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Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert CAUTION the user to the presence of uninsulated RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK “dangerous voltage” within the product’s DO NOT OPEN enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF triangle is intended to alert the user to the ELECTRIC SHOCK, D
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to elimi- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not nate the problem by using one of the following measures:
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Table of Contents Welcome .......................................... 5 Using the n8/n12 with Cubase 4/ Cubase Studio 4/Cubase AI4 ......... 33 Features ........................................... 5 What you can do using the n8/n12 with Cubase ... 33 Computer setup for the Link function .................... 34 Included items (please check) ....... 5 Using the Link Function ......................................... 37 Turning On and Off the Power to the Remot
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Welcome Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha n8/n12 Digital Mixing Studio. The n8/n12 is a comprehensive music production system that packages a digital mixer featuring easy yet full-fledged recording/mixdown operations with the cutting-edge DAW software Cubase AI4. Connecting a computer to the mixer’s IEEE 1394 port enables you to configure an ideal recording environment. Please read this Owner’s Manual before you start using the n8/n12 so that you can take fu
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PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Power supply/Power cord Water warning • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the device. The req
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PRECAUTIONS Maintenance • Remove the power plug from the AC outlet when cleaning the device. Handling caution • When turning on the AC power in your audio system, always turn on the power amplifier LAST, to avoid speaker damage. When turning the power off, the power amplifier should be turned off FIRST for the same reason. • Do not insert your fingers or hands in any gaps or openings on the device (vents, ports, etc.). •Avoid inserting or dropping foreign objects (paper, plastic, metal, et
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Turning On and Off the Power to the Mixer Turning On and Off the Power to the Mixer Before Turning On the Turning the Power On and Power to the Mixer Off 1. Make sure that the mixer’s power switch is in the 1. To turn the power on, press the mixer’s power STANDBY position. switch to the ON position. 2. To turn the power off, press the power switch to Warning the STANDBY position. Use only the included power adaptor (*PA-30 for the n12, PA- 20 for the n8 or an
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Recording Basics Recording Basics Techie Words? Don’t Be Afraid. Signals — Level and Decibel Balanced or Unbalanced? Assume the softest sound a human being can hear is at In most cases, shielded cables are used to transfer a level of “1,” and the loudest sound a human being can signals between audio devices. Shielded cables are endure hearing is at a level of “1,000,000.” The divided into two types: balanced and unbalanced. difference expressed in these numbers is huge, and
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Recording Basics This is why balanced lines excel at rejecting noise. Connector Variations Audio devices feature various types of connectors. noise Questions you are likely to encounter when setting up a system for the first time might include “Why all these hot (+) different types of connectors on the back of my mixer?” and “What is the difference between various types of connectors?” synthesized cold (–) signal Let’s start by taking a look at the most common types of phase ground i
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Recording Basics Inside Your Mixer 4 Channel fader Basic Structure A channel fader enables you to adjust the level of The purpose of configuring an audio system around a the corresponding input channel signal that is going mixer is to collect signals from all channels and mix to to be routed to the buses (excluding a pre-fader achieve a good balance. Here is a greatly simplified signal). block diagram of a mixer to help you understand the This control is most often used during mixing. sig
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Recording Basics Monitor mix for musicians, ■ Built-in digital reverb The n8/n12 features a REVERB bus that is dedicated external effects to the built-in digital reverb. This is almost identical to One important mixer function is to send out signals for the AUX bus, and can be used to send signals to the signal processing via an external effect unit or to be built-in digital reverb. monitored by the musicians. For these purposes, mixers The only difference from the AUX bus is that a post-
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Front and Rear Panels Front and Rear Panels Channel Control section 1 [GAIN] control 1 This control adjusts the input signal level from the input jacks (sensitivity). The adjustable range on each monaural channel varies depending on the on/off status of the [PAD] switch (2). Monaural input channel [PAD] switch is The level can be adjusted between 4 on ( ). –34 dB and +10 dB. [PAD] switch is The level can be adjusted between 2 off ( ). –60 dB and –16 dB. 5 6 3 Stereo input channel 7 The leve
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Front and Rear Panels 9 Equalizer (EQ) Caution This three-band equalizer adjusts the input channel’s • Be sure to leave this switch off ( ) if you do not need high, mid, and low frequency bands. You can also phantom power. adjust the center frequency for the mid band. • When turning the switch on ( ), make sure that only [HIGH] gain control condenser microphones are connected to the INPUT A jacks. Devices other than condenser microphones may be This control adjusts the high band gain. damag
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Front and Rear Panels # [SOLO] switch Tip for compensating for the phase offset This switch turns the Solo function on and off. Turn When you are recording a single instrument using this switch on (the switch LED lights up), if you want multiple microphones, the position and the distance to listen to certain channels without changing the between the instrument and microphones may cause mix contents or signal path. the phase of each recorded signal to be offset If you switch the monitor so
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Front and Rear Panels Master Control section and rotating it clockwise will extend the duration. REVERB [LEVEL] control 1 This control adjusts the output level of the internal digital reverb. The “▼” position corresponds to the nominal level (0 dB). [TO AUX]/[TO REC]/[TO ST] switches These switches route the output signal from the internal digital reverb to the AUX, REC, or STEREO buses. Turn the desired switch on ( ) to route the output from the internal digital reverb to the desired buses
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Front and Rear Panels Meter section n12 n8 36 4 5 56 7 1 7 2 8 3 8 9 ) 9 ) ! @ 1 Microphone Only 9 CUBASE READY indicator This is a built-in talkback microphone. This indicator lights up when the mixer is ready to be operated with Cubase 4/Cubase Studio 4/Cubase Only 2 [SOLO LEVEL] control AI4; that is, when the computer is connected to the This control adjusts the SOLO L/R bus output level. The n8/n12 and Cubase is linked to the mixer correctly. adjustable range is from –∞ to +6 dB. The “▼
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Front and Rear Panels Control Room section n12 n8 1 2 3 3 7 4 4 6 6 5 8 5 Only 1 C-R SPEAKER SELECT switches • Only In order to monitor in a surround NOTE environment, you will need Cubase 4. The These switches select the jacks that will output the included Cubase AI4 does not support surround. control room monitor signal. When you turn on one of • You can turn on the [5.1] switch and [ST] switch the switches, the LED lights up, and the simultaneously. In this case, the 5.1-ch L/R signal
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Front and Rear Panels DAW Remote Control section n12 n8 1 1 4 4 2 2 5 5 3 3 6 6 7 7 4 CLICK REMOTE [ON] switch All switches in this section are enabled only when NOTE This switch remotely turns on and off the metronome the n8/n12 is connected to the computer via an (click sound) in Cubase. If you turn the metronome IEEE1394 cable and the mixer’s operation is linked ON in Cubase, this switch will reflect the setting. to Cubase 4/Cubase Studio 4/Cubase AI4. For more information on the Cubase
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Front and Rear Panels Rear I/O section n12 9 8) 4 3 1 !@ 7 6 5 2 n8 98 ) 4 3 1 !@ 6 5 2 1 ANALOG INPUT jacks (monaural) 3 ANALOG INPUT jacks (stereo) These monaural channel input jacks are used to connect These are stereo input jacks that connect line-level microphones or musical instruments. Each input channel instruments, such as a synthesizer. Two jack types features two types of jacks (INPUT A and INPUT B). are provided: phone type and RCA pin type. INPUT A jacks Phone type These are balan
