Yamaha CL3 Owner's Manual - Page 8

An overview of the CL series An overview of the CL series Features CL series digital mixing consoles create high-quality, refined, live-sound environments. These consoles carry forward the digital evolution of a broad array of advanced concepts, including Yamaha's exclusive "CentralogicTM" control interface, which helps to make the consoles easy and intuitive to use. The built-in effect processor and an I/O rack can accommodate the most demanding situations at the highest level of quality, while retaining the flexibility necessary to configure a system that meets your needs. User interface friendly to newcomers but familiar to seasoned users All channels routed to the top-panel faders are organized into a "Fader Bank" that enables you to select and switch a group of channels easily. The Fader Bank holds input and output channel banks, as well as custom fader banks. The custom fader banks enable you to select various combinations of channels, regardless of channel types. Each channel strip offers easy visual identification. The channel name appears on a display, and an indicator shows the channel color. You can adjust the brightness of each indicator across a broad range to accommodate dimly-lit environments. The SELECTED CHANNEL section located to the left of the display lets you use the knobs to control the main parameters (gain, EQ, dynamics threshold, bus send levels, etc.) for a particular channel. This section can be operated much like a module in an analog mixer. In the center of the top panel is the Centralogic section, which enables you to control eight channels at once. You can control fader, cue, on/off and other settings for the eight channels or for DCA groups recalled to this section by pressing a single key. The display is a touch screen. You can turn functions on or off or select items simply by touching buttons or knobs on the screen. Mix parameter settings, including gain and phantom power for input channels, can be stored and recalled as "scenes." All faders on the panel are moving faders. When you recall a scene, the recorded fader locations will be reproduced immediately. Flexible system configuration with Dante The Ethernet-compatible Dante audio network protocol facilitates connecting CL series consoles to external devices, such as the Rio3224-D I/O rack. A connected I/O rack that has been assigned a unique unit ID will automatically be recognized and will facilitate patching functions. Using an I/O rack, you can configure a redundant network to defend against unforeseen difficulties that can arise in large-scale Dante networks. If multiple CL units share the same I/O rack, the gain compensation function will maintain network audio streams at a constant level to help you enjoy the benefits of a large-scale sound system. The Dante Virtual Soundcard software driver enables you to carry out multi-channel recording to DAW software installed on a computer. Consequently, no other audio interface is needed. Ultra-realistic digital reproduction of analog sound by PREMIUM RACK The CL series features PREMIUM RACK, which employs VCM technology. This technology models analog circuitry on a component level to faithfully reproduce amazing analog sounds. PREMIUM RACK creates stunning sounds by modeling and faithfully capturing the sonic characteristics of analog circuitry fine-tuned to be faithful to the original sound. The CL's PREMIUM RACK includes six types, including a Portico 5033 EQ/Portico 5043 Compressor by Rupert Neve Designs, a U76 Compressor, an Opt-2A Leveling Amplifier, etc. Sonic flexibility from versatile effects and GEQ rack Independent of the PREMIUM RACK, high-quality multi-effect processors are built into your CL series console, with up to eight available simultaneously. Effects such as reverb, delay, multiband compression, and various modulation effects can be routed via internal buses or inserted into the desired channel. In addition to the effects, the CL series features a GEQ rack. A 31-band graphic EQ and a Flex15GEQ are included and can be inserted into any output bus. The Flex15GEQ allows you to adjust the gain for any 15 of the 31 bands. Since two GEQ units can be mounted in one virtual rack, a total of up to 32 GEQ units can be used simultaneously. To use effects or the graphic EQ, you mount them in virtual racks displayed on the touch screen. The currently-mounted modules can be seen at a glance, and you can switch modules and change input/output patching in an intuitive manner. Complete support tools The CL-series can be used with a variety of utility software. CL Editor, which can be installed on Windows or Mac computers, enables you to edit the unit's parameter settings. It can also operate as a stand-alone and lets you set parameters off-line without connecting to the console. CL StageMix, an application for iPads, offers remote control of a networked CL series console from anywhere within wireless range via an intuitive graphical interface. The software has been specifically designed to allow engineers to adjust EQ while monitoring mixes from the performers' positions on stage, or to control mix parameters from various spots in the venue while listening to the sound. Console File Converter is an application that converts PM5D/M7CL/LS9 settings files to or from the CL series settings file format. You can use data from other models on the CL series. 8 Owner's Manual