Yamaha MG16 Owner's Manual

MIXING CONSOLEOwner’s ManualMG16/4MG12/4Making the Most Of Your MixerPages 6 to 17E MG12-16_E.book Page 1 Monday, May 26, 2003 1:14 PM

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 10 Where Your Signal Goes Once It’s Inside the Box At first glance the block diagram of even a modest m

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 11 The First Steps in Achieving Great Sound Before you even consider EQ and effects, or even the overal

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 12 3-2. Level Setup Procedure For Optimum Performance Now that we know what we have to do, how do we do

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/4, MG12/413 External Effects, Monitor Mixes, and Groups4-1. AUX Buses For Monitor Sends and Overall EffectsThere are

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/4, MG12/4144-2. Using GroupsGroup buses and faders can greatly simplify the mixing process—particularly in live situ

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/4, MG12/4154-3. Channel Inserts for Channel-specific ProcessingAnother way to get the mixer’s signal outside the box

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/4, MG12/416 Making Better Mixes5-1. Approaching the Mix—Where Do You Start?Mixing is easy, right? Just move the fade

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/4, MG12/417Spread them Out!Position your instruments so they have room to“breathe,” and connect in the most musical

MG16/4, MG12/418Front & Rear PanelsNote: Within this manual, all panel illustrations show the MG16/4 panel.1 GAIN ControlAdjusts the input signal

Front & Rear PanelsMG16/4, MG12/4196 PRE SwitchSelects whether the pre-fader or the post-fader signal is fed tothe AUX1 bus. If you set the switch

MG16/4, MG12/4 2 Precautions —For safe operation— WARNING ● Connect this unit’s AC power adaptor only to an AC outlet of thetype stated in this Owne

Front & Rear Panels MG16/4, MG12/4 201 ST Master Fader Adjusts the signal level to the ST OUT jacks.2 GROUP 1-2 Fader Adjusts the signal level t

Front & Rear PanelsMG16/4, MG12/4218 Level-Meter Signal Switches (ST-GROUP Toggle Switch and 2TR IN Switch)These level-meter switches, together wi

Front & Rear PanelsMG16/4, MG12/4221 Channel Input jacks• MIC jacks (MG16/4: CHs 1 to 8, 9/10, 11/12. MG12/4:CHs 1 to 4, 5/6, 7/8)These are balanc

Front & Rear PanelsMG16/4, MG12/4238 RETURN L (MONO), R JacksThese are unbalanced phone-type line input jacks. The signalreceived by these jacks i

MG16/4, MG12/424Setting Up(1) Before connecting to microphones and instruments, be sure that all devices are turned off. Also be sure that all of the

Setting UpMG16/4, MG12/425 Sound Reinforcement for Live Performance( )STAUX 1(PRE )STDIDIMicrophones Monitor Speakers(Internal)Power AmpEf

Setting UpMG16/4, MG12/426 Mounting the MG16/4(1) Two metal rack-mount supports are screwed onto the unit. Usea screwdriver to remove these supports.

MG16/4, MG12/4 27 Appendix General Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 V and 0 dBV = 1 V 1 Measured with 12.7 kHz, –6 dB/oct. low pass filter (equival

AppendixMG16/4, MG12/428 Input SpecificationsWhere 0 dBu = 0.775 V and 0 dBV= 1 V* Input sensitivity: the lowest level that will produce the nominal o

AppendixMG16/4, MG12/429 MG16/4 MG12/4Dimensional Diagrams39331.5309.6D 416.6H 108101.3 3W 42342827.5480When mounted on rack317.4D 416.6325.6102.62H

Precautions MG16/4, MG12/4 3 —For correct operation — ● XLR-type connectors are wired as follows: pin 1: ground, pin 2:hot (+), and pin 3: cold (–).

AppendixMG16/4, MG12/430Block Diagram and Level DiagramMG12-16_E.book Page 30 Monday, May 26, 2003 1:14 PM

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MG16/4, MG12/4 4 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the YAMAHA MG16/4 or MG12/4 mixing console. This mixingconsole combines ease of operatio

Introduction MG16/4, MG12/4 5 (1) Be sure that the mixer’s power switch is in the STANDBY position. Use only the PA-20 adaptor included with this mix

MG16/4, MG12/4 6 Making the Most Of Your Mixer An IntroductionYou’ve got yourself a mixer and now you’re ready to use it. Just plug everything in, tw

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 7 A Place For Everything and Everything In Its Place 1-1. A Plethora Of Connectors—What Goes Where? Que

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 8 1-2. Balanced, Unbalanced—What’s the Difference? In a word: “noise.” The whole point of balanced lines

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/4, MG12/4 9 1-3. Signal Levels—Decibel Do’s and Don’ts From the moment you start dealing with things audio, you’ll