Yamaha V4.5 User Guide
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1. UE Deg Deg DYN DEFAULT COPY DEFAULT COPY THRESH 11dB Se DYN2 COMPRESSOR THRESH DYN1 GATE 20dB Key ATTACK 15mS H 8 02mS 517 00mS Snare amp SOURCE SELF POST EQ E e Se The left side of this screen Channel Strip is identical to the EQ Editing screen with channel fader On button Cue button input and output meters channel name colour and navigation buttons Both Dynamics 1 and 2 can be viewed and edited simultaneously in the Dynamics Editing screen A graphical curve for each dynamics processor displays the affect of non time based parameters on the dynamics processor s behaviour A gain reduction meter appears below each curve 5 6 1 5 6 2 Default The DEFAULT button resets the dynamics parameters to the default settings for the current type of dynamics processor Copy Paste The COPY button copies the dynamics processor settings This includes the type of dynamics processor and its parameter values The PASTE button pastes the settings to a dynamics processor in any channel Note it is not possible to paste the dynamics processor settings to a dynamics processor that does not allow that type of processor to be assigned e g a Gate cannot be assigned to Dynamics Processor 2 In this case the PASTE button will be greyed out and inactive Page 33 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 5 6 3 5 6 4 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 7 Dynamics On The DYN ON2. 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 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 With CL console firmware V1 7 or higher four meter points are available e Pre Digital Gain e Post Digital Gain e Pre Fader e Post On 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 Display Key Input for Dynamics Meters When this preference is ON the input meters displayed in the Dynamics Processor thumbnails in the Mixer window will show the level of the Key Input signal for every Dynamics Processor If this preference is Off the input signal going into the Dynamics Processors will be displayed Page 51 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 10 0 Troubleshooting 10 1 No Wi Fi Available If this message appears after launching StageMix 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 Refe
3. YAMAHA DIGITAL MIXING CONSOLE C U series CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide StaSenyilx iPad is a tradeenark of Appie inc Welcome 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 console 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 Note iOS applications may not be supported in your area Please check with your Yamaha dealer Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide CONTENTS Page 1 0 System renger 5 20 WiFi Settings tccscdosestis eee ies ei 5 3 0 Getting SA a a aaa 6 3 1 CL series Network Getup EE 6 32 iPad Wi Fi SeuINGS sinr e E A EER 6 321 Using DHCP oee eee 6 3
4. 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 9 4 SCENE LIST When the Scene 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 th
5. 2 2 USING a Static IP e 7 Po E GE e enone ne eee eee ne een ener nent eee AERE 8 3 3 1 OFFLINE IN sae coerce ease ceecsuecdeedebiasseccucucesecenccpedseeceesereeeceadeeeatueceeeeretereee 9 3 3 2 Configure StageMix to Work with a CL series Console sssasaan1nnnseneeen 9 3 3 3 Select a Mixer and Begin Working 10 3 3 4 Edit EE e le CN 11 4 0 Neue 12 4 1 Channel Bank Navigation ccs cccrcccrcccrsccrvccrseerceerseerseerstersterseerseers erseerseerveense 12 4 2 Layer Navigation E 12 4 3 Channel Names and Colors e ieedeg ieedreg ieedr g dd g ieedreg iegedr g dd eg i 12 E Fader eee ererret terme icctrenre tere Semen ae MNT AC incr noo eNO PNONE ene Renn ere 13 44A Long E 13 4 4 2 Navigation in Long Faders Mode 13 4 5 e IN WE 14 46 0 colemne reste meee nese eere eee a ener eae ee ner tee 14 4 7 Master Bani ass sccssess sastspinscatesthieedsesadtstas eh ceosensediaantet otasessesansdteabecsaeatageidies 15 48 GAIN ste e E E E E E A E 16 4 8 1 Digital Gai E 17 4 8 2 Gain Compensation Mode viiissssscssscsnsonsscssxaraxararcnesonssasazcrsncranenpnensbarnnanae 17 4 8 3 Analog Gain Digital Gain Eu 17 484 AL OO ON E 17 4 8 5 ALL GC OFf E 17 48 0 DPU POM creena e 17 4 8 7 Phantom POWEM E 18 4 8 8 Phase EE 18 d SENDS ON FADERS edit eg eedaggrgdee g ie i eh 19 4 9 1 RE 20 4 9 2 E ON ME 20 4 9 3 Mix Send E AR 20 4 9 4 Global PRE POST EE 21 4 9 5 Stereo MIX PAN EE 21 4 10 DCA FADERS ee eran eee reepa eera parh rapene
6. 9 4 MIX 10 f MIX 11 MIX 12 f MIX 13 f MIX 14 f MIX 15 f MIX 16 MX 9 MX10 MX11 MX12 MX13 MX14 MX15 MX16 6 MIX 17 k MIX 18 f MIX 19 k MIX 20 L MIX 21 f MIX 22 L MIX 23 f MIX 24 Fx 1 Fx 2 Res Fx 4 Feb Fx 6 Fx7 Fx 8 A MATRIX 1 A MATRIX 2 A MATRIX 3 A MATRIX A MATRIX 5 MATRIX 6 F MATRIX 7 F MATRIX 8 MT 1 MT 2 MT 3 MT 4 MT 5 MT 6 MT7 MT 8 STEREO L STEREO R MONO STL STR MONO CH 1 48 STIN OUTPUTS ASSIGNED ASSIGNED CLEAR ALL LEVEL 11dB em FREQ 3 15kHz OUTPUT _ __ i PINK NOISE BURST NOISE OSCILLATOR 7 3 2 Oscillator Output The large OUTPUT button turns the Oscillator On or Off A meter alongside this button displays the Oscillator s output level 7 3 3 Oscillator Level Control The horizontal LEVEL slider allows the Oscillator s level to be adjusted 7 3 4 Oscillator Frequency The horizontal FREQ slider allows the Oscillator s frequency to be adjusted Note this parameter is only available when SINE mode is active Page 44 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 7 3 5 Oscillator Mode Three buttons allow the Oscillator mode to be selected e SINE e PINK NOISE e BURST NOISE When either PINK or BURST NOISE mode is active additional parameters are available to be edited Press the EDIT button to access a popup which allows these related parameters to be edited Refer to the console s reference manual for more details about those parameters Page 45 Yamaha Professi
7. BUS POST FOR ALL CHANNELS 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 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 zs 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 exit SENDS ON FADERS mode press the SENDS ON FADERS button in the left column Page 21 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 4 10 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 9 8 MCUE CLEAR MOUTPORTS TY DGA 1 8 G Ke Pact LL Perc string Mf Wooawing RS Press the DCA 1 8 or DCA 9 16 button again to exit the DCA fader bank and return to the previously selected bank Alterna
8. FEND ETD o 97 57ms 97 57ms 102 01ms 78 24ms 25 37ms 32 73ms 0 00ms 0 00ms 110 0 110 0 115 0 88 2 28 6 36 9 0 0 0 0 Tee CLEAR OUTPORTS emt emt emt emt Ge emt emt emt Gm ONO2 GES DNOS DNOG L DANTE 1 DANTE 2 Mf DANTE 3 Mf DANTE 4 Hf DANTE S Hf DANTE G Jf DANTE 7 Jf DANTE S Navigation When the OUTPORTS button is active highlighted in dark pink the Navigation Meter Bridge changes to display banks of output ports Press any of the Navigation Meter Bridge blocks to select the bank of channels to be viewed and controlled in the channel strips below Buttons on the right or left of the Navigation Meter Bridge provide access to another set of output port banks Output Port Identification At the bottom of each channel strip the physical Output Port name is displayed This is display only and cannot be edited An abbreviation of the Output Port name is also displayed on the fader knob Page 36 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 The Output Bus number e g Matrix 1 assigned to each Output Port is displayed at the top of each channel strip The name of each Output Bus is displayed below its number Delay On Press DELAY ON in each channel strip to change the On Off status of the Delay for each Output Port The button is yellow when the Delay is On active Delay Time Display The current delay time value for each Output Port is displaye
9. GEQ etc Note the In Out meters display the levels going In and Out of the EQ section Page 25 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 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 adjusted by using the iPad s pinch gesture hold one finger or thumb on the screen while moving another finger closer or further away from the first TIP ee ee eee 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 a Le We GAIN FREQ TI RESET COPY PASTE
10. Mode When the LAST CUE button is highlighted yellow only one channel can be cued at a time When MIX CUE is highlighted multiple channels can be cued simultaneously Filled EQ Graph When this preference is ON the 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 8 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 Page 50 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 9 6 9 7 9 8 9 9 9 10 9 11 9 12 9 13 Enable Phantom Power Switching When this preference is ON phantom power for each input channel can be turned On or Off while in GAIN mode in the Mixer window If this preference is OFF phantom power indicators will be display only 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 OdB by double tapping on the fader cap
11. button turns the Dynamics On Off This button is purple when On and grey when it is Off Dynamics Type A button above each Dynamics curve display allows the Dynamics Type to be selected DYN1 GATE SELECT DYNAMIC PROCESSOR TYPE GATE DUCKING COMPRESSOR EXPANDER Press this button then select the Processor Type from the drop down menu Threshold All Dynamics processors have a Threshold parameter This parameter value is set using a vertical slider to the left of the Dynamics curve display Next to the Threshold slider is a meter which displays the level of the Key In signal By default the Key In signal is the channel s own signal Self post EQ But if the Key In is changed to any other signal this meter will display that signal s level Range and Ratio Depending on the Dynamics Processor type a Range or Ratio parameter will be adjustable using a vertical slider to the right of the dynamics curve In and Out meters appear to the right of this vertical slider The In meter displays the signal level going into each dynamics processor and the Out meter displays the signal level after dynamics processing Other Dynamics Parameters All other dynamics processing parameters are adjusted using horizontal sliders below each dynamics curve For Compressor and Expander processors the value for the Knee parameter is selected using a range of buttons ranging from Hard to 5 Page 34 Yamaha Professional Audio CL Stag
12. 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 Apple the Apple logo iPad and iOS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries e The company names and product names in this User Guide are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Yamaha Pro Audio global web site http www yamahaproaudio com Yamaha Manual Library http www yamaha co jp manual C S G PA Development Division 2014 Yamaha Corporation 405YJ A0 Page 55
13. 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 i Press ADD MIXER to open the following screen Add Mixer Name IP Address 192 168 0 128 Hiert elaca 00 20 de Model oi CL3 CL1 ADD MIXER ii Tap on the blank Name field and enter a name for your CL series console using the iPad s onscreen keyboard Page 9 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide Vi 3 3 3 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 iv Enter the CL series console s MAC address noted in 3 1 When entering the MAC Address the colons between sets of characters will be automatically added by StageMix Select the Model of CL series console Press the ADD MIXER button at the bottom of the screen Select a Mixer and Begin Working 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 Syncing With CL The message Syncing With CL will appear while Sta
14. EEEEEEEEEEEEEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEN 54 Page 4 Yamaha Professional Audio 1 0 2 0 CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide System Requirements Apple iPad any model including iPad mini Yamaha CL series digital mixing console with V1 7 or V2 0 firmware Wi Fi access point preferably with 802 11n 5GHz capability though 2 4GHz and 802 11g will also work CAT5 cable to connect the console to a Wi Fi access point iOS iOS 5 0 7 x 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 ae ei 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 selected 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 ae
15. EQ ON Sk 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 Page 26 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 5 2 1 5 2 2 2 3 5 2 4 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 The Slope of an Input Channel s HPF can be adjusted between 6dB and 12dB per octave by pressing the buttons in the floating display above the HP dot Note this feature requires CL console firmware V1 5 or higher When an output channel is selected in the EQ Editing Screen the HPF button will only appear if band 1 is assigned to the HPF function 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 AOAN FREQ 20Hz SOHz 18 Freq 150 00Hz Gain 9 5dB Freq 1 06kHz Gain 9 0dB H e EO ON The channel EQ ca
16. Main_C BassFeed OutFill Monitor DELAY ON DELAY ON DELAY ON DELAY ON DELAY ON SETUP DELAY ON NBELAY on DELAY ON JE CLEAR 97 57ms 97 57ms 102 01ms 78 24ms 25 37ms 32 73ms 0 00ms 0 00ms 110 0 110 0 115 0 88 2 28 6 36 9 0 0 0 0 OUTPORTS a D emt 8 UTILITY OUTPUT PORT DANTE 6 MATRIX 6 OutFill 6 7 1 Delay Scale The currently selected Delay Scale is displayed next to the Output Port label Press the downward arrow button to access a popup which allows the Delay Scale to be selected from the following options e Meters e Feet e Samples ems 6 7 2 Numeric Keypad Tap on numbers in the keypad and they will appear in the format specified by the Delay Scale The value will appear in red while numbers are being typed Press SET to send the value to the currently selected Output Port 6 7 3 Nudge Delay Time Values Tap the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase decrease the currently selected Delay Time value by one unit at a time Press and hold either of these buttons to continuously adjust these values 6 7 4 Copy Delay Time Value Tap the COPY button to copy the current delay time value into a buffer Page 38 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide Note the value cannot be copied while numbers are being entered from the numeric keypad i e while they are appearing in red 6 7 5 Paste Delay Time Value Tap the PASTE button and the value currently in the Delay Time Copy buffer will be pasted to the c
17. R 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 LCR is displayed in white if the channel is assigned to LCR These text indicators are display only and these assignments cannot be edited 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 31 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 5 5 DYNAMICS PROCESSORS When DYN mode is selected using the buttons described in section 5 0 the status of both of the channel s dynamics processors can be seen Dynamics 1 is displayed at the top of the thumbnail
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19. al Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide Wi Fi YRDL321 Forget this Network IP Address IP Address 192 168 0 124 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Router 192 168 0 50 DNS 192 168 0 50 Search Domains HTTP Proxy d Select Static 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 printed on the bottom of the device or in the user s manual h DNS enter the IP Address of your Wi Fi Access Point as in step g i Press the iPad s Home button to exit the Settings menu 3 3 StageMix Setup Launch the CL StageMix App YAMAHA D StageMix Page 8 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide The Select Mixer screen will appear From this screen you can do any of the following things e Access the OFFLINE DEMO mode to explore the features and user interface of CL StageMix e Configure StageMix to work with a CL console e Select a CL 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
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22. ch can be accessed by swiping in the curve area 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 24 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 5 2 PARAMETRIC EQ EDITING m EN ZEFREO EQon Mixer 10k Freq 2 36kHz Gain 3 5dB Q 0 63 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 e Tap and release on either of these buttons to navigate up or down to the next available channel e Press and hold either button to access an array of buttons that provide direct navigation to any available input or output channel in the console Buttons above the channel strip section provide direct access to the Dynamics editing screen for the currently selected channel If a GEQ is assigned to that channel these buttons will also provide direct access to the GEQ editing screen Navigation between these screens follows this pattern PEQ lt gt GEQ lt gt DYN lt gt PEQ lt gt
23. cted 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 7 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 Page 43 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 7 3 OSCILLATOR The OSCILLATOR screen in the UTILITY mode allows you control all aspects of the Oscillator in the CL series console 7 3 1 Oscillator Assign In the top part of the screen an array of buttons allow you to assign the Oscillator output to any channel or bus in the console Each channel button displays the channel s number name and color Assignment to multiple channels simultaneously is allowed Below this area three buttons provide access to different banks of Input or Output channels If the Oscillator has been assigned to a channel in any of these banks the word ASSIGNED will appear in that bank s button To the right of the bank buttons the CLEAR ALL button allows all Oscillator assignments to be cleared MIX 1 f MIX 2 MIX 3 f MIX 4 f MIX 5 f MIX 6 s MIX 7 f MIX 8 MX 1 MX 2 MX 3 MX 4 MX 5 MX 6 MX 7 MX 8 s MIX
24. d in a button The top value is always displayed in milliseconds Below the ms value the delay value is also displayed in Meters Feet or Samples The choice depends on the currently selected delay scale Note if ms is selected as the Delay Scale then only the ms value is displayed Tap on this button to edit the Delay Time value refer to 6 7 Output Port Phase A Phase button is available in each Output Port channel strip The Phase setting can be edited by pressing this button The button will have a grey background when the Phase setting is normal and will change to an orange background when Phase is reversed Output Port Gain A fader in each channel strip allows the Output Port Gain to be adjusted in 1dB steps The gain value is always displayed above each fader Fine adjustments can be made by tapping on the dB value This will cause a popup to appear that allows the gain value to be adjusted in 0 1dB steps by tapping the up or down arrows Delay Time Editor Tap on any of the Delay Time Display buttons to access the Delay Time Editor The button for the Output Port channel being edited will be highlighted in dark pink The currently selected Output Port and the Output Bus and its name are displayed Page 37 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide CURRENT SCENE 233 Encore DN 9 16 DN 17 24 DN 25 32 DN 33 40 DN 41 48 DN 49 56 DN 57 64 MATRIX 1 MATRIX 2 MATRIX 3 MIX 8 MATRIX 6 MATRIX 8 Main 1 Main_R
25. e full range from Scene 0 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 appear Tap 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 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 Page 47 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 8 6 8 7 8 8 SCENE TITLE The scene title can be edited by tapping on the title The iPad s keyboard will appear Tap 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 d
26. e with the white arrow to the right of the selected network to edit the IP address Page 6 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide Settings apple router Airplane Mode p OFF Forget this Network Wi Fi apple router 9 Ka Bluetooth Off IP Address Do Not Disturb S OFF oce thi Sats Notifications IP Address 192 168 1 3 ES General Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Kai Sounds Router 192 168 1 1 K Brightness amp Wallpaper DNS 192 168 1 1 T Picture Frame Search Domains O Privacy Client ID CH iCloud Renew Lease Mail Contacts Calendars HTTP Proxy Reminders e Messages Manage this Network 3 2 2 d Select DHCP and ensure that your iPad receives data for the IP Address Subnet Mask Router and DNS e Select Renew Lease if this data is not applied f If the settings are successfully applied press the iPad s Home button to exit the Settings menu Note Make sure that the subnet of the IP address is the same as that of the CL series console If DHCP settings are not applied after step e please check your DHCP server settings refer to 10 4 for further advice Alternatively setup your iPad using a Static IP Address Using a Static IP Address a Open the iPad Settings menu b Select Wi Fi and choose the correct network c Press the blue circle with the white arrow to the right of the selected network to edit the IP address Page 7 Yamaha Profession
27. eMix V4 5 User Guide 5 6 8 Key In The Key In source is displayed at the bottom of each Dynamics section For Gate and Ducking processors a Key In Filter is available Tap the EDIT button to edit the Key In Filter parameters KEY IN FILTER CUE Wer ee PER om FREQ 80 00Hz 0 70 SOURCE SELF POST EQ Horns CUE Tap this button to Cue the Key In signal HPF BPF LPF Select the Key In Filter type among these choices ON This button is used to activate the Key In Filter Press the ASSIGN button to access a pop up that allows the Key In Source to be selected SELECT KEY IN SOURCE SELF PRE EQ SELF POST EQ Horns Horns MIX OUT 13 MIX OUT 14 MIX OUT 15 MIX OUT 16 REV Delay Rec L Rec R IN 17 POST EQ IN 18 POST EQ IN 19 POST EQ IN 20 POST EQ Vocal Horns A Sax T Sax IN 21 POST EQ IN 22 POST EQ IN 23 POST EQ IN 24 POST EQ Str L Str R Violin Cello Page 35 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 6 0 OUTPORTS 6 1 6 2 The OUTPORTS button provides access to the following functions e Output Port Delays e Output Port Phase e Output Port Gain Press the OUTPORTS button on the left side of the Mixer window to enter this mode Press the OUTPORTS button again to exit this mode CURRENT SCENE 233 Encore DN 9 16 DN 17 24 DN 25 32 DN 33 40 DN 41 48 DN 49 56 DN 57 64 MATRIX 1 MATRIX 2 MIX 8 MATRIX 5 MATRIX 6 MATRIX 8 Main 1 Man R BassFeed FroFill OutFill Monitor SETUP END
28. ed 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 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 Page 41 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide MUTE GROUP DIM LEVELS 3dB Inf Inf 68dB 45dB 68dB 29dB 46dB MGO Tap anywhere outside this popup screen to close it Page 42 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 7 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 ww 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 sele
29. ed 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 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 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 Channel Names and Colors The name and color of each channel appears in StageMix as it does in the CL series console The names are dimmed if the channel is switched off Page 12 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 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 4 4 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 eigh
30. geMix V4 5 User Guide 8 9 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 49 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 9 0 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 9 5 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 About GENERAL CH SELECT Fader Delay Qe 0 20 sec StageMix Follows ON v Console MIX CUE LAST CUE Cue Mode Veto Console Follows ON v StageMix Filled EQ Graph ON wi Enable Inc Dec Scene METERS on Recall Show Send Levels in ON v Meter Bridge Output Meter Point PRE EQ PRE FADER POST ON Enable Phantom Power Switching Display Key Input for Dynamics Meters OFF OFF Set EQ band to 0dB with Double Tap ON w Set DCA to 0dB with Double Tap ON w Press Done in the top right corner to return to the Mixer window 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 Cue
31. geMix 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 10 0 at the end of this document for possible solutions Page 10 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 3 3 4 Edit Mixer Configurations The parameters of a saved Mixer Configuration can be viewed and edited by tapping the right arrow button next to a mixer s 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 11 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 4 0 Mixer Window 4 1 4 2 4 3 The main page of the StageMix is called the Mixer window It shows the EQ curves Pan positions Dynamics status CUE and ON buttons faders level meters and channel names and colors for eight adjacent channels oo fit i Ae it 0 Introduction CH1 8 CH9 16 kenzzzaal CH 25 32 ST 1 8 Mix 1 8 Mix 9 16 Mix 17 24 MT1 8 Master e e WC MET dE dE BIEN SETUP e CUE e CUE e CUE e e CUE e falls em CLEAR Pre Sa mm Gp a2 ae 1 ID up em Unity or CUE SENDS ON FADERS SCA 1 8 G GAIN ATONG FADERS Strings J StringsR WS Across the top of the screen level meters and faders are display
32. h the GEQ bands in the lower editing section GEQ ON The GEQ ON button in the upper right part of this screen turns the GEO 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 reset all GEQ bands to OdB A confirmation dialog will appear before this function is executed GEO 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 Page 30 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 5 4 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 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 LC
33. ional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 5 3 6 5 3 7 5 3 8 5 3 9 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 Insert Position The button next to the GEQ Type indicates whether the GEQ is inserted into Insert 1 or Insert 2 In the rare case of having GEQs inserted in both positions this button can be used to select between the two GEQs Note this feature is only available for CL V2 0 firmware or higher 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 throug
34. isplays 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 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 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 Page 48 Yamaha Professional Audio CL Sta
35. n be switched on off with the EQ ON button towards the top right of the EQ screen It is green when the EQ is on When the EQ is switched off the EQ curve will be grey 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 Page 27 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 5 2 5 5 2 6 Reset EQ Are You Sure Default EQ Flatten EQ EQ TYPE The default EQ Type for every PEQ is Type I This can be changed to Type II by pressing the II button at the top of the EQ editing screen To exit from the EQ window and return to the Mixer window press the MIXER button at the top right of the display PEQ COPY PASTE Parametric EQ parameter settings can be copied and pasted from one PEQ to another Press the COPY button to capture the parameter settings of the current PEQ Navigate to another channel and press PASTE Note the PASTE button will only be available when a suitable channel has been selected PEQs for Input Channels can only be copied to othe
36. n for Internet connection 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 that 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 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 If the Zoom function in the Accessibility menu is ON it may not be possible to move more than two faders simultaneously in StageMix When using StageMix it is recommended that Zoom be turned OFF a Open the iPad General menu b Select Accessibility and then set the button for Zoom 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 54 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 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
37. ntly 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 Meter Bridge the SENDS ON FADERS button is not available 4 9 1 4 9 2 4 9 3 Mix Send Levels 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 Mix Send PRE POST The send from each channel can be assigned to be Pre or Post fader A button above the meter in each channel strip displays the Pre Post state and can be pressed to change the state The PRE button appears yellow when On and grey when Off Page 20 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 4 9 4 4 9 5 Global PRE POST Press and hold a PRE button to make global Pre or Post fader assignments A popup will appear providing the following options ALL MIX MATRIX BUSSES PRE FOR THIS CHANNEL ALL MIX MATRIX BUSSES POST FOR THIS CHANNEL CURRENT MIX MATRIX BUS PRE FOR ALL CHANNELS CURRENT MIX MATRIX
38. ompensation 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 Analog Gain Digital Gain Link When the LINK button is enabled for an input channel any changes made to the Analog Gain will be linked to the Digital Gain Note this feature is only available for CL V2 0 firmware or higher The LINK button will only be available for channels that are patched to a Rio I O Rack that provides Gain Compensation capability Note although the LINK button may be enabled or disabled at any time linking of Analog and Digital Gain only occurs when Gain Compensation is active for the input to that channel 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 confirmation 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 stri
39. onal Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 8 0 SCENE MEMORY 8 1 8 2 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 001 e Scene Name The Scene Memory area in the Mixer window also functions as a button which can be pressed to access the Scene Memory window CURRENT SCENE A 0 2 i DEC SCENE INC SCENE 001 Setup 003 First Song ENT Comments about this Scene SCENE LIST FIRST SCENE 0 LAST SCENE 300 SCENE RANGE 000 Initial Data SCENE TITLE SCENE STATUS 001 Setup Introduction FOCUS FADING Introduction SCENE COMMENT 003 First Song Comments about this Scene O 004 Acoustic Set TIME STAMP 005 Intermission 006 2nd Half 007 Drum Solo UNDO STORE UNDO RECALL 008 Big Finale 009 last song RECALL 010 Alt Line up Another Encore 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 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 Page 46 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 8 3 8 4 8 5
40. ots will appear below the curve In Demo mode GEQs appear on Mix busses1 7 and 8 Every channel in a CL console has two insert points and GEQs can be inserted into either of these points A blue dot in the middle of the EQ thumbnail area represents a GEQ in Insert 1 and a blue dot on the right side represents a GEQ in Insert 2 The green dot for PEQ will always be on the left side of the thumbnail area Page 23 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide In the example above e Mix Bus 1 has a GEQ in Insert 1 and GEQ is currently being displayed the blue dot is solid and the curve is blue e Mix Bus 2 has a GEQ in Insert 2 and PEQ is currently being displayed the green dot is solid and the curve is green e Mix Busses 3 8 have only PEQ available so no dots are displayed below their EQ curves e In Demo mode GEQs appear on Mix busses1 7 and 8 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 displayed If a GEQ curve is currently displayed swiping from left to right will cause the PEQ curve to be displayed Note it is possible to insert GEQs into both Insert 1 and 2 in the CL console In this case two blue dots will appear below the thumbnail and ea
41. p EQ Pan and Dynamics are not displayed when GAIN mode is active Input Port is a display only parameter and cannot be edited from StageMix Page 17 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 4 8 7 4 8 8 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 for each channel can be switched On or Off from StageMix if the relevant preference is ON in the SETUP screen refer to 9 6 Tap on the 48V button and a confirmation popup will appear By default the 48V phantom power indicators are 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 grey background when the Phase setting is normal and will change to an orange background when Phase is reversed Page 18 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 4 9 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 position
42. ppears 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 o o 0 CUE CLEAR OQUTPORTS UTILITY ALL GC ON ALL GC OFF DIGITAL GAIN SEAS Strings E StringsR_ Page 16 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 4 8 1 4 8 2 4 8 3 4 8 4 4 8 5 4 8 6 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 C
43. r Input Channels and PEQs for Output Channels can only be copied to other Output Channels Page 28 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 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 GEQ G1 31 Band 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 G1 of the GEQ racks Page 29 Yamaha Profess
44. r 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 ee OK 10 2 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 eee OK Page 52 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 10 3 10 4 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 DHCP Server Setup on WAP Router a Log onto the web control page of your Wireless Access Point or Router using a web browser b Enable the DHCP server c Set the upper and lower limits of the IP addresses the DHCP server can assign d Ensure your console s IP addres
45. reen refer to 9 2 When LAST CUE mode is active only one channel can be cued ata time When MIX CUE mode is selected multiple channels can be cued simultaneously 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 14 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 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 Parametric 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 15 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 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 a
46. rials is recommended to increase potential signal range Booster aerials could be connected for a further increase in performance Page 5 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 3 0 Getting Started 3 1 3 2 CL series Network Setup 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 Make sure your Ethernet cable is connected to a LAN port on your Wi Fi device and not the WAN port 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 O o 255 255 255 0 MAC ADDRESS 00 AO DE 6D FF 53 CANCEL OK iPad Wi Fi Settings The iPad can be configured using either DHCP or a Static IP address 3 2 1 Using DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a network protocol that enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to a device Use the following steps to configure your iPad using DHCP a Open the iPad Settings menu b Select Wi Fi and choose the correct network c Press the blue circl
47. s of all the Mix Send Levels if the appropriate Preference is On in the Setup screen refer to 9 5 O07 ili a E c al Introduction cares caonte bessa caz Mix 1 8 Mix9 16 Mix 17 24 MT1 8 Master SETUP Tous CLEAR WM OUTPoRTS mum MIX ON FADERS 07 08 Mick SENDS ON sos Stringst_ ES 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 CL 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 19 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide Select Target Mix Bus MIX 1 2 MIX 17 MIX 18 Alan L Alan R Vox RevX Vox Rev2 MIX 19 MIX 20 Delay L Delay R MIX 21 MIX 22 Gtr Rev HornsRev E MIX 24 Chorus MXS MIXU MATRIX I 7a Sie GEhiiy SIEVE iN Front EA Erne N MIXA MIX 12 WATIA E WATIA sSaqgEMiX saqgeMix sida LE SiGe TIN MIX 13 MIX 14 MATRIX 5 MATRIX 6 StageMix StageMix StageMix StageMix MIX IS MIX 16 MATRIX 7 MATRIX 8 StageMmix StageMix StageMix StageMix Choose the Target Mix Bus from Mix 1 24 and Matrix 1 8 The curre
48. s is outside this range or reverse its IP address e g DHCP range 192 168 1 3 to 192 168 1 128 when the console s IP address is 192 168 1 2 Note not all Wireless Access Points will feature a DHCP Server In those cases please setup your iPad using a Static IP Address Using StageMix with CL Editor If DHCP is used on the iPad and the CL Editor is being used simultaneously care must be taken with regard to the IP address of the computer used for the Editor In this case it may be necessary to use DHCP on the computer rather than a Static IP Address Page 53 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 9 Redirect to Internet Problem with iOS 6 or higher Since the release of iOS 6 or higher your iPad may try to access the Internet at the time of selecting a Wi Fi network Depending on the set up or model of your Wi Fi device Router or Access Point the message cannot connect with the Internet may appear on your iPad screen and StageMix might be unable to connect with a console Internet access is unnecessary for the connection between StageMix and console and it is recommended that you should not have an internet connection when using StageMix So if you experience this problem you can prevent this message from appearing by disabling the Redirect Function for Internet connection in your Wi Fi device Please ask the Wi Fi device manufacturer about the way to disable Redirect Functio
49. t 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 10 8 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 Dynamics and the Navigation Meter Bridge are not visible eg CLEAR mmGUTPoRTS ew Uniny SENDS ON ADERS SEET MMBCA 9 16 GAIN H H SE _StringsR Keys R n 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 13 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 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 Cue Mode in the Setup sc
50. tively press any bank in the Navigation Meter Bridge to directly access that fader bank Page 22 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 5 0 EQ PAN DYNAMICS 5 1 The thumbnail area at the top of each channel strip displays an EQ curve the Pan position or Dynamics status for that channel EQ SETUP The buttons to the left of the thumbnails are used to select between EQ PAN and Dynamics 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 whether 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 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 ee ee G 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 anda blue dot indicates GEQ When only PEQ is currently available on a channel no d
51. urrently selected channel Note if the Delay Scale has been changed since the delay time value was copied it will no longer be available to be pasted 6 7 6 Close the Delay Time Editor Tap the CLOSE button to close the delay time editor and return to the Output Port Gain fader screen Page 39 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide 7 0 UTILITY 7 1 Press the UTILITY button on the left side of the Mixer window to enter this mode Tabs at the bottom of the UTILITY screen provide access to the following functions MUTE TAP e MUTE GROUP MASTERS e TAP TEMPO OSCILLATOR e OSCILLATOR 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 appear 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 Page 40 Yamaha Professional Audio CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide MUTE GROUP MASTERS MUTE GROUP 1 d MUTE GROUP 2 MUTE GROUP 3 k MUTE GROUP 4 MUTE GROUP 5 MUTE GROUP 6 MUTE GROUP 7 MUTE GROUP 8 7 1 1 Mute Group Dim Level Normally when a channel is mut
52. with Dynamics 2 at the bottom Output channels have only Dynamics 1 The threshold parameter value for each Dynamics is displayed numerically and also graphically via a white vertical line A horizontal meter bar displays the input level to each Dynamics processor moving from left to right This bar is dimmed if the Dynamics processor is Off Alternatively this horizontal meter bar can display the level of the Key In signal going to a dynamics processor This can be selected for all channels globally using a Preference on the SETUP screen Display Key Input for Dynamics Meters refer to 9 13 For all dynamics types except Gates an orange horizontal meter bar displays the amount of Gain Reduction moving from right to left This bar is not visible when the Dynamics processor is Off For Gates three colour bars in green yellow and red indicate the state of the Gate Only one of these bars will be lit at any time depending on the opened closed status of the Gate Dynamics Processor Type When either Dynamics section is assigned to a Dynamics Type other than a Gate or Compressor text will be displayed to indicate the Dynamics Type The text labels are as follows DUCK DUCKING EXP EXPANDER DeES DE ESSER CMPND COMPANDER Page 32 Yamaha Professional Audio 5 6 CL StageMix V4 5 User Guide DYNAMICS PROCESSOR EDITING Tap on any of the Dynamics thumbnails in the Mixer Window to access the Dynamics Editing screen or
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