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MW12 Owner’s Manual

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The ASIO Multimedia Setup – Advanced 
Options window will appear. Check only 
the input port and output port [USB Audio 
CODEC] checkbox.

6

Click [OK] in the ASIO Multimedia Setup – 
Advanced Options, ASIO Multimedia 
Setup, and Device Setup dialog windows 
to close the windows.

7

Select [VST Inputs] in the [Devices] menu. 
The VST Inputs window will open. Engage 
the Port [USB Audio CODEC] Active 
button (

), and close the VST Inputs 

window.

8

Select [New project] from the [File] menu 
to create a new project file. 

The New Project dialog window will open. For this 
example select [24 Track Audio Recorder] and click 
[OK].

n

Recorded Cubase LE data is stored as a “project 
file” for each song.

9

When the directory selection dialog 
window appears, select the folder to 
which the project and audio files for the 
project are to be stored, and click [OK].

An empty 24-audio-track project window will appear.

Preparing to Record

1

Click in the track list (the area in which the 
track names are displayed) to select a 
track to record on. 

For this example select [Audio 01]. The various 
settings for the selected track are available in the 
Inspector on the left side of the display.

n

If the Inspector is not showing, click the [Show 
Inspector] button (

) in the upper left area of the 

project window.

[Show Inspector] button

Inspector

[Stereo Switch] button

Summary of Contents for MW12

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Page 2: ...other product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA 3 NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requi...

Page 3: ...ns 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 between the ...

Page 4: ...ch appear on your computer The illustrations as shown in this owner s manual are for instructional purposes only and may appear somewhat different from those on your device This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others copyrights Such copyrighted materials include without limitation all com...

Page 5: ... software included in the MW12 package offers versatile high performance hard disk recording capability 3 Band EQ On Each Channel page 15 Each channel of the MW12 mixer features full 3 band equalization providing broad musical response shaping capability Mixer Functions page 19 The MW12 mixer can handle up to 12 simultaneous inputs mixing them to stereo or group outputs You could connect four micr...

Page 6: ...again for a long while please be sure to unplug the adaptor from the wall outlet n To prevent loud pops and noises turn on the power to your sound gear starting with the sources instruments CD players etc and ending with the power amplifier or powered speakers Example Instruments microphones and CD players first then the mixer and finally the power amplifier or powered speakers When turning off th...

Page 7: ...making connections refer to the Rear Input Output section on page 19 and the Setting Up section on page 21 Step 1 Installing Cubase LE Step 2 Connections USB Connection Precautions Be sure to observe the following points when connecting to the computer s USB interface Failure to observe these rules can result in computer freezes hang ups and possibly data loss or corruption If the computer or MW12...

Page 8: ...resistant to externally induced noise and is used primarily for balanced connections With properly designed receiving circuitry cables with this type of connector can also be used for unbalanced signals XLR type connectors are the standard for microphone connections as well as most professional audio gear Phone Connectors Phone connectors are available in mono and stereo versions Stereo types are ...

Page 9: ...t channels to achieve the best possible mix Step 4 Adjusting Level and Equalization Channel Fader ST Master Fader C R PHONES Control ST GROUP Switch GAIN Control PEAK Indicator ST Switch PFL Switch Use the High pass Filter for Microphone Input As the name implies a high pass filter allows only signals above a certain frequency to pass Conversely signals below that cutoff frequency are attenuated W...

Page 10: ...ubase LE software launch the application from that location Create a Cubase LE shortcut or Alias on your desktop so you can easily launch the program when required 3 Select Device Setup from the Devices menu to open the Device Setup window Windows Select VST Multitrack in the Devices field on the left side of the window Select ASIO Multimedia Driver in the ASIO Driver field on the right side of th...

Page 11: ...n For this example select 24 Track Audio Recorder and click OK n Recorded Cubase LE data is stored as a project file for each song 9 When the directory selection dialog window appears select the folder to which the project and audio files for the project are to be stored and click OK An empty 24 audio track project window will appear Preparing to Record 1 Click in the track list the area in which ...

Page 12: ...Record Enable button is on 5 Play the instrument to be recorded and while watching the mixer window level meter adjust the MW12 GAIN control and channel fader so that the meter never goes above 0 0 dB n The MW12 ST master fader does not affect the output level sent to the computer The Cubase LE channel strip fader only affects the playback output level from Cubase LE The maximum level encountered ...

Page 13: ... to audio CDs 1 Launch Cubase LE and open a project file 2 Select Mixer from the Devices menu to open the mixer window 3 Turn the Record Enable buttons for all recorded tracks off in order to display the corresponding levels via the channel strip levels meters 4 Click the Transport panel Play button 5 Drag the channel strip faders up and down while listening to playback to adjust the mix as requir...

Page 14: ...he mixdown operation will be shown in a progress window When the progress window closes the mixdown is complete n Wave files created by mixdown can be directly playback back using the Windows Media Player or iTunes on a Macintosh computer Pan Effectively Panning creates the illusion of stereo space by changing the relative levels of each track s signal sent to the left and right speakers If a sign...

Page 15: ...ed to visually check the signal level to ensure no overload occurs 3 Switch High Pass Filter This switch toggles the HPF on or off To turn the HPF on press the switch in The HPF cuts frequencies below 80 Hz But note that regardless of the switch setting the mixer does not apply this HPF to the line inputs of stereo input channels 4 Equalizer HIGH MID and LOW This three band equalizer adjusts the c...

Page 16: ...1 bus or to the Stereo L bus signals into the R input even channel feed to the Group 2 bus or the Stereo R bus n On channels where this knob provides both PAN and BAL controls 5 6 and 7 8 the knob operates as a PAN control if you are inputting through the MIC jack or into the L MONO input only and operates as a BAL control if you are inputting into both L and R inputs 8 ST Switch This switch sends...

Page 17: ...oes to Stereo R 4 Master SEND Master AUX 1 2 Control Adjusts the signal level respectively These are the signals that are output to the AUX1 and AUX2 SEND jacks 5 RETURN AUX 1 2 Control Adjust the level of the mixed L R signal sent from the RETURN jacks L MONO and R to the AUX1 and AUX2 buses ST Control Adjust the level of the signal sent from the RETURN jacks L MONO and R to the Stereo bus n If y...

Page 18: ...USB switch is set to TO C R the signal is sent to the C R OUT connectors and the PHONES jack 9 ST GROUP Switch Determines whether the stereo bus or group bus signal is sent to the C R OUT connectors and PHONES jack level meter C R PHONES Control Controls the level of the signal output to the PHONES jack and the C R OUT L and R jacks Level Meter This LED meter displays the level of the signal selec...

Page 19: ... conflicts with other signals 3 Channel Input Jacks These are unbalanced stereo line input jacks Two jack types are provided phone type CHs 5 6 to 11 12 and RCA pin type CHs 9 10 11 12 n Where a channel provides both phone jacks and RCA pin jacks you may use either one of these jacks but you may not use both at the same time Please connect to only of these jacks on each channel 4 GROUP OUT 1 2 Jac...

Page 20: ...These RCA pin jacks input a stereo sound source Use these jacks when you want to connect a CD or DAT directly to the mixer for monitoring n Level is controlled via the master section 2TR IN USB control When a signal is being received both via the 2TR IN connectors and the USB interface the received signals are mixed USB Connector Connects to the computer via the supplied USB cable When connecting ...

Page 21: ...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 3 To avoid causing damage to speakers power up the devices in the following order Peripheral devices mixer power amps or powered speakers n When shutting the system down turn off the power in the opposite order Power amps powered speaker...

Page 22: ...mount supports are screwed onto the unit Use a screwdriver to remove these supports 2 Turn the supports over and fasten them into place again using the same screws 3 Mount the unit into the rack and fasten it into place Do not install the mixer near power amps or other heat generating devices ...

Page 23: ...ound input select USB Audio CODEC 3 Click the Output tab and under Choose a device for sound output select USB Audio CODEC Is the sound output of the Cubase LE application assigned properly For setup details refer to page 10 of the Quick Guide The recorded sound is too low in level Is the computer s output level setting too low We recommend that you set the computer output to the maximum level Win...

Page 24: ...to Good Don t change these settings if you are not familiar with your computer s operating system Check that the file system is set properly and make sure that you have a plenty of free memory more than 128 MB If the wave files you are recording or playing are not too large changing the virtual memory settings can sometimes improve audio performance In some cases it might be necessary to update yo...

Page 25: ...ls at maximum level 94 dB CH INPUT 1 7 8 MIC to REC OUT 10 k ohms Rs 150 ohms GAIN controls at maximum level 62 2 dB CH INPUT 1 4 MIC to AUX SEND 10 k ohms Rs 150 ohms GAIN controls at maximum level PRE 76 dB CH INPUT 1 4 MIC to AUX SEND 10 k ohms Rs 150 ohms GAIN controls at maximum level POST 86 dB CH INPUT 5 6 7 8 LINE to ST OUT 600 ohms GROUP OUT 10 k ohms Rs 150 ohms GAIN controls at maximum ...

Page 26: ...ced 10 10 dBu 245 mV 10 dBu 2 45 V 30 dBu 24 5 V ST CH INPUT CH9 L CH10 R CH11 L CH12 R 10 k ohms 600 ohms line 30 dBu 24 5 mV 10 dBu 245 mV 10 dBu 2 45 V Phone jack unbalanced RCA pin jack CH INSERT IN CHs 1 to 4 10 k ohms 600 ohms line 20 dBu 77 5 mV 0 dBu 0 775 V 20 dBu 7 75 V Phone jack TRS unbalanced T out R in S ground RETURN L R 10 k ohms 600 ohms line 12 dBu 195 mV 4 dBu 1 23 V 24 dBu 12 3...

Page 27: ...Appendix MW12 Owner s Manual 27 Dimensional Diagrams 317 4 416 6 325 6 102 6 2 108 322 480 322 When mounted on rack Unit mm English Deutsch Français Español ...

Page 28: ...Appendix MW12 Owner s Manual 28 Block Diagram and Level Diagram English Deutsch Français Español ...

Page 29: ...FTWARE are subject to the following restrictions which you must observe Data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be used for any commercial purposes without permission of the copyright owner Data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be duplicated transferred or distributed or played back or performed for listeners in public without permission of the copyright owner The encryption of dat...

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