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M7CL StageMix V1.5 User Guide
Welcome:
Thank you for downloading the “M7CL StageMix” iPad app for the Yamaha M7CL V3
digital mixing console. Via a wireless access point, StageMix can control any variant
of M7CL console so long as it is running V3 or higher firmware.
The latest firmware version for M7CL can be downloaded from
www.yamahaproaudio.com
StageMix provides remote control of M7CL functions via a simple, intuitive
graphical interface fro
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 CONTENTS Page 1.0 System Requirements 3 2.0 WiFi Settings 3 3.0 Getting Started 4 3.1 M7CL Network Setup 4 3.2 iPad Settings 4 3.3 StageMix Setup 5 3.3.1 Offline Demo Mode 6 3.3.2 Configure StageMix to Work with an M7CL 6 3.3.3 Select a Mixer and Begin Working 7 4.0 StageMix Operation 8 4.1 Mixer Window 8 4.1.1 Channel
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 1.0 System Requirements • Apple iPad (any model) • Yamaha M7CL digital mixing console with V3 or higher firmware (any model, including M7CL-48, M7CL-32, M7CL-48ES) • WiFi access point (preferably with 802.11n, 5GHz capability, though 2.4GHz and 802.11g will also work) • CAT5 cable (to connect M7CL to WiFi access point) 2.0 WiFi Settings Configure the WiFi access point, following the manuf
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 3.0 Getting Started 3.1 M7CL Network Setup I. Connect the WiFi access point to the M7CL’s network port via a CAT5 cable. Note that a cross-over cable will be needed with older access points that don’t have the “auto MDIX” function. Most recent devices will support “auto MDIX”, in which case a straight CAT5 cable can be used. II. Note the IP address and MAC address of the M7CL - they will need to
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 c. Press the blue circle with the white arrow to the right of the selected network to edit the IP address. d. Select [Static]. e. Write an IP Address similar to the one for the M7CL, but with just the last number different. (For example, if M7CL is 192.168.0.128, give an address to the iPad such as 192.168.0.127). f. Enter “255.255.255.0” for the Subnet Mask. g. Press the iPad’s Home button to
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 • Select an M7CL console that has already been configured to work with your iPad and begin using StageMix. 3.3.1 Offline Demo If [Offline Demo] is pressed in the “Select Mixer” screen, all the functions of “StageMix” will operate independently of any mixing console. It is a useful way to demonstrate and learn how to use the app without the need for a mixer. Level meters will not work in this mode.
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 iv. Enter the M7CL MAC address noted in 3.1. When entering the MAC Address, the colons between sets of characters will be automatically added by StageMix. v. Press the [ADD MIXER] button at the bottom of the screen 3.3.3 Select a Mixer and Begin Working If your iPad has been configured to work with an M7CL console, select the mixer from the list and press [CONNECT]. The message “Syncing Wi
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 4.0 StageMix Operation 4.1 Mixer Window The main page of the StageMix is called the “Mixer” window. It shows the EQ curve, CUE and ON buttons, fader and level meters, and channel names for eight adjacent channels. Across the top of the screen, all Input, Mix and Matrix level meters and faders are displayed in blocks of eight. This is the “Navigation/Meter Bridge”. Press any of these blocks
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 4.1.2 Faders Each fader has its channel number displayed on its cap. The fader cap must be touched to allow the level to be adjusted. The fader will not “jump” or “ramp” to a new position on the slider. When a fader cap is touched, its background will lighten and its current dB value will be displayed. Using the iPad’s multi-touch facility, up to eight faders can be moved simultaneously. 4
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 4.2 SETUP Press the [SETUP] button below the StageMix logo to open a new window which allows user preferences to be selected. iPad Status Bar The iPad’s Status Bar is visible in this screen, allowing the WiFi signal strength and the battery charge status to be viewed. Press [Done] in the top-right corner to return to the Mixer window. 4.2.1 Fader Delay This is a safety function to avoid a
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 4.3 Long Faders Press the [LONG FADERS] button at the bottom-left corner of the Mixer window to allow more accurate adjustment of the currently selected fader block. In this view, EQ curves and the Navigation/Meter Bridge are not visible. Press the [LONG FADERS] button in the bottom-left corner again to return to the Mixer Overview. Page 11
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 4.4 SENDS ON FADERS Press the [SENDS ON FADERS] button in the left column of the Mixer Overview to access sends to Mix and Matrix busses. A large button will appear to show the currently selected Mix or Matrix, and its name. The colour of this button matches those used on the M7CL console. [CUE] and [ON] buttons appear below, allowing the currently active Mix or Matrix bus to be Cued and turn
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 The currently selected Mix will appear as a white button with a check mark. Stereo pairs appear as single large buttons. 4.4.1 Mix Sends ON In SENDS ON FADERS mode, the [ON] button in each channel strip is used to turn On/Off the Mix Send from each channel to the currently selected target Mix/Matrix bus. When a Mix or Matrix block is selected in the Navigation/Meter Bridge, the SENDS ON FADERS
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 Changing the EQ Curve Display between PEQ and GEQ On any channel displaying both a green and blue dot below the EQ curve, the user can select either of those EQ types to be displayed by using a swipe gesture in the EQ curve area. If a PEQ curve is currently displayed, swiping from right to left will cause the GEQ curve to be displayed. If a GEQ curve is currently displayed, swiping from left to
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 Note: the In/Out meters display the levels going In and Out of the EQ section. One band of Parametric EQ can be adjusted at a time. Press one of the green circles to select the band, and it will be highlighted yellow. EQ bands in StageMix are labelled as follows: HP = HPF (input channels only) 1 = Low Band 2 = Low-Mid Band 3 = High-Mid Band 4 = High Band The current values for Freq, Gain
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 4.6.1 HPF When the HPF is selected, an extra [HPF] button appears at the top of the EQ graph. Press this button to switch the HPF on/off. When the button is green, the HPF is On. HPF has no Gain or Q parameter: only frequency. 4.6.2 EQ Bands 1 & 4 EQ bands 1 & 4 have additional choices of band-type. Both these bands can be a shelf or a bell, and band 4 can also be a Low Pass Filter. Band 1 ca
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 4.7 Graphic EQ Editing Screen GEQ Overview In the upper portion of the GEQ Editing Screen, the complete GEQ curve is displayed along with the gain positions for all 31 bands. White dots represent the position for each of the 31 bands. (These dots change to yellow and become larger when they are being touched in the Editing section below.) The current channel’s Name, Fader, Level Meters, [ON]
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 4.7.3 GEQ Type Next to the Rack position, the type of GEQ is identified as either “31 Band” or “Flex 15”. In the case of a Flex 15 GEQ, a larger number indicates the remaining number of available bands for that GEQ. As each band is adjusted away from 0dB, the number of available bands will decrease. This number will turn red when no further bands are available to be edited. 4.7.4 Editing GEQ
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 5.0 Troubleshooting 5.1 No WiFi Available If this message appears after launching StageMix, this indicates that the iPad is not connected to a WiFi access point or that WiFi may be switched off in the iPad. Refer to sections 2.0 and 3.2 for details about WiFi hardware configuration and iPad WiFi settings. 5.2 Connection Failed to M7CL If this message appears after selecting a mixer and pr
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Yamaha Commercial Audio M7CL StageMix User Guide V1.5 5.3 Connection Lost If StageMix loses its connection to the M7CL, the following message will appear. Operation of StageMix is not possible while this message box is onscreen. StageMix will automatically attempt to reconnect to the M7CL. If this is successful, StageMix will re-synchronize with the console data and operation will become available again. 5.4 Graphic EQ Doesn’t Affect the S
