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Studio Manager for V2 DM2000 Editor—Owner’s Manual

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Contents

Getting Started ......................................... 2

Starting and Setting Up Studio Manager ............ 2

Quitting Studio Manager ..................................... 3

Configuring the Editor ......................................... 4

Synchronizing Studio Manager ........................... 6

Offline Edit Function ............................................ 6

Working with Sessions ......................................... 7

Undo/Redo Function ........................................... 7

Other Functions .................................................... 8

Using Studio Manager Windows .............. 9

Master Window .................................................... 9

Layer Windows ................................................... 10

Selected Channel Window ................................. 14

Library Window .................................................. 21

Patch Editor Window ......................................... 23

Surround Editor Window .................................. 28

Timecode Counter Window .............................. 29

Effect Editor Window ......................................... 29

Meter Window .................................................... 30

GEQ Editor Window .......................................... 31

Keyboard Shortcuts ................................ 32

Index ....................................................... 33

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Owner’s Manual

Summary of content (34 pages)

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Getting Started • • • • The software and this owner’s manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation. Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer. Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.
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To use Studio Manager, you must follow these steps: > Start Studio Manager. > Configure the Editor. > Synchronize Studio Manager. Starting and Setting Up Studio Manager Start Studio Manager. Windows 2000: Click the Start button, move the cursor to [Programs], then [YAMAHA Studio Manager], then click [Studio Manager]. Windows XP: Click the Start button, move the cursor to [All Programs], then [YAMAHA Studio Manager], then click [Studio Manager].
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Getting Started Click [OK]. The Studio Manager host window is displayed. Studio Manager host window 5 Double-click the icon of the console you want to edit. The Editor for the console is displayed. Quitting Studio Manager Choose [Exit (Quit)] from the [File] menu in the host window. If there are no unsaved changes, all windows close and Studio Manager quits. If there are unsaved changes, a message asking whether or not you want to save the changes appears.
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Getting Started Configuring the Editor You must configure the following settings for each open Editor. Note: Specify a MIDI port (page 2) before making the following settings. System Setup Windows System Setup window Keyboard Shortcuts Using UsingStudio SM Windows Manager Windows To open the Setup window, choose [System Setup] from the [File] menu. Be sure to specify the Input port and Output port.
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Getting Started Console Setup Using UsingStudio SM Windows Manager Windows To open the Console Setup window, choose [Console Setup] from the [File] menu. DM2000 Editor window Index Keyboard Shortcuts Surround Mode: Select a Surround mode from STEREO, 3-1, 5.1, and 6.1. Pair Mode: These options determine whether the fader pair is Horizontal or Vertical. Channel Copy Parameter: Select desired parameters to copy from channel to channel.
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Select whether you want to transfer your settings to Studio Manager, or vice versa. To Hardware: Transfers the settings of the current Studio Manager Session to your console. From Hardware: Transfers the settings of your console to the current Studio Manager Session. 3 Click [OK]. Do not operate the console while synchronization is in progress. Note: • You can synchronize the system for each Editor by choosing [Re-synchronize] from the [Synchronization] menu of each Editor.
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Opening a previously saved Session Choose [Open (Session)] from the [File] menu. Saving the current Session Choose [Save (Session)] from the [File] menu. Saving the current Session with a new name Choose [Save (Session)] As from the [File] menu. Note: In order to save the current Automix, or the settings of an optional Y56K card, in a Session, you must first resynchronize Studio Manager by selecting the From Hardware option.
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Getting Started Changing Aux Send mode (Fixed/variable) on the console Starting automix recording or playback on the console Changing the sampling frequency (operated on the device) Changing the User Assignable Layer settings (operated on the device) Note: You cannot Undo or Redo the following operations: • Edits in the Setup window • Synchronization • Opening and closing the windows • Resizing the windows Note: In the Library window, you can Undo or Redo only the most recent operation.
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The Master window enables you to switch between layers and control Stereo Out signals. To open this window, choose [Master] from the [Windows] menu. A [ONLINE]/[OFF LINE] button Repeatedly clicking this button toggles between online and offline status. Note: If Studio Manager is not connected or is not communicating with the DM2000, clicking this button will not switch the unit from offline to online.
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Input Channels A Selecting the 1-24, 25-48, 49-72, or 73-96 LAYER button in the Master window displays the corresponding Input Channel strips. B A SOURCE parameter R S This parameter is used to select an Input source. To select an Input source, click the parameter and choose from the list that appears. B Routing buttons These buttons are used to route the Input Channel to the Bus Outs. C [STEREO] button This button is used to route the Input Channel’s signal to the Stereo Out.
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R S T V W X Y Z Aux Send status Appearance On or off but no level set Dark blue bar Off, pre-fader Green bar outline displays level On, pre-fader Green bar displays level Off, post-fader Orange bar outline displays level On, post-fader Orange bar displays level S Pan/Aux Send display This display shows the stereo or surround pan position or, while setting an Aux Send, the Aux Send level in dB. T PAN control This control is used to set the Input Channel’s stereo or surround pan position.
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When you select the Master LAYER button in the Master window, the Bus Out, Aux Send, and Matrix Send channels are displayed. The Aux Send and Matrix Send channels appear the same as the Bus Out channels except that the Bus Out channels feature a [STEREO] button. A A [STEREO] button (Bus Out only) Getting Started Output Channels This button is used to route the Bus Out to the Stereo Out.
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This is the channel number. Double-click the channel number to open the Selected Channel window. B [SELECT] button This button is used to select the Remote Channel. C [ON] button This button turns the Remote Channel on and off. It appears orange while the channel is on. Note: When the remote target setting on the DM2000 is set to User Defined, you can use the [ON] buttons and channel faders to control the functions specified on the Remote 1-4 pages.
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Note: You can open multiple Selected Channel windows. The second and subsequent open windows will indicate “Locked” in the title, which means that you cannot open Library windows from these windows.
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E ROUTING, PAN & level section This section contains the routing, pan, and level controls and the [AUTO], [SOLO], and [ON] buttons for the currently selected Input Channel. ROUTING buttons 1–8 are used to route the channel to the Bus Outs. The [STEREO] button routes the channel to the Stereo Out. The [DIRECT] button routes the channel to its Direct Out, and the Direct Out parameter below it selects a Direct Out destination. The [F.PAN] button turns on and off the Bus Out Follow Pan function.
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B C D E F G A CHANNEL SELECT section Channels can be selected by clicking the Channel ID and selecting from the list that appears, or by clicking the left and right Channel Select buttons. The long channel name is displayed below the Channel ID. The [LIBRARY] button opens the Channel Library window. Keyboard Shortcuts Using UsingStudio SM Windows Manager Windows A Getting Started Bus Outs This section contains the EQ controls and display graph for the currently selected Bus Out.
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B C D E F G A CHANNEL SELECT section Channels can be selected by clicking the Channel ID and choosing from the list that appears, or by clicking the left and right Channel Select buttons. The long channel name is displayed below the Channel ID. The [LIBRARY] button opens the Channel Library window. Keyboard Shortcuts Using UsingStudio SM Windows Manager Windows A Getting Started Aux Sends This section contains the EQ controls and display graph for the currently selected Aux Send.
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B C D E F G H I J A AUX section This section contains the Aux Send-to-Matrix Send controls for the currently selected Matrix Send. The rotary controls are used to set the Aux Send-to-Matrix Send level and pan. A heart icon is displayed between paired Aux Sends. Keyboard Shortcuts Using UsingStudio SM Windows Manager Windows A Getting Started Matrix Sends This section contains the Bus Out-to-Matrix Send controls for the currently selected Matrix Send.
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I COMPRESSOR section This section contains the Compressor controls and display graph for the currently selected Matrix Send. Its layout is identical to the COMPRESSOR section for Input Channels except there is no [LINK] button. See “COMPRESSOR section” on page 15 for more information. J FADER GROUP & MUTE GROUP section This section contains the Fader and Mute group functions for the currently selected Matrix Send.
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This section contains the Compressor controls and display graph for the currently selected Stereo Out. Its layout is identical to the COMPRESSOR section for Input Channels except there is no [LINK] button. See “COMPRESSOR section” on page 15 for more information. G FADER GROUP & MUTE GROUP section This section contains the Fader and Mute group functions for the Stereo Out. Use the FADER GROUP buttons to add the Stereo Out to Fader groups, and use the MUTE GROUP buttons to add it to Mute groups.
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The Library window enables you to control and manage Scenes and libraries. In addition, Scenes and libraries can be saved to disk on your computer as Library files. To open the Library window, choose [Library] from the [Windows] menu. The Library window consists of 10 display pages.
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B [OPEN] button This button is used to open Library files. Note: Studio Manager may be unable to open some files stored in SmartMedia. In this case, copy those files onto a hard disk, then try to open them in Studio Manager. Getting Started A File name This is the file name of the currently open Library file. C [CLOSE] button D [SAVE] button This button is used to save the currently open Library file. E [SAVE AS] button This button is used to save the currently open Library file with a different name.
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The Patch Editor window is used to patch Inputs, Outputs, Inserts, Effects, and Direct Outs. To open this window, choose [Patch Editor] from the [Windows] menu. This window consists of five pages, which you can select by clicking the tabs along the top of the window. INPUT PATCH Page B C D E Using UsingStudio SM Windows Manager Windows A Getting Started Patch Editor Window Keyboard Shortcuts F Index G A Channel IDs These are the Channel IDs.
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A B C D Getting Started OUTPUT PATCH Page E Using UsingStudio SM Windows Manager Windows F Keyboard Shortcuts G A Channel IDs These are the Channel IDs. B Long channel names Index These are the Channel long names. To edit a name, click it and type. C [AUTO SETUP] button Clicking this button sets the patches on this page to their initial values. D [ALL CLEAR] button This button clears all patches on this page. E [LIBRARY] button This button opens the Output Patch Library window.
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B C Using UsingStudio SM Windows Manager Windows A Getting Started INSERT PATCH Page E Keyboard Shortcuts D F Index A Channel IDs These are the Channel IDs. B Long channel names These are the Channel long names. To edit a name, click it and type. C [LIBRARY] buttons These buttons open the Input and Output Patch Library windows. D Port names These are the Port names. To edit a name, click it and type.
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A Getting Started EFFECT PATCH Page D A Effects processor 1 section This section indicates the effects name assigned to internal Effects processor 1. The parameters in this section are used to select inputs and outputs for Effects processor 1. B [LIBRARY] button This button opens the Input Patch Library window. C Effects processor 2 section This section indicates the effects name assigned to internal Effects processor 2.
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B C Using UsingStudio SM Windows Manager Windows A Getting Started DIRECT OUT PATCH Page D Keyboard Shortcuts E Index A Channel IDs These are the Channel IDs. B Long channel names These are the Channel long names. To edit a name, click it and type. C [LIBRARY] button This button opens the Output Patch Library window. D Port names These are the Port names. To edit a name, click it and type. E Patchbay The patchbay is used to patch output ports to the Direct Outs.
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The Surround Editor window enables you to edit the surround pan position of the currently selected Input Channel. To open the Surround Editor window, choose [Surround Editor] from the [Windows]menu. A B E F G C H A CHANNEL SELECT section Channels can be selected by clicking the Channel ID and selecting from the list that appears, or by clicking the left and right Channel Select buttons. The long channel name is displayed below the Channel ID. To edit the name, click it and type.
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hour minute second frame measure beat MIDI clock Effect Editor Window The Effect Editor window enables you to edit the internal effects processors. To open the Effect Editor window, choose [Effect Editor] from the [Windows] menu. Note: You can open multiple Effect Editor windows. The second and subsequent open windows will indicate “Locked” in the title, which means that you cannot open Library windows from these windows.
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This section contains the various effects controls, buttons, and displays. Its layout depends on the selected effect type. G [MIX BALANCE] control This control enables you to adjust the balance between the wet and dry signals. When set to 0, only the dry signal is heard. When set to 100, only the wet signal is heard. Getting Started F Effect parameter section H [BYPASS] button The Meter window displays the Input, Output, Effect, and Stereo Out meters.
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This button turns the Peak Hold function on and off. GEQ Editor Window The GEQ Editor window enables you to edit the Graphic Equalizer (GEQ). To open this window, choose [GEQ Editor] from the [Windows] menu. 3 4 5 6 Using UsingStudio SM Windows Manager Windows 2 Keyboard Shortcuts A 8 7 Getting Started C PEAK HOLD button 9 A MODULE parameter This parameter is used to select the GEQs. Index B INSERT parameter This parameter is used to select the insertion point for the currently selected GEQ.
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Windows menu Library window Macintosh Creates a new Session Ctrl+N +N Opens a previously saved Session Ctrl+O +O Saves the current Session Ctrl+S +S Undo Ctrl+Z +Z Redo Ctrl+Y +Y Closes the active window Ctrl+W +W Closes all windows Ctrl+Alt+W +Option+W Opens the Master window Ctrl+1 +1 Opens the Layer window Ctrl+2 +2 Opens the Selected Channel window Ctrl+3 +3 Opens the Library window Ctrl+4 +4 Opens the Patch Editor window Ctrl+5 +5 Opens the Surround Editor window
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DELAY & PHASE section ............ 15 DELAY button .........................10, 12 Delay parameter .......................10, 12 DELAY section .............16, 17, 18, 19 Device Editor section ...................... 2 DIRECT button ............................ 10 Direct Out parameter ................... 10 Direct out patch page ................... 27 DIV.F control/DIV control .......... 28 DIV.R control (6.1 only) .............. 28 dry signal ....................................... 30 A ALL CLEAR button ..
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Quitting Studio Manager ............... 3 Master fader ..................................... 9 MASTER page ............................... 30 Master Window ............................... 9 Matrix Send level section .............. 18 Matrix Sends .................................. 18 Meter mode ................................... 30 Meter Window .............................. 30 Meters ........................................ 9, 29 MIDI port ........................................ 2 MIX BALANCE control ..