Using The Flex15Geq - Yamaha CL5 Reference Manual

Using the Flex15GEQ

You will use the Centralogic section's faders 1–8 and [ON] keys to control the Flex15GEQ.
1.
Refer to steps 1–6 in the "Virtual rack
Flex15GEQ in a rack and set its input source and output destination.
A rack in which a Flex15GEQ is mounted will show information for two GEQ units (A and B).
NOTE
If you mount a Flex15GEQ, two monaural 31BandGEQ units will be placed in a single rack.
However, only up to fifteen bands can be adjusted for each unit.
2.
Press the rack in which you mounted the Flex15GEQ.
The GEQ popup window for GEQ(A) or GEQ(B) will appear.
This window is the same as that for the 31BandGEQ, except that the AVAILABLE BANDS
parameter box indicates the real-time number of additional bands (maximum 15) that can be
controlled in the current GEQ.
For a rack in which a Flex15GEQ is mounted, the rack switch tabs will be split as xA and xB (x is
the rack number).
3.
Press the GEQ ON/OFF button to turn the Flex15GEQ on.
4.
Press one of the buttons in the FADER ASSIGN field to select the group of bands
you will control using the Centralogic section's faders.
For details on the bands corresponding to each button in the FADER ASSIGN field, refer to step
4 of "Using the 31BandGEQ" on page
operations" section on page 112
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When you press one of these buttons, the faders for the bands selected on the touch screen will
turn white, and the numbers of the corresponding faders in the Centralogic section will be
displayed. Now you can use the faders in the Centralogic section to control the band.
to mount a
NOTE
The above operation is possible even if the Centralogic section is locked. When you turn off the
button in the FADER ASSIGN field, the faders will return to the locked state.
5.
Operate the faders in the Centralogic section.
For each of a Flex15GEQ's two GEQ units (A and B), a maximum of fifteen bands can be controlled.
The AVAILABLE BANDS parameter box in the FADER ASSIGN field indicates the real-time
number of additional bands that can be controlled in the current GEQ. If you have used all fifteen
bands, you will have to return one of these bands to the flat position before you can operate any
other band.
NOTE
• The [ON] key will light if you raise or lower a fader even the slightest amount. This indicates that
the corresponding band has been modified.
• To quickly return a boosted or cut band to the flat position, press the corresponding [ON] key in
the Centralogic section to make it go dark.
6.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to adjust up to fifteen bands.
NOTE
If you switch the display to a different screen, the fader assignments in the Centralogic section
will forcibly be defeated. However if you once again display the same rack, the group of bands
you had previously been controlling will automatically be assigned to the faders.
7.
When you have finished making settings, turn off the buttons in the FADER ASSIGN
field.
The faders and [ON] keys in the Centralogic section will return to their previous function.
NOTE
When you close the GEQ popup window, the buttons in the FADER ASSIGN field automatically
turn off.
8.
If you want to copy the currently-displayed Flex15GEQ settings to the GEQ of
another rack, or to initialize the settings, you can do so using the tool buttons at
the top of the popup window.
For details on how to use these buttons, refer to "Using the tool buttons" in the separate Owner's
Manual.
NOTE
GEQ settings can be saved and recalled using the dedicated library.
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