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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. Modifi- cations not expressly appro ved b y Y[...]

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 equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be[...]

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. These precaution[...]

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. • Condensation can occur in the device due to rapid, drastic changes in ambient temperature—when the d[...]

M7CL Owner’s Manual 6 Contents 1. Introduction 9 Thank you ................................................................... 9 An overview of the M7CL ........................................... 9 About the models ..................................................... 11 The M7CL’s channel structure ................................ 14 About th[...]

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 ..................................... 125 Using mute 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 .. 227 20. Other functions 229 About the SETUP screen .......[...]

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. After you hav e read the manual, keep it in [...]

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 . The av aila[...]

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. It also features a REMO TE jack that enables you to remotely [...]

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. INPUT jacks 1–32 are located at the right side of the right [...]

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. Y ou can remotely co[...]

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. ● INPUT channels These channels are used to process monaural signals. [...]

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 . 234). Each type has the follo wing characteristics. ● V ARI This type allo ws the send lev el of the signal sent from the input channels to the MIX b u[...]

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. http://www .yamahapr oaudio.com/ When you are using the M7CL-48ES along with the SB168-ES, the SB168-ES firmware must be the follo wing versi[...]

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 . 19) Meter bridge (option) (P . 19) Displa y section (P . 20) SCENE MEMOR Y/ MONIT OR sect[...]

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. B [CUE] key These ke ys select the [...]

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). 1 MI[...]

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. E [D YNAMICS 2] encoder ● When an input channel is selected Adjusts the THRESHOLD[...]

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. B [SEL] key These k[...]

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 . C SCENE MEMOR Y [ ▲ ]/[ ?[...]

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. 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 scree[...]

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. Nominal input le vel is -62 dBu to +10 dBu. B OMNI IN jacks (M7CL48-ES) These are balanced XLR-3-31 female input jacks for inputting analog audio signals from line [...]

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. D LAMP connector This is a four-pin female XLR output jack that supplies power to a separat[...]

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. Either a s[...]

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. C T ALKB A CK jack This is a balanced XLR-3-31 jack to which a talkback mic can be[...]

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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. In general, y ou will operate the M7CL using the appropriate combinat[...]

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. (Normally , a knob of this type corresponds to the multi- function encoder located immediat[...]

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. The current v alue is also shown in numerical form imme- diately belo w the fader . Knobs i[...]

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 . This type of windo w is called a “popup win- dow . ” There are three types of popup windo w , “1 ch” windo ws that sho w only a specific channel, “8 ch” windo ws that show the [...]

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. An indication of “ ACCESS” is shown while a USB storage de v[...]

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. 1 Access the screen for assigning a name. The illustration sho wn below is an e xampl[...]

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. This section e xplains how to use the tool b ut[...]

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. 1 EQ field B Dynamics 1/2 field 1 EQ field B Dynamics 1/2 field [GEQ/EFFECT popup window] In the VIR TUAL RA CK window that app[...]

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. [GEQ/EFFECT popup window] Use the rack se[...]

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. 2 Select the channel (EQ/dynamics) or rac k (GEQ/effect) whos[...]

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 . 1 CLEAR button This clears (erases) the settings that are selected in the list. 3 T urn o[...]

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. • Between input channel EQ settings • Bet[...]

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 . 6 Y ou can press the COMP ARE butt[...]

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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. This section describes how to connect the SB168-ES units to the M7CL-48E[...]

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. 2 Set the dip switches on the SB168-ES units as sho wn in the table below . 3 T [...]

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] connector of the first SB168-ES unit, daisy chain subsequent units, then connect the [OUT] connector of the last SB168-ES unit to the [IN] connector on [...]

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. The INPUT and OMNI IN jacks are used mainly to connect microphones or monaural line-le v[...]

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. Wh[...]

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. When the M7CL is in the default state, the output signal of the STEREO channel is patched to the 2TR OUT DIGIT AL jack, and can be used to record the main mix onto a CD recorder or other[...]

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. Y amaha website[...]

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. If you ha ve connected the [...]

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. In the SETUP screen you can make settings[...]

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. The lit LED i[...]

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. Adjust the gain le vel as high as possibl[...]

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. 1 HA/PHASE field 3 Press a knob in the HA/PHASE field of the screen to select [...]

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). In the T O ST P AN/B ALANCE field you can use the ST/MONO button to switch the [...]

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. 1 Press a navigation ke[...]

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). The input channels are the section that processes the signals receiv ed from the rear panel input jacks or slots 1–3, and sends them to the STEREO b us, MONO bus , MIX bu[...]

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 . ● A TT (Attenuator) Attenuates/boosts the le vel of the i[...]

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. Here we will e xplain how to specify the channel name and icon. 1 Use the navigation ke ys to access the O VER VIEW screen containing the input channel whose channel n[...]

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. For details on [...]

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. (p. 19) 2 If you want [...]

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. When you press this b utton, that channel will be selected for operations, and the corre- spond[...]

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. There are two w ays to send signals to the STEREO b[...]

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. B MODE button This button selects either[...]

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. ● Channels for whic h ST/MONO mode i[...]

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. Signal sent from the ST IN (L) channel to the STEREO (L) [...]

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. Y ou can send a signal from an i[...]

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. An indication of “PRE” in black characters on a white background is sho wn abov e these buttons only if PRE (pre-fader) is selected as the position from whic[...]

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. 1 Make sure that an output port is assigned to each MIX[...]

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. E TO MIX SEND 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. 5 Use the faders of the top panel INPUT sec- tion or ST IN section to adjust the send level fr om the input channels to the selected MIX b[...]

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. The MA TRIX b uses are used to produce a mix that is independent of the STEREO bus or MIX b uses , mainly f or sending to a master recorder or to the monitor system f or th[...]

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. An indication of “PRE” in black characters on a white background is sho wn abov e these buttons only if PRE (pre-fad[...]

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. 1 Make sure that an output port is assigned to each MA TRIX b us to whi[...]

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. The signal will be sent[...]

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. 5 Use t[...]

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 (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 cha[...]

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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). The output channel section takes the signals sent from the input channels to the v ar ious b uses, processes them with EQ and dynamics, and se[...]

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. ● A TT (Attenuator) Attenuates/boosts the le vel of the sign[...]

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. 1 Use the navigation ke ys to access the O VER VIEW screen that includes the output c hannel whose channel name and icon y ou want to specif[...]

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. For details on ho w to use the keyboard windo w , re[...]

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. 1 STEREO/MONO field 2 In the STEREO/MONO field, press a knob to select the MIX channel y ou want to adjust[...]

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. B TO ST P AN/B ALANCE knob For [...]

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. In this method, you use the encoders of the SELECTED CHANNEL[...]

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. 6 In the SELECTED CHANNEL section, use the MIX/MA TRIX SEND LEVEL knobs t[...]

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. If necessary , you can use the navigation ke ys and [...]

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. To recall each libra[...]

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. The SELECTED CHANNEL section located at the left of the displa y corresponds to a mix [...]

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 . This screen lets you chec k the set[...]

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. K DIRECT OUT field (INPUT channels only) This is an on/of f switch fo[...]

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. 1 TO MIX/T O MA TRIX buttons (Input channels o[...]

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. The HA ?[...]

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. When you press the popup b utton, the P A TCH/N AME popup windo w will appear , allowing you[...]

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. C EQ ON/OFF button Switches the EQ on/of f. To edit the EQ, switch the EQ ON/OFF button on, and use the EQ [Q], EQ [FREQUENCY], and EQ [GAIN] knobs of[...]

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. This is linked with the f ader on the top panel. B Σ CLI[...]

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. The Centralogic section located belo w the touch screen lets you recall and simultaneously con- trol a set[...]

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. When you use the na vigation keys to select the eight channels that will be assigned to the Centr- alogic section, the touch screen will displa y the O VER[...]

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. F D YNAMICS 1 field G D YNAMICS 2 field (input channels only) F or each channel, this sho ws the name of the type selected for Dynamics 1, the input le vel, gain reduction[...]

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. When [...]

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. If you want to switch the phantom po wer on/off, switch the phase between normal/re verse, or [...]

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. This field includes the follow- ing items. 1 TO MIX/T O MA TRIX SEND L[...]

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 screen, you can use the TO STEREO/ MONO field to switch the on/of f status and adjust the pan/ balance of the signal sent from each channel to the S[...]

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. In this case, the [...]

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-32/48 • M7CL-48ES (Daisy chai[...]

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. When you press this field, a ke yboard windo w al[...]

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). • SAMPLE ......... The dela y time is s[...]

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. 7 Repeat step 3–6 to assign channels f or other output ports. 8 When you ha ve fin[...]

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) ........... INPUT jac ks 1–32 will be displa yed. • IN 33–48 {M7CL-48} ........... INPUT jac [...]

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. When doing so , the type of input/output por t used f or the inser tion and the location of the inser tion in/out can be specifie[...]

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. Press this b utto[...]

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. F or e xample, sig- nals can be sent via a digital I/O card installed in a slot to an e xter nal digital recorder , [...]

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. B Channel name This indicates the name assigned to that chann[...]

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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. EQ can be used on all input channels and all output channels. An attenuator is provided[...]

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. In this case, the HIGH band Q knob is not sho wn.[...]

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. It is useful when you need to quickly check the EQ settings for all channels, or when you want to cop y/paste EQ setting[...]

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. The D YN AMICS 1/2 field shows the dynamics on/of f status and the amount of gain reduction. [...]

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). If all of these buttons are of f, no filter will be applie[...]

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. • For an input c hannel *1 The selectable signals are limited to the group[...]

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. To [...]

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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 channels together , the Channel Link function that links the parameters of multiple channels, and the oper ations that let you cop y or mov e parameter[...]

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. 1 Channel display field Channels assigned to the DCA group sele[...]

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). 4 Se[...]

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. To assign channel to mute groups, you can either select a specific mute group and then assign channels to that mute group, or you can select a specific channel and then spec- ify the mute group[...]

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. In this 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. When you press the OK button, the Mute On[...]

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. 2 Press the MUTE GROUP b utton to access the DCA/MUTE GROUP ASSIGN MODE popup window . 1 Channel d[...]

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 parameters to be link ed can be selected from the f ollowing choices . •H ead amp settings • EQ settings •D ynamics 1 and 2 settings •O n/off status of signals sent to MIX bu[...]

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. 4 If y ou turned on the MIX ON, MIX SEND, MA TRIX ON, or MA[...]

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. When you ex ecute the copy operation, the settings will ov erwrite the [...]

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). After the cop y has been ex ecuted, the SOURCE CH field and DESTIN A TION CHs field wil[...]

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. 2 Press the CLEAR button to access the CH CLEAR MODE popup window [...]

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. ” Each scene is assigned a number in the range [...]

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. B Scene number This indicates the number of the currently selected scene. C R symbol (READ ONL [...]

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. The SCENE LIST windo w will appear , where you can perform v arious scene-related oper[...]

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 the keys of the SCENE MEMOR Y/ MONIT OR section 1 Use the SCENE MEMOR Y [ ▲ ]/[ ▼ ] keys to se[...]

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 . The follo wing recall operations can be assigned to a user -defined k[...]

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. Y ou can also edit their titles. 1 Press t[...]

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. 151), the “FOCUS” and “F ADING” indicatio[...]

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 . Scene memories are edited using the b uttons show[...]

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. Here’ s how to clear a specifi[...]

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. The SCENE LIST windo w will appear . 2 T urn any one of the m ultifunction encod[...]

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). This is a conv enient wa y in which changes to the current scene can be applied to multiple s[...]

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. The data will be pasted to all scenes in the range between FR OM and TO. Use multi-function [...]

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. 1 Press the SCENE field in the function access a[...]

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. 1 In the function access area, pres[...]

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). If you want all parame- ters to be[...]

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. ● If a DCA group is selected If you press any of the [SEL] k e ys of the DCA groups, the param[...]

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. 1 Press the SCENE field in the fun[...]

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 . 6 To enable the Fade function, press the F AD- ING button. T[...]

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. Below the M7CL ’ s front pad there is a PHONES OUT jack f or monitoring, and this jack alwa ys lets you monitor the[...]

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. ● PHONES LEVEL LINK (Headphone level link function) If t[...]

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. C F ADER ASSIGN MODE button Pressing this [...]

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. 5 To specify a por t as the output destination f or monitor signals L, C, R, press one of the out[...]

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. T o enable Cue for this group, press the [CUE] k ey of any INPUT channe[...]

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. The CUE field of the MONITOR screen lets you check the current Cue settings, and turn C[...]

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 ........... If this b utton is on, pressing the [CUE] ke y of a DCA group will alwa ys mo[...]

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. • All Cue selections will be cleared if y ou swit[...]

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 . This is used mainly to conv ey instructions from the mixing engineer to the perform- ers or s[...]

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. If[...]

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. If you want phantom po wer (+48V) to be s[...]

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. In the MONITOR screen, the OSCILLA TOR field lets you check the current oscillator settings, and turn the oscillator[...]

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. The knobs shown in the parameter fi eld can be operated using the corresponding multifunctio[...]

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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. By accessing the METER screen, you can vie w the input/output lev els of all channels in the screen, or s witch the le vel meter’ [...]

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. 1 Level meter This is a realtime i[...]

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. The MBM7CL ’ s meters show the MIX channel and MA TRIX channel output lev els in 12-segment steps (O VER, -3dB, -6dB, [...]

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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.g, Y amaha AD8HR, SB168-ES) from the M7CL. The M7CL lets you use the b uilt-in g[...]

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 . 1 RA CK button B GEQ/EFFECT tab 2 In the upper part of the VIRTU AL RA CK win- dow , press the G[...]

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 . • 31BandGEQ b u[...]

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. When you select an o[...]

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. The follo wing two types of GEQ are pro vided. • 31BandGEQ ........... This is a mon[...]

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. The operating p[...]

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. The rack in which th[...]

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. 8 If you want to cop y the currently-displayed 31BandGEQ settings to t[...]

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. F GEQ ON/OFF button Switches the cu[...]

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. With the default settings , the signals from MIX [...]

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. 1 As described in “Virtual rack operations” ( → p. 172) steps 1–3, mount an eff[...]

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. 1 TO MIX/T O MA TRIX field B TO MIX SEND LEVEL knob 7 Make sure that a MIX bus is selected as the send-destination of the T O MIX/T[...]

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). 1 As described in “Virtual rack operations” ( → p. 172) steps 1–3, mount[...]

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 . The operating procedure is the same as for the OUTPU[...]

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. When you press this field, the EFFECT TYPE popup windo w will appear , [...]

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 . ● TYPE This field is displayed when Equalizer601 is selected as the ef fect type. 1 TYPE[...]

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. The USER DEFINED KEY SETUP popup windo w will appear . 5 Select “T AP TEMPO” in the FUNCTION col- umn, select “CURRENT P A GE” in the P ARAMETER 1 column, [...]

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. 1 In the function access area, press the RA CK button to access the VI[...]

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. All GEQ units used in the M7CL can reference this GEQ library . (Ho wev er , the 31BandGEQ an[...]

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. Y ou will be able to remotely control par ameters such as the phan- tom pow er (+48V[...]

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 located on the M7CL-48ES’ s rear panel to the N AI48-ES’ s EtherSound [IN] connector , then use an RS422 D-sub9 pin cable to connect the N AI48-ES’ s [...]

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. And then, use a D-sub 9- pin cross cable to connect the REMO TE connector located on the rear panel of the [...]

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. 1 Connect the M7CL and external HA. Refer to “Using an external head amp”[...]

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 . The popup windo w includes the follo wing items. 1 PORT SELECT b uttons These buttons[...]

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. 8 Press the HA/PHASE field of the channel whose external HA y ou want to adjust;[...]

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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. The M7CL can use MIDI to perf or m the f ollowing operations. ● Program Change tr ansmiss[...]

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. 2 In the center of the screen, press the MIDI button to access the MIDI popup w[...]

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 . • ECHO b utton ........... Selects whether incoming control[...]

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. 1 CH field[...]

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. 198). 5 Press the PROGRAM CHANGE tab to access the 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. When you ex ecute a specific e vent on the M7CL, bank select + program chan[...]

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.) on the M7CL. This capability can be used to record fader and ke y operations on a MIDI sequencer or other external de vice, and pla y b[...]

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. ● NRPN mode (when the NRPN button is on) The M7CL ’ s various mix paramet[...]

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.) as an alter na- tiv e to using control changes or NRPN messages. F or details on the[...]

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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 operated b y each user , the Console Lock function that temporarily disables operation of the console , the Pref erences settings that allow the oper ating e[...]

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. 1 In [...]

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. A user authentication ke y can be created only by an Administrator or Po wer User . The user lev el can be specified when the authentication key is cre- ated, but the user -defined key[...]

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. 4 Enter the passw ord and pre[...]

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. Here’ s how to change the passw or[...]

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. 1 Log-in as a user , and edit the user-de?[...]

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. This page includes the follo wing items. 1 CH OPERA TION Here you c[...]

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. These settings are changed f or the user who is logged-in, b ut if you are logged-in as the Administrator , you will also be able to chang[...]

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 . If this button is on, a popup windo w (1 ch) will appear (or close) whene ver you pre[...]

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. This assignment procedure will define the user-defined ke ys for the user who is currently logged- in, but if y ou are lo[...]

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. This set- ting completely disables oper ations of the panel and touch screen, so that controls cannot be operated b y an accidental touch or by an unauthorized third party while the operator i[...]

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. Here’ s how all of the M7CL ’ s [...]

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. Y ou can also load M7CL V1 and V2 files. If you load an MCL-32/48 file into the M7CL-48ES, or an M7CL-48ES file into the M7CL-32/48, the patch s[...]

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. Sa ve the con verted file as a dif ferent file, if necessary [...]

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. 6 Press the CONVERT AND LO AD button to star[...]

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 . Press the arro w button to mo ve to the next higher le vel. If the current directo[...]

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. 34). 3 Enter a file name or comme[...]

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. A ke yboard windo w will appear , allo wing you to enter a directory nam[...]

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. 1 Before y ou proceed, save th[...]

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. By default, the character code set of the te xt file will be detected as UTF-8. Ho wev [...]

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. By turn- ing multi-function encoder s 3?[...]

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. 6 In the FUNCTION column, choose “HELP” and press the OK button. 7 When y ou’ve finished assigning the func- tion to the user-defined ke y , press the “ × ?[...]

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. The screen contains the f ollowing[...]

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). O BRIGHTNESS field Here you can[...]

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. D FREQUENCY (Cloc k frequency) This indicates the clock frequenc y of the sig[...]

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. Here we will e xplain cascade connections and operati[...]

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. 1 Slot select tabs These tabs select slots 1–3. B Po rt select b uttons These buttons select th[...]

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. The settings you mak e in the follo wing procedure are sav [...]

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 input channel to the stereo bus will be link ed with operation of the INPUT T O ST P AN knob (if the input channel’ s SIG- N AL TYPE is set to STEREO [...]

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. 2 In the lower line of the SETUP screen, press the NETWORK b utto[...]

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. 2 In the BRIGHTNESS field l[...]

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 . After the opening scre[...]

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 . After the opening screen, the follo wing startup menu scr[...]

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. 1 While holding down the SCENE MEMOR Y [ST ORE] key of the panel, turn on the power . After t[...]

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 . After the opening screen, the follo wing startup menu screen will appear . 2 In the MODE S[...]

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 . F or more inf or mation on setting up patches, ref er [...]

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.) 1 Set SB168-ES dip switc hes 5–8 to OFF (up). 2 Press the A U[...]

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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 +8.0 dB –7.0 dB +6.0 dB ON F 80.0 Hz 400 Hz 2.50 kHz 12.5 kHz Q[...]

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 2.65 kHz 6.70 kHz Q 0.11 10.0 5.6 — 27 Female V o. 1 PEAKING PEAKING PEAKING P[...]

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) 5.5 Knee 2 Release (ms) 58 11 A. Dr . BD COMP ANDER-H Threshold (dB) –11 R[...]

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) 3.5 Knee 4 Release (ms) 35 31 Sampling SN COMPRESSOR Threshold ([...]

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. An input channel’ s D YNAMICS section 2 provides the f o[...]

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. An expander atte[...]

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Functions as a limiter. 2 Exceeding the threshold . . . . . . . . . . Functions as a com[...]

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 reverberation simulation with gate Reverb Stage REVERB ST AGE Reverb designed for vocals, with gate Reverb Plate REVERB PLA TE Plate reverb simulation with gate E[...]

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. ■ GA TE REVERB, REVERSE GA TE One input, two output early reflections with gate, and ear[...]

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. ■ CHORUS Two input, two output chorus effect. Parameter Range Description DELA Y 0.0?[...]

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. Parameter Range Description FREQ. 0.05–40.00 Hz Modulation speed DEPTH 0–100% Modulation de[...]

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. ■ RING MOD. Two input, two output ring modulator. Parameter Range Descriptio[...]

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. ■ DYNA. FLANGE Two input, two output dynamica[...]

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. ■ REV+FLANGE One input, two output reverb and flanger effects in parallel. Para[...]

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. ■ REV → PA N This is a 1-in/2-out series-connecte[...]

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 0.0–1000.0 ms Left channel delay time DELA Y R 0.0–1000.0 ms Right channel delay time FB. [...]

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. Parameter Range Description DELA Y L 0.0–1000.0 ms Left ch[...]

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. ■ STEREO REVERB Two input, two output stereo reverb. ■ M. BAND DYNA. Two input, two output 3-band dynamics processor, with individual solo and gain reduction metering for each [...]

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. Delivers dense and rich reverberation, smooth decay, and provides a spa[...]

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. ■ COMP260S This ef fect emulates the characteristics of mid 70?[...]

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 . For modulation-type eff ects[...]

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/ Effect Preset# Program Change# Scene/ Effect Preset# 001 Scene 001 065 Scene 065 002 002 066 066 003 003 067 067 004 004 068 068 005 005 069 069 006 006[...]

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 Preset# 001 Scene 257 065 No Assign 002 258 066 003 259 067 004 260 068 005 261 069 006 262 070 007 263 071 008 264 072 009 265 073 010 266 074 011 2[...]

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 Bank/Ch# 10 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 11 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 12 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 13 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 14 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 15 ■ Preset Bank/Ch# 16 P[...]

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/ Effect User# 001 044 087 002 045 088 003 046 089 004 047 090 005 048 091 006 049 092 007 050 093 008 051 094 009 052 095 010 053 096 011 054 097 012 05[...]

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 STIN1L–STIN4R OUTPUT MIX 1–MIX 16 MA TRIX 1–MA TRIX 8 STE- REO L–MONO(C) FADER L INPUT CH 1–CH 48 STIN1L–STIN4R OUTPUT MIX 1–MIX 16 MA T[...]

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 KNEE/WIDTH FIL TER FREQ OUTPUT DYNAMICS1 ON MIX 1–MIX 16 MA TRIX 1–MA TRIX 8 STEREO L–MONO(C) AT TA C K THRESHOLD RELEASE H RELEASE L RA TIO GAIN H[...]

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 CH 5 6 CH 6 7 CH 7 8 CH 8 9 CH 9 10 CH 10 11 CH 11 12 CH 12 13 CH 13 14 CH 14 15 CH 15 16 CH 16 17 CH 17 18 CH 18 19 CH 19 20 CH 20 21 CH 21 22 CH 22 [...]

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 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 [...]

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 LEVEL MIX9 SEND 007E 00B5 MIX10 SEND 00DE 0115 MIX11 SEND 013E 0175 MIX12 SEND 019E 01D5 MIX13 SEND 01FE 0235 MIX14 SEND 025E 0295 MIX15 SEND 02BE 02F5 MI[...]

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 ARAM5 26E4 26E7 P ARAM6 26EC 26EF P ARAM7 26F4 26F7 P ARAM8 26FC 26FF P ARAM9 2704 2707 P ARAM10 270C 270F P ARAM11 2714 2717 P ARAM12 271C 271F P ARAM13[...]

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 KNEE/WIDTH 36A4 36A8 INPUT to MIX1–8, Matrix5–8 P AN MIX1–2 36AA 36E1 MIX3–4 36EA 3721 MIX5–6 372A 3761 MIX7–8 376A 37A1 INPUT TO MA TRIX5, [...]

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 . It also indicates whether or not they can be link ed as stereo , and whether or not they are rele v ant to the RECALL SAFE, GLOBAL P ASTE, and USER LEVEL settings[...]

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. *5 Applicable to parameters that function only when ALL is se[...]

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. *5 Applicable to parameters that function[...]

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 . DIRECT RECALL SCENE #000–#300 Directly recall the scene [...]

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. SET NOMINAL LEVEL — — While holding down this key , press a [SEL] key to set the fader of that channel [...]

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. They are recei ved if [Rx CH] matches, and used to c ontrol effects. 1.2 NOTE ON (9n) Reception T[...]

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. How ever if [OMNI] is ON, these messages are re ce iv ed regardl[...]

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. 6]: actual data b[0. 7]: bulk data for( I=0; I<7; I++){ b[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. The data w ill be echoed when [Paramet er change ECHO[...]

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. The data w ill be echoed when [Paramet er change ECHO] is on. The c orresponding memor y/library [...]

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 – 4.6.1 Format (Parameter change) T ransmission Data will be transmitted w ith the [Device N umber[...]

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. The data w ill be echoed when [Paramet er change ECHO] is on. 4.8.2 Module Name 4.9 Leve[...]

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. Scene #xxx is Read Only! Y ou attempted to overwrit[...]

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 . REMOTE: Tx Buffer Full! T oo much data is being sent[...]

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 . Sound is not input ❍ Is the optional I/O card installed correctly? ( → p. 49) ❍ Is a sign[...]

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. Can’t change the patching in A VS- ESMonitor ❍ Could the AUTO CONFIGUR[...]

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 (1.23 V) or the nominal output lev el when the unit is set to maximum gain. (all fa[...]

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. *4. The position of the le vel con[...]

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= 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz @1 kHz ❏ T otal Harmonic Distortion Fs= 44.1 kHz or [...]

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. T yp. Max. Unit INPUT 1-48 <M7CL-48> INPUT 1-32 <M7CL-[...]

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 Preset 1 + User 300 301 Input CH Library Preset 1 + User 199 200 Output CH Library Preset 1 + User 199 200 Input EQ Library Preset 40 + User 159 199 Out[...]

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.C 5 9 1 6 Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 +24V 13 GND 2 +24V 14 GND 3 +24V 15 GND 4 +24V 16 GND 5 +24V 17 GND 6 +24V 18 GND 7 +24V 19 CAUTION(+) 8 +24V 20 CAUTION(–) 9 +24V[...]

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. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check wi[...]

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. 4. Hook holes D of the MBM7CL ’ s attachment fixture over the M7[...]

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 : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 Memorized Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 Default x 1, 3 Memorized Mode Messages x x Alter[...]

M7CL Owner’s Manual Index 302 Symbols [3rd] connector ............................ 26 [DCA] key .................................... 23 [DYNAMICS 1] encoder .............. 20 [DYNAMICS 2] encoder .............. 20 [HA] encoder ............................... 19 [HPF] encoder ............................. 20 [IN 1-8] key ..........................[...]

Index M7CL Owner’s Manual Appendices 303 DEC RECALL ............................ 139 DE-ESSER ................................ 251 Deleting a file ............................. 223 Dialog boxes ................................ 32 Digital input/output connections .. 48 Dimensions ................................ 299 DIMMER ........................[...]

M7CL Owner’s Manual Index 304 M M7CL-32 ...................................... 12 M7CL-48 ...................................... 11 M7CL-48ES ................................. 13 MAC ADDRESS ........................ 236 Main area .................................... 33 MATRIX buses .......................... 234 MATRIX channels ................. [...]

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 ................................. 39 Pasting ..................................... 40 SETUP ...........................[...]

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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 IN RACK5 IN RACK6 IN RACK7 IN RACK8 IN A (L ) / B (R) A (L ) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) A (L) / B (R[...]

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 RACK5 IN RACK6 IN RACK7 IN RACK8 IN A (L ) / B (R) A (L ) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) A (L) / B (R) +48[...]

AD INPUT PATCH 0 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 31 32 33 Bit 34 35 36 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -100 -110 -120 -130 -140 -150 -160 -170 -190 -200 -210 dBu -180 +20 +10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -100 -110 -120 -130 -140 -150 -160 +24 +4 -170 -180 -190 dBu +20 +10 0 -20 -30 -40[...]

AD INPUT PATCH 0 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 31 32 33 Bit 34 35 36 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -100 -110 -120 -130 -140 -150 -160 -170 -190 -200 -210 dBu -180 +20 +10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -70 -80 -90 -100 -110 -120 -130 -140 -150 -160 +24 +4 -170 -180 -190 dBu +20 +10 0 -20 -30 -40[...]

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