CL StageMix User Guide - Yamaha Commercial Audio
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1. 4 8 4 4 8 5 4 8 6 4 8 7 Digital Gain When Gain Mode is active the user can also adjust the Digital Gain for any channel Press the DIGITAL button to assign all StageMix faders to control the Digital Gain parameters The background will change to a blue shade to indicate that Digital Gain mode is active Gain Compensation Mode Gain Compensation can be activated for each input channel independently in CL series consoles In Analog Gain mode a GC button in each channel strip allows Gain Compensation to be turned On or Off from StageMix The GC button will only be available for channels that are patched to a Rio I O Rack that provides Gain Compensation capability The GC button will turn blue when Gain Compensation is active for that channel In Analog Gain mode a blue dot will appear next to the fader to indicate the original Analog gain position If Gain Compensation is turned off for a channel the gain control fader will return to this position Refer to the CL series console s Owner s Manual for more detailed information about Gain Compensation mode and functions ALL GC ON Press the ALL GC ON button to activate Gain Compensation for every channel in the console that is patched to a Rio I O Rack input which provides the Gain Compensation capability A confirmation dialog will appear before this function is executed ALL GC OFF Press ALL GC OFF to turn off Gain Compensation for all channels A confirmatio2. Introduction CH 1 8 CH9 16 CAM P2 CH 25 32 ST 1 8 Mix 1 8 Mix 9 16 Mix 17 24 MT 1 8 Master CUE CLEAR LAST CUE UTILITY MIX ON FADERS 07 08 Mick SENDS ON FADERS SEES Strings J StringsR_ n KEYS R The large MIX ON FADERS button displays the currently selected Mix Bus number and its name The color of this button matches those used in the series console CUE and ON buttons appear below the SENDS ON FADERS button allowing the currently active Mix Bus to be Cued and turned On Off There are two ways to select a target Mix Bus a Use a swipe gesture on the MIX ON FADERS button to increment decrement through the Mix and Matrix Busses b Press the MIX ON FADERS button to access a popup screen which allows direct selection of any Mix or Matrix Bus Page 15 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide Select Target Mix Bus MIX 1 2 MIX 17 Alan L Alan R Vox RevX On MIX MIX IU MAERIX T a stage Mix sage Mix eront by Erone RN MIXI MIX Ta WATIA S MATRIX 4 Ste vehi Ste vehi SiGe SiGe N MIX 13 MIX 14 MATRIX 5 MATRIX 6 StageMix StageMix StageMix StageMix MIX 15 MIX 16 MATRIX 7 MATRIX 8 StageMix StageMix StageMix StageMix Choose the Target Mix Bus from Mix 1 24 and Matrix 1 8 The currently selected Mix will appear as a white button with a check mark Stereo pairs appear as single large buttons When a Mix Matrix or Master block is selected in the Navigation M
3. Mixer window It shows the EQ curves Pan positions CUE and ON buttons faders and level meters and channel names and colors for eight adjacent channels CURRENT SCENE un Introduction CH 1 8 CH9 16 GHUR722H CH 25 32 ST 1 8 Mix 1 8 Mix 9 16 Mix 17 24 MT 1 8 Master TRE sa De PHHH EHEH SETUP CUE CLEAR CUE CUE CUE CUE CUE CUE CUE CUE LAST CUE ON N on on ON on rn Fn UTILITY SENDS ON FADERS DCA 1 8 DCA 9 16 GAIN ICH17 E CH22 a cH19 CH20 CH23 CH24 GIE EDES Strings J StringsR Keys R Across the top of the screen level meters and faders are displayed in blocks of channels for mono Input Channels 1 32 Stereo Input Channels 1 8 Mix and Matrix busses and the Master Stereo and Mono busses This is the Navigation Meter Bridge 4 1 Channel Bank Navigation Press any of the Navigation Meter Bridge blocks to select the bank of channels to be viewed and controlled in the channel strips below 4 2 Layer Navigation Press the CH 1 32 or CH 33 72 button to make those banks of channels available in the Navigation Meter Bridge Stereo Inputs 1 8 are available as part of the CH 1 32 bank The Layer Navigation button displays black text on a white background to indicate the active Layer Page 9 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 4 3 4 4 Channel Names and Colors The name and color of each channel appears in StageMix as it does in the CL seri
4. IP Address a Open the iPad Settings menu b Select Wi Fi and choose the correct network Settings Wi Fi Networks Gd Airplane Mode T OFF B Notifications On E Brightness amp Wallpaper IEJ Picture Frame fey General Mail Contacts Calendars Safari iPod Wi Fi Choose a Network YRD AP 3F2 V YRDL321 Other Ask to Join Networks a gt gt Known networks will be joined automatically If no known networks are available you will be asked before joining a new network Page 5 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 3 3 c Press the blue circle with the white arrow to the right of the selected network to edit the IP address d Select Static Ges YRDL321 Forget this Network IP Address DHCP BootP Static IP Address 192 168 0 127 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Router 192 168 0 50 DNS Search Domains HTTP Proxy e IP Address enter an IP Address similar to the one for the CL series console but with just the last number different For example if CL series console is 192 168 0 128 give an address to the iPad such as 192 168 0 127 f Subnet Mask enter 255 255 255 0 g Router enter the IP Address of your Wi Fi Access Point usually printed on the bottom of the device h Press the iPad s Home button to exit the Settings menu StageMix Setup Launch the CL StageMix App YAMAHA gt CL StageMix T
5. YAMAHA CQ DIGITAL MIXING CONSOLE Ut series CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide StaSenyilx Welcome iPad is trademark of Appie Inc Thank you for downloading the CL StageMix iPad app for the Yamaha CL series digital mixing consoles The latest firmware version for CL series can be downloaded from www yamahaproaudio com StageMix is an application for the Apple iPad that provides remote control of Yamaha CL series digital mixing consoles functions via a simple intuitive graphical interface from anywhere within wireless range The software has been specifically designed to allow engineers to adjust monitor mixes from the performers positions on stage directly controlling mix parameters via the iPad rather than having to rely on verbal directions to a second engineer The result is better mixes in less time a huge advantage during high pressure pre show setup Although StageMix is focused on the requirements for adjusting monitor mixes on stage its range of features is continually expanding allowing it to be used for a wider variety of remote control functions Yamaha Commercial Audio CONTENTS 1 0 System Requirements 2 0 Wi Fi Settings 3 0 Getting Started 3 1 CL series Network Setup 3 2 iPad Wi Fi Settings 3 3 StageMix Setup 3 3 1 OFFLINE DEMO Mode 3 3 2 Configure StageMix to Work with a CL Series Console 3 3 3 Select a Mixer and Begin Working 3 3 4 Edit Mixer Configurations 4 0 Mixer Window 4 1 Cha
6. Memory window is accessed for the first time after launching StageMix the Scene List will be sent from the console to StageMix Note if StageMix loses its Wi Fi connection to the console the Scene List will need to be sent from the console again after the connection is re established 12 Scenes can be viewed simultaneously in the Scene List Drag up and down in the list to access other Scenes The Current Scene will be indicated by a check mark to the right of the Scene Title the current scene is also displayed in the upper left portion of the Scene screen Empty Scene Memories locations will be displayed with a grey background Scene titles that have not been sent from the console to StageMix will be indicated by a question mark SCENE RANGE If the console contains a large number of Scenes it may take some time for the complete Scene List to be transmitted to StageMix To minimize the time required to update the Scene List in StageMix a Scene Range can be set so that only necessary Scenes are sent from the console to StageMix By default the Scene Range is set to the full range from Scene O to 300 By pressing the SCENE RANGE button the user can define the range of Scenes that will be updated in the Scene List This range will be remembered by StageMix and will continue to be used until it is changed To update the Scene Range tap the SCENE RANGE button on the right side of the Scene Memory window A small popup will appea
7. Scene tap the X button next to the Scene Title to clear the current title c Type in a new title and press the STORE button or Return on the keyboard d A confirmation popup will appear if the STORE CONFIRMATION preference is ON in the console UNDO STORE Pressing the UNDO STORE button will cancel the most recent Scene Store operation RECALL SCENE Pressing the RECALL button will cause the currently selected Scene Memory highlighted in the Scene List to be recalled by the console A confirmation popup will appear if the RECALL CONFIRMATION preference is ON in the console When a Scene Memory is recalled by the console StageMix must synchronize itself with the current console parameter data The status of this synchronization will be indicated by a progress bar which Page 31 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 7 9 appears below the Current Scene number in the upper left section of the Scene Memory screen You can exit the Scene Memory screen while synchronization is occurring but you will not be able to edit any parameters in StageMix until synchronization has been completed UNDO RECALL Pressing the UNDO RECALL button will cause the most recent Scene Recall to be cancelled StageMix will need to synchronize with the console after executing a Scene Recall UNDO Press the MIXER button in the top right corner of the Scene Memory window to return to the Mixer window Page 32 Yamaha Commerc
8. characters will be automatically added by StageMix Page 7 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide v Select the Model of CL series console Note in the initial release of CL StageMix CL5 will be the only selectable choice vi Press the ADD MIXER button at the bottom of the screen 3 3 3 Select a Mixer and Begin Working 3 3 4 If your iPad has been configured to work with a CL series console select the mixer from the list and press CONNECT The model of mixer CL1 CL3 or CL5 will appear in smaller text below the mixer s name Select Mixer CL 313 cL5 Syncing With CL The message Syncing With CL will appear while StageMix is obtaining parameters from the console After this process is complete the Mixer window will appear and StageMix is ready to be used If StageMix cannot connect with your console refer to the Troubleshooting section 9 0 at the end of this document for possible solutions Edit Mixer Configurations The parameters of a saved Mixer Configuration can be viewed and edited by tapping the right arrow button next to a mixers name This will open the Edit Mixer screen which allows the Name IP Address and MAC Address to be verified and edited using the procedures described in section 3 3 2 After editing press SAVE MIXER to save any changes Page 8 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 4 0 Mixer Window The main page of the StageMix is called the
9. from StageMix 5 4 1 Balance Stereo Inputs 1 8 can be assigned to either Pan or Balance mode in the CL series console BAL will be displayed below the pan slider when a Stereo Input channel is in Balance mode The pan slider is used to adjust the Balance When BAL is not displayed Stereo Input channels are in normal Pan mode The Pan position for the left and right sides of the Stereo Input channel can be adjusted independently in Pan mode A button displaying L or R will appear above the Pan slider in this mode Press this button to toggle between the Left and Right sides of the Stereo Input channel to adjust the Pan position for each side Mix and Matrix Busses provide a Balance control when they are configured as stereo pairs BAL will be displayed below the pan slider when a Mix or Matrix Bus is configured as a stereo pair Page 25 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 6 0 UTILITY 6 1 The UTILITY button provides access to the following functions e Mute Group Masters e Tap Tempo Press the UTILITY button on the left side of the Mixer window to enter this mode To exit from the UTILITY mode press the UTILITY button another mode button or any bank in the Navigation Meter Bridge MUTE GROUP MASTERS 8 buttons are provided to function as Master switches for the console s Mute Groups Press MUTE GROUP X to mute channels assigned to that Mute Group The button will appea
10. this indicates that the iPad is not connected to a Wi Fi access point or that Wi Fi may be switched off in the iPad Refer to sections 2 0 and 3 2 for details about Wi Fi hardware configuration and iPad Wi Fi settings No Wi Fi Available Offline Demo Mode Only OK Connection Error If this message appears after selecting a mixer and pressing CONNECT this indicates that StageMix cannot connect to the console This may be due to incorrect IP Address or MAC Address settings in either the console or StageMix Verify that the settings in the console match the settings in StageMix Refer to 3 1 and 3 3 2 for details about these settings This problem will also occur if the console is not turned On Connection Error Connection failed Check Wi Fi Status OK Page 35 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 9 3 9 4 9 5 9 6 Connection Lost If StageMix loses its connection to the console the following message will appear Operation of StageMix is not possible while this message box is onscreen StageMix will automatically attempt to reconnect to the console If this is successful StageMix will re synchronize with the console data and operation will become available again Connection to CL has been lost Attempting to Reconnect Please Wait Graphic EQ Doesn t Affect the Sound If a Graphic EQ is assigned to an input channel or Mix Matrix bus but it doesn t seem to be affecting the sound on tha
11. Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 5 3 6 5 3 7 5 3 8 GEQ Type Next to the Rack position the type of GEQ is identified as either 31 Band or Flex 15 In the case of a Flex 15 GEQ a larger sized number indicates the remaining number of available bands for that GEQ As each band is adjusted away from OdB the number of available bands will decrease This number will turn red when no further bands are available to be edited Editing GEQ Bands Sliders in the lower portion of the GEQ screen allow each band of EQ to be edited Multiple bands can be edited simultaneously with up to 10 bands appearing at any one time Touch the silver sliders for one or more bands and move them vertically to adjust the gain for each band The gain parameter value will appear in a floating display above any GEQ slider while it is being touched Note sliders will become transparent and cannot be operated when there are no remaining bands available for a Flex 15 GEQ Navigation in the GEQ Editing Section In addition to navigation in the upper GEQ Overview section swipe gestures can be used to navigate through the GEQ bands in the lower editing section GEQ ON The GEQ ON button in the upper right part of this screen turns the GEQ On or Off The button appears blue when GEQ is On and turns grey when GEQ is Off When Off the GEQ display curve will also turn light grey GEQ FLAT The FLAT button will re
12. Inc Dec Scene Recall 8 6 Show Send Levels in Meter Bridge 8 7 Set EQ band to 0dB with Double Tap 8 8 Set DCA to 0dB with Double Tap 8 9 Channel Select StageMix Follows Console 8 10 Channel Select Console Follows StageMix Troubleshooting 9 1 No Wi Fi Available 9 2 Connection Error 9 3 Connection Lost 9 4 Graphic EQ Doesn t Affect the Sound 9 5 Problems Moving Multiple Faders 9 6 StageMix Facebook Page CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide Page 3 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 1 0 System Requirements e Apple iPad 1st generation iPad iPad 2 or 3rd generation iPad e Yamaha CL series digital mixing console e Wi Fi access point preferably with 802 11n 5GHz capability though 2 4GHz and 802 11g will also work e CAT5 cable to connect the console to a Wi Fi access point 2 0 Wi Fi Settings Configure the Wi Fi access point following the manufacturer s instructions No special settings are needed but using security such as WPA is highly recommended to prevent unwanted devices from joining the network Here are some suggested settings to assist less experienced Wi Fi users Give the wireless network a name this is the SSID Choose a security mode such as WPA and password Select the wireless mode 802 11g or n In the case of n select the wireless band 2 4 or 5GHz If available enable Auto Channel Selection so the wireless channel with the least interference will be sel
13. Q window and return to the Mixer window press the MIXER button at the top right of the display Page 22 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 5 3 GRAPHIC EQ EDITING GEQ Overview In the upper portion of the GEQ Editing Screen the complete GEQ curve is displayed along with the gain positions for all 31 bands White dots represent the position for each of the 31 bands These dots change to yellow and become larger when they are being touched in the Editing section below G5B Flex 15 2 COPY The current channel s Name Color Fader Level Meters ON and CUE buttons are shown in the left column At the bottom left there are previous and next arrow buttons for navigating to different channels Pressing these buttons will only access other channels that have GEQs assigned to them Note the In Out meters display the levels going In and Out of the EQ section 5 3 1 Navigation in the GEQ Overview Section Tapping anywhere in the GEQ Overview will cause the GEQ sliders in the Editing section to jump to that range of the GEQ represented by a light grey area in the overview Touching the selected range in the Overview and dragging it left right will scroll the range of GEQ sliders 5 3 2 Rack Position In the upper left area of the GEQ screen the Rack position of the channel s GEQ will be displayed In the screenshot above this GEQ is located in position 5B of the GEQ racks Page 23 Yamaha
14. also functions as a button which can be pressed to access the Scene Memory window CURRENT SCENE 0 0 2 Introduction DEC SCENE INC SCENE MMENT 001 Setup 003 First Song Comments about this Scene SCENE LIST FIRST SCENE 0 LAST SCENE 300 SCENE RANGE Initial Data SCENE TITLE SCENE STATUS Setup Introduction FOCUS FADING Introduction SCENE COMMENT First Song Comments about this Scene TIME STAMP Acoustic Set Intermission 006 2nd Half 007 Drum Solo UNDO STORE UNDO RECALL 008 Big Finale last song STORE RECALL Alt Line up Another Encore 7 1 CURRENT SCENE The Current Scene Memory number and title also appear in the upper part of the Scene Memory window The Scene Comment also appears in this area Page 29 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 7 2 7 3 7 4 DECREMENT INCREMENT SCENE Buttons in the upper right part of the Scene window allow instant recall of the Previous and Next Scene relative to the current Scene For example if the Current Scene is 005 pressing the INC SCENE button will recall Scene 006 in the console However if Scene 006 is empty the next highest Scene containing data will be recalled Note the DEC SCENE and INC SCENE buttons will only appear in the Scene window if the related preference has been enabled in the Setup window refer to 8 7 SCENE LIST When the Scene
15. arametric EQ is always linked for the left and right sides of the Stereo Master channel However it is possible to have independent GEQs assigned to the left and right side of the Stereo Master Page 12 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 4 8 GAIN The gain for each input channel can be controlled using the faders in StageMix Press the GAIN button in the lower left area of the Mixer window to enter GAIN mode Note the GAIN button will only appear when a bank of Input Channels are selected since there are no Gain parameters for Output Channels Input channels can have both Analog and Digital Gain parameters When GAIN mode is selected a second button labelled DIGITAL appears above the GAIN button If the DIGITAL button is not highlighted then Analog Gain mode is active The background behind the channel faders will be dark red to indicate that StageMix is in Analog Gain control mode Faders can be moved to change the Analog Gain for each channel The gain value of each head amp will be displayed above the fader while any fader cap is being touched Up to 8 faders can be adjusted simultaneously Faders will only appear for channels that have a head amp available SETUP CUE CLEAR LAST CUE UTILITY CH17 l l ALL GC ON GIE CH19 icH29 ALL GC OFF DIGITAL GAIN soe AWE L_StringsR L_ Keys R Page 13 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 4 8 1 4 8 2 4 8 3
16. djusted by using the iPad s pinch gesture hold one finger or thumb on the screen while moving another finger closer to or further away from the first Page 20 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide TIP The most comfortable and accurate way of adjusting Q is to use a vertical pinch movement with the thumb and forefinger While an EQ band is being moved the parameter value will turn yellow to indicate that it has changed The little arrows show which direction the band should be moved to return to its previous position In some cases it may be necessary to adjust the gain without altering the frequency Or to adjust the frequency without changing the gain In this case the Gain Lock or Frequency Lock functions can be used These buttons are located at the top of the EQ graph We GAIN FREQ The Lock buttons affect all 4 bands but not the HPF When a band is adjusted the locked parameter value becomes red The lock function is automatically turned off when you navigate to a different channel or select a different EQ band 5 2 1 HPF When any input channel is selected in the EQ Editing Screen an HPF button appears at the top of the EQ graph Press this button to switch the HPF on off When the button is green the HPF is On HPF has no Gain or Q parameter only frequency When an output channel is selected in the EQ Editing Screen the HPF button will only appear if band 1 is a
17. e 27 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 6 2 TAP TEMPO The Tap Tempo section in the UTILITY mode allows you to tap BPM values into effects in the console that include BPM parameters TAP TEMPO 120 BPM 07 Echo 120 08 Mono Delay 120 MULTI SELECT ON Select the relevant effect from the list of 8 effects in the left side of this section Effects which do not have a BPM parameter will be greyed out and cannot be selected Tap on the large button on the right side of the Tap Tempo section The BPM value will be calculated by StageMix and transmitted to the selected effects in the console 6 2 1 Multi Select Multiple effects can be selected allowing the BPM parameters to be set for all selected effects simultaneously Set the MULTI SELECT function to ON to enable selection of more than one effect simultaneously The currently selected effects will be highlighted with white text on a blue background Tap a highlighted effect to de select it Note the Multi Select function is only available when using iOS 5 or higher Page 28 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 7 0 SCENE MEMORY The Current Scene Memory number and title name are displayed in the upper left corner of the StageMix Mixer window An E indicator will be displayed if the Scene has been edited since it was last stored or recalled CURRENT SCENE O01 Scene Name The Scene Memory area in the Mixer window
18. ected OT al ae oo 802 11n networks at 5GHz are preferred because they allow faster communication between the iPad and the Wi Fi access point Practically this could result in more accurate level metering with the StageMix app Also with 802 11n being a newer standard it is less prone to interference from other wireless networks Using a Wi Fi access point with 2 or more external aerials is recommended to increase potential signal range Booster aerials could be connected for a further increase in performance Page 4 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 3 0 Getting Started 3 1 CL Series Network Setup I Connect the Wi Fi access point to the CL series console s network port via a CAT5 cable Note that a cross over cable will be needed with older access points that don t have the auto MDIX function Most recent devices will support auto MDIX in which case a straight CAT5 cable can be used Il Note the IP address and MAC address of the CL series console they will need to be entered into the iPad later They can be found in the console as follows a Press the SETUP button on the CL series touchscreen b Press NETWORK on the CL series touchscreen NETWORK IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK E 2 i Q Q Q 255 299 255 168 0 GATEWAY ADDRESS MAC ADDRESS 00 AO DE 6D FF 53 CANCEL OK 3 2 iPad Wi Fi Settings The iPad needs to be given a static IP address in the same range as the CL series
19. ercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 4 5 4 6 Press the LONG FADERS button in the bottom left corner again to return to the Mixer Overview Channel ON Press ON to change the on off status of the channel The button is green when the channel is on When a channel is off its name and level meter will dim and its fader position shown in the Navigation Meter Bridge will also dim If a channel is muted as part of a Mute Group the ON button will blink CUE The CUE buttons for each channel control the mixer s Cue functions Their operation mode corresponds to the status of the LAST CUE button on the left side of the Mixer Overview When the LAST CUE button is highlighted yellow only one channel can be cued at a time When this button is grey multiple channels can be cued simultaneously This is equivalent to Mix Cue mode in the CL series console The CUE CLEAR button will cancel any cues that have been activated This is useful when there are multiple cues to cancel and when some are hidden in other layers Page 11 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 4 7 Master Bank Pressing the Master block in the Navigation Meter Bridge will cause channels from the master section to appear in the fader strips Included in this block are the Stereo Master channel Mono Master channel and the Monitor Level and On control Note there are two EQ thumbnails above the Stereo Master channel P
20. es console The names are dimmed if the channel is switched off Double tap on the channel name in the Mixer window to edit the name and color Type in a name and press return Alternatively navigate to another channel using the left right cursor buttons above the keyboard This allows multiple channels to be named before closing the keyboard Faders Each fader has its channel number displayed on its cap The fader cap must be touched to allow the level to be adjusted When a fader cap is touched its background will lighten and its current dB value will be displayed Using the iPad s multi touch facility up to eight faders can be moved simultaneously Note Multitasking Gestures must be turned Off in the iPad in order to allow four or more faders to be adjusted simultaneously refer to 9 5 for details 4 4 1 Long Faders Press the LONG FADERS button at the bottom left corner of the Mixer window to allow more accurate adjustment of fader levels In this view EQ Pan and the Navigation Meter Bridge are not visible CUE CLEAR LAST CUE UTILITY CH 17 24 SENDS ON FADERS DCA 1 8 DCA 9 16 GAIN Log FADES n S _StringsR_ Keys R 4 4 2 Navigation in Long Faders Mode Although the Navigation Meter Bridge is not visible in Long Faders mode it is possible to navigate up or down in banks of 8 channels using the left right arrow buttons in the upper left area of the Mixer window Page 10 Yamaha Comm
21. eter Bridge the SENDS ON FADERS button is not available 4 9 1 Mix Send Levels 4 9 2 4 9 3 When in SENDS ON FADERS mode the fader in each channel strip controls the level being sent from that channel to the currently selected Mix Bus Note if a Mix Bus is set to Fixed mode send levels to that Mix Bus are fixed at OdB and cannot be adjusted Mix Send faders will not appear when a Mix Bus set to Fixed mode is selected Mix Sends ON In SENDS ON FADERS mode the ON button in each channel strip is used to turn On Off the Mix Send from each channel to the currently selected target Mix bus Stereo Mix Pan When a Stereo Mix Bus is active as the Target Mix Bus a Pan slider will be available at the top of each channel strip in SENDS ON FADERS mode Adjusting this slider will change the Pan position for that channel s send to the currently active Stereo Mix Bus The Pan position s numerical value appears above the slider Page 16 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 4 10 If the Pan Link function is active for the currently active Stereo Mix Bus a link icon will appear below the Pan slider When Pan Link is active adjusting a channel s Pan slider will affect the Pan parameter for that channel to the Master Stereo Bus and all other linked Stereo Mix Busses Note Pan Link mode for each Stereo Mix Bus can only be activated in the console not from StageMix To e
22. he Select Mixer screen will appear From this screen you can do any of the following things Page 6 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide e Access the OFFLINE DEMO mode to explore the features and user interface of CL StageMix e Configure StageMix to work with a CL series console e Select a CL series console that has already been configured to work with your iPad and begin using StageMix 3 3 1 OFFLINE DEMO If OFFLINE DEMO is pressed in the Select Mixer screen the functions of StageMix will operate independently of any mixing console It is a useful way to demonstrate and learn how to use the app without the need for a mixer Level meters and most Scene Memory functions do not work in this mode 3 3 2 Configure StageMix to Work with a CL Series Console Press ADD MIXER to open the following screen Add Mixer Name IP Address 192 168 0 128 ADD MIXER Tap on the blank Name field and enter a name for your CL series console using the iPad s onscreen keyboard Enter the CL series console s IP address noted in 3 1 The default IP Address may not need to be changed but confirm this in the Network Setup screen of the CL series console refer to 3 1 If you need to modify the IP Address in StageMix make sure you include the dots between the sets of numbers as shown above Enter the CL series console s MAC address noted in 3 1 When entering the MAC Address the colons between sets of
23. he EQ graph will be filled in as it is on the CL series screen When it is off only the outline of the graph will be shown Enable Inc Dec Scene Recall When this preference is ON buttons will appear in the Scene Memory screen that allow instant recall of the Next or Previous Scene Memory Refer to section 7 2 for more details Show Send Levels in Meter Bridge When this preference is ON the send levels for the currently selected MIX ON FADERS will appear in the Navigation Meter Bridge in SENDS ON FADERS mode If this preference is OFF the input levels will be displayed Set EQ band to 0dB with Double Tap When this preference is ON Parametric and Graphic EQ Gains can be set to OdB by double tapping on the EQ band Set DCA to 0dB with Double Tap When this preference is ON a DCA fader can be set to exactly 0dB by double tapping on the fader cap Channel Select StageMix Follows Console When this preference is ON the currently selected channel in the StageMix Parametric and Graphic EQ screens will follow the Selected Channel in the CL series console Channel Select Console Follows StageMix When this preference is ON the Selected Channel in the CL series console will follow the currently selected channel in the EQ screens of StageMix Page 34 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 9 0 Troubleshooting 9 1 9 2 No Wi Fi Available If this message appears after launching StageMix
24. ial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 8 0 SETUP Press the SETUP button in the upper left area of the Mixer window to open a new window which allows user preferences to be selected iPad Status Bar The iPad s Status Bar is visible in this screen allowing the Wi Fi signal strength and the battery charge status to be viewed iPad gt 04 15 PM About GENERAL CH SELECT Fader Delay a 0 20 sec StageMix Follows Console Input Meter Point ia Pre Fader Post On Console Follows StageMix Output Meter Point PreEQ Pre Fader MZE Filled EQ Graph ON wo Enable Inc Dec Scene OFF Recall Show Send Levels in Meter Bridge ON Set EQ band to 0dB with Double Tap OFF Set DCA to 0dB with Double Tap ON w Press Done in the top right corner to return to the Mixer window 8 1 Fader Delay This is a safety function to avoid accidental fader movements The value set here is the time needed to wait between touching a fader and being able to move it 8 2 Input Meter Point Metering for Input Channels in StageMix can be taken from one of three points in the signal path e Pre HPF e Pre Fader e Post On 8 3 Output Meter Point Metering for Output Channels in StageMix can be taken from one of three points in the signal path e PreEQ e Pre Fader e Post On Page 33 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 8 4 8 5 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 9 8 10 Filled EQ Graph When this preference is ON t
25. n dialog will appear before this function is executed Input Port When GAIN mode is active the input port assigned to each channel will be displayed at the top of each channel strip EQ and Pan are not displayed when GAIN mode is active Input Port is a display only parameter and cannot be edited from StageMix Phantom Power The 48V phantom power status for each input channel is also displayed at the top of each channel strip when GAIN mode is active The 48V indicator will appear in red when phantom power is active Phantom Power status is display only and cannot be edited from StageMix Phase The Phase setting for each input channel appears near the top of the channel strips when GAIN mode is active The Phase setting can be edited from StageMix by pressing this button The button will have a Page 14 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 4 9 grey background when the Phase setting is normal and will change to an orange background when Phase is reversed SENDS ON FADERS Press the SENDS ON FADERS button in the left column of the Mixer screen to access sends to Mix Busses In SENDS ON FADERS mode each fader controls the send level from its channel to the currently selected Mix The fader level indicators in the Navigation Meter Bridge will show the positions of all the Mix Send Levels if the appropriate Preference is On in the Setup screen refer to 8 6 CURRENT SCENE CH1 32 OO 1 E CH33 72
26. nnel Bank Navigation 4 2 Layer Navigation 4 3 Channel Names and Colors 4 4 Faders 4 4 1 Long Faders 4 4 2 Navigation in Long Faders Mode 4 5 Channel ON 4 6 CUE 4 7 Master Bank 4 8 GAIN 4 8 1 Digital Gain 4 8 2 Gain Compensation Mode 4 8 3 ALL GC ON 4 8 4 ALL GC OFF 4 8 5 Input Port 4 8 6 Phantom Power 4 8 7 Phase 4 9 SENDS ON FADERS 4 9 1 Mix Send Levels 4 9 2 Mix Sends ON 4 9 3 Stereo Mix Pan 4 10 DCA Faders 5 0 EQ amp PAN 51 EQ 5 1 1 EQ Curve in Mixer Window 5 1 2 Selecting PEQ or GEQ 5 1 3 Accessing the EQ Editing Screens 5 2 PARAMETRIC EQ EDITING 5 2 1 HPF 5 2 2 EQ Bands 1 amp 4 5 2 3 EQ ON CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide Page NOOO A o N Page 2 Yamaha Commercial Audio 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 0 5 3 5 4 5 2 4 EQ RESET 5 2 5 EQ Type GRAPHIC EQ EDITING 5 3 1 Navigation in the GEQ Overview Section 5 3 2 Rack Position 5 3 3 GEQ Type 5 3 4 Editing GEQ Bands 5 3 5 Navigation in the GEQ Editing Section 5 3 6 GEQ ON 5 3 7 GEQ FLAT 5 3 8 Copy Paste PAN TO STEREO BUSSES 5 4 1 Balance UTILITY 6 1 6 2 Mute Group Masters 6 1 1 Mute Group Dim Level Tap Tempo 6 2 1 Multi Select SCENE MEMORY 7 1 Current Scene 7 2 Decrement Increment Scene 7 3 Scene List 7 4 Scene Range 7 5 Selected Scene 7 6 Store Scene 7 7 Undo Store 7 8 Recall Scene 7 9 Undo Recall SETUP 8 1 Fader Delay 8 2 Input Meter Point 8 3 Output Meter Point 8 4 Filled EQ Graph 8 5 Enable
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28. r Press the FIRST or LAST button to access the iPad s onscreen keyboard Enter a number for the First and or Last Scenes in the Range and press Return Then press the UPDATE RANGE button in this popup to update the Scene List based on the currently active range Page 30 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 7 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 SELECTED SCENE Selecting a Scene in the Scene List will cause it to be displayed in white text with a blue background Further details about this selected Scene will be displayed to the right of the Scene List These details include the following SCENE TITLE The scene title can be edited by tapping on the title The iPad s keyboard will appear Press the X button next to the title to clear the current title before typing in a new title Then press Return SCENE COMMENT The Scene Comment is displayed and can be edited using the same procedure described for the Scene Title TIME STAMP This shows the time and date that the Scene was last stored The Time Stamp is display only SCENE STATUS FOCUS and FADING This section displays the status of Focus and Fade Time functions for the selected Scene Memory STORE SCENE Pressing the STORE button will cause the current console parameter settings to be stored to the currently selected Scene Memory highlighted in the Scene List a Press STORE and the iPad s onscreen keyboard will appear b To enter a new title for this
29. r a GEQ is available on any channel If a GEQ is available on a channel in addition to PEQ the user will be able to view the curve for either of these EQs and access the editing screen for either type of EQ i CH1 32 CH33 72 CH 1 8 CH 9 16 CH 17 24 CH 25 32 ST 1 8 Mix 9 16 Mix 17 24 MT 1 8 Master S acne ete Atata Mt Green and blue dots below each EQ curve indicate the types of EQ available on that channel and the type of EQ PEQ or GEQ that is currently displayed for that channel A green dot indicates PEQ and a blue dot indicates GEQ When only PEQ is currently available on a channel no dots will appear below the curve In Demo mode GEQs appear on Mix busses1 7 8 12 21 and Mono In the example above e Mix Bus 1 has both PEQ and GEQ available and GEQ is currently being displayed the blue dot is solid and the curve is blue e Mix Bus 2 has both PEQ and GEQ available and PEQ is currently being displayed the green dot is solid and the curve is green Page 18 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide e Mix Busses 3 8 have only PEQ available so no dots are displayed below their EQ curves 5 1 2 Selecting PEQ or GEQ On any channel displaying both a green and a blue dot below the EQ curve the user can select either of those EQ types to be displayed by using a swipe gesture in the EQ curve area If a PEQ curve is currently displayed swiping from right to left will cause the GEQ curve to be di
30. r red or orange when a group is muted The channel ON buttons in the Mixer Window will blink to indicate that a channel has been muted as part of a Mute Group Note assignment of channels to Mute Groups must be done in the console MUTE GROUP MASTERS MUTE GROUP 1 lt MUTE GROUP 2 MUTE GROUP 3 k MUTE GROUP 4 MUTE GROUP 5 f MUTE GROUP 6 MUTE GROUP 7 i MUTE GROUP 8 6 1 1 Mute Group Dim Level Normally when a channel is muted its level is reduced to minus infinity Alternatively Mute Groups in CL series consoles can cause channels to have their levels dimmed rather than completely muted The DIM indicator next to each Mute Group Master button displays the status of Mute Group dimming If this indicator displays Inf then Page 26 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide channels will be muted completely when the Mute Group Master is activated If the DIM indicator displays any other value then channels will be dimmed by that number of dB when the Mute Group Master is active In this case the Mute Group Master button will display orange when active to indicate that channels are not being completely muted Pressing any of the Dim Level buttons will open a popup screen that allows the Dim Level parameter value to be set for each of the 8 Mute Groups MUTE GROUP DIM LEVELS 3dB_ Inf Inf 68dB 45dB 68dB 29dB 46dB MGO MGO MGO Tap anywhere outside this popup screen to close it Pag
31. set all GEQ bands to OdB A confirmation dialog will appear before this function is executed Copy Paste GEQ parameter settings can be copied and pasted from one GEQ to another Press the COPY button to capture the parameter settings of the current GEQ Navigate to another channel that has a GEQ assigned and press PASTE Note the PASTE button will only be available when a suitable GEQ has been selected Only 31 Band GEQs that use up to 15 bands can be copied to a Flex 15 GEQ Settings copied in the CL series console cannot be pasted in StageMix To exit from the GEQ window and return to the Mixer window press the MIXER button at the top right of the display Page 24 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 5 4 PAN TO STEREO BUSSES When PAN mode is selected using the buttons described in section 5 0 all 8 thumbnail images will display a slider showing the position of the Pan to the Stereo Busses for each channel A numeric Pan position value appears above each slider Double tap on the slider to set the Pan position to Center Text shows whether each channel is assigned to the ST Mono or the LCR busses e ST is displayed in red if the channel is assigned to the Stereo bus e M is displayed in yellow if the channel is assigned to the Mono bus e LCR is displayed in white if the channel is assigned to LCR These text indicators are display only and these assignments cannot be edited
32. splayed If a GEQ curve is currently displayed swiping from left to right will cause the PEQ curve to be displayed Accessing the EQ Editing Screens To access PEQ or GEQ editing tap on the EQ curve to open the appropriate EQ Editing Screen If a PEQ curve is displayed the PEQ editing screen will be accessed If a GEQ curve is displayed the GEQ editing screen will be accessed Note the EQ editing screen will be accessed when the finger is removed from the curve Swipe gestures will not cause the Editing screen to be accessed Page 19 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 5 2 PARAMETRIC EQ EDITING Na GAIN Na FREQ Freq 80 00Hz Gain 5 5dB Q 1 40 The current channel s Name Color Fader Level Meters ON and CUE buttons are shown in the left column At the bottom left there are previous and next arrow buttons for navigating to different channels Note the In Out meters display the levels going In and Out of the EQ section One band of Parametric EQ can be adjusted at a time Press one of the green circles to select the band and it will be highlighted yellow EQ bands in StageMix are labelled as follows HP HPF input channels only 1 Low Band 2 Low Mid Band 3 High Mid Band 4 High Band The current values for Freq Gain and Q will be displayed for the currently selected EQ band Gain and Frequency can be adjusted by dragging the circle around the graph Q is a
33. ssigned to the HPF function 5 2 2 EQ Bands 1 amp 4 EQ bands 1 amp 4 have additional choices of band type Both these bands can be assigned to function as a shelf or a bell and band 4 can also function as a Low Pass Filter Band 1 can also be a HPF for Mix Matrix and Stereo Mono Master channels When one of these bands is selected the relevant additional buttons are shown above the EQ graph Page 21 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide Freq 8 50kHz Gain 3 0dB 5 2 3 EQ ON The channel EQ can be switched on off with the EQ ON button towards the top right of the EQ screen Itis green when the EQ is on When the EQ is switched off the EQ curve will be grey 5 2 4 EQ RESET The RESET button above the EQ curve allows the EQ to be reset to either its Default values or to Flat After pressing RESET an Are You Sure popup will be displayed before the action is executed e Selecting Default EQ will reset all EQ parameters for the selected channel back to their default values including HPF e Selecting Flatten EQ will set the Gain of bands 1 4 to OdB but will not change the Q and Frequency values e Select No to cancel and exit this function Reset EQ Are You Sure Default EQ Flatten EQ No 5 2 5 EQ TYPE The default EQ Type for every PEQ is Type This can be changed to Type II by pressing the II button at the top of the EQ editing screen To exit from the E
34. t channel it could be that the Insert for that channel has been switched Off Check the state of the Insert ON switch in the console Problems Moving Multiple Faders If Multitasking Gestures in iOS 4 3 or higher is ON it may not be possible to move more than three faders simultaneously in StageMix When using StageMix it is recommended that Multitasking Gestures be turned OFF a Open the iPad General menu b Set the button for Multitasking Gestures to OFF StageMix Facebook Page To exchange information and tips with other StageMix users please visit our Facebook page http www facebook com StageMix Page 36 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide Special Notices e The software and this User Guide are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation e Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer e Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software e The screen displays as illustrated in this User Guide are for instructional purposes and may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer e Future upgrades of application and system software and any changes in specifications and functions will be announced separately e A
35. xit SENDS ON FADERS mode press the SENDS ON FADERS button in the left column DCA FADERS Press the DCA 1 8 or DCA 9 16 button to access the console s 16 DCAs A green LED will appear next to each DCA fader when it is set to exactly OdB DCA faders can be quickly set to exactly OdB by double tapping on the fader if the relevant Preference is On in the Setup screen refer to 8 8 CUE CLEAR LAST GUE UTILITY DEA 1 8 DCA 9 16 pS eS Vocals Guitars Drums Perc strings Horns Keys cas Press the DCA 1 8 or DCA 9 16 button again to exit the DCA fader bank and return to the previously selected bank Alternatively press any bank in the Navigation Meter Bridge to directly access that fader bank Page 17 Yamaha Commercial Audio CL StageMix V3 0 User Guide 5 0 EQ amp PAN 5 1 The thumbnail area at the top of each channel strip displays an EQ curve or the Pan position for that channel EQ The buttons to the left of the thumbnails are used to select between EQ and PAN mode by tapping on the left or right cursor button EQ Every channel in the CL series console has a dedicated Parametric EQ PEQ CL series consoles also have Graphic EQs GEQs that can be assigned inserted on input or output channels Note assignment of GEQs to channels must be done on the console and cannot be done in StageMix 5 1 1 EQ Curve in Mixer Window The EQ curve section on the Mixer Window will show the user whethe
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