V3.01 for CL and QL series

V3.01 firmware for CL series and QL series were released last week.
They have some of minor but important fixes. Please find them on their download page.

CL firmware download page
QL firmware download page

Shaun

Yamaha Pro Audio - TF Community

We have opened TF Community in Facebook.
Yamaha will post official information there.

Shaun

TF series launched

The TF series digital mixers were launched at PL+S. This is the mixer I have been working for for these three years. I will share more information about the mixer here with you in the next few days. 

Shaun

PL+S this week

 

We are at PL+S this week.
Keigo has always last minutes preparations....
Many manufacturers have new products. We have PM10 here.

Who is coming to the PL+S? Visit our booth at Hall 8!

Shaun

V3 firmware for CL/QL series released

The new firmware is released with new StageMix and R Remote software.
This is a big step for the mixers. Now, you can use Dugan mixer on your CL. PEQ in output channel is expanded to 8-band on these mixers. RTA is also available in their PEQ and GEQ screen.
And what I really like is RTA on StageMix. It uses iPad microphone and is independent from the RTA on a console. This is very useful when you are checking speakers on stage.

List of features can be found here.
Please visit Download page for CL or QL.

Shaun

A New PM Generation

Yesterday, we released information about our latest digital mixing system, RIVAGE.
If you have not heard about it yet, please visit our web site to find its concept and  technical information about the system.

North America web site (Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems)
Global web site (Yamaha Corporation Japan)

We are so excited with this and happy with sharing the information with you. But as I say always with a new product release, "I cannot tell you more than the information available on the official web site" :-)
Please wait for an update from us.

Shaun

MA2030 and PA2030 for Small Installations

We have announced two new products last week.
MA2030 is a mixing amplifier and PA2030 is a small power amplifier.
They are good for small installations. They are not just small products but cover various applications with Lo-Z (2x 30W) / Hi-Z (1x 60W) switchable power amplifier.

Please check their information page for more details.

CL series V2.0 software

It is scheduled to be available in May. Here is a list of features:

DCA Roll-Out
Output DCA
Mix Minus
Read Only Scene Memory
Daisy Chain Insert
GR Meter Option on Channel Name Display
AG to DG Link Option for Gain Compensation

For more details, please visit the web site or leave a comment here.

Engineers behind the new consoles, QL5 and QL1

We've just announced the new consoles at PL+S show in Frankfurt.
Please welcome my friends who have developed the new QL1 and QL5!!

MG 3rd generation at NAMM show

It's been a long time since I posted the last....

I'm at the NAMM show in Anaheim this week.

As many of you may already know, we released the 3rd generation of MG mixers. New shape, new color, new functionality, and new head amps!

Model number rule:

  X: on-board FX

  U: USB for PC/Mac connection (2x2)

Simple enough. 

Please check it out.

CL series v1.61 is released

The fixed firmware is now available.
The HA issue is fixed and some of other issues too. Please check new features and improvements from v1.51 here.

Shaun

"Audio Quality in Networked Systems" series

Hi everyone,

Have you read the series of articles? I believe this is the first time to introduce the material to you here.

- Audio Quality in Networked Systems -
This biweekly series of white paper presents a summary of the most important quality issues in networked audio systems to support system designers and sound engineers in maximizing their system’s Performance and Response, achieving the maximum Audio Quality and Sound Quality.

And we have uploaded the sixth chapter of the "Audio Quality in Networked Systems" series yesterday.
I hope you will find something new with it.

Shaun

CL V1.6 uses, please go back to v1.51

We posted the following announcement to the CL firmware download page.

With V1.60 firmware, we have found that CL consoles may partially lose HA gain control of R series units after being powered on for a long period of time. We are preparing new firmware to fix this. Please use V1.5 firmware until the fixed firmware is released. If your current firmware version is V1.60, make sure to change it to the following:
CL: MAIN V1.51, SUB V1.50, Rio3224/1608-D V1.50, Ri8/Ro8-D V1.51We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

CL series v1.6 released

It's a busy week!
V1.6 software for CL 1/3/5 and Rio3224-D/168-D/Ri8-D/Ro8-D is released.
Now, Shure ULX-D and our new amplifiers appear in the I/O DEVICE screen to patch.
Please refer to the download page for details.
 

StageMix v4 released

The V4 is now available at App Store.
New features for LS9 and M7CL are:

• Dynamics Processor Editing
• Output Port Delay Editing
• Output Port Phase
• Output Port Levels (Attenuation)
• PEQ Copy/Paste
• Phantom Power Switching
• Mix Send Pre/Post Switching
• Retina Display Support

CL series got them all and "HPF Slope Parameter (CL V1.5 only)".

Shaun

MGP32X and MGP24X introduced

We have announced a new addition to our MGP mixer lineup.
Same as MGP16X or MGP12X, they feature:

• D-PRE microphone pre-amp
• X-pressive EQ
• Stereo Hybrid Channel (“Ducker”, “Leveler” and “Stereo Image”)
• REV-X reverb
• and SPX digital multi-effect processor

Some of new features for the 24ch and 32ch models are:

• 31-band Flex9 GEQ on the STEREO bus
• two types of master compressors: conventional compressor or 3-band compressor

For more information for our new products, please visit our global web site.

CL series V1.5 software available

Software for CL series is updated to version 1.5.
It provides new features, improvements, and fixes.
Here are some new features:

• Supports the Scene Preview function.
• Supports the Help function.
• Ri8-D, Ro8-D, NXAMP with NXDT104, etc. were added as Dante devices which can be detected / patched in CL series.
• Added a CUE LEVEL knob to the CUE popup window, allowing adjustment of the Cue level. This can be assigned to a Custom Fader.
• Added a HPF type select button to the HPF/EQ popup window (1ch), and the magnitude of attenuation has an option of -12dB/oct or -6dB/oct.

It is available here.

Shaun

New STAGEPAS series is announced

Our speaker and amplifier team worked hard to brush up its sound quality and functionality of the mixer. You will find more capability with this simple system.

Power and SPL have been boosted. Of course, it's not only the numbers, but also speaker units and cabinet were much improved to produce better sound at higher SPL. Please try it at a shop and compare with other systems which state more wattage in their spec sheets. You will see reality.

The mixer has now reverb type, time and send level control which I like. You have more control and may use this product in wider applications.
And Feedback Suppressor (w/ switch) is a big bonus. I tried it at our listening session with SM58, and it worked as expected. I believe it was with 7 dynamic notch filters. It was enough for a small production.

Please find more details on our product page.

Shaun

NUAGE debut

Yamaha and Steinberg launched a new production system.

The system includes Fader unit and Master unit for Nuendo integration, and variation of Dante audio interface units to establish audio network in a production studio. Of course, these audio interface are compatible with CL series.

Please check its special website. 

StageMix version 3 for M7CL/LS9 released

 

The new version is available. Update your software now!

We see the StageMix has given your LS9 most flexibility of system setup. Now more of parameters is available in your iPad.

* CORRECTION: "DCA fader" is only available in M7CL StageMix. Sorry for the error in the information page. It will be corrected very soon.