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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT. The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: BLUE :NEUTRAL BROWN : LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured makings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloure
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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 required voltage is • Do not
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English XLR-type connectors are wired as follows (IEC60268 standard): pin 1: ground, pin 2: hot (+), and pin 3: cold (–). Insert TRS phone jacks are wired as follows: sleeve: ground, tip: send, and ring: return. Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the device, or data that is lost or destroyed. Always turn the power off when the device is not in use. Even when the power switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still flowing to the devi
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Foreword Foreword Thank you for choosing a Yamaha MW12 USB Mixing Studio. The MW12 includes an audio mixer equipped with a USB interface for digital audio data transfer, and Cubase LE DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software for ® ® Windows and Macintosh computer operating systems. With the MW12 USB Mixing Studio and your personal computer you have the basic elements of a high-performance computer recording system that is easy to set up and operate. In order to take full advantage of the man
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English Foreword Before Turning on the Mixer Computer System Requirements Windows 1 Be sure that the mixer’s power switch is in Computer Windows-based computer with built-in USB the STANDBY position. interface OS Windows XP Use only the PA-20 adaptor included with this mixer. Use of a different adaptor may result in CPU 750MHz or higher Intel Pentium/Celeron processor equipment damage, overheating, or fire. Memory More than 96MB (128MB or more recommended) Macintosh 2 Connect the power adapt
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Quick Guide Quick Guide This quick setup and operation guide covers everything from installing the Cubase LE software to using Cubase LE for recording and mixdown. While going through this section you might find it useful to also refer to the “Front and Rear Panels” section on page 15, as well as the pdf manual supplied with the Cubase LE software. Step Installing Cubase LE 1 1 Turn the computer on. 2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. 3 Follow the on-screen instructio
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English Quick Guide Step Balanced Cables and Unbalanced Cables Powering Up the System 3 Two types of cables can be used to connect microphones, electronic instruments, and other audio sources to the mixer’s inputs, as well as to connect the mixer’s outputs to 1 Turn the power to all gear that is to be a power amplifier or related gear: balanced or unbalanced. Balanced cables are highly resistant to noise, connected to the MW12 off/standby and are the best choice for low-level signals such
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Quick Guide Step Adjusting Level and Equalization 4 Level Adjustment EQ Adjustment The MW12 mixer’s 3-band equalizers with independent 1 The first step in adjusting levels is to set HIGH, MID, and LOW bands make it easy to shape the tone the level controls on all instruments and of independent channels to achieve the best possible mix. other sources appropriately. Use the High-pass Filter for Microphone Input 2 Adjust the channel GAIN controls so that As the name implies, a “high-pass filter
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English Quick Guide Step 3 Select [Device Setup] from the [Devices] Recording with Cubase LE menu to open the Device Setup window. 5 Windows: Select [VST Multitrack] in the [Devices] field on the left This section describes the procedure for recording via the side of the window. Select [ASIO Multimedia Driver] in MW12 mixer to the Cubase LE software we installed earlier. the [ASIO Driver] field on the right side of the window, n For details on operation of the Cubase LE software refer to a
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Quick Guide 5 The ASIO Multimedia Setup – Advanced 9 When the directory selection dialog Options window will appear. Check only window appears, select the folder to the input port and output port [USB Audio which the project and audio files for the CODEC] checkbox. project are to be stored, and click [OK]. An empty 24-audio-track project window will appear. 6 Click [OK] in the ASIO Multimedia Setup – Advanced Options, ASIO Multimedia Setup, and Device Setup dialog windows to close the windo
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English Quick Guide The maximum level encountered is displayed 2 Use the [Stereo Switch] buttons in the numerically in the peak level display at the top of the Inspector to select stereo or monaural channel strip. operation for the track: ( ) for stereo Peak level display operation and ( ) for monaural. For the example select the stereo mode. You will normally use a monaural track when recording vocals or guitar, and a stereo track when recording synthesizers with stereo outputs, for exa
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Quick Guide Step 4 To hear playback of the track you have Mixing with Cubase LE just recorded, use either the Transport 6 panel [Rewind] button or the ruler to rewind to the beginning of the recorded In this section we’ll try mixing down multiple recorded audio section, then click the Transport panel tracks to stereo, and creating a wave file. Mixes can be [Play] button. stored as WAV or AIFF files, which can then be recorded to The playback level will be displayed via the master audio
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English Quick Guide 9 Enter a file name and select a file type. Pan Effectively If you intend to use the file to create an audio CD, “Panning” creates the illusion of stereo space by changing the select the WAV file type (AIFF on a Macintosh), Stereo relative levels of each track’s signal sent to the left and right speakers. If a signal is sent only to the left speaker, the sound Interleaved, 16 bit, and 44.1 kHz. will appear to come from the far left side of the stereo sound field. If it sen
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Front & Rear Panels Front & Rear Panels Channel Control Section 1 GAIN Control Channels Channels Channels Adjusts the input signal level. 1 to 4 5/6 and 7/8 9/10 and 11/12 To get the best balance between the S/N ratio and the (Monaural) (Stereo) (Stereo) dynamic range, adjust the level so that the PEAK indicator (2) comes on only at about maximum input level. The –60 to –16 scale indicates the MIC input adjustment level. The –34 to +10 scale indicates the LINE input adjustment level. 1 2 PE
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English Front & Rear Panels 5 AUX1 and AUX2 Controls ! Channel Fader Sends the channel signal to the AUX 1 or AUX 2 bus. The Adjust the level of the signal output from the AUX buses are normally used to feed external signal corresponding input channel. The channel faders are processing gear or a monitor system. The knob should mainly used for setting up the desired level balance generally be set close to the position. between channels. The channel faders also adjust the level of the signals
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Front & Rear Panels Master Control Section 1 ST Master Fader Adjusts the signal level to the ST OUT jacks. n The stereo master fader has no effect on the signal # being sent to the computer via the USB interface. 2 GROUP 1-2 Fader Adjusts the signal level to the GROUP OUT 1 and GROUP OUT 2 jacks. 7 @ 3 TO ST Switch If this switch is on ( ), the mixer sends the signals 6 processed by the GROUP 1-2 fader (2) onto the Stereo bus. The Group 1 signal goes to Stereo L and the Group 2 signal goes
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English Front & Rear Panels 7 PHANTOM +48 V Switch Switch combinations and the resulting signals This switch toggles phantom power on and off. If you set sent to the C-R OUT connector and PHONES the switch on, the mixer supplies power to all channels connector (level meter) that provide XLR mic input jacks (CHs 1–4, 5/6, 7/8). Set this switch on when using one or more condenser *1 2TR IN ST/ microphones. PFL C-R OUT and /USB GROUP n When this switch is on, the mixer supplies DC +48 V Sw
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Front & Rear Panels Rear Input/Output Section @3 6 78 9) 2 # 54!1 1 Channel Input Jacks 3 Channel Input Jacks These are unbalanced stereo line input jacks. Two jack • MIC jacks (CHs 1 to 4, 5/6, 7/8) types are provided: phone type (CHs 5/6 to 11/12) and These are balanced XLR-type microphone input jacks RCA pin type (CHs 9/10, 11/12). (1:Ground; 2:Hot; 3:Cold). n Where a channel provides both phone jacks and RCA • LINE jacks (CHs 1 to 4) pin jacks, you may use either one of these jacks but y
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English Front & Rear Panels 7 SEND Jacks ) 2TR IN Jacks These RCA pin jacks input a stereo sound source. Use •AUX1 and AUX2 jacks these jacks when you want to connect a CD or DAT These are impedance balanced phone-type output directly to the mixer for monitoring. jacks. n • Level is controlled via the master section 2TR IN/USB These jacks output the signals from the AUX1 and control. AUX2 buses, respectively. Use these jacks to output • When a signal is being received both via the 2TR IN
