Yamaha DME32 User Manual

Version 1.5

DIGITAL MIXING ENGINE

Owner’s Manual Supplement

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 32x32 & 32x16 Matrix Mixer Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Stereo PEQ & GEQ Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Parameter Value Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Recall Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Keyboard & Scrolling Mouse Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Program Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Fade Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Improved Node Labelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Improved DME Manager Uninstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Support for Legacy Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Editing Multiple Parameters Simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Improved Parameter Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Support for Windows NT 4.0, 2000 & Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Software Version Mismatch Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Introduction

This document describes the new features of DME32 Version 1.5 and should be used in conjunction with the original DME32 Owner’s Manual.

32x32 & 32x16 Matrix Mixer Components

The new 32x32 and 32x16 Matrix Mixer components, shown below, allow the creation of even larger matrix mixing systems. Note that since these components are processor intensive, only one of these components can be used with a single DME32 at any one time.

Each Matrix Mixer control window features an IN section, with various input channel controls, and an OUT section, with fader and meter for each output channel. The 32x32 Matrix Mixer control window is shown below.

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When a channel is soloed, “SOLO OFF” changes to “SOLO ON.” This is convenient on control windows where the input channels are organized into pages and it’s not possible to see all SOLO buttons simultaneously.

For components with five or more outputs (i.e., five or more bus level controls per input channel), the bus level controls in the IN section can be scrolled up or down by clicking the two arrow buttons shown here.

The parameter ranges for the Matrix Mixers are as follows.

	Section	Parameter	Range	Description
		Bus level	Mute to +10.0 dB	Adjusts the level of each input channel sig-
				nal that is fed to each output channel
	IN	PHASE	NOR/REV	Inverts each input channel signal
		SOLO	ON/OFF	Solos each input channel
		ON/OFF	ON/OFF	Mutes each input channel
		Fader	Mute to +10.0 dB	Adjusts the level of each input channel
	OUT	ON/OFF	ON/OFF	Mutes each output channel
		Fader	Mute to +10.0 dB	Adjusts the level of each output channel

For Matrix Mixer components with more than four inputs or outputs, channels are arranged into pages consisting of four channels. Previously, channels were arranged into pages consisting of six channels.

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Stereo PEQ & GEQ Components

The five new stereo PEQ (parametric equalizer) and three new stereo GEQ (graphic equalizer) components make it easier to process stereo signals. Essentially these are stereo versions of the existing EQ components.

PEQ

The five stereo PEQ components are shown below.

Each stereo PEQ component features two inputs and two outputs.

Each PEQ control window features an EQ graph and INPUT, EQ BAND, and OUTPUT sections. Since the only difference between all the stereo PEQ components is the number of bands, only the stereo 4 BAND PEQ control window is shown here.

The parameter ranges for the stereo PEQ components are as follows.

	Section	Parameter	Range	Description
	ON/OFF		ON/OFF	Turns the component on and off
	INPUT	LEVEL	Mute to 0.0 dB	Adjusts the input signal level
		PHASE	NOR/REV	Inverts the input signal
		Q	10–0.10	Adjusts the selectivity of each band
		F	20.0 Hz–20.0 kHz	Adjusts the frequency of each band
	EQ BAND	G	–15 dB to +15 dB	Adjusts the gain of each band
		ON/OFF	ON/OFF	Turns each band on and off
		Type1	Peaking/L.Shelf or	Sets the filter type for the band
			H.Shelf
	OUTPUT	LEVEL	Mute to 0.0 dB	Adjusts the output signal level
	MUTE		ON/OFF	Mutes the output

1. Top and bottom bands only.

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The EQ graph at the top of the window displays the EQ settings graphically, as shown in the following example. The number of each EQ band appears along the top of the graph.

In addition to using the rotary controls, the frequency (F) and gain (G) parameters for each band can be set by dragging the small circles on the EQ graph. When the cursor is placed over a circle, it changes to a hand and the curve can then be dragged to achieve the required setting.

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