Yamaha MMP1 User manual

MMP1 Setup Guide
Version 1.0

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................4
2. System Configuration and Channel Planning..............................................................5
2-1. Connecting Diagram................................................................................................6
2-2. Signal Flow Chart.....................................................................................................7
2-3. Channel Planning.....................................................................................................8
3. Used Equipment List....................................................................................................10
4. System Installations.....................................................................................................19
4-1. Installing MMP1 & Nuage I/O units .......................................................................19
4-2. Connecting iPad.....................................................................................................22
4-3. Connecting audio cables.......................................................................................23
5. Installing software, drivers, apps and updating firmware.........................................32
5-1. Installing MMP1 Editor...........................................................................................32
5-2. Updating MMP1 Firmware.....................................................................................38
5-3. Installing Dante Controller ....................................................................................39
5-4. Installing MMP1 Controller....................................................................................46
5-5. Installing Nuage Workgroup Manager..................................................................49
5-6. Installing Dante Accelerator driver.......................................................................57
6. Configuring and running each program.....................................................................62
6-1. Configuring Dante Patching..................................................................................62
6-2. Configuring MMP1 Editor......................................................................................64
6-3. Configuring MMP1 Controller ...............................................................................83
All Yamaha products described in this document are the registered trademarks of Yamaha Corporation.
Also, other products described in this document are either the trademarks or the registered trademarks of
each manufacturer or party.

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History
April 2018, version 1.0 released

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1. Introduction
This guide explains how to build an audio monitoring system using Yamaha MMP1, a studio
monitor management system, and how to install and configure each required/related
equipment and software.
The system can contain many elements including peripheral equipment such as powered
speakers, microphones for talkback, mic preamps, headphone amps, cough boxes, VU
meters, GPI devices, as well as computer system such as PC/Mac, iPad, network switches
and software such as DAW, configuration software, controller app and so on, which requires
experience and accumulated knowledge.
This guide will walk you step-by-step through installing each piece of primary equipment,
connecting them via various types of cabled needed, installing software, apps and all the
aspects of setup that need to be handled before the system can be used.
This guide will not explain how to operate each equipment and, for how to operate them,
please refer to the operation manuals.

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2. System Configuration and Channel Planning
This guide will use the following system example of a studio for recording and editing 5.1
surround sound.
Surround Studio (5.1ch)
A full 5.1 channel speaker system is provided in the control room in addition to two pairs of stereo monitors
(near-field and small). Separate talkback microphones are provided for the engineer and director. Three
cue feeds are provided for the recording. MMP1 analog output is expanded via the Dante interface, and
built-in MMP1 bass management is applied to the 5.1 channel speaker system.
-5.1 channels of “Dialog”, ”Music” and “Sound Effects” stems are input to MMP1 as monitor sources
-Bass management is applied to the Main Monitor (5.1ch, with LPF off and the trim level at 0dB)
-3 different sets of speakers (5.1ch/Stereo[Large]/Stereo[Small]) are connected to Nuage I/O
-5.1ch and stereo down-mix signals are sent to VU meter device
-3 different stereo Cue mixes are mixed in DAW are sent to MMP1 as Cue sources and output to
each Cue headphones
-A pair of studio speakers are connected to Nuage I/O (via MMP1 Monitor Matrix to Studio Speaker
Out bus, which are muted when Cough Mute is turned on)
-2 talkback microphones are connected to MMP1 (via mic preamps). Multiple Talkback
Destinations will be created to send the talkback signals to each Cue and Studio Speakers
-4 more microphones are also connected to MMP1 (via mic preamps). Each signal will be
processed by Channels Strip and sent out to DAW
[System Diagram]

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2-1. Connecting Diagram
Below is the connecting diagram for this example (black=analog, red=LAN, blue=AES/EBU)
[Connecting Diagram]

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2-2. Signal Flow Chart
Below is a diagram which illustrates the signal flow of this example, in other words, how the
input signals go through each device to the DAW for recording, and how the DAW playback
signals go out to the speakers and headphones. In order to easily make the channel
planning, refer to the following flow chart.
[Signal Flow Chart]

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2-3. Channel Planning
Here is the assignment chart for analog, digital and Dante channels of MMP1, Nuage I/O
and Dante Accelerator card:
MMP1
Analog Input Output
1 Mic In 1 1 Cue 1 L
2 Mic In 2 2 Cue 1 R
3 Mic In 3 3 Cue 2 L
4 Mic In 4 4 Cue 2 R
5 Talkback Mic 1 5 Cue 3 L
6 Talkback Mic 2 6 Cue 3 R
7 Headphone L
8 Headphone R
AES/EBU Input Output
1VUMeterL
2 VU Meter R
3 VU Meter C
4VUMeterLFE
5VUMeterLs
6 VU Meter Rs
7 VU Meter Downmix L
8 VU Meter Downmix R
Dante Input (from Dante Accelerator) Output (to Nuage I/O/Dante Accelerator)
1 DialogL 1 Left [Nuage I/O]
2 Dialog R 2 Right
3 Dialog C 3 Center
4 Dialog LFE 4 LFE
5 Dialog Ls 5 Ls
6 Dialog Rs 6 Rs
7 Music L 7 Large L
8 Music R 8 Large R
9 Music C 9 Small L
10 Music LFE 10 Small R
11 Music Ls 11 Studio Speaker L
12 Music Rs 12 Studio Speaker R
13 Sound Effects L 13 Microphone 1 [Dante Accelerator]
14 Sound Effects R 14 Microphone 2
15 Sound Effects C 15 Microphone 3
16 Sound Effects LFE 16 Microphone 4
17 Sound Effects Ls
18 Sound Effects Rs
19 Cue 1 L
20 Cue 1 R
21 Cue 2 L
22 Cue 2 R
23 Cue 3 L
24 Cue 3 R

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Nuage I/O
Analog Input Output
1 Left
2 Right
3 Center
4LFE
5Ls
6Rs
7 Large L
8 Large R
9 Small L
10 Small R
11 Studio Speaker L
12 Studio Speaker R
Dante Input (from MMP1)
1 Left
2 Right
3 Center
4 LFE
5 Ls
6 Rs
7 Large L
8 Large R
9 Small L
10 Small R
11 Studio Speaker L
12 Studio Speaker R
Dante Accelerator
Dante Input (from MMP1) Output (to MMP1)
1 Mic In 1 1 Dialog L
2 Mic In 2 2 Dialog R
3 Mic In 3 3 Dialog C
4 Mic In 4 4 Dialog LFE
5 Dialog Ls
6 Dialog Rs
7MusicL
8MusicR
9MusicC
10 Music LFE
11 Music Ls
12 Music Rs
13 Sound Effects L
14 Sound Effects R
15 Sound Effects C
16 Sound Effects LFE
17 Sound Effects Ls
18 Sound Effects Rs
19 Cue 1 L
20 Cue 1 R
21 Cue 2 L
22 Cue 2 R
23 Cue 3 L
24 Cue 3 R

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3. Used Equipment List
The main devices used in this guide are as follows:
1. Yamaha MMP1
2. Dante audio interface (Yamaha Nuage I/O)
3. Dante PCIe card (Yamaha Dante Accelerator)
4. Monitor speakers (3 sets x Yamaha HS series) and a subwoofer (HS8S)
5. Mic preamp (Yamaha MLA8)
6. Network switch (Yamaha SWP1)
7. Cough box
8. 4x headphone amp (3 for Cue, 1 for Control Room)
9. VU meter
10. Main computer (computer for DAW)
11. Sub computer (computer for configuration software)
12. Apple iPad (for configuration app) and adapter (for wired connection)
13. Wifi access-point (Apple AirMac Extreme, for wireless connection)
14. 6x microphone (4 for audio recording + 2 for talkback)
15. External DC power supply for MMP1
1. Yamaha MMP1
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/processors/mmp1/
In this example, MMP1 works as a signal processor, with which mic input signals are
processed by using Channel Strip function and sent to the DAW via Dante, and also as a
matrix mixer, the playback signals from DAW is routed to each speaker and headphone,
either from local analog/AES/EBU outputs or from Nuage I/O (explained later) via Dante.
Also, as a monitor controller, MMP1 switches between monitor sources, adjust the volumes
and manages cue and talkback.

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[Yamaha MMP1]
2. Dante Audio Interface(Yamaha NUAGE I/O)
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/daw_systems/nuage/lineup.jsp
Nuage I/O expands the number of analog/ digital input and output channels. There are three
product lineup for Nuage I/O, and they are A16 (analog 16 in/ 16 out), D16 (digital 16 in/ 16
out) and A8D8 (analog 8 in/ 8 out + digital 8 in/ 8 out) that you can choose from depending
on the channel count requirement. This example will use an A16 as required.
[Yamaha NUAGE I/O]

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3. Dante PCIe card (Yamaha Dante Accelerator)
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/gobal/en/products/daw_systems/nuage/lineup.jsp
Dante Accelerator (product name is AIC128-D) is a PCIe card which handles the Dante
audio data on a hardware basis, with up to 128 in/ 128 out channel capacity (@96kHz).
[Yamaha Dante Accelerator]
4. Monitor speakers (Yamaha HS powered speakers, 5.1ch surround + 2x stereo pair)
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/japan/ja/products/speakers/hsseries/
This example uses a 5.1 channel speaker set as well as large/small stereo speaker pair in
the control room, while we use another 5.1 speaker set in the preview room.
[Yamaha HS Series Powered Speakers]

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5. 8-channel mic preamp (Yamaha MLA8)
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/interfaces/mla8/
Since MMP1 does not have built-in mic preamp, you will need to have a mic preamp when
handling microphone signals (including talkback mic). This example uses Yamaha MLA8, an
8-channel mic preamp).
[Yamaha MLA8]
6. Yamaha SWP1 (network switch)
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/global/en/products/interfaces/swp1/index.jsp
This example requires at least one level-two (L2) switch for Dante audio network, and we
will use Yamaha SWP1 optimized for Dante.
[Yamaha SWP1]
7. Cough box
One cough box mutes only during pressing the COUGH button, another has volume fader or
slider, the others have built-in microphone for Return Talkback (RTB). Connect the cough box to
MMP1 via GPI connectors and configure MMP1 so the following control can be done remotely.
-Turn Cough Mute on/off
-Turn RTB (Return Talk Back) on/off
-Display Cough mute on/off status

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[Cough box (image courtesy of ICONIC Co., LTD.)]
8. Headphone amp
With MMP1, you can flexibly assign any analog, digital or Dante channel for headphone
output. We will substitute headphone amps for Cue boxes, because each Cue mix is created
on the DAW and each performer simply hears their stereo Cue mix while they are
performing.
[Headphone amp (image courtesy of Rupert Neve Designs)]

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9. VU Meter
6 or more metering channels will be needed for monitoring 5.1 channels.
[VU Meter (image courtesy of Current, Inc.)]
10. Main Computer (Computer for DAW)
[Workstation for DAW (image courtesy of HP]
For running a DAW software, prepare a Windows PC or a Mac. If you are using a Mac or a
Windows PC without PCIe slots, and would like to use Dante Accelerator card, you may
need to have a PCI-Thunderbolt chassis

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11. Sub Computer (computer for system configurations)
Prepare another computer for configuring the system by using MMP1 Editor, Dante
Controller (explained later) and so on. One computer (as described in 10.) can handle these
configurations, however, if you are concerned about the performance of DAW, use a
separate computer.
[Laptop PC (image courtesy of Apple Inc.)]
12. Apple iPad
Use an iPad for MMP1 Controller. For connecting to MMP1, you can choose either wireless
connection by using a Wi-Fi access point or wired connection by using LAN cable. A Wi-Fi
router can be used, but if that is the case, use the router in the Bridge mode (instead of
Router mode) which disables the routing functions. For wired connection, some adaptors
will be required to connect iPad and the network switch.
[Apple iPad and adaptors (images courtesy of Apple Inc.)]

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13. Wifi Access Point (for wireless connection)
A Wifi access point will be required for connecting iPad and MMP1 wirelessly. In this
example, we will use Apple AirMac Extreme (for compatibility reasons) in Bridge mode.
Connect the access point to the network switch.
[Wifi Access Point (image courtesy of Apple Inc.)]
14. Microphones
In this example, we will use 4 condenser microphones for recording narrations, and 2 more
microphones for talkback. Since MMP1 does not have mic preamp, use mic preamps for
microphones and other mic-level devices.
[Microphones (Images courtesy of Neumann Company and Current, Inc.)]

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15. External DC Power Supply for MMP1
In case of a power problem for built-in AC power supply, an external AC adapter to DC12V
as the backup power supply. In this example, we will use IDX’s IA-60Awhich we have tested
for this purpose. MMP1 has [MAIN] and [BACKUP] power buttons on the front panel, and
they can be independently switched on/off.
【IDX IA-60a】

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4. System Installations
4-1. Installing MMP1 & Nuage I/O units
First, connect MMP1, Nuage I/O and Dante Accelerator to the network switch.
UNIT ID Configuration
In case of using more than one MMP1 or Nuage I/O unit, assign a unique ID number to each
unit from 1 - 8. For assigning UNIT ID, simply rotate the rotary switch on the rear panel.
[UNIT ID on MMP1] [UNIT ID on Nuage I/O]
Connecting LAN cables
For most LAN connections, use CAT5e or CAT6 cables. For connecting Dante Accelerator
to the LAN switch, it is recommended to use CAT7 STP (Shielded Twisted-Pair) cables.
For connecting multiple MMP1/Nuage I/O units and the switch, there are 3 ways to do so
(Refer to the manual for how to choose each mode). Depending on the requirement, choose
from the following:
1. Redundant mode (Primary port only)
2. Redundant mode (Primary/Secondary ports)
3. Daisy chain mode

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1. Redundant mode (Primary port only)
[Connect I/O devices and switch (Primary port only)]
2. Redundant mode (Primary/Secondary connections)
[Connect I/O devices and switch (Primary/Secondary ports)]
3. Daisy Chain mode
[Connect I/O devices and switch (daisy-chain mode)]