Yamaha LS9 User Manual

LS9 Quick Start Guide

A guide for people using LS9 in the real word.

This Quick Start Guide describes practical use and operation of

scenes, the virtual rack, and other useful functions.

The Quick Start Guide is provided for first-time users of the Yamaha

LS9 Digital Mixing Console, and provides a streamlined

introduction to its main features. For more in-depth information refer

the Owner’s Manual supplied with the product.

Contents

Check Your Connections ��3

Selected Channel Section ��4

Sends On Fader Mode ��5

The Virtual Rack ��6

Selecting, Editing, and Saving Effects ��7

Effect/ GEQ Channel Assignment ��8

GEQ Selection and Editing ��9

Recalling and Saving Scenes ��10

Scene Data �� 11

Recall Safe ��12

BGM Playback from USB Memory ��13

USER DEFINED KEY Assignment ��14

Connecting the LS9 to a Computer ��15

Network Setup ��16

Launching and Setting Up the Studio Manager/LS9 Editor ��17

Yamaha Technology ��18

Q & A ��20

Block Diagram ��22

Check Your Connections

This document presumes that you have already made the necessary connections and have set up the console for basic

sound output as described in the Quick Start Guide� Check your setup one more time before trying out the functions

described in this document�

Power cable socket.

POWER switch.

Are the main left and right outputs appearing properly at OMNI OUT connectors 15 (7) and 16 (8)?

Console Preparation

When working with an analog console it was always

necessary to check that all controls were “normalized”

before setting up a mix� This meant spending a

considerable amount of time to make sure that more than

1,000 controls (on most large consoles) were set to the

appropriate neutral positions: gain controls to minimum,

EQ controls to their at settings, etc.

Analog input connectors (monaural).

Scene 000

On the LS9 all channel controls are concentrated in the

Selected Channel section, and all default settings are

stored in scene number 000� So all you have to do to

normalize or “reset” the entire console is to recall scene

000�

The Selected Channel section is located to the right of the LCD panel.

The channel module controls the parameters shown in this section of the display. This corresponds to the lower section of the analog console channel module, shown to the left.

The Selected Channel section encoders and keys control the parameters that appear in this section of the display. This includes head amp gain, EQ, two different dynamics thresholds, panning/balance, and other controls corresponding to those in the upper section of the analog console channel module shown to the left. The HPF can be controlled via the display only.

Selected Channel Section

The Selected Channel section on an LS9 console corresponds to the channels modules on a traditional analog console,

providing access to all of the main parameters for the currently selected channel� The channel to be controlled is selected by

pressing it’s [SEL] key� Head amp gain, EQ, dynamics, pan/balance, mix and matrix bus send level, and other parameters can

be controlled via the encoders and keys on the panel�

Module Comparison

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Analog Mixer Channel Module

LS9 Selected Channel Section

LS9 Channel Module Section

The parameters for the channel selected via the [SEL] keys appear on the display�

Note:The analog channel module shown is from the MG24/14 mixer, but since it does not have the same number of AUX and EFF controls as the LS9 it should be referred to only as an example.

Indicates that the SENDS ON FADER mode is active. This will flash on the actual display.

Displays the currently selected MIX bus. The bus knobs that were showing in the main display will disappear, indicating that control has been transferred to the console’s faders.

Same send levels.

In the SENDS ON FADER mode you can directly control the send levels without having to open the SEND TO MIX display.

These settings can also be made via the SEND TO MIX display that appears when you press the SEND button in the main display.

Sends On Fader Mode

In the Sends On Fader mode you can use the console’s faders to adjust send levels to the MIX buses, or send levels from the

MIX, STEREO (L/R), and MONO buses to the MATRIX buses, and use the ON keys to turn those sends on or off�

The LS9 also allows these adjustments to be made from the main display using the cursor keys and data dial, but by

switching to the physical faders for these operations you have more hands-on, intuitive control�

Sends from the Channels to the MIX Buses

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1) With a channel layer selected ([1-16] or [17-32] on the LS9-16;

[1-32] or [33-64] on the LS9-32), make sure than only one of the

MIX/MATRIX select buttons to the left of the display is selected and

lit�

2) Use the MIX/MATRIX select buttons to select the MIX bus you

want to edit (press the button once)� The selected MIX bus button

will light�

3) Press the same button a second time and all buttons in the

MIX/MATRIX section while light, while the selected button ashes.

“SENDS ON FADER” will ash at the top of the display.

Signals can be sent to the MATRIX buses from the MIX, STEREO (L/R) and MONO buses in the same way

(the display will be different)�

The Virtual Rack

The LS9 has an 8-unit “Virtual Rack�” Rack spaces 1 through 4 can be loaded with 31-band or 15-band graphic EQ units,

while rack spaces 5 through 8 can be loaded with GEQ or SPX multi-effect units� Each 31-band GEQ unit provides 31

independently adjustable bands for a single channel� While the 15-band “Flex15 GEQ” units let you control up to 15 of 31

bands for two channels�

Mounting EQ or Effect Units

(1) Press the RACK [1-4] and [5-8] keys in the DISPLAY ACCESS section simultaneously to open the Virtual Rack GEQ/Effect display.

(2) Position the cursor at the RACK button corresponding to the rack you want to access, and press the [ENTER] key. The RACK MOUNTER pop-up window will open.

(3) Use the BLANK, 31BandGEQ, Flex15GEQ, and EFFECT buttons to select the type of unit you want to mount in the selected rack space, then press the [OK] button. Press the [CANCEL] button if you want to close the pop-up window without mounting a GEQ or effect unit.

In scene 000 4 GEQ units and 4 effect units are already selected� 8 Virtual Rack spaces are always available in the LS9,

although some of them may be blank in some cases�

GEQ units can be loaded into all 8 rack spaces, and you cal select either the single-channel 31-band GEQ type or the dual-

channel 15-band Flex15 GEQ type� Effect units can only be mounted in rack spaces 5 through 8� You can change the type of

unit mounted in any rack space by following steps 2 and 3 in the procedure described above�

Selecting, Editing, and Saving Effects

If you position the cursor at a mounted effect unit in the VIRTUAL RACK GEQ/EFFECT display and press the [ENTER] key,

the EFFECT pop-up window will open�

If you select a unit in rack space 1 ~ 4 the EQ edit display will open when you press the [ENTER] key.

If you select an effect unit that has been mounted in rack space 5 ~ 8 the effect edit display will open, but if you select an EQ unit that has been mounted in rack space 5 ~ 8 the EQ edit display will open when you press the [ENTER] key.

Move the cursor to the parameter you want to edit and use the dial or INC/DEC keys to edit it as required�

There are two ways to change the effect type�

Click the LIB button in the upper area of the EFFECT window to open the EFFECT LIBRARY pop-up window. Use the dial to select an effect from the list that appears in the pop-up window.

Click the effect icon to open the EFFECT TYPE pop-up window. You can then click one of the effect icons that appears to select the corresponding effect.

You can click the [RECALL] button to load the selected effect. Edited effects can also be saved to the library via this pop-up window.

Recall the effect you want to use.

Effects you have edited can be store in effect library numbers 058 ~ 199� Effect library numbers 001 ~ 057 are read-only�

Rev-X reverb programs can be recalled from library numbers 046 ~ 048�

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