Jose and I had a great time in NY and NJ this October. We would like to say thanks to the guys Boulevard Production Specialists and Dale Pro Audio for helping us put these classes together. We hope you enjoyed them as much as we did. Until next year!
M7CL Training Seminar -- 10/20/2009 (Dale Pro Audio)
M7CL Training Seminar -- 10/22/2009 (Boulevard Production Specialists)
The YCATS team will host a round of seminars in Montreal and Toronto in the next few weeks. The Digital SR Systems 101 and M7CL Training seminars will be held in Montreal during the week of October 26, 2009. While the PM5D Operational Training, PM5D Scene Management and Expansion, M7CL Training, and Digital Mixing 101 Seminars will be held in Toronto during the week of November 1, 2009. If you would like more information on the classes being offered, please click on the link below. The link to the application can be found at the bottom of the description page. See you soon!
Digital SR Systems 101
Digital Mixing 101
PM5D Training Seminars
M7CL Training Seminar
Jose and I had a great time again this year in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, we did not get a chance to visit Chinolatino Restaurant again. Instead we had a great dinner at Jake's favorite Greek Restaurant....O-pah!!!
Thank you to all who joined us. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
PM5D Operational Training Seminar -- September 30, 2009
M7CL Training Seminar -- October 1, 2009
M7CL Training Seminar -- October 2, 2009
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Dallas! Jose and I had a great time as always and we look forward to seeing you again next time.
M7CL Training Seminar -- September 22, 2009
M7CL Training Seminar -- September 23, 2009
Digital Mixing 101 Seminar -- September 24, 2009
PM5D Operational Training Seminar -- September 25, 2009
Applications are now open for the M7CL Seminars in New York and New Jersey. In addition, we still have a few spots left for the classes in Minneapolis. To apply for one of the seminars, please click on the links below and scroll to the bottom.
See you soon!
M7CL Training Seminar (Minneapolis, New York, New Jersey)
PM5D Operational Training Seminar (Minneapolis)
Jose and I would like to thank everyone who joined us in Chicago. We had a great time hosting the classes and we hope that you enjoyed them as much as we did! See you next time.
PM5D Operational Training Seminar -- September 1, 2009
PM5D Scene Management and Expansion Seminar -- September 2, 2009
M7CL Seminar -- September 3, 2009
M7CL Seminar -- September 4, 2009
Today, Yamaha posted a list of compatible USB devices on the Yamaha Pro Audio website. Please click on the link below for more information.
USB Compatibility List
The Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Staff will be hosting a round of seminars during the week of September 28th, 2009. Seminars being hosted that week include the M7CL Training Seminar and the PM5D Operational Training Seminar.
Please click on the links above for more information. The link to the application can be found at the bottom of the description page. See you in Minneapolis!
The Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Staff will be hosting a round of seminars during the week of September 20th, 2009. Seminars being hosted that week include the M7CL Training Seminar, Digital Mixing 101 Seminar, and the PM5D Operational Training Seminar.
Please click on the links above for more information. The link to the application can be found at the bottom of the description page. See you in Dallas!
The new release (firmware V2.03) is going to resolve the issue which has been reported on ProSoundWeb or other place.
How is that for an attention grabber?!! There was no fire and everyone is safe. But the importance of a proper power supply can never be understated.
We were setting up for our seminar like usual and throughout the morning, there was a funny smell near one of the consoles. It is a little chilly here right now, so we thought the smell might be coming from the heaters, which had just kicked in. We finished most of our setup around 11:50am, but the overhead camera just didn't want to work. So we ended up troubleshooting for another hour and a half.
Right before we go to leave for lunch, Jose noticed that the weird smell was a lot stronger, and it was now starting to smell like something was burning. What does a good tech do when things don't feel right? They go looking for the problem. So like good tech's, we began hunting for the source. The smell seemed to be pretty strong around the teachers console. Jose jumped on some cases to smell the vents, I went low, behind the teachers console near the spider box. While on the ground, I look over at the spider box plug and notice it is not quite in the wall all the way and decided to plug it in completely. As soon as I touched the cable, SPARKS! Bright yellow sparks and a little smoke. Mike Eiseman touched the plug and man was it HOT! Looks like we found the source of that weird smell!!!
This picture was taken with the camera on my phone, but you get the idea. The plug for the rental spider box was old and probably should have been repaired long ago. It looked as though the the insulation had worn through on the two hot legs. They probably touched and started to overheat. Had we not stuck around to troubleshoot the camera, there is a good chance things would have been bad. Really bad.
So what's the lesson?
1) If something smells like it's burning, find the source! FAST!!!
2) Proper maintenance of your gear, especially anything power related, is the #1 key to a successful event.
Those of you who follow our blog know that Jose loves desserts! A few weeks ago, we were in Northern Kentucky hosting a week of seminars. If you ever visit the area, the locals will tell you that their are three things you MUST try:
1) Skyline Chili
2) Goetta and
3) Graeter's
Jose and I tried Skyline and Graeter's, and we definitely were not disappointed. Especially after having the ice cream at Graeter's. I had the Buckeye Blitz and it was fan-freaking-tastic! Jose had...well, it might be easier to say what he didn't have. I mean, just look at the picture below. Doesn't he look happy?!!
People often ask, "What would it take for you to host a seminar at our location?" Well, there are a lot of variables that go into the decision making process. I'm not saying that sending Jose a pint of Graeter's ice cream would help, But it might increase your odds!!!* ;-D
* I should probably add in some lawyer speak so I don't get in trouble. Decisions on where to host our seminars are based solely on the needs of our District Managers and the availablility of the Training Department Staff. We do not accept gifts in exchange for goods or services. No matter how tasty those gifts may be.
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