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Owner’s Manual
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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT. The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: BLUE : NEUTRAL BROWN : LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured makings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is co
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Power supply/Power cord Water warning • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the device. The required voltage is • Do not
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XLR-type connectors are wired as follows (IEC60268 standard): pin 1: ground, pin 2: hot (+), and pin 3: cold (-). Insert TRS phone jacks are wired as follows: sleeve: ground, tip: send, and ring: return. Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the device, or data that is lost or destroyed. Always turn the power off when the device is not in use. Even when the power switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still flowing to the device at th
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Introduction Thank you for choosing a Yamaha MW12CX/MW12C USB Mixing Studio. The MW12CX/MW12C includes an audio mixer equipped with a USB interface for digital audio data transfer, and Cubase AI4 DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software for Windows® and Macintosh® computer operating sys- tems. With the MW12CX/MW12C USB Mixing Studio and your personal computer you have the basic elements of a high-performance computer recording system that is easy to set up and operate. Please read through thi
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Introduction Before Turning on the Mixer Computer System Requirements Be sure that the mixer’s power switch is in the Windows Vista 1 STANDBY position. Windows-based computer with built-in USB inter- Computer face Use only the included power adaptor (PA-20) or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha. Use of a OS Windows Vista CAUTION different adaptor may result in equipment dam- 1 GHz or higher Intel Core/Pentium/Celeron proces- age, overheating, or fire. CPU sor Connect the power adaptor to the AC
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide Mixer Basics This quick setup and operation guide covers everything from installing the Cubase AI4 software to using Cubase AI4 for recording and mixdown. While going through this section you might find it useful to also refer to the “Front and Rear Panels” section on page 16, as well as the pdf manual supplied with the Cubase AI4 software. Step Installing Cubase AI4 1 Since the End-User Software License Agreement (EUSLA) shown on your PC-display in your IMPORTANT ! ins
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide Connecting Microphones and/or Instru- 3 Step ments. Powering Up the System 3 For details on making connections refer to the “Setup” section on page 15 and the “Front & Rear Panels” sec- To prevent loud pops and noises, turn on the tion on page 16. power to your sound gear starting with the sources (instruments, CD players, etc.) and end- ing with the power amplifier or powered speakers. Example : Instruments, microphones, and CD players first, then the mixer, and finall
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide Step Adjusting Level and Tone 4 Level Adjustment Tone Adjustment The MW mixer’s compressors and 3-band equalizers make The first step is to set the level controls on 1 it easy to shape the tone of independent channels to all instruments and other sources appro- achieve the best possible mix. priately. Adjust the channel GAIN controls so that 2 Use the High-pass Filter for Microphone Input the corresponding PEAK indicators flash As the name implies, a “high-pass filter” al
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide Step Recording with Cubase AI4 5 This section describes the procedure for recording to the Cubase AI4 software we installed earlier via the MW mixer. NOTE For details on operation of the Cubase AI4 software refer to the pdf-format manual provided with the software. Cubase AI4 Setup Launch Cubase AI4. 1 Windows: Click [Start] → [All Program] → [Steinberg Cubase AI 4] → [Cubase AI 4] to launch the program. If the ASIO Multimedia dialog window appears, click [Yes]. Macint
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide The ASIO Direct Sound Full Duplex Setup Select [New Project] from the [File] menu 4 6 dialog box will be displayed. Check only to create a new project file. the input port and output port [USB Audio The new project dialog window will open. For this CODEC] checkbox. example select [CAI4 - 4 Stereo 8 Mono Audio Track Recorder] and click [OK]. NOTE Recorded Cubase AI4 data is stored as a “project file”. Make sure that “USB Audio CODEC 1/2” 5 are shown in the [Port System
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide Play the instrument to be recorded, and Preparing to Record 4 adjust the MW mixer’s GAIN control, chan- Click in the track list (the area in which the nel faders and REC OUT fader so that the 1 track names are displayed) to select a Clipping indicator never light. track to record on. The various settings for the selected track are available Clipping indicator in the Inspector on the left side of the display. [Record Enable] button Track list Specif
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide To hear playback of the track you have just To save the project file select [Save] 4 5 recorded, use either the Transport panel from the [File] menu and enter a file [Rewind] button or the ruler to rewind to name before actually saving the file. the beginning of the recorded section, then Save your project file frequently to insure against losing click the Transport panel [Start] button. large amounts of data if a problem occurs. The overall playback level will be displayed
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide Drag the pan controls on the top of the When the final mix adjustments have 4 6 channel strips left and right to set the ste- been made, go to the [File] menu and reo position of each track. select [Export] → [Audio Mixdown]. Enter a file name and select a destina- 7 tion for the file as well as a file type. If you intend to use the file to create an audio CD, select the WAV file type (AIFF on Macintosh OS X), Stereo Out (stereo), 16 bit, and 44.1 kHz. Pan Effectively “Panni
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Reference Setup Reference Guitar Powered Speakers Synthesizer Foot Switch (YAMAHA FC5) Bass Recorder CD Player Microphone DI Effect Processor Effect Processor (exciter) Headphones Powered Monitor Powered Monitor Speaker Speakers Personal Computer MW12CX MW12CX/MW12C Owner’s Manual 15
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Reference Front & Rear Panels The following applies to both the MW12CX and MW12C. In cases where different features need to be described for each model, the MW12CX feature will be described first, followed by the MW12C feature in brackets: MW12CX (MW12C). Channel Control Section 1 MIC Input Jacks (CHs 1 to 4, 5/6, 7/8) Channels Channels Channels These are balanced XLR-type microphone input jacks 1 to 4 5/6 and 7/8 9/10 and 11/12 (1:Ground; 2:Hot; 3:Cold). (Monaural) (Stereo) (Stereo) 2 LINE Inp
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Reference Front & Rear Panels 6 GAIN Control B AUX PRE Switch Adjusts the input signal level. Selects whether the pre-fader or the post-fader signal is fed To achieve the best balance between S/N ratio and dynamic to the AUX (AUX1) bus. If the switch is on ( ), the mixer range, adjust the level so that the PEAK indicator 9 lights sends the pre-fader signal (the signal immediately prior to only occasionally and briefly on the highest input transients. the Channel fader I) to the AUX (AUX1) bus, so
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Reference Front & Rear Panels Master Control Section 1 2TR IN Jacks These RCA pin jacks can be used to input a stereo sound 2 source. Use these jacks when you want to connect a CD player directly to the mixer. NOTE • Select where you want to send the signal using the 1 2TR IN/USB switch E, and adjust the signal level 6 using the 2TR IN/USB control in the Master Control section. •A signals input via both the 2TR IN input and the 4 USB input are mixed. 7 2 REC OUT 1 (L, R) Jacks These are RCA pin
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Reference Front & Rear Panels 8 PHONES Jack D MONITOR/PHONES Connect a pair of headphones to this TRS phone jack. The • MONITOR Switch PHONES jack outputs the same signal as the MONITOR If this switch is set to REC ( ), the REC L/R bus signals are OUT jacks. sent to the MONITOR OUT jacks, the PHONES jack, and the level meter. If it is set to STEREO ( ), the STEREO L/R 9 PHANTOM +48 V Switch bus signals are sent to these jacks and the level meter. This switch toggles phantom power on and off. Whe
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Reference Front & Rear Panels Digital Effect * Only the MW12CX has digital effects. 1 FOOT SWITCH Jack A Yamaha FC5 foot switch (sold separately) can be connected to this jack and used 1 to toggle the digital effects ON and OFF. 2 PROGRAM Dial 2 Selects one of the 16 internal effects. See page 21 for details about the internal effects. 3 PARAMETER Control 3 Adjusts the parameter (depth, speed, etc.) for the selected effect. The last value used with each effect type is saved. 4 NOTE When you cha
