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Yamaha PM5D Quick Start Manual

Manual is about: Digital Mixing Console/Digital Mixing System

Summary of PM5D

  • Page 1

    Quick start guide a guide for people using pm5d in the real world. / part 1 introduction to pm5d layout. Set up walk through guide. This is a “quick start guide” designed for people about to use yamaha pm5d for the first time. It is not a guide to audio mixing and it assumes the reader has experience...

  • Page 2

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 2 the pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide is in three parts. Part 1 (introduction and set up walk through guide); 1) an overview of the pm5d connections, the layout of the surface and main mix features. 2) a quick explanation of storing / recalling and saving / l...

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 3 table of contents the pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide is in three parts. .....................................................................................................................2 table of contents ..................................................

  • Page 4: Layout.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 4 get in front, and behind the pm5d and get familiar with the layout. Connect your pm5d just as you would an analog desk and switch on. Note that the pm5d-rh does not have analog insert points as standard; there are dynamics on all channels, but for external i...

  • Page 5

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 5 scene 000; a good place to start. Before working on an analog console it is customary to check that the console has been “set to zero”. This normally means setting the gain to minimum, the eq to fl at, auxes to zero, group routing de- selected, insert points ...

  • Page 6: Send] / [Mix Master] Keys.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 6 the layout 1: the select [sel] key, the layer [ch 1-24], [ch25-48], [st in 1-4] and [fx rtn 1-4] keys and the [mix send] / [mix master] keys. At fi rst glance the pm5d looks radically different from any other mixer; either analog or digital... And it is. Howe...

  • Page 7

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 7 the layout 2: navigating the screen menus. It is possible to mix a complete show without using the screen. However the screen menus give access to many setup functions and allow you to see information about how the console is confi gured. Screen display data ...

  • Page 8

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 8 the layout 3: where are the input channel controls? The input channel strip controls are in the blue selected channel area, the red mix send/mix master area and the faders are in the two fader layers. Remember to use the [sel] key to assign the selected chan...

  • Page 9

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 9 the layout 4: where are the output channel controls? The outputs share the same selected channel controllers as the inputs, but some are not available; like the gate, and ha gain. Remember to use the [sel] key to assign the selected channel and use the [mix ...

  • Page 10

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 10 the layout 5: the multi-function encoders. Above the input faders and naming strip there is a row of multi-function encoders. The multi-function encoders have four functions, assigned by buttons in the encoder mode panel; 1) pan (pink) 2) gain/att (white) 3...

  • Page 11

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 11 storing / recalling and saving / loading on pm5d. Pm5d can store up to 500 user scene memories (like snapshots on other consoles) and recall these scenes, together with other data, from the console or session fi le. Pm5d can only hold one session fi le intern...

  • Page 12

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 12 pm5d set up; a walk through guide. These are a typical documents indicating a bands input and output needs for a large monitor system. The aim of this guide is to work through the processes of setting up a pm5d for this show. Most of the techniques and idea...

  • Page 13

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 13 can pm5d meet the spec? Use dsp5d for more input channels. In pm5d or pm5d-rh there are; 64 mix channels made up of 48 fully featured mono and 8 stereo inputs. 24 mix buses with eq and comp to cover auxiliary send and audio sub groups. Stereo out bus with a...

  • Page 14

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 14 entering names and doing the patch; the planning stage. Some important points to remember; 1) mono channels can be paired to make stereo but only adjacent odd / even channels. 2) there are 24 channels in each mono layer and stereo channels are in two layers...

  • Page 15

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 15 entering names and doing the patch; display access keys. Press to get to name or input patch page. To name input channels; click on the grey name button and a keyboard pop-up will appear. You can use this but an external computer keyboard makes it much easi...

  • Page 16

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 16 to change the patch; simply click on the blue blobs to add or remove connections. Confirmation pop-ups can be disabled in utility > preferences 1 > patch. An input socket can be patched to several channels (y-split) but multiple inputs cannot be fed to one c...

  • Page 17: Applying +48V to Inputs.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 17 applying +48v to inputs. On the regular pm5d model the +48v switch is located above the analog gain pots but the layout is different for the pm5d-rh. There is no dedicated +48v switch in the selected channel. There are two different ways to approach this; 1...

  • Page 18: Output Patching.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 18 output patching. Output patch for the main xlr outputs on the back of the console (mix 1-24, cue, monitor, matrix 1-8, etc) are currently fi xed and cannot be repatched. However, new fi rmware due for release in summer 2007 will allow the repatching of these ...

  • Page 19

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 19 in addition to the electronic name system; it is essential to name the mix send or mix master. This is done with traditional tape and pen. Name the encoder mode keys too; these also function as mix cue buttons and are used a lot when doing monitors. Mix sen...

  • Page 20: Internal Effects Engines.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 20 internal effects engines. There are eight internal effects engines; each works like a stereo in/out spx type multi-effects unit. All the units have the same power and come loaded with yamaha’s best rev-x reverb algorithms in library locations 46, 47 and 48....

  • Page 21: The Matrix.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 21 the matrix. The pm5d matrix has 8 outputs and is fed by the 24 mix buses and the two stereo master buses. You can pair matrixes just like mixes. To send a mix to the matrix; press and hold or double click the matrix [sel] key. The mix [sel] lights will fl as...

  • Page 22: Graphic Equalizers, Geq.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 22 graphic equalizers, geq. Pm5d has 12 internal graphic equalizers. These are 31 band, 1/3 octave geq with a choice of cut / boost depths and a spectrum analysis of what is passing through them. Control of the geq faders can be done using the screen, cursor a...

  • Page 23: User Defined Keys.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 23 user defined keys. There are 25 user defi ned keys; 24 in a block and one above the dca fader section. The keys are all programmable to a variety of tasks; the most common are “bookmarks” or short-cuts to screens, “next or last scene” and tap tempo for delay...

  • Page 24: Assignable / Dca Faders.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 24 assignable / dca faders. These eight faders are multi functioning; they are either dca masters or assignable to any user defined fader function. There are 6 user assigned banks and the dedicated dca bank. To change the assignments from the defaults; in the d...

  • Page 25: Cue System Set Up.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 25 cue system set up. Understanding the cue/monitor relationship; pm5d has a single stereo cue bus that feeds into the console monitor system. In addition the monitor system is fed by copies of the mixes, matrixes and masters and the signals from the 2track in...

  • Page 26

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 26 “the examples” engineer simply inserts the effect unit outs into the stereo b insert return as well, so one fader can be used for a wedge, and the other for in- ears. Choose stereo b for a single wedge as this can be made mono with the [mono] key on the sur...

  • Page 27: Ready For Soundcheck.

    Pm5d / pm5d-rh quick start guide part 1 27 if you’ve followed through the work through you should now have; 1) inputs named and patched 2) phantom set 3) outputs named and patched 4) effects patched 5) matrix named and patched 6) geq patched 7) user defi ned keys programmed 8) assignable faders assig...