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132 Chapter 13-Monitoring & Talkback 13 Monitoring & Talkback Control Room Monitoring The DM2000 features independent outputs and level controls for two sets of studio monitors. The LARGE CONTROL ROOM MONITOR OUT +4 dB (BAL) XLR-3-32-type connectors are intended to feed to the control room's main monitors. The SMALL CONTROL ROOM MONITOR OUT +4 dB (BAL) XLR-3-32-type connectors are intended to feed to the control room's nearﬁeld monitors. The Control Room Monitor signal source is selected by using the CONTROL ROOM STEREO buttons. [2TR D1]: Selects the 2TR IN DIGITAL AES/EBU 1. [2TR D2]: Selects the 2TR IN DIGITAL AES/EBU 2. STEREO 2TR D1 2TR A1 2TR D2 2TR A2 [2TR D3]: Selects the 2TR IN DIGITAL COAXIAL 3. 2TR D3 STEREO [2TR A1]: Selects the 2TR IN ANALOG 1. ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 [2TR A2]: Selects the 2TR IN ANALOG 2. [STEREO]: Selects the Stereo Out. [ASSIGN 1]: Selects the Output Channel assigned to this button on the Control Room Setup page. See "Control Room Setup" on page 133. [ASSIGN 2]: Selects the Output Channel assigned to this button on the Control Room Setup page. See "Control Room Setup" on page 133. The level of the Control Room Monitor signal can be set by using the CONTROL ROOM LEVEL control. You can toggle between the LARGE CONTROL ROOM MONITOR OUT and SMALL CONTROL ROOM MONITOR OUT by using the CONTROL ROOM [SMALL] button, whose indicator is off when LARGE is selected, and on when SMALL is selected. The Control Room Monitor signal can be switched into mono by using the CONTROL ROOM [MONO] button. The [DIMMER] button activates the Dimmer function, which dims the Control Room Monitor and Surround Monitor signals by the amount speciﬁed on the Control Room Setup page (page 133). The Dimmer function is activated automatically when the Slate, Talkback, or Oscillator function is active. MONO DIMMER SMALL 0 10 CONTROL ROOM LEVEL The level of the SMALL CONTROL ROOM MONITOR OUT can be set by using the SMALL TRIM control. When set at maximum, the level is the same as that of the 0 10 SMALL TRIM LARGE CONTROL ROOM MONITOR OUT. The Control Room Monitor signal is also fed to the PHONES jack, the level of which is set by using the PHONES LEVEL control. PHONES 0 10 PHONES LEVEL DM2000-Owner's Manual

Section	Page
Important Information	3
Warnings	3
Cautions	3
Operating Notes	4
SmartMedia Handling Precautions	5
Interference	5
DM2000 Exclusion of Certain Responsibility	5
Trademarks	5
Copyright	5
Yamaha Web Site	6
Package Contents	6
Optional Extras	6
About this Owner’s Manual	6
Conventions Used in this Manual	6
Installing the DM2000	6
Contents	7
1 Welcome	15
2 Control Surface & Rear Panel	18
Control Surface	18
Rear Panel	43
3 Operating Basics	49
Connecting the Power Cord	49
Turning On & Off the DM2000	49
About the Display	49
Selecting Display Pages	50
Display History	51
Display Page Controls	51
Parameter Windows	51
Confirmation Messages	51
Title Edit Window	52
Using a Keyboard	52
Channel Strip Displays	53
Selecting Layers	56
Selecting Channels	57
Selecting Fader Modes	58
Selecting Encoder Modes	59
Assigning Parameters to the ENCODER MODE Assign Buttons	60
4 wAnalog I/O & the AD Input Section	62
AD Input Section	62
Stereo Out	63
Control Room Monitor Outs	63
Studio Monitor Outs	63
Omni Outs	63
2TR Analog INs	63
5 Digital I/O & Cascading	64
Wordclocks	64
2TR Digital Outs	66
2TR Digital Ins	67
2TR In/Out Sampling Rate Conversion	67
Slot I/O	68
Dithering Digital Outputs	71
Monitoring Digital Input Channel Status	71
Cascading Consoles	72
6 Input & Output Patching	75
Input Patching	75
Output Patching	77
Naming Input & Output Ports	80
Patch Select Window	81
Patching with the Encoders	81
7 Input Channels	82
Patching Input Channels	82
Metering Input Channels	82
Reversing the Signal Phase	82
Gating Input Channels	83
Attenuating Input Channels	84
EQ’ing Input Channels	84
Grouping Input Channel EQs	85
Input Channel Inserts	85
Compressing Input Channels	85
Grouping Input Channel Compressors	86
Delaying Input Channels	86
Muting Input Channels (ON/OFF)	86
Grouping Input Channel Mutes (ON/OFF)	87
Setting Input Channel Levels	88
Grouping Input Channel Faders	88
Routing Input Channels	89
Panning Input Channels	90
Using Surround Pan	91
Sending Input Channels to Aux Sends	94
Soloing Input Channels	95
Direct Outs	95
Pairing Input Channels	95
Using MS Decoding	95
Viewing Input Channel Settings	95
Copying Input Channel Settings	95
Naming Input Channels	95
8 Stereo Out	96
Stereo Out Connectors	96
Patching the Stereo Out to Outputs	96
Routing Input Channels to the Stereo Out	96
Sending Bus Outs to the Stereo Out	96
Metering the Stereo Out	96
Monitoring the Stereo Out	96
Attenuating the Stereo Out	96
EQ’ing the Stereo Out	96
Grouping Master EQs	96
Stereo Out Inserts	96
Compressing the Stereo Out	97
Grouping Master Compressors	97
Muting the Stereo Out (ON/OFF)	97
Grouping Master Mutes (ON/OFF)	97
Setting the Stereo Out Level	97
Grouping Master Faders	97
Sending the Stereo Out to the Matrix Sends	97
Balancing the Stereo Out	98
Delaying the Stereo Out	98
Inserting GEQs	98
Viewing Stereo Out Settings	98
Copying Stereo Out Settings	98
Naming the Stereo Out	98
9 Bus Outs	99
Patching Bus Outs to Outputs	99
Routing Input Channels to Bus Outs	99
Metering Bus Outs	99
Monitoring Bus Outs	99
Attenuating Bus Outs	99
EQ’ing Bus Outs	99
Grouping Master EQs	99
Bus Out Inserts	99
Compressing Bus Outs	99
Grouping Master Compressors	99
Muting Bus Outs (ON/OFF)	100
Grouping Master Mutes (ON/OFF)	100
Setting Bus Out Levels	100
Grouping Master Faders	100
Sending Bus Outs to Matrix Sends	100
Delaying Bus Outs	100
Inserting GEQs	100
Soloing Bus Outs	100
Pairing Bus Outs	100
Sending Bus Outs to the Stereo Out	101
Viewing Bus Out Settings	101
Copying Bus Out Settings	101
Naming Bus Outs	101
10 Aux Sends	102
Patching Aux Send Masters to Outputs	102
Setting the Aux Send Mode	102
PreFader or PostFader Aux Sends	102
Setting Aux Send Levels	103
Muting Aux Sends (ON/OFF)	104
Aux Send Pages	104
Viewing Aux Send Settings	106
Panning Aux Sends	108
Metering Aux Send Masters	109
Monitoring Aux Send Masters	109
Attenuating Aux Send Masters	109
EQ’ing Aux Send Masters	109
Grouping Master EQs	109
Aux Send Master Inserts	109
Compressing Aux Send Masters	109
Grouping Master Compressors	109
Muting Aux Send Masters (ON/OFF)	109
Grouping Master Mutes (ON/OFF)	109
Settings Aux Send Master Levels	110
Grouping Master Faders	110
Sending Aux Sends to Matrix Sends	110
Delaying Aux Send Masters	110
Inserting GEQs	110
Soloing Aux Sends	110
Pairing Aux Sends	110
Viewing Aux Send Master Settings	110
Copying Aux Send Master Settings	110
Naming Aux Send Masters	110
11 Matrix Sends	111
Patching Matrix Send Masters to Outputs	111
PreFader or PostFader Matrix Sends	111
Setting Matrix Send Levels	111
Muting Matrix Sends (ON/OFF)	112
Matrix Send Pages	112
Panning Matrix Sends	113
Viewing Matrix Send Settings	113
Metering Matrix Send Masters	114
Monitoring Matrix Send Masters	114
Attenuating Matrix Send Masters	114
EQ’ing Matrix Send Masters	114
Grouping Master EQs	114
Matrix Send Master Inserts	114
Compressing Matrix Send Masters	114
Grouping Master Compressors	115
Muting Matrix Send Masters (ON/OFF)	115
Grouping Master Mutes (ON/OFF)	115
Setting Matrix Send Master Levels	115
Grouping Master Faders	115
Balancing Matrix Send Masters	115
Delaying Matrix Send Masters	116
Soloing Matrix Sends	116
Inserting GEQs	116
Viewing Matrix Send Master Settings	116
Copying Matrix Send Master Settings	116
Naming Matrix Send Masters	116
12 Common Channel Functions	117
Metering	117
Attenuating Signals	120
Using EQ	121
Grouping Output Channel EQs	124
Using Inserts	125
Compressing Channels	127
Grouping Output Channel Compressors	130
Delaying Channel Signals	131
Soloing Channels	132
Pairing Channels	134
Grouping Output Channel Faders	136
Grouping Output Channel Mutes (ON/OFF)	137
Viewing Channel Parameter Settings	138
Viewing Channel Fader Settings	139
Copying Channel Settings	143
Naming Channels	144
13 Monitoring & Talkback	146
Control Room Monitoring	146
Studio Monitoring	147
Surround Monitoring	148
Using Talkback & Slate	152
14 Libraries	153
About the Libraries	153
General Library Operation	153
Channel Library	154
Input Patch Library	155
Output Patch Library	155
GEQ Library	156
Effects Library	156
Bus to Stereo Library	157
Gate Library	158
Comp Library	159
EQ Library	160
Automix Library	161
Surround Monitor Library	161
15 Internal Effects, PlugIns & GEQs	162
About the Effects	162
Patching Effects Processors	162
Preset Effects & Types	162
Editing Effects	164
About Plug-Ins	166
Configuring Plug-Ins	166
Editing Plug-Ins	167
About the GEQs	169
Editing GEQs	169
16 Scene Memories	171
About Scene Memories	171
Auto Scene Memory Update	172
Storing & Recalling Scenes with the SCENE MEMORY Buttons	173
Using the Scene Memory Page	174
Fading Scenes	175
Recalling Scenes Safely	176
Sorting Scenes	177
17 Automix	178
About Automix	178
What’s Recorded in an Automix?	178
Automix Main Page	179
AUTOMIX Section	182
Channel Strip [AUTO] Buttons	183
Automix Memory Page	183
Fader Edit Pages	184
Selecting the Timecode Source & Frame Rate	185
Creating a Time Signature Map	186
Recording an Automix	186
Rerecording Events	187
Parameter Recording	188
Punching In & Out Individual Parameters	189
Playing Back an Automix	190
Editing Events Offline	191
18 MIDI	196
MIDI & the DM2000	196
MIDI I/O	196
MIDI Port Setup	197
MIDI Channel Setup	198
Assigning Scenes to Program Changes	199
Assigning Parameters to Control Changes	200
Controlling Parameters by Using Parameter Changes	200
Using Bulk Dump	201
19 Pro Tools Remote Layer	202
Configuring Windows Computers	202
Configuring Macintosh Computers	202
Configuring the DM2000	202
Configuring Pro Tools	203
Control Surface Operation with the Pro Tools Remote Layer	204
Scrolling Windows	217
Selecting Channels	217
Assigning Inputs to Channels	217
Assigning Outputs to Channels	218
Setting Channel Levels	218
Muting Channels	219
Panning Channels	219
Soloing Channels	219
Assigning Send Destinations	220
Configuring Sends as Pre or Post	220
Setting Send Levels	221
Muting Sends	221
Panning Sends	221
Flip Mode	222
Assigning Inserts/Plugins	223
Editing Plugins	224
Bypassing Individual Plugins	225
Bypassing all Plugins	225
Resetting Faders, Sends, Panpots & Plugins	226
Navigating the Edit Window	226
Zooming	227
Making Fine Adjustments to the Selected Region	227
Scrub & Shuttle	228
Automation	229
20 Remote Control	231
About Remote Layers	231
Assigning Targets to Remote Layers	231
Configuring User Defined Remote Layers	232
Using User Defined Remote Layers	233
About Machine Control (MMC & P2)	234
Configuring Machines	234
Configuring the REMOTE Port	235
Transport Buttons	235
Using Shuttle & Scrub	236
Using the Locator	236
Setting the Locate Memories, Preroll, Postroll & Rollback	238
Arming Machine Tracks	239
Configuring MTR Track Arming	240
Configuring Master Track Arming	240
Configuring Track Arming Groups	241
GPI (General Purpose Interface)	242
Controlling AD824 A/D Converters	243
21 Other Functions	244
Using the User Defined Keys	244
Saving DM2000 Data to SmartMedia	245
Setting Preferences	248
Using the Oscillator	252
Checking the Battery	252
Initializing the DM2000	253
Appendix A: Parameter Lists	254
USER DEFINED KEYS	254
USER DEFINED KEYS Initial Assignments	256
Input Patch Parameters	256
Initial Input Patch Settings	260
Output Patch Parameters	261
Initial Output Patch Settings	269
Initial Input Channel Names	270
Initial Output Channel Names	271
Initial Input Port Names	272
Initial Output Port Names	274
GPI Trigger Source List	275
Effects Parameters	278
Preset EQ Parameters	306
Preset Gate Parameters (fs = 44.1kHz)	310
Preset Compressor Parameters (fs = 44.1kHz)	310
Appendix B: Specifications	315
General Spec	315
Controls	321
Indicators	323
Libraries	324
Analog Input Spec	325
Analog Output Spec	325
Digital Input Spec	326
Digital Output Spec	326
I/O Slot Spec	327
Control I/O Spec	327
Connector Pin Assignments	328
Dimensions	330
Appendix C: MIDI	331
Scene Memory to Program Change Table	331
Initial Parameter to Control Change Table	332
MIDI Data Format	333
Format Details	333
Appendix D: Options	347
MB2000 Peak Meter Bridge	347
SP2000 Wooden Side Panels	349
Index	350
DM2000 Block Diagram	359
DM2000 Level Diagram	360

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Chapter 13—Monitoring & Talkback

DM2000—Owner’s Manual

Monitoring & Talkback

Control Room Monitoring

The DM2000 features independent outputs and level controls for two

sets of studio monitors. The LARGE CONTROL ROOM MONITOR

OUT +4 dB (BAL) XLR-3-32-type connectors are intended to feed to the

control room’s main monitors. The SMALL CONTROL ROOM MON-

ITOR OUT +4 dB (BAL) XLR-3-32-type connectors are intended to

feed to the control room’s nearﬁeld monitors.

The Control Room Monitor signal source is selected by using the CONTROL

ROOM STEREO buttons.

[2TR D1]:

Selects the 2TR IN DIGITAL AES/EBU 1.

[2TR D2]:

Selects the

2TR IN DIGITAL AES/EBU 2

[2TR D3]:

Selects the

2TR IN DIGITAL COAXIAL 3

[2TR A1]:

Selects the

2TR IN ANALOG 1

[2TR A2]:

Selects the

2TR IN ANALOG 2

[STEREO]:

Selects the Stereo Out.

[ASSIGN 1]:

Selects the Output Channel assigned to this button on the Control Room

Setup page. See “Control Room Setup” on page 133.

[ASSIGN 2]:

Selects the Output Channel assigned to this button on the Control Room

Setup page. See “Control Room Setup” on page 133.

The level of the Control Room Monitor signal can be set by using the CON-

TROL ROOM LEVEL control. You can toggle between the LARGE CON-

TROL ROOM MONITOR OUT and SMALL CONTROL ROOM

MONITOR OUT by using the CONTROL ROOM [SMALL] button, whose

indicator is off when LARGE is selected, and on when SMALL is selected.

The Control Room Monitor signal can be switched into mono by using the

CONTROL ROOM [MONO] button. The [DIMMER] button activates the

Dimmer function, which dims the Control Room Monitor and Surround

Monitor signals by the amount speciﬁed on the Control Room Setup page

(page 133). The Dimmer function is activated automatically when the Slate,

Talkback, or Oscillator function is active.

The level of the SMALL CONTROL ROOM MONITOR OUT can be set by using

the SMALL TRIM control. When set at maximum, the level is the same as that of the

LARGE CONTROL ROOM MONITOR OUT.

The Control Room Monitor signal is also fed to the PHONES jack, the level of

which is set by using the PHONES LEVEL control.

2TR D1

2TR A1

2TR D2

2TR A2

2TR D3

STEREO

ASSIGN

STEREO

DIMMER

SMALL

MONO

CONTROL ROOM LEVEL

SMALL

TRIM

PHONES

LEVEL

PHONES