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    E STUDIO MANA GER STUDIO MANA GER for for Owner’ s Manual Owner’ s Manual Keep This Manual For Future Reference. Keep This Manual For Future Reference.[...]

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    i Important Information Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Important Information Studio Manager Exclusion of Certain Liability Manufactur er , importer , or dealer shall not be liable for any incidental damages inc luding personal injury or any other damages caused by impr oper use or operation of Studio Man- ager. T rademarks Apple and M acintosh a[...]

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    Contents ii Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Contents of the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    1 Chapter 1—Getting Started Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 1 Getting Started Introduction The Y amaha Studio M anager for DM2000 allows you t o control and displa y DM2000 parameters on your c omputer . This Ow ner’ s Manual contains information about installing and operating Studio M anager for DM2000. Please refer to the DM2000 Ow ner’ s[...]

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    Minimum System Requirements 2 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Minimum System Requirements For W indows Listed belo w are the minimum system r equirements for a PC to run each it em of software supplied on the CD-R OM. Studio Manager for DM2000 • A 433 MHz or faster I ntel P entium or Celeron pr ocessor • At least 128 MB o f RAM • At least 2[...]

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    3 Chapter 1—Getting Started Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual • Display r esolution of 1024 x 768 pix els, 256 colors (1280 x 1024 pix els, 32,000 colors r ecom- mended) • Mac OS 8.6 t o 9.2.2 (Mac OS X not supported) • OMS 2.3.3 or later N ote that in OMS MIDI Setup , “R un in Backg r ound” must be turned on. Card Filer • A P owerPC [...]

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    Software Installation for Windows 4 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual USB MIDI Driver T o operate the DM2000 from y our comput er via USB, you ’ll need to install the USB MIDI driver . This software transfers MIDI data back and forth between Studio Manager and the DM2000 via USB. For Windo ws 98/M e, see the next section. For W indo ws 2000, see [...]

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    5 Chapter 1 — Getting Started Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 5 Click Next. The window appears as shown below . 6 Select “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended).” Click Next. The window appears, as shown below . 7 Select “CD-ROM drive” only , as shown. Click Next. W hen the driver is found, “Y AMAHA USB MIDI Driver?[...]

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    Software Installation for Windows 6 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 8 Click Next. After installation is c omplete, the w indo w appears as shown below . 9 Click Finish. The driver is installed. Installing on a W indows 2000 system 1 T urn on your PC and use the “Administrator” account to log into W indows 2000. 2 Select My Computer , Control [...]

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    7 Chapter 1 — Getting Started Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Installing on a W indows XP system 1 T urn on your PC. 2 Click Start, Control Panel. If the Control P anel is display ed as shown, click “S witch to classic view” in the upper left of the window . All contr ol panels and icons are displa yed. 3 Select System, Hardware, Driver sig[...]

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    Software Installation for Macintosh 8 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 3 Follow the on-screen directions to install the software. A Y AMAHA folder is created in C:P rogram Files (the default location). The files for Card Filer are cr eated inside that folder . R efer to “ Card Filer Man ual.pdf ” for information on using Card Filer . CBX Dri[...]

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    9 Chapter 1—Getting Started Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 4 After the installation, click Restart. After r estarting , the Opcode folder is cr eated containing the OMS Applications folder (on the startup disk as the default location). 5 Copy the “OMS_2.3_Mac.pdf” on the CD-ROM to the “OMS Applications” folder (drag-and-drop it to the [...]

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    Software Installation for Macintosh 10 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 6 Click Install. The following message appears: “This installation requires y our computer t o restart after installing this software. Click Continue to aut omatically quit all other running applica- tions. ” 7 Click Continue. The installation starts. If the dr iv er has a[...]

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    11 Chapter 1 — Getting Started Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Setting up OMS OMS Studio Setup files for the DM2000 are supplied on the incl uded CD-ROM. The setup files are used for setting up OMS when using the serial or USB ports. 1 T urn off the DM2000 and use a USB cable to connect the USB port of the computer (or the USB hub) to the TO [...]

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    Connecting to the DM2000 12 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual The OMS studio setup is complet e. 1 Start OMS Setup and choose “New Setup” from the File menu. The OMS Driver Sear ch dialog appears. 2 Deselect “Modem” and “Printer ,” and click Search. If successful, the USB-MIDI device is display ed in the OMS driver setting dialog. 3 Cli[...]

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    13 Chapter 1 — Getting Started Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Starting Studio Manager For W indo ws, c lick the “Start” button and select P rograms, Y AMAHA Studio M anager, DM2000, Studio Manager for DM2000. For M ac, open the Studio Manager folder and double-clic k “Y AMAHA Studio Manager for DM2000. ” Studio Manager displa ys its st[...]

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    Using Studio Manager Online & Offline 14 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Shown below left is the M ac version of the dialog , and below rig ht is the W indow s version. Using Studio Manager Online & Of fl ine W hen Studio Manager is started, it opens a new Session using its default settings and checks whether an activ e DM2000 is connect[...]

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    15 Chapter 2 — Console Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 2 Console W indow The Console window is Studio M anager’ s main w indo w and opens when Studio Manager is started. I t provides an ov erv iew of the mix er channels, and most major functions can be operated from her e. The w indo w is divided into the Channel Section and the M aste[...]

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    Input Channels 16 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Input Channels An Input Channel fr om the Console window is sho wn below . A SOURCE parameter This parameter is used to select an I nput source. T o select an Input sourc e, click the parameter and choose fr om the list that appears. B Bus Out routing buttons These buttons are used t o route the I[...]

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    17 Chapter 2 — Console Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual P Delay Time This parameter is used to set the dela y time of the Dela y function. Delay times can be set by dragging . Q Channel number Displays the C hannel number of the channel. R AUX section These contr ols are used to set the lev els of the 12 A ux Sends. T o turn an A ux Send [...]

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    Master Section 18 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Master Section The Mast er Section is situated on the right side of the Console window . A ONLINE/OFFLINE status indicator This indicator sho ws whether Studio Manager is online or offline. See “U sing Studio Manager Online & Offline ” on page 14 for more information. B Meters (Stereo sh[...]

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    19 Chapter 2 — Console Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Master Section Meters If the P AN CONTR OL is set to “SURR ” (Surround mode), the M eters display the lev els of the Bus Outs used for surround proc essing. Sho w n on the right are how the M eters appear in 3-1 and 5.1 Surround modes. In 3-1 Surr ound mode, B us Outs 1 to 4 leve[...]

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    Master Layer Channels 20 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Master Layer Channels W hen the Master La yer is select ed in the Master Section, the Bus Outs, Aux Sends, and Matrix Sends can be selected. A Bus Out is shown below . Aux Sends and M atrix Sends appear the same ex cept that they do not ha ve a STEREO butt on. A STEREO button (Bus Out only)[...]

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    21 Chapter 2 — Console Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Remote Layer Channels W hen a Remot e Lay er is selected in the M aster Section, Remot e Channels can be selected. A Channel number Displays the C hannel number of the channel. B SELECT button This button is used to select the R emote Channel. C ON button This button turns the R emot[...]

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    Selected Channel Window 22 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 3 Selected Channel W indow T o open the Selected C hannel w indo w , choose Select ed Channel from the W indo ws menu. The Selected Channel window is used for displa ying and editing a single channel in detail. Its c ontent varies depending on the selected channel’ s facilities. There a[...]

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    23 Chapter 3 — Selected Channel Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual and hold time of the Gate, and the Gate’ s curve is drawn on its display graph. The GR meter indicates the lev el of gain reduction being applied b y the Gate. The ON button turns the Gate on and off, and the LINK button is used to pair the Gate of the cur r ently selected[...]

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    Bus Outs 24 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual I INSERT section This section contains the paramet ers for the currently selected Input C hannel’ s Inser t. The INSER T button turns the Insert on and off. The OUT and IN parameters ar e used to select the channel’ s Insert Out and Insert In, and the POSITION parameter is used to specify the Insert[...]

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    25 Chapter 3 — Selected Channel Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual D Bus Out Routing/Pan/Level section This section contains the c ontrols for the currently select ed Bus Out’ s routing, pan, and level functions. The T O STEREO button turns on and off the Bus t o Stereo r outing, and the rotary controls ar e used to set the Bus to St ereo[...]

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    Aux Sends 26 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual the Long Channel name, which can be edited. T o edit the name, click it and type. The LIBRAR Y button is not used in V ersion 1.0 of Studio M anager for DM2000. B EQUALIZER section This section contains the c ontrols and displa y graph for the cur re ntly selected A ux Send’ s 4-band P arametric Equa[...]

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    27 Chapter 3 — Selected Channel Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Stereo Out The Selected Channel window for the St ereo Out is sho w n belo w . N ote that this window cannot be opened from the W indo ws menu if a R emote La yer is selected. A CHANNEL SELECT section Channels can be selected b y clicking the Channel ID and choosing fr om th[...]

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    Matrix Sends 28 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Out and Insert In, and the POSITION parameter is used to specify the I nsert’ s position in the channel’ s signal path. G F ADER GROUP/MUTE GROUP section This section contains the bu ttons for assigning the Stereo Out t o the Fader Groups and M ute G roups. Matrix Sends The Selected Channel wind[...]

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    29 Chapter 3 — Selected Channel Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual F DELA Y section This section contains the c ontrols for the currently select ed Matrix Send’ s Delay function. The rotary control is used t o set the delay time, and the ON butt on turns the Delay function on and off. G Matrix Send Level section This section contains the [...]

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    Patch Editor Window 30 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 4 Patch Editor W indow T o open the P atch Editor window , c hoose P atch Editor fr om the W indows menu. The Pat ch Editor window’ s five pages ar e used to patc h Inputs, Outputs, Inserts, Dir ect Outs, and Effects. P ages can be selected by clic king the tabs along the top of the w indo[...]

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    31 Chapter 4 — Patch Editor Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual G LIBRARY button This button is not used in V ersion 1.0 of Studio Manager for DM2000. H Patch grid This grid is used to patch input ports to the Input Channels. T o patch, click a squar e in the grid that is alig ned with an input port and Input Channel. A bl ue dot indicates t[...]

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    Insert Patch Page 32 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual G Patch grid This grid is used to patch the Output signals to the output ports. A r ed dot indicates that a connection is made. Insert Patch Page A Insert Patch page tab This tab is used to select the Insert P atch page. B Channel IDs This column displa ys the Channel IDs. C Long Channel names [...]

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    33 Chapter 4 — Patch Editor Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Effect Patch Page A Effects Patch page tab This tab is used to select the Effect P atch page. B Effects Processors #1 and #2 inputs These parameters are used t o select sources for the inputs of Internal Effects proc essors #1 and #2. C Library button This button is not used in [...]

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    Direct Out Patch Page 34 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Direct Out Patch Page A Direct Out Patch page tab This tab is used to select the Direct Out P atch page. B Channel IDs This column displa ys the Channel IDs. C Long Channel names This column displa ys the Long Channel names, which can be edited here. T o edit a name, click it and type. D LI[...]

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    35 Chapter 5 — Surround Editor Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 5 Surround Editor W indow T o open the Surround Edit or window , choose S urround Editor fr om the W indows menu. The Surround Edit or window displays the surround c ontrols for the selected I nput Chan- nel. A Channel Select section This section displays the C hannel ID and [...]

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    GEQ Editor Window 36 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 6 GEQ Editor W indow T o open the GEQ Editor windo w , choose GEQ Editor fr om the W indows menu. The GEQ Editor window displa ys the controls of the GEQs. A MODULE parameter This parameter is used to select a GEQ. B INSERT parameter This parameter is used to select the insertion point for the [...]

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    37 Chapter 7 — Timecode Counter Window Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 7 T imecode Counter W indow T o open the T imecode Counter windo w , choose Timec ode Counter fr om the W indows menu. The Timec ode Counter window displa ys the DM2000’ s timecode in the same format as that visible on the DM2000 A utomix Main page, i.e., T ime display (H [...]

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    Keyboard Shortcuts 38 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual 8 Keyboard Shortcuts The following table shows Studio M anager’ s keyboard shortcuts. Shortcut Action Windows Mac File Menu Ctrl+N Command- N Creates a new Session. Ctrl+O Command- O Opens an existing Session. Ctrl+S Command -S Saves the Session currently open. Y ou are prompted to enter a n[...]

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    39 Index Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual Index A AUTO button 17 Aux Send levels setting 17 , 23 Aux Sends Console window view of 20 Selected Channel view of 25 Aux Sends, selecting pre or post 23 B Bus Out, routing 16 , 23 Bus Outs Console window view of 20 Selected Channel view of 24 Bus to Stereo button 20 C Channel meter 17 Channels muting. Se[...]

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    SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENT 40 Studio Manager—Owner’s Manual SOFTW ARE LICENSING AGREEMENT The following is a legal agreement between y ou, the end user , and Y amaha Co rpor ation (“Y amaha ”). The enclosed Y amaha softwar e program is licensed by Y amaha to the original purchaser for use only on the t erms set for th her ein. Please r ea[...]

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    STUDIO MANA GER for Owner’ s Manual V923450 R0 1 IP 44 02 01 350 AP Printed in Japan Keep This Manual For Future Reference. Y AMAHA CORPORA TION Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division P .O. Box 3, Hamamatsu, 430-8651, Japan[...]