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POWERED MIXER
POWERED MIXER
Owner’s Manual
Owner’s Manual
Quick Guide
Pages 6 to 12
Making the Most of Your Mixer
Pages 13 to 19
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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, DO NOT RE
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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 no
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XLR-type connectors are wired as follows (IEC60268 standard): pin 1: ground, pin 2: hot (+), and pin 3: cold (-). Use only Neutrik plugs (NL4) for connecting Speakon connectors. Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the device. Always turn the power off when the device is not in use. The performance of components with moving contacts, such as switches, volume controls, and connectors, deteriorates over time. Consult qualified Yamaha service perso
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Thank you for your purchase of this Yamaha EMX512SC, EMX312SC, or EMX212S power mixer. Please read through this manual carefully before beginning use, so that you will be able to take full advantage of your mixer’s superlative features and enjoy trouble-free operation for years to come. After reading the manual, please store it in a safe place. Contents Features Input Channels.....................................page 20 ■ Basic The EMX offers four monoaural mic/line input channels (1 Quick Guide
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BASIC Quick Guide Before Turning On the Mixer ■ Connecting to Power 1 Be sure that the POWER switch is in the OFF position. 2 Connect the included power cord to the AC IN connector on the rear panel. 3 Plug the power cord into a standard power outlet. ■ Turning the Unit On and Off NOTE • To prevent an unpleasant burst of noise from the speakers, you should power up the sound sources first, and then the other devices in order of their distance from the source (starting with the closest). For exa
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BASIC Quick Guide Getting Sound to the Speakers We begin by connecting up two speakers and generating some stereo output. Note that operations and procedures will vary somewhat according to the input devices you are using. 5 1 3 2,8 2,7,9 4 6 1 1 Connect up the speakers and your input devices (microphones, instruments, etc.) Before connecting input Use non-powered speakers and dedicated speaker cable. Connect one speaker devices to the EMX, be sure to SPEAKERS jack A (A1 or A2), and the o
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BASIC Quick Guide 2 Turn the LEVEL knobs and the MASTER knobs to 0. This position This position 3 Set the POWER AMP switch to its upper position (to MAIN L-R). For information about this switch, see page 25. EMX512SC/EMX312SC/EMX212S 8
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BASIC Quick Guide 4 If you have connected input devices to channels 1 to 4, set the LINE/MIC switch on each channel accordingly. If you have connected a line-level device, such as a keyboard or audio device, set the channel’s switch to the LINE position ( ). If you have connected a microphone or other mic-level device, set the switch to the MIC position ( ). 5 If you are using one or more condenser microphones for your inputs, set the PHANTOM switch to the ON position (). • Be sure to
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BASIC Quick Guide 7 Turn the MASTER knob in the MAIN section to the posi- tion. This position 8 Adjust the LEVEL knobs for all occupied channels. For each input device you have connected: Generate sound from the device while adjusting the corresponding channel’s LEVEL knob. Adjust so that the LEVEL meter occasionally reaches the “0” level. 9 Now turn the MASTER knob in the MAIN section again as necessary to adjust the overall output level. It is acceptable for the LIMITER lamps to flash on
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BASIC Quick Guide Adding Some Reverb Now let’s try adding some reverb to your input. The reverb effects let you simulate the sound of different performance environ- ments—such as concert halls and small clubs. 2 3 4 1 1 Turn the ON switch to it’s ON position. This switch turns the internal effector on and off. The lamp lights up orange to indicate that the effector is on. As an alternative to the ON switch, you can use a separately sold FC5 foot switch to toggle the effector on and off. 2 Tur
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BASIC Quick Guide 4 Use the MAIN section’s EFFECT RTN knob to adjust the overall effect depth. Note that you can use the PARAMETER knob to adjust the characteristic sound of the selected effect. If you have selected a reverb effect, the knob will adjust the reverb time. Using the Compressors to Enhance Vocals (EMX512SC and EMX312SC only) The compressor evens out the input level, reducing the level of loud passages and bringing up softer passages. The result is a cleaner sound where nuances re
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BASIC Making the Most of Your Mixer An Introduction You’ve got yourself a mixer and now you’re ready to use it. Just plug everything in, twiddle the controls, and away you go … right? Well, if you’ve done this before you won’t have any problems, but if this is the first time you’ve ever used a mixer you might want to read through this little tutorial and pick up a few basics that will help you get better performance and make better mixes. This is the “consumer connector,” designed t
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BASIC Making the Most of Your Mixer type connectors will also handle Balanced noise cancellation unbalanced signals with no Noise problem. Microphone cables usually have this type of connector, as do the inputs and outputs of most professional Hot (+) audio gear. Noise-free signal Cold (–) Balanced, Phase Unbalanced—What’s Ground inversion Noise cancelled the Difference? Source Cable Receiving device In a word: “noise.” The whole point of balanced lines is noise rejection, and it’s som
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BASIC Making the Most of Your Mixer way, but a more systematic Unbalanced noise approach that is suited to the Noise material you’re mixing will produce much better results, and faster. There are no rules, and you’ll probably end up developing a system that works best for you. But the key is to develop a system rather than working haphazardly. Here are a few ideas to get you started: Source Cable Receiving device Faders Down It might sound overly simple, but it is usually a good idea
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BASIC Making the Most of Your Mixer If so you might want to build the The fundamental and harmonic frequency ranges of some mix around the vocals. This musical instruments. Cymbal means bringing the vocal channel up to nominal first (if your level Piano setup procedure has been done Bass Drum properly this will be a good Snare Drum starting point), and then adding Bass the other instruments. What you Guitar add next will Trombone depend on Trumpet the type of material you 20 50 10
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Signal Level (dB) BASIC Making the Most of Your Mixer has an incredibly powerful low MID Flat MID Boost end that can benefit from a bit of low-frequency roll-off to let other HIGH Boost LOW Boost instruments—notably drums and bass—do their jobs more effectively. Naturally you won’t want to do this if the piano is LOW Flat HIGH Flat playing solo. The reverse applies to kick drums and bass guitars: you can often roll off the high end to create more space in the mix without LOW Cut HIG
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BASIC Making the Most of Your Mixer the way down, then gradually signal, results in a harmonically be used within a mix to make a bring the reverb into the mix until rich swirling or swishing sound. voice or instrument seem to come you can just hear the difference. The difference between chorus forward, or simply to even out Any more than this normally and flanging effects is primarily in level differences. Compression becomes a “special effect.” You the amount of delay time and can be used
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BASIC Making the Most of Your Mixer worry about a confusing multitude of settings. A common example of the use of compression is to “tame” a vocal that has a wide dynamic range in order to tighten up the mix. With the right amount of compression you’ll be able to clearly hear whispered passages while passionate shouts are still well balanced in the mix. Compression can also be valuable on bass guitar, producing a smooth bass sound that stays solid through the tune. Compression can
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Controls and Connectors Controls and Connectors Controls on Each Channel 1 FCL (Feedback Channel Locating) lamp This lamp is used during setup to identify any channel Channels Channels Channels 1 to 4 5/6 and 7/8 9/10 and 11/12 that might be howling. Check these lamps when setting (Monaural) (Stereo) (Stereo) up for a performance. If the lamp lights up, adjust the channels equalizer 2 or level knob 5 to reduce the level so that the lamp goes off. 1 1 1 NOTE Input of a continuous sound (as from a
