Quick Start Guide This is a “quick start guide” designed for people about to use Yamaha DM2000 for the first time. It is not a guide to audio mixing and it assumes the reader has experience of analog mixers. It does not replace the manual; we recommend referring to the manual if further information is required. 402 pages of manual and then the editor and driver guides. Mmmmm..... there has got to be a quicker way...
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide Table of contents Table of contents ..........................................................................................................................................2 Getting Started with a ‘blank’ desk ............................................................................................................3 Understanding the Rear Panel .....................................................................................................................
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide Getting Started with a ‘blank’ desk To erase all memories in the desk and return it to its factory settings, hold the SCENE MEMORY [STORE] button while turning on the power. (You don’t need to do this if you have just unpacked the product from its box for the first time)! To start from blank settings without erasing the memories, just recall SCENE 00. To do this, use the SCENE MEMORY Up-Arrow/Down-Arrow buttons to select Scene ‘00’ and then press [RECALL].
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide Understanding the Front Panel All the controls are on the front panel, laid out in logical areas: SELECTED CHANNEL area EFFECTS controls Analog input gain, pad, insert and +48V Faders, Name display, [ON], [SOLO], [SEL] buttons for the channels MONITOR controls Machine Control and Display control buttons AUX SEND and PAN controls DISPLAY ACCESS buttons (grey diamond shapes) The SELECTED CHANNEL area is a fundamental concept to understand.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide Controlling Channel Faders There are 9 layers of faders on the DM2000: When you change layers, all the channel settings are remembered. You just change which channels you are looking at! Input channels 1-24 Input channels 25-48 4 Remote Layers for controlling other functions / devices. Input channels 49-72 Input channels 73-96 Master layer: Buses 1-8, Auxes 1-12, Matrix 1-4 Each fader controls a different input to the DM2000.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide Changing INPUT PATCH To assign different inputs to the input channels, such as Slot 1 inputs 9-16, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Press the [INPUT PATCH] DISPLAY ACCESS button. 1 If necessary, press it repeatedly until the CH1-48 or CH49-96 page is displayed. Press [SEL] for the required channel (or move the cursor on the screen to the required channel number). 3 Press [ENTER] (by the data wheel at the bottom right corner of the console).
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide OUTPUT PATCH The STEREO output channel is the only one to have a dedicated output on the rear panel of DM2000. All other output channels must be assigned to one (or more) of the OMNI outputs or SLOT outputs. This can be performed in the [OUTPUT PATCH] menu. The default patch of DM2000 includes AUX1-8 assigned to OMNI 1-8, and BUS1-8 assigned to each SLOT output 1-8 respectively.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide CHANNEL NAMES Each channel on the DM2000 can be given a name, which is displayed in the fluorescent window (1) above the faders. Also the name of the currently selected channel is always displayed in the top-right corner of the LCD. 1 To input a channel name, first access the CH NAME page by pressing the [INPUT PATCH] DISPLAY ACCESS button. Then press the [SEL] button for the required channel, and press [ENTER] to display the TITLE EDIT window on the LCD.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide Note that there are long (16 character) and short (4 character) names for each channel. The short name appears in the fluorescent window above the faders, and the long name is just for reference. Check the [Name Input Auto Copy] option at the top of the CH NAME page to automatically copy the first 4 characters of the long name to the short name whenever a new long name is entered.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide ENCODER MODE / FADER MODE The encoders above the faders can be used to edit various channel parameters. The most useful ones are PAN and AUX SEND. To see the Aux send information for many channels at the same time, press the AUX SELECT [DISPLAY] button. Each time this button is pressed, it will change the LCD to a different page to see the information for other channels.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide Using the SELECTED CHANNEL controls When a channel is selected, its settings can be seen and controlled in the SELECTED CHANNEL area. The currently selected channel’s name and number is always shown in the top-right corner of the LCD screen. ✦ SELECTED CHANNEL area ✦ EQUALIZER When one of the EQ controls is moved, the LCD will show the EQ edit page. There are 4 parametric bands. To change between controlling FREQUENCY and Q, press down quickly on the encoder.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide ✦ PAN The PAN and SURROUND PAN settings of the selected input channel can be edited here (Output channels do not have PAN). The L and R buttons show if the channel is the Left or Right side of a stereo pair. The Joystick is not active until a SURROUND MODE is selected. To do this, press the PAN/SURROUND [DISPLAY] button so the SURR MODE page is shown. Then choose the SURROUND MODE: 3-1 or 5.1 or 6.1. This will then convert some of the Buses (1-8) into Surround Buses.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide ✦ AUX/MATRIX SEND Each input channel has 12 Aux Sends, and each Bus and Aux channel has 4 Matrix Sends. In this section the LEVEL and ON status can be adjusted. Use the [BANK] switch to access the required Aux Send control for the selected input channel: 1-4; 5-8; 9-12. Even when the AUX or MATRIX menu is not shown on the LCD, the Send Level will always ‘pop-up’ on the LCD whenever it is adjusted or when the encoder is simply pressed.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide PAN controls can also be accessed for any stereo-paired Aux and for the Matrix sends (which are always stereo). These parameters must be edited with the Data Wheel and Cursor Keys in the bottom-right corner of the DM2000.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide ✦ ROUTING In this section, the Selected Channel can be routed to any of the 8 Buses, to the Stereo Bus and to a Direct Output. Just press the relevant button to route the channel to the Bus (these buttons are not available for Output Channels). The [FOLLOW PAN] button ensures that the PAN of the channel will follow through to the Buses. This is particularly useful when using the Buses as stereo Sub-Groups (as on a typical analog console).
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide ✦ PHASE / INSERT Press the PHASE/INSERT [DISPLAY] button to see Phase and Insert information on the LCD. Phase Reverse is only available for input channels. Insert is available for all channels. Inserts need to be patched, choosing which rear-panel connection (or internal Effect) to use for INSERT OUT and INSERT IN. The INSERT POSITION can also be changed here. ✦ DELAY Press the DELAY [DISPLAY] button to see Delay settings for each channel.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide CHANNEL PAIR If some Stereo input sources are used, such as a Synthesizer or CD player, it could be useful to pair the relevant channels together. There are two modes for pairing channels, as selected in the [PAIR] menu. HORIZONTAL VERTICAL Horizontal mode allows odd numbered channels to be paired with their adjacent even numbered channel. Vertical mode allows channels on the top fader layer (1-24) to be paired with the equivalent channel on the layer below (25-48).
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide FADER GROUPS Fader Groups are useful for controlling many faders by just moving one fader. There are 8 Fader Groups available for input channels and 4 Fader Groups for output channels. Here is how to link faders together in a Group: 1. 2. 3. Access the [GROUP] displays on the LCD. Choose a Group (A to H for inputs, Q to T for outputs) using the Cursor buttons (bottom right of the console). 2 1 Press the [SEL] buttons for the required channels to include them in the Group.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide EFFECTS There are 8 Multi-Effects Units inside DM2000. They can be viewed on the LCD by pressing the [INTERNAL EFFECTS] button, and then pressing one of the buttons [1-8] below to select the required unit. ✦ EFFECTS/PLUG-INS area ✦ EDITING AN EFFECT The Effect parameters can be edited using the 4 encoders below the LCD. Use the Up/Down arrow buttons next to these encoders to move to the other rows of parameters when an effect has more than 4 parameters to edit.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide To change the type of effect (from Reverb to Delay for example), press the EFFECTS/PLUG-INS [DISPLAY] button to see the FX LIBRARY. Then scroll through the list with the data wheel, and press [ENTER] with the cursor over the RECALL button on the left of the screen. ✦ USING AN EFFECT Before an effect can be used properly, it needs to be patched. The default patch (factory setting) has Aux 1-8 patched to the inputs of FX1-8 respectively.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide ROUTING AUDIO THROUGH AN EFFECT 1. 2. 3. 4. First, audio needs to be routed into the effect. If the default patch is used, first turn up Aux 1 send level for the required channel. Check that the Aux 1 Master fader is up to 0dB (that is its default position). Already audio should be seen on the level meters of Effect 1. You can see the meters on the top-right corner of the FX EDIT page. Then push up faders 73 and 74 to start hearing the effect’s output in the Stereo bus.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS DM2000 provides 6 Graphic Equalizers for use with any Bus, Aux, Matrix or Stereo Master channel. To access the GEQ functions, press the [GRAPHIC EQUALIZERS] button in the EFFECTS/PLUG-INS section and then select one of the 6 GEQs by pressing one of the numbered buttons below. Move the cursor to the INSERT area of the page, and press [ENTER] to select which channel to insert the GEQ into.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide SCENE MEMORY There are 99 SCENE MEMORIES available in DM2000. Each Scene stores all the mixing parameters, including all input channel, output channel and Effects parameter data. The SCENE MEMORY list can be seen by pressing the SCENE MEMORY [DISPLAY] button. The PATCH LINK feature can be useful if different Scenes need different Patch settings.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide ✦ SCENE FADE Normally when a Scene is recalled, the Faders move instantly to their stored position. Using the Fade Time function, the faders can be programmed to move slowly, taking up to 30 seconds to complete their movement. Checking the Global Fade Time box will give the same Fade Time to every Scene. After setting the Fade Time for one channel, double-click the [ENTER] button to copy the time to all Input or Output Channels.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide MONITOR In this section of the console, the operator chooses what to listen to, and controls the listening level. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The [CONTROL ROOM LEVEL] adjusts the main listening level. The [DIMMER] button can quickly dim the speakers by 20dB or so. 5 3 The CONTROL ROOM buttons select what to listen to in the Control Room monitors (and in the headphones). 4 The STUDIO buttons select what to listen to in the Studio monitors.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide USER DEFINED KEYS There are 16 buttons that can be programmed by the user to provide various short-cuts and other useful functions. Pressing the USER DEFINED KEYS [DISPLAY] button will show the available functions on the LCD. There are 8 Banks of functions for the buttons. Either choose the most appropriate Bank for the required purpose, or define the function assigned to each button individually. Each Bank is given a Title to describe its general purpose.
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide DM2000V2 Short-Cut List Using the ‘SEL’ switches 1. CHANNEL PAIR Hold [SEL] for one channel and press [SEL] for the adjacent channel to make a stereo pair. This works for input and output channels, so long as the left side is an odd number and the right side is an even number. The channel with the [SEL] button you hold first is the master channel for the pair: its settings are copied to the other channel (except for pan and bus routing settings).
DM2000V2 Quick Start Guide Other Tips 1. GROUP ASSIGN The default settings of USER DEFINED KEY bank F is for INPUT GROUP ASSIGN functions. Keys 1-8 are for Input FADER GROUPS, and Keys 9-16 are for Input MUTE GROUPS. To assign a channel to a group, select the channel and press the relevant USER DEFINED KEY in BANK F. The USER DEFINED KEY will then light up to confirm the assignment. NOTE: A Channel cannot be in more than one FADER GROUP at a time, and cannot be in more than one MUTE GROUP at a time. 2.
