Dante Virtual Soundcard Promotion

Our friends at Audinate are offering up an unbelievable Holiday Special for their Dante Virtual Soundcard software.  From now until January 31st, 2013 you'll be able to purchase Dante Virtual Soundcard licenses for only $29.99 each, that's 80% off of the regular retail price!

If you're in need of more Virtual Soundcard licenses for other computers and/or users in your circle this Holiday sale is the perfect opportunity.  For more information on the Dante Virtual Soundcard software and the Dante Protocol be sure to visit Audinate's Website and check out the DVS Data Sheet.  If you'd like to get your copy right away you can use the link just below to place your order.

Audinate's Dante Virtual Soundcard Promotion

All the best,

Nick

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CL seires -- 8 MUTE groups with Dimmer level

MUTE group in CL series comes with new Dimmer level control.
When the Dimmer level is set to infinity, it functions as a traditional Mute group.
When you set the Dimmer level to -10, audio channels in the MUTE group are attenuated by 10 dB.


Small but handy update.
Shaun

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New STAGEPAS series is announced

Our speaker and amplifier team worked hard to brush up its sound quality and functionality of the mixer. You will find more capability with this simple system.

Power and SPL have been boosted. Of course, it's not only the numbers, but also speaker units and cabinet were much improved to produce better sound at higher SPL. Please try it at a shop and compare with other systems which state more wattage in their spec sheets. You will see reality.

The mixer has now reverb type, time and send level control which I like. You have more control and may use this product in wider applications.
And Feedback Suppressor (w/ switch) is a big bonus. I tried it at our listening session with SM58, and it worked as expected. I believe it was with 7 dynamic notch filters. It was enough for a small production.

Please find more details on our product page.

Shaun

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Fader calibration

Faders on my console have chattering (vibrate when they are moved with a scene recall). Do they need to be serviced?

Usually, friction of a slider will be changed after running the console for several months, which depends on usage, environment, frequency of scene recalling, etc. Or the faders might have much dust inside. These may cause overshooting of fader position control. Please try Fader Calibration function of the console before contacting Yamaha service.

Please don't use any contact cleaner. It will remove special contact grease in a fader and make the situation worse.

(CL series and M7CL) While holding down the SCENE MEMORY [STORE] key of the panel, turn on the power. Press the FADER CALIBRATION button and follow the instruction in the screen.


(PM5D) While holding down the [ENTER] key of the panel, turn on the power of the PW800W power supply. Select "CALIBRATE FADER POSITION" and follow the instruction in the screen.


(LS9) While holding down the [SCENE MEMORY] key of the DISPLAY ACCESS section, turn on the power. Move the cursor to the FADER CALIBRATION button and press the [ENTER] key.

Originally posted on May 8, 2008 and updated on November 21, 2012 with CL series.

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Nuendo 6 and Cubase 7 announced

I came back from InterBEE which is a trade show of pro audio and broadcast equipment in Japan. Nuage got many attendees at its demonstrations.

On the same day, Nuendo 6 and Cubase 7 were announced.

I am a Cubase user at home. Cubase 7's new mixer and Channel Central screen are interesting. Added processors in the channel strip -- Gate, three types of compressors, Studio EQ with spectrum analyzer, Envelop Shaper, Tape and Tube saturation, and Limiter/Brick wall limiter/Maximizer in every channel strip, look powerful.

According to the news release,
Nuendo 6 will be available in the first quarter of 2013 and Cubase 7 will be available from December 5, 2012.

Shaun

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NUAGE debut

Yamaha and Steinberg launched a new production system.

The system includes Fader unit and Master unit for Nuendo integration, and variation of Dante audio interface units to establish audio network in a production studio. Of course, these audio interface are compatible with CL series.

Please check its special website. 

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Nuendo Live Now Available

Nuendo Live is the latest product offering from our friendly colleagues over at Steinberg.  I wrote up a post on it a while back which you can check out here if you're interested in learning more about the software.  Those of you already familiar with the software can get your hands on a trial version from the Steinberg website.  Nuendo Live will fit right in with your rig and CL Series owners can take advantage of the direct compatibility offered by utilizing Yamaha's CL Extension Plug-In and Dante.

We're looking forward to the possibilities now available with Nuendo Live and the CL Series of digital mixing consoles, hopefully you're as excited as we are!

All the best,

Nick

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