Yamaha LS9-16 User manual

LS9 Editor Owner’s Manual
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Contents
Getting Started ......................................... 2
Master window ....................................... 10
Overview window ................................... 13
Custom Fader Layer window .................. 24
Selected Channel window....................... 26
Library window ....................................... 45
Patch Editor window............................... 48
Rack window ........................................... 52
Meter window ......................................... 61
Group/Link window ................................ 64
Scene window ......................................... 67
Custom Fader Layer Setup window ........ 74
User Defined Keys Setup window........... 75
Keyboard Shortcuts................................. 76
Appendix ................................................. 77
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Description of menus and buttons
In the event that menu and button names on a Windows
system are different from those on a Mac, this manual
uses the Windows menu and button names followed by the
Mac menu and button names in parentheses.

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Overview of LS9 Editor
LS9 Editor enables you to remotely control the Yamaha LS9 mixing console and to save the parameter settings on
your computer. To use LS9 Editor, you must first perform the following operations:
1 Start and configure Studio Manager.
2 Start and configure LS9 Editor.
3 Synchronize LS9 Editor with your LS9 console ( ➥ p.8).
For more information on using Studio Manager, refer to the Studio Manager Owner’s Manual.
Configuring LS9 Editor
You must configure the following settings for each open Editor.
•Before you make the following settings, you must make settings for the DME-N Network Driver (Windows)
or the Network-MIDI Driver (Mac) and select the MIDI port in the Setup window of Studio Manager.
•To open an editor, double-click the icon for the desired editor in the Studio Manager window.
❏ System Setup
To open the System Setup window, choose [System Setup] from the [File] menu.
Be sure to specify the Input port and Output port.
A Input port/Output port
From the ports you specified in Studio Man-
ager, select the ports that the editor will use
to communicate with the LS9 console.
B Fast Sync
This allows synchronization to be speed up,
reducing the time required. This check box
enables/disables this function. You should
disable this if synchronization errors occur
while this functions enabled.
C Window Control from Console
Allows the LS9 Editor windows to be opened
and closed remotely using the USER
DEFINED KEYS of the LS9 console. The
check box enables/disables these operations.
D Level Meter
By disabling the meter function you can reduce the processing load caused by screen drawing and communica-
tion. This check box enables/disables the level meter function.
E Confirmation
These check boxes specify whether a confirmation dialog box will be displayed when you store (Store Confirma-
tion), recall (Recall Confirmation), patch (Patch Confirmation), or patch in a way that would affect an existing
patch (Steal Patch Confirmation).
F Administrator Password
Enter the Administrator password that was specified on the LS9 console. If this password is not entered correctly,
it will not be possible to synchronize from LS9 Editor to the LS9 console.
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❏ Mixer Setup
To open the Mixer Setup window, choose [Mixer Setup] from the [File] menu.
A ModelSelect
Here you can specify the model of LS9 console. This is set automatically when the Editor synchronizes with the
LS9 console.
B Mix Bus Setup
Here you can make settings relating to the MIX buses.
Signal Type: This specifies whether each two adjacent odd-numbered/even-numbered MIX buses will be used
as MONO x2 or STEREO.
Bus Type/Pre Fader Send Point: Specifies whether the Send Point of each two adjacent odd-numbered/
even-numbered MIX buses will be VARI (PRE EQ), VARI (PRE FADER), or FIXED.
Pan Link: This is valid only when the Signal Type is STEREO and the BUS TYPE is VARI; when enabled, the
PAN setting sent to the stereo MIX bus will be linked with the PAN to the STEREO bus.
C Matrix Bus Setup
Here you can make settings relating to the MATRIX buses.
Signal Type: This specifies whether each two adjacent odd-numbered/even-numbered MATRIX buses will be
used as MONO x2 or STEREO.
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❏ Creating a user key
To open the Create User Key window, choose [Create User Key] from the [File] menu.
This creates a user key (with “.L9U” file name extension) that can be read from a USB storage device by the LS9
console to automatically set user-specific parameters.
A User Name
Specify the name of the user. You can enter up to eight single-byte characters of alphabet and numerals.
B Comment
Enter a comment for each user. You can enter up to thirty-two single-byte alphanumeric characters.
C Password
Enter a password that will be used when this user key is read by the LS9 console. You can enter up to eight single-
byte alphanumeric characters. Uppercase and lowercase are distinguished.
D Re-Enter Password
Enter the password once again as a safeguard against mistaken entry.
E POWER USER
Specify whether this user is a power user. Power users can use the LS9 console to create or edit a user authentica-
tion key with a specified user level.
F Administrator Password
Enter the Administrator password that was specified on the LS9 console. This is not required if no Administrator
password has been specified on the LS9 console, but if this password is incorrect you will be asked to enter it when
the user key is read.
G ACCESS PERMISSION
In this area, specify the parameters that this user will be allowed to operate.
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H CH OPERATION
INPUT, ST IN, MIX, MATRIX, ST/MONO: Select the channels whose parameters will be operable.
HA: Change the operating privileges for the head amp gain and phantom power of the selected channels.
PROCESSING: Change the operating privileges for overall signal processing parameters (except for fader
and [ON] key) of the selected channel. For the specific parameters included in PROCESSING, refer to the
appendix of the LS9 owner’s manual.
FADER/ON: Change the operating privileges for the pan/balance, fader, channel on, send on/off, and send
level of the selected channels.
Set All: Turn on HA, PROCESSING, and FADER/ON for all channels.
Clear All: Turn off HA, PROCESSING, and FADER/ON for all channels.
Set by One Click: If this button is on, HA, PROCESSING, and FADER/ON will all be turned on when you
select a channel. If all are already on, all will be turned off.
I SCENE LIST
STORE/SORT: Change the operating privileges for scene store and sort operations.
RECALL: Change the operating privileges for scene recall operations.
J LIBRARY LIST
STORE/CLEAR: Change the operating privileges for library store and clear operations.
RECALL: Change the operating privileges for library recall operations.
K FILE LOAD
USER SETUP: Change the operating privileges for loading user-defined keys and preferences when loading a
file.
SYSTEM SETUP MONITOR SETUP: Change the operating privileges for loading system setup and moni-
tor setup settings when loading a file.
CURRENT SCENE: Change the operating privileges for loading the current scene when loading a file.
SCENE LIST: Change the operating privileges for loading the scene list when loading a file.
LIBRARY LIST: Change the operating privileges for loading the library list when loading a file.
L CURRENT SCENE
INPUT PATCH: Change the operating privileges for input patch operations.
INPUT NAME: Change the privileges for editing the input names.
OUTPUT PATCH: Change the operating privileges for output patching.
OUTPUT NAME: Change the privileges for editing the output names.
BUS SETUP: Change the operating privileges for buses.
RACK: Change the operating privileges for rack operations.
MUTE GROUP ASSIGN: Change the privileges for assigning mute groups.
MUTE GROUP MASTER: Change the operating privileges for enabling/disabling mute groups.
MMONITOR SETUP
OSCILLATOR: Change the operating privileges for oscillator settings.
TALKBACK: Change the operating privileges for talkback settings.
NSYSTEM SETUP
MIXER SETUP: Change the privileges for making mixer setup settings.
OUTPORT SETUP: Change the privileges for making outport setup settings.
MIDI: Change the privileges for making MIDI settings.
OCreate
Creates the user key.
PCancel
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Working with Sessions
All of your console’s mix settings in LS9 Editor, including Scene and library data, are called Sessions.
The following table describes how to handle Sessions.
When you save a session in the window of an editor, the settings of only that editor will be saved in a file. Session files
saved by LS9 Editor have a filename extension of “.YSE”. Files in which only the LS9 console data is saved (filename
extension “.L9A”) can also be handled, allowing you to use a USB storage device to exchange data with the LS9 con-
sole.
If you save a Session in the Studio Manager window, all selected Editor settings are saved in a file with a file extension
of “.YSM.”
Undo/Redo Function
In LS9 Editor, you can cancel the latest operation (Undo) and also cancel the cancellation of the latest operation
(Redo). If you perform an Undo operation twice in a row, you can cancel the two most-recent operations. If you per-
form an Undo operation three times in a row, you can cancel the three most-recent operations. In this way, you can
cancel multiple recent operations. The following table describes how to use the Undo/Redo function.
Please note, however, that after you perform one of the following operations, you cannot successfully undo or redo
any previous operation:
•Operations on the LS9 console
•Quitting Studio Manager
•Synchronizing with the LS9 console
•Session operations
You cannot Undo or Redo the following operations:
• Edits in the Setup window
• Synchronization
• Opening and closing the windows
• Resizing or moving the windows
There are certain other operations that cannot be undone, depending on the function.
For library or scene operations, Undo/Redo applies only to the single most recent operation. You cannot
undo any operations prior to this. Undo/Redo in these windows is available only using the [UNDO] button
within the respective window. Even if you perform a scene recall from the Master window, you cannot use
a shortcut or menu operation to undo the recall.
Creating a new Session Choose [New Session] from the [File] menu.
Opening a previously saved Session Choose [Open Session] from the [File] menu.
Saving the current Session Choose [Save Session] from the [File] menu.
Saving the current Session with a new name Choose [Save Session As...] from the [File] menu.
Undo Choose [Undo] from the [Edit] menu.
Redo Choose [Redo] from the [Edit] menu.
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Window operations
You can select and open each window from the [Win-
dows] menu. For the Overview window and Rack win-
dow, use the sub-menu to select the channels or library
you want to see.
You can choose Tile or Cascade to arrange the windows within the editor.
In the Library window or Scene window, click the tabs
located at the top of the window to switch between
pages.
●Cascade
●Tile

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Synchronizing LS9 Editor
When LS9 Editor starts up, the parameter settings on the console and the parameter settings in LS9 Editor may be
different. Therefore, you must first match the parameter settings on the console with those in LS9 Editor. This oper-
ation is called “synchronization.” Follow the steps below to synchronize LS9 Editor.
1 Select [Synchronization], then [Re-synchronize].
The following window opens.
2 Select whether you want to transfer your settings to LS9 Edi-
tor, or vice versa.
At this time, the All Libs option determines whether or not Scene and
Library data is synchronized.
PC ➔ Console: Transfers the current parameter settings in LS9 Editor to your console.
Console ➔PC: Transfers the current parameter settings of your console to the LS9 Editor.
3 Click [OK].
Do not operate the console while synchronization is in progress.
• If you use the “Total Recall” function in Studio Manager, all selected Editors in Studio Manager are synchronized
with the corresponding devices.
•If you synchronize using PC -> Console, and the console contains data that is set to “read-only,” a dialog box will ask
you whether you want to copy the read-only data to LS9 Editor.
If this data is not copied, console data that is set to read-only status will not be synchronized.
Offline Edit Function
If you do not want to synchronize your console with LS9 Editor, select [Offline Edit] from the [Synchronization]
menu. To apply your off-line edits to your console, select [Re-Synchronize] from the [Synchronization] with the PC
-> Console option to synchronize the console with LS9 Editor.
The Offline Edit function is also activated when you click the [ONLINE]/[OFFLINE] button in the Sync window.
Some effect parameters in the console change their displayed values depending on the sampling fre-
quency. If you switch LS9 Editor from OFFLINE to ONLINE, displayed parameter values may change
because LS9 Editor loads the sampling frequency from the console and updates the display.
Basic operation of controllers
You can operate the controllers in the following ways.
❏Knobs
•Drag
•Click, and then use the up/down/left/right cursor keys
•Click, and then use the PageUp/PageDown keys (greater change than the cursor keys)
•Click, and then Home sets to far left
•Click, and then End sets to far right
•<Ctrl>(< >)+click sets to default value
For send knobs etc., sets to –∞regardless of the default value.
•<Ctrl>(< >)+<Shift>+click sets to nominal
For send knobs etc., sets to nominal regardless of the default value.
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❏Faders
•Drag
•Click, and then use the up/down cursor keys (or left/right cursor keys for horizontal faders)
•Click, and then use the PageUp/PageDown keys (greater change than the cursor keys)
•Click, and then Home sets to maximum value
•Click, and then End sets to minimum value
•<Ctrl>(< >)+click sets to default value
For channel faders etc., sets to –∞regardless of the default value.
•<Ctrl>(< >)+<Shift>+click sets to nominal
For channel faders etc.,sets to nominal regardless of the default value.
❏Numerical displays only
•Click and drag up/down
•Click, and then use the up/down cursor keys
•Click, and then use the PageUp/PageDown keys (greater change than the cursor keys)
•Click, and then Home sets to maximum value
•Click, and then End sets to minimum value
•<Ctrl>(< >)+click sets to default value
❏Bar graphs
•Drag
•<Ctrl>(< >)+click sets to –∞
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In the Master window you can synchronize settings with the LS9 console, recall scenes, and access the Overview win-
dow. To open this window, choose [Master] from the [Windows] menu, or assign [LS9 EDITOR CONTROL]-[MAS-
TER] to a USER DEFINED KEY on the LS9 console, and execute that function.
❏CHANNEL SELECT
This indicates the number and name of the channel to which your operations will apply. To
switch channels, you can either click the [SELECT] button and choose from the list that
appears, or you can click the left/right arrow-shaped channel select buttons. You can use
the channel name text box to edit the name.
This is linked with the [SEL] keys on the LS9 itself.
You can change the icon by right-clicking (<control> key + clicking) it, or change the back-
ground color by left-clicking.
The background color you specify here will also be the background color for the channel
name in the Overview window.
❏SYNC
This indicates the status of connection and synchronization between LS9 Editor and the LS9.
A[ONLINE]/[OFFLINE] button
The ONLINE/OFFLINE status will alternate each time you click this button.
This has the same function as [Synchronization] menu ➔[Offline Edit]. (➥p.8)
This indicator is shown when LS9 Editor is correctly connected
to the LS9 itself. In this state, the parameters of LS9 Editor and
the LS9 itself are linked.
This indicator is shown when LS9 Editor and the LS9 itself are
not connected, or when there is a problem with the connection,
or when Offline Edit is selected. In this state, the parameters of
LS9 Editor and the LS9 itself are not linked.
Master window
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