Yamaha M7CL Brochure & Specs page 3

Overview
The Overview display – the console's default display – gives you a standard view of the 8
channels selected via the Centralogic™ navigation keys. These keys, arranged in an exact replica
of the 8-channel channel groups on the console, let you instantly bring any group of 8 channels
to the central controls with a single button-press. You can then touch any row of controls on the
display screen to focus on them – pan, or bus send, for example – and adjust via the
corresponding multi-function encoders immediately below the display. It really is that simple,
and armed with the information you have read in this brochure so far you should be able to
perform a basic mix on the M7CL without even having to open the manual.
Overview
Selected Channel
To adjust pan for a channel, for example, simply press the channel's [SEL] key and rotate the console's physical PAN control. The same
applies to preamp gain, dynamics, high-pass filter, EQ, and bus send control. Adjustments are clearly shown on the display as you make
them, and if you press any of the Selected Channel encoders the Selected Channel display will appear, showing you the current status of
all mix parameters for the currently selected channel. You can also zoom in on any of the on-screen parameters for in-depth control by
simply touching the parameter on the screen. When you're focused on an individual parameter the multi-function encoders below the
display screen adjust the corresponding parameters in the display.
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Two Approaches to
Total Access
Adjusting M7CL input and output levels is easy since
individual 100-millimeter motor faders are provided for
each channel. You have two ways to access the other mix
controls – via the Selected Channel display or the
Overview display. In fact, you can access the entire
console via just these two displays – no need to flip
through endless pages and menus to find the function
you need. Here's how ...
Selected Channel
Virtual Effect and GEQ Rack
Effects and graphic equalization are indispensable for most live sound applications, and having them built in is one of the many attractive
features that only digital consoles can provide. The problem, sometimes, is finding them. Not so in the M7CL: just touch the RACK button on
the display and the virtual effect and EQ rack pops right up for instant, easy access. A few quick touches on the screen and you can easily
patch effects or graphic EQ into any channel and output. Another touch or two and you can get right inside the effects for detailed editing.
The M7CL lets you use up to 8 signal processors simultaneously – normally that's up to 4 effects and 4 graphic EQ units. But since the
effect units can also function as graphic EQs, you can use more EQ units if you don't need all 4 effects.
High-resolution Effects
Yamaha digital effects are highly regarded in the professional
sound field for a very good reason: they are simply the best. The
M7CL gives you an outstanding range of top-quality effects from
ambience and echo to modulation and distortion. Whether you
simply need to add a touch of natural-sounding reverb or
manipulate a sound for other-worldly effect, the M7CL offers
everything you need built in and ready to roll. The M7CL also
comes with Yamaha's superlative Add-on Effects REV-X package,
providing some of the best, most natural-sounding ambience
effects available anywhere.
Standard or Flex15 GEQ
The M7CL's standard graphic EQ modules offer a full 31 bands for
precise response shaping and feedback control. If your application
requires even more EQ capability than the standard EQ modules
provide, the M7CL offers Flex15 GEQ: each GEQ module functions
as two 31-band units with 15-bands available at a time. You can
use up to 16 channels of Flex15 GEQ!
Direct EQ Control
The M7CL makes adjusting any of the 31 bands on the graphic
equalizer modules direct and easy. Simply touch the EQ unit you
want to adjust in the virtual on-screen rack, touch one of the band
selectors, then use the 8 Centralogic™ faders to directly adjust the
corresponding EQ bands. Other convenient-control features
include the ability to instantly reset any band to nominal simply
by pressing the appropriate [ON] key.
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