Yamaha n8 User Manual

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Monitoring in a Surround Sound Environment (n12 only)
Owner’s Manual
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English
Setting up surround monitoring
1.
Turn on the [5.1 MIX] switch in the DAW Remote 
Control section (the switch LED lights up).
The n12 switches Work mode to 5.1-ch surround. 
Cubase selects “n12-5.1” as the destination of its 
audio tracks.
2.
Turn on the [5.1] switch in the Control Room 
section (the switch LED lights up).
5.1-ch Cubase signals will be adjusted by the Bass 
Management function, then input to the Control 
Room Monitor section, and output to the speakers.
You can adjust the monitoring level using the 
[CONTROL ROOM LEVEL] control.
3.
If you wish to mute certain surround channel 
signals, press the corresponding C-R SPEAKER 
SELECT switches.
Pressing any C-R SPEAKER SELECT switch during 
surround monitoring will mute the corresponding 
surround channel. Pressing any C-R SPEAKER 
SELECT repeatedly will cycle the corresponding 
switch LED status as follows: lights up solid 
→ 
flashing fast 
→ flashing slow → off. The following table 
can help you select the channel you wish to mute.
4.
To cancel surround monitoring, use the C-R 
SOURCE SELECT switches to select any monitor 
source other than 5.1 channel.
For more information on surround mixing using 
Cubase, please refer to the Cubase Owner’s Manual.
Lit
Flash 
(fast)
Flash 
(slow)
Off
C-R 
SPEAKER 
SELECT 
[A] switch
L & R: 
output
L: output
R: mute
L: mute
R: output
L & R: 
mute
C-R 
SPEAKER 
SELECT 
[B] switch
C & SW: 
output
C: output
SW: mute
C: mute
SW: output
C & SW: 
mute
C-R 
SPEAKER 
SELECT 
[C] switch
Ls & Rs: 
output
Ls: output
Rs: mute
Ls: mute
Rs: output
Ls & Rs: 
mute
NOTE
L
R C LFE LS RS
SURROUND
PAN
AUDIO
TRACK
AUDIO
TRACK
C-R SOURCE
=5.1
WORK MODE
=5.1 MIX
Cubase
n12
C-RSPEAKER SELECT
A
B
C
C-R SOURCE SELECT
BASS MANAGEMENT
5.1
Bass Management function
In a surround sound system that includes a 
subwoofer, the bass components of all channels and 
the LFE channel signal are output to the subwoofer. 
Bass Management is a function that makes 
adjustments in order to prevent interference between 
the signals sent to the subwoofer and the signals sent 
to the other speakers.
While you are using the n12 Surround Monitor 
function, the Bass Management function works as 
illustrated in the diagram below.
Surround downmix
If necessary, you can monitor the sound in stereo by 
mixing the surround signals into two channels during 
surround monitoring. This is called a “surround 
downmix.”
To downmix the signals during surround monitoring, turn 
on the [DOWN MIX] switch in the Control Room section. 
The LS, RS, C, and LFE channel signals will be split to L 
and R channels, then output from the C-R OUT jack A. 
Meanwhile, the level of these channel signals will be 
automatically adjusted so that the monitoring level will 
not change. Press the [DOWN MIX] switch again to 
cancel the downmix and restore the surround signals.
• During surround monitoring, the C-R PHONES 
jack always output downmix signals.
• You can turn on the [5.1] switch and the [ST] 
switch in the Control Room section simultaneously. 
In this way, you can mix together the surround L 
and R channel signals and the L and R signals in 
the STEREO buss, then output them to the monitor 
speakers. If the DAW TO ST [ON] switch has been 
turned on, turning on the [5.1] and [ST] switches 
together at the same time will turn off the [ON] 
switch (the switch LED flashes).
HPF
HPF
HPF
LPF
AMP
HPF
HPF
LPF
L
(DAW IN 1)
R
(DAW IN 2)
C
(DAW IN 3)
LFE
(DAW IN 4)
LS
(DAW IN 5)
RS
(DAW IN 6)
LPF=100Hz, -12dB/Oct
HPF=100Hz, -12dB/Oct
L
R
C
SW
LS
RS
AMP=+10dB
DOWNMIX L
DOWNMIX R
L
(DAW IN 1)
R
(DAW IN 2)
C
(DAW IN 3)
LFE
(DAW IN 4)
LS
(DAW IN 5)
RS
(DAW IN 6)
ATT
ATT
ATT
ATT
ATT = –3 dB attenuator
NOTE