Yamaha LS9-16 Owner's Manual

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Master window ........10 • Copying of the software or reproduction of this Overview window ........13 manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly Custom Fader Layer window ....24 forbidden without the written consent of the manu- Selected Channel window.......
Page 2: Getting Started
Getting Started Overview of LS9 Editor LS9 Editor enables you to remotely control the Yamaha LS9 mixing console and to save the parameter settings on your computer. To use LS9 Editor, you must ﬁrst perform the following operations: 1 Start and conﬁgure Studio Manager.
Page 3: Mixer Setup
❏ Mixer Setup To open the Mixer Setup window, choose [Mixer Setup] from the [File] menu. ModelSelect Here you can specify the model of LS9 console. This is set automatically when the Editor synchronizes with the LS9 console. Mix Bus Setup Here you can make settings relating to the MIX buses.
Page 4 Enter a comment for each user. You can enter up to thirty-two single-byte alphanumeric characters. Password Enter a password that will be used when this user key is read by the LS9 console. You can enter up to eight single- byte alphanumeric characters. Uppercase and lowercase are distinguished.
Page 5 Change the operating privileges for the head amp gain and phantom power of the selected channels. PROCESSING: Change the operating privileges for overall signal processing parameters (except for fader and [ON] key) of the selected channel. For the speciﬁc parameters included in PROCESSING, refer to the appendix of the LS9 owner’s manual. FADER/ON: Change the operating privileges for the pan/balance, fader, channel on, send on/off, and send level of the selected channels.
Page 6: Working With Sessions
Choose [Save Session As...] from the [File] menu. When you save a session in the window of an editor, the settings of only that editor will be saved in a ﬁle. Session ﬁles saved by LS9 Editor have a ﬁlename extension of “.YSE”. Files in which only the LS9 console data is saved (ﬁlename extension “.L9A”) can also be handled, allowing you to use a USB storage device to exchange data with the LS9 con-...
Page 7 For the Overview window and Rack win- dow, use the sub-menu to select the channels or library you want to see. You can choose Tile or Cascade to arrange the windows within the editor. ● Tile ● Cascade...
Page 8 • If you use the “Total Recall” function in Studio Manager, all selected Editors in Studio Manager are synchronized with the corresponding devices. • If you synchronize using PC -> Console, and the console contains data that is set to “read-only,” a dialog box will ask you whether you want to copy the read-only data to LS9 Editor.
Page 9 ❏ Faders • Drag • Click, and then use the up/down cursor keys (or left/right cursor keys for horizontal faders) • Click, and then use the PageUp/PageDown keys (greater change than the cursor keys) • Click, and then Home sets to maximum value •...
Page 10: Master Window
Master window In the Master window you can synchronize settings with the LS9 console, recall scenes, and access the Overview win- dow. To open this window, choose [Master] from the [Windows] menu, or assign [LS9 EDITOR CONTROL]-[MAS- TER] to a USER DEFINED KEY on the LS9 console, and execute that function.
Page 11: Scene Memory
Opens the INPUT CH 33–48 window. This is available only if you’re editing ofﬂine and have selected LS9-32 in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup screen, or if you’re editing online with the LS9-32 con- nected. [49-64] button Opens the INPUT CH 49–64 window.
Page 12 Opens the Custom Fader Layer (INPUT CH) CH 17–32 window. This is available only if you’re editing ofﬂine and have selected LS9-32 in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup screen, or if you’e editing online with the LS9-32 con- nected.
Page 13: Overview Window
[OVERVIEW] of [LS9 EDITOR CONTROL], and execute the function INPUT CH 33-48, 49-64 can be viewed only if LS9-32 is selected in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup window when editing ofﬂine, or when editing online with the LS9-32.
Page 14 Switches the EQ on/off. The graph immediately below the button shows the approxi- mate response of the EQ. You can drag within the graph to edit the response of the EQ. To reset the EQ to ﬂat response, hold down the <Ctrl>(< >) key of your computer keyboard and click the graph (The HPF setting will remain).
Page 15: Channel Name
PAN/TO STEREO MONO The PAN knob adjusts the panning of the signal that is sent from the INPUT CH to the STEREO bus L/R channels (or the L/C/R channels). You can set this to the center value by holding down the <Ctrl>(< >) key of your computer keyboard and clicking this knob.
Page 16: St In Window
ST IN window In this window you can view and edit the mix parameters of ST IN CH 1–4. The parameters shown in the window can be selected from the [View] menu or the menu that appears when you right-click (<control> key + click) in the window.
Page 17 IN section CH [ON] keys on the LS9’s panel. Fader Adjusts the input level of the ST IN CH. When the LS9 itself is in other than SENDS ON FADER mode, this is linked with the INPUT section faders of the LS9’s panel.
Page 18: Mix Window
In this window you can view and edit the parameters of MIX channels 1–16. The parameters shown in the window can be selected from the [View] menu or the menu that appears when you right-click (<control> key + click) in the window.
Page 19: Matrix Send
To switch a send on/off, click the channel number located at the left of the bar graph. PAN/BALANCE The PAN knob adjusts the panning of the signal that is sent from the mix channel to the STEREO bus L/R channels (or the L/C/R channels). You can set this to the center value by holding down the <Ctrl>(<...
Page 20: Matrix Window
In this window you can view and edit the parameters of MATRIX channels 1–8. The parameters shown in the win- dow can be selected from the [View] menu or the menu that appears when you right-click (<control> key + click) in the window.
Page 21 MIX (send levels from MIX channels) Here you can view and edit the send levels of the signals sent from the MIX channels to the MATRIX bus. The method of operation and the meaning of the display are the same as in ( ) MATRIX SEND in the MIX window (➥...
Page 22 In this window you can view and edit the parameters of the STEREO and MONO channels. The parameters shown in the window can be selected from the [View] menu or the menu that appears when you right-click (<control> key + click) in the window.
Page 23 Adjusts the left/right balance of the STEREO channel. SEL (Select) Selects the channel for which you want to make settings. (You can specify L and R inde- pendently.) This is linked with the STEREO/MONO MASTER section [SEL] keys on the LS9’s panel.
Page 24: Custom Fader Layer Window
In the Master window, turn the Layer Keys CUSTOM [1-16] button/[17-32] button Custom Fader Layer CH 17-32 can be displayed only if you’re editing ofﬂine and have selected LS9-32 in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup window, or if you are editing online with the LS9-32 connected.
Page 25 In the Master window, turn the Layer Keys STEREO IN [CUSTOM] button on Custom Fader Layer ST IN 3/4 can be displayed only if you’re editing ofﬂine and have selected LS9-32 in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup window, or if you’re editing online with the LS9-32 connected.
Page 26: Selected Channel Window
Selected Channel window Here you can set the parameters of the currently selected input channel (INPUT CH 1–64, ST IN CH 1–4) or output channel (MIX channels 1–16, MATRIX channels 1–8, STEREO/MONO channels). You can access this window in the following ways.
Page 27 This shows the ID and name of the channel selected for operations. To switch channels, use the SELECT button or the triangle buttons at left and right. The channel selected in the Main View is linked with the [SEL] keys in the INPUT section of the LS9’s panel.
Page 28 PRE (Pre/Post) This selects PRE or POST as the point from which the signal is sent from the input channel to the MIX bus. The point will be PRE POINT when this is on, and POST FADER when this is off. The PRE POINT setting can be speciﬁed in the Mixer Setup screen.
Page 29 ❏ TO STEREO/MONO Here you can specify how the signal will be sent from the input channel to the STEREO bus / MONO bus. MODE • ST/MONO button When this button is on, the signal will be sent to the STEREO L/R bus and independently to the MONO bus.
Page 30 These knobs adjust the Q, center frequency, and boost/cut amount for the four bands LOW, LO-MID, HI-MID, and HIGH. HIGH shelving If this button is on, the HIGH EQ will be switched to a shelving type (the Q knob of the HIGH EQ will disap- pear). LPF (Low Pass Filter) If this button is on, the HIGH EQ will function as a low pass ﬁlter.
Page 31 This meter indicates the amount of gain reduction. THRESHOLD (Threshold level) Speciﬁes the level at which the gate will open and close. The gate will open when the key-in signal exceeds this level, and will close when the signal falls below this level.
Page 32 (low pass ﬁlter). The ON/OFF button switches the ﬁlter on/off. If you’ve selected BPF, use the two knobs to adjust the band pass frequency and Q. If you’ve selected HPF or LPF, use the knob to adjust the cutoff frequency.
Page 33 Speciﬁes the sharpness at which the output level will change. You can select from HARD or 1–5. ATTACK Speciﬁes the time from when the key-in signal exceeds the threshold level until the signal starts being compressed. GAIN Adjusts the gain of the signal after it has passed through the compressor.
Page 34 ATTACK Speciﬁes the time from when the key-in signal exceeds the threshold level until the signal starts being compressed. GAIN Adjusts the gain of the signal after it has passed through the compressor. RELEASE Speciﬁes the time from when the key-in signal falls below the threshold level until compression is removed.
Page 35 RACK1A, RACK1B...RACK5L(A)...RACK8R(B) L/R inputs of Rack 1–8 SLOT2 can be displayed only if you’re editing ofﬂine and have selected LS9-32 in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup window, or if you are editing online with the LS9-32 connected.
Page 36: Mute Group
L/R channels of the USB memory recorder input OMNI jacks 9–16 and SLOT2 can be displayed only if you’re editing ofﬂine and have selected LS9-32 in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup window, or if you are editing online with the LS9-32 connected.
Page 37: If A Mix Channel Is Selected
ON (MATRIX send on/off) This is an on/off switch for the signal sent from the MIX channel to the MATRIX bus. POINT (Send point) Select either PRE or POST as the position from which the signal is sent from the MIX channel to the MATRIX bus.
Page 38 ❏ TO STEREO/MONO Here you can specify how the signal will be sent from the MIX channel to the STEREO bus / MONO bus. MODE • ST/MONO button When this button is on, the signal will be sent to the STEREO bus and independently to the MONO bus.
Page 39 HPF (High Pass Filter) If this button is on, the LOW EQ will function as a high pass ﬁlter EQ. The Q knob of the LOW EQ will disappear, and the GAIN knob will act as the high pass ﬁlter on/off switch.
Page 40 Except for the fact that the available types are COMPRESSOR, EXPANDER, COMPAND H and COMPAND S, and that you can select more than one signal as the key-in signal, this is the same as the dynamics for input chan- nels (➥ p.32).
Page 41: If A Matrix Channel Is Selected
These select either PRE or POST as the position from which the signal is sent from the MIX buses or STEREO/ MONO buses to the MATRIX bus. PRE POINT is selected if this is on, or POST FADER is selected if this is off.
Page 42 Except for the fact that the available types are COMPRESSOR, EXPANDER, COMPAND H and COMPAND S, and that you can select more than one signal as the key-in signal, this is the same as the dynamics for input chan- nels (➥ p.31).
Page 43 ● MONO channel window ❏ CHANNEL SELECT (Channel selection) Except for the fact that your editing applies to a STEREO/MONO channel, this is the same as the channel selec- tion for a MIX channel (➥ p.37). LS9 Editor Owner’s Manual...
Page 44 Except for the fact that the available types are COMPRESSOR, EXPANDER, COMPAND H and COMPAND S, and that you can select more than one signal as the key-in signal, this is the same as the dynamics for input chan- nels (➥ p.31).
Page 45: Library Window
Library window Here you can edit the LS9’s various libraries. You can also load library ﬁles that were saved on a drive of your com- puter, edit the order or title of library items, recall the desired library data, or copy desired library data to a library within the LS9.
Page 46 Only library items with an indication of “1” can be recalled to DYNAMICS 1, and only library items with an indication of “2” can be recalled to DYNAMICS 2. Data for which neither “1” or “2” is shown cannot be recalled to that channel.
Page 47 When you have selected the data that you want to move or copy, drag them to the desired location in the other list (if you’re copying between lists) or in the same list (if you’re copying/moving within the same list).
Page 48: Patch Editor Window
This window is divided into INPUT PATCH, OUTPUT PATCH, INPUT INSERT PATCH, OUTPUT INSERT PATCH, DIRECT OUT PATCH, and PATCH LIST pages. To switch pages, click the tabs shown in the upper part of the window. To display this window, choose [PATCH Editor] from the [Windows] menu, and select either “INPUT PATCH,”...
Page 49: Output Patch Page
Output port selection Input port selection Here you can assign input/output ports to the insert-in/out of each input channel. Select the output port in the left side of the screen, and the input port in the right side of the screen.
Page 50: Output Insert Patch Page
Output port selection Input port selection Here you can assign input/output ports to the insert-in/out of each output channel. Select the output port in the left side of the screen, and the input port in the right side of the screen.
Page 51: Input Port
Here you can view and edit the input patch and output patch settings. Input channel number Input channel name This is the number and name of the input channel. You can click the channel name box to edit the name in this page. Input port This shows the input port assigned to the input channel.
Page 52: Rack Window
Rack window Here you can make settings for GEQ, effects, and external head amps. This window is divided into GEQ/EFFECT and EXTERNAL HA pages; to switch pages, click the tabs located at the top of the window. GEQ/EFFECT page LS9 Editor Owner’s Manual...
Page 53: Input Patch
Insert-in of STEREO channel L/R or the MONO channel MONO(C) (*1) INPUT CH 33–64 can be displayed only if you’re editing ofﬂine and have selected LS9-32 in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup window, or if you are editing online with the LS9-32 connected. (*2) Selectable only for effect modules.
Page 54 Rack module editor — GEQ window ● 31 Band GEQ ● Flex15GEQ In this window you can select the insertion destination of GEQ, and edit the parameters. Rack No. (Rack selection) Select the rack module that you want to control.
Page 55: Output Meter
INS ST L, INS ST R, INS MONO(C) Insert-in of STEREO channel L/R or the MONO channel (*1) INPUT CH 33–64 can be displayed only if you’re editing ofﬂine and have selected LS9-32 in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup window, or if you are editing online with the LS9-32 connected.
Page 56: Geq Graph
This button links the settings of two adjacent odd-numbered/even-numbered 31-band GEQ modules, or the group A and group B settings of a Flex 15 GEQ. When you click this button, a window will ask you for conﬁrma- tion. Click the buttons for the modules you want to use as the parameter copy-source and copy-destination. If you click the RESET BOTH button, the parameters of both modules will be reset to the default state.
Page 57 Rack module editor — Effect window For details on the dedicated GUI screen, refer to the appendix. NOTE Here you can select the effect type for an internal effect, edit the parameters, and specify the input/output patching. LS9 Editor Owner’s Manual...
Page 58: Effect Type
Insert-out of STEREO channel L/R or the MONO channel (*1) INPUT CH 33–64 can be displayed only if you’re editing ofﬂine and have selected LS9-32 in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup window, or if you are editing online with the LS9-32 connected.
Page 59: Effect Parameters
H (HIGH), M (MID), and L (LOW) bands. PLAY/REC (Play/Record) buttons If “042 FREEZE” is selected as the effect type, you can use these buttons to record and play back the signal being input to the effect.
Page 60 SLOT2 1-8 SLOT2 9-16 SLOT2 is displayed only if you’re editing ofﬂine and have selected LS9-32 in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup window, or if you are editing online with the LS9-32 connected. LS9 Editor Owner’s Manual...
Page 61: Meter Window
Meter window This window shows the signal levels of each section in the LS9, letting you check for the presence of signals and whether an overload is occurring. This window is divided into INPUT METER, OUTPUT METER and Custom Fader Layer Meter; to switch pages, click the tabs located at the top of the window.
Page 62 OUTPUT METER page METERING POINT Select one of the following as the point where metering will occur. PRE EQ, PRE FADER, POST ON PEAK HOLD This is the same as in the INPUT METER page. Meters This is the same as in the INPUT METER page.
Page 63 This is the same function as in the INPUT METER page. Meters These are peak level meters that show the input level of each channel. The box below shows the current fader value, and the box below that shows the ID of the assigned channel.
Page 64: Group/Link Window
Group/Link window In this window you can select the channels that will be assigned to each mute group. This window is divided into two pages; the MUTE GROUP ASSIGN page and CHANNEL LINK page. MUTE GROUP ASSIGN page Here you can specify the channels that will be assigned to mute groups 1–8. The upper part of the screen lets you assign input channels to mute groups, and the lower part of the screen lets you assign output channels to mute groups.
Page 65: Channel Link Page
These buttons clear all input channels and output channels assigned to the corresponding mute group. When you click one of these buttons a window will appear, asking you to conﬁrm the operation. To execute the Clear opera- tion, click the OK button.
Page 66: Clear All
During ofﬂine editing when LS9-16 is selected in the Model Select ﬁeld of the Mixer Setup window, or during online editing with the LS9-16 connected, up to sixteen groups can be assigned for INPUT CH 1–32, and you’ll be able to choose from link groups A–R.
Page 67: Scene Window
SCENE MEMORY page Here you can edit the LS9’s scene memories. You can also load scene library ﬁles from a USB storage device or from a drive of your computer, and edit them. In this case, you can re-save all scenes to a ﬁle after editing, recall just a desired scene, or copy a desired scene to the scene memory of the LS9 itself.
Page 68 PROTECT This indicates whether protect is on or off for each scene. This area displays a lock icon for protected scenes; these scenes cannot be overwritten, nor their title edited. Read-only scenes are indicated by “R” displayed in this col- umn.
Page 69 INTERNAL DATA This area shows the LS9’s scene memory contents. The items displayed are the same as in the FILE list ( As desired, you can copy single or multiple scenes between the FILE list and the INTERNAL DATA list, and copy or move them to a different location within a list.
Page 70: Recall Safe Page
RECALL SAFE page Here you can make settings for the Recall Safe function that excludes only speciﬁc channels from recall operations of all scenes. INPUT SAFE PARAMETERS In this area you can view and edit the Recall Safe settings for all input channels and ST IN CH.
Page 71 OUTPUT SAFE PARAMETERS In this area you can view and edit the Recall Safe settings for all output channels. The items in this area are the same as in the Input Safe Parameters area ( GLOBAL RECALL SAFE In this area you can view and edit the Recall Safe settings for patching, and racks.
Page 72: Fade Time Page
FADE TIME page Here you can make settings for the Fade Time function which adjusts the time over which fader and pan will reach their new values when a scene is recalled. Since the Fade function settings are independent for each scene, you must recall the desired scene before you make these settings.
Page 73 This button enables/disables the Fade function for the faders of the current scene. FADE TIME Drag this knob in the screen to adjust the fade time. The current value is shown in the numerical box immediately below. LS9 Editor Owner’s Manual...
Page 74: Custom Fader Layer Setup Window
❏ Current User This shows the name of the current user of the LS9 console. In the initial state in which the Editor has never been synchronized with the LS9 console, this will be Administrator. In LS9 Editor, operations can always be performed with Administrator privileges, and the Administrator's settings will always be saved in the user authentication key.
Page 75: User Defined Keys Setup Window
❏ Current User This shows the name of the current user of the LS9 console. In the initial state in which the Editor has never been synchronized with the LS9 console, this will be Administrator. In LS9 Editor, operations can always be performed with Administrator privileges, and the Administrator's settings will always be saved in the user authentication key.
Page 76: Keyboard Shortcuts
Selects all memories in a section Ctrl+A Displayed only if you’re editing off-line with LS9-32 selected for Model Select in the Mixer Setup screen, or if you’re editing on-line with the LS9-32 connected. (**) Modify or cancel the shortcut assignment for the Universal Access Zoom function, or use the number key <8>.
Page 77: Appendix
The range is from 0.3s through 30.0s. However, the range varies depending on the Room Size setting. NOTE [Initial Delay] Duration of time between sound input and the start of reverberation. Higher values delay the start of reverbera- tion. Drag the icon to change the value.
Page 78 The range is from 0.1 through 1.4. NOTE [Low Freq] Frequency value that serves as the basis for the Lo Ratio value. The frequency band below this value is affected by the Lo Ratio parameter setting. Drag the icon to change the value.
Page 79 These controls enable you to adjust the mix balance of the dry and wet (effect) sounds. When the balance is 0%, only the dry sound is output. When the balance is 100%, only the wet sound is output. The range is from 0 through 100%.
Page 80 Save under a different name CLEAR ........ 47 , 65 , 69 MATRIX window ......20 ....67 SCENE MEMORY page ..48 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 ........ 61 CLEAR ALL Meter window Scene window .........67 ........45 , 67...

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