Yamaha QL5 Music Mixer User Manual


 
Assigning a name
Owner’s Manual
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6. To assign channels to other faders, repeat step
5.
7. When you have finished, press the X symbol in
the upper right corner of the screen, and press
the SETUP button again to return to the SELECT
CHANNEL VIEW screen.
Adjusting the send level to a MIX bus
or MATRIX bus (SENDS ON FADER
mode)
Each fader on the top panel enables you to adjust the
level of the corresponding channel, as well as the send
level of the signal routed from each channel to the
specified MIX/MATRIX bus (SENDS ON FADER mode).
1. Press the key for the
MIX/MATRIX bus to be used
to adjust the SENDS ON
FADER section.
The LED of the selected key
LED will light.
2. Press the same key of the
SENDS ON FADER section
once again.
The QL will switch to SENDS ON FADER mode. The
key will change from lit to flashing, and the LEDs of
the other keys in the SENDS ON FADER section will
light. The faders in the Channel Strip section will
change to indicate the send level of the signals that
are routed from each channel to the currently
selected MIX/MATRIX bus.
NOTE
If the function for switching between MIX 1–16 and
MATRIX 1–8 is assigned to a USER DEFINED key, you
can switch between the two areas.
Alternatively, press a SEND LEVEL knob in the Selected
Channel section to display the SELECTED CHANNEL
VIEW window, from which you can select a MIX/MATRIX
bus.
You can also select a MIX/MATRIX bus by using the Bank
Select key [MIX/MATRIX] in the Fader Bank section.
If you press the currently selected MIX/MATRIX bus select
button again, cue monitoring will be turned on for the
related MIX/MATRIX channel. This method is convenient if
you want to monitor the signal that is being sent to the
selected MIX/MATRIX bus.
3. Press the Bank Select key in the Fader Bank
section, including the input channel being
operated, and use the fader to adjust the send
level to the selected MIX/MATRIX bus.
4. Repeat steps 1–3 to adjust the send level for
other MIX/MATRIX buses in the same way.
5. When you’ve finished setting the MIX/MATRIX
send levels, press the key that is flashing in the
SENDS ON FADER section.
The function access area display will return to its
prior state, and the unit will return to normal mode.
NOTE
You can also use the buttons in the function access area to
switch and select buses.
1 ON FADER switch button
Pressing this button repeatedly
will switch between MIX and
MATRIX.
2 MIX/MATRIX bus select buttons
These buttons enable you to
select the destination
MIX/MATRIX buses. Two buses
that are paired in stereo are
represented by one button.
Assigning a name
On the QL series, you can assign a name to each input
channel, output channel, DCA group, and MUTE group,
and assign a title to scene and library data when saving
it.
To assign a name, you will use the keyboard window that
is shown in the main area.
1. Call up the keyboard window (from a
naming-relevant operation).
Below is an example of how to assign a name to a
channel.
The box shows the characters you have entered
and a cursor that indicates the current position.
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