Yamaha M7CL series Quick Start Manual

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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2

Quick Start Guide

A guide for people using M7CL Version 3 in the real world.
Part 2
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 first time, or for experienced
users requiring some tips and tricks for better
understanding of M7CL and its PC based
software partner the M7CL editor.
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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 Quick Start Guide A guide for people using M7CL Version 3 in the real world. Part 2 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 first time, or for experienced users requiring some tips and tricks for better...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    PC based software for remote control and setup; Studio Manager and M7CL Editor. M7CL-48ES users may also wish to look at Yamaha’s EtherSound Setup Guide. This explains the basic principals of designing an EtherSound network.
  • Page 3: The Virtual Rack

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 The virtual rack; Effects, graphic EQ and VCM processors. M7CL has an on-board virtual rack to replace the conventional rack of outboard processing like multi-effects engines, graphic EQ and hi-end characterful dynamics processors. The virtual rack consists of eight stereo/two channel units.
  • Page 4: Mounting Units In The Virtual Rack

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 The virtual rack; Mounting units in the virtual rack. The default Scene 000 has four effects and four GEQ selected. There are always eight virtual rack units, even if some are blank or unused. Only units 5-8 can be selected as effects.
  • Page 5: Effects. Selecting, Editing And Storing The Effect You Want

    The effects selected in Scene 000 are a typical user selection. The default REV-X reverbs are the most natural sounding and were developed for the SPX 2000 multi-effect unit, but for Yamaha’s older reverb effect sounds choose non-REV-X reverbs taken from the older Yamaha SPX multi-effects units.
  • Page 6: Effect Selection. Vcm Effects

    These VCM effects give M7CL users access to some sounds only previously available from rare, fragile, analogue equipment or other higher cost live Yamaha mixers like PM5D V2. Every channel on M7CL has EQ and a compressor included, but the VCM effects provide an alternative style. How- ever VCM technology is extremely demanding of DSP resources so only one stereo or dual mono unit can be created from each M7CL effects engine.
  • Page 7: Effects/Graphic Eq. Assigning Effects And Geqs

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 The virtual rack; effects/graphic EQ. Assigning Effects and GEQs. By default in scene 000 the effects are prepatched. The sends are mixes 13-16, the returns are Stereo Inputs 1-4. However these can easily be repatched if desired.
  • Page 8: Selecting And Editing The Geq

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 The virtual rack; Selecting and editing the GEQ. From the main RACK screen, press the virtual rack mounted GEQ image; this opens the GEQ popup. From the GEQ parameter pop-up press the GEQ im- age with the frequency range you want to edit.
  • Page 9: Graphic Eq; Copying, Pasting, Comparing And Storing Geq Settings

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 The virtual rack; Graphic EQ; Copying, pasting, comparing and storing GEQ settings At the top of the GEQ pop-up are buttons for COPY, PASTE, COMPARE and LIBRARY. Pressing the [COPY] button stores the displayed GEQ curve into a temporary “copy buffer”.
  • Page 10: The Monitor Section

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 The Monitor Section; Cue buttons and assigning a monitor output. Cueing a channel will send its audio signal to the CUE bus and meter the channel in the Function Access Area. The audio will be sent to the headphone output under the front panel. Press the [MONITOR] headphone symbol to access options for the monitor setup.
  • Page 11: Monitor Level On Fader

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 The Monitor Section; Monitor level on fader. The monitor level is controlled by the pot on the surface, but there is a second “soft” control knob on the Monitor pop-up. This can be set by the multifunction encoders or it can be controlled by the Pink or Yellow fader. Monitor engineers often like this feature as they do not use the Master buses and like quick access to the monitor level.
  • Page 12: User De Fined Keys: Programming User De Fined Keys

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 User De fined Keys: Programming User De fined Keys. There are 12 user defined keys on M7CL. These are programmable shortcut keys; they can replace a screen press or cause some other action. They come pre-programmed with some examples but can be user defined from a menu in the SETUP page.
  • Page 13: Dcas And Mute Groups

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 DCAs and Mute groups: Assigning channels to a DCA Master or Mute Group. DCAs are Digital versions of the VCAs found on analog consoles. They can be used in exactly the same way to con- trol the level of groups of input channels.
  • Page 14: Using Scenes; Storing And Recalling Scenes

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 Using Scenes; Storing and recalling scenes. M7CL can store 300 scene memories or snapshots. In addition to the 300 numbered memories, there is the default read only Scene 000 and also the ‘current console settings’ which are either the same as a scene or an edited version of a scene.
  • Page 15: Using Scenes; What Is In A Scene

    M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 2 Using Scenes; What is in a scene? When a scene is stored, all the items from the “Included” column are stored to the scene memory. The items in the “not included” column are saved in a global memory (except mechanical pots) and do not change when scenes are recalled.
  • Page 16: Trouble Shooting Ideas

    If the time of taps doesn’t seem correct; remember the tap is an average of the last four taps and the musical note parameters may need to be set further anticlockwise to access shorter repeat times. Where can I fi nd out more information? You can download the M7CL and Editor manuals from; http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/result.php?div_code=pa&model=M7CL&cat_code=&div_code=pa...

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