Yamaha M7CL Scene management and other memorized features., The SCENE LIST screen., How to store a scene.

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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 each song or act of the performance, including the

preshow walk-in music and end show exit music and scenes for each support act too.

However never forget that live show mixing is a dynamic activity and that a series of scene recalls cannot always cope

with the unexpected performance change or react to the change in room acoustics due to the audience. This guide

explains how to take advantage of the scene snapshot system, whilst using the recall safe and recall focus functions to

maintain ﬂexibility and keep dynamically mixing your show.

In addition to scene information M7CL also remembers handy libraries of parameter information like the EQ, GEQ

and dynamics libraries and set up features like patch information, user deﬁned key and other preferences. Together all

these memories add up to be a “session” or “console” ﬁle and these ﬁles can easily be copied to another console using

a USB storage device or Yamaha Studio Manager. M7CL can only contain a single “console” or “session” ﬁle, but by

connecting a PC running Studio Manager and M7CL Editor software, scenes can be extracted from one session and

merged into another.

The SCENE LIST screen.

M7CL can store 300 scene memories or snapshots. In addition to the 300 numbered memories there is the default read

only Scene 000 and also the ‘current console settings’ which are either the same as a scene or an edited version of a

scene. These are in a special memory buffer which is also retained in case of power failure.

To see the SCENE LIST, press the SCENE

ﬁeld area of the screen.

Scene 000 is read only. When it is edited

the yellow appears. You cannot save to

Scene 000.

How to store a scene.

When the console parameters are edited to a position you want to keep, press the [SCENE MEMORY] up/down key to

choose a numbered location for the new scene. The chosen number will ﬂash. It is not necessary to be displaying the

SCENE LIST; you can do this at any time.