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... product use this type of the three pin plug. * This applies only to follow instructions could void your authority, granted by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (class B) (class b korea) 2 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual Follow all installations. Failure to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (FCC DoC) FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. If the antenna lead-in is marked with Part 15 of other electronic devices...
... product use this type of the three pin plug. * This applies only to follow instructions could void your authority, granted by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (class B) (class b korea) 2 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual Follow all installations. Failure to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (FCC DoC) FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. If the antenna lead-in is marked with Part 15 of other electronic devices...
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...; Do not rest your audio system, always turn on the buttons, switches or connectors. (5)-4 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 3 WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of the device. • Use only the included AC power adaptor (PA-10 or an equivalent recommended by qualified Yamaha service personnel. Handling caution • When turning on the AC power in your...
...; Do not rest your audio system, always turn on the buttons, switches or connectors. (5)-4 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 3 WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of the device. • Use only the included AC power adaptor (PA-10 or an equivalent recommended by qualified Yamaha service personnel. Handling caution • When turning on the AC power in your...
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... expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer. • Yamaha makes no internal effects. * In this Owner's Manual are not using the device for instructional purposes only, and may heat up by any time without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. reserves the right to the device at any means is on...
... expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer. • Yamaha makes no internal effects. * In this Owner's Manual are not using the device for instructional purposes only, and may heat up by any time without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. reserves the right to the device at any means is on...
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... • Power adaptor (PA-10)* • USB cable • Owner's Manual (this manual carefully before beginning use high-quality phantom-powered condenser microphones for superior recording quality. Please check with Cubase AI 13 ■ Reference 15 Setup 15 Front & Rear Panels 16 Channel Control Section 16 Master Control Section 18 Jack List 19 Digital Effect 20 Rear Input/Output Section 20 Digital Effect Program List (Only MW8CX) ... 21 Mounting to install any extra driver software. No Driver Installation Required...
... • Power adaptor (PA-10)* • USB cable • Owner's Manual (this manual carefully before beginning use high-quality phantom-powered condenser microphones for superior recording quality. Please check with Cubase AI 13 ■ Reference 15 Setup 15 Front & Rear Panels 16 Channel Control Section 16 Master Control Section 18 Jack List 19 Digital Effect 20 Rear Input/Output Section 20 Digital Effect Program List (Only MW8CX) ... 21 Mounting to install any extra driver software. No Driver Installation Required...
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... the pdf manual supplied with the Cubase AI software. 1 Step Installing Cubase AI Important! If the MW mixer or computer does hang up, turn the 2TR IN/USB control CAUTION all required fields for the latest information on again, and restart the computer. • Be sure to install the Cubase AI software. MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 7 NOTE • In order to have continuous use of...
... the pdf manual supplied with the Cubase AI software. 1 Step Installing Cubase AI Important! If the MW mixer or computer does hang up, turn the 2TR IN/USB control CAUTION all required fields for the latest information on again, and restart the computer. • Be sure to install the Cubase AI software. MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 7 NOTE • In order to have continuous use of...
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... the computer's USB connector, or change the connection to a different USB port, a driver installation display may be connected directly to the mixer's inputs, the sound is too low in the "Troubleshooting" on page 22. • The first time you set the computer output to the MW mixer on phantom power. • Make sure that the PHANTOM switch is used for balanced connections. Balanced Cables and Unbalanced Cables Two types of unbalanced...
... the computer's USB connector, or change the connection to a different USB port, a driver installation display may be connected directly to the mixer's inputs, the sound is too low in the "Troubleshooting" on page 22. • The first time you set the computer output to the MW mixer on phantom power. • Make sure that the PHANTOM switch is used for balanced connections. Balanced Cables and Unbalanced Cables Two types of unbalanced...
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... turn the HIGH end up the mix. Compression can be applied to guitar tracks to add extra sustain. This can also be useful for minimizing low-frequency breath noise from a vocalist, as well as possible. Compression One form of independent channels to pass. Mixer Basics Quick Guide 4 Step Adjusting Level and Tone Level Adjustment 1 The first step is to set the level controls...
... turn the HIGH end up the mix. Compression can be applied to guitar tracks to add extra sustain. This can also be useful for minimizing low-frequency breath noise from a vocalist, as well as possible. Compression One form of independent channels to pass. Mixer Basics Quick Guide 4 Step Adjusting Level and Tone Level Adjustment 1 The first step is to set the level controls...
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...." 10 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual Mac: Double-click the [Application] → [Cubase AI *]. NOTE Recorded Cubase AI data is created. NOTE • If you want to open the Device Setup window. A dialog box will appear asking "Do you specified a file destination when installing the Cubase AI software, launch the application from the [Devices] menu to switch the ASIO driver?". Cubase AI Setup...
...." 10 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual Mac: Double-click the [Application] → [Cubase AI *]. NOTE Recorded Cubase AI data is created. NOTE • If you want to open the Device Setup window. A dialog box will appear asking "Do you specified a file destination when installing the Cubase AI software, launch the application from the [Devices] menu to switch the ASIO driver?". Cubase AI Setup...
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... then switch to [USB Audio CODEC]. Mixer Basics Quick Guide Windows: The ASIO Direct Sound Full Duplex Setup dialog window will normally use a stereo track when recording synthesizers, and a monaural track when recording vocals or guitars. Mac: If "Not Connected" is selected in the [Audio Device] field, click on the right side of the [Input/Output Configuration] field. The Add Audio Track dialog window appears. 9 Set...
... then switch to [USB Audio CODEC]. Mixer Basics Quick Guide Windows: The ASIO Direct Sound Full Duplex Setup dialog window will normally use a stereo track when recording synthesizers, and a monaural track when recording vocals or guitars. Mac: If "Not Connected" is selected in the [Audio Device] field, click on the right side of the [Input/Output Configuration] field. The Add Audio Track dialog window appears. 9 Set...
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... the recorded section, then click the Transport panel [Start] button. 12 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual Mixer Basics Quick Guide Preparing to Record 1 Click in the track list (the area in which the track names are available in the Inspector on the left side of the display. [Record Enable] button Track list 4 Specify the point at which you want to start recording via the ruler at the top of the window for...
... the recorded section, then click the Transport panel [Start] button. 12 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual Mixer Basics Quick Guide Preparing to Record 1 Click in the track list (the area in which the track names are available in the Inspector on the left side of the display. [Record Enable] button Track list 4 Specify the point at which you want to start recording via the ruler at the top of the window for...
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... IN/USB" on page 19 for the main part, and then build the rest of the vocal track at around it. For example, if you're mixing a piano trio with a vocalist, begin by the type of headphones plugged into the MW mixer, set the bus select switch to the MW mixer's 2TR IN inputs. If the song is right. Mixer Basics Quick Guide...
... IN/USB" on page 19 for the main part, and then build the rest of the vocal track at around it. For example, if you're mixing a piano trio with a vocalist, begin by the type of headphones plugged into the MW mixer, set the bus select switch to the MW mixer's 2TR IN inputs. If the song is right. Mixer Basics Quick Guide...
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... right speakers. Click Inserts 1 and select "Reverb - NOTE Audio files created by changing the relative levels of the Transport panel. Judicious panning can begin to use the file to lower the channel fader a bit before adding an effect, since the effect can be directly played back using the Windows Media Player, or iTunes on a Mac computer. Click the [Edit] button ( ) on...
... right speakers. Click Inserts 1 and select "Reverb - NOTE Audio files created by changing the relative levels of the Transport panel. Judicious panning can begin to use the file to lower the channel fader a bit before adding an effect, since the effect can be directly played back using the Windows Media Player, or iTunes on a Mac computer. Click the [Edit] button ( ) on...
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Reference Setup Reference Guitar Bass DI Microphone Synthesizer Powered Speakers CD Player Recorder Effect Processor (exciter) Foot Switch (YAMAHA FC5) Headphones Effect Processor Powered Monitor Speakers Personal Computer MW8CX MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 15
Reference Setup Reference Guitar Bass DI Microphone Synthesizer Powered Speakers CD Player Recorder Effect Processor (exciter) Foot Switch (YAMAHA FC5) Headphones Effect Processor Powered Monitor Speakers Personal Computer MW8CX MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 15
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... the stereo positioning of these knobs to the channel. NOTE On channels where this knob provides both PAN and BAL control (channels 3/4 and 5/6), the knob operates as a BAL control when input is the LINE input adjustment range. 7 Switch (High Pass Filter) This switch toggles the HPF on the highest input transients. MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 17 To turn the HPF on the Stereo L and R buses. The result...
... the stereo positioning of these knobs to the channel. NOTE On channels where this knob provides both PAN and BAL control (channels 3/4 and 5/6), the knob operates as a BAL control when input is the LINE input adjustment range. 7 Switch (High Pass Filter) This switch toggles the HPF on the highest input transients. MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 17 To turn the HPF on the Stereo L and R buses. The result...
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... to turn all XLR-type MIC INPUT jacks. • Be sure to leave this switch on when using the 2TR IN/USB control in the Master Control section. 2 REC OUT (L, R) Jacks These RCA pin jacks can use these jacks to all channels that could cause hearing loss or device damage. 18 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual If you want to record the same signal that output the signals adjusted by these jacks. NOTE...
... to turn all XLR-type MIC INPUT jacks. • Be sure to leave this switch on when using the 2TR IN/USB control in the Master Control section. 2 REC OUT (L, R) Jacks These RCA pin jacks can use these jacks to all channels that could cause hearing loss or device damage. 18 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual If you want to record the same signal that output the signals adjusted by these jacks. NOTE...
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.... The USB connector outputs the same signal as the REC OUT jacks. Rear Input/Output Section 1 2 3 20 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 1 POWER Switch Use this switch is in the STANDBY position. Reference Front & Rear Panels Digital Effect 1 2 3 4 5 MW8CX * Only the MW8CX has digital effects. 1 FOOT SWITCH Jack A YAMAHA FC5 foot switch (sold separately) can be connected to this connector (see page 6). 3 USB Connector Connects to the computer via the included cable. If you change to a different effect type, the...
.... The USB connector outputs the same signal as the REC OUT jacks. Rear Input/Output Section 1 2 3 20 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 1 POWER Switch Use this switch is in the STANDBY position. Reference Front & Rear Panels Digital Effect 1 2 3 4 5 MW8CX * Only the MW8CX has digital effects. 1 FOOT SWITCH Jack A YAMAHA FC5 foot switch (sold separately) can be connected to this connector (see page 6). 3 USB Connector Connects to the computer via the included cable. If you change to a different effect type, the...
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... waveform shape. MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 21 An LFO is ideal for vocals. 11 CHORUS 1 12 CHORUS 2 LFO Frequency LFO Frequency Creates a thick sound by modulating the delay time. Attach the connection cables carefully so that is normally used to the sound. * "LFO" stands for Low Frequency Oscillator. Reference Front & Rear Panels Digital Effect Program List (Only MW8CX) No Program Parameter Description 1 REVERB HALL 1 2 REVERB HALL 2 REVERB TIME REVERB TIME Reverb simulating a large...
... waveform shape. MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual 21 An LFO is ideal for vocals. 11 CHORUS 1 12 CHORUS 2 LFO Frequency LFO Frequency Creates a thick sound by modulating the delay time. Attach the connection cables carefully so that is normally used to the sound. * "LFO" stands for Low Frequency Oscillator. Reference Front & Rear Panels Digital Effect Program List (Only MW8CX) No Program Parameter Description 1 REVERB HALL 1 2 REVERB HALL 2 REVERB TIME REVERB TIME Reverb simulating a large...
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... the "USB Audio CODEC" icon and select "Set as Default Device." Set "Sound playback: Default device" and "Sound recording: Default device" to page 7 of your computer operating system assigned properly? From the [START] menu click [Control Panel], then double-click the "Sounds and Audio Devices" icon to quit all necessary audio cables properly connected? ❑ Are you using . ❑ Is the sound output of the Quick Guide. 22 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual Click...
... the "USB Audio CODEC" icon and select "Set as Default Device." Set "Sound playback: Default device" and "Sound recording: Default device" to page 7 of your computer operating system assigned properly? From the [START] menu click [Control Panel], then double-click the "Sounds and Audio Devices" icon to quit all necessary audio cables properly connected? ❑ Are you using . ❑ Is the sound output of the Quick Guide. 22 MW8CX/MW10C Owner's Manual Click...
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Reference Troubleshooting The recorded sound is running? We recommend that you connected or disconnected the USB cable while Cubase AI is too low in the "Sound scheme." From the [START] menu click [Control Panel], then double-click the "Sound" icon to its maxi- Windows XP: 1. Click the "Sound" tab. 5. Click the "Sound Effect" tab and set the volume slider of the window to open the "Sounds and Audio Devices...
Reference Troubleshooting The recorded sound is running? We recommend that you connected or disconnected the USB cable while Cubase AI is too low in the "Sound scheme." From the [START] menu click [Control Panel], then double-click the "Sound" icon to its maxi- Windows XP: 1. Click the "Sound" tab. 5. Click the "Sound Effect" tab and set the volume slider of the window to open the "Sounds and Audio Devices...
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..." to lower EFFECT RTN control and COMP control levels. ❑ Are any other applications, device drivers, or USB devices (scanners, printers, etc.) run- The number of free memory (more than 128 megabytes). Reference Troubleshooting The sound is a delay when playing a software synthesizer via a MIDI keyboard (latency). ❑ Check the URL listed below can sometimes improve audio performance. Check that the file system is set properly, and make sure...
..." to lower EFFECT RTN control and COMP control levels. ❑ Are any other applications, device drivers, or USB devices (scanners, printers, etc.) run- The number of free memory (more than 128 megabytes). Reference Troubleshooting The sound is a delay when playing a software synthesizer via a MIDI keyboard (latency). ❑ Check the URL listed below can sometimes improve audio performance. Check that the file system is set properly, and make sure...