Thanks for the emails and notes about the M7CL Video

Since the M7CL video was posted we have been getting a lot of emails and notes from different users and friends. We want to thank everyone for the support. We worked really hard on the video, making sure it was correct and as similar as possible to our seminars...sorry no jokes or stories were told because we had to keep it short.
Here are some pictures.

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Signal Level Management on Digital Consoles -- Part 1

One of the most common problems that we encounter during our seminars is lack of proper signal level between the input and output stages. Some engineers don't provide enough head amp level at the input stage and as a result, there is not enough level sent to the various monitor mixes and effects. Others provide too much gain at the inputs and end up clipping the signal before it hits the output stage. In the days of analog consoles, it was OK to push the meters into the red. In fact, some consoles sounded BETTER that way. But in the digital world, red on the meters is usually really bad. Why? Well, digital distortion isn't all warm and fuzzy like the good ole' analog distortion we love to hear. Digital distortion is really degrade the quality of the output signal and it usually sounds bad…very bad!

Over the next few weeks, we will have some short posts regarding signal flow on digital consoles. Please feel free to comment.

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M7CL Online Seminar is finally here!!!

Please visit YamahaProAudio.com!

Thank you, Jose and Leland!

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M7CL Seminar -- January 22, 2009

Has anyone seen Jose? I know he's in this photo somewhere....but I can't seem to find him. LOL!

Thanks to all who attended the seminar on Thursday. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. See you soon!

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M7CL Seminar -- January 21, 2009

Today we hosted our first M7CL seminar of the year. We had a great group of students with a lot of good questions.

Thank you to all who attended. We look forward to seeing you again!

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PM5D Operational Training -- January 20, 2009

Ahhh...the first seminar of 2009. Feels like home again. Its been a little over a month since Jose and I hosted a seminar. It was a nice little break, but we were glad to get back into action!

Thank you to those who joined us in the PM5D Operational Training Seminar today. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Until next time!

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Happy New Year from Japan!

How was your holiday? Did you see your family? Was everyone fine?

I went to Hokkaido where my parents live. It was not very cold there. It's around 10 degree Fahrenheit. I was born there but it was not normal for me any more after three years of California life;-) I remembered a winter session in Boston-Waltham early 2007 which gave us the coldest loading of our tour.

By the way, it is NAMM time again and Mick is going to be there. If you see him at the convention center, please stop him and say hello.

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2009 Tentative Schedule

Greetings All and Happy New Year!!!

Jose and I have been working hard on the new schedule and some new material. The calendar at the bottom of the page has been updated with our tentative schedule for most of 2009. Please keep in mind that the dates and locations without a course listed are subject to change.

See you soon!

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Happy New Year to all our friends

Hello all, We just want to wish everyone a happy New Year. The training department is now at home getting ready for a new year. We will be having a few seminars here at home before he hit the road again. Stay tuned for our new schedule coming up soon and new tips for our products.

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