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LS9 Editor Owner’s Manual

 

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Contents

 

Getting Started ......................................... 2
Master window ....................................... 10
Overview window ................................... 13
Custom Fader Layer window .................. 24
Selected Channel window....................... 26
Library window ....................................... 45
Patch Editor window ............................... 48
Rack window ........................................... 52
Meter window ......................................... 61
Group/Link window ................................ 64
Scene window ......................................... 67
Custom Fader Layer Setup window ........ 74
User Defined Keys Setup window........... 75
Keyboard Shortcuts................................. 76
Appendix ................................................. 77

 

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LS9 Editor

LS9 Editor

LS9 Editor

Owner’s Manual

Owner’s Manual

Owner’s Manual

 

Description of menus and buttons

 

In the event that menu and button names on a Windows 
system are different from those on a Mac, this manual 
uses the Windows menu and button names followed by the 
Mac menu and button names in parentheses.

Summary of Contents for LS9-16

Page 1: ...orporation in the U S and other countries Apple Mac and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are t...

Page 2: ...ecified in Studio Man ager select the ports that the editor will use to communicate with the LS9 console B Fast Sync This allows synchronization to be speed up reducing the time required This check bo...

Page 3: ...buses will be used as MONO x2 or STEREO Bus Type Pre Fader Send Point Specifies whether the Send Point of each two adjacent odd numbered even numbered MIX buses will be VARI PRE EQ VARI PRE FADER or F...

Page 4: ...by the LS9 console You can enter up to eight single byte alphanumeric characters Uppercase and lowercase are distinguished D Re Enter Password Enter the password once again as a safeguard against mis...

Page 5: ...rating privileges for loading user defined keys and preferences when loading a file SYSTEM SETUP MONITOR SETUP Change the operating privileges for loading system setup and moni tor setup settings when...

Page 6: ...s The following table describes how to use the Undo Redo function Please note however that after you perform one of the following operations you cannot successfully undo or redo any previous operation...

Page 7: ...For the Overview window and Rack win dow use the sub menu to select the channels or library you want to see You can choose Tile or Cascade to arrange the windows within the editor In the Library wind...

Page 8: ...nt to copy the read only data to LS9 Editor If this data is not copied console data that is set to read only status will not be synchronized Offline Edit Function If you do not want to synchronize you...

Page 9: ...ue For channel faders etc sets to regardless of the default value Ctrl Shift click sets to nominal For channel faders etc sets to nominal regardless of the default value Numerical displays only Click...

Page 10: ...ange the icon by right clicking control key clicking it or change the back ground color by left clicking The background color you specify here will also be the background color for the channel name in...

Page 11: ...l you actually store or recall and while blinking will not match the scene number indicated on the LS9 F RECALL button This button recalls the scene of the number shown in the scene number display 1 L...

Page 12: ...CH 1 16 window J 17 32 button Opens the Custom Fader Layer INPUT CH CH 17 32 window This is available only if you re editing offline and have selected LS9 32 in the Model Select field of the Mixer Se...

Page 13: ...w when editing offline or when editing online with the LS9 32 A Input patch Click here to select the input source that will be assigned to the INPUT CH from the following choices INPUT jacks 17 32 and...

Page 14: ...be selected in the Selected Channel window J MIX SEND The bar graphs located immediately below the button show the send level of the signals sent from the INPUT CH to VARI type MIX buses You can also...

Page 15: ...ther than SENDS ON FADER mode this is linked with the INPUT section faders of the LS9 s panel The current fader value is shown in the numerical box located immediately below the fader You can set this...

Page 16: ...e it A INPUT PATCH This selects the input source assigned to the ST IN CH The input sources that can be selected are the same as the INPUT CH B HA GAIN Drag the knob in the screen to adjust the gain o...

Page 17: ...panel L ON Switches the ST IN CH on off the L R settings are linked This is linked with the ST IN section CH ON keys on the LS9 s panel M Fader Adjusts the input level of the ST IN CH When the LS9 its...

Page 18: ...ting offline and have selected LS9 32 in the Model Select field of the Mixer Setup screen or if you re editing online with the LS9 32 connected If multiple patches have been made only the first port i...

Page 19: ...will be an on off switch for the signal that is sent from the mix channel to the LCR bus G VARI FIXED Indicates the type VARI or FIXED of the currently selected MIX bus This parameter can be switched...

Page 20: ...rom the View menu or the menu that appears when you right click control key click in the window You can access this window in the following ways From the Windows menu choose Overview and then choose M...

Page 21: ...r on off This is the same as the dynamics 2 for INPUT CH p 14 F INS Insert Enables disables the insert in G SEL Select Selects the MATRIX channel for which you want to make settings H CUE This button...

Page 22: ...NTROL OVERVIEW ST MONO and exe cute it A OUTPUT PATCH This selects the output port assigned to the STEREO MONO channel The output ports that can be selected are the same as for MIX p 18 B EQ Equalizer...

Page 23: ...of the LS9 s panel The current fader value is shown in the numeric box immediately below the fader The numbers and alphabetical letters at the right of the fader indicate the mute groups to which that...

Page 24: ...1 16 and 17 32 The parame ters shown in this window can be selected from the View menu or from the menu that appears when you right click in the window You can display this window in either of the fo...

Page 25: ...n either of the following ways From the Windows menu choose Overview and then choose Custom Fader Layer ST IN In the Master window turn the Layer Keys STEREO IN CUSTOM button on Custom Fader Layer ST...

Page 26: ...OR CONTROL SELECTED CHANNEL and execute it By choosing Selected Channel from the Windows menu and then selecting ADDITIONAL VIEW you can view a window for a channel that is not selected This ADDITIONA...

Page 27: ...use the SELECT button or the triangle buttons at left and right The channel selected in the Main View is linked with the SEL keys in the INPUT section of the LS9 s panel You can right click control ke...

Page 28: ...d for the MIX bus only the ON button is valid The stereo mono setting and the VARI type FIXED type setting can be made in the Mixer Setup screen HA GAIN HPF A HA HA Gain Adjusts the gain of the intern...

Page 29: ...b This is linked with the PAN encoder in the SELECTED CHANNEL section of the LS9 panel ST Switches the signal sent from the input channel to the STEREO bus on off M C Switches the signal sent from the...

Page 30: ...shelving If this button is on the HIGH EQ will be switched to a shelving type the Q knob of the HIGH EQ will disap pear H LPF Low Pass Filter If this button is on the HIGH EQ will function as a low pa...

Page 31: ...ount of gain reduction F THRESHOLD Threshold level Specifies the level at which the gate will open and close The gate will open when the key in signal exceeds this level and will close when the signal...

Page 32: ...rve Indicates the response for the compressor of the currently selected channel E GR meter This meter indicates the amount of gain reduction produced by the compressor F THRESHOLD Specifies the thresh...

Page 33: ...IBRARY This button accesses the dynamics library Clicking this button will open the DYNAMICS page of the LIBRARY window C ON This button switches the compressor on off D Response curve Indicates the r...

Page 34: ...accesses the dynamics library Clicking this button will open the DYNAMICS page of the LIBRARY window C ON This button switches the de esser on off D Response curve Indicates the response for the de e...

Page 35: ...be patched Choose from PRE EQ or PRE FADER DIRECT OUT except for ST IN CH A ON Turns the direct output on off B DIRECT OUT GAIN Adjusts the gain of the direct output The current value is shown in the...

Page 36: ...his is linked with the INPUT section CH ON keys on the LS9 s panel B Fader Adjusts the input level of the input channel This is linked with the INPUT section fad ers of the LS9 s panel A meter indicat...

Page 37: ...celled and only the newly selected port will be assigned TO MATRIX A MATRIX send level This adjusts the send level of the signal sent from the MIX channel to the MATRIX buses B ON MATRIX send on off T...

Page 38: ...from the MIX channel to the MONO bus on off BALANCE This is shown only if the selected MIX bus is assigned as a stereo bus It adjusts the left right volume balance of the stereo bus You can set this...

Page 39: ...disappear H LPF Low Pass Filter If this button is on the HIGH EQ will function as a low pass filter The Q knob of the HIGH EQ will disappear and the GAIN knob will act as the low pass filter on off s...

Page 40: ...ll Safe and Mute Safe functions for input channels MUTE GROUP Selects the mute group 1 8 to which the MIX channel belongs Pan Fader A ON Switches the MIX channel on off B Fader Adjusts the output leve...

Page 41: ...ow PRE POST These select either PRE or POST as the position from which the signal is sent from the MIX buses or STEREO MONO buses to the MATRIX bus PRE POINT is selected if this is on or POST FADER is...

Page 42: ...ints that can be selected are different this is the same as for the insert settings of an input channel p 35 RECALL SAFE MUTE SAFE These are the same as the RECALL SAFE MUTE SAFE of a MIX channel p 40...

Page 43: ...O MONO channel is selected CHANNEL SELECT Channel selection Except for the fact that your editing applies to a STEREO MONO channel this is the same as the channel selec tion for a MIX channel p 37 STE...

Page 44: ...nts that can be selected are different this is the same as for the insert settings of an input channel p 35 RECALL SAFE MUTE SAFE These are the same as the RECALL SAFE MUTE SAFE of a MIX channel p 40...

Page 45: ...select either DYNAMICS INPUT EQ OUTPUT EQ EFFECT or GEQ A OPEN Open a file Opens a library file located on a drive of your computer Use this when you want to edit library data that you ve saved on a U...

Page 46: ...ication of 1 can be recalled to DYNAMICS 1 and only library items with an indication of 2 can be recalled to DYNAMICS 2 Data for which neither 1 or 2 is shown cannot be recalled to that channel For EQ...

Page 47: ...written onto the copy destination data and the copy source data will remain unchanged If the copy source selection contains multiple data the data will be overwritten onto consecutive data starting at...

Page 48: ...To switch pages click the tabs shown in the upper part of the window To display this window choose PATCH Editor from the Windows menu and select either INPUT PATCH OUTPUT PATCH INPUT INSERT PATCH OUTP...

Page 49: ...ned to the output of each output channel INPUT INSERT PATCH page Here you can assign input output ports to the insert in out of each input channel Select the output port in the left side of the screen...

Page 50: ...the insert in out of each output channel Select the output port in the left side of the screen and the input port in the right side of the screen DIRECT OUTPUT PATCH page Here you can select the outp...

Page 51: ...nput port This shows the input port assigned to the input channel You can click this box and choose the input port from the popup menu that appears D Output channel number E Output channel name This i...

Page 52: ...ere you can make settings for GEQ effects and external head amps This window is divided into GEQ EFFECT and EXTERNAL HA pages to switch pages click the tabs located at the top of the window GEQ EFFECT...

Page 53: ...layed only if you re editing offline and have selected LS9 32 in the Model Select field of the Mixer Setup window or if you are editing online with the LS9 32 connected 2 Selectable only for effect mo...

Page 54: ...an select the insertion destination of GEQ and edit the parameters A Rack No Rack selection Select the rack module that you want to control B LIBRARY This button accesses the GEQ library Clicking this...

Page 55: ...del Select field of the Mixer Setup window or if you are editing online with the LS9 32 connected 2 Displayed only and cannot be selected The channel name is shown in the boxes immediately below F Out...

Page 56: ...elected GEQ module J GEQ faders These faders cut boost the frequency bands of the GEQ module The value of each fader is shown in the numeri cal box below it Hold down the Ctrl key and click to set the...

Page 57: ...al 57 Rack module editor Effect window For details on the dedicated GUI screen refer to the appendix Here you can select the effect type for an internal effect edit the parameters and specify the inpu...

Page 58: ...boxes immediately below H Input meter Indicates the level of the signal being input to the internal effect I Output patch Click the L CHANNEL or R CHANNEL area and choose one of the following as the...

Page 59: ...lue of the TEMPO parameter you can either input the BPM Beats Per Minute in the numerical box or repeatedly click the TAP TEMPO button at the desired tempo If the MIDI CLK button is on the TEMPO param...

Page 60: ...e gain for each channel The current value is shown in the box below C 48V This switches the phantom power 48V on off for each channel D HPF High Pass Filter This switches the HPF on off for each chann...

Page 61: ...n order to view the LS9 s signal levels in the Meter window make sure that LS9 Editor and the LS9 itself are synchronized INPUT METER page A METERING POINT Select one of the following as the point whe...

Page 62: ...METER page A METERING POINT Select one of the following as the point where metering will occur PRE EQ PRE FADER POST ON B PEAK HOLD This is the same as in the INPUT METER page C Meters This is the sa...

Page 63: ...t channels IN PRE HPF PRE FADER POST ON OUT PRE EQ PRE FADER POST ON B PEAK HOLD This is the same function as in the INPUT METER page C Meters These are peak level meters that show the input level of...

Page 64: ...ASSIGN page Here you can specify the channels that will be assigned to mute groups 1 8 The upper part of the screen lets you assign input channels to mute groups and the lower part of the screen lets...

Page 65: ...n off for each channel Channels for which this button is on will be excluded from mute groups E CLEAR These buttons clear all input channels and output channels assigned to the corresponding mute grou...

Page 66: ...with the LS9 16 connected up to sixteen groups can be assigned for INPUT CH 1 32 and you ll be able to choose from link groups A R B CLEAR ALL Clears the link settings for all channels C LINK PARAMETE...

Page 67: ...r and edit them In this case you can re save all scenes to a file after editing recall just a desired scene or copy a desired scene to the scene memory of the LS9 itself A File name Indicates the file...

Page 68: ...Scene Recall If you select ALL the other buttons will be unavailable Multiple selections are allowed for buttons other than ALL Can be selected only if OUT is selected L TIME STAMP Indicates the time...

Page 69: ...r move them to a different location within a list O STORE Stores the current settings to the scene that is selected in the list P RECALL Recalls the settings of the scene selected in the list Q CLEAR...

Page 70: ...he following items B SAFE ON OFF These are on off buttons that select the channels to be excluded from recall operations C Parameter matrix grid Here you can select the parameters to be excluded from...

Page 71: ...ions I INPUT NAME This on off button specifies whether the channel names of input channels will be excluded from recall operations J OUTPUT NAME This on off button specifies whether the channel names...

Page 72: ...d Since the Fade function settings are independent for each scene you must recall the desired scene before you make these settings A INPUT CHANNEL FADING ENABLE These on off buttons select the input c...

Page 73: ...This button switches on the buttons of all output channels F CLEAR ALL This button switches off the buttons of all output channels G FADING ENABLE This button enables disables the Fade function for t...

Page 74: ...h Administrator privileges and the Administrator s settings will always be saved in the user authentication key Edit User Select Select the user level that will be displayed and edited in the Custom F...

Page 75: ...entication key Edit User Select Select the user level that will be displayed and edited in the User Defined Keys Setup window In the initial state you can select either Administrator or Guest If the E...

Page 76: ...lt 1 Option 1 Opens the INPUT CH CH17 32 window Ctrl Alt 2 Option 2 Opens the INPUT CH CH33 48 window Ctrl Alt 3 Option 3 Opens the INPUT CH CH49 64 window Ctrl Alt 4 Option 4 Opens the ST IN window C...

Page 77: ...nge is from 0 3s through 30 0s However the range varies depending on the Room Size setting D Initial Delay Duration of time between sound input and the start of reverberation Higher values delay the s...

Page 78: ...eration The range above the frequency specified by this value is cut This filter does not affect the original source sound Drag the icon to change the value The range is 1 00kHz to Thru J Hi Ratio Len...

Page 79: ...ly adjust the time axis horizontal axis Q Time Axis Set button Use this button to specify the time duration in seconds as displayed by the time axis horizontal axis R Zoom Out button Click this button...

Page 80: ...OUTPUT METER page 62 OUTPUT PATCH page 49 OUTPUT SAFE PARAMETERS 71 Overview window 13 P Patch Editor window 48 DIRECT OUTPUT PATCH page 50 INPUT INSERT PATCH page 49 INPUT PATCH page 48 OUTPUT INSER...

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