Yamaha MG16 Owner's Manual

MIXING CONSOLEOwner’s ManualMaking the Most Of Your MixerPages 6 to 18E MG16-6FX.book Page 1 Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:13 AM

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 10 Where Your Signal Goes Once It’s Inside the Box At first glance the block diagram of even a modest mixer c

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 11 The First Steps in Achieving Great Sound Before you even consider EQ and effects, or even the overall mix,

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/6FX123-2. Level Setup Procedure For Optimum PerformanceNow that we know what we have to do, how do we do it? If you

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/6FX13 External Effects, Monitor Mixes, and Groups4-1. AUX Buses For Monitor Sends and Overall EffectsThere are a num

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/6FX144-2. Using GroupsGroup buses and faders can greatly simplify the mixing process—particularly in live situations

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/6FX154-3. Channel Inserts for Channel-specific ProcessingAnother way to get the mixer’s signal outside the box is to

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/6FX16 Making Better Mixes5-1. Approaching the Mix—Where Do You Start?Mixing is easy, right? Just move the faders aro

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/6FX175-2. Panning For Cleaner MixesNot only does the way you pan your individualchannels determine where the instrum

Making the Most Of Your MixerMG16/6FX185-4. AmbienceJudicious application of reverb and/or delay viathe mixer’s AUX busses can really polish a mix,but

MG16/6FX 19 Front & Rear Panels 1 GAIN Control Adjusts the input signal level. To get the best balance betweenthe S/N ratio and the dynamic range

MG16/6FX 2 Precautions —For safe operation— WARNING ● Connect this unit’s AC power adaptor only to an AC outlet of thetype stated in this Owner’s Ma

Front & Rear PanelsMG16/6FX205 AUX1 and AUX2 ControlsThe AUX1 knob controls the signal level that the channel sendsto the AUX1 bus; the AUX2 knob

Front & Rear Panels MG16/6FX 211 ST Master Fader Adjusts the signal level to the ST OUT jacks.2 GROUP Faders (1-2, 3-4) Adjust the signal level t

Front & Rear PanelsMG16/6FX228 Level-Meter Signal Switches These level-meter switches, together with the channel PFLswitches, select the signal th

Front & Rear Panels MG16/6FX 23 1 Channel Input Jacks • MIC jacks (CHs 1 to 8, 9/10, 11/12) These are balanced XLR-type input jacks. • LINE jacks

Front & Rear Panels MG16/6FX 24 6 C-R OUT Jacks These are impedance-balanced phone-type output jacks. Thesejacks output the mixed signal whose le

MG16/6FX25Setting Up(1) Before connecting to microphones and instruments, be sure that all devices are turned off. Also be sure that all of the mixer’

Setting UpMG16/6FX26 Sound Reinforcement for Live PerformanceSTAUX 1STDIMicrophones Monitor Speakers(Internal)Power AmpEffectorSynthesizerEffectorBas

Setting UpMG16/6FX27 Mounting(1) Two metal rack-mount supports are screwed onto the unit. Usea screwdriver to remove these supports.(2) Turn the supp

MG16/6FX 28 Appendix General Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 V and 0 dBV = 1 V 1 Rs = 150 ohms Measured with 12.7 kHz, –6 dB/oct. low pass filter

Appendix MG16/6FX 29 Input Specifications Where 0 dBu = 0.775 V and 0 dBV= 1 V * Input sensitivity: the lowest level that will produce the nominal o

Precautions MG16/6FX 3 —For correct operation — ● XLR-type connectors are wired as followsPin 1: ground; Pin 2: hot (+); Pin 3: cold (–). ● INSERT TR

AppendixMG16/6FX30Dimensional Diagrams39331.5309.6D 416.6H 108101.3 3W 42342827.5480When mounted on rackUnit: mmMG16-6FX.book Page 30 Saturday, Janu

AppendixMG16/6FX31Block Diagram and Level DiagramMG16-6FX.book Page 31 Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:13 AM

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MG16/6FX 4 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the YAMAHA MG16/6FX mixing console. This mixing consolecombines ease of operation with support

Introduction MG16/6FX 5 (1) Be sure that the mixer’s power switch is in the STANDBY position. Use only the PA-30 adaptor included with this mixer.Use

MG16/6FX 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, twiddle

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 7 A Place For Everything and Everything In Its Place 1-1. A Plethora Of Connectors—What Goes Where? Questions

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 8 1-2. Balanced, Unbalanced—What’s the Difference? In a word: “noise.” The whole point of balanced lines is no

Making the Most Of Your Mixer MG16/6FX 9 1-3. Signal Levels—Decibel Do’s and Don’ts From the moment you start dealing with things audio, you’ll have