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    Studio Mana g er fo r Owner’ s Manual E interstage Phistersvej 31, 2900 Hellerup, Danmark T elefon 3946 0000, fax 3946 0040 www .interstage.dk - pro audio with a smile[...]

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    2 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual Important Information Special Notices • The softwar e and this owner’ s manual are the exclusiv e copyrights of Y amaha Corporation. • Copying of the software or r eproduction of this manual in whole or in par t by any means is expressly forbidden without the w ritten c onsent of the manufacturer[...]

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    3 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Starting Studio Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Quitting Studio Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 Chapter 1—Getting Started Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual 1 Getting Started Starting Studio Manager W indows: Click the Start button and then click Programs–>Y AMAHA OPT T ools–>Y AMAHA Studio M anager for DM1000–>Studio Manager for DM1000. Macintosh: Open the Studio Manager for DM1000 folder and double-click “SM_D[...]

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    Configuring Studio Manager 5 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual Configuring Studio Manager Selecting Ports In order t o use Studio Manager , you m ust specify the input and output por ts that Studio Manager should use t o communicat e with the DM1000. W indows: Choose System Setup from the File menu, and specify the input and output por [...]

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    6 Chapter 1—Getting Started Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual This is the Macint osh Setup window Input Port/Output Port: (Windo ws only) These pop-up menus are used to select the ports w ith which Studio Manager co mmunicates with the DM1000. Console Device ID: Studio Manager can control an y one of up to eight DM1000s, each with its [...]

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    Synchronizing Studio Manager 7 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual Synchronizing Studio Manager If a DM1000 is detected while Studio Manager star ts up, or while Studio Manager is up and running, the S ynchronization dialog bo x shown below appears. All Lib: This option determines whether or not Scene and Librar y data is synchronized. Con[...]

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    8 Chapter 2—Console Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual 2 Console W indow Studio Manager’ s Console window displays 16 c hannel strips and a master section. When an Input Channel Layer is selected, 16 Input Channels are displayed. W hen the Master Lay er is selected, the Bus Out and A ux Send channels are display ed. And when th[...]

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    Input Channels 9 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual Input Channels A SOURCE parameter This parameter is used to select an Input sour ce. T o select an Input sourc e, click the parameter and choose fr om the list that appears. B Routing buttons These buttons are used t o route the Input Channel to the B us Outs. C STEREO button This button[...]

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    10 Chapter 2—Console Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual P Delay parameter This par ameter is used to set the delay time of the Delay function. Delay times can be set by dragging . Q Channel number This is the channel number . R AUX section These controls are used to set the levels of the A ux Sends. T o set an Aux Send level, dra[...]

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    Master Section 11 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual Master Section A ONLINE/OFFLINE status indicator This indicator sho ws whether Studio Manager is online or offline. B Meters These meters displa y the output level of the Stereo Out when P AN CONTR OL is set to “STEREO , ” or the Bus Outs used for surround proc essing w hen P AN CO[...]

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    12 Chapter 2—Console Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual Output Channels W hen the Master Layer is select ed, the Bus Out and A ux Send channels are displayed. A Bus Out channel is shown here. Aux Send channels appear the same except that the y do not hav e a STEREO button. A STEREO button (Bus Out only) This button is used to r o[...]

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    Remote Channels 13 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual Remote Channels W hen the Remote La yer is selected, Remote Channels ar e display ed. A Channel number This is the channel number . B SELECT button This button is used to select the R emote Channel. C ON button This button turns the R emote Channel on and off. It appears orange while t[...]

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    14 Chapter 3—Selected Channel Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual 3 Selected Channel W indow The Selected Channel window allo ws detailed editing of the currently selected c hannel. T o open the Selected Channel window , choose Select ed Channel from the W indows menu. The lay out of the Selected Channel w indow depends on the cur[...]

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    Input Channels 15 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual B GA TE section This section contains the Gat e controls and displa y gr aph for the currently selected Input Channel. The rotar y controls ar e used to set the threshold, range, attack, decay , and hold. The GR meter indicates the amount of gain reduction being applied by the Gate. The[...]

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    16 Chapter 3—Selected Channel Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual I P AIR, FADER GROUP & MUTE GROUP section This section contains the P air , Fader and M ute group functions for the currently selected Input Channel. Click the hear t icon to pair and unpair the channel w ith its partner channel. U se the F ADER GR OUP buttons t[...]

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    Bus Outs 17 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual D TO STEREO & level section This section contains the T O STEREO and level contr ols and the A UT O , SOL O , and ON buttons for the currently selected B us Out. The T O STEREO button routes the Bus Out to the Stereo Out, and the rotary controls are used t o set the Bus to Stereo lev el a[...]

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    18 Chapter 3—Selected Channel Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual Aux Sends This is the Selected Channel window for Aux Sends. A CHANNEL SELECT section Channels can be selected by clicking the Channel ID and c hoosing from the list that appears, or by clicking the left and rig ht Channel Select buttons. The long channel name is di[...]

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    Stereo Out 19 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual F INSERT section This section contains the I nsert par ameters for the currently selected A ux Send. The INSER T button turns the Insert on and off. The OUT and IN parameters are used to specify the insert out destination and inser t in source r espectively . The POSITION parameter is used [...]

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    20 Chapter 3—Selected Channel Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual C DELA Y section This section contains the delay controls for the Stereo Out. The r otar y co ntrol is used to set the delay time, and the ON button turns the Delay function on and off. D Balance & level section This section contains the balance control, A UTO a[...]

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    Library Window 21 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual 4 Librar y W indow The Librar y w indow allo ws you to contr ol and manage DM1000 Scenes and libraries. I n addition, Scenes and librar ies can be sav e d to disk on y our computer . The Librar y w indow pr ov ides access t o the following libr aries: The lay out of the Libr ar y window[...]

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    22 Chapter 4—Library Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual D SA VE button This button is used to sa ve the currently open Librar y file. E SA VE AS button This button is used to sa ve the currently open Librar y file with a different name. F TITLE pane This pane displays the memory list. G PROTECT pane This pane displays a padlock[...]

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    Patch Editor Window 23 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual 5 Patch Editor W indow The P atch Editor w indow is used to patch Inputs, Outputs, Inser ts, Effects, and Direct Outs. It consists of fiv e pages, which are selected b y clicking the tabs along the top of the w indow . T o open the P atch Editor window , choose Pat ch Editor from [...]

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    24 Chapter 5—Patch Editor Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual OUTPUT P A TCH Page A Channel IDs These are the Channel IDs. B Long channel names These are the Channel long names. T o edit a name, click it and type. C AUTO SETUP button Clicking this button sets the patc hes on this page to their initial values. D ALL CLEAR button Th[...]

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    INSERT PATCH Page 25 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual INSERT P A TCH Page A Channel IDs These are the Channel IDs. B Long channel names These are the Channel long names. T o edit a name, click it and type. C LIBRARY buttons These buttons open the Input and Output P atch Librar y w indows. D Insert Out Patchbay This patchbay is used to p[...]

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    26 Chapter 5—Patch Editor Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual EFFECT P A TCH Page A Effects processor #1 inputs These parameters are used to select input sour ces for internal effects processors #1. B LIBRARY button This button opens the Input P atch Librar y w indow . C Effects processors 2–4 inputs These parameters are used to[...]

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    DIRECT OUT PATCH Page 27 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual DIRECT OUT P A TCH Page A Channel IDs These are the Channel IDs. B Long channel names These are the Channel long names. T o edit a name, click it and type. C LIBRARY button This button opens the Output P atch Librar y window . D Patchbay The pat chba y is used to pat ch output po[...]

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    28 Chapter 6—Surround Editor Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual 6 Surround Editor W indow The Surround Editor w indow allows you to edit the sur round pan position of the currently selected Input Channel. T o open the Surround Editor window , c hoose Surround Editor from the Windo ws menu. A CHANNEL SELECT section Channels can be[...]

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    Timecode Counter Window 29 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual 7 Timecode Counter W indow The Timec ode Counter window displays the current timecode position in hours, minutes, seconds, and frames, or measur es, beats, and MIDI clocks, depending on the specified time- code source. It works in unison w ith the timec ode counters on the DM1[...]

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    30 Chapter 8—Effect Editor Window Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual 8 Effect Editor W indow The Effect Editor window allows y ou to edit the internal effects proc essors. T o open the Effect Editor window , choose Effect Editor fr om the W indows menu. A Effects processor select These buttons are used t o select the internal effects pr[...]

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    Keyboard Shortcuts 31 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual 9 Keyboard Shortcuts File Menu W indows Menu Windows Macintosh Action CTRL+N - N Creates a new Session CTRL+O - O Opens a previously saved Session CTRL+S -S Saves the current Session Windows Macintosh Action CTRL+W - W Closes the foremost window except the Console window CTRL+AL T+W[...]

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    32 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual Index A ALL CLEAR button 23 , 24 All Lib, synchronization 7 AUTO button 10 , 11 , 12 , 15 , 17 AUTO SETUP button 23 , 24 Aux Section 10 Aux Send masters console window 12 selected channel window 18 AUX SEND section 15 B Bus Outs console window 12 selected channel window 16 BYPASS button 30 C Cancel 7 [...]

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    33 Studio Manager for DM1000—Owner’s Manual L Launching Studio Manager 4 LAYER buttons 11 Layer Select, preference 6 LFE control 10 , 28 LIBRARY button 14 , 15 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 30 Library window 21 LINK button (6.1 only) 28 Long channel names 23 , 24 , 25 , 27 M Master section 11 Meters 11 , 30 MIX BALANCE control 30 MU[...]

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    M.D .G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Y amaha Corporation © 2003 Y amaha Corporation IP01A0 Y amaha Man ual Library http://www2.yamaha.co .jp/manual/english/ interstage Phistersvej 31, 2900 Hellerup, Danmark T elefon 3946 0000, fax 3946 0040 www .interstage.dk - pro audio with a smile[...]