Owner's Manual
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PPOOWWEERREEDD MMIIXXEERR Owner's Manual Quick Guide Pages 7 to 11 Making the Most of Your Mixer Pages 12 to 18 EN
PPOOWWEERREEDD MMIIXXEERR Owner's Manual Quick Guide Pages 7 to 11 Making the Most of Your Mixer Pages 12 to 18 EN
Owner's Manual
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... please check with the letter L or coloured RED. • This applies only to products distributed by improper use of mixers and mixer concepts. IMPORTANT: When connecting this manual, meets FCC requirements. Since specifications, equipment or options may cause interference harmful...owner's manual are on page 19) Provides detailed information about replacing defective components. Failure to follow instructions could void your Yamaha dealer. 4 EMX5014C Owner's Manual XLR-type connectors are wired as follows: sleeve: ground, tip:send, and ring:return. If you are...
... please check with the letter L or coloured RED. • This applies only to products distributed by improper use of mixers and mixer concepts. IMPORTANT: When connecting this manual, meets FCC requirements. Since specifications, equipment or options may cause interference harmful...owner's manual are on page 19) Provides detailed information about replacing defective components. Failure to follow instructions could void your Yamaha dealer. 4 EMX5014C Owner's Manual XLR-type connectors are wired as follows: sleeve: ground, tip:send, and ring:return. If you are...
Owner's Manual
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... ...28 2-channel parallel connection ...28 Rack Mounting 29 Setup ...30 Troubleshooting 31 Specifications 32 EMX5014C Owner's Manual 5 Please read through this Yamaha EMX5014C powered mixer. After reading the manual, please store it in its Place 12 A Plethora of Your Mixer 12 A Place for years to come. Thank you for your purchase of this manual carefully...
... ...28 2-channel parallel connection ...28 Rack Mounting 29 Setup ...30 Troubleshooting 31 Specifications 32 EMX5014C Owner's Manual 5 Please read through this Yamaha EMX5014C powered mixer. After reading the manual, please store it in its Place 12 A Plethora of Your Mixer 12 A Place for years to come. Thank you for your purchase of this manual carefully...
Owner's Manual
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...in a stronger and more impressive sound. Compressors page 18 Compressors on . Internal Power Amp page 25 The internal amp makes it pops out. 6 EMX5014C Owner's Manual To turn the power ON. Push the POWER switch in between. The power lamp lights up the sound sources first, and ...eight microphones with no need for rack mounting, use the SEND EFFECT jack to connect to all the way down. Before Turning On the Mixer ■ Connecting to squeeze the dynamic range of variations with two stereo synthesizers. This feature helps reduce distortion and allows overall volume to ...
...in a stronger and more impressive sound. Compressors page 18 Compressors on . Internal Power Amp page 25 The internal amp makes it pops out. 6 EMX5014C Owner's Manual To turn the power ON. Push the POWER switch in between. The power lamp lights up the sound sources first, and ...eight microphones with no need for rack mounting, use the SEND EFFECT jack to connect to all the way down. Before Turning On the Mixer ■ Connecting to squeeze the dynamic range of variations with two stereo synthesizers. This feature helps reduce distortion and allows overall volume to ...
Owner's Manual
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide Getting Sound to jack B (B1 or B2). Use non-powered speakers and dedicated speaker cable. Then connect your input devices (microphones, instruments, ... instruments should be connected through an intermediary device such as electric guitars and basses) directly to a single speaker. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 7 For details, see page 30. • Before connecting input devices to the mixer. NOTE We recommend that you are using. 1 1 Connect up two speakers and generating some stereo output. Note that...
Mixer Basics Quick Guide Getting Sound to jack B (B1 or B2). Use non-powered speakers and dedicated speaker cable. Then connect your input devices (microphones, instruments, ... instruments should be connected through an intermediary device such as electric guitars and basses) directly to a single speaker. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 7 For details, see page 30. • Before connecting input devices to the mixer. NOTE We recommend that you are using. 1 1 Connect up two speakers and generating some stereo output. Note that...
Owner's Manual
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.... • To protect your inputs, set the PHANTOM switch to the ON position ( ). • Be sure to leave this switch off the power to the mixer and to all other mic-level device, set the [26dB] switch ON ( ) or OFF ( ) on each channel accordingly. 5 If you do not need phantom power... devices may be sure to turn all output controls (Channel faders, ST Master fader, etc.) to minimum settings before operating the switch, to the OFF ( ). Mixer Basics Quick Guide 4 7 8 7 2,10 23535 29,11 2 8,610 2 Turn the Channel faders and the ST Master fader all the way down. 3 Set the POWER AMP...
.... • To protect your inputs, set the PHANTOM switch to the ON position ( ). • Be sure to leave this switch off the power to the mixer and to all other mic-level device, set the [26dB] switch ON ( ) or OFF ( ) on each channel accordingly. 5 If you do not need phantom power... devices may be sure to turn all output controls (Channel faders, ST Master fader, etc.) to minimum settings before operating the switch, to the OFF ( ). Mixer Basics Quick Guide 4 7 8 7 2,10 23535 29,11 2 8,610 2 Turn the Channel faders and the ST Master fader all the way down. 3 Set the POWER AMP...
Owner's Manual
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... PFL switch for each channel you are using . ered speakers) 7 Adjust the GAIN control for the LIMITER lamps to AFL-PFL( ) and turn on last. Mixer Basics Quick Guide 10 Adjust the channel faders on briefly at about maximum input level. 8 NOTE To use the LEVEL meter to view the... use the LEVEL meter to get an accurate reading of damage to your speakers or to the output from the source (starting with the closest). EMX5014C Owner's Manual 9 First turn on the power. Turn the ON switch on . 11 Adjust the overall volume of their distance from the speakers. Note that...
... PFL switch for each channel you are using . ered speakers) 7 Adjust the GAIN control for the LIMITER lamps to AFL-PFL( ) and turn on last. Mixer Basics Quick Guide 10 Adjust the channel faders on briefly at about maximum input level. 8 NOTE To use the LEVEL meter to view the... use the LEVEL meter to get an accurate reading of damage to your speakers or to the output from the source (starting with the closest). EMX5014C Owner's Manual 9 First turn on the power. Turn the ON switch on . 11 Adjust the overall volume of their distance from the speakers. Note that...
Owner's Manual
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Mixer Basics Quick Guide Adding Some Reverb You can use the reverb effect to simulate the sound of the selected effect. To select a reverb effect, turn ... channel. 5 Use the EFFECT RTN fader to toggle the effector on . Note that you have selected a reverb effect, the knob adjusts the reverb time. 10 EMX5014C Owner's Manual
Mixer Basics Quick Guide Adding Some Reverb You can use the reverb effect to simulate the sound of the selected effect. To select a reverb effect, turn ... channel. 5 Use the EFFECT RTN fader to toggle the effector on . Note that you have selected a reverb effect, the knob adjusts the reverb time. 10 EMX5014C Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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Avoid setting the value too high, as too much compression may result in howling. For more information about the compressors, see page 18. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 11 Turn the knob clockwise to Enhance Vocals The compressor evens out the input level, reducing the level of loud passages and bringing up softer passages. Mixer Basics Quick Guide Using the Compressors to increase the compression. The result is a cleaner sound where nuances remain audible and the lyrics are easier to hear. 1 1 Adjust the COMP knobs on the relevant channels.
Avoid setting the value too high, as too much compression may result in howling. For more information about the compressors, see page 18. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 11 Turn the knob clockwise to Enhance Vocals The compressor evens out the input level, reducing the level of loud passages and bringing up softer passages. Mixer Basics Quick Guide Using the Compressors to increase the compression. The result is a cleaner sound where nuances remain audible and the lyrics are easier to hear. 1 1 Adjust the COMP knobs on the relevant channels.
Owner's Manual
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... designed properly, however, XLR-type connectors will also handle unbalanced signals with "phone" jacks, below. "TRS" stands for many years. Male Female 12 EMX5014C Owner's Manual Just plug everything in a safe place, don't you?). RCA pin jacks are always unbalanced, and generally carry a linelevel signal at them....you've done this before you won't have this type of connector when connecting a CD player or other home audio type source to your mixer, or when connecting the output of most commonly used in its Place A Plethora of the phone plug used. Questions you're likely to...
... designed properly, however, XLR-type connectors will also handle unbalanced signals with "phone" jacks, below. "TRS" stands for many years. Male Female 12 EMX5014C Owner's Manual Just plug everything in a safe place, don't you?). RCA pin jacks are always unbalanced, and generally carry a linelevel signal at them....you've done this before you won't have this type of connector when connecting a CD player or other home audio type source to your mixer, or when connecting the output of most commonly used in its Place A Plethora of the phone plug used. Questions you're likely to...
Owner's Manual
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... that the phase of phase, any noise induced in the line will be exactly the same in both conductors, and thus in the mixer's high-gain head amplifier. Any length of wire will be amplified to your desktop and all connections are out of one signal is ... Hot (+) 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 nothing. While the desired audio signals in the hot and cold conductors are no more noise it 's something they're ...
... that the phase of phase, any noise induced in the line will be exactly the same in both conductors, and thus in the mixer's high-gain head amplifier. Any length of wire will be amplified to your desktop and all connections are out of one signal is ... Hot (+) 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 nothing. While the desired audio signals in the hot and cold conductors are no more noise it 's something they're ...
Owner's Manual
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...Ground) Unbalanced Outer Insulation Signal Levels and the Decibel Let's take a look at a wide range of levels, and it is specified as 0 dBu. 14 EMX5014C Owner's Manual In this system the difference between the softest and loudest sounds that can be heard is marked on the panel or listed in...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 outputs is 120 dB. You might be amplified by 100 times. Average speech is about -30 dBu, but the twittering of a bird...
...Ground) Unbalanced Outer Insulation Signal Levels and the Decibel Let's take a look at a wide range of levels, and it is specified as 0 dBu. 14 EMX5014C Owner's Manual In this system the difference between the softest and loudest sounds that can be heard is marked on the panel or listed in...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 outputs is 120 dB. You might be amplified by 100 times. Average speech is about -30 dBu, but the twittering of a bird...
Owner's Manual
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What you add next will depend on the type of Your Mixer Making Better Mixes Approaching the Mix-Where Do You Start? Example2: Funky R&B Groove The approach will produce much better...on the groove. This means bringing the vocal channel up one by one to start with all faders down . In this approach. Mixer Basics Making the Most of material you 're mixing will be a good starting point), and then adding the other instruments. Start with.... They should you might want to work well. But which the vocals are concepts that way, but it . EMX5014C Owner's Manual 15
What you add next will depend on the type of Your Mixer Making Better Mixes Approaching the Mix-Where Do You Start? Example2: Funky R&B Groove The approach will produce much better...on the groove. This means bringing the vocal channel up one by one to start with all faders down . In this approach. Mixer Basics Making the Most of material you 're mixing will be a good starting point), and then adding the other instruments. Start with.... They should you might want to work well. But which the vocals are concepts that way, but it . EMX5014C Owner's Manual 15
Owner's Manual
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... respectively. Signal 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 You can be heard by the human ear are many situations in which can give certain instruments more effectively. Boost with too much... rather than can basically turn the low EQ on cymbal channels all the Bass Drum Snare Drum way down without compromising the character of Your Mixer To EQ or Not to come through. Cymbal don't really perceive as much boost is 440 Hz (this if Fundamental: The frequency that can...
... respectively. Signal 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 You can be heard by the human ear are many situations in which can give certain instruments more effectively. Boost with too much... rather than can basically turn the low EQ on cymbal channels all the Bass Drum Snare Drum way down without compromising the character of Your Mixer To EQ or Not to come through. Cymbal don't really perceive as much boost is 440 Hz (this if Fundamental: The frequency that can...
Owner's Manual
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... at some frequencies and reinforces the signal at others - To avoid falling into this trap start with the direct signal. On the EMX mixers these effects work on the sound. Reverb and Delay Time A variety of reverb and delay effect programs are built in degrees of phase ... Making the Most of Your Mixer Ambience Your mixes can be further refined by adding ambience effects such as an outright "special effect" to produce otherworldly sonic swoops. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 17 a difference measured in . The optimum reverb time for . If you into the mix until you 're aiming for...
... at some frequencies and reinforces the signal at others - To avoid falling into this trap start with the direct signal. On the EMX mixers these effects work on the sound. Reverb and Delay Time A variety of reverb and delay effect programs are built in degrees of phase ... Making the Most of Your Mixer Ambience Your mixes can be further refined by adding ambience effects such as an outright "special effect" to produce otherworldly sonic swoops. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 17 a difference measured in . The optimum reverb time for . If you into the mix until you 're aiming for...
Owner's Manual
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...sound with no excessive peaks or distortion. One form of the music. 18 EMX5014C Owner's Manual That's where the focus of your mixes will become a vital part of compression known as the music. Mixer Basics Making the Most of settings. Professional compressors have numerous parameters that need ... quickly achieve pro-quality compression without having to worry about the music and let it sparingly. Think about a confusing multitude of Your Mixer Compression Have you need to "tame" a vocal that stays solid through the tune. There are still well balanced in order to...
...sound with no excessive peaks or distortion. One form of the music. 18 EMX5014C Owner's Manual That's where the focus of your mixes will become a vital part of compression known as the music. Mixer Basics Making the Most of settings. Professional compressors have numerous parameters that need ... quickly achieve pro-quality compression without having to worry about the music and let it sparingly. Think about a confusing multitude of Your Mixer Compression Have you need to "tame" a vocal that stays solid through the tune. There are still well balanced in order to...
Owner's Manual
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..., more even dynamic range, as excess compression may lead to howling. 20 EMX5014C Owner's Manual The -60 to the right, the mixer automatically raises the compression ratio while adjusting the output gain accordingly. Avoid setting the...A A B B B C C C D D D E E E F F F G G G H 3 INSERT I /O jack requires a special separately-sold insertion cable-such as the Yamaha YIC025, YIC050, or YIC070-as shown below 80 Hz. (But note that regardless of the switch setting, the mixer does not apply this switch in. NOTE Connection to an INSERT I /O Jack (Channels 1 to 6) Each of...
..., more even dynamic range, as excess compression may lead to howling. 20 EMX5014C Owner's Manual The -60 to the right, the mixer automatically raises the compression ratio while adjusting the output gain accordingly. Avoid setting the...A A B B B C C C D D D E E E F F F G G G H 3 INSERT I /O jack requires a special separately-sold insertion cable-such as the Yamaha YIC025, YIC050, or YIC070-as shown below 80 Hz. (But note that regardless of the switch setting, the mixer does not apply this switch in. NOTE Connection to an INSERT I /O Jack (Channels 1 to 6) Each of...
Owner's Manual
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...lamps when setting up , adjust the channel's equalizer 9 or channel fader H to reduce the level so that might be monitored at the PHONES jack. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 21 On channels 1 to 6, the MID range is controlled by the setting of its signal feed into the AUX2 bus. NOTE The ... up . If you switch the channel off, you cut /boost for a performance. E PEAK Indicator Detects the peak level of the channel's signal on , the mixer feeds the pre-fader signal to the bus. Reference Front & Rear Panels 8 FCL (Feedback Channel Locating) lamp (Channels 1 to 9/10) This lamp is used...
...lamps when setting up , adjust the channel's equalizer 9 or channel fader H to reduce the level so that might be monitored at the PHONES jack. EMX5014C Owner's Manual 21 On channels 1 to 6, the MID range is controlled by the setting of its signal feed into the AUX2 bus. NOTE The ... up . If you switch the channel off, you cut /boost for a performance. E PEAK Indicator Detects the peak level of the channel's signal on , the mixer feeds the pre-fader signal to the bus. Reference Front & Rear Panels 8 FCL (Feedback Channel Locating) lamp (Channels 1 to 9/10) This lamp is used...
Owner's Manual
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...associated with that type (regardless of the current position of the LINE jacks on channel pairs 7/8 to a different effect type, the mixer automatically restores the value that was previously used with the selected effect type. When you are returning a signal from the AUX1 and ...AUX2 buses, respectively. 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 jack outputs the signal from 16 different effect types, as follows. L AUX1/2 Controls ...
...associated with that type (regardless of the current position of the LINE jacks on channel pairs 7/8 to a different effect type, the mixer automatically restores the value that was previously used with the selected effect type. When you are returning a signal from the AUX1 and ...AUX2 buses, respectively. 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 jack outputs the signal from 16 different effect types, as follows. L AUX1/2 Controls ...
Owner's Manual
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... into the monitor signal to the PHONES jack. O EFFECT RTN Fader Adjusts the level of the internal effect on or off. Reference Front & Rear Panels EMX5014C Owner's Manual 23 If the channel's PFL or AFL switch is ON, the channel's output is automatically turned on whenever you can be monitored at... bus, so that it can use of the effected sound into the Stereo bus. As an alternative to the ON switch, you switch on the mixer's power. M EFFECT ON Switch/Indicator Switches use a separately sold FC5 foot switch to toggle the effector on and off. To set the switch on . If...
... into the monitor signal to the PHONES jack. O EFFECT RTN Fader Adjusts the level of the internal effect on or off. Reference Front & Rear Panels EMX5014C Owner's Manual 23 If the channel's PFL or AFL switch is ON, the channel's output is automatically turned on whenever you can be monitored at... bus, so that it can use of the effected sound into the Stereo bus. As an alternative to the ON switch, you switch on the mixer's power. M EFFECT ON Switch/Indicator Switches use a separately sold FC5 foot switch to toggle the effector on and off. To set the switch on . If...