Yamaha M7CL Quick Start Manual
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Quick Start Guide
A guide for people using M7CL Version 3 in the real world.
Part 3
An introductory guide to the M7CL group of consoles including features
included in Version 3 Firmware and the M7CL-48ES hardware.
These guides are for people about to use the
M7CL for the fi rst time, or for experienced
users requiring some tips and tricks for better
understanding of M7CL and its PC based
software partner the M7CL editor.
M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3
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Page 1: Quick Start Guide
M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Quick Start Guide A guide for people using M7CL Version 3 in the real world. Part 3 An introductory guide to the M7CL group of consoles including features included in Version 3 Firmware and the M7CL-48ES hardware. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
“Self Training” area. Also available is the revised M7CL Short-cuts and Tips List. Part 1 is an introduction to the M7CL and its variations and goes on to describe the basic operations of the con- sole to the level of a similar featured analogue console. -
Page 3: Scene Management And Other Memorised Features
Together all these memories add up to be a “session” or “console” fi le and these fi les can easily be copied to another console using a USB storage device or Yamaha Studio Manager. M7CL can only contain a single “console” or “session”... -
Page 4: How To Recall A Scene
M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Next press STORE and the SCENE STORE keyboard pop-up will appear. This lets you name the scene and provides extra space for a comment or longer scene name. If you store to a location containing a previously stored scene, this scene will be lost. -
Page 5: Managing The Scene List
Alternatively the session or scene can be opened in Studio Manager M7CL Editor and changes made on an offl ine PC. Scenes can be locked from being over-written by pressing the grey square in the padlock icon column. -
Page 6: Limiting The Effect Of Scene Recall
Scene recall is an extremely powerful function to help the sound engineer make many rapid changes to the console between songs or scenes. However, there are many circumstances when the engineer needs some changes but does not want to implement other changes. M7CL has two different solutions to this limiting of scene recall; Recall Safe and Focus. -
Page 7: To Apply Recall Safes
M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 To apply Recall Safes; The Recall Safe pop-up is in the Channel Job area. Press the CH JOB area on the screen and then select RECALL SAFE, the pop-up will appear. Recall Safes can be applied from this screen and the Safe Parameters can be selected. -
Page 8: Focus
M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Focus (or Recall Focus); Typical use examples; Focus is another way of limiting the amount of information that is recalled when the chosen scene is recalled. Multiband shows. In a multiband line up show each engineer wants his own GEQ setting, but also they want changes to be possible without scene recall “undoing”... -
Page 9: What Is In A Scene
fi les from the console. The console fi le is made up of various libraries but these are all linked together so that they can all be saved or loaded together in one easy fi le. These fi les are common to both the M7CL 32/48 and M7CL-48ES, but no other console. -
Page 10: Saving Data To A Usb Storage Device
Loading data to the console from a USB storage device. When an ALL DATA fi le is loaded into a M7CL all the data in the console is over-written. (Except the few items like Passwords in the text box below). Similarly if a LIB scenes-only fi le is loaded all existing scenes are over-written... -
Page 11: Other Memorised Data
fi le they are. However only certain kinds of fi le can be loaded into M7CL. Only ALL DATA and USER KEY fi les can be created on M7CL but Studio Manager M7CL Editor can save Scene Only data. There are also fi rmware fi les and Help Menu fi les to recognise. -
Page 12: Studio Manager And The M7Clv3 Editor
Studio Manager title of its remote control and editing software. In fact the Studio Manager and M7CLV3 editor are very well adapted to the needs of the live sound engineer; M7CL fi les can be opened on a PC, away from the console, and edited, saved and copied. -
Page 13: Where Can I Get Studio Manager
M7CL console or direct exchange of data between the computer and console memory. It is not required to ever use Studio Manager with a M7CL; the console offers all its features without any external computer devices, but Studio Manager adds very useful extra access. The preparation chores like naming channels, patching I/O, setting effects units and parameters can all be done on your Personal Computer without the need to access the console;... -
Page 14: Which Version Of Software Should I Use? How Can I Deal With Older Versions
Which Version of Firmware and Software should I use? Yamaha always recommends the latest version of console fi rmware and the latest version of Studio Manager and M7CLV3 Editor. This combination is compatible for on-line connection and synchronization, will have the latest features and least known bug problems. -
Page 15: Stagemix For Apple Ipad By Yamaha
M7CL Editor available from the www.yamahaproaudio.com download pages. These relate to the last V1,V2 and the latest V3 of the M7CL mixer fi rmware. If you have existing V1 Editor fi les saved as .YSM or .YSE type fi... -
Page 16: Opening Studio Manager And The Editor For The Fi Rst Time
M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Open Studio Manager like any other programme; click “Start” ....Opening Studio Manager and the Editor for the fi rst time. The fi rst time you open Studio manager there are some setup chores to be done. -
Page 17: Changing Parameters
M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Use the Window tab to open other windows as required. The better resolution your screen has the more windows you can layout. Changing parameters Use your computer mouse to set the controls shown in the Editor Window. -
Page 18: The Sel Channel Windows
M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Dragging a rotary knob. To set the value of a rotary knob click on the knob and drag it round. The knob will reach an end-stop just like an analogue knob. Tip; Tip; For greater accuracy you can click on the knob,... -
Page 19: Keyboard Short-Cuts
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Page 20: Scene Management Using Studio Manager And The M7Clv3 Editor
Editing console fi les on the M7CL Editor. Console fi les, stored to a USB storage device can be opened using M7CL editor. Open a stored session with “File>Open” and browse for the USB storage device in “My Computer”. Only .YSE fi les are displayed until you select Console fi... -
Page 21: Using The Scene Window
.YSE fi les cannot be opened on a console but they have the very small advantage of remembering the layout of the windows when opened in the M7CL Editor. To SAVE the FILE list of scenes use the SAVE AS button above the list. This will also have the fi le extension .M7C but it is not an ALL DATA fi... -
Page 22: Library Window Dragging
FILE column. This will save the library onto your computer as a .M7C fi le. However it is important to understand this is not a M7CL session fi le, just an effects library. For this reason we suggest you give the library a name that refl... -
Page 23: More Library Window Dragging
M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 More Library Window dragging. This technique of dragging items across the library window will work for other library items too. Channel library items for example; perhaps the guest has chan- nel settings you want to copy from their fi le to yours;... -
Page 24: Using Focus And Recall Safe To Ensure The Outputs Work As Expected
Use either Recall Safe or Focus to ensure this. Focus can be set either from the scene window of the M7CL editor or the console. Use Focus to remove Output patching from recall and if necessary output processing like EQ and dynamics. Don’t apply the “WITH SENDS”...