incluye en el disco complementario y los derechos de copyright correspondientes al mismo son pro-piedad exclusiva de Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. • Está terminantemente prohibida la copia del sof...