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Commercial Audio Newsletter 65
march 2010
M7CL-ES launched
Waves SoundGrid YGDAI card launched The Waves Soundgrid system is an external plug-in platform developed specially for live sound. With the WSG-Y16 interface card installed in an M7CL console, the Waves Multirack application and Waves Soundgrid Server connect digitally to the console - offering multiple instances of the renowned Waves plug-ins in the live sound environment with extremely low latency. Info on www.waveslive.com
Yamaha launches a digital mixing console dedicated for cost-effective EtherSound networking. The M7CL-ES offers an Ethersound ES100 connection to hook up 48 inputs and 16 outputs with a set of SB168-ES within minutes. Eight analogue i/o’s are left on the console for inserts and monitoring, with the three MY slots also free for additional i/o - for example to integrate an AVIOM monitoring system, a Waves Soundgrid system, or a CobraNet or Dante audio distribution system. Along with the M7CL-ES, version 3 firmware is available for download free of charge for all M7CL models, including M7CL32 and M7CL48. Version 3 upgrades the M7CL to a new level of functionality, including many requested features such as ‘sends on fader’ in M7CL editor, additional Recall Safe parameters, direct sends on fader access from the M7CL knobs, stereo inputs usage for talkback and the inclusion of K’s lab VCM plug-ins: Comp 276/276s, Comp260/260s, Equaliser601 and OpenDeck. EtherSound upgrade program With the addition of the M7CL-ES to the M7CL series of live mixing consoles, the use of EtherSound networked stageboxes for the live sound industry is set to take a giant leap forward. Does this mean the end of the all-in-one console ? We don’t think so, as M7CL32 and M7CL48 are the perfect choice to be used in both analogue and networked environments. So, to make it easier for our console owners to realise the full potential of networked digital audio, for a limited time period we are offering a free EtherSound hardware upgrade for all MY16 compatible Yamaha consoles with every new 32 or 48 channel SB168-ES system purchased. The upgrade hardware consists of a full set of EtherSound cards, delivered with the SB168-ES set free of charge. This offer is valid from 1st February 2010 to 31st March 2010 For details please contact your Yamaha Commercial Audio dealer.
march 2010
10 reasons to migrate to EtherSound audio networking.
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Beyond ‘digital snake’ An EtherSound network is not just a digital snake. EtherSound networks support any number of devices in a system in a redundant ring topology.
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Plug & Play Connect in any order, power up in any order. The network will recall the installed routing and report for duty in a few seconds.
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Open System EtherSound products are available from the world’s leading pro audio manufacturers, so different brands can be combined in one system.
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Audio Quality The audio quality of an EtherSound distribution system is much better compared to analogue multicores. EtherSound networks carry 64 channels of pristine 24-bit 48KHz audio content.
5 Efficiency
Laying out an EtherSound network can be done in a few minutes. All connections are made with just a few cables, saving costs on set-up time with every job.
march 2010 The M7CL digital mixing console featuring Yamaha’s groundbreaking Centralogic™ interface has become a standard for intuitive operation, flexible control, and superior sound quality in the highly competitive field of live sound reinforcement. Now here’s some great news for current and future M7CL users: firmware version 3.0 provides significant enhancements and is a free upgrade for current users, and the family has grown to include the M7CL-48ES with built-in plug-and-play networking to as many as three Yamaha SB168-ES stage boxes. So now you have a choice between the M7CL-32 and M7CL-48 with direct-to-console analog connectivity, or the M7CL-48ES with primary analog input and output via remote EtherSound connected stagebox units that can be located as required for optimum convenience and minimum analog signal degradation. The Yamaha M7CL series: still the most user-friendly digital mixing consoles available, now with improved functionality and a model that makes remote I/O easier than ever.
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Easy Cabling EtherSound cabling allows long cable runs using thin CAT5E or fiber cables - all with world standard connectors. Cabling has never been so easy.
7 Flexibility
EtherSound allows audio systems to scale up and down on demand. Compile a system out of mixing consoles, stageboxes, amp racks based on what the job needs.
8 Reliability
Yamaha EtherSound products and Neutrik connectivity are specially made for touring. No compromises. We support audio networking - as opposed to audio notworking.
9 Standard
EtherSound complies to the Ethernet layer2 standard. It can be integrated with any Ethernet infrastructure, for example to run DMX and video on the same cabling.
10 Easy Migration
If you own a Yamaha MY16 compatible console, migrating from analogue multicore to EtherSound audio networking is very easy and cost-effective as all consoles - including the ‘veteran’ models such as the DM2000 and DM1000 - are designed to accept the EtherSound interfacing MY cards.
march 2010 Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR), the leading French language television station in Switzerland, has recently upgraded many of its video facilities at its headquarters in Geneva. This included installing new audio systems, for which Yamaha MSP Studio monitors proved the ideal solution. TSR carries a wide range of content, including news, current affairs, weather, documentaries, drama, sport, films and consumer programming. The upgrade at the company’s studios has included both refurbishing existing facilities and providing new ones, with 177 Yamaha MSP-7, 40 MSP-5, 22 MSP-3 and two SW10 subs installed as part of the new audio systems. Areas to benefit from the revamped facilities include TSR’s Video Edit Room, Playout Control Room, Quality Control Room, Live Video Production Room and others. Accurate monitoring of audio for mixes for broadcast content and video editing is, of course, just as important as it is for images, so Yannick Dumartineix, head of audio production at TSR, had to make a very careful choice. “We did listening tests on a range of monitors from different manufacturers and we had three main criteria which influenced our choice,” he says. “One was the construction, finish, overall size and the quality of the internal electronics. The second criteria was the quality of sound - our main aim was to have a response that satisfied all the involved listeners who had worked in our previous edit rooms. As they are not sound engineers, this was not a straightforward task! And the third criteria was price. “We had to strike a careful balance between these criteria and, overall, the Yamaha MSP series was the best of those we tested.” “The edit and control rooms are not acoustically corrected, so we conducted the listening tests in a similar room,” says Yannick. “The MSP series reproduces audio frequencies faithfully so we know that, when reproduced on domestic television systems, there will be no unpleasant surprises in the sound.” The speakers were installed by TSR’s internal installation team, which set up the monitors in different rooms to receive audio from a range of different sources. For example, the Video Editing Room has a very simple setup, just the stereo outputs of a small analogue mixer sending a basic monitoring feed. In contrast, the Quality Control Room feeds come from Yamaha DME64N and 24N digital mix engines, via MY8-DA96 cards, and others come from dedicated VCA systems or Nexus matrixes, etc. Most of the systems are setup in stereo, but some are in 5.1 surround. “Those involved in the listening tests were very impressed with the Yamaha monitors,” says Yannick. “Obviously TSR has a very varied range of programs and the MSP monitors reproduce the sound of all of them equally well. Combined with the size, build quality and price, they were the ideal choice.” All trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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