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Appendix

MG8/2FX

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Dimensional Diagrams

Unit: mm

REVERB HALL 1

REVERB HALL 2

REVERB ROOM 1

REVERB ROOM 2

REVERB STAGE 1

REVERB STAGE 2

REVERB PLATE

DRUM AMBIENCE

KARAOKE ECHO

VOCAL ECHO

CHORUS 1

CHORUS 2

FLANGER

PHASER

AUTO WAH

DISTORTION

251

290.5

65

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Summary of Contents for 2FX

Page 1: ...MIXING CONSOLE MIXING CONSOLE Owner s Manual Owner s Manual Making the Most Of Your Mixer Pages 6 to 14 EN ...

Page 2: ...e precautions include but are not limited to the following Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the device is not to be used for extended periods of time or during electrical storms When removing the electric plug from the device or an outlet always hold the plug itself and not the cord Pulling by the cord can damage it To avoid generating unwanted noise make sure there is 50 cm or more b...

Page 3: ...ATION U S A 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual meets FCC requirements Modifica tions not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your author ity granted by the FCC to use the product 2 IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s ...

Page 4: ...icrophone Stand 21 Appendix 22 Specifications 22 Dimensional Diagrams 24 Block Diagram and Level Diagram 25 Features Input Channels page 18 With up to four mic line inputs or up to three stereo inputs the MG8 2FX can simultaneously connect to a wide range of devices microphones line level devices stereo synthesizers and more For exam ple you can connect two microphones and three ste reo devices or...

Page 5: ... standard household power outlet Be sure to unplug the adaptor from the outlet when not using the mixer or when there are light ning storms in the area To avoid generating unwanted noise make sure there is 50 cm or more between the power adaptor and the mixer Turning the Power On Press the mixer s power switch to the ON position When you are ready to turn the power off press the power switch to th...

Page 6: ...isn t used much these days besides it s too easily confusable with phone jacks below RCA pin jacks are always unbalanced and generally carry a line level signal at 10 dB nominal You re most likely to use this type of connector when connecting a CD player or other home audio type source to your mixer or when connecting the output of your mixer to a cassette recorder or similar gear The Versatile Ph...

Page 7: ...basically confined to your desktop and all connections are no more than a meter or two in length then unbalanced lines are fine unless you re surrounded by extremely high levels of electromagnetic noise Another place balanced lines are almost always used is in microphone cables The reason for this is that the output signal from most microphones is very small so even a tiny amount of noise will be ...

Page 8: ...oustic sound pressure levels as well as electronic signal levels To make matters worse there are a number of variations dBu dBV dBm Fortunately you don t need to be an expert to make things work Here are a few basics you should keep in mind Consumer gear such as home audio equipment usually has line inputs and outputs with a nominal average level of 10 dB Professional audio gear usually has line i...

Page 9: ... or a full blown 4 band parametric EQ When boost is applied the EQ stage also has gain You can actually overload the input channel by applying too much EQ boost It s usually better to cut than boost 3 Channel Peak LED Fader The channel peak LED is your most valuable tool for setting the input gain control for optimum performance Note that it is located after the head amp and EQ stage Master Sectio...

Page 10: ...t the amount of noise added by each stage is usually not dependent to any significant degree on the level of the audio signal passing through the circuit This means that the bigger the desired signal the smaller the added noise will be in relation to it In tech speak this gives us a better signal to noise ratio often abbreviated as S N ratio All of this leads to the following basic rule In our mix...

Page 11: ...gnal to each channel one at a time have singers sing players play and playback devices play back at the loudest expected level Gradually turn up the input gain control while the signal is being applied to the corresponding channel until the peak indicator begins to flash then back off a little so that the peak indicator flashes only occasionally Repeat for each active channel Raise your master fad...

Page 12: ...e you set the amount of reverb that you want to add to the channel by using the EFFECT control for example you can use the channel fader to raise or lower the overall channel level while maintaining the balance between the main channel signal and the reverb effect 4 2 Channel Inserts for Channel specific Processing Another way to get the mixer s signal outside the box is to use the channel inserts...

Page 13: ...n the bass and drums to support the overall sound Example2 Funky R B Groove The approach will be totally different if you re mixing a funky R B number that centers on the groove In this case most engineers will start with the drums and then add the bass The relationship between the drums and bass is extremely important to achieve the drive or groove the music rides on Pay particular attention to h...

Page 14: ...oost is that it adds gain to the signal increasing noise and potentially over loading the subsequent circuitry 5 4 Ambience Judicious application of reverb and or delay via the mixer s effect busses can really polish a mix but too much can wash out the mix and reduce overall clarity The way you set up your reverb sound can make a huge difference in the way it meshes with the mix Reverb Delay Time ...

Page 15: ...Q type base frequency and maximum cut boost for each of the three bands 5 EFFECT Controls Adjusts the level of the signal sent from the channel to the EFFECT bus Note that the signal level to the bus is also affected by the Channel LEVEL Control If you are using stereo channels CHs 3 4 5 6 7 8 the signals from the L odd and R even channels are mixed and then sent to the EFFECT bus 6 PAN Control CH...

Page 16: ...ONO jack only the mixer outputs the identical signal to both the L and R Stereo buses 3 2TR IN Control Adjusts the level of the signal sent from the 2TR IN jack to the Stereo bus 4 ST Master LEVEL Control Adjusts the signal level to the ST OUT jacks 5 C R PHONES LEVEL Control Controls the level of the signal output to the PHONES jack and the C R L and R jacks 6 Level Meter This LED display shows t...

Page 17: ...ontrol knob These parameter values are retained even after power off ON Switch Switches use of the internal effect on or off The inter nal effect is applied only if this switch is turned on The switch lights up orange to indicate that it is on With the separately sold YAMAHA FC5 foot switch connected you can use your foot to toggle the digital effects ON and OFF When you turn on the power the ON s...

Page 18: ...he jack to an effector If using the jack to output to an external device however please be aware of possible phase conflicts with other signals 3 Channel Input Jacks CH 7 8 Each of these channel pairs can be used to input a stereo source signal For each pair the odd numbered channel inputs the L signal and the even numbered channel inputs the R signal Each channel offers a choice of two jack types...

Page 19: ...ural and will propagate the identical signal on both L and R jacks 0 PHONES Jack Connector for headphones This is a balanced phone type output jack A FOOT SWITCH Jack This phone input jack can connect to the separately sold YAMAHA FC5 foot switch With the foot switch connected you can use your foot to toggle the digital effects ON and OFF Connector Polarities These jacks will also accept connectio...

Page 20: ...ck and a LINE INPUT jack you may use either one of these jacks but you may not use both at the same time Please connect to only one of these jacks on each channel To avoid causing damage to speakers power up the devices in the following order Peripheral devices mixer power amps or powered speakers When shutting the system down turn off the power in the opposite order Power amps powered speakers mi...

Page 21: ...e the cables so that they run parallel with the microphone pole down to the base of the stand Leave ample free space around the stand Turn the mixer upside down and hold the micro phone stand adaptor BMS 10A sold separately against the bottom of the mixer so that the screw holes are aligned 1 Screw the adaptor firmly into place with the two screws 2 Turn the mixer right side up and mount it onto y...

Page 22: ... CH MIC INPUT to ST OUT 76 dB CH MIC INPUT to REC OUT 64 2 dB CH MIC INPUT to EFFECT SEND 70 dB ST CH MIC INPUT to ST OUT 76 dB ST CH LINE INPUT to ST OUT 50 dB ST CH LINE INPUT to EFFECT SEND 41 dB ST CH INPUT to ST OUT 26 dB RETURN to ST OUT 12 dB 2TR INPUT to ST OUT 23 8 dB Crosstalk 1 kHz Adjacent inputs 70 dB input to output 70 dB Monaural Stereo Input GAIN Control variable range 44 dB Monaur...

Page 23: ...50 600 Ω mic 72 dBu 0 195 mV 60 dBu 0 775 mV 40 dBu 7 75 mV XLR 3 31 type balanced 16 28 dBu 30 9 mV 16 dBu 123 mV 10 dBu 245 mV ST CH LINE INPUT CH3 L CH4 R CH5 L CH6 R 34 10 kΩ 600 Ω line 46 dBu 3 88 mV 34 dBu 15 5 mV 14 dBu 155 mV Phone jack unbalanced 10 2 dBu 0 616 V 10 dBu 2 45 V 30 dBu 24 5 V ST CH INPUT CH7 L CH8 R 10 kΩ 600 Ω line 22 dBu 61 6 mV 10 dBu 245 mV 10 dBu 2 45 V Phone jack unba...

Page 24: ...sional Diagrams Unit mm REVERB HALL 1 REVERB HALL 2 REVERB ROOM 1 REVERB ROOM 2 REVERB STAGE 1 REVERB STAGE 2 REVERB PLATE DRUM AMBIENCE KARAOKE ECHO VOCAL ECHO CHORUS 1 CHORUS 2 FLANGER PHASER AUTO WAH DISTORTION 251 290 5 65 ...

Page 25: ...Appendix MG8 2FX 25 Block Diagram and Level Diagram ...

Page 26: ...MG8 2FX 26 MEMO ...

Page 27: ...lano Italy Tel 02 935 771 SPAIN PORTUGAL Yamaha Hazen Música S A Ctra de la Coruna km 17 200 28230 Las Rozas Madrid Spain Tel 91 639 8888 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J A Wettergrens Gata 1 Box 30053 S 400 43 Göteborg Sweden Tel 031 89 34 00 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 6A DK 2730 Herlev Denmark Tel 44 92 49 00 NORWAY Norsk filial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB Grini Næringspark 1 N...

Page 28: ...cal Instrument Division Yamaha Corporation 2004 Yamaha Corporation WC70700 408CRAP12 3 01A0 Printed in China Yamaha Pro Audio global web site http www yamahaproaudio com Yamaha Manual Library http www2 yamaha co jp manual english ...

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