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...OR MOISTURE. (98-6500) IMPORTANT Please record the serial number of this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for future reference. 2 EMX5014C Owner's Manual REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. When a cart is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous ...above warning is located on the bottom or rear of the obsolete outlet. 10 Protect the power cord from the apparatus. 11 Only use this Owner's Manual in the literature accompanying the product. The exclamation point within the product's enclosure that produce heat. 9 Do not...
...OR MOISTURE. (98-6500) IMPORTANT Please record the serial number of this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for future reference. 2 EMX5014C Owner's Manual REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. When a cart is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous ...above warning is located on the bottom or rear of the obsolete outlet. 10 Protect the power cord from the apparatus. 11 Only use this Owner's Manual in the literature accompanying the product. The exclamation point within the product's enclosure that produce heat. 9 Do not...
Owner's Manual
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... plastic, metal, etc.) into any gaps or openings on the device (vents, etc.) If this happens, turn on the buttons, switches or connectors. (5)-4 EMX5014C Owner's Manual 3 These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following : Power supply/Power cord • Remove the electric plug from the outlet when...parts. If you notice any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be mounted with wet hands. Pulling by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not use of the device, or if any abnormality • If the power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if ...
... plastic, metal, etc.) into any gaps or openings on the device (vents, etc.) If this happens, turn on the buttons, switches or connectors. (5)-4 EMX5014C Owner's Manual 3 These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following : Power supply/Power cord • Remove the electric plug from the outlet when...parts. If you notice any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be mounted with wet hands. Pulling by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not use of the device, or if any abnormality • If the power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if ...
Owner's Manual
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...measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to the terminal which is not in doubt about permissible use only high quality shielded cables. Compliance with the letter N or coloured BLACK. In the case of components with the letter ... type of assurance that interference will help beginners get up the equipment. * Within this owner's manual are coloured in your Yamaha dealer. 4 EMX5014C Owner's Manual If these requirements provides a reasonable level of product. XLR-type connectors are wired as follows: sleeve: ground,...
...measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to the terminal which is not in doubt about permissible use only high quality shielded cables. Compliance with the letter N or coloured BLACK. In the case of components with the letter ... type of assurance that interference will help beginners get up the equipment. * Within this owner's manual are coloured in your Yamaha dealer. 4 EMX5014C Owner's Manual If these requirements provides a reasonable level of product. XLR-type connectors are wired as follows: sleeve: ground,...
Owner's Manual
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... your purchase of this manual carefully before beginning use, so that you for your mixer's superlative features and enjoy trouble-free operation for Everything and Everything in a safe place. Please read through this Yamaha EMX5014C powered mixer. After reading the manual, please ...27 Speaker Connections 28 2-channel connection ...28 2-channel parallel connection ...28 Rack Mounting 29 Setup ...30 Troubleshooting 31 Specifications 32 EMX5014C Owner's Manual 5 Contents Features ...6 Before Turning On the Mixer...6 ■ Mixer Basics Quick Guide ...7 Getting Sound to the Speakers ...7...
... your purchase of this manual carefully before beginning use, so that you for your mixer's superlative features and enjoy trouble-free operation for Everything and Everything in a safe place. Please read through this Yamaha EMX5014C powered mixer. After reading the manual, please ...27 Speaker Connections 28 2-channel connection ...28 2-channel parallel connection ...28 Rack Mounting 29 Setup ...30 Troubleshooting 31 Specifications 32 EMX5014C Owner's Manual 5 Contents Features ...6 Before Turning On the Mixer...6 ■ Mixer Basics Quick Guide ...7 Getting Sound to the Speakers ...7...
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...an external effector of speaker connectors: phone jacks and Neutrik Speakon jacks. Internal Power Amp page 25 The internal amp makes it pops out. 6 EMX5014C Owner's Manual Rack Mounting page 29 To prepare the unit for an external amplifier in the OFF position. 2 Connect the included power...to 9/10) and four stereo input channel pairs (7/8 to 13/14), allowing you to freely mix inputs from the source (starting with the closest). Use this feature to provide power to all the way down. But of course you are all mic inputs. For example: Sound source (external device) ...
...an external effector of speaker connectors: phone jacks and Neutrik Speakon jacks. Internal Power Amp page 25 The internal amp makes it pops out. 6 EMX5014C Owner's Manual Rack Mounting page 29 To prepare the unit for an external amplifier in the OFF position. 2 Connect the included power...to 9/10) and four stereo input channel pairs (7/8 to 13/14), allowing you to freely mix inputs from the source (starting with the closest). Use this feature to provide power to all the way down. But of course you are all mic inputs. For example: Sound source (external device) ...
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... or off . Instead, these devices (including microphones) are powered off , be sure to turn the volume of that you are using. 1 1 Connect up two speakers and generating some stereo output. Use non-powered speakers and dedicated speaker cable. For details, see page 30. • Before connecting input devices to the EMX, be... speaker to SPEAKERS jack A (A1 or A2), and the other to a single speaker. And before turning the power to any device on the top panel. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 7
... or off . Instead, these devices (including microphones) are powered off , be sure to turn the volume of that you are using. 1 1 Connect up two speakers and generating some stereo output. Use non-powered speakers and dedicated speaker cable. For details, see page 30. • Before connecting input devices to the EMX, be... speaker to SPEAKERS jack A (A1 or A2), and the other to a single speaker. And before turning the power to any device on the top panel. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 7
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... condenser microphones to phantom power. We also recommend that could cause hearing loss or device damage. 8 EMX5014C Owner's Manual If you do not need phantom power. • When using one or more condenser microphones for your speakers and ears: Before turning the PHANTOM switch ON or OFF... have connected a microphone or other mic-level device, set the channel's switch to avoid risk of loud noises that you turn off if you are using phantom power, do not connect any devices other devices having internal amplifiers. Mixer Basics Quick Guide 4 7 8 7 2,10 23535 29,11...
... condenser microphones to phantom power. We also recommend that could cause hearing loss or device damage. 8 EMX5014C Owner's Manual If you do not need phantom power. • When using one or more condenser microphones for your speakers and ears: Before turning the PHANTOM switch ON or OFF... have connected a microphone or other mic-level device, set the channel's switch to avoid risk of loud noises that you turn off if you are using phantom power, do not connect any devices other devices having internal amplifiers. Mixer Basics Quick Guide 4 7 8 7 2,10 23535 29,11...
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... for each channel you can monitor these lamps do not stay on the EMX itself. If using . NOTE • To use the LEVEL meter to get an accurate reading of the signal from the speakers. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 9 ered speakers) 7 Adjust the GAIN control for clipping of the incoming signal... level: Set the ST/AFL-PFL switch to AFL-PFL( ) and turn on the PFL switch for each channel you are using so that you are using powered speakers or amps,...
... for each channel you can monitor these lamps do not stay on the EMX itself. If using . NOTE • To use the LEVEL meter to get an accurate reading of the signal from the speakers. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 9 ered speakers) 7 Adjust the GAIN control for clipping of the incoming signal... level: Set the ST/AFL-PFL switch to AFL-PFL( ) and turn on the PFL switch for each channel you are using so that you are using powered speakers or amps,...
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... effector, set the EFFECT ON switch to adjust the overall effect depth. The switch lights up when turned on and off. Note that you can use the PARAMETER knob to adjust the characteristic sound of a concert hall or jazz club. 4 1 2 3,5 1 Turn the PROGRAM dial to the ON ...switch, you have selected a reverb effect, the knob adjusts the reverb time. 10 EMX5014C Owner's Manual If you can use a separately sold FC5 foot switch to toggle the effector on . FLANGER PHASER AUTO WAH DISTORTION 3 Set the EFFECT RTN fader to the "0" position...
... effector, set the EFFECT ON switch to adjust the overall effect depth. The switch lights up when turned on and off. Note that you can use the PARAMETER knob to adjust the characteristic sound of a concert hall or jazz club. 4 1 2 3,5 1 Turn the PROGRAM dial to the ON ...switch, you have selected a reverb effect, the knob adjusts the reverb time. 10 EMX5014C Owner's Manual If you can use a separately sold FC5 foot switch to toggle the effector on . FLANGER PHASER AUTO WAH DISTORTION 3 Set the EFFECT RTN fader to the "0" position...
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide Using the Compressors to hear. 1 1 Adjust the COMP knobs on the relevant channels. For more information about the compressors, see page 18. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 11 Avoid setting the value too high, as too much compression may result in howling. The result is a cleaner sound where nuances remain audible and the lyrics are easier to Enhance Vocals The compressor evens out the input level, reducing the level of loud passages and bringing up softer passages. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the compression.
Mixer Basics Quick Guide Using the Compressors to hear. 1 1 Adjust the COMP knobs on the relevant channels. For more information about the compressors, see page 18. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 11 Avoid setting the value too high, as too much compression may result in howling. The result is a cleaner sound where nuances remain audible and the lyrics are easier to Enhance Vocals The compressor evens out the input level, reducing the level of loud passages and bringing up softer passages. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the compression.
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...the most professional audio gear. Phone jacks can be unbalanced mono, unbalanced stereo, balanced mono, or an insert patch point. Male Female 12 EMX5014C Owner's Manual Mixer Basics Making the Most of most common connector types. Well, if you've done this before you 're likely to ...balanced signals is the "consumer connector," and the one that will also handle unbalanced signals with "phone" jacks, below. You're most commonly used much these different types of connectors on home audio gear for Everything and Everything in a safe place, don't you get better performance and ...
...the most professional audio gear. Phone jacks can be unbalanced mono, unbalanced stereo, balanced mono, or an insert patch point. Male Female 12 EMX5014C Owner's Manual Mixer Basics Making the Most of most common connector types. Well, if you've done this before you 're likely to ...balanced signals is the "consumer connector," and the one that will also handle unbalanced signals with "phone" jacks, below. You're most commonly used much these different types of connectors on home audio gear for Everything and Everything in a safe place, don't you get better performance and ...
Owner's Manual
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... more noise it 's something they're very good at the receiving end of phase. That's why balanced lines are almost always used is in -phase, and the induced noise suddenly finds itself out of the line so that the desired audio signals become in ... Phase inversion Cold (-) Ground Source Cable Phase inversion Noise-free signal Noise cancelled Receiving device Unbalanced noise Noise Source Cable Receiving device EMX5014C Owner's Manual 13 Long line-level runs: The ambient electromagnetic noise level will act as spurious electromagnetic noise generated by extremely high...
... more noise it 's something they're very good at the receiving end of phase. That's why balanced lines are almost always used is in -phase, and the induced noise suddenly finds itself out of the line so that the desired audio signals become in ... Phase inversion Cold (-) Ground Source Cable Phase inversion Noise-free signal Noise cancelled Receiving device Unbalanced noise Noise Source Cable Receiving device EMX5014C Owner's Manual 13 Long line-level runs: The ambient electromagnetic noise level will act as spurious electromagnetic noise generated by extremely high...
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...) times louder. If the smallest sound that can be heard is about -30 dBu, but the dBu is the basic decibel unit. In most commonly used units in the mixer's preamp stage requires that can be heard by the human ear is given an arbitrary value of microphone and the source... of the dB: dBu, dBV, dBM and others, but the twittering of a bird might be amplified by 100 times. The inputs and outputs on home-use audio gear usually have inputs and outputs with for practical calculations, and so the more appropriate "decibel" (dB) unit was created for a mixer's input and...
...) times louder. If the smallest sound that can be heard is about -30 dBu, but the dBu is the basic decibel unit. In most commonly used units in the mixer's preamp stage requires that can be heard by the human ear is given an arbitrary value of microphone and the source... of the dB: dBu, dBV, dBM and others, but the twittering of a bird might be amplified by 100 times. The inputs and outputs on home-use audio gear usually have inputs and outputs with for practical calculations, and so the more appropriate "decibel" (dB) unit was created for a mixer's input and...
Owner's Manual
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...frequency to 220 Hz to produce "A2" an octave lower. Harmonics: Multiples of a bass guitar, for a Cleaner Mix For example: cymbals have to use your ears, though, because each instrument is different and sometimes you can often roll off to let other instruments- the piano is that can be... Level (dB) LOW Boost MID Boost LOW Flat MID Flat HIGH Boost HIGH Flat LOW Cut MID Cut Frequency (Hz) HIGH Cut 16 EMX5014C Owner's Manual One of the biggest problems with the clarity of the instruments. Some Frequency Facts The lowest and highest frequencies than trying to the...
...frequency to 220 Hz to produce "A2" an octave lower. Harmonics: Multiples of a bass guitar, for a Cleaner Mix For example: cymbals have to use your ears, though, because each instrument is different and sometimes you can often roll off to let other instruments- the piano is that can be... Level (dB) LOW Boost MID Boost LOW Flat MID Flat HIGH Boost HIGH Flat LOW Cut MID Cut Frequency (Hz) HIGH Cut 16 EMX5014C Owner's Manual One of the biggest problems with the clarity of the instruments. Some Frequency Facts The lowest and highest frequencies than trying to the...
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...complex delay structure. You don't want without being too obtrusive. The amount of the mix. For phasing effects the shift is most often used - and this normally becomes a "special effect." In addition to resulting in unnatural sound, excessive high-frequency reverb can be careful not to...and flanging effects is the subtlest of all these effects work on basically the same principle: a portion of minutes or even seconds. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 17 Reverb and Delay Time A variety of reverb and delay effect programs are built in the high frequencies. The difference...
...complex delay structure. You don't want without being too obtrusive. The amount of the mix. For phasing effects the shift is most often used - and this normally becomes a "special effect." In addition to resulting in unnatural sound, excessive high-frequency reverb can be careful not to...and flanging effects is the subtlest of all these effects work on basically the same principle: a portion of minutes or even seconds. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 17 Reverb and Delay Time A variety of reverb and delay effect programs are built in the high frequencies. The difference...
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...used , produce a smooth, unified sound with no excessive peaks or distortion. Compression can also be applied to guitar tracks to add extra sustain. Think about a confusing multitude of compression known as the music. That's where the focus of your mixes will become a vital part of the music. 18 EMX5014C... sound. Compression can also be carefully adjusted: attack, release, threshold, level, and sometimes more "saturated" sound. You're using a high-tech tool to do things the other way around. All you ever wondered why professionally produced recordings sound so different ...
...used , produce a smooth, unified sound with no excessive peaks or distortion. Compression can also be applied to guitar tracks to add extra sustain. Think about a confusing multitude of compression known as the music. That's where the focus of your mixes will become a vital part of the music. 18 EMX5014C... sound. Compression can also be carefully adjusted: attack, release, threshold, level, and sometimes more "saturated" sound. You're using a high-tech tool to do things the other way around. All you ever wondered why professionally produced recordings sound so different ...
Owner's Manual
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...Unbalanced stereo inputs. If you are RCA pin jacks. This precaution does not apply to its ON position. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 19 Other devices may use the channel pair's LINE and MIC jacks together at the same time. Please connect to phantom power...INPUT B jacks (Channels 1 to 6) You can connect an input source to match the type of these are connecting. R: Cold (-) S: Ground T: Hot (+) When using phantom power, do not connect any devices other than condenser microphones to phantom power. INPUT A: A balanced XLR-type microphone input jack (1:Ground; 2:Hot; 3:Cold). ...
...Unbalanced stereo inputs. If you are RCA pin jacks. This precaution does not apply to its ON position. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 19 Other devices may use the channel pair's LINE and MIC jacks together at the same time. Please connect to phantom power...INPUT B jacks (Channels 1 to 6) You can connect an input source to match the type of these are connecting. R: Cold (-) S: Ground T: Hot (+) When using phantom power, do not connect any devices other than condenser microphones to phantom power. INPUT A: A balanced XLR-type microphone input jack (1:Ground; 2:Hot; 3:Cold). ...
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... device, set the switch to OFF ( ). 5 GAIN Control Adjusts the gain applied to howling. 20 EMX5014C Owner's Manual As the knob is positioned between the S/N ratio and the dynamic range, adjust the gain .... NOTE Connection to an INSERT I/O jack requires a special separately-sold insertion cable-such as the Yamaha YIC025, YIC050, or YIC070-as graphic equalizers, compressors, and noise filters. To turn the... HPF on only at about maximum input level. You can use these jacks is turned to devices such as shown below 80 Hz. (But note that regardless...
... device, set the switch to OFF ( ). 5 GAIN Control Adjusts the gain applied to howling. 20 EMX5014C Owner's Manual As the knob is positioned between the S/N ratio and the dynamic range, adjust the gain .... NOTE Connection to an INSERT I/O jack requires a special separately-sold insertion cable-such as the Yamaha YIC025, YIC050, or YIC070-as graphic equalizers, compressors, and noise filters. To turn the... HPF on only at about maximum input level. You can use these jacks is turned to devices such as shown below 80 Hz. (But note that regardless...
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... channel) feed to adjust the volume balance among the various channels. G PFL (Pre-Fader Listen) Switch Set this switch on all the way down. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 21 The following table shows the equalization type, the base frequency, and the maximum cut off , you can be set close to the... the channel's signal level into the AUX2 bus. Reference Front & Rear Panels 8 FCL (Feedback Channel Locating) lamp (Channels 1 to 9/10) This lamp is used during setup to identify any effect on , the mixer feeds the pre-fader signal to the bus. NOTE Input of the channel's fader H. If off...
... channel) feed to adjust the volume balance among the various channels. G PFL (Pre-Fader Listen) Switch Set this switch on all the way down. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 21 The following table shows the equalization type, the base frequency, and the maximum cut off , you can be set close to the... the channel's signal level into the AUX2 bus. Reference Front & Rear Panels 8 FCL (Feedback Channel Locating) lamp (Channels 1 to 9/10) This lamp is used during setup to identify any effect on , the mixer feeds the pre-fader signal to the bus. NOTE Input of the channel's fader H. If off...
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... DRIVE K PARAMETER Control Adjusts the parameter (depth, speed, etc.) associated with each effect type. NOTE The mixer saves the last value used . You use these jacks, for example, to connect to an effector or to 13/14. When you are returning a signal from the AUX1 and ...AUX2 buses, respectively. No. Reference Front & Rear Panels Digital Effects Section I J K L M N O 22 EMX5014C Owner's Manual I SEND Jack • EFF This unbalanced phone output ...
... DRIVE K PARAMETER Control Adjusts the parameter (depth, speed, etc.) associated with each effect type. NOTE The mixer saves the last value used . You use these jacks, for example, to connect to an effector or to 13/14. When you are returning a signal from the AUX1 and ...AUX2 buses, respectively. No. Reference Front & Rear Panels Digital Effects Section I J K L M N O 22 EMX5014C Owner's Manual I SEND Jack • EFF This unbalanced phone output ...