Yamaha MonitorMix User manual

MonitorMix User Guide 1
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User Guide

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Introduction
Thank you for downloading “MonitorMix” app for iOS or Android.
With “MonitorMix”, you can control MIX/MATRIX/AUX mixes wirelessly for your CL, QL or TF series mixer. Up to 10 units of MonitorMix can be
used with a mixer simultaneously, enabling each performer to create their own monitor mix in hand. Only the balance of the MIX/MATRIX/AUX
buses assigned to the performer can be controlled, ensuring that the monitor mix for other performers is not misused accidentally.
Note
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Contents
Introduction 2
Note......................................................................................... 2
Operating environment 4
Wi-Fi settings 4
Preparation 5
Mixer network settings............................................................. 5
Wi-Fi settings on your smart device ........................................ 5
MonitorMix settings 8
Offline demo mode.................................................................. 8
Selecting a mixer and starting operation ................................. 8
Configuring and using PINs....................................................10
PIN settings ............................................................................10
PIN use...................................................................................11
Screen areas 12
Toolbar ...................................................................................12
FADER screen ........................................................................13
Using grouped channels ........................................................14
PAN screen ............................................................................15
PERSONAL GROUP & ORDER screen..................................16
GROUP NAME screen ...........................................................18
SETTINGS screen ..................................................................19
ABOUT screen ...................................................................... 20
Troubleshooting 21

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Operating environment
OS iOS 7.0 or later, Android 4.4 or later
Hardware iPhone 4 or later, iPod touch 5th generation or later, iPad 2 or later
Nexus 4/5/6/7/9/10/5X/6P is recommended for Android
Supported mixers and rmware Yamaha Digital Mixing Console CL/QL series V4.00 or later, TF series V1.12 or later
Wi-Fi settings
Configure Wi-Fi access point as instructed in the manual provided with your device. While no special settings are required, we recommend
setting up WPA2 or a similar form of security to prevent illicit access to your network from an external source.
Please refer to the following settings.
1. Assign the desired Wi-Fi network name (also called an “SSID”) to the Wi-Fi access point.
2. Select a wireless security protocol (WPA2, etc.) and set a password to the Wi-Fi access point.
3. Select the wireless mode (802.11n or ac).
4. When using “802.11n”, select the wireless band (2.4 or 5GHz).
5. If your Wi-Fi access point supports “Auto Channel Selection”, enable it.
This allows the wireless access point to automatically select the wireless channel with the least amount of interference.
We recommend selecting a 5GHz 802.11n or ac network for faster connections between your smart device and the Wi-Fi access point.
Additionally, using external antennas with your Wi-Fi access point (if supported) will make wireless connections to the access point more
reliable.

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Preparation
Mixer network settings
1. Use a CAT5 cable to connect the mixer network port and the Wi-Fi access point.
Older access points that do not support AUTO-MDI/MDI-X require that you connect the console using a crossover cable. For access points
that support AUTO-MDI/MDI-X (most do today), you can use either a straight cable or a crossover cable.
2. Check that an Ethernet cable connects to the LAN port of your Wi-Fi device.
(Do not connect the Ethernet cable to the WAN port)
Wi-Fi settings on your smart device
Configure settings on your smart device using DHCP or a static IP address.
1. Tap the [Settings] icon on the Home screen.
2. Select [Wi-Fi].

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3. Tap the Wi-Fi access point you wish to connect to
from the list of available Wi-Fi access points.
4. Enter the password if asked.
5. For iOS users, tap the [Information] button for the Wi-
Fi access point.
For Android users, tap the [Advanced options] button
on the password entry screen.

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6. Select [DHCP] or [Static] (static IP address).
Configure the following settings when selecting Static.
IP Address Enter an IP address that only changes the fourth octet of the IP address of the mixer.
(For example, if the IP address for the mixer is “192.168.0.128”, enter an IP address like “192.168.0.127” for the smart
device.)
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Router Enter the IP address for the Wi-Fi access point
Typically this is printed on a label on the device itself or is listed in the device’s manual.
DNS Enter the IP address for the Wi-Fi access point
NOTE
•You can check the static IP address set on the mixer on the mixer SETUP screen or NETWORK screen.
•For a CL/QL series console, you can only set the static IP address. If you select DHCP to connect to Wi-Fi, set the range of IP addresses that the DHCP server or
the Wi-Fi access point assigns so that the IP address set for the CL/QL series is included in the same subnet. (For example, if the IP address of the CL/QL series is
192.168.0.128, set the range of DHCP from 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.127.)
•The static IP address of each connected device should be set a unique IP address.
7. Press the Home button to close the [Settings] menu.
NOTE
•Make sure that the same subnet is set for the IP address as that set for the mixer unit.
•If DHCP settings cannot be applied after performing step 5 above, check the settings for the DHCP server in use. You can also use a static IP address and configure
OS settings.

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MonitorMix settings
Tap the icon to launch MonitorMix.
The SELECT MIXER screen appears. You can perform the following actions on this screen.
•Enter Offline Demo mode to try out MonitorMix features and the user interface.
•Select a mixer on the network and start MonitorMix.
Offline demo mode
Tap [Offline Demo] on the SELECT MIXER screen to use application features even when MonitorMix is not connected to a mixer (offline). The
level meter will not appear in this mode. This mode assumes that you are connected to a TF5 AUX9/10. Additionally, while you are able to edit
groups (page 16), edited groups will not be saved.
Selecting a mixer and starting operation
Select a mixer from the list on the SELECT MIXER screen, and then tap
[Connect].

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If the number of MonitorMix connected to a mixer already exceeds
the maximum allowed (10), a block mark will appear on the left of
the IP address. Selecting a mixer with a block mark and pressing
the [Connect] button will result in an error message indicating that
connection is refused.
When MonitorMix has finished acquiring bus information from the mixer,
the SELECT AUX screen (TF series) or SELECT MIX/MATRIX screen
(CL/QL series) will appear.
Select the bus used for your own monitor mix from the list provided.
Tap [Done] to start synchronizing data. Tap [Cancel] to return to the
SELECT MIXER screen.
The FADER screen will appear when data synchronization is complete,
ending the MonitorMix preparation process.

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The PIN Authentication screen will appear when selecting a mixer with
PIN settings on the SELECT MIXER screen.
The SELECT AUX screen will appear when correctly entering the
PIN set on the mixer. An error message will appear when incorrectly
entering the PIN.
If a PIN is not set on the mixer, you will proceed directly to the SELECT
AUX screen without the PIN Authentication screen being shown.
Conguring and using PINs
You can configure a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to a mixer to prevent the accidental misuse of monitor mixes other than performers’
own mixes.
PIN settings
Setting and changing PINs are done in advance on the mixer.
Navigate from the SETUP screen to the NETWORK screen of TF series and CL/QL series mixers, then select “PIN for MonitorMix” to set PINs.

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PIN use
Examples of PIN use are provided below. In both of these examples each performer is not notified of the PIN in use.
Example 1. When a mixing engineer prepares smart devices
to be used by performers
The mixing engineer finishes installing MonitorMix to smart devices,
configures Wi-Fi settings and PIN settings, and selects the bus used by
performers in advance.
Performers receive a smart device with MonitorMix running, and
proceed to adjust monitor mix levels. If a performer receives a smart
device that is not running MonitorMix, the performer can tap the
[Resume] button on the SELECT MIXER screen to automatically
connect using the previously set PIN and bus.
Example 2. When using a performer’s smart device
Mixing engineers connect the mixer to the Wi-Fi access point and set
the PIN for the mixer in advance.
After downloading and installing MonitorMix to their smart device,
performers hand their smart device to the mixing engineer to have the
mixing engineer connect it to Wi-Fi.
The mixing engineer starts up MonitorMix, selects the mixer and enters
its PIN, and then selects the bus used by the performer.
After selecting the bus, the mixing engineer hands back the smart
device to the performer to adjust monitor mix levels.

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Screen areas
Toolbar
Switches between screens and provides scene information.
1[FADER/PAN] button
Switches between the FADER screen (page 13) and the PAN screen (page 15) when tapped.
This button will not appear when the bus for the monitor is monaural.
2[ONLINE/OFFLINE] button
Shows the connection status with the mixer.
Tap this button when it reads ONLINE to display a message confirming whether you wish to disconnect from the mixer. Tap “No” to close this
confirmation message without disconnecting. Tap “Yes” to disconnect and display the SELECT MIXER screen.
Tap this button when it reads OFFLINE to directly display the SELECT MIXER screen.
3SCENE information display
Shows the SCENE number and name. This display will update when a scene recall is performed in the mixer.
4[GROUP] button
Tap to display the PERSONAL GROUP & ORDER screen (page 16).
5[SETTINGS] button
Tap to display the SETTINGS screen (page 19).
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FADER screen
Adjusts send levels from each input channel to one’s own monitor bus.
1Channel fader
Adjusts send levels from each input channel. Channel fader can be
used regardless of where on the range of motion of the fader you have
dragged to. When dragging, move beyond the range of the channel
fader in use and drag up and down to make finer adjustments.
NOTE
Send levels cannot be changed when the monitor bus is set to FIXED.
2Channel/bus information display
Displays the number, name, color and icon of each channel and
monitor bus. Press and hold this icon for a while to turn channels and
buses on and off. When off, icons will be grayed out.
Group icons will appear for group master channels created when
grouping channels. Tap this to show or hide grouped channels.
Grouping settings are configured on the PERSONAL GROUP & ORDER
screen (page 16).
3Bus fader/Level meter
Adjusts output levels for the entire monitor bus under your control.
Channel fader can be used regardless of where on the range of motion
of the fader you have dragged to. When dragging, move beyond
the range of the bus fader and drag up and down to make finer
adjustments.
Two level meters are displayed when using a stereo bus (L/R), and one
level meter is displayed when using a monaural bus. Meter positions
are fixed at post ON (immediately after the mixer’s ON button).
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Channel off

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Using grouped channels
Grouped channels are stored in the group master channel. Tap the
group icon to show or hide grouped channels. After balancing levels
for each individual channel, adjust levels for the entire group on the
group master channel. The group master channel allows you to control
levels for all grouped channels while maintaining the same relative level
balance between each channel.
Grouping of channels is configured on the PERSONAL GROUP &
ORDER screen (page 16).
Group master channel

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PAN screen
Configures the pan/balance for each input channel on one’s own
monitor bus.
The PAN screen will not appear for a monaural bus.
1PAN control bar
Drag the bar range up and down to adjust the pan for each channel.
You can also double-tap this area to set the pan or balance to the
center position.
The orange bar shows the pan position. The green line shows the
center position.
Stereo channel operation will vary when switching between PAN mode
and BALANCE mode on the mixer.
When in PAN mode, you can adjust the pan for the left and right
channels independently of one another.
When in BALANCE mode, the pan position of the left and right
channels are always linked.
NOTE
•If Pan Link is enabled on your monitor bus, you will be able to see the PAN screen
but will not be able to adjust the pan. For the TF series, you can adjust the pan for
the STIN/FXRTN channel even if Pan Link is enabled.
•The PAN control bar will not appear if your monitor bus is stereo and the BUS TYPE
is FIXED.
2Bus balance bar
Adjusts left and right balance levels for the entire monitor bus.
The orange bar shows the balance position. The green line shows the
center position.
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PERSONAL GROUP & ORDER screen
Edits channels in a group and sorts the order of each channel.
1Channel display
Tap to select a channel. Hold down a channel for a while and drag
it to change the display order of the channel, or add it to an already
grouped set of channels.
Swipe left or right to scroll through the channels displayed.
2[Group] button
Groups the selected channels. Tap this to show the GROUP NAME
screen, where you can edit group master channel information.
The group master channel allows you to control levels for all grouped
channels while maintaining the same relative level balance between
each channel.
3[Ungroup] button
Removes a grouped channel from the group.
Select a group master channel and tap this button to remove all
channels in the group.
Tapping this button after selecting individual channels in an expanded
view of the group master channel will only remove those channels
selected.
4[Edit] button
By tapping this button when the group master channel is selected,
the GROUP NAME screen, where you can edit group master channel
information, will be displayed.
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5[Reset] button
Deletes all configured name, color and icon settings for a group, and
resets the channel sort order back to its default order.
6[Done] button
Closes the PERSONAL GROUP & ORDER screen and displays the
FADER screen.
7[Share] button
Settings configured on the PERSONAL GROUP & ORDER screen to
other smart devices with MonitorMix installed.
Select either Mail, AirDrop (iOS), or Bluetooth (Android) as the means of
sharing these settings.
Selecting Mail will launch the email software on your device to send the
settings file as an attachment (file extension .mgi).
NOTE
You can also share settings via iTunes (iOS) and USB file sharing (Android).
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GROUP NAME screen
Allows you to edit group information.
The screen for entering a group name will appear when the [Group]
button or the [Edit] button is pressed.
Tap the color button to show the screen used to select a group channel
color.
Tap the icon button to show the screen used to select a group channel
icon.
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SETTINGS screen
Allows you to configure user settings and to check version information.
Configured settings are stored on the device where MonitorMix is
installed, and will be kept even when closing MonitorMix.
1Fader Cap
Shows/hides the fader switch.
2Fader Sensitivity
Sets the sensitivity when dragging the fader range. This is set to x0.5 by
default (half the distance dragged by your finger). When set to x0.1, the
fader range will move one tenth of the distance dragged by your finger.
Setting range: x0.1 to x0.5 (default) to x1.0
3Number of faders
Sets the number of faders shown on a single page.
Setting range: 4 - 8 (default)
4Channel Name text size
Sets the text size of channel names.
Setting range: Small (default), Medium, Large
5About
Displays the ABOUT screen.
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ABOUT screen
Shows software version information and the software license.
The License option will not appear for versions not using open source
software.