Studio Manager for V1.
i Important Information Exclusion of Certain Liability Manufacturer, importer, or dealer shall not be liable for any incidental damages including personal injury or any other damages caused by improper use or operation of Studio Manager for DM2000. Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software.
ii Contents 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Starting Studio Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quitting Studio Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Configuring Studio Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Synchronizing Studio Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Chapter 1—Getting Started 1 Getting Started Starting Studio Manager Windows: Click the Start button and then click Programs–>YAMAHA Studio Manager for DM2000–>Studio Manager for DM2000. Macintosh: Open the Studio Manager for DM2000 folder and double-click “SM_DM2K.” If a DM2000 is detected while Studio Manager starts up, the Synchronization dialog box appears, from which you can choose to transfer the settings of the DM2000 to Studio Manager or vice versa.
Configuring Studio Manager 2 System Setup To open the Setup window, choose System Setup from the File menu. This is the Windows Setup window. This is the Macintosh Setup window Input Port/Output Port: (Windows only) These pop-up menus are used to select the ports with which Studio Manager communicates with the DM2000. Console Device ID: Studio Manager can control any one of up to eight DM2000s, each with its own exclusive ID. Select the ID of the DM2000 that you want to control.
3 Chapter 1—Getting Started Synchronizing Studio Manager If a DM2000 is detected while Studio Manager starts up, or while Studio Manager is up and running, the Synchronization dialog box shown below appears. All Lib: This option determines whether or not Scene and Library data is synchronized. Console–>PC: Click this button to transfer the settings of the DM2000 to the current Studio Manager Session. PC–>Console: Click this button to transfer the settings of current Studio Manager Session to the DM2000.
Console Window 4 2 Console Window Studio Manager’s Console window displays 24 channel strips and a master section. When an Input Channel Layer is selected, 24 Input Channels are displayed. When the Master Layer is selected, the Bus Out, Aux Send, and Matrix Send channels are displayed. And when a Remote layer is selected, Remote Channels are displayed. Many functions can be operated from here by clicking and dragging the various controls and parameters. This is explained in the following sections.
5 Chapter 2—Console Window Input Channels A SOURCE parameter This parameter is used to select an Input source. To select an Input source, click the parameter and choose from the list that appears. 1 B C D 5 6 7 8 9 J K L M N 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. D DIRECT button This button turns on and off the Input Channel’s routing to its Direct Out.
Input Channels 6 P Delay parameter This parameter is used to set the delay time of the Delay function. Delay times can be set by dragging. Q Channel number This is the channel number. R AUX section These controls are used to set the levels of the Aux Sends. To set an Aux Send level, drag its bar or click a point along the length of the bar. To turn an Aux Send on or off, click its number. The following table shows how the Aux Send controls appear depending on the Aux Send On/Off and Pre/Post settings.
7 Chapter 2—Console Window Master Section 1 A ONLINE status indicator This indicator shows whether Studio Manager is online or offline. B Meters These meters display the output level of the Stereo Out when PAN CONTROL is set to “STEREO,” or the Bus Outs used for surround processing when PAN CONTROL is set to “SURR.” The Meters in 3-1 and 5.1 Surround modes are shown below. 2 3 3-1 5.1 C LAYER buttons These buttons are used to select the Layers.
Output Channels 8 Output Channels When the Master Layer is selected, the Bus Out, Aux Send, and Matrix Send channels are displayed. A Bus Out channel is shown here. Aux Send and Matrix Send channels appear the same except that they do not have a STEREO button. A STEREO button (Bus Out only) This button is used to route the Bus Out to the Stereo Out. B INSERT button This button is used to turn on and off the Bus Out’s Insert.
9 Chapter 2—Console Window Remote Channels When a Remote Layer is selected, Remote Channels are displayed. A Channel number This is the channel number. 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. D Short channel name This is the Remote Channel’s short name. To edit the name, click it and type. E Channel fader This is the Remote Channel’s fader.
10 Selected Channel Window 3 Selected Channel Window • • • • • • The Selected Channel window allows detailed editing of the currently selected channel. To open the Selected Channel window, choose Selected Channel from the Windows menu. The layout of the Selected Channel window depends on the currently selected channel.
11 Chapter 3—Selected Channel Window B GATE section This section contains the Gate controls and display graph for the currently selected Input Channel. The rotary controls are used to set the threshold, range, attack, decay, and hold. The GR meter indicates the amount of gain reduction being applied by the Gate. The ON button turns the Gate on and off. The LINK button links the Gate of the currently selected Input Channel with the Gate of its partner channel.
Bus Outs 12 I Pair, FADER GROUP & MUTE GROUP section This section contains the Pair, Fader and Mute group functions for the currently selected Input Channel. Click the heart icon to pair and unpair the channel with its partner channel. Use the FADER GROUP buttons to add the channel to Fader groups, and use the MUTE GROUP buttons to add it to Mute groups. Bus Outs This is the Selected Channel window for Bus Outs.
13 Chapter 3—Selected Channel Window D TO STEREO & level section This section contains the TO STEREO and level controls and the AUTO, SOLO, and ON buttons for the currently selected Bus Out. The TO STEREO button routes the Bus Out to the Stereo Out, and the rotary controls are used to set the Bus to Stereo level and pan. The AUTO button displays the Automix status. The SOLO button is used to solo the Bus Out, the ON button, to turn the Bus Out on and off, and the channel fader, to set the Bus Out level.
Aux Sends 14 Aux Sends This is the Selected Channel window for Aux Sends. 1 5 2 6 3 4 7 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. B EQUALIZER section This section contains the EQ controls and display graph for the currently selected Aux Send.
15 Chapter 3—Selected Channel Window F INSERT section This section contains the Insert parameters for the currently selected Aux Send. The INSERT button turns the Insert on and off. The OUT and IN parameters are used to specify the insert out destination and insert in source respectively. The POSITION parameter is used to specify the position of the Insert in the signal path.
