Yamaha MMP1 Setup Manual - page 5

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2. System Configuration and Channel Planning 

This guide will use the following system example of a studio for recording and editing 5.1 

surround sound. 

Surround Studio (5.1ch) 

A full 5.1 channel speaker system is provided in the control room in addition to two pairs of stereo monitors 

(near-field and small). Separate talkback microphones are provided for the engineer and director. Three 

cue feeds are provided for the recording. MMP1 analog output is expanded via the Dante interface, and 

built-in MMP1 bass management is applied to the 5.1 channel speaker system. 

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5.1 channels of “Dialog”, ”Music” and “Sound Effects” stems are input to MMP1 as monitor sources 

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Bass management is applied to the Main Monitor (5.1ch, with LPF off and the trim level at 0dB) 

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3 different sets of speakers (5.1ch/Stereo[Large]/Stereo[Small]) are connected to Nuage I/O 

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5.1ch and stereo down-mix signals are sent to VU meter device 

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3 different stereo Cue mixes are mixed in DAW are sent to MMP1 as Cue sources and output to 

each Cue headphones 

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A pair of studio speakers are connected to Nuage I/O (via MMP1 Monitor Matrix to Studio Speaker 

Out bus, which are muted when Cough Mute is turned on) 

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2 talkback microphones are connected to MMP1 (via mic preamps). Multiple Talkback 

Destinations will be created to send the talkback signals to each Cue and Studio Speakers 

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4 more microphones are also connected to MMP1 (via mic preamps). Each signal will be 

processed by Channels Strip and sent out to DAW 

[System Diagram]