Yamaha N12, N8 Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only)

Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only)

Owner’s Manual

46

English

The n12 features a Surround Monitor function that enables you to easily monitor your 5.1-channel surround mix in

Cubase 5. This section describes how to use the Surround Monitor function.

Connecting surround

speakers

Connect each surround channel speaker to C-R OUT

jacks A-C.

Each jack is assigned to the following channel speaker:

C-R OUT jack A (L) .......L channel speaker

C-R OUT jack A (R)....... R channel speaker

C-R OUT jack B (L) .......Center channel speaker

C-R OUT jack B (R)....... Subwoofer

C-R OUT jack C (L) .......L surround channel speaker

C-R OUT jack C (R)....... R surround channel speaker

Placement of the

surround speakers

Speaker position is extremely important to accurate

monitoring in a surround sound environment. Refer to

the description below to place your speakers.

L/R channel speakers

Place your L & R speakers so that they form an

equilateral triangle, with your listening position as the

third point. (All three sides should be the same length,

and all three interior angles should be 60˚).

LS/RS channel speakers

Place your LS & RS speakers so that they are in about

the 4 o’clock and 8 o’clock positions (100 - 120˚ angle

from the center.)

Center channel speaker

Determining where to place the center channel speaker

is easy. Simply place it between the L and R channel

speakers. If possible, place it slightly further away from

the listening position than the L and R channel

speakers. In other words, if you were to draw a line

between the L and R speakers, the center speaker

should be positioned a little beyond that line.

Subwoofer (LFE channel)

Place your subwoofer the same distance from the

listening position as the other speakers, and on the floor

between the L and R channel speakers. Since a

subwoofer typically features a wide projection angle,

shifting its position to the left or right will not affect the

sound you hear.

Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only)

Cubase 5/Cubase 4 is required in order to use the surround monitor functionality. The included Cubase AI does not support

surround monitoring, and cannot use the surround monitor functionality.

NOTE

L

(LEFT)

R

(RIGHT)

LS

(LEFT SURROUND)

RS

(RIGHT SURROUND)

SW

(SUBWOOFER)

C

(CENTER)

listening point

R

CSW

RS

LS

L

100–120˚ 100–120˚

30˚ 30˚

Contents

Main Owner's Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d'emploi Manual de instrucciones EnglishDeutschFranaisEspaol HEAD OFFICE Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: +81-53-460-2445 CANADA IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Model No. Serial No. Table of Contents Welcome Features Included items (please check) PRECAUTIONS Do not open PRECAUTIONS CAUTION WARNING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. PRECAUTIONS Maintenance Handling caution Tur ning On and Off the Power to the Mixer Techie Words? Dont Be Afraid. How balanced lines work Recording Basics How unbalanced lines work Connector Variations XLR-type connectors Phone connectors RCA pin connectors Inside Your Mixer Basic Structure Simplied mixer block diagram Input channel 1Head amp Monitor mix for musicians, external effects AUX buses for monitor sends and overall effects Insert I/O for processing individual channel signals Channel Control section Front and Rear Panels n12 5[PHASE] switch 6[Hi-Z] switch 7[INPUT SELECT] switch 8Compressor controls 9Equalizer (EQ) #[SOLO] switch $Channel [ON] switch %Channel fader ^Input meter &[WET] switch Master Control section 1Reverb section 22TR TO ST section 3DAW TO ST section 4STEREO [BAL] control Meter section Control Room section 8 1C-R SPEAKER SELECT switches 2[DOWN MIX] switch 3C-R SOURCE SELECT switches DAW Remote Control section 1WORK MODE switches 2MONITOR REMOTE [ON] switch 3MONITOR REMOTE [REC BUS WET] switch 4CLICK REMOTE [ON] switch Rear I/O section 1ANALOG INPUT jacks (monaural) 2INSERT I/O jacks 3ANALOG INPUT jacks (stereo) 42TR IN jacks 5ST OUT jacks 6C-R OUT jacks 7AUX OUT jacks 8MIDI IN/OUT jacks 9DAW I/O jacks Setting Up the Mixer Setting Up the Mixer n8 Setup Example (Home recording) Installing Monitor Speakers Distance from the walls and corners Distance and angle from the listening point Lets Hear It! A Hands-On Guide to the n8/n12 Setting up the monitoring environment Adjusting the volume level Page Making Great Mixes Manipulating compression Which compressor setting suits you? Want to tweak the compression? How a compressor works Mastery of EQ Boosting or cutting certain frequency ranges Adjusting the mid-band center frequency Panning and balancing Panning a monaural track Adjusting the stereo track balance Mixing into stereo Applying reverb Soloing a channel What you can do using the n8/n12 with Cubase Controlling Cubase remotely Cubase Directly recording mixer signals to Cubase Using the n8/n12 with Cubase 5 series Cubase n8/n12 Computer setup for the Link function Page Using the Link Function Remotely controlling the Cubase transport section and audio tracks Remotely adjusting the click sound (metronome) Selecting the Work mode ST MIX HARDWARE MIX 5.1 MIX Cubase n8/n12 Setting up a musicians monitor Lets start our recording session! Mixing signals on the n8/n12, then recording Preparing for recording Setting the Monitor Remote function Cubase Recording 13. 12. Recording n8/n12 input channel signals directly to Cubase n8/n12 Cubase Preparing for recording Setting the Monitor Remote function Recording 12. 11. 10. Mixing recorded tracks Mixing audio tracks Cubase Page Mixing down Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only) Connecting surround speakers Placement of the surround speakers Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only) Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only) Setting up surround monitoring Replacing the Sweet Spot Data Replacing the Sweet Spot Data Using the n8/n12 with a DAW other than Cubase Audio Driver Setup Input and output audio signals MIDI Driver Setup Using the n8/n12 with Software Other Than Cubase Page Using the n8/n12 along with a multimedia application Surround monitoring Troubleshooting While using the mixer While using the mixer with a computer Page Error Messages Index Specications Electrical Specifications Input and Output Specifications Appendix General Specifications Functions Page Bus connections of n8/n12 and DAW Other Applications Windows (SONAR 8): ASIO Driver Macintosh (Logic Pro 8, D.P. 6): Logic Pro 8 D.P.6 Dimensional Diagrams Block Diagram ST OUT R 2-REC , 2-REVERB , 2-AUX , 1-EFFECT , 16-IEEE1394 IN/OUT n8 n12 MIDI Implementation Chart Owner's Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d'emploi Manual de instrucciones EnglishDeutschFranaisEspaol HEAD OFFICE Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: +81-53-460-2445 CANADA