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Quick Start Guide
A guide for people using M7CL in the real world.
Part 3
Guide to scenes; Recall Safe, Focus, storing, scene management, saving and loading.
This guide is for people about to use the M7CL with multiple
scenes for the first time and for users who wish to transfer their
console set ups to different M7CLs using a USB storage device
or Yamaha Studio Manager Software. Please also refer to the
M7CL owner’s manual.
Version 1.0
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Table of contents Table of contents ...................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Scene management and other memorized features. ...............................................................................................................................3 The SCENE LIST screen. ......................................
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Scene management and other memorized features. M7CL can memorize all of its mixing parameters such as EQ, dynamics and fader levels. These memories are stored into a “snapshot” or “scene”. The analog equivalent is “marking up” the desk on the familiar printed sheets of circles. This “scene” represents the best positions for all the parameters at that particular point in time. If soundcheck and rehearsal time allow, it is possible to create a scene snapshot for ea
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Next press the [STORE] key and the SCENE STORE keyboard pop-up will appear. This lets you name the scene and provides extra space for a comment or longer scene name. If you store to a location containing a previously stored scene, this scene will be lost. (But see “Undo options” section.) Scenes can be locked against this but generally be careful to choose a vacant scene location to avoid over-writing a valuable scene. Clear the existing name (initial data) with
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Managing the SCENE LIST. Scenes appear in the list next to a position number. Above the list are [CUT], [COPY], [PASTE], and [INSERT] option buttons so that you can re-order the scene list. This also lets you clear un-used scenes. It is important to realize that the scene number that you stored the scene into is only a location and not part of the scene name. If you cut and paste scenes they will change number. There is an [UNDO] button for the scene managemen
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 To apply Recall Safes. The RECALL SAFE MODE pop-up is in the CH JOB (Channel Job) area. Press the [CH JOB] button on the screen and then press the [RECALL SAFE] button, the pop-up will appear. Recall Safes can be applied from this screen and the safe parameters can be selected. To apply a safe, select the channel to display its setting in the lower part of the pop-up. Select the parameters to be safed (eg [ALL] or [HA] and [EQ]). Turn on the safe with the [SAFE
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Focus (or Recall Focus); typical use examples. Focus is another way of limiting the amount of information that is recalled when the chosen scene is recalled. 1. Multiband shows. In a multiband line up show each engineer wants his own GEQ setting, but also they want changes to be possible without scene recall “undoing” them. Because Focus is available on a scene by scene basis this is possible. Use Focus to remove the [RACK] from recall in all scenes except the firs
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 What is in a scene? When a scene is stored it is useful to know what is included in the scene and can be changed by scene recall and what is not. However just because things are not remembered by scene recall doesn’t mean they are not remembered at power down or are not included in the whole console file. These text boxes should make it clear what is stored in scene memory and what is not. Included in scene recall Not included in scene recall but still remembered f
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Saving data to a USB storage device. The scenes and set up of an M7CL console can be stored to an external USB storage device. This serves to back up the console’s internal memory and allow transfer of the data to another console in another territory. Files made on either the 32-channel or 48-channel version will open in the other version. Simply inserting a USB storage device will open the SAVE / LOAD pop-up screen. If your stick is already connected then you can
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Other memorized data. Some things are memorized by the console but not included in the ALL DATA file. And some things are not memorized by the console at all. Memorized at power down on the console but not Not stored anywhere! in ALL DATA file - Screen page pop-up (but can be bookmarked) - Passwords - Talkback on - Screen page - Talkback dimmer on - Brightness controls - Cue on - Network settings - Osc on (always off at power up) - Clock (time/date etc) - Monitor dim
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Scene management using Studio Manager and M7CL Editor. Yamaha’s Studio Manager is a host program to contain editors for various Yamaha products. It gets the “Studio” name as originally it was for the studio desks and digital keyboards. Yamaha Studio Manager is available for PC and Mac systems but currently there is no Mac version of the M7CL editor. The M7CL editor can be used either ONLINE or OFFLINE, that is, either connected to a console or disconnected. Conso
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Using the Scene window. The Scene window shows two columns. The right side column is headed “INTERNAL DATA” and the scenes listed in this column form part of an ALL DATA session fi le. They are available for editing on the software. If the editor is connected online with a console these scenes are the same as those shown in the console SCENE pop-up. Recalling one of these scenes displays it in the editor windows and recalls it to the console. The left side column
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 How to merge two sessions together. M7CL can only hold one session file at a time, but scenes from more than one session can be merged using the M7CL editor. First choose the session that will provide the setup and user defined key information. Take the other session file and open it into Studio Manager. The scenes will appear in the “INTERNAL DATA” column. Drag and drop the scenes to the “FILE” column. Save the FILE column using the [SAVE AS...] button above the co
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M7CL Quick Start Guide Part 3 Revision History Month / Year Version Contents April 2007 1.0 First edition released.
