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With m‑control™ for Yamaha digital consoles, the mic preamps on Pro64 devices such as the 6416m Mic Input
Module and AllFrame can be remote controlled directly from a Yamaha console’s user interface when a 6416Y2
A‑Net Interface Card is installed. Using m‑control, an engineer has direct access to the Pro64 mic preamp’s gain
control, +48V phantom power, and high pass (low cut) filter. Up to 64 channels of Pro64 mic preamps can be
controlled from a Yamaha console. Systems may utilize multiple simultaneous control points: multiple consoles,
multiple RCI/MCS combinations, or any combination of the two.
Remote mic preamp control is not supported by every Yamaha console, and the actual number of remote
controllable channels varies by console model. All existing 6416Y2 cards as well as 6416m and RCI modules in the
field can be updated to take advantage of the remote control features.
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The majority of the settings detailed in his section are for use when
programming a 6416Y2 card
manually
using its circuit board DIP switches. Most of these settings can be ignored—and the
configuration process greatly simplified—by using the free Pro64 Network Manager software.
Yamaha Hardware Requirements
The following Yamaha devices can be used to send remote control commands to Pro64 preamps via m‑control:
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LS9‑16
LS9‑32
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DM1000
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DM2000
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M7CL‑32 and M7CL‑48
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DME24N
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DME64N
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CL1
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CL3
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CL5
Console based remote control of Pro64 mic preamps is not compatible with the 01V96, and 02R96 because these
devices do not have built‑in RS‑422 support. 6416Y2 A‑Net cards may still be used with these devices for audio I/O
routing.
Firmware Requirements
The m‑control features require firmware version 2.41 or higher in the 6416Y2 A‑Net card and firmware version
2.00 or higher in both the 6416m Mic Input Module and any RCI Remote Control Interfaces in the system. (The RCI
is not required to use the console‑based remote control feature, but it does need the firmware update if an RCI is
installed in the same Pro64 network where m‑control will be used.)
Before attempting to use the m‑control remote control features, use the Pro64 Network Manager software to
